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Ten Good Things in 2015

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Looking back at 2015, Medea Benjamin found ten good things to celebrate -- ten wins for the left. Tom Becker reads from her piece in Huffington Post. Read more

Portland's Climate Action Plan, Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

This is Part 2 of Bill Resnick's interview with Mike Houck and Caitlin Lovell about the latest version of the Portland Climate Action Plan, approved earlier this year by the city council. The plan is very comprehensive, dealing with the many sources of greenhouse gas pollu... Read more

Gas well blow-out near L.A.: latest industrial mega-disaster, following on BP "spill" and Fukushima

Airs at: Wed, 12/30/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Since October 23, an aging gas well that ruptured has been spewing enormous amounts of methane into the air at the northern end of the San Fernando Valley outside of Los Angeles. Like the 2010 BP oil "spill" and the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant meltdowns, this is an unprec... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 28, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 12/28/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Frann Michel hosts the last Old Mole episode of 2015, which features segments on climate, economy, housing, insanity, and music by Helly Luv, Nina Simone, and the Pretenders, as well as poetry by Marge Piercy. This week the theme song is performed by Jerron Blind Boy Paxt... Read more

Resnick, Houck, and Lovell on Portland Climate Action Plan, Part One

Airs at: Mon, 12/28/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick interviews Mike Houck and Kaitlin Lovell about Portland's latest Climate Action Plan. Mike Houck has been a member of the Planning and Sustainability Commission, and is director of the Urban Greenspaces Institute. Kaitlin Lovell is Manager of the Science, Fish ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 21, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes Christmas songs by Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald, as well as segments on the climate impacts of the TPP, the politics of the Peanuts' Christmas cartoon, and the impacts of the women's movement on family life... Read more

Climate Impacts of the TPP

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Desiree Hellegers hosts a round table discussion on the climate impacts of the Transpacific Partnership, featuring Miya Reback, development and campaign coordinator for 350.org Portland, Kristen Sheeran, Oregon Director for Climate Solutions, and Michael Shannon, Executive ... Read more

Wild Horse Round-Ups: problems & solutions

Airs at: Mon, 12/28/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Voices for the Animals

Dab Steadman talks with Gayle Hunt, founder of the Central Oregon Wild Horse Coalition, about the raging battle between animal advocates and ranchers who pressure government agencies to remove wild horses from public lands. The purpose of Gayle's organization is to fill t... Read more

Challenging the Militarization of Climate Change, with guest Nick Buxton

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

The military is at the heart of the fossil fuel economy, yet military emissions were specifically excluded from the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 at the behest of the U.S. government. Though it's possible they may no longer be specifically excluded in the wake of the recent Paris ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 14, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 12/14/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker hosts this edition of the Mole focusing on progressive organizing and assessing the outcome of the COP21 Climate Conference just concluded in Paris. To hear the whole show, use the play button below. For individual segments, follow these links. 1. Shena Elri... Read more