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 – Rolling through the East Bay: Deadly Oil Trains
Terra Verde guests Vivian Huang of the Asia Pacific Environmental Network and author Antonia Juhasz discuss the explosion – both literally and figuratively – of crude oil being hauled across the US on rail lines.
Terra Verde – Transparency in Natural Resource Transactions
Many consumers know they can look for organic, non-GMO, Fair Trade, or union label to find products that meet certain standards. But there is another trend in tracking corporate environmental performance, that goes deep into the supply chain of natural resources used as raw materials. In recent years, around the world, advocates for environmental conservation, … Continued
Terra Verde – May 9, 2014
Fund Drive Show – Plants and Landscapes For Summer-Dry Climates
Terra Verde – April 18, 2014
Earth Day is around the corner and May Day is coming up too, so what better time to discuss the ways that the labor and environmental movements intersect. Tune in to hear from three organizers who are bringing together many kinds of workers around the Bay toward a new economy with environmental aims: Brooke Anderson … Continued
Heart of Dryness: California’s Drought – April 11, 2014
California’s record drought has given new life to old proposals, such as building more dams and weakening environmental protections. Terra Verde speaks with Eric Wesselman of Friends of the River and Chief Caleen Sisk of the Winnemem Wintu tribe.
Terra Verde – Pesticide Exposures in Farmworker Communities and the Legacy of Cesar Chavez
Monday of this week was Cesar Chavez Day. Cesar Chavez was an iconic civil and labor rights leader and founder of the United Farm Workers union. In the 1980’s, Chavez led a high-profile boycott of table grapes, to protest the risk pesticides pose to farmworkers, rural communities, and consumers. Today, in honor of Cesar Chavez, … Continued