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COP27 in a Police State

Airs at: Thu, 11/17/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Code Pink Radio
  The COP27 UN Climate Meeting is happening in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, now: November 6 to November 18, 2022. A climate summit is more urgent than ever. So, why are activists across the world protesting it? Join CODEPINK radio and special guests, including Sharif Abdel Kou... Read more

Why Is the Arctic Suddenly Burning?

Airs at: Thu, 11/17/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Radio Ecoshock
  Guest Dr. David Gaveau on newly seen Arctic feedback. Alex rants on COP27 Climate Conference. Al Gore's COP27 opening remarks: we are failing - and no one believes we will do anything to stop emissions.    11-11-2022     Read more

A Forest Lets Out the Liberators in Jails

Airs at: Wed, 11/16/2022 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Earth Riot Radio
  Brittney Griner and Alaa Abd el-Fattah speak to us in this Earth Riot, and two women from New Zealand follow up: India and Leila. My attempt to translate the Earth's language is guided by these special teachers. First, I try to leap over Trump's wall, where I have been t... Read more

Uncovering Plant-Human Intimacy

Airs at: Wed, 11/16/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  For The Wild
  Breathing in the joy and lessons of the plant life surrounding us, Ayana and guest Antonia Estela Perez share an enriching conversation on the power and magic of coming to know the world around us. Antonia dives into the tension that exists in living in and caring for la... Read more

Oregon Public Utility Commission Stands up to NW Natural

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
At long last Oregon regulators are beginning to rein in the state’s largest gas utility. Earlier this year NW Natural came to the Oregon Public Utitlity comission with a proposal to drastically raise its rates. The rate increases would mainly pay for executive bonuses, inve... Read more

Solving the Climate Crisis Through Global Soil Health, with Didi Pershouse

Airs at: Tue, 11/15/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  EcoJustice Radio
  The Earth's water cycle, carbon cycle, and nutrient cycle depend on a healthy soil sponge, which is created and maintained by the ongoing work of other species. By restoring and nurturing the soil sponge, humanity has a unique opportunity to unify and come into balance w... Read more

Voices of Resistance

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Hard Knock Radio
  We play an array of speeches from iconic figures, Immortal Technique, Fannie Lou Hammer, Sister Souljah and Reverend Jeremiah Wright.  11-11-2022   ---- Also, an episode of World Ocean Radio: A Minister for the Ocean -- How do we govern the ocean? This week on World... Read more

Circular Fashion: Designing for Equity & Environment

Airs at: Thu, 11/10/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  EcoJustice Radio
  Just as we analyze the impacts of our food and energy use, equally important is understanding from where our clothes originate, their environmental and social impacts, and how to dispose of them in an environmentally responsible manner.  According to a 2017 Ellen MacArt... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 15, 2022

Airs at: Tue, 11/15/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Alternative Institutions in Venezuela: Old Mole Luisa Martinez interviews Sofia Isabel González Ortiz, about a commune that includes a bakery, farm and communal space. Their conversa... Read more

Friends of Trees

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Portland prides itself on being a tree city but in fact in recent years Portland's tree canopy has actually shrunk. Friends of Trees, a nonprofit organization that addresses inequities in the urban canopy by planting trees with community involvement, has been working for ye... Read more