Pushing into the streets – April 22, 2011
When people push automobiles back and gather in the streets, lots of things happen – but does this affect our environmental footprint. Guests from City Repair and Sunday Streets discuss more.
Terra Verde
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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.
Terra Verde – April 15, 2011
A new destination for the ecologically minded has sprouted up here in the East Bay known as A PLACE for Sustainable Living. PLACE stands for People Linking Art, Community, and Ecology and its many founders invite others to find ways to connect and collaborate. The PLACE will officially open its doors on May 7 with … Continued
Terra Verde – April 8, 2011
Nuclear Power: From Japan to California One month after the historic nuclear disaster in Japan, Terra Verde gets an update from Green Action Japan, and speaks with San Luis Obispo-based Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility to discuss the future of nuclear power in California.
Terra Verde – March 25, 2011
Terra Verde hosts a group of resilience leaders representing the many gardeners, planners, co-op workers, and community organizers around the East Bay who seek to make our cities stronger in the face of mounting economic and environmental pressures. Sharing their thoughts on what it means to be resilient are Ivette Meléndez and Alexandra Armenta of … Continued
Power dynamics: Co-opting the environmental movement – March 18, 2011
The dynamics of power are critical in the environmental movement. Large entities such as governments and corporations have a vested interest in the status quo and will attempt to attack and then to co-opt movements that threaten the way things are. Special guests explain how.
Terra Verde – February 11, 2011
Environmental Justice and cap-and-trade Last week, environmental justice groups won a tentative court ruling that calls into question California’s cap-and-trade program. Terre Verde speaks with EJ groups about the lawsuit, why they support California’s global warming law, and their opposition to carbon trading.
Terra Verde – February 4, 2011
Cloud computing is an information and communications technology in which service providers take charge of storing data; the consumer needs only to have a personal computer and access to the internet—or the cloud. Terra Verde looks into the ecological implications of keeping the cloud afloat in the real world. We delve into the very physical … Continued
End:Civ – The documentary about bringing down industrial civilization
The radical documentary End:Civ summarizes Derrick Jensen’s important book “EndGame”. These are radical premises but, according to the documentary maker Franklin Lopez, proposals to be taken seriously.