Terra Verde – July 24, 2015
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
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.
The participation of non-professionals in scientific research is proving increasingly valuable to environmental studies, management, and policymaking, as well as to the “citizen scientists” themselves. Host Laura Garzon @EarthMediaArts journeys into new frontiers of citizen science with three guests: Greg Newman of the Citizen Science Association, CitSci.org @CitSci, and Colorado State University (Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory); Scott … Continued
The Lacey Act is a landmark law designed to keep illegal timber and wood products out of the U.S. Host Adrienne Fitch Frankel explores the status and efficacy of the Lacey Act with Kate Horner of the Environmental Information Agency, Charlie Redden of Taylor Guitars, and Roy Houseman of the United Steelworkers. (Image: WWF)
Host Michelle Chan explores the how’s and why’s of green burials with Tom Long of Grounded Guild and Jerrigrace Lyons of Final Passages. (Image: homestead.org)
Laudato si, the new papal encyclical on climate change, has been hailed by some environmentalists as a potential game changer. Host Michelle Chan explores the content and political impact of this encyclical with Dan Misleh of Catholic Climate Covenant and Alison Cassidy of Center for American Progress.
Rallying against overpopulation can be quite taboo these days, even among environmentalists. Yet the ecological impacts of our expanding civilization grow evermore severe, anti-immigration cries reach a fever pitch worldwide, and locally we struggle with the converging crises of overcrowding. Host Laura Garzon Chica @EarthMediaArts revisits the heated debate around population with two guests: Paul Ehrlich @PaulREhrlich of Stanford University … Continued
Terra Verde – June 12, 2015
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
The rush to get coal out of the ground and into hungry Asian energy markets has sparked a building boom in coal export terminals. Host Adrienne Fitch Frankel talks with Margaret Gordon of the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project about Oakland’s proposed coal port expansion; and with Julian Vincent of Market Forces and indigenous activists … Continued
Terra Verde – May 29, 2015
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
On this special fund drive edition of Terra Verde, host Adrienne Fitch Frankel explores the new water restrictions recently put in place to deal with California’s historic drought. Guests include Julie Ortiz of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Karen Koppett of the Santa Clara Valley Water District, and Max Goomberg of the California State … Continued