Terra Verde – June 12, 2015
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.
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
Terra Verde – May 29, 2015
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.
Next Gen Ag: The New Farmers Movement
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 – April 10, 2015
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
The second part in a two-part series, host Adrienne Fitch Frankel explores how to deepen your green by volunteering. David Levinson, author of Everyone Helps, Everyone Wins, is the featured guest, plus shout-outs from an array of local environmental organizations.
Can community based “disaster collectivism” be both a strategy for climate resilience as well as an antidote to what Naomi Klein famously described as “disaster capitalism”? Host Michelle Chan speaks with Helena Wong about what CAAV: Organizing Asian Communities did in the wake of Superstorm Sandy and with Colette Pichon Battle of Moving Forward Gulf … Continued