A Rude Awakening – January 28, 2022
An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs.
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On Friday’s show, I’ll speak to Palestinian climate activist Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh on the discussing the perseverance of his organization, Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability. And, I’ll have a conversation with Mathias Rittgerott, Campaigner for the German-based NGO Rettet den Regenwald/Rainforest Rescue on their latest effort to get the United Nations to stop contracting … Continued
On Friday, I’ll speak to the communications director for climate policy think tank The Climate Center’s Ryan Schleeter on Governor Gavin Newsom’s $22.5 billion climate budget and what that means for California. We’ll switch gears and speak to Global Forest Coalition’s Simone Lovera on their latest collaborative report entitled: “Gender Justice and Climate Action: A … Continued
On today’s show, we’ll get an update from Oakland Institute executive director Anuradha Mittal on their recent reports regarding the conservancies in Northern Kenya, the ongoing forced eviction of the Maasai in Ngorongoro region (please sign the petition) and the victory against the World Bank’s DBR (doing business rating). We’ll end the show with some … Continued
On today’s show I’m highlighting a few interviews that contain information that is important as we move into the New Year. First, we’ll hear from Dr. Marty Ralph from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of San Diego talking about mitigating our drought here in the west. And then, a conversation with Jamie Alexander, founding director … Continued
It’s the holiday season and that means this episode is a rerun of sorts. You’ll hear the full interview with Australian-based documentarian Michael Shaw on his piece “Living in the Time of Dying” which you can see for free at livinginthetimeofdying.com and a rerun of my conversation with Oregon State University’s Dr. Steve Strauss on … Continued
This morning on A Rude Awakening, I’ll speak to Professor of Forest Biotechnology at Oregon State University Dr. Steven Strauss on the subject of genetically engineered trees. Good or bad you decide. And I’ll have my friend and yours Kevin Hunsanger on the final day of the KPFA fund drive. Give * Support * Share … Continued
Join me for an interview Australian documentary filmmaker Michael Shaw on “Living in the Time of Dying”. And of course, my favorite special guest will be making an appearance during this giving season KPFA Holiday Fund Drive SUPPORT COMMUNITY POWERED RADIO HERE https://secure.kpfa.org/support/ More about Living in the Time of Dying A documentary about … Continued
An exclusive conversation with author and investigative reporter Carey Gillam about those nasty PFAS chemicals (also known as forever chemicals) and her latest book “The Monsanto Papers” read Carey Gillam’s recent article EPA unveils new strategy to address US contamination of ‘forever’ chemicals www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/18/epa-forever-chemicals-new-strategy buy “The Monsanto Papers” careygillam.com/books and stay tuned we’ll switch gears … Continued
Success story! I’ll speak to Idle No More leaders Isabella Zizi and Alison Ehara-Brown about their recent, collaborative demo in SF and a re-airing of my interview with Chairman Michael Hunter of the Coyote Valley Pomo in regards to Jackson Demo State Forest. Why? Because the Jackson State Demo Forest is still under threat
On Today’s show, whale offsets? It was a topic of discussion at COP26. I’ll speak marine biologist & professor at the University of Alaska Southeast Dr. Heidi Pearson and assistant director at the International Monetary Fund, Dr. Ralph Chami to get some of those lingering questions answered.