Environment/Climate

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Extreme Energy Extraction; Deep Water Drilling in the Gulf; Interview Jonathan Fahey

Airs at: Wed, 01/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Extreme Energy Extraction; Getting at Fossil Fuels; A Deeper Look brings you a 2day special this week Tune Wednesday January 25th AP Energy Reporter Jonathan Fahey will talk about Deep Water Drilling in the Gulf less than 2years after the spill. & Thursday January 26th f... Read more

Renewable Energy: It's not a pipe dream!

Airs at: Wed, 01/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
What would it take to get off fossil fuels entirely, and to power the planet with renewables by 2030? What strides are being made in Oregon? In Portland? What can we do within our own communities? Solar design consultant Jesse Hunter, and Collin Ferguson, of Cascadia Common... Read more

Presswatch for 01-12-2012

Airs at: Thu, 01/12/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Topics include the Afghanisatn incident, war is psychosexual, the impending war with Iran, the latest of Fukishima, Arctic methan plus listener calls. Read more

SCARED SICK - An Interview with Author Robin Karr-Morse

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
When we talk about environmental health hazards, we usually are referring to toxins in the environment outside our bodies. But there are environmental health hazards inside our bodies as well. Chemicals and hormones triggered by stress and trauma can wreak havoc on our n... Read more

Fukishima, Iran, Occupy Congress and Occupy San Diego group in Las Cruces NM.

Airs at: Thu, 01/19/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
News you're not supposed to know.  Warnings on Fukishima, global centralization of election reporting, news from Iran, Occupy Congress protest and the ordeal of the Occupy San Diego group in Las Cruces NM. Read more

Presswatch on 12/29/11

Airs at: Thu, 12/29/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
The news you're not suppposed to know from 1811, a review of 2011 and listener calls. Read more

LATEST POLITICAL BRINKSMANSHIP AROUND KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Last November the Obama administration responded to intense public opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline—which would carry crude oil from Alberta's tar sands, to refineries on the Gulf Coast—by calling for additional environmental impact studies that could take more tha... Read more

Park Bureau Plans for Budget Cuts

Airs at: Fri, 01/13/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Mayor Adams has asked each of the city’s bureaus to come up with budget cuts of four, six and eight percent. For a look into this process, KBOO’s Joe Meyer spoke with citizen activist Christine Yun and Jim Blackwood for the Parks Bureau.   Read more

Fight the Empire on 01/05/12

Airs at: Thu, 01/05/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
Host Per Fagereng interviews Mike Ruppert, author of "Crossing the Rubicon" and star of the film "Collapse", about what happened in 2011 and what might be in the future in 2012. Read more

The Dirtbag on 01/11/12

Airs at: Wed, 01/11/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Dirtbag
Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert tackle another timely topic: dormant pruning. If your fruit trees are about the size you want them, now is NOT the time to prune--that would be mid-summer. But if your fruit trees are too big, need some shaping help, or tend to overb... Read more