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Port of San Francisco confronts sea level rise
The Port of San Francisco is planning for sea level rise along its 7½ miles of shoreline. Adam Varat from the Port introduces us to the...
May 30, 2024
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Concord Reuse Project - the Naval Weapons Station transformed
The Concord Naval Weapons Station closed 19 years ago. After some false starts, it looks like its redevelopment is finally underway. We...
May 9, 2024
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Three Creeks Restoration Project - inching toward nature-based flood control
Marsh Creek in Brentwood was engineered to be a drainage ditch back when Brentwood was farm country. but the Contra Costa County Flood...
Apr 19, 2024
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Rooftop Solar slated to take another hit
Rooftop solar seems like the front line answer to climate change, but there's a problem: how to share the cost of maintaining the grid...
Mar 21, 2024
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Martinez Refinery Update
The refinery's lawsuit against the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is settled; what's next? We check in with Heidi Taylor of...
Feb 29, 2024
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... And now we party! MLK Day part 2
After the work comes the party! A stroll up the Richmond Greenway takes us to Unity Park and the after-party. We talk to exhibitors,...
Feb 14, 2024
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Getting to work: MLK Day of Service on the Richmond Greenway
Urban Tilth work day in Richmond: Planting, weeding, mulching, and meeting the staff and volunteers who make it happen. We met the...
Feb 5, 2024
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Electrification of . . . everything
Electrification is coming! And there is much to learn. Rebates! Tax credits! Cheaper power! And where to get help. Brenna Shafizadeh of...
Jan 18, 2024
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Plant Based Eating from Everyday Climate Champions
We have a special gift for you from our friends over at the Bay Area Chapter of the Climate Reality Project and their podcast, "Everyday...
Dec 26, 2023
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What's new at the Martinez refinery? Nothing good - yet.
What's new at the Martinez refinery? They have added flares and stinky gas releases to their repertoire. Meanwhile, there is a December...
Dec 16, 2023
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Giving Natives (plants, that is) a Chance
We're back and planting! Learn about native plants, and efforts to bring them back in the Bay Area. We get to work at an annual event...
Dec 8, 2023
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Taking a short break - but we'll be back!
Jeanne was on vacation in Spain, and came back with an unwanted souvenir - not covid, thank goodness. We are taking a break but we will...
Nov 12, 2023
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Suisun Marsh: Resilience Hotspot
Suisun Marsh is the biggest brackish water marsh west of the Mississippi. What's the plan to protect it, and the communities that border...
Oct 17, 2023
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The Inflation Reduction Act Targets Climate Change!
In honor of Climate Week, we dig into the biggest climate mitigation legislation of our lifetime - the Inflation Reduction Act. Host...
Sep 27, 2023
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Rooftop Solar - the New Regime
What's happening with rooftop solar now that the new net metering system has taken effect? What is the impact of the Inflation...
Sep 7, 2023
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Sustainable Contra Costa: What We Can Do
Sustainable Contra Costa looks for ways to encourage us as individuals to do our part. This week we talk to Laura Wehrley, the Outreach...
Aug 19, 2023
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(Un?)Healthy Martinez
Healthy Martinez is a group of residents advocating for better air quality for those living downwind of the Martinez Refinery. Since...
Jul 20, 2023
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Martinez Beaver Festival - A Dam Good Party
One more beaver episode: we visit the Martinez Beaver Festival, and it was a blast! We talk to exhibitors, and catch the vibes. Worth a...
Jul 8, 2023
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Greenbelt Alliance launches Resilience Hotspots Project
How can we confront climate change right here in the Bay Area? Where to start? The Greenbelt Alliance is tackling climate change head on...
Jun 28, 2023
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Real, Live Beavers - and Dams
Be sure to click the EPISODES tab to listen to the podcast. We can't get enough of beavers! So we toured an active beaver colony - two...
Jun 20, 2023
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