Terra Verde – September 24, 2021
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Terra Verde
10:30 AM Pacific Time: Fridays
Terra Verde delivers news and views about the most critical environmental issues across California and globally. From agriculture and wildlife to energy and climate change, industrial pollution to design solutions, Terra Verde brings you stories of struggle and triumph that will determine the future of our planet.
Good Food and Democracy – September 17, 2021
Earth Island Journal editor and Terra Verde host Maureen Nandini Mitra talks with veteran food activist and author Frances Moore Lappé about the 50th anniversary edition of her seminal book, Diet for a Small Planet, and the relationship between food, environment and democracy.
Terra Verde – September 10, 2021
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
The Politics of Climate Desperation and Tainted Narratives
As corporations and governments drive hard for ‘net zero’ and ‘carbon capture’ as a supposed climate solution KPFA Terra Verde is joined by writer and climate justice advocate Anthony Rogers-Wright to discuss his recently published essay Colonizing Calamity: Why Anglocentrism Exacerbates the Climate Crisis, in which he articulates the imperative of the climate community rejecting … Continued
Sustainable Spirits: Looking into the Environmental Footprint of the Alcohol Industry – August 20, 2021
Earth Island Journal editor and Terra Verde host Maureen Nandini Mitra talks with author and oral historian Shanna Farrell about her new book, A Good Drink: In Pursuit of Sustainable Spirits, that looks into the environmental footprint of the spirits industry and highlights the work of a passionate group of farmers, distillers, and bartenders across the … Continued
Extreme Weather Takes a Toll on California Family Farms
From record-breaking wildfire to repeat droughts, extreme weather is taking an extreme toll on many Californians, not least of all the state’s small-scale farmers. Wildfire threatens homes and farmland. Smoke poses risks to health as well as crops. Lack of water forces tough decisions about what to grow and how to allocate resources. Terra Verde … Continued
Civics and Environmental Justice in the Imperial Valley
This episode of Terra Verde features a detailed conversation about California climate and environmental justice politics with Luís Olmedo of Comité Cívico del Valle, a grassroots organization based in Brawley, California, with a broad mission to address community needs and elevate community engagement in decision making processes.
Terra Verde – July 30, 2021
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Terra Verde – July 23, 2021
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Earth Island Journal editor and Terra Verde host Maureen Nandini Mitra talks about plastic waste and classroom solutions with Jacqueline Omania, the inspirational educator behind Berkeley’s Oxford Elementary School’s Zero Waste Classroom Project and winner of the 2019 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators, and Dianna Cohen, founder and CEO of Plastic Pollution Coalition, a … Continued