Terra Verde – November 20, 2020
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Terra Verde
2:00 PM Pacific Time: Fridays
A weekly public affairs show that 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 Post-Election Climate
As we move on from a tumultuous election season, there seems to be room to celebrate on the climate action front: The climate crisis emerged as a key election issue, President-elect Joe Biden has pledged robust climate action, and organizers are ready to hold him to it. Terra Verde host and Earth Island Journal Managing … Continued
Terra Verde – Northern California Indigenous Communities Remain Steadfast in Push for Dam Removal and Restoration of the Klamath River
Terra Verde is joined by Thomas Joseph, a member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe and co-director of California Kitchen, an independent grassroots climate justice project, to speak of current campaigning to remove destructive dams from the Klamath River and to provide insight on the indigenous experience in election 2020.
Terra Verde – October 30, 2020
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Terra Verde – Chilean Social Uprising on Cusp of Historical Vote on New Constitution
Independent journalist John Bartlett joins Terra Verde to report on the social movement in Chile and the upcoming historical plebiscite on whether or not to pursue a process to write a new constitution.
Cleaning Up the Fashion Industry
Fast fashion. It’s a term used to describe the relatively new bent of the fashion industry towards cheap, trendy, disposable clothes. These clothes come with a low price tag at checkout, but at a high cost to people and the environment. Terra Verde host and Earth Island Journal Managing Editor Zoe Loftus-Farren discusses these costs, … Continued
Terra Verde – October 9, 2020
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Terra Verde – Old Truths and Dawning Realizations About Living with Wildfire in California
Rachel Fazio, an attorney with the John Muir Project, joins Terra Verde with news about recent developments in public lands stewardship and wildfire law and policy, with a particular focus on fire ecology and the protection of human communities.
The communications manager of Wild Earth Guardians joins Terra Verde to decipher and debunk industry driven media narratives about wildfire in California and across the Western United States. PHOTO: Thanks to BÜNYAMİN GÖRÜNMEZ for sharing their work on Unsplash.
The End of Oil?
The climate crisis has come into sharp relief in recent years. Ice sheets are melting, sea levels are rising, and extreme temperatures are becoming more common. Here in California, the crisis has become impossible to ignore. This year, more acreage has burned than any year on record, tens of thousands of people have been evacuated … Continued