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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.
Laudato si, the new papal encyclical on climate change, has been hailed by some environmentalists as a potential game changer. Host Michelle Chan explores the content and political impact of this encyclical with Dan Misleh of Catholic Climate Covenant and Alison Cassidy of Center for American Progress.
Rallying against overpopulation can be quite taboo these days, even among environmentalists. Yet the ecological impacts of our expanding civilization grow evermore severe, anti-immigration cries reach a fever pitch worldwide, and locally we struggle with the converging crises of overcrowding. Host Laura Garzon Chica @EarthMediaArts revisits the heated debate around population with two guests: Paul Ehrlich @PaulREhrlich of Stanford University … Continued
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
The rush to get coal out of the ground and into hungry Asian energy markets has sparked a building boom in coal export terminals. Host Adrienne Fitch Frankel talks with Margaret Gordon of the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project about Oakland’s proposed coal port expansion; and with Julian Vincent of Market Forces and indigenous activists … Continued
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
On this special fund drive edition of Terra Verde, host Adrienne Fitch Frankel explores the new water restrictions recently put in place to deal with California’s historic drought. Guests include Julie Ortiz of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Karen Koppett of the Santa Clara Valley Water District, and Max Goomberg of the California State … Continued
The proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership is a massive trade deal with Asia that would have profound impacts on the environment. Host Adrienne Fitch Frankel is in discussion with Bill Waren of Friends of the Earth, Illana Solomon of the Sierra Club, and Victor Menotti of the International Forum on Globalization. (Image: activists in Dallas protest Fast … Continued
With California’s historic drought worsening by the month, how much should desalination be part of the solution? Host Michelle Chan explores the environmental aspects of desal with Rita Kampalath of Heal the Bay and Debbie Cook of Residents for Responsible Desalination.
The US Department of Agriculture estimates that 70% of the nation’s private farm and ranch land will change hands over the next couple decades as an older generation of American food producers retires. A younger generation of farmers and ranchers is stepping up with startup operations that aim for both ecological and economic sustainability. Today Laura Garzon Chica (@EarthMediaArts) … Continued
Terra Verde is a weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally. From food and agriculture, to energy and climate change, wildlife to industrial pollution, Terra Verde brings you defining stories of struggle and triumph that will determine the future course of our shared … Continued
