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Every Monday from 10:00am to 11:00am.


 

A weekly conversation about our place on the planet. Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein talks with local, regional and national experts, activists and policy makers about climate change, food policy, land use, salmon restoration, forest management and all the other things that matter in our environment.

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Locus Focus on 05/20/13

Airs at: Mon, 05/20/2013 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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DUST BOWLS IN THE 21st CENTURY  By many measurements, last summer’s drought was one for the record books. But widespread annual droughts, once a rare calamity, have become more frequent and are set to become the “new normal.” Until recently, many scientists spoke of clim... Read more

Locus Focus on 05/13/13

Airs at: Mon, 05/13/2013 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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IS CAP AND TRADE THE ANSWER TO CLIMATE CHANGE?California’s climate law, which relies heavily on a mechanism known as cap and trade, is the most ambitious in the United States and is being touted by environmentalists around the country. But according to a recent article i... Read more

Locus Focus on 05/06/13

Airs at: Mon, 05/06/2013 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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REBUILDING THE FOODSHEDWe live at a time of transition: when factory-farmed food from the other side of the world crosses paths with organics raised at a local CSA (community-supported agriculture). The question many ask is: which direction leads us to a more sustainable... Read more

Locus Focus on 04/29/13

Airs at: Mon, 04/29/2013 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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LONESOME LARRY Back in 1992, "Lonesome Larry” was the lone male sockeye salmon that returned to Redfish Lake, high in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho. In the 6 years following Larry’s demise, the dearth of sockeye returns to Redfish Lake (named for the sockeye) confirmed... Read more

Locus Focus on 04/22/13

Airs at: Mon, 04/22/2013 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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PUKKA'S PROMISE: The Quest for Longer-Lived DogsThis week on Locus Focus we celebrate Earth Day in the company of our four-pawed best friends. When nature writer Ted Kerasote was ready for a new puppy he wanted to find out how it was possible to give his new dog the long... Read more

Locus Focus on 04/15/13

Airs at: Mon, 04/15/2013 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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THE ENERGY OF SLAVES - An Interview with Andrew Nikiforuk In ancient civilizations the energy of human slaves planted crops, clothed emperors and built cities. Slavery was the cornerstone of more recent societies as well, like the pre-civil war American South. Yet when the... Read more

Locus Focus on 04/08/13

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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THE KINGDOM OF RARITIES - A Conversation with author Eric DinersteinWhen you look out your window, why are you so much more likely to see a crow or a robin than a California condor? Why are some animals naturally rare and others so abundant? How much does the rarity of a... Read more

Locus Focus on 04/01/13

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2013 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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ENERGY: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth, Part 5 - River Killers: The False Solution of Megadams During spring pledge drive, Locus Focus is continuing a series of programs inspired by a new book from the Foundation for Deep Ecology and the Post-Carbon I... Read more

Locus Focus on 03/25/13

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2013 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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  ENERGY: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth, Part 4 - Fighting Gas and Oil Development in Montana's Rocky Mountain Front During spring pledge drive, Locus Focus is continuing a series of programs inspired by a new book from the Foundation for Deep Ecolog... Read more

Locus Focus on 03/18/13

Airs at: Mon, 03/18/2013 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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GIFTS OF THE CROW - An Interview with Author and Ornithologist John MarzluffA few days ago as Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein returned home, she was greeted by four crows perched on the telephone wires in front of her house, all watching her. They must know that John ... Read more