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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.
A new destination for the ecologically minded has sprouted up here in the East Bay known as A PLACE for Sustainable Living. PLACE stands for People Linking Art, Community, and Ecology and its many founders invite others to find ways to connect and collaborate. The PLACE will officially open its doors on May 7 with … Continued
Nuclear Power: From Japan to California One month after the historic nuclear disaster in Japan, Terra Verde gets an update from Green Action Japan, and speaks with San Luis Obispo-based Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility to discuss the future of nuclear power in California.
Terra Verde hosts a group of resilience leaders representing the many gardeners, planners, co-op workers, and community organizers around the East Bay who seek to make our cities stronger in the face of mounting economic and environmental pressures. Sharing their thoughts on what it means to be resilient are Ivette Meléndez and Alexandra Armenta of … Continued
The dynamics of power are critical in the environmental movement. Large entities such as governments and corporations have a vested interest in the status quo and will attempt to attack and then to co-opt movements that threaten the way things are. Special guests explain how.
Environmental Justice and cap-and-trade Last week, environmental justice groups won a tentative court ruling that calls into question California’s cap-and-trade program. Terre Verde speaks with EJ groups about the lawsuit, why they support California’s global warming law, and their opposition to carbon trading.
Cloud computing is an information and communications technology in which service providers take charge of storing data; the consumer needs only to have a personal computer and access to the internet—or the cloud. Terra Verde looks into the ecological implications of keeping the cloud afloat in the real world. We delve into the very physical … Continued
The radical documentary End:Civ summarizes Derrick Jensen’s important book “EndGame”. These are radical premises but, according to the documentary maker Franklin Lopez, proposals to be taken seriously.
Terra Verde hosts a group of practitioners in bamboo building, crafting, landscaping, and regenerative design, who tell us about their experiences with this multi-purpose plant. They are Nik Bertulis (SF Art Institute), Brent Bucknam (Hyphae Design), Valerie Carey (Kleiworks International), Nick Chan (Stalk Bicycles), and Piper Aldridge (Bamboo Bike Studio).
