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Science Editor for KQED, where he covers climate, water and energy issues; former senior editor of Climate Watch
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Craig Miller
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FROM Craig Miller
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Mass evacuations in the shadow of America's tallest dam Two of the channels that drain the Oroville dam -- near Sacramento -- are damaged. Workers are trying to come up with a fix before a new set of storms move in later this week. In the meantime, nearly 200,000 people have been evacuated.
Which Way, L.A.?
West Coast Bands Together over Climate Change Governor Brown describes a new pact between the states of California, Oregon and Washington and the Canadian Province of British Columbia as a " small but powerful first step " toward dealing with climate change. Governor Jay Inslee of Washington, says, "So simply put, I don't think it's too much to say that on the West Coast we intend to design the future, not to wreck it." Craig Miller is Science Editor at KQED , public radio and TV in San Francisco.
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Second Opinion
With a new divided federal government is there any chance that Americans can expect effective health care legislation? While obtain access to affordable health care remains a top priority for a majority of Americans there seems no agreement that basic health care should be a human right and not a privilege.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
‘A Private War’ director on whether the danger of war reporting is worth it What does it take to be a war correspondent? What kind of person is drawn to cover death and destruction? And does the reporting make any difference? They’re questions raised in “A Private War.” It stars Rosamund Pike as Marie Colvin, who’s covered atrocities in Sri Lanka, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria.
Art Talk
Thanks Gods for Art Edward Goldman talks about three solo shows by artists from Oklahoma, Italy, and Denmark.
Opening the Curtain
Being a Ghost Story of Christmas When you enter the Geffen Playhouse for “A Christmas Carol” it feels like you may have entered a victorian funeral home. The lights are dim, there’s a waft of fog blowing on stage and what appears to be a coffin surrounded by black floral arrangements. It’s spooky. It feels like you’re about to hear a ghost story. Which you are.