The fossil fuel industry has known about climate change for half a century. It has also known that the burning of fossil fuels drives climate change, and that public understanding of this fact would be bad for business. So rather than acknowledging the reality of the climate crisis, Big Oil took a different tact – it  actively spread misinformation. Thankfully, activists are doing all they can to hold the industry accountable. Terra Verde host and Earth Island Journal [1] Managing Editor Zoe Loftus-Farren discusses climate disinformation and the effort to set the climate record straight with Richard Wiles, Executive Director of the Center for Climate Integrity [2], Kathy Mulvey, accountability campaign director with the Union of Concerned Scientists' [3] Climate and Energy Program, and Duncan Meisel, Director of the Clean Creative [4]s campaign. [1] http://www.earthislandjournal.org/ [2] https://climateintegrity.org/ [3] https://www.ucsusa.org/ [4] https://cleancreatives.org/

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Terra Verde – October 8, 2021

Lithium mining carries with it devastating environmental and social impacts, and a new documentary film from Argentina called En el Nombre del Litio [1] is a ground breaking communications project capturing these cultural and environmental threats. To explore the dilemma embedded in the push for technological solutions to the climate crisis, Terra Verde is joined by Pía Marchegiani of the Argentine organization FARN, which had a key role in making the documentary. photo: Ricardo Gomez Angel [2] via Unsplash [1] https://enelnombredellitio.org.ar/ [2] https://unsplash.com/@rgaleria

Terra Verde – Lithium Mining in Argentina Threatens Indigenous Rights and Territories

Terra Verde – September 24, 2021

[caption id="attachment_366222" align="aligncenter" width="262"] Photo by Michael Piazza[/caption] Earth Island Journal [1] editor and Terra Verde host Maureen Nandini Mitra talks with veteran food activist and author Frances Moore Lappé about the 50th anniversary edition of her seminal book, Diet for a Small Planet [2], and the relationship between food, environment and democracy. [1] https://www.earthisland.org/journal/ [2] https://dietforasmallplanet.org/

Good Food and Democracy – September 17, 2021

Terra Verde – September 10, 2021

As corporations and governments drive hard for 'net zero' and 'carbon capture' as a supposed climate solution KPFA Terra Verde is joined by writer and climate justice advocate Anthony Rogers-Wright to discuss his recently published essay Colonizing Calamity: Why Anglocentrism Exacerbates the Climate Crisis [1], in which he articulates the imperative of the climate community rejecting the white savior mentality. [1] http://www.thepromptmag.com/colonizing-calamity-anglocentrism-exacerbates-climate-crisis-not-white-jesus-shit/

Terra Verde – The Politics of Climate Desperation and Tainted Narratives

Terra Verde – August 27, 2021

[caption id="attachment_364572" align="aligncenter" width="345"] Photo by Adrian Scottow / Flickr[/caption] Ea [1]rth Island Journal editor and Terra Verde host Maureen Nandini Mitra talks with author and oral historian Shanna Farrell about her new book, A Good Drink: In Pursuit of Sustainable Spirits [2], that looks into the environmental footprint of the spirits industry and highlights the work of a passionate group of farmers, distillers, and bartenders across the US and beyond are seeking to reduce the environmental footprint of alcoholic beverages.     [1] https://www.earthisland.org/journal/ [2] https://islandpress.org/books/good-drink

Sustainable Spirits: Looking into the Environmental Footprint of the Alcohol Industry

Terra Verde – August 13, 2021

This episode of Terra Verde features a detailed conversation about California climate and environmental justice politics with Luís Olmedo of Comité Cívico del Valle [1], a grassroots organization based in Brawley, California, with a broad mission to address community needs and elevate community engagement in decision making processes. [1] https://www.ccvhealth.org/

Terra Verde – Civics and Environmental Justice in the Imperial Valley

Terra Verde – July 30, 2021

Terra Verde – July 23, 2021

[caption id="attachment_362426" align="aligncenter" width="274"] Jacqueline Omania’s Zero Waste classroom in Berkeley has managed to generate only a jar of waste during the entire school year. Photo by Jacqueline Omania[/caption] Earth Island Journal [1] editor and Terra Verde host Maureen Nandini Mitra talks about plastic waste and classroom solutions with Jacqueline Omania, the inspirational educator behind Berkeley's Oxford Elementary School's Zero Waste Classroom Project and winner of the 2019 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators, [2] and Dianna Cohen, founder and CEO of Plastic Pollution Coalition [3], a global alliance of individuals, organizations, businesses, and policymakers working toward a world free of plastic. [1] https://www.earthisland.org/journal/ [2] https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/us-epa-honors-berkeley-teacher-environmental-education-award [3] https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/

Terra Verde — Lets Get Plastics Out of Schools — July 16, 2021

The cosmetics and personal care industry is huge. And it’s easy to see why — the industry includes everything from shampoo, to lotion, to soap, to lipstick, to hair coloring products and so much more. Given the size and scope of the industry, which is built around products that that we apply directly to our bodies, you might think there would be stringent safety measures in place to protect us. But that’s not the case. The Food and Drug Administration has taken a largely hands off approach when it comes to regulating personal care items, leading to significant chemical exposure among consumers, particularly among women of color. Terra Verde host and Earth Island Journal [1] Managing Editor Zoe Loftus-Farren discusses the major regulatory gaps surrounding the cosmetics industry and efforts to close those gaps with Melanie Benesh, legislative attorney with the Environmental Working Group [2], Ami Zota, an associate professor at the George Washington University Milken School of Public Health [3], and Janet Nudelman, director of program and policy with the Breast Cancer Prevention Partners’ Campaign for Safe Cosmetics [4]. [1] http://www.earthislandjournal.org/ [2] https://www.ewg.org/ [3] https://publichealth.gwu.edu/ [4] https://www.safecosmetics.org/about-us/

Terra Verde – Toxic Cosmetics

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