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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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
The cosmetics and personal care industry is huge. And it’s easy to see why — the industry includes everything from shampoo, to lotion, to soap, to lipstick, to hair coloring products and so much more. Given the size and scope of the industry, which is built around products that that we apply directly to our … Continued
Terra Verde does a deep dive into the curious bioenergy case study of Red Rock Biofuels, a woody biomass to aviation biofuels project that has received tens of millions of dollars of public money but has not yet produced even one gallon of fuel.
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.
