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KPFA - Terra Verde

KPFA - Terra Verde

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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.2026KPFA 312700 Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Balcony Solar Comes to California

    Balcony Solar Comes to California
    16 Oct 2026
    A balcony solar installation at a home in a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Photo by Triplec85 / Wikimedia Commons. A new law allows California residents to use plug-in solar or what’s better known as “balcony solar” set ups that can power home devices such as fridges, computers, and air conditioners for several hours. The idea of balcony solar is catching on quite fast — bills to legalize it have been introduced in more than half of US states, and 10 states, including California have already adopted them. Earth Island Journal editor-in-chief and Terra Verde cohost Maureen Nandini Mitra talks Maureen Nandini Mitra talks with two hardworking, veteran solar advocates — Bernadette Del Chiaro, California head of the Environmental Working Group, which co-sponsored the bill, and Dave Rosenfeld, executive director of Solar Rights Alliance, a statewide network of solar power users that champions the right to generate solar energy without utility interference — about this technology and how we can plug-in and reap its benefits, and also the larger political landscape in which the push for balcony solar is playing out. The post Balcony Solar Comes to California appeared first on KPFA.
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    30 min
  • Keeping Coal Out of Oakland

    Keeping Coal Out of Oakland
    17 Jul 2026
    Organizers are keeping up the fight against a proposed coal export terminal in West Oakland, where residents already face a high burden from environmental pollutants. Photo of Port of Oakland by Ronan Furuta. More than a decade ago, residents of Oakland, California, first got wind of a plan to export coal from their city through a proposed bulk commodity export terminal. Initially, developers reassured residents that the facility wouldn’t export coal. But it soon became clear that wasn’t the case. Community members and environmental groups have been organizing against the plan ever since. Then, in June, the project got a major boost: President Trump announced that he would provide $75 million to support its construction, part of a larger influx of cash for the United States’ dying coal industry. The announcement injected new life into the terminal, and also into the opposition. Margaret Rossoff, coordinating committee member of No Coal in Oakland, and Veronica Eady, executive director of the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project, talk with Terra Verde Co-host and Earth Island Journal Managing Editor Zoe Loftus-Farren about where things stand. The post Keeping Coal Out of Oakland appeared first on KPFA.
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    30 min
  • Imagining an Ecological Civilization [Encore]

    Imagining an Ecological Civilization [Encore]
    7 Aug 2026
    Author and speaker Jeremy Lent suggests that as climate change, inequality, and social fragmentation intensify, humanity faces an imminent choice. We can either continue with the same system of extraction, exploitation, and endless growth that created the polycrisis we now face—which will almost certainly lead to collapse—or, we can reimagine civilization itself. In his new book, Ecocivilization: Making a World that Works for All, Jeremy Lent presents that reimagination. Guided by proven design principles of ecosystems, the book provides a practical framework that shows how every major sector of society could be redesigned to achieve ecocivilization. Terra Verde co-host Fiona McLeod speaks with Jeremy Lent about this vision for deep, system-wide transformation. They discuss some of the important work already in motion that shows how another world is entirely possible—even against the tremendous odds we collectively face. The post Imagining an Ecological Civilization [Encore] appeared first on KPFA.
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