Terra Verde

10.29.10 - 1:00pm

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Lierre Keith was a vegan for 20 years but then readopted and omnivore diet and now argues vegetarianism will not address livestock’s environmental impact. Terra Verde investigates.  

10.22.10 - 1:00pm

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10.15.10 - 1:00pm

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Through the stories of Bikes 4 Life in West Oakland, El Colectivelo in East Oakland, and Waterside Workshops in West Berkeley, Terra Verde uncovers the many layers of non-profit bike-based empowerment projects. The guests, Tony Coleman, Morgan Kanninen, Charlie Patterson, and Eric Delesbore, teach others about riding, fixing, and building bicycles, while providing them with … Continued

09.17.10 - 1:00pm

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“Green MBA” programs and eco-oriented for-profit start-ups are on the rise: taking us behind the scenes are Oriana Sarac Tiell of San Francisco-based Neighborhood Fruit and Naveen Sikka of TerViva Bioenergy out of Oakland.

09.10.10 - 1:00pm

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Climate policy in the US: Now What? With climate legislation off the table, environmentalists are taking stock of what to do next. Representatives of 350.org and Credo Mobile talk about lessons learned, building a grassroots climate movement, and the 10/10/10 Global Work Party.

09.03.10 - 1:00pm

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Did you ever wonder why salmon swim upstream?  Or why farmed salmon is controversial?  Join Terra Verde today and you’ll find out.  September is the time for the Salmon Aid festival, so today we have three guests who are part of the Salmon Aid coalition. 

08.27.10 - 1:00pm

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Author and activist Derrick Jensen has a radical take on environmental activism: Let’s take down oppressive power structures. Terra Verde goes in depth with Derrick.  

08.20.10 - 1:00pm

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Although organized labor and eco-activists have had heated confrontations over the years, the workers’ and green movements do converge in democratically organized cooperatives dedicated to social and environmental justice. Several workplaces in the Bay Area exemplify this happy union, as we learn from Oakland’s Poonam Whabi of the Design Action Collective and Dennis Terry of … Continued

08.13.10 - 1:00pm

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Nativists, Environmentalism & the Hypocrisy of Hate. Terra Verde explores a new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center which exposes how nativist groups are attempting to infiltrate environmental organizations and bring them onto the anti-immigration agenda.  

08.06.10 - 1:00pm

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Increasingly, eco-activists are turning to popular platforms such as hip hop to engage young people in campaigns for food and climate justice in the Bay Area and beyond. Terra Verde probes the mentality behind this strategy with organizers Ambessa Cantave and Aaron Ableman.