KPFA - A Rude Awakening

A weekly update on climate change and it’s effects on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs.

This weeks guests are ChargerHelp Inc CEO Kameale C Terry. Kameale Terry’s company, ChargerHelp Inc., is building out an app that will facilitate on demand electric vehicle charging station maintenance.

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I’ll also be in conversation with Nicole Lindsey and Timothy Paule of Detroit Hives a 501c(3) non-profit organization working to create sustainable communities and bee populations by transforming vacant lots into pollinator friendly spaces.

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On today’s show, I’ll discuss the so-called techno fixes Bill Gates and his minions are pushing in Africa with the General Director for Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, Million Belay.

Here’s Million Belay’s article in Scientific American:  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bill-gates-should-stop-telling-africans-what-kind-of-agriculture-africans-need1/

Learn more afsafrica.org

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On Friday’s show I’ll be in conversation w/the senior advisor for Food and Water Watch Mark Schlosberg. We’ll run the gamut of what actions should be taken by the Biden administration and the on the state level the Newsom administration to squelch the fossil fuel industry’s grip on the world, water infrastructure and more. Then, we’ll switch gears and hear a clip about the plight of a Zambian farmer and the forced extinction of heirloom seeds by multinational corporations.

Learn more

http://afsafrica.org

http://foodandwaterwatch.org

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Perspective on the climate emergency from Austrian based journalist Bob Berwyn of Inside Climate News. This discussion includes important information on degrowth read more in Bob Berwyn’s article below. Then listen to my conversation with Oliver Munnion of the Global Forest Initiative on the push to stop the burning of biomass at Pego Power Station in Portugal

Is the Controlled Shrinking of Economies a Better Bet to Slow Climate Change Than Unproven Technologies?

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Today I’ll be discussing the present drought with Dr Marty Ralph. After Dr Marty Ralph Coast Miwok Council Joseph Sanchez and Jason Deschler will be joining me to share their fight to save the lives and habitat of the Tule Elk of Point Reyes Nat’l Seashore.

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