Terra Verde – July 31, 2015
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally. The post Terra Verde – July 31, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.
Jul 31, 2015•4 min
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Terra Verde delivers news and views about the most critical environmental issues across California and globally. From agriculture and wildlife to energy and climate change, industrial pollution to design solutions, Terra Verde brings you stories of struggle and triumph that will determine the future of our planet.
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Terra Verde – July 24, 2015
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally. The post Terra Verde – July 24, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.
Jul 24, 2015•4 min
Citizen Science: Everyone Can Pitch In
The participation of non-professionals in scientific research is proving increasingly valuable to environmental studies, management, and policymaking, as well as to the “citizen scientists” themselves. Host Laura Garzon @EarthMediaArts journeys into new frontiers of citizen science with three guests: Greg Newman of the Citizen Science Association, CitSci.org @CitSci, and Colorado State University (Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory); Scott Loarie @loarie of iNaturalist.org @inaturalist (Califor...
Jul 17, 2015•4 min
The fight to keep illegal timber out of the US
The Lacey Act is a landmark law designed to keep illegal timber and wood products out of the U.S. Host Adrienne Fitch Frankel explores the status and efficacy of the Lacey Act with Kate Horner of the Environmental Information Agency, Charlie Redden of Taylor Guitars, and Roy Houseman of the United Steelworkers. (Image: WWF) The post The fight to keep illegal timber out of the US appeared first on KPFA.
Jul 10, 2015•4 min
Going out green: environmental burials
Host Michelle Chan explores the how’s and why’s of green burials with Tom Long of Grounded Guild and Jerrigrace Lyons of Final Passages. (Image: homestead.org) The post Going out green: environmental burials appeared first on KPFA.
Jul 03, 2015•4 min
Laudato si: The new papal encyclical on climate change
Laudato si, the new papal encyclical on climate change, has been hailed by some environmentalists as a potential game changer. Host Michelle Chan explores the content and political impact of this encyclical with Dan Misleh of Catholic Climate Covenant and Alison Cassidy of Center for American Progress. The post Laudato si: The new papal encyclical on climate change appeared first on KPFA.
Jun 26, 2015•4 min
The Population Problem: Living Large on a Finite Planet
Rallying against overpopulation can be quite taboo these days, even among environmentalists. Yet the ecological impacts of our expanding civilization grow evermore severe, anti-immigration cries reach a fever pitch worldwide, and locally we struggle with the converging crises of overcrowding. Host Laura Garzon Chica @EarthMediaArts revisits the heated debate around population with two guests: Paul Ehrlich @PaulREhrlich of Stanford University (Woods Institute for the Environment, Center for Conse...
Jun 19, 2015•4 min
Terra Verde – June 12, 2015
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally. The post Terra Verde – June 12, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.
Jun 12, 2015•4 min
From Oakland to Oz: the big coal export boom
The rush to get coal out of the ground and into hungry Asian energy markets has sparked a building boom in coal export terminals. Host Adrienne Fitch Frankel talks with Margaret Gordon of the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project about Oakland’s proposed coal port expansion; and with Julian Vincent of Market Forces and indigenous activists Wangan and Jagalingou who are fighting coal export terminals in Australia. (Image from the Sunflower Alliance) The post From Oakland to Oz: the big co...
Jun 05, 2015•4 min
Terra Verde – May 29, 2015
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally. The post Terra Verde – May 29, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.
May 29, 2015•4 min
CA water mandates: how will you be affected?
On this special fund drive edition of Terra Verde, host Adrienne Fitch Frankel explores the new water restrictions recently put in place to deal with California’s historic drought. Guests include Julie Ortiz of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Karen Koppett of the Santa Clara Valley Water District, and Max Goomberg of the California State Water Resources Control Board. The post CA water mandates: how will you be affected? appeared first on KPFA.
May 08, 2015•9 min
TPP: A bad deal for the planet
The proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership is a massive trade deal with Asia that would have profound impacts on the environment. Host Adrienne Fitch Frankel is in discussion with Bill Waren of Friends of the Earth, Illana Solomon of the Sierra Club, and Victor Menotti of the International Forum on Globalization. (Image: activists in Dallas protest Fast Track and the TPP) The post TPP: A bad deal for the planet appeared first on KPFA.
May 01, 2015•4 min
Desalination and the CA drought: Future or folly?
With California’s historic drought worsening by the month, how much should desalination be part of the solution? Host Michelle Chan explores the environmental aspects of desal with Rita Kampalath of Heal the Bay and Debbie Cook of Residents for Responsible Desalination. The post Desalination and the CA drought: Future or folly? appeared first on KPFA.
Apr 24, 2015•4 min
Next Gen Ag: The New Farmers Movement
The US Department of Agriculture estimates that 70% of the nation’s private farm and ranch land will change hands over the next couple decades as an older generation of American food producers retires. A younger generation of farmers and ranchers is stepping up with startup operations that aim for both ecological and economic sustainability. Today Laura Garzon Chica (@EarthMediaArts) talks to three leaders of the new farmers movement: Kate Greenberg of the National Young Farmers Coalition (www.y...
Apr 17, 2015•4 min
Terra Verde – April 10, 2015
Terra Verde is a weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally. From food and agriculture, to energy and climate change, wildlife to industrial pollution, Terra Verde brings you defining stories of struggle and triumph that will determine the future course of our shared environment. The post Terra Verde – April 10, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.
Apr 10, 2015•4 min
Deepening your green (part two)
The second part in a two-part series, host Adrienne Fitch Frankel explores how to deepen your green by volunteering. David Levinson, author of Everyone Helps, Everyone Wins, is the featured guest, plus shout-outs from an array of local environmental organizations. The post Deepening your green (part two) appeared first on KPFA.
Apr 03, 2015•4 min
Disaster collectivism and climate resilience
Can community based “disaster collectivism” be both a strategy for climate resilience as well as an antidote to what Naomi Klein famously described as “disaster capitalism”? Host Michelle Chan speaks with Helena Wong about what CAAV: Organizing Asian Communities did in the wake of Superstorm Sandy and with Colette Pichon Battle of Moving Forward Gulf Coast about community responses to Hurricane Katrina. The post Disaster collectivism and climate resilience appeared first on KPFA.
Mar 27, 2015•4 min
To Protect, Conserve & Heal: Activism for Water
Today we discuss ways we can empower ourselves as water activists in the face of drought and fracking, including by attending Bless the Lake in Oakland on World Water Day (Sunday, March 22 blessthelake.com). Host Laura Garzon Chica (@EarthMediaArts) talks with spiritual guide and Bless the Lake organizer Amelía Aeon Karris (knowtheself.com), David Nicol of the Gaiafield Project (gaiafield.net), and David Braun of Americans Against Fracking and Californians Against Fracking (americansagainstfrack...
Mar 20, 2015•4 min
Flashpoints – May 17, 2004
We go to occupied Baghdad where our special correspondent met with Iraqi government officials and witnessed more US attacks on holy sites; a look at Donald Rumsfeld the impeachable war criminal; the education hunger strikers in Oakland continue their battle against the Governator; a conversation with Gore Vidal and Laura Flanders on the eve of the shock and awe campaign last year; and the Knight Report The post Flashpoints – May 17, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
Mar 13, 2015•4 min
Deepen your green (part one)
The first part in a two-part series, host Adrienne Fitch Frankel explores how to deepen your green by starting your own environmental initiative. Featured guests include Carrie Carlisle of Acta Non Verba, Lynnea Schuk of Don Edwards SF National Wildlife Refuge Junior Rangers, Lisa Owens-Viani of Raptors are the Solution. (Image: International Dialogue for Environmental Action) The post Deepen your green (part one) appeared first on KPFA.
Mar 06, 2015•4 min
Against the Grain – April 7, 2004
A look at the play The Doll Hospital which takes on the war in Iraq, the oppression of women, and migration, with award-winning Australian playwright Christine Evans and actors from the Day Laborers’ Theater. The post Against the Grain – April 7, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
Feb 27, 2015•4 min
Crude By Rail from the Bakken to the Bay
Given the Bakken and Tar Sands oil booms, the transportation of crude by rail in the US has spiked by 4000% since 2008. Much of the oil being moved by trains across the States is destined for overseas markets, via our local refineries. So, what’s in it for us? Today Laura Garzon Chica (@EarthMediaArts) discusses the explosive threat of these potentially deadly “bomb trains” with Valerie Love of the Center for Biological Diversity, Matt Krogh of ForestEthics, and Ash Kalra of the San Jose City Co...
Feb 20, 2015•4 min
Against the Grain – March 8, 2004
A conversation about nannies, maids and other migrant women workers in the global economy, with Arlie Hochschild, Joy Zarembka and Michele Gamburd. The post Against the Grain – March 8, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
Feb 13, 2015•9 min
Terra Verde – February 6, 2015
A live public affairs program focusing on investigating and analyzing environmental issues from a global perspective. Our hope is both to bring key international perspectives to listeners, as well as make the issues relevant to northern California listeners. The post Terra Verde – February 6, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.
Feb 06, 2015•9 min
Oil and Water
On this special pledge drive edition of Terra Verde, host Michelle Chan explores the legacy of ChevronTexaco’s oil pollution in the Ecuadoran Amazon. Highlights include clips from the documentary Oil and Water and interviews with Paul Paz y Mino of Amazon Watch, and Hugo Lucitante, a young indigenous leader featured in the film. (Image: still from documentary Oil and Water) The post Oil and Water appeared first on KPFA.
Jan 30, 2015•9 min
Terra Verde – January 23, 2015 at 2:00pm
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Jan 23, 2015•4 min
Clean and not so green: toxic cleaning products
Take a tour down the grocery store aisle with Terra Verde, and find out what cleaning products to avoid, what buy and what you can make at home. Host Michelle Chan speaks with Samara Geller of the Environmental Working Group and Janet Nudelman of the Breast Cancer Fund. The post Clean and not so green: toxic cleaning products appeared first on KPFA.
Jan 16, 2015•4 min
Why We Say #NOKXL!
Today we discuss the latest news from the struggle over the Keystone XL pipeline. Join Faith Spotted Eagle of the Ihanktonwan Oyate (Yankton Sioux) and No KXL Dakota (nokxldakota.org), cattle rancher Ben Gotschall of Bold Nebraska (@BGotschall boldnebraska.org), and David Turnbull of Oil Change International (@david_turnbull priceofoil.org) with host Laura Garzon Chica (@EarthMediaArts) for a show packed with reasons to say No KXL. The post Why We Say #NOKXL! appeared first on KPFA.
Jan 09, 2015•4 min
Blue bin, green bin: Composting in the city
The future of our planet depends in part on what we do with our garbage. Host Adrienne Fitch Frankel discusses curbside food scrap composting with Jack Macy of the San Francisco Department of Environment and Brenda Platt of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. The post Blue bin, green bin: Composting in the city appeared first on KPFA.
Jan 02, 2015•4 min
Terra Verde – December 26, 2014 at 2:00pm
The post Terra Verde – December 26, 2014 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
Dec 26, 2014•4 min
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