The only native range of coastal and giant Sequoia redwood trees in the world is almost exclusively in California, on a narrow strip of land, starting in the Big Sur area and ending just past the Oregon border, and east-west from Sierra mountains to the coast. Ninety-five percent of the ancient coastal redwood forest here, which was previously more than 2 million acres, has been logged, leaving only about 117 acres of redwood forest in the region. The only other redwoods living in their native h...
Jul 05, 2013•4 min
Disposable, single use plastic has become an environmental and public health hazard. Plastic creates toxic pollution at just about every stage of its existence, from manufacture, to use, to disposal. Here’s the good news. We can move beyond our addiction to plastic. Tune in to hear Pam Marcus, an entrepreneurial coach and one of the organizers of Berkeley’s Think Beyond Plastics competition. On the phone from San Rafael we have Paul Tasner whose new company, Pulp Works, won the most innovative b...
Jun 28, 2013•4 min
This solstice we honor the invaluable services that natural systems provide to city dwellers and ponder a potential “ecosystem economy.” We discuss strategies to tackle urban and industrial health hazards by “stacking functions” and leveraging the detoxifying effects of green infrastructure, such as living roofs and walls, permeable pavers, trellises, bioswales, rain gardens, constructed wetlands, floating islands, and forested greenbelts. In studio to address the feasibility of urban greening i...
Jun 21, 2013•4 min
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Jun 14, 2013•4 min
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Jun 07, 2013•4 min
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May 31, 2013•4 min
This fundraiser show features a conversation with Dr. Daphne Miller, a Bay Area-based family physician whose second book, Farmacology: What Innovative Family Farming Can Teach Us About Health and Healing, was published on April 16 (the book is available as a thank-you gift for listener supporters in this fund drive). Dr. Miller explains her reasons for visiting the gardens, farms, and ranch she portrays in Farmacology, espousing a hopeful manifesto about the many lessons doctors can learn from f...
May 17, 2013•9 min
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Apr 26, 2013•4 min
Many of us have heard of the decline of bee populations, which play a crucial role in our food supply chain as pollinators. The situation is very disturbing, but today on Terra Verde, we try not to dwell so much on the somber side of the story. Instead, we’ll delve into the positive and proactive efforts of bee stewards—people who know about, care about, and care for bees. Our three guests are busy working on projects that promote the vitality of various kinds of bees. Listen in as hosts Laura G...
Apr 19, 2013•4 min
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Apr 12, 2013•4 min
Earth Day is just a couple weeks ago and no doubt, you’ve been racking your brain for weeks, thinking about what you’re going to do for the Earth this year. Today we will be talking about new developments in Restoration Ecology, and a few specific sites in the Bay Area. One of the characteristics that make restoration a unique field in the environmental arena is that there are abundant opportunities for all of us, as members of the public to engage in hands-on participation in environmental cons...
Apr 05, 2013•4 min
Listen in today as we hear from organizers in Canada and around the U.S. about their strategies for non-violent direct action to resist the development of the Keystone XL pipeline and the further extraction of Alberta’s oil sands. The post Terra Verde – March 29, 2013 appeared first on KPFA.
Mar 29, 2013•4 min
Spring is here, and tasty delights are sprouting up in gardens across the Bay. In the spirit of this seasonal rebirth, today we talk with Ashel Eldridge of S.O.S. Juice, Kay Cuajunco of The People’s Kitchen, and Navinna Khanna of Live Real. They are three local trailblazers in a growing network of individuals and organizations rethinking and revamping the food system to make it more ecological, wholesome, and just. The emphasis is on organizing within diverse urban communities and building solid...
Mar 22, 2013•4 min
Today we talk to Kemba Shakur, founder & director of Oakland-based Urban Releaf, Greg Harrell-Edge with Friends of the Urban Forest in San Francisco, and Seth San Filippo of Urban Lumber Co. in Eugene, Oregon about their work with trees in the city. The post Terra Verde – March 15, 2013 appeared first on KPFA.
Mar 15, 2013•4 min
In honor of International Women’s Day, Terra Verde speaks with two local activists who are working with women in some of the poorest countries in the world to solve environmental problems and to advance sustainable development — while empowering women along the way. The post Women, Development & Environment – March 8, 2013 appeared first on KPFA.
Mar 08, 2013•4 min
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Feb 15, 2013•9 min
Can we eat our way to sustainable fisheries? Terra Verde explores the problem of overfishing, and the debates around McDonald’s recent commitment to source Marine Stewardship Council pollock The post Terra Verde – Overfishing and our oceans crisis appeared first on KPFA.
Feb 08, 2013•4 min
As you may have heard, last Saturday, January 26, Rainforest Action Network, one of the Bay Area’s major environmental organizations, held a memorial service for its Executive Director, Becky Tarbotton. Becky, who was just 39 years old and an emerging star of the environmental movement, died in a swimming accident. Becky has appeared on Terra Verde in the past and she was a personal friend of some of the hosts. In honor of her work, we will be talking about one of Rainforest Action Network’s cam...
Feb 01, 2013•4 min
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Jan 18, 2013•4 min
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Jan 04, 2013•4 min
Today we talk about various ways to make would-be waste useful and about changing our perceptions of the “trash” we throw to that mythical place, “away.” Listen in as Dan Knapp, sociologist and founder of Urban Ore (a salvaging establishment in Berkeley) and Brennan Blazer Bird of the Peace on Earthbench Movement (which is based on the use of litter-packed bottle bricks) discuss their efforts to reclaim, redesign, and repurpose the excess of our modern lives. The post Terra Verde – December 28, ...
Dec 28, 2012•4 min
On this shortest day of the year in our hemisphere, we contemplate what’s behind the heat, light, and power we need so much in the dark, damp depths of winter. Can we really afford to keep relying on fossil fuels, or even solar, wind, and other mainstream renewables? Listen in as Sterling Allan of the New Energy Congress and Mark Dansie of Infinergy discuss unconventional energy technologies, such as over-unity devices, magnet motors, cold fusion, vortex, zero-point and advanced hydrogen. The po...
Dec 21, 2012•4 min
Terra Verde speaks with Terry Hope Romero, one of the high priestesses of vegan cooking, about her new cookbook: Vegan Eats World. Along with Isa Chandra Moskowitz, co-author of several of her cookbooks, Terry won the VegNews favorite cookbook author award for three years. On this show, we discuss the inspirations and process of creating the cookbook. Terry also shares tips about how to be more environmental in the kitchen. The post Terra Verde – Vegan Eats World with author, Terry Hope Romero a...
Dec 07, 2012•9 min
North America’s street layout is defined by the straight roads of the Roman grid. With the help of acclaimed guest Mark Lakeman from City Repair, Terra Verde explores the surprising connection between the grid and sustainability. The post Terra Verde – November 30, 2012 appeared first on KPFA.
Nov 30, 2012•4 min
The industrial approach to building is a massive source of waste and pollution. But there is an ancient building material – cheap, abundant, and sustainable – that seems too good to be true but isn’t. Terra Verde discusses Cob – the ancient building material that’s coming back in North America. The post Terra Verde – November 23, 2012 appeared first on KPFA.
Nov 23, 2012•4 min
Economic recession has not tarnished the essential win-win proposition behind campaigns for green jobs: we don’t have to choose between employment and the environment; it is possible to address pollution and poverty simultaneously. Tune in as we explore issues of supply and demand in the green job market, delving into two different programs that prepare people for green careers in a variety of fields, such as construction, architecture, engineering, hazardous waste operations and emergency respo...
Nov 16, 2012•4 min
Have you been wondering how to know whether an extreme weather event is caused by climate change? What does the science say? How is it possible to evaluate what you hear in the news? Terra Verde’s guests today have answers: Chris Field, Director of the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology, Professor at Stanford University, & Co-chair of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II; Brenda Ekwurzel, Climate Scientist and Assistant Director of Climate Research and ...
Nov 02, 2012•4 min
Hear from Neal Gorenflo, co-founder and publisher of Shareable Magazine at Shareable.net, Rachel Shiozaki, Campaign Director at yerdle, a San Francisco-based startup that promotes sharing instead of shopping, and Chong Kee Tan, co-founder of Bay Bucks, as they discuss complementary currency and collaborative consumption with host Laura Garzón Chica. The post Terra Verde – October 26, 2012 appeared first on KPFA.
Oct 26, 2012•4 min
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Oct 19, 2012•4 min
This fundraiser show features a conversation with Beth Terry, author of the blog, MyPlasticFreeLife.com, and the new book, Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too (the book is available as a thank-you gift for listener supporters in this fund drive). We also talk with Leslie Moyer of 5 Gyres, a group that does research and public education about the global impact of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. The post Terra Verde – October 5, 2012 appeared first on KPFA....
Oct 05, 2012•9 min
