A Rude Awakening – July 24, 2026
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 today’s show, we bring you three urgent climate and environmental justice stories. Talia Nimmer of the Center for Biological Diversity shares the latest on Sable Offshore Drilling’s push to acquire public and private land in Santa Barbara, California. Woody Hastings of The Climate Center previews a free public webinar on the need for clear … Continued
On today’s show, I spend the hour with the executive director of Vote Solar, Sachu Constantine discussing how solar, batteries and distributed energy resources are reshaping the U.S. power system and DSGS, the Demand Side Grid Support program. Latest article written by Sachu Constantine: https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/opinion-california-built-the-world-s-largest-community-power-network-why-dismantle-it-now/article_bb776b29-d5c5-45ab-85ec-589779fdac6d.html
On today’s show, I’ll speak to senior policy and campaign manager for Asian Pacific Environmental Network, Faraz Rizvi about the legislation, SB 1259, moving through committee in Sacramento to protect Californians from the fossil fuel industry’s price gouging at the pump via artificial intelligence to paying the cost for remediation of oil wells. We’ll switch … Continued
On today’s show, the Center for Biological Diversity has sued the Trump Department of Agriculture for more information about the origins of an executive order in favor of the deadly pesticide glyphosate. I’ll speak to Ivan Ditmars associate attorney at CBD’s Government Affairs Program. US Right to Know’s co-founder and managing editor Stacy Malkan will … Continued
On today’s show, San Francisco Bayview Hunters Point Shipyard is still a superfund site and still poisoning the residents. We’ll start the hour with Arieann Harrison and Malik Washington of the Marie Harrison Community Foundation and Bradley Angel of Green Action for Health and Environmental Justice. Then the exhaustive, bombshell reporting by investigative journalist Greg … Continued
On today’s show, Asian Pacific Environmental Network’s new report uncovers how CA taxpayers might be footing the bill for the clean up and remediation cost of Phillips 66’s Carson refinery in Southern CA. I’ll speak to APEN organizing director Seng So. We’ll switch gears and speak to Wayne Pacelle, founder and executive director of Animal … Continued
On today’s show, an update on the feral cows roaming the Gila Wilderness of New Mexico, I speak to Todd Schulke of Center for Biological Diversity, we’ll switch gears and speak to Liberty University’s Dr. Leslie Joseph about the affects of war on the environment; and close it out with friend of the show Media … Continued
On today’s show, Hollin Kretzmann of Center for Biological Diversity gives an update on Assembly Bill 2461 – the Oil Well Cleanup Accountability bill, Jaime Court of Consumer Watchdog gives a rundown of all the candidates running for insurance commissioner of CA; and May Khosla of Sonoma County Climate Activist Network introduces the coalition to … Continued
A Rude Awakening – May 22, 2026
An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs.
A Rude Awakening – May 8, 2026
An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs.