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Vic Remmers faces protesters as he attempts to cut ancient trees on two sites in Portland

Airs at: Tue, 09/15/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Portland residents in two separate neighborhoods engaged in civil disobedience today to stop ancient trees from being cut down by developer Vic Remmers. A neighborhood group in Southeast Portland has banded together to stop the cutting of two old-growth trees near 41st Ave... Read more

Mark Jacobson on Scaling Up Renewable Energy

Airs at: Mon, 09/07/2015 at 12:00am
Bill Resnick talks with Mark Jacobson about the realistic potential, and with that barriers, to scale up renewable energy to meet the world's energy needs.  Mark Jacobson teaches civil and environmental engineering at Stanford.  Read more

The Spirit of the Forest - Episode 17

Airs at: Wed, 09/02/2015 at 12:00am
This is episode 17 of The Spirit of the Forest, an audio drama / dark comedy produced by Oregon resident Dan Crall.  The program blends fiction and reality, and reflects upon the sadness, the absurdity, and normalcy of modern life.   On this episode, we visit a brewery ... Read more

ShellNo protest in Portland while Obama visits Alaska

Airs at: Tue, 09/01/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
  President Obama is in Alaska today for a meeting with world leaders about climate change in the Arctic. He was met by hundreds of protesters challenging his decision to allow Shell Oil to drill in the Arctic – a move they say will greatly increase climate change, and is l... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for August 24, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 08/24/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this episode with segments featuring Jeremy Brecher on Climate Insurgency, Denise & Joe on Housing Justice, and readings on the cost of low wages and the radical promise of Reconstruction. Bill talks with Jeremy Brecher about Climate Insurgency. Tom reads ... Read more

Climate Insurgency

Airs at: Mon, 08/24/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Jeremy Brecher, author of Climate Insurgency: A Strategy for Survival. They discuss the limits of the Obama clean energy plan and the opportunites it offers to push for global actions that will actually help salvage a humanly liveable climate; the ne... Read more

Totem Pole Journey coming to Longview, Portland and Hood River

Airs at: Thu, 08/20/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Each of the past two years, Lummi Nation tribal members have carved and transported totem poles thousands of miles to raise public awareness and strengthen opposition to the export of fossil fuels from the west coast of the United States and Canada. Starting this Friday, th... Read more

KEEP NESTLE OUT OF THE GORGE!

Airs at: Wed, 08/19/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Cascade Locks resident and Native activist Anna Mae Leonard is on a five-day fast at Cascade Locks City Hall, asking the City Council to withdraw its joint request for a water rights swap allowing the Swiss-based multinational Nestle Corporation to build a water-bottling pl... Read more

Field Moles: Shell No in St. John's

Airs at: Mon, 08/17/2015 at 12:00am
Desiree Hellegers brings a field report from Portland’s Cathedral Park where activists on July 29th attempted to delay the transit of Shell Oil's icebreaker on its way up to the Arctic. The segment features the voice of Greenpeace climber Marty Aranaydo, founder and directo... Read more

A People Curriculum for the Earth

Airs at: Mon, 08/17/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Bill Bigelow and Tim Swinehart on their new book *A People's Curriculum for the Earth*—a project focused on teaching students about the environmental crisis and climate justice. This edited volume features some of the best articles from *Rethinking ... Read more