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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.
Spring is here, and tasty delights are sprouting up in gardens across the Bay. In the spirit of this seasonal rebirth, today we talk with Ashel Eldridge of S.O.S. Juice, Kay Cuajunco of The People’s Kitchen, and Navinna Khanna of Live Real. They are three local trailblazers in a growing network of individuals and organizations … Continued
Today we talk to Kemba Shakur, founder & director of Oakland-based Urban Releaf, Greg Harrell-Edge with Friends of the Urban Forest in San Francisco, and Seth San Filippo of Urban Lumber Co. in Eugene, Oregon about their work with trees in the city.
In honor of International Women’s Day, Terra Verde speaks with two local activists who are working with women in some of the poorest countries in the world to solve environmental problems and to advance sustainable development — while empowering women along the way.
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Can we eat our way to sustainable fisheries? Terra Verde explores the problem of overfishing, and the debates around McDonald’s recent commitment to source Marine Stewardship Council pollock
As you may have heard, last Saturday, January 26, Rainforest Action Network, one of the Bay Area’s major environmental organizations, held a memorial service for its Executive Director, Becky Tarbotton. Becky, who was just 39 years old and an emerging star of the environmental movement, died in a swimming accident. Becky has appeared on Terra … Continued
Today we talk about various ways to make would-be waste useful and about changing our perceptions of the “trash” we throw to that mythical place, “away.” Listen in as Dan Knapp, sociologist and founder of Urban Ore (a salvaging establishment in Berkeley) and Brennan Blazer Bird of the Peace on Earthbench Movement (which is based … Continued
On this shortest day of the year in our hemisphere, we contemplate what’s behind the heat, light, and power we need so much in the dark, damp depths of winter. Can we really afford to keep relying on fossil fuels, or even solar, wind, and other mainstream renewables? Listen in as Sterling Allan of the … Continued
