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Hosted by: 
Barbara Bernstein
Produced by: 
KBOO
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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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Activism, Agriculture, Science/Technology, Food, Global Affairs, Government/Politics, Environment/Climate
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KBOO Stream 1
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Locus Focus on 09/24/12

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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CLIMATE CHANGE'S DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON POOR NATIONS Climate change is one of the greatest obstacles to ending poverty and one of the gravest equity challenges of our time. While the richest countries in the world have been responsible for a disproportionate amount of gl... Read more

Locus Focus on 09/17/12

Airs at: Mon, 09/17/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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THE FIGHT FOR HOME: How (Parts of) New Orleans Came Back - An Interview with author and filmmaker Daniel Wolff Five months after Hurricane Katrina, Daniel Wolff and Oscar-winning film director Jonathan Demme traveled to New Orleans.  As they treked through the city and past... Read more

Locus Focus on 09/10/12

Airs at: Mon, 09/10/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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THE MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES ONE FISHERY AT A TIME What does it mean when a fishery crashes and who is responsible for the accelerating loss of marine life throughout the world? From cod fisheries of New England to salmon fisheries... Read more

Locus Focus on 08/27/12

Airs at: Mon, 08/27/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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NOTHING THAT IS POISONED CAN GROW: THE RICHMOND OIL REFINERY FIRE

Airs at: Mon, 08/20/2012 at 12:00am
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At 6:30 in evening on Hiroshima Day this month, the Chevron Oil Refinery in Richmond exploded in a massive fire, spreading a mushroom cloud of thick black smoke over the homes and gardens of the residents of this marginalized community. That night thousands of people flocke... Read more

A NEW URBAN FOOD ZONING CODE FOR PORTLAND

Airs at: Mon, 07/30/2012 at 12:00am
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Portland has long been a center of ad-hoc urban agriculture. For many decades, Portlanders have grown vegetables in their backyards. Over the past 30 plus years, community gardens have sprung up where people without adequate yard space can also garden. And now an increasing... Read more

Locus Focus on 07/23/12

Airs at: Mon, 07/23/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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TEN YEARS AFTER THE BISCUIT FIRE: A RETROSPECTIVE IN A SUMMER OF FIRE In mid July of 2002 a series of lightning strikes ignited a number of small fires in some very remote mountainous areas of SW Oregon. The fires merged into what became known as the Biscuit Fire, the larges... Read more

TEN YEARS AFTER THE BISCUIT FIRE: A RETROSPECTIVE IN A SUMMER OF FIRE

Airs at: Mon, 07/23/2012 at 12:00am
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TEN YEARS AFTER THE BISCUIT FIRE: A RETROSPECTIVE IN A SUMMER OF FIRE In mid July of 2002 a series of lightning strikes ignited a number of small fires in some very remote mountainous areas of SW Oregon. The fires merged into what became known as the Biscuit Fire, the larg... Read more

Locus Focus on 07/16/12

Airs at: Mon, 07/16/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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JOHNSON CREEK: 2012 STATE OF THE WATERSHED REPORT Johnson Creek flows 26 miles from its headwaters near the Sandy River to its confluence with the Willamette River, passing through five cities (Gresham, Portland, Milwaukie, Damascus, and Happy Valley) and two counties (Clack... Read more

JOHNSON CREEK: 2012 STATE OF THE WATERSHED REPORT

Airs at: Mon, 07/16/2012 at 12:00am
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Johnson Creek flows 26 miles from its headwaters near the Sandy River to its confluence with the Willamette River, passing through five cities (Gresham, Portland, Milwaukie, Damascus, and Happy Valley) and two counties (Clackamas and Multnomah) along the way. Once a favo... Read more