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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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Episodes

Terra Verde – January 6, 2006

Environmental Forecasting 2006 Sara Zdeb, Legislative Director of Friends of the Earth and Doug Linney, President of Next Generation take a look back at the most important environmental stories of 2005, and make predictions about the biggest environmental trends and news headlines for 2006. The post Terra Verde – January 6, 2006 appeared first on KPFA.

Jan 06, 20064 min

Terra Verde – December 23, 2005

COMMUNITY ACTION TO PROTECT GRAY WHALE HABITAT ‘Tis the season to talk about…whales! Gray whales migrate between their feeding grounds in the North Pacific and their mating and calving grounds in Baja Mexico. Southbound gray whales pass the coast of California every December and January and Northbound gray whales and their newborn calves pass by in March and April. With us in the studio to provide this afternoon’s traffic report to the southbound gray whales and discuss these charismatic mega-fa...

Dec 23, 20054 min

Terra Verde – December 2, 2005

California’s own Richard Pombo (R-11th District) has proved to be the country’s most environmentally hostile member of Congress. Chairman of the House Resources Committee, Pombo’s proposals to weaken the Endangered Species Act, sell off parts of our National Parks, and open the Artic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling have provoked outcries from the environmental community. Terre Verde will be in conversation with local environmentalists who have been monitoring and opposing Pombo’s anti-e...

Dec 02, 20054 min

Terra Verde – November 11, 2005

Ten Year Anniversary of the Death of Ken Saro-Wiwa Nigerian environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, was executed by his government on November 10, 1995. Saro-wiwa raised international awareness of environmental degradation in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria caused by oil extraction. Terra Verde will look at developments over the ten years since Saro-Wiwa’s death, including a landmark case against Chevron working its way through the California courts, brought by plaintiffs from the Nige...

Nov 11, 20054 min

Terra Verde – November 4, 2005

Environment on the Ballot: CA Special Election 2005 Learn about the environmental implications of various propositions on the ballot this Tuesday. Terre Verde will be in conversation with the California League of Conservation Voters, as well as proponents and opponents of Proposition 80, which focuses on energy regulation. The post Terra Verde – November 4, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.

Nov 04, 20054 min

Terra Verde – October 21, 2005

Terra Verde speaks with Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation shrimp-boat captain and mother of five, who takes on rampant polluters in Seadrift, Texas, to proves that one "ordinary" woman can force a giant chemical company to change its ways. She is the author of the new book: An Unreasonable Woman. The post Terra Verde – October 21, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.

Oct 21, 20054 min

Terra Verde – September 30, 2005

The Future of Food Terre Verde discusses disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. Featured guests include Deborah Koons Garcia, director of the new film "Future of Food," which opens in Berkeley tonight; and Dr. Ignacio Chapel, Assistant Professor (Microbial Ecology) at the University of California-Berkeley, and Scientific Director of The Mycological Facility in Oaxaca, Mexico. The post ...

Sep 30, 20054 min

Terra Verde – September 23, 2005

Eco-Poetic! Terre Verde will feature poetry readings, music and discussion with poets and environmental activists participating in this weekend’s Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival in Berkeley, CA. http://www.poetryflash.org/WS05.html The post Terra Verde – September 23, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.

Sep 23, 20054 min

Terra Verde – September 16, 2005

Government Emergency Preparedness and Response: The Environmental Angle In the wake of Katrina, many of us are wondering whether government officials have prepared adequately to help the Bay Area escape the fate of New Orleans and protect the environment from toxic hazards if disaster strikes here. Tune in to Terra Verde to find out. Our three guests implement emergency preparedness and response from an environmental angle: Randy Sawyer, Director of the Hazardous Materials Program, Health Servic...

Sep 16, 20054 min
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