KPFA - A Rude Awakening

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

UPDATE ON WHALE ENTANGLEMENTS:

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today that the director is delaying the opening of the commercial Dungeness crab fishing season until Jan. 1 due to a high number of whale entanglements in the fishery in 2026.  The National Marine Fisheries Service has also reported at least one additional whale entangled by CA commercial Dungeness crab gear that CDFW had not previously reported, which you can see on Slide 4 of this presentation.

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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.

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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.

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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, 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.

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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/

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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.

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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.

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).

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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

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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

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