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.
Can mycelium save the world? – January 27, 2012
Mycelium is one of the strangest, most important lifeforms on Earth – a sort of natural internet with amazing properties. Guest Paul Stamets says it can save the world.
Terra Verde – January 20, 2012
Today on Terra Verde we look skyward toward the rain finally falling in the Bay Area. While these showers complicate logistics for folks trying to get around town, we all know it’s been a dry year in our region, so precipitation is a blessing. Listen in to hear about the perils and promise of rainfall … Continued
Terra Verde – December 30, 2011
For many people, particularly city dwellers with little or no land, cash seems like the only way to acquire food and other essentials. Thankfully a movement is afoot that encourages city folk to work with the earth and its bounty. All around the Bay Area now and elsewhere, people are discovering how to make the … Continued
Terra Verde – December 16, 2011
As the days get shorter, many of us here in the Bay Area are seeing our utility bills begin their seasonal ascent and perhaps dealing with a bit of seasonal sickness, too. It’s timely then to rethink the ways we protect ourselves from the elements, with our most basic form of shelter—our homes. Today we … Continued
New Year’s Resolution 2012 Part I: Safety Warning: Meat, Dairy, and the Environment – December 2, 2011
Every year, Terra Verde provides information and tools for a New Year’s Resolution you might consider to take your environmentalism to the next level. This year, we’ll learn how to make a difference with some simple shifts in consumption of meat and dairy. Part I, on December 2, explores surprising environmental impacts of meat and … Continued
The river as plaintiff – November 25, 2011
Communities are drafting local bills of rights that give the environment legal rights. Terra Verde explores this radical new approach with Thomas Linzey from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund. And yes, a river can now sue a corporation!
Terra Verde – November 18, 2011
Terra Verde explores the scientific knowledge and personal experience of electro-smog, as well as the economics and politics around this invisible and often disregarded type of pollution. We focus on the role of the increasingly commonplace so-called “smart meters,” which transmit data about electricity consumption via electromagnetic pulsed microwave radiation. The guests are Karl Maret, … Continued
Terra Verde – Benefit corporations
Corporations are generally required by law to maximize profits, which can leave environmental concerns by the wayside. Terra Verde explores California’s new benefit corporation law, which creates a new class of companies that are required to have a positive impact on society and the planet.