Bay Area Bountiful: Sustainable Communities
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- On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we ask the question, “What makes a community sustainable?” There are many facets of sustainability, from energy use and human capital, to transportation and future strategic planning. Sustainability is the goal...
The Earth Laughs in Flowers
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- The farmers at Coyote Family Farm are among a new generation who see farming as a combination of spiritual practice, political act, community engagement and art form. Selling their fresh produce weekly at the farmers market, they are helping to reviv...
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Sonoma Ecology Center
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- The Sonoma Ecology Center is committed to improving the ecological health of our region’s wild spaces. Friends of the Petaluma River improve watershed stewardship through public events and hands-on youth education programs. Produced by KRCB North Bay...
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Friends of the Petaluma River
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- Friends of the Petaluma River improve watershed stewardship through public events and hands-on youth education programs. Produced by KRCB North Bay Public Media's Student Reporting Initiative, with support from Sonoma Wine Country Weekend. Protect ou...
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Daily Acts
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- Daily Acts helps people live more sustainably by reclaiming the power of daily actions through smart landscaping and water conservation. Produced by KRCB North Bay Public Media's Student Reporting Initiative, with support from Sonoma Wine Country Wee...
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Lexicon of Sustainability - Water
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- Agriculture depends on water, but in many parts of the world water is a scarce resource. Effectively managing watersheds helps farmers preserve their farms while protecting the environment; while new technologies, like drip irrigation, help conserve...
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Lexicon of Sustainability - GMOs
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- GMOs are Genetically Modified Organisms. They are created when scientists take the DNA from one plant species and add it to the DNA of another. It is likely that GMOs are in what you eat and what you wear. Jessica Lundberg of Northern California’s Lu...
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North Bay Farm Shows Some Agriculture Can Help the Earth
The Global Climate Action Summit just concluded last week in San Francisco. One of the topics brought up, was severe habitat loss across the State of California. According to the University of California Davis, over a quarter of California’s land mass is used for agriculture. This leaves little space for bugs, birds and other animals. KRCB reporter Adia White visited DaVero Family Farms and Winery to find out how the farm is hoping to bring back some of California’s natural habitat while…
Environment
Global Climate Summit Update: Protecting Forests, People
by Caryl Hart The Global Climate Action Summit got off to a strong start on September 12, with a number of announcements on worldwide agreements to reduce emissions and funnel money to the protection of forests and indigenous people. Thousands of delegates and media from all over the world are in…
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Gov. Jerry Brown Blasts Trump on Climate Change at SF Summit
By Caryl Hart In a press briefing at the opening of the Global Climate Action Summit, California Governor Jerry Brown and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the America’s Pledge Campaign. The plan aims to keep American states, cities and corporations on track to reduce…
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