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Terra Verde – October 12, 2007

The Oil Refinery Boom Driven by the need to refine ever-more dirty fuels, the Bay Area, along with the rest of the country, is experiencing a oil refinery boom.  Terre Verde discusses the up- and down-stream effects of oil production – from local refining to tar sands mining in Canada.  Guests include Marilyn Langlois of … Continued


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Terra Verde – September 7, 2007

Restoring the San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay’s wetlands have been disappearing since the Gold Rush days. A new report by Save The Bay outlines what is needed to restore the wetlands of the San Francisco Bay. Host Karolo Aparicio speaks with Marc Holmes of the Bay Institute and Stephen Knight with Save The Bay.


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Terra Verde – August 31, 2007

The New Environmentalism: Fad or Fundamental? In the wake of mega-concerts like LiveEarth and films like An Inconvenient Truth and The 11th Hour, environmental issues have surged into the American mainstream. In response, consumers and corporations alike are going green. But how abiding and profound is this shift, and will it translate into political change? … Continued


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Terra Verde – August 24, 2007

The recently released Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grassroots shows how people have taken action against polluters and organized for food security and access to clean water, and strengthened their local economies. Co-authors Shannon Biggs and Jason Mark join host, Karolo Aparicio to discuss their book.


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Terra Verde – August 17, 2007

The Watershed Poetry Festival in downtown Berkeley is an annual event that explores the connection between the American literary imagination and our landscape, natural history, and sense of environmental urgency. Maya Khosla and Kirk Lumpkin, two Bay area poets, join host Pratap Chatterjee, to discuss the the 2007 event and read from their work.