Episodes

  • Terra Verde – September 5, 2025

    Terra Verde – September 5, 2025
    Sep 5 2025
    A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally. The post Terra Verde – September 5, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
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    30 mins
  • Terra Verde – August 29, 2025

    Terra Verde – August 29, 2025
    Aug 29 2025
    A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally. The post Terra Verde – August 29, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
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    30 mins
  • To Avert Climate Chaos, Turn to the Sun

    To Avert Climate Chaos, Turn to the Sun
    Aug 22 2025
    Our best hope for a new civilization is one that points a mirror to the sun to fuel our world, says climate activist Bill McKibben. Photo by Nancie Battaglia / 350.org. In his latest book, Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization, veteran climate activist and author Bill McKibben makes a deeply-researched and passionate argument that the path out of our planetary crisis s lit by the sun. Additionally, he says, a massive, and rapid, pivot to solar power will come with some key co-benefits, including a chance to build a healthier and more just world. On this episode of Terra Verde, Earth Island Journal editor-in-chief and show cohost Maureen Nandini Mitra talks with McKibben about his new book, the opportunities for and roadblocks to the energy revolution that’s underway, and why he believes that “if you don’t put up a field of solar panels now the world will break.” Note: Check out McKibben’s call for Sun Day celebrations on September 21 at sunday.earth. The post To Avert Climate Chaos, Turn to the Sun appeared first on KPFA.
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  • Giving New Life to Old Stuff

    Giving New Life to Old Stuff
    Aug 15 2025
    Scrap SF, pictured, diverts about 1,000 pounds of material a day from the waste stream. Photo by Benjamin Pender. Here in the United States, most of us have a lot of stuff. We have things that we use everyday, and keep using for years, and others that we use a few times and then outgrow. We have books and magazines we’ve read but don’t want to discard, and junk drawers filled with trinkets that we don’t want to throw out, but aren’t quite sure what to do with. What we do with all this stuff can have real implications for the environment. As the guests on this episode of Terra Verde can speak to, it can also make a difference when it comes to community building, arts, education, and more. Terra Verde co-host Zoe Loftus-Farren digs into the reuse economy with Lela Means, co-founder of Strange Exchange SF, which aims to extend the life of small household items, and Danielle Grant, programs director at Scrap SF, a nonprofit working at the intersection of art, the environment, and education. The post Giving New Life to Old Stuff appeared first on KPFA.
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  • California Rolls Back Landmark Environmental Law

    California Rolls Back Landmark Environmental Law
    Aug 8 2025
    In what advocates call the most significant rollback in decades, California has enacted sweeping changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a landmark environmental law that has shaped land-use decisions since 1970. These changes came as part of the 2025 state budget deal, with Governor Newsom signing state budget bills into law that exempt a wide range of developments from critical environmental review. This week on Terra Verde, host and producer Hannah Wilton is joined by Raquel Mason, Senior Legislative Manager at the California Environmental Justice Alliance, and Asha Sharma, State Policy Manager at Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability. Together, they unpack what CEQA is, how the new rollbacks were pushed through, and why these changes pose serious threats to environmental justice communities. This conversation explores how framing CEQA as a “barrier to progress” overlooks the law’s vital protections for public health, transparency, and climate justice—and why advocates warn that California is veering toward dangerous deregulation just as federal safeguards are also under threat. The post California Rolls Back Landmark Environmental Law appeared first on KPFA.
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    30 mins
  • Silencing Science

    Silencing Science
    Aug 1 2025
    Protestors at the Stand up for Science march in Washington DC, in March 2025. Photo by Geoff Livingston. Researchers at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) recently released a report documenting more than 400 attacks on science by the Trump administration in the first six months since his inauguration. Earth Island Journal editor-in-chief and Terra Verde cohost Maureen Nandini Mitra talks with two of the four coauthors of the report — Darya Minovi and Kristie Ellickson of UCS’ Center for Science and Democracy — about the insidious ways in which this administration is silencing the work and voices of scientists, and the implication of these attacks on the environment, public health, and our democracy. The post Silencing Science appeared first on KPFA.
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    30 mins
  • Terra Verde – July 25, 2025

    Terra Verde – July 25, 2025
    Jul 25 2025
    A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally. The post Terra Verde – July 25, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
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    30 mins
  • Terra Verde – July 18, 2025

    Terra Verde – July 18, 2025
    Jul 18 2025
    A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally. The post Terra Verde – July 18, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
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    30 mins