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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.
On March 8, Kern County, which houses California’s prime oil patch, approved an ordinance that would fast-track drilling of thousands of new oil and gas wells in the county over the next 15 years. The ordinance creates a blanket environmental impact report to approve as many as 2,700 new wells a year and eliminate future … Continued
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Terra Verde is joined by Cinthya Ammerman, a doctoral student in the Department of Native American Studies at UC Davis who is researching and writing on the contemporary and historical ties between the hemispheric twins of Chile and California.
Corrina Gould, Spokesperson for the Confederated Villages of Lisjan/Ohlone and Co-Founder of the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust joins Terra Verde to discuss recent efforts to stop a proposed development at the West Berkeley Shellmound and Village Site and to facilitate the return of indigenous land to indigenous people in the Bay Area.
Local climate activists from Sunflower Alliance join Terra Verde to discuss the politics and the proposals of converting the Phillips 66 and Marathon refineries in the north San Francisco Bay Area to soy-based diesel and jet fuels.
While it’s clear that last week’s insurrection was led by right-wing extremists who had been actively encouraged by Trump, fact of the matter is the beliefs he inflamed, and the tactics used precede him. This has been especially clear to environmentalists who have been keeping watch over public lands and ecosystems in the American West. … Continued
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
UC Santa Barbara Environmental Studies program faculty member Dr Robert Heilmayr joins Terra Verde to discuss recent research on monoculture tree plantation expansion in Chile and the impacts on native biodiversity and carbon storage.
