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Heinz Award Winners Amira Diamond & Melinda Kramer – Women’s Earth Alliance
On today’s show, Heinz Award for the Environment recipients Amira Diamond and Melinda Kramer, co-founders and co-executive directors of the Women’s Earth Alliance.
Women’s Earth Alliance
WEA empowers women’s leadership in the environmental space because women are often most affected by environmental issues, yet are unrecognized for their expertise, underrepresented in decision-making processes and underfunded. Unlike top-down approaches, WEA collaborates directly with women leaders on the ground, leveraging their deep knowledge and expertise. WEA’s holistic approach provides funding, communication tools, advocacy training, technical skills, business incubators and an in-country network of trainers and peers.
Heinz Award for the Environment
Established by Teresa Heinz in 1993 to honor the memory of her late husband, U.S. Senator John Heinz, the Heinz Awards celebrate the accomplishments and spirit of the Senator by recognizing the extraordinary achievements of individuals in the areas of greatest importance to him.
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KPFA is thrilled to congratulate Sabrina Jacobs on receiving a prestigious award from 350 Bay Area, recognizing her tireless efforts to raise awareness about the climate emergency. Sabrina has empowered our community with vital information and a sense of urgency for change through her timely, thought-provoking program, A Rude Awakening.
KPFA is deeply fortunate and endlessly grateful for the dedication of volunteer programmers like Sabrina. Their passionate work keeps our airwaves alive with fresh, impactful content that inspires action, and fosters connection across the Bay Area and beyond. Thank you, Sabrina, for your incredible contributions—KPFA and our community are stronger because of you.
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Poster for “Fools’ Paradise (lost?) – A Love Letter to Our Wild”
On today’s show, I speak to documentary filmmaker Alexandra Lexton about her latest film entitled, “Fools’ Paradise (lost?) – A Love Letter To The Wild”. Opening at the Mill Valley Film Festival on October 12th, Fool’s Paradise (lost?) poses the questions to her subjects:
How do we heal ourselves through reconnecting to the natural world? How do we heal what is left of the wild – our own inner wild and the outer wild?
Alexandra Lexton:
“In a time when climate change and environmental degradation pose dire consequences for both humanity and the planet, we hope that by revealing pathways for healing through our reconnection to the natural world, we will learn to care for it – and if the earth benefits, we will all benefit.”
We switch gears and speak to The Climate Center’s Chief Operating Officer Barry Vesser on the Polluters Pay Package that was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. These bills consist of: AB 3233 – the Local Environmental Choice and Safety Act, AB 1866 – the Idle Oil Wells Clean Up Bill, and AB 2176 – the Low Producing Wells Accountability Act.
AB 3233 affirms the rights of local governments to protect their residents from oil and gas pollution.
AB 1866 requires oil companies to plug their idle wells more quickly or pay increased fees, protecting public health and creating thousands of new jobs.
AB 2716 imposes fines on low-production wells that are putting communities at risk in the largest urban oil field in the country.
The Governor also signed SB 59, the electric vehicles (EV) bill. This piece of legislation aims to unlock the potential for California’s millions of electric vehicles to shore up the electric grid, power homes during outages, and lower energy bills for Californians. The bill would authorize the California Energy Commission (CEC) to require that EVs sold in California have bidirectional capability.
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A Rude Awakening will return on 10/4/2024
Here’s an intro to special fund drive programming:
Jeff Miller is the founder and Executive Director of the Alameda Creek Alliance. He also works with the Center for Biological Diversity on media, outreach, writing endangered species listing petitions, and working on biodiversity issues. His latest book is Bay Area Wildlife: An Irreverent Guide.
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A Rude Awakening will return on the October 4th.
Today’s is preempted by fall 2024 special fund drive programming.
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Today’s episode is preempted by a 2024 fall fund drive special:
Brian Edwards-Tiekert interviews Yanis Varoufakis, author of the new book Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism.
A Rude Awakening will return on the October 4th.
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Demand for Reparations – SAFCEI
On today’s show, the fight against the Gates Foundation so-called agricultural techno-fixes in 13 African countries has reached a new phase. I’ll speak to Gabriel Manyangadze of the Southern African Faith Communities Environment Institute to find out about the demand for reparations.
Reparation Demand Open Letter Link SAFCEI:
https://safcei.org/sign-on-open-letter-african-faith-leaders-demand-reparations-from-the-gates-foundation/
Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force (CEMTF):
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-health-registration-912860037947?
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On today’s show, I’ll spend the hour w/the Stop Oak Expansion Coalition‘s Dr. Ann Harvey, David Foecke and Dr. Paul English discussing the latest happenings in the fight against the proposed expansion of the Oakland Airport.
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Cows
On today’s show, I’ll speak to Media Matters for America’s Director of Climate and Energy Program, Allison Fisher on her latest article, “Right-wing media falsely claim that Kamala Harris wants to ban red meat”. We’ll switch gears just a tiny bit and listen to a short Tedx talk by the chief executive of Farmwel and founder of the Food & Global Security Network, ffinlo Costain about the need for cows.
Allison Fisher writes:
“As part of the conservative campaign to brand Vice President Kamala Harris as the “most radical left-wing person ever to run for the presidency of the United States,” right-wing media are falsely claiming that she wants to ban red meat – a position that they have repeatedly tried to attach to Democrats.”
Link to Tedx Talk w/ffinlo Costain:
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360 Bay Area
350 Bay Area/350 Bay Area Action executive director Laura Neish and board president Jack Lucero Fleck.
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Haki Nawiri Afrika gathering
Media Matters & Haki Nawiri Afrika:
On today’s show, I’ll speak to Media Matters Evlondo Cooper on mainstream media’s climate coverage (or lack thereof) during tornado season. We’ll switch gears and catch up w/Leonida Odongo founder of one of Kenya’s premier agroecology organizations Haki Nawiri Afrika.
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On today’s show, I’ll speak to the facilitators of the “What Does Water Want” Virtual Summit Emily Bishop and Martin Winiecki. We’ll switch gears and speak to Woody Hastings of The Climate Center and their latest endeavors to phase out refineries in the state of California.
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Planetwalker screenshot
On today’s show:
In 1971, John Francis, known the world over as ‘Planetwalker,’ witnessed an oil tanker collision in the San Francisco Bay. The sight of oiled birds on the shoreline caused him to give up motorized transport and rely solely on his own two feet. Months after that he took a vow of silence convinced that listening rather than adding fuel to any fire was the way ahead.
Dr. John Francis from the documentary “Planetwalker: The Inner Magic of Dr. John Francis”
The documentary PLANETWALKER: The Inner Magic of Dr. John Francis focuses on the period of John’s life from the oil spill through his meandering 20-year journey across the States where he resumes speaking to work on oil spill legislation with the US Coast Guard. During this time, it seemed like the whole world, every creed and color, saw John pass by and interacted with him if only fleetingly. By tracking some of these people down, the film explores the weblike and sometimes deeply personal consequences of John’s decades of pilgrimage.
About the filmmakers:
Dominic Gill is a former biologist turned filmmaker. He began his filmmaking career by selling his house, buying a bicycle, and riding 20,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina. His film on the subject, TAKE A SEAT, was released in 2011 on ITV4 to critical acclaim. It was distributed to over 45 countries, winning the Special Jury Prize at Banff Film Festival.
Nadia Gill has been creating content in the outdoor space since 2011. Formerly an attorney, she decided to pursue a career in filmmaking after meeting her directing partner Dominic Gill. Together they formed Encompass Films and produced two seasons of a travel adventure series titled “Take A Seat: Sharing a Ride Across America”. It was distributed by NBCUniversal. Over the next few years under her direction, Encompass Films built a branded clientele including Red Bull, Timbuk2, Black Diamond Equipment, and more.
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Are the Bees OK? Pic of honey bees
On today’s show, I’ll speak to award winning, investigative journalist Rebecca Raney. Her her latest article in U. S. Right To Know (usrtk.org) discusses the fudged numbers surrounding the nationwide bee population.
In her article entitled, “Are the Bees Okay or Not. USDA Bee Colony Numbers Disputed”, Rebecca Raney states:
Award-winning Investigative Journalist Rebecca Raney
“Beekeepers and honey producers are disputing a federal honeybee census estimate of 3.8 million colonies in the United States in 2022 – a record number for the nationwide count. That estimate showed a 35 percent increase from the estimate of 2.8 million colonies in 2017. The report drove headlines claiming that U.S. bee farms are “buzzing” and that bees are “flourishing again.”
To beekeeping advocates, inflated numbers of bee colonies – a prominent statistic on bee health – can undermine efforts to get funding to improve colony health. To conservationists, high-profile reports of record numbers of bee colonies in the face of a well-documented trend of insect extinctions complicate the job of maintaining public awareness about food security and the effects of pesticides.”
Additional Articles by Rebecca Raney: “Anatomy of a science meeting: How controversial pesticide research all but vanished from a major conference”
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Dr. Alec Feinberg
On today’s show, I’ll speak to physicist Dr. Alec Feinberg on how cities can instantly be ten degrees cooler.
Dr. Feinberg has a Ph.D. from Northeastern University in Physics. He currently does volunteer climate modeling to help out on the climate crisis. His climate work has focused on urbanization heat flux contributions to global warming, re-radiation modeling for the global mean Earth’s energy budget, and the development of solar geoengineering equations for solar radiation modification to reverse global warming trends. He has published in all of these areas focusing on physics based modeling methods.
https://banblackroads.org/
https://bestglobalwarmingsolution.org/
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An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs.
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On today’s show, it’s time for July events in Berkeley! Keep It In The Ground – Plastic Free July at the Ecology Center, Jessica Mitchell Education and Engagement program coordinator and Martin Bourque executive director discuss the interactive, community events. We’ll switch gears just slightly and speak to Cheryl Davila, founder and executive director of the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force about their upcoming summit July 19th on climate and biodiversity.
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On today’s show, Timothy A. Wise, senior researcher for the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy will weigh in on president-elect of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum and give us an update on that country’s fight against GMO corn. We’ll switch gears and have a conversation with Stanford Design School directors Carissa Carter and Scott Doorley on their book entitled, “Assembling Tomorrow – A Guide to Designing a Thriving Future”.
Links to updates on fight against GMO corn in Mexico:
English: https://www.iatp.org/rebuttal-mexico-measures-concerning-genetically-engineered-corn
Spanish: https://www.iatp.org/escrito-de-replica-de-los-estados-unidos-mexicanos
Deadline for signing up to tune into public hearings, June 26 and 27. Registration deadline of June 21. Here is the link to sign up:
https://can-mex-usa-sec.org/secretariat/index.aspx?lang=spa
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On today’s show, during this hour I’ll be playing a documentary by Max Monch entitled, “Footprints of War – Nature Under Fire” from Earth Stories – Climate Disaster Documentaries which displays how warfare is destroying our environment. It is available on YouTube.
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Creative Commons – Salmon swimming upstream
On today’s show, I’ll speak to Ecology Center’s executive director Martin Bourque previewing Plastic Free July. We’ll switch gears and get an update on the salmon crisis in Northern CA and Oregon from Scott Artis, executive director of Golden State Salmon Association.
EVENT LINKS:
Enemy of the People Event:
https://rb.gy/n83vte
Food solutions. Civil Eats is holding an email-based “crash course” on climate solutions in food and farming during June. Learn more.
Reproduction and climate. Grist is holding webinar “High Risk: How Climate Change Affects Fertility, Birthing, and Babies,” on June 11. RSVP.
Women leaders. Women’s Earth Alliance is holding a press briefing, “Voices Unearthed: Shifting the Narrative on Women Grassroots Leaders in the Climate Movement” on June 12. RSVP.
Actors’ climate voices. The Hollywood Climate Summit 2024 will bring together professionals across TV, film, gaming, and more to explore Hollywood’s role in the climate movement. In-person and virtual. June 25-28.
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