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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.
Climate change impacts in California aren’t just limited to drought or wildfires. One of our most urgent concerns is sea level rise – occurring faster along the West Coast than nearly anywhere else on the planet. By the end of this century, California could experience a sea level rise greater than 9 feet, with property … Continued
When we think about climate change and emissions, a lot of us are likely to think first of things like driving and air travel. We’re probably less likely to think of our home- and workplace-based energy used. As it turns out, the natural gas we use to heat our homes, warm our water, and cook … Continued
The Olympia oyster is the only oyster that’s native to California’s estuaries. In the 1800s, millions of Olys thrived in the San Francisco Bay, but today, only small remnants of those wild oyster populations remain. Olympias, as it turns out, are an incredibly efficient, sustainable solution to some of our most urgent environmental problems, including shoreline … Continued
Practices that have kept the movement so white persist even when people of color are added to the table. A new report by Green 2.0, an initiative dedicated to increase diversity across the environmental movement, says a big of the probelm is retention. In other words, the movement is struggling to keep people of color … Continued
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Earth Island Journal editor Maureen Nandini Mitra talks with Allen Fish, Director of the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory and Lisa Owens Viani, Director of Raptors Are the Solution, about how anticoagulant rat poisons are harming our wildlife and what legal efforts, including a state bill, AB 1788, are underway to save our wildlife from rat poisons.
In 2016, climate change wasn’t a hot topic. In fact, candidates dedicated a total of just 5 minutes and 27 seconds to climate change in the last presidential debates. In the build up to 2020, things are playing out a lot differently. Polls have indicated that climate change is among the most important issues to … Continued
Fur has been a hot button topic for some time now. Most people have probably read about a fur-clad celebrity getting doused in paint, or seen a provocative PETA ad with a photo of a nude actress proclaiming she would rather go naked than wear fur. Still, the industry has managed hang on. Recently, though, … Continued
Terra Verde explores the current status and the probable impacts of a utility scale wind energy project that is proposed for the iconic prairie ridges of Northern California’s Lost Coast.
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
