KPFA - A Rude Awakening

On today’s show, California’s autonomy over its utilities is under threat according to a new report by Consumer Watchdog entitled, “Dirty Deal:  How A Corporate Utility Fixer Is Poised To Turn Over CA Climate Law To Trump”.  I’ll speak to its author, investigative reporter Justin Kloczko and Consumer Watchdog president Jaime Court.

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On today’s show, I’ll speak to author and philosopher Dr. Jeff Sebo on his latest publication entitled, “The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters and Why”, we’ll switch gears and speak One Earth Film Festival executive director Ana Garcia Doyle on their upcoming 14th annual gathering and then round out the show with Friends of the Congo executive director Maurice Carney and Basandja Coalition founding leader Samuel Yagase who are currently touring the California.

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On today’s show, I’ll speak to Stacy Malkan, US Right To Know co-founder and managing editor, about Bayer/Monsanto’s latest scheme to get out paying billions in compensation for all the cancer it has knowlingly caused.  We’ll switch gears and speak to Ecology Center’s executive director Martin Bourque about the possible federal cuts to SNAP/EBT.

Stacy Malkan’s report on Johnson & Johnson talcum powder scandal and settlement:

Johnson & Johnson talc baby powder asbestos trials: key facts

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On today’s show, I’ll start the hour off with the latest report by Climate Integrity’s Richard Wiles entitled, “PREMIUMS ON FIRE: How State Farm’s California rate hike forces the rising costs of climate disasters onto policyholders instead of the Big Oil companies fueling the crisis”.  We’ll switch gears and speak to author and Fair Trade founder Paul Rice on his book entitled, “EVERY PURCHASE MATTERS: How Fair Trade Farmers, Companies, and Consumers Are Changing the World” out on April 8.

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On today’s show, the Red Cross gives an award to Wells Fargo?  I’ll speak to Dr. Michelle Merrill, organizer, with Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island.  We’ll switch gears and get an update on the possible restart of offshore drilling in the Santa Barbara corridor from Kristin Monsell, legal director of the Oceans program at the Center for Biological Diversity.

Petition to Demand Retraction of Red Cross Award to Wells Fargo:

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/red-cross-take-back-award-to-greenwashing-wells-fargo/

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More GMO Corn & GreenAction 

On today’s show, we’ll get an update on Mexico’s continued fight against importing GMO’d corn from the United States from Tuft’s University researcher Timothy A. Wise.  We’ll switch gears just a bit and get some info from the executive director of GreenAction for Health and Environmental Justice Bradley Angel about the upcoming action at US EPA in San Francisco.

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