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A Rude Awakening
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A Rude Awakening is an award-winning climate crisis and environmental justice radio show with interviews and commentary – hosted and produced by Sabrina Jacobs.
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On today’s show, I’ll speak to Simon de Bonviller on the new climate home buying website Augurisk.com. We’ll switch gears and speak to Anne Peterman, executive director for Global Justice Ecology Project on the latest findings with the American chestnut tree.
On today’s show, I’ll have a discussion with Dr. Hossein Ayazi Senior Analyst for the Global Justice Program at the Othering and Belonging Institute of UC Berkeley about their latest report and database on forced climate displacement. Read more Climate Displacement and the Right to Stay
On today’s show, Earthjustice is waging a battle royale against the Port of Oakland’s expansion plans. I’ll speak to Earthjustice attorney Katrina Tomas on what is being done to stop the expansion and neurologist Dr. Bret Andrews on the health implications of the already existent pollution in the area. https://earthjustice.org/article/how-a-bay-area-community-is-fighting-port-pollution
On today’s show, I’ll speak to Nik Evasco, lead organizer for No to APEC on the upcoming protests against the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit happening in San Francisco. We’ll switch gears and get an update on the CA utility tax from the executive director of Solar Rights Alliance, Dave Rosenfeld.
On today’s show, big rally tomorrow in Novato to stop the Costco Mega Gas-station from being built, I’ll speak to organizers Silke Valentine of 350Marin + Zoe Jonick of 350BayArea to get details Plus an excerpt from an interview I did with author and climate change communicator, Kylie Flanagan on her latest publication on climate … Continued
On today’s show, I’ll speak to Jeff St. John of Canary Media the use of “blue hydrogen” and Global Forest Coalition’s Kwami Kpondzo on their new 16 page report on the human rights implications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
On today’s show, the deteriorating Salton Sea in Southern CA has become a topic of interests in recent years due to the health hazard it has become. I’ll speak to Fletcher Reveley on his latest piece in Undark.org entitled, “Scientists Warned of a Salton Sea Disaster. No One Listened” https://undark.org/2023/07/03/scientists-warned-of-a-salton-sea-disaster-no-one-listened/ @FletcherReveley @undarkmag photo from … Continued
A deep dive on the #GMO corn controversy with #Mexico with Timothy A Wise The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Essential background reading on controversy over #Mexico‘s #GMO corn restrictions via Timothy A. Wise Read more “Science, Precaution, and Mexico’s GMO Corn Restrictions”
An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs. Until the shows return on October 13th enjoy previous shows via our archive https://kpfa.org/program/a-rude-awakening/