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.
Terra Verde – September 14, 2007
Creative Reuse Terre Verde speaks with two local heroes of the post-consumer movement, Dan Knapp of Urban Ore and Shana Berger of ReadyMade magazine, for ideas on how to reuse common household items.
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.
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
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.
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.
Terra Verde – August 10, 2007
Getting the lead out. When murder rates go down, politicians are quick to claim credit for being tough on crime. When they go up, many on the left blame unemployment. But Economist Rick Nevin has published research suggesting one of the most important factors affecting crime rates may be… pollution. Nevins is a senior advisor … Continued
Terra Verde – July 20, 2007
Jeffrey Weidenhamer and Michael Clement, chemists at Ashland University in Ohio, have examined the composition of children’s jewelry and key chains made in China and determined that some contained toxics that probably originated in e-waste from the U.S. We are joined by Sarah Westervelt of Basel Action Network and Steve Lautze, of the city of … Continued
Terra Verde – July 13, 2007
Toxic Fire Retardants This week, an important bill is moving through the California Senate which would ban cancer-causing chlorinated and brominated flame retardants from furniture and bedding. Terre Verde discusses this ground-breaking bill, as well as the future of green chemistry in California, with guests Arlene Blum, a biochemist and visiting scholar at UC Berkeley; … Continued