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Resistance grows to controversial telescope project as Office of Hawaiian Affairs withdraws support

Airs at: Mon, 05/04/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  News In Depth
Report from KBOO reporter Paul Roland: VOICES FROM THE MOVEMENT   As reported on Friday’s newscast, last Thursday the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees voted to rescind its previous support for a hotly contested new telescope project on Mauna Kea, which is of... Read more

Officials and Activists Weigh Options for O & C Lands

Airs at: Thu, 04/30/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released five options for updating the Northwest Forest Plan, which determines, among other things, the number of board feet allowed to be harvested from the O & C lands. These lands are a patchwork of square-mile plots surrounding... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 27, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Alan Wieder hosts this episode of the Old Mole and we hear: Jan Haaken and Todd Sloan talk about psychology and perceptions of class and inequality. Bill Resnick finishes his conversation Michael Armstrong of Portland' Bureau of Planning and Sustainability with a... Read more

The Meaning of May Day in 2015

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel and Hyung Nam discuss the origins of May Day in the Chicago Riot of 1886, its enduring if transformed significance today, and local actions taking place on May Day  (May 1st) 2015. Read more

PDX vs. Climate Change: Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick continues his conversation with Michael Armstrong of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability about City-wide action on climate change, making Portland more sustainable, and the importance of collective as well as individual initiative. Image Credit: P... Read more

KBOO LIVE webcast of Earth Day 2015

KBOO is webcasting LIVE from the Saturday April 25th Earth Day celebration in Portland from 11:30 to 5 pm. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN! "We are the Future!" is the 2015 theme for Portland's Earth Day celebration. Earth Day PDX helps to promote awareness of environmental issues ... Read more

Mauna Kea protests continue

Airs at: Thu, 04/23/2015 at 12:00am
A four-week long protest which has halted construction of  the proposed TMT or Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea on the big island of Hawaii continues with several new developments this week. On Tuesday activists took to the streets of Honolulu to bring their message to t... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 20

Airs at: Mon, 04/20/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this episode of the Mole and we hear: 1. Bill Resnick talks with Portland city sustainable official Michael Armstrong about what Portland is doing about climate change. 2.  Tom Becker reads an article about the imminent dangers of serious water shortages. ... Read more

Drought: Death by a Thousand Cuts

Airs at: Mon, 04/20/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker reads Robert Hunziker's article from Counterpunch dealing with the imminence of serious drought due to climate change.  Keller Fountain dry" by Tedder - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.">Photo Credit: Tedder Read more

PDX v Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 04/20/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Michael Armstrong, who leads the Sustainability section of the Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. The Bureau just released a draft of the 2015 Portland/Multnomah County Climate Action Plan. Armstrong talks about what he would do if he ... Read more