Hosting Two KALW Radio Shows Today: Keeping Oil In The Ground (10am) & PG&E Bankruptcy (7pm)

I’m doing a double-shot of call-in radio show hosting today, both on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco (and streaming live for those out of the area). First up, I’m guest hosting Your Call at 10am, subbing in for regular host Rose Aguilar. We’ll discuss the prospects for keeping oil in the ground, with guests:

  • Kassie Siegel, Senior Counsel and Climate Law Institute Director for the Center for Biological Diversity, one of the organizations that collaborated with Oil Exchange International on their latest report titled, “Drilling Towards Disaster: Why U.S. Oil and Gas Expansion Is Incompatible with Climate Limits.”
  • Antonia Juhasz, a leading author and investigative journalist covering the oil industry. She has written extensively on the influence of Big Oil and the intersection between oil companies and the U.S. government. She is the author of three books, including her most recent Black Tide: The Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill.

You can stream the show here (and the audio will be posted here as well after the show).

Then at 7pm, I’ll be hosting City Visions to discuss the impact of the PG&E bankruptcy on ratepayers, wildfire victims, and California’s clean energy goals. For those not following the story to date, PG&E is California’s largest utility and a key partner in the state’s climate agenda, from renewable energy to electric vehicle infrastructure deployment. But the utility claims that liability from its potential role in sparking devastating wildfires across the state over the past few years is forcing it to declare bankruptcy.

Joining me to discuss the ramifications:

  • Supervisor Hillary Ronen, representing San Francisco’s District 9.
  • Severin Borenstein, Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy at the Haas School of Business and Faculty Director of the Energy Institute at Haas.
  • Catherine Sandoval, Associate Professor of Law at Santa Clara University and former Commissioner at the California Public Utilities Commission  

You can tune in at 91.7 FM or stream it live. Hope you can join these conversations today!

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