KPFA - A Rude Awakening

On today’s show, I’ll spend the hour exploring the sponsorship and public relations side of the fossil fuel industry’s attempts to stay relevant and powerful.  I’ll speak to investigative reporter Rebecca John on her latest piece in DeSmog entitled, “Reveal: Now There’s Proof That The Fossil Fuel Industry Uses Cultural Sponsorships to Block Climate Action” [https://www.desmog.com/2025/05/20/revealed-now-theres-proof-that-the-fossil-fuel-industry-uses-cultural-sponsorships-to-block-climate-action/].  We’ll switch gears and speak to Staci Roberts-Steele, executive director of Yellow Dot Studios [https://yellowdotstudios.com/chevron-%f0%9f%ab%b6-california/] about how they are pushing back against the false fossil fuel narrative. The post Cultural Sponsorships & Parodies [https://kpfa.org/episode/cultural-sponsorships-and-parodies/] appeared first on KPFA [https://kpfa.org].

On today’s show, Mycelium Youth Network’s [https://www.myceliumyouthnetwork.org/] outside educator and storyteller, Marcy Brown is back to spread the word about their latest community event “Community Day of Action” on Saturday, June 28th [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-day-of-action-tickets-484076835847?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl].  We’ll switch gears and speak to Evlondo Cooper of Media Matters for America [https://www.mediamatters.org/] on his latest study entitled, “How Broadcast TV News Covered Environmental Justice in  2024”, released on June 16th. [https://www.mediamatters.org/broadcast-networks/how-broadcast-tv-news-covered-environmental-justice-2024] The post Mycelium Youth Network & Media Matters For America [https://kpfa.org/episode/mycelium-youth-network-media-matters-for-america/] appeared first on KPFA [https://kpfa.org].

On today’s show, we will hear the remaninder of my conversation with U.S. Right to Know investigative journalist Pamela Ferdinand [https://usrtk.org/people/pamela-ferdinand/] about all the plastic in our bodies.  We’ll switch gears and have a conversation with policy advocacy director for CA Environmental Voters Melissa Romero [https://envirovoters.org/] on the closure of the Valero’s Benicia refinery and how the oil industry is trying to use that closure as a means to gut environmental protections and more. The post Pamela Ferdinand and Melissa Romero [https://kpfa.org/episode/pamela-ferdinand-and-melissa-romero/] appeared first on KPFA [https://kpfa.org].

On today’s show, investigative journalist for U.S. Right To Know, Pamela Ferdinand [https://usrtk.org/people/pamela-ferdinand/] on her recent article entitled, “Plastics may disrupt the body’s clock, raise risk of chronic disease” [https://usrtk.org/healthwire/plastics-may-disrupt-circadian-rhythm/].  We’ll switch gears and speak to founder and executive director of Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network [https://www.wecaninternational.org/] on their upcoming virtual online summit from June 23-28. The post U. S. Right to Know and WECAN International [https://kpfa.org/episode/u-s-right-to-know-and-wecan-international/] appeared first on KPFA [https://kpfa.org].

On today’s show, an update from Paul Paz y Mino, deputy executive director with Amazon Watch [https://amazonwatch.org/] on anti-Chevron day and an environmental justice delegation visiting from Equador, and the looming possibility of Santa Barbara offshore drilling with the Center for Biological Diversity’ [https://biologicaldiversity.org/]s Brady Bradshaw, senior oceans campaigner. The post Amazon Watch & Center for Biological Diversity [https://kpfa.org/episode/amazon-watch-center-for-biological-diversity/] appeared first on KPFA [https://kpfa.org].