Amazon Watch & Center for Biological Diversity

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Gene Baur is the founder of Farm Sanctuary, a place of rescue, refuge, and adoption for hundreds of farm animals each year. Farm Sanctuary shelters enable visitors to connect with farm animals as emotional, intelligent individuals. Gene has also led campaigns to change laws about animal treatment and taken undercover photographs of farms, stockyards, and slaughterhouses, documenting deplorable conditions. His pictures and videos exposing factory farming cruelties have aired nationally and internationally, educating millions about the plight of modern farm animals, and his rescue work inspired an international farm sanctuary movement. Once called “the conscience of the food movement” by Time magazine, Gene walks the walk and talks the talk when it comes to food and animal rights. Jay and Gene discuss the political and cultural steps that will bring about the end of factory farming and a healthier approach to animals and food. Today's episode was produced by Tani Levitt and Mijon Zulu. To check out more episodes or to learn more about the show, you can visit our website Allaboutchangepodcast.com. If you like our show, spread the word, tell a friend or family member, or leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. We really appreciate it. All About Change is produced by the Ruderman Family Foundation. Episode Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:05 The state of veganism 6:18 Cultural shifts around factory farming and veganism 14:58 Gene’s three paths of activism 17:44 Gene’s legislative successes 22:25 Accepting people where they are in their journeys 25:36 Thank you and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/ Looking for more insights into the world of activism? Be sure to check out Jay’s brand new book, Find Your Fight , in which Jay teaches the next generation of activists and advocates how to step up and bring about lasting change. You can find Find Your Fight wherever you buy your books, and you can learn more about it at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jayruderman.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .…

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On today’s show, an update from Paul Paz y Mino, deputy executive director with Amazon Watch 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’s Brady Bradshaw, senior oceans campaigner.

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Mistreated Poultry & WF Protests 59:58

7 days ago59:58

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On today’s show, Direct Action Everywhere will be holding an action in front of Trader Joe’s in Berkeley tomorrow and lead organizer Cassie King will explain why. We’ll switch gears and speak to climate activists from Portland, OR (Dr. Bernadette Rodgers – Scientists Rebellion Turtle Island ), Corpus Christi, Texas (Armon Alex – Gulf of Mexico Youth Climate Summit ) and Lake Charles, Louisiana (James Hiatt – For A Better Bayou) who are all participating in today’s huge action at Wells Fargo headquarters in San Francisco. The post Mistreated Poultry & WF Protests appeared first on KPFA .…

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Insurance Rate Hikes & August 15th Action 33:51

14 days ago33:51

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On today’s show, Dr. Bernadette Rodgers of Scientist Rebellion will b here to give you the deets on a training session and the next huge climate action for the Stop Billonaires Summer . We’ll switch gears and speak to Consumer Watchdog’s Carmen Balber and Will Pletcher about rate hikes to CA homeowners insurance and a recently filed lawsuit against CA insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara . Link to Wells Fargo Petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-wells-fargo-be-a-better-bank?clear_id=true&referrer=group-stop-the-money-pipeline&source=direct_link The post Insurance Rate Hikes & August 15th Action appeared first on KPFA .…

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CO2 & The Whales 59:58

21 days ago59:58

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O n today’s show, I’ll speak to Liza Tucker, consumer advocate for Consumer Watchdog about her news article on two bills in the California legislature that would allow for the building of dangerous and unregulated carbon dioxide pipelines. We switch gears and speak to Center for Biological Diversity staff attorney David Derrick about their notice to sue the Coast Guard and others to protect the whales in California from ship strikes. Link to Yellow Dot Studios Video Aired Today Entitled, “What The News Isn’t Telling You”: https://yellowdotstudios.com/what-the-news-isnt-telling-you-about-this-heatwave/ The post CO2 & The Whales appeared first on KPFA .…

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Teach In & SB237 59:58

5 weeks ago59:58

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On today’s show, I speak to Dr. Michelle Merrill of Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island about their upcoming event Scientist Speak Out Rally and Teach-In . We’ll switch gears and speak to The Climate Center’s Woody Hastings (Phasing Out Polluting Fuels Program Director) on the latest effort by the environmental justice community and beyond to urge the Newsom administration to prioritize the people of this state over fossil fuel profits. Leaked Language from Newsom’s Office: SEC. 7. Section 21080.80 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read: 21080.80. (a) This division shall not apply to the approval by the Geologic Energy Management Division of a notice of intention under Section 3203 to commence drilling a new well, to the extent this division would otherwise apply, if all of the following requirements are met: (1) Approval of the notice of intention is not part of a project for which there is already a certified, complete, and valid environmental impact report or an adopted, complete, and valid negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration. (2) The wellhead for the new well to be drilled is located within an established oil and gas field, as identified by the Geologic Energy Management Division. (3) The wellhead for the new well to be drilled is not located within a health protection zone, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 3280. (4) Activities approved under the notice of intention for a new well will not require an individual take permit for species protected under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.) or the California Endangered Species Act (Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code). (5) Activities approved under the notice of intention for a new well will not require a streambed alteration permit pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1600) of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code. (6) The wellhead location for the new well to be drilled has no cultural or historic resources present, as determined by a qualified archeologist based on a pedestrian ground surface survey demonstrating no cultural or historic resources are present at the site. (7) (A) Before the new well is drilled, two other wells, as defined in Section 3008, shall be plugged and abandoned. (i) One of the wells to be plugged and abandoned shall have a wellhead located in the same oil and gas field as the new well, as determined by the Geologic Energy Management Division. (ii) The other well to be plugged and abandoned shall have a wellhead located in a health protection zone, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 3280. (iii) A well that has already been identified in any idle well elimination plan described in Section 3206 shall not count for the plugging and abandonment required pursuant to this paragraph. A well plugged and abandoned under the requirements of this paragraph shall not subsequently count for compliance with an idle well elimination plan described in Section 3206. (B) The notice of intention submitted for the replacement well shall identify the two wells that have been plugged and abandoned in accordance with Section 3208 and that satisfy the conditions in subparagraph (A). Plugging and abandonment of both wells shall be completed after January 1, 2026, and before commencement of work under the notice of intention for the new well. (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2036, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2036, deletes or extends that date. The post Teach In & SB237 appeared first on KPFA .…

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Power and Plastic 59:58

6 weeks ago59:58

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On today’s show, I speak to 350 Bay Area Action ’s Lead Organizer Zoe Jonick and Reclaim Our Power ’s Policy Organizer Emi Yoko-Young on California Senate Bill 332 the Investor-Owned Utiities Accountability Act. We’ll switch gears and speak to Ecology Center ’s executive director Martin Bourque on Plastic Free July and California Senate Bill 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act. Ecology Center Webinar: https://ambr-recyclers.org/2025/07/webinar-unrecyclable-by-design-the-problem-with-flexible-film-plastic-packaging/ The post Power and Plastic appeared first on KPFA .…

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US Right to Know & Consumer Watchdog 59:59

7 weeks ago59:59

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On today’s show, a bailout for California oil refineries? I’ll speak to Consumer Watchdog ’s founder and executive director Jaime Court about the pushback from 50 plus environmental and public interest groups . We’ll switch gears and commemorate 10 years of U.S. Right To Know with co-founder and managing editor Stacy Malkan. In lieu of news headlines, we’ll be back after this reflection on the question, freedom for whom. The post US Right to Know & Consumer Watchdog appeared first on KPFA .…

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Cultural Sponsorships & Parodies 59:58

8 weeks ago59:58

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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” . We’ll switch gears and speak to Staci Roberts-Steele, executive director of Yellow Dot Studios about how they are pushing back against the false fossil fuel narrative. The post Cultural Sponsorships & Parodies appeared first on KPFA .…

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Mycelium Youth Network & Media Matters For America 59:59

9 weeks ago59:59

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On today’s show, Mycelium Youth Network’s 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 . We’ll switch gears and speak to Evlondo Cooper of Media Matters for America on his latest study entitled, “How Broadcast TV News Covered Environmental Justice in 2024”, released on June 16th. The post Mycelium Youth Network & Media Matters For America appeared first on KPFA .…

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Pamela Ferdinand and Melissa Romero 59:58

10 weeks ago59:58

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On today’s show, we will hear the remaninder of my conversation with U.S. Right to Know investigative journalist 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 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 appeared first on KPFA .…

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U. S. Right to Know and WECAN International 59:58

11 weeks ago59:58

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On today’s show, investigative journalist for U.S. Right To Know, Pamela Ferdinand on her recent article entitled, “Plastics may disrupt the body’s clock, raise risk of chronic disease” . We’ll switch gears and speak to founder and executive director of Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network on their upcoming virtual online summit from June 23-28. The post U. S. Right to Know and WECAN International appeared first on KPFA .…

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Amazon Watch & Center for Biological Diversity 59:58

12 weeks ago59:58

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Special Spring Fund Drive Programming: Josh Jackson on California’s Incredible Public Wilderness 59:58

13 weeks ago59:58

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Today’s episode of A Rude Awakening is preempted by special programming for KPFA’s 2025 Spring Fund Drive. Brian Edwards-Tiekert speaks with photographer and author Josh Jackson , an advocate for public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Through his Forgotten Lands Project, he employs storytelling and visual narratives to inspire engagement with California’s unknown landscapes. His latest book is The Enduring Wild: A Journey Into California’s Public Lands . To support our mission and receive Josh Jackson’s book The Enduring Wild as a thank-you gift, please donate here or call (800) 439-5732 (800-HEY-KPFA). The post Special Spring Fund Drive Programming: Josh Jackson on California’s Incredible Public Wilderness appeared first on KPFA .…

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Special Spring Fund Drive Programming: Jeff Miller on Bay Area Wildlife 59:58

14 weeks ago59:58

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Today’s episode of A Rude Awakening is preempted by special programming for KPFA’s 2025 Spring Fund Drive. Brian Edwards-Tiekert interviews Jeff Miller , the founder and Executive Director of the Alameda Creek Alliance. Miller also works with the Center for Biological Diversity on media, outreach, writing endangered species listing petitions, and biodiversity issues. His latest book is Bay Area Wildlife: An Irreverent Guide. To support our mission and receive Jeff Miller’s book Bay Area Wildlife as a thank-you gift, please donate here or call (800) 439-5732 (800-HEY-KPFA). The post Special Spring Fund Drive Programming: Jeff Miller on Bay Area Wildlife appeared first on KPFA .…

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A Rude Awakening – May 9, 2025 8:50

15 weeks ago8:50

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An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs. The post A Rude Awakening – May 9, 2025 appeared first on KPFA .

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Peter Klein’s Bribe, Inc. 59:58

16 weeks ago59:58