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Whale Entangled in Fishing Wire – Created in Canva On today’s show, Ben Grundy-Hawley, oceans campaigner at the Center for Biological Diversity speaks to us about the high whale entanglements along the California coast.  We switch gears and speak to Francesca de Gasparis and Gabriel Manyangadze of the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environmental Institute (SAFCEI) about their open letter demanding reparations from the Gates Foundation.   Letter From The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Food – Sofía Monsalve Suárez     The post Entangled Whales & Reparations appeared first on KPFA.

Raj Patel, Award Winning Author and Educator- from rajpatel.org On today’s show, 350 Bay Area’s Laura Neish is back to share more voter information.  We’ll switch gears and speak to award winning author and academic Raj Patel on his Financial Times article entitled, *”Hold Philanthropists Accountable When Their Projects Fail” which dives into the failed Gates Foundation’s agricultural initiative in Africa. As we head into the mid-term election season, Laura Neish, executive director or 350 Bay Area, 350 Bay Area Action provides a guide to help you understand what is at stake. Raj Patel discusses his latest musings on the Gates Foundation’s ongoing recolonization of Africa through their organization Alliance For A Green Revolution of Africa (AGRA).  Patel also points out the pushback by civil society and faith-based organizations like the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA). Substantive conversations for your listening pleasure! *Programming Note:  The article is still free to view.  The link is above. All views do not reflect those of the station or Pacifica Foundation. The post Raj Patel – Award Winning Author appeared first on KPFA.

350 Bay Area Logo On today’s show, a brief discussion with Robbie Orvis of Energy Innovation about your energy bill we switch gears and catch up with Laura Neish of 350 Bay Area for an update on their legislative efforts and actions. The post Energy Innovation & 350 Bay Area appeared first on KPFA.

Mycelium Youth Network – 2024 Logo On today’s show, Armando Quintero, director of California State Parks will be here to talk about grants through the Arts in California Parks program.  We’ll switch gears and speak to Marcy Brown of Mycelium Youth Network about their latest storytelling, climate conscious youth cohort and then we’ll close the show out with the Ecology Center’s Martin Bourque along with author and sustainable food educator Anna Lappé discussing the need to update the Berkeley soda tax. The post CA Parks, MYN & Soda Tax appeared first on KPFA.

Open the Floodgates – Cover On today’s show, a river is granted personhood and enters the courtroom to defend itself.  We spend the hour with acclaimed author and Stanford professor Nina Schuyler discussing her latest evocative, enduring, and philosophically resonant novel, Open the Floodgates (Reverberations Books, 2026), out this month. Save the Roadless Forests Petition/Comment Link: https://saveroadlessforests.com/   The post Open the Floodgates – Nina Schuyler appeared first on KPFA.

Rasuwa, Nepal – Prakash Dahal On today’s show: catastrophic floods on the Nepal–Tibet border. Kathmandu-based journalist Prakash Dahal joins us with the latest from the disaster zone—and a look at who bears responsibility, who should pay, and what can be done to protect Himalayan communities. Then, CODEPINK co-founder Jodie Evans joins us to talk about the campaign to cut the Pentagon budget, and why peace activists say that fight is also about protecting the planet. The post Nepal Floods, Code Pink appeared first on KPFA.

Mutinta Nketani – National Coordinator Zambia Alliance for Agroecology and Biodiversity 20 Years of Failure:  On today’s show, after nearly two decades and billions in backing, has Africa’s so-called Green Revolution delivered on its promises—or deepened hunger and dependency? We take a  look at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, AGRA, and the fight for food sovereignty across Africa. Timothy A. Wise – senior research fellow at Tufts University’s Global Development and Environment Institute I’ll speak to Mutinta Nketani National Coordinator for the Zambia Alliance for Agroecology and Biodiversity (ZAAB).  Ms. Nketani is was a coauthor on the 2020 assessment of AGRA and is part of a delegation from the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa to AGRA’s  Africa Food System Forum in Kigali, Rwanda. And Timothy A. Wise, a Tufts University Global Development and Environment Institute senior research fellow and author of the new Green Revolution assessment, “Requiem for Africa’s Green Revolution”.  Mr. Wise wrote the book “Eating Tomorrow: Agribusiness, Family Farmers, and the Battle for the Future of Food” (The New Press 2019). The post 20 Years of Failure appeared first on KPFA.

Oakland Institute – Report Cover 2026 Rubaya Mines On today’s show, Greenfaith’s development director and strategist Anna Wagner will be here promoting their interfaith event in San Jose on August 23rd.  We’ll switch gears and have a conversation with the Oakland Institute’s policy director Frederic Mousseau about the highlights of their annual impact report. Greenfaith Event Info: More Than 75 Faith Leaders and Community Members Expected to Gather to Launch Week of Action for Climate Justice, Community Protection, and the Common Good WHAT: South Bay Interfaith Climate Justice Summit WHEN: Sunday, August 23 | 1:00–5:30 p.m. PT WHERE: First Unitarian Church of San José, 160 North Third Street, San José, CA 95112 The post Oakland Institute’s Annual Report Highlights appeared first on KPFA.

Pic of CCS plant in MississippiNina Robertson, Ileana Navarro, Thom Hersbach On today’s show, carbon capture and storage for California?  That is the question.  I’ll speak to Ileana Navarro policy associate with the Central California Environmental Justice Network, Stanford University Woods Institute for the Environment policy fellow and scientist Thom Hersbach and Nina Robertson, deputy managing attorney for Earthjustice to get some answers. Response from California Air Resource Board (CARB)’s Lindsay Buckley: “California’s ambitious climate goals require both significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and growth of carbon sequestration. To help meet this charge, CARB staff initiated work on the Senate Bill 905 rulemaking last year which requires the agency to create the Carbon Capture, Removal, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Program to evaluate, demonstrate, and regulate CCUS and carbon dioxide. The proposed regulations are expected to be considered by the Board before the end of the year as part of a transparent public engagement process. CARB remains committed to carrying out the objectives of the law which includes balancing environmental, public health and economic considerations as the state moves towards carbon neutrality.” Agency Meeting Info in Sacramento:  ww2.arb.ca.gov Further Reading about CCS: Policy Brief by T. Hersbach: https://tinyurl.com/bdhy2pyz https://projects.propublica.org/why-carbon-capture-cant-solve-climate-change/ https://projects.propublica.org/carbon-captured/ Beyond Denial: How Oil Execs Shaped a Landmark Climate Study     The post Carbon Capture & Storage for California? appeared first on KPFA.

Report Cover with Authors R. Leber and R. John On today’s show, the Center for Climate Integrity has released a new report titled “The Fraud of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas: How Big Oil and Gas Created the Myth that Natural Gas is a Climate Solution”.  I’ll speak with the report’s authors, investigative journalists Rebecca Leber and Rebecca John, about how the oil and gas industry helped build the image of natural gas as clean and climate-friendly — despite decades of evidence about air pollution, methane emissions, and climate harm. Rebecca John on “A Rude Awakening” January 2025: WSPA Knew The post ‘Clean’ Natural Gas appeared first on KPFA.

Fill the Fund Logo On today’s show, we bring you three urgent climate and environmental justice stories. Talia Nimmer of the Center for Biological Diversity shares the latest on Sable Offshore Drilling’s push to acquire public and private land in Santa Barbara, California. Woody Hastings of The Climate Center previews a free public webinar on the need for clear guidelines in the transportation fuel transition. And Harjeet Singh, Global Convenor of the “Fill The Fund” campaign, joins us for a powerful conversation on loss and damage.   The post Fill the Fund Campaign & More appeared first on KPFA.

Sachu Constantine – Executive Director of Vote Solar On today’s show, I spend the hour with the executive director of Vote Solar, Sachu Constantine discussing how solar, batteries and distributed energy resources are reshaping the U.S. power system and DSGS, the Demand Side Grid Support program.   Latest article written by Sachu Constantine: https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/opinion-california-built-the-world-s-largest-community-power-network-why-dismantle-it-now/article_bb776b29-d5c5-45ab-85ec-589779fdac6d.html The post Sachu Constantine – Vote Solar appeared first on KPFA.

Gaslit – PosterCourtesy of SolarPR On today’s show, I’ll speak to senior policy and campaign manager for Asian Pacific Environmental Network, Faraz Rizvi about the legislation, SB 1259, moving through committee in Sacramento to protect Californians from the fossil fuel industry’s price gouging at the pump via artificial intelligence to paying the cost for remediation of oil wells.  We’ll switch gears and hear from friend of the show, Dr. Leslie Joseph, professor of civil engineering at Liberty University to get his take on the impact of data centers.  Then we’ll close out the show with Greenpeace documentarian Katie Camosy on her latest endeavor entitled, “Gaslit” starring activist and actor Jane Fonda which makes it Bay Area debut at the Landmark Piedmont theaters  July 15th. The post New Documentary Gaslit & More appeared first on KPFA.

Folsom Lake Drought 87 – Free Pic via publicdomains.net On today’s show, the Center for Biological Diversity has sued the Trump Department of Agriculture for more information about the origins of an executive order in favor of the deadly pesticide glyphosate.  I’ll speak to Ivan Ditmars associate attorney at CBD’s Government Affairs Program.  US Right to Know’s co-founder and managing editor Stacy Malkan will weigh in as well.  We’ll switch gears and hear from Dr. Elizabeth Koebele of University of Nevada Reno on the mitigation of droughts courtesy of SciLine. Supreme Court Decision In Favor of Monsanto-Bayer 2026: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1068_n7ip.pdf The post Glyphosate Lawsuit & Drought Mitigation appeared first on KPFA.

Bayview Hunters Point Naval Shipyard – May 2010 – Take notice of how close the homes are. Wikicommons – Edward Betts On today’s show, San Francisco Bayview Hunters Point Shipyard is still a superfund site and still poisoning the residents.  We’ll start the hour with Arieann Harrison and Malik Washington of the Marie Harrison Community Foundation and Bradley Angel of Green Action for Health and Environmental Justice.  Then the exhaustive, bombshell reporting by investigative journalist Greg Schwartz.  His latest piece in Counterpunch is entitled, “The Gaslighting of San Francisco at the Hunters Point Shipyard”. Click Here:  June 24, 2026 Call to Action for Bayview Hunters Point The post Bayview Hunters Point Superfund Site appeared first on KPFA.