“The Environment” is the title of the 10th program in a series of programs on Community Television of Santa Cruz County called “The War On Poverty in the 21^st Century”. Produced by Community Television and the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc.

·               Produced: Monday, November 25th, 2002 

·               On Air January 2nd through January 30th, 2002

·               Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 pm and Fridays at 3:

·               Channel: 25 on AT&T Cable 

·               Title: “The Environment” 

·               An article on this series was featured in The Good Times on May 23^rd. You can view this article at:  http://www.cabinc.org/War_Goodtimes_poverty_tv.htm

Historically poor people and the environment have both been viewed from the perspective of what they can produce.  This pattern has resulted today in a planet with more people who are struggling for basic survival and an increasing number of endangered and threatened plant and animal species. 

The World Commission on Environment & Development recently connected the two issues by stating,  “Poverty is a major cause and effect of global environmental problems.  It is therefore futile to attempt to deal with environmental problems without a broader perspective that encompasses the factors underlying world poverty and international inequality.”

What’s happening related to this complex problem globally, nationally, and locally?  How do we both protect our environmental resources…. cleaning up the air and water, providing adequate habitat to promote a broad diversity of species and other efforts while also addressing social equity needs…such as assuring that everyone has adequate food, and housing?

In this episode we explore these and other questions as we talk about the complex topic of poverty and the environment.

In the studio

John Borrego is a Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of California Santa Cruz. He teaches global political economy with regional and local impacts.

Roberto Sanchez Rodriguez, an Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of California Santa Cruz, focuses on environmental problems in urban areas. He has worked on transboundary environmental problems on the U.S.-Mexico border and on human dimensions of global environmental change. He is currently examining the implications of the North American Free Trade Agreement for continental environmental issues. 

Kirsten Liske is the Projects Director at Ecology Action of Santa Cruz.  A graduate, with Honors, of the University of California at Santa Cruz in Environmental Studies her work has focused on implementing needed next steps in the areas of hazardous waste and resource management, pollution prevention and the oil recycling industry.  Kirsten joined Ecology Action in 1999 and currently develops and manages pollution prevention and zero waste projects. 

The host of the series, Paul Rachuy Brindel, 

·               Executive Producer of the series is Geoffrey Dunn, Executive Director of Community Television of Santa Cruz County.

·               Kathy D’Angelo produces the series for Community Television.

·               Paul Brindel produces the series for the Community Action Board

·               Christine Johnson-Lyons is the Associate Producer for the Community Action Board

·               Virginia Johnson is the Associate Producer for Ecology Action

·               Craig Jutson directs the program series.

·               Contact:  For Community Television, Kathy D'Angelo– 425-8848

·               For Community Action Board, Paul Rachuy Brindel – 457-1741 ext 160

·               For more on the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc go to: www.cabinc.org

·               Go To The War On Poverty Index of Programs and Resources at: http://www.cabinc.org/War_on_poverty_Index_of_programs.htm

·               For more on Community Television of Santa Cruz County go to: http://communitytv.org/index.html

·               Friday January 27, 2002