Getting out into nature is essential to heal the spirits and understand our place in the world. Guests share top local hiking trails and tips. The post Appreciating nature – December 31, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
Artist Stephanie McMillan talks with Terra Verde about how the Minimum Security comic series brings her radical environmental views to life. The post Terra Verde – appeared first on KPFA.
Whether you are closely following the climate talks in Cancun, concerned about wildlife, or preparing for the holidays, this is a great week to learn about the health of reindeer populations, reindeer conservation and reindeer-herding peoples around the globe. The post Terra Verde- Reindeer – December 10, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
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Black Friday Backlash In recognition of the date, Black Friday, Terra Verde explores consumerism with two critics: sociologist Juliet Schor, author of The Overworked American and The Overspent American, and Micah White, contributing editor to Adbusters Magazine and organizer of its ‘Buy Nothing Day’ campaign. The post Terra Verde – November 26, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
An Anthropologists’ Thanksgiving: From the Cradle to the Cornucopia As doctoral candidates at Stanford University, Shannon Randolph and Jason Lewis have conducted much of their research in Africa. Their insight into how our ancestors gathered together around feasts and how feasting traditions continue to shape our relationship to the environment today is fitting food for thought this harvest season. The post Terra Verde – November 19, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
The “Locavore” lifestyle, eating locally-sourced food, is rapidly growing in popularity. Two Locavores join Terra Verde to discuss the environmental – and many other – benefits. This is a re-broadcast program. The post Terra Verde – The Locavores appeared first on KPFA.
Monarch butterfly reserves in Northern California? That’s right, you don’t have to travel all the way to Latin America to see one, or learn about threats to their habitat. Plus, monarchs need you! Find out how you can create monarch habitat at your own home. The post Terra Verde – November 5, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
Lierre Keith was a vegan for 20 years but then readopted and omnivore diet and now argues vegetarianism will not address livestock’s environmental impact. Terra Verde investigates. The post Terra Verde – October 29, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
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Through the stories of Bikes 4 Life in West Oakland, El Colectivelo in East Oakland, and Waterside Workshops in West Berkeley, Terra Verde uncovers the many layers of non-profit bike-based empowerment projects. The guests, Tony Coleman, Morgan Kanninen, Charlie Patterson, and Eric Delesbore, teach others about riding, fixing, and building bicycles, while providing them with great deals, guidance, and inspiration. The post Terra Verde – October 15, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
“Green MBA” programs and eco-oriented for-profit start-ups are on the rise: taking us behind the scenes are Oriana Sarac Tiell of San Francisco-based Neighborhood Fruit and Naveen Sikka of TerViva Bioenergy out of Oakland. The post Terra Verde – September 17, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
Climate policy in the US: Now What? With climate legislation off the table, environmentalists are taking stock of what to do next. Representatives of 350.org and Credo Mobile talk about lessons learned, building a grassroots climate movement, and the 10/10/10 Global Work Party. The post Terra Verde – September 10, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
Did you ever wonder why salmon swim upstream? Or why farmed salmon is controversial? Join Terra Verde today and you’ll find out. September is the time for the Salmon Aid festival, so today we have three guests who are part of the Salmon Aid coalition. The post Terra Verde – September 3, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
Author and activist Derrick Jensen has a radical take on environmental activism: Let’s take down oppressive power structures. Terra Verde goes in depth with Derrick. The post Terra Verde – August 27, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
Although organized labor and eco-activists have had heated confrontations over the years, the workers’ and green movements do converge in democratically organized cooperatives dedicated to social and environmental justice. Several workplaces in the Bay Area exemplify this happy union, as we learn from Oakland’s Poonam Whabi of the Design Action Collective and Dennis Terry of the Mandela Foods Cooperative. Labor historian Chris Carlsson also joins the conversation from San Francisco. The post Ter...
Nativists, Environmentalism & the Hypocrisy of Hate. Terra Verde explores a new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center which exposes how nativist groups are attempting to infiltrate environmental organizations and bring them onto the anti-immigration agenda. The post Terra Verde – August 13, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
Increasingly, eco-activists are turning to popular platforms such as hip hop to engage young people in campaigns for food and climate justice in the Bay Area and beyond. Terra Verde probes the mentality behind this strategy with organizers Ambessa Cantave and Aaron Ableman. The post Terra Verde – August 6, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
Although tragic, the BP oil spill could inspire a new wave of preparation for life without oil. Terra Verde speaks to members of the Transition Movement about how communities are taking action. The post Terra Verde – July 23, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
Listen in as two local women discuss how their lives changed rather dramatically as a result of the infamous Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion on April 20th. Although they both reside here in the Bay Area, what many would consider a safe distance from the site of the disaster, Janel Sterbentz and Deborah Levoy were inclined to take matters into their own hands. They share their stories, from the grueling times to the glorious times. The post Terra Verde – July 16, 2010 appeared first on K...
Terra Verde explores the corrupting influence of oil money in politics and environmental regulation. Host Michelle Chan speaks with Steve Kretzmann of Oil Change International and Dave Levinthal of the Center for Responsible Politics. The post Terra Verde – July 9, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
Every day, the news is filled with stories of communities and fisherman in the Gulf impacted by BP's oil spill. But where are the voices of the Gulf Coast's large Native American, African American, and Vietnamese fishing communities? Kirk Cheramie of the United Houma Nation joins Terra Verde to provide a window on the oil spill from an environmental justice perspective. The post Terra Verde – Gulf Oil Spill from an Environmental Justice Lens appeared first on KPFA.
Josh Hart set himself a challenge to travel to the UK without using a plane. How and why did he do it? The post Getting around without planes – June 25, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
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Emcees have a way with words that they use to drum up support. When the show is about raising environmental awareness, the master of ceremonies takes on the role of educator, catalyst, and organizer. Sharing the mic on Terra Verde today are Rosa Gonzalez, representing headRush and Green For All, Sirraum Nash with the Big Tadoo Puppet Crew and the Sustainable Living Roadshow, and Paul Friedman, founder of Rock the Bike. These three eco-emcees are performers who build movements by making even the ...
If passed, Proposition 16, on next week's California ballot, would require a two-thirds vote of the electorate for a public agency to enter the retail power business. Terra Verde invites both sides of Prop 16 to make their case. The post Terra Verde – June 4, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
Last summer, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome unveiled a proposal to build a United Nations ‘Global Compact’ center promoting climate stewardship via “clean tech” ventures at the former Naval Shipyard on Hunters Point. The show addresses this proposal in light of the history of Hunters Point and larger plans to redevelop the city’s southwestern waterfront with Saul Bloom, founder of Arc Ecology and Nyse Joshua with POWER (People Organized to Win Employment Rights). The post Terra Verde – May 7,...
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Is Earth Day still relevant today and has the day itself become an industry like any other? The post Is Earth Day still relevant today? – April 23, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.
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