Amy Goodman
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Ousted Maldives President is a Leading Voice for Island States Threatened by Global Warming
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15:06Now Playingdemocracynow.org — For years, Mohamed Nasheed was the most vocal world leader on the threat climate change poses to residents of small island states. After becoming the first democratically elected president in Maldives, he pledged to make the nation the first carbon neutral country and once held a cabinet meeting underwater. We discuss Nasheed's ouster and his outspoken campaigning on global warming with environmental activist Bill McKibben, whose group 350.org has collected some 30,000 signatures on a petition in support of Nasheed. We also speak with Jon Shenk, director of the new documentary film, "The Island President," which chronicles Nasheed's rise from jailed pro-democracy activist to the Maldives presidency and island-state champion. McKibben says Nasheed "was in certain ways the first precursor of the Arab Spring, the 'Mandela of the Indian Ocean,' who really brought democracy to a country where it hadn't been before," as well as "the most outspoken head of state around the issue of climate change on our planet." McKibben further argues Nasheed, "was a thorn in the side [of the U.S.] because he kept bringing up the topic of climate change, a topic they're not that keen on. On the other hand, he -- almost to a fault -- was cooperative with U.S. efforts about climate change. The State Department owes him and I hope that they take this seriously."
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