Welcome to Issue 27 of SnackCast.

This week, Maude Barlow, one of the world's leading water activists and author of the new book Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water, visited Washington, DC to urge Americans to take action for water conservation, water justice, and water democracy. Food & Water Watch is sponsoring Barlow's national book tour and recently hosted an event to discuss some of the issues covered in her book. This week's podcast includes some highlights from Barlow's speech, as well as solutions to how the world can survive a global water crisis.

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Welcome to Issue 26 of SnackCast.

This week USDA recalled 143 million pounds of meat –– the largest recall in U.S. history. In this issue Tony Corbo, a senior lobbyist on the food campaign for Food & Water Watch, talks about the events that led up to this massive recall, and the potential impacts it could have on consumer's health and food security.

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Welcome to Issue 25 of SnackCast.

SnackCast is back from vacation, just in time for Valentine's Day! This week Food & Water Watch challenged students across the country to declare their love for tap water in the I Heart Tap Water video contest –– a part of the Take Back the Tap campaign that encourages college students to promote and protect tap water on campuses. Annie Weinberg, an organizer at Food & Water Watch talks about the campaign and the different activities taking place at college campuses right now.

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Welcome to Issue 24 of SnackCast.

Happy new year from Food & Water Watch! The Food & Water Watch podcast will be back on Friday, February 1st, when it will return to its normal weekly schedule.

In the meantime, you can continue to check out our blog, and you can also tune into a great podcast with National Catholic Reporter Tom Fox interviewing Patty Lovera, our assistant director, about the safety of our food supply.

Wishing you a good start to 2008!

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Welcome to Issue 23 of SnackCast.

In this issue, Food & Water Watch organizers from all three campaigns – food, water, and fish – will give you some helpful tips for the season, so you can have a joyous, and eco-friendly, holiday celebration. Happy Holidays from Food & Water Watch!

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Welcome to Issue 22 of SnackCast.

In this issue we give you a taste of what's going on with our food team, and the current issues they're tackling. This week's co-host is Sarah Alexander, senior organizer for the Food campaign, who will join the discussion about the Farm Bill, food safety with leafy greens, and rBGH milk. Sounds like a mouth full!

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Welcome to Issue 21 of SnackCast.

Would you let your food be treated with radiation as powerful as one billion x-rays? In this issue, we explore food irradiation, or treating food with high doses of radiation under the veil of protecting consumers from foodborne illness.  Robert Schubert, director of research at Food & Water Watch, will talk about a new factsheet that explains why irradiation does not protect consumers, and what exactly happens when our food is treated with this questionable technology.

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Welcome to Issue 20 of SnackCast.

On October 30th, the water team at Food & Water Watch traveled to New York City to celebrate the opening night of an exciting new exhibit entitled Water: H2O = Life at the American Museum of Natural History. In this issue, we are joined by two water team organizers, Jon Keesecker and Annie Weinberg, who will give listeners a first-hand account of their experience at the museum, and talk about why this exhibit is so important.

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Welcome to Issue 19 of SnackCast.

As early as next week, the United States Senate will vote on the Farm Bill. After many months of hard work, Food & Water Watch scored some major victories in the current version of the bill for consumers––specifically involving food safety and the interstate shipment of meat and poultry products. Tony Corbo, a lobbyist on food issues for Food & Water Watch, joins us on this issue to discuss why this is vital for American consumers.

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Welcome to Issue 18 of SnackCast.

Next week The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will discuss their plan to streamline the permitting and regulation of open-ocean fish farming. Food & Water Watch, as well as other fishing and conservation groups, talk about how the Gulf Council's proposal could lead to environmental and economic disaster in the region.

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Welcome to Issue 17 of SnackCast.

The month of October is known around the world as Blue October –– an international month of action to protect water, a shared natural resource available to all. In this issue we discuss Blue October activities around the world, including a fight against privatization in El Salvador that has led to an international mobilization effort for human rights. Pedro Juan Hernandez, a leader for social justice in El Salvador, visited Food & Water Watch this week to discuss this issue. In the United States, Blue October has been a victorious month for clean and safe water, and we'll discuss some recent victories that happened this week across the country.

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Welcome to Issue 16 of SnackCast.

Food recalls have been making headlines in the past two weeks –– specifically the ground beef recall from Topps Meat Company –– bringing into question the vulnerability of our food supply. This week we are joined by Patty Lovera, Assistant Director of Food & Water Watch, who will discuss our nation’s food safety and the weaknesses in our food system that led to the Topps Meat Company recall.

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Welcome to Issue 15 of SnackCast.

Did you realize that America needs a clean water trust fund?

On October 2nd, Food & Water Watch released a new report – Clear Waters: Why America Needs a Clean Water Trust Fund – detailing the funding crisis states are facing in maintaining a clean water infrastructure. This week's podcast includes some of the report's findings, as well as highlights from a press conference for the report. Representative Blumenauer (D-OR) and Food & Water Watch Executive Director, Wenonah Hauter, are just a couple of the speakers featured from the event. Tune in to find out who else was there.

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Welcome to Issue 14 of SnackCast.

Our fishing communities and oceans are in danger –– but you can help. In this week's podcast, we talk more about a law that was passed by Congress that would threaten our coastal communities and marine environment. We are joined by Food & Water Watch's Konrad Fisher to learn more about this issue and what you can do to take action.

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Welcome to Issue 13 of SnackCast.

On October 18th, one of the most important laws for protecting the environment and human health – the Clean Water Act – will be turning 35. However, America's infrastructure is suffering from decades of neglect, and unfortunately federal funding for clean water has become an annual political battle. This week we will give you a preview of a new Food & Water Watch report that will focus on the need for a clean water trust fund to help America's water infrastructure troubles, and provide you with information on how you can help.

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Welcome to Issue 12 of SnackCast.

This week's podcast will tackle claims made by food & meat processing industries that blame the rise in grocery prices on the rise of corn prices.  Yesterday Food & Water Watch released a report entitled Retail Realities: Corn Prices Do Not Drive Grocery Inflation, that delves into this issue.  We will be joined by Patrick Woodall, a policy analyst for Food & Water Watch, who will talk more about his findings in the report.

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Welcome to the debut of SnackCast.

In this issue, we debut our new podcast, SnackCast: Audio Food for Thought, and talk about our recent Starbucks victory. Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter, joins us this week, and discusses the significance of Starbucks going 100% rBGH-free by the end of this year.

The Food & Water Watch podcast is updated each Friday. Tune in each week for news on the fight to stop corporate control of food and water.

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The Food & Water Watch podcast has been on hiatus these last two weeks in August. Dry your tears because when it returns next week, it will take on a brand new identity.

Join us on Friday, September 7th for the debut of SnackCast: Audio Food for Thought. Be sure to subscribe to SnackCast on Feedburner or through iTunes now so you don't miss anything.

Welcome to Issue 10 of the Food & Water Watch podcast.

In this issue, the Italian Water Movements Forum moves closer to introducing a legislative initiative to maintain public control of water in Italy; possible attempts to exempt manure from factory farms from environmental cleanup laws; and a tour in Columbia aimed at including the right to water in that nation's constitution.

The Food & Water Watch podcast is updated each Friday. Tune in each week for news on the fight to stop corporate control of food and water.

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Welcome to Issue 9 of the Food & Water Watch podcast.

In this issue, talk of a Clean Water Trust Fund turns up in district meetings during the August Congressional recess, and Starbucks fails to bring rBGH-free milk to the Midwest.

The Food & Water Watch podcast is updated each Friday. Tune in each week for news on the fight to stop corporate control of food and water.

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