Environment/Climate

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Antonia Juhasz and her book BLACK TIDE: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill

Airs at: Mon, 04/25/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Per Fagereng interviews Antonia Juhasz about her new book BLACK TIDE: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill It is the largest oil disaster in American history, and it could happen again. It is more than a story of ruined beaches, dead wildlife, chemical disper... Read more

Fukushima: Hanging on by their fingernails

Airs at: Thu, 04/14/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" takes a look at radiation (how do microsieverts per hour stack up over time?), the situation in Fukushima, and the (ir)rationality of nuclear power. Also, an examination of our class system. (Reality check-- if ... Read more

Crises not over with US economy or Fukushima

Airs at: Thu, 04/21/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" notes that radioactive cesium in fish 35 km from Fukushima reactors is 25x legal limit. Possibility of radiation disheartening to those who live on co... Read more

Mothers battle for Mother Earth

Airs at: Fri, 04/22/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Mothers battle for Mother Earth: How 'ordinary women' are saving the planet: Arrested more than 50 times-most recently at BP's London headquarters- Texas mom Diane Wilson shares her journey from quiet fisherwoman to unstoppable activist willing to chain herself to Union Car... Read more

Earth Day discussion with Sustainable Northwest and Net Impact Portland

Airs at: Fri, 04/22/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Community Grooves

Natalie Butto hosts Community Grooves on a special day this month, honoring Earth Day. Guests joining in studio are: Martin Goebel, Sustainable Northwest Founder and President Graeme Byrd, Net Impact Portland chapter leader; and Scott Stein, Net Impact Portland and the Bus Pr... Read more

April Waters on "Sheroes"

Airs at: Tue, 04/19/2011 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Art Focus

Guest host Kathleen Stephenson interviews painter April Waters about her series of paintings called "Sheroes," which is currently on exhibit through April 21st at Portland Artists Repertory Theater at 1515 SW Morrison. "Sheroes" is an exhibit of larger than life portraits a... Read more

Raising Elijah:Protecting Our Children In An Age of Environmental Crisis

Airs at: Mon, 04/18/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Biologist, author and mother, Sandra Steingraber discusses her new book Raising Elijah. Steingraber demonstrates how the intimate world of parenting connects to the public world of policy-making and how the ongoing environmental crisis is fundamentally a crisis of ... Read more

Portland State University celebrates Earth Day, April 22

Portland State University celebrates Earth Day, April 22 (Portland, OR) April 12, 2011 -- Portland State University's (PSU) fourth annual Earth Day Festival, featuring food, music, and demonstrations of sustainable living, will be held Friday, April 22, from 11 a.m. to 4 ... Read more

Attracting native pollinators. Plus, plant of the month: Figs

Airs at: Wed, 04/13/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Dirtbag

Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert welcome Matthew Shepherd, Senior Conservation Associate with The Xerces Society (a nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertabrates and their habitat) to talk about their brand new book Attract... Read more

Portland Climate Action Now!

Airs at: Mon, 04/18/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

In October 2009 the Portland city council adopted a climate action plan, setting in place the city’s ambitious sustainability roadmap to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by the year 2050. A year and a half later the city is putting the action plan to work with... Read more