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The indigenous communities of Ecuador are standing up and demanding Chevron-Texaco to clean up its toxic wastewater legacy in the worse environmental disaster since Chernobyl. (28 min)

Oil is an expensive resource that is rapidly becoming harder to find. Eventually, we are going to have to find a renewable fuel source to replace it. These scientists think they already have—algae. (3:08 min)

In 2002 East Timor became the first new nation of the 21st century, gaining independence from Indonesia after a 24 year occupation that cost 200,000 lives. Now, violence is brewing internally. (13:20 min)

Nigeria’s main rebel group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend), is threatening to call off its ceasefire with the government if foreign oil companies do not leave their land. (3:58 min)

RealNews reports on the US/UK relationship with Uzbekistan in Central Asia before and after 9/11. (17 min)

Pepe Escobar at RealNews Network asks, Does anyone care about what happens to the Uighurs? All country leaders swallow Chinese propaganda and turn their backs on human right abuses in Xinjiang. (7:30 min)

On Democracy Now!, Ralph Nader and Labor Professor Harley Shaiken discuss future of auto giant General Motors in one of the largest bankruptcy cases in US history. (21 min, 2 segments)

Another fun possible future scenario docu-drama. This time it’s The World in 2057. The superpowers are working together in space but are on the verge of war on earth. (43 min, 5 segments)