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A Rude Awakening is an award-winning climate crisis and environmental justice radio show with interviews and commentary – hosted and produced by Sabrina Jacobs.Tune In! Every Friday @ 8amFollow A Rude Awakening on Facebook, Mastodon, Twitter and Instagram
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Pic of CCS plant in MississippiNina Robertson, Ileana Navarro, Thom Hersbach On today’s show, carbon capture and storage for California? That is the question. I’ll speak to Ileana Navarro policy associate with the Centra
Report Cover with Authors R. Leber and R. John On today’s show, the Center for Climate Integrity has released a new report titled “The Fraud of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas: How Big Oil and Gas Created the Myth that Natural Gas i
Book Cover – Compassion in Crisis This is a rebroadcast of May 1, 2026 A Rude Awakening featuring Maurice Carney, Kailea Rose Loften and Kate Rose Weiner. On today’s show, part two of my conversation with Maurice Carney,
Fill the Fund Logo On today’s show, we bring you three urgent climate and environmental justice stories. Talia Nimmer of the Center for Biological Diversity shares the latest on Sable Offshore Drilling’s push to acquire
Sachu Constantine – Executive Director of Vote Solar On today’s show, I spend the hour with the executive director of Vote Solar, Sachu Constantine discussing how solar, batteries and distributed energy resources are res
Gaslit – PosterCourtesy of SolarPR On today’s show, I’ll speak to senior policy and campaign manager for Asian Pacific Environmental Network, Faraz Rizvi about the legislation, SB 1259, moving through committee in Sacram
Folsom Lake Drought 87 – Free Pic via publicdomains.net On today’s show, the Center for Biological Diversity has sued the Trump Department of Agriculture for more information about the origins of an executive order in fa
Bayview Hunters Point Naval Shipyard – May 2010 – Take notice of how close the homes are. Wikicommons – Edward Betts On today’s show, San Francisco Bayview Hunters Point Shipyard is still a superfund site and still poiso
Cute Beagle Dog – Public Domain On today’s show, Asian Pacific Environmental Network’s new report uncovers how CA taxpayers might be footing the bill for the clean up and remediation cost of Phillips 66’s Carson refinery
On today’s show, an update on the feral cows roaming the Gila Wilderness of New Mexico, I speak to Todd Schulke of Center for Biological Diversity, we’ll switch gears and speak to Liberty University’s Dr. Leslie Joseph a
On today’s show, Hollin Kretzmann of Center for Biological Diversity gives an update on Assembly Bill 2461 – the Oil Well Cleanup Accountability bill, Jaime Court of Consumer Watchdog gives a rundown of all the candidate
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 22, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
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 15, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
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 8, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
On today’s show, part two of my conversation with Maurice Carney, executive director of Friends of the Congo. We’ll switch gears and speak to Kailea Rose Loften and Kate Rose Weiner of Loam Publishing about their latest
On today’s show, updates from local organizations. I speak to Talia Nimmer, staff attorney for the Climate Law Institute with the Center for Biological Diversity will give us an update on the fight against Sable Offshore
On today’s show, climate leader and All We Can Save co-editor Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson will be with us for the hour discussing her latest poignant publication entitled, “Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Pl
On today’s show, the Save Jackson Coalition will be sponsoring a Spirit Run at Jackson Demonstration State Forest this weekend in support of AB 2494. Polly Girvin will be here to discuss along with Melody Meyer of the En
On today’s show, delegates from the Nuestra America Convoy are back from their humanitarian excursion to Cuba. I speak to Olivia DiNucci of CODEPINK, Brenda Lopez and Mark Freidman of US Hands Off Cuba Committee. Helen Y
On today’s show, an update on the Sabel Offshore offensive off the coast of Santa Barbara from the Center for Biological Diversity’s senior oceans campaigner Brady Bradshaw. We’ll switch gears and speak to Tufts Universi
Sachu Constantine
Vote Solar
1 appearance on this show
Todd Schulke
Center for Biological Diversity
1 appearance on this show
Evlondo Cooper
Media Matters for America
2 appearances on this show
Leslie Joseph
Liberty University
1 appearance on this show
Hollin Kretzmann
Center for Biological Diversity
1 appearance on this show
May Khosla
Sonoma County Climate Activist Network
1 appearance on this show
Jaime Court
Consumer Watchdog
1 appearance on this show
Maurice Carney
Friends of the Congo
2 appearances on this show
Kailea Rose Loften
Loam Publishing
1 appearance on this show
Martin Bourque
Ecology Center
1 appearance on this show
Talia Nimmer
Center for Biological Diversity
1 appearance on this show
Olivia DiNucci
CODEPINK
1 appearance on this show
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