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.
Showtime for the Alberta Tar Sands Pipeline – August 26, 2011
The Alberta tar sands is the largest industrial project in human history and one that releases three times the C02 emissions as regular oil production. The existing pipeline running from the tar sands could soon be joined by a second pipeline the Keystone XL pipeline, which would run from Alberta all the way to Texas. … Continued
Terra Verde – August 19, 2011
The East Bay is home to a rich mix of advocacy organizations that promote social change by coordinating stakeholders from across society—from the grassroots to governments. Today we discuss community colleges as a particular kind organization that is apt to connect people from disparate sectors of society and in different stages of their careers, bringing … Continued
Indigenous Peoples and Energy Development – July 22, 2011
The European conquest of the Americas has continued to the present latter industrial age. Tess Thackara from Survival International joins Terra Verde to discuss several key battles indigenous peoples face today in the face of energy development.
Terra Verde – July 15, 2011
The Bay Area’s regional transportation agency estimates that by 2035 about two million more people will be living, working, and commuting in our nine counties, over the current population of about seven million. With this kind of growth projected, measures must be in place to shape the future in economical, equitable, and eco-efficient ways. Listen … Continued
Terra Verde-Trading away the environment – July 8, 2011
Congress is set to vote on three new trade free trade agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama. Terra Verde speaks with the California Fair Trade Coalition the Institute for Policy Studies to explore how these agreements could impact California and the environment.
Terra Verde – June 17, 2011
Some say money is the root of all evil, but today Terra Verde explores forms of financial environmentalism that suggest otherwise. Woody Tasch explains Slow Money–a proposition that investors steer capital into their local, sustainable food systems, while Dan Apfel illustrates how students can use the power of their colleges’ and universities’ endowments to promote … Continued