The Bureau of Environmental Protection Public Comment public comment session on proposed changes to Chapter 200 of the Maine mining regulations
Martha Spiess Presents – Selling Off The Farm
Sharon Treat discusses corporate agriculture's takeover of US farms through the Trans-Pacific and EU-US Trade Deals
Martha Spiess Presents – A Woman’s Boat To Gaza
Colonel Ann Wright speaks about her recent release from an Israeli jail following her fourth attempt to challenge the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
Martha Spiess Presents: The Bigelow Battle
Lance Tapley speaking on the Bigelow Battle and the future of Environmental Activism
17 and Counting – Local Food Ordinances in Maine
A film recorded by Betsy Garrold and produced by Martha Spiess; Videotaped Friday Sept. 23, 2016 at the Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine. Presenters: Farmer Heather Retberg and Consumer Bonnie Preston.
Martha Spiess Presents – Clean Energy Summit
Clean Energy Summit in Philadelphia
Martha Spies Presents – Dr. helen Caldicott
Massachusetts Peace Action presents Dr. Helen Caldicott's presentation about the medical hazards of the nuclear age
Martha Spiess Presents – In The Company of Bears
A talk by Ben Kilham, Independent Wildlife Biologist and author
Martha Spiess Presents – Reducing the Dangers of Nuclear War
A daylong program of panel discussions held at MIT in Cambridge Massachusetts on Reducing the Dangers of Nuclear War
Friends of Merry Meeting Bay – Maine’s Rare & Endangered Invertebrates
A talk at the Curtis Memorial Library as part of Friends of Merry meeting Bay 2015-2016 speaker series. This one is given by Phillip deMaynadier, Wildlife Biologist.
Martha Spiess Presents – Creating A Climate for Peace
Bill McKibben talks about the relationship of climate change to world peace. The video address is followed by a Q&A and Panel Discussion with local Portland climate change leaders
Martha Spiess Presents – Jeff Bolster
Author Jeff Bolster talks about the environmental history of the Atlantic Ocean in his Book "The Mortal Sea"
Martha Spiess Presents – Michael Klare: The New Cold War?
Author Michael Klare talks about the geopolitical competition between the U.S., China and Russia
Martha Spiess Presents – Kelping the Earth
Kelping the Earth with a Virtuous Vegetable. Paul Dobbins of Ocean Approved, a company that commercially farms kelp in a sustainable way
Martha Spiess Presents – Fight Big Money
A panel discussion entitled "Fight Big Money" held at the NH We The People Convention to work towards campaign finance reform
Martha Spiess Presents – Hermit Island, 300 Years of Fishermen and Farmers
A presentation on Hermit Island, 300 Years of Fishermen and Farmers
Martha Spiess Presents – TransPacific Partnership Public Hearing
The Citizen Trade Policy Commission holds a public hearing on the proposed TransPacific Partnership free trade agreement
00:52 Road thru Paris EXPIRES 12-12-15
Martha Spiess presents Break Every Chain – Kathy Kelly
Kathy Kelly shares experiences and insights gained by working for 20 years as a member of international peace teams in Sarajevo, Lebanon, the West Bank, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Martha Spiess Presents – Climate Change Business Roundtable
The National Resources Council of Maine hosted a climate change business roundtable featuring Senator Angus King
Martha Spies Presents – Peace Action Maine Annual Dinner
Peace Action Maine's 2015 Annual Dinner featured a talk by Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies "Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror"
Local to Global
On the anniversary of the Climate March, John Coequyt, Director of National Sierra Club's International Climate Programs, gives a talk, September 18, 2015.
Beautiful Resistance
Abdelgattah Abusrour speaks on this work Alrowwad Cultural and Theatre Training Society. Alrowwad's (Pioneers for Life) mission is to "empower the community and build national capacities in beautiful and non-violent resistance."
Martha Spiess Presents – Iran Nuclear Deal Forum
Senator Angus King hosts a public forum on President Obama's proposed nuclear weapons agreement with Iran. He is joined by former U.S. Senator George Mitchell