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Today’s Featured Organizations On today’s show, the nation’s strongest clean air standards for water heaters has been implemented.  Tony Sirna, Evergreen Action Deputy Policy Director for Buildings tells us more.  Bioneer has a film screening coming up.  I speak to Bioneers producer JP Harpignies to get more info.  Is the Endangered Species Act itself endangered?  We get the story from Rebecca Garverman, staff attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity.   Additional Center for Biological Diversity Links: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/legal-filing-challenges-trump-move-to-ok-killing-of-endangered-wildlife-2026-10-01/ https://biologicaldiversity.org/programs/government-affairs/pdfs/Scope-of-the-Endangered-Species-Acts-Take-Prohibition-Following-the-Harm-Rule.pdf https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/oceans/pdfs/1%20–%202026.10.15%20–%20Complaint%20FWS%20DOI%20FOIA%20ESA%20Take.pdf The post Heat Pumps, Bioneers & Endangered Species appeared first on KPFA.

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   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.   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.