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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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Topic tags: 
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 12/31/12

Airs at: Mon, 12/31/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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Testing the Water After Hurricane Sandy When Hurricane Sandy innundated parts of New York City and the Jersey Coast this fall, damage from high water was not the only concern. There was the question of what was in that water. To find out, aquatic ecologist Andrew Juhl vo... Read more

Locus Focus on 12/24/12

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams Rebroadcast of program originally aired on 3/7/2011 Until World War II, Odessa was one of Europe's great multicultural cities, a place of optimism and light. For nearly a century its colorful street life inspired poets and wri... Read more

Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2012 at 12:00am
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 Rebroadcast of program originally aired on 3/7/2011 Until World War II, Odessa was one of Europe's great multicultural cities, a place of optimism and light. For nearly a century its colorful street life inspired poets and writers like Alexander Pushkin, Mark Twain and Is... Read more

Locus Focus on 12/17/12

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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WINTER GARDENING with LIVING CITY As winter solstice approaches, growing vegetables is probably one of the furthest things from most people's minds during this cold and rainy part of the year. Yet, in Portland's mild maritime climate, it is possible to harvest home-grown... Read more

Locus Focus on 12/10/12

Airs at: Mon, 12/10/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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URBAN AGRICULTURE: An Avenue To Fight Hunger For the last few years Oregon has had the dubious reputation of having the highest level of child food insecurity in the country. The city of Portland has been trying to address this issue through a number of initiatives, incl... Read more

Locus Focus on 12/03/12

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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AIR: THE RESTLESS SHAPER OF THE WORLD - Another Interview with William Bryant Logan We are dependent on air to sustain us, but rarely do we reflect on this fluid, boundless and unpredictable element of our planet. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, William Bryant Logan, aut... Read more

Locus Focus on 11/26/12

Airs at: Mon, 11/26/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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KEEPING CANOLA OUT OF THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY Oregon's Willamette Valley is an ecological gem and one of the few places left in the world where quality specialty seeds can be grown. One reason why specialty crop seeds thrive in the valley is that there is very little canola ... Read more

Locus Focus on 11/19/12

Airs at: Mon, 11/19/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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 THE CLEAN WATER ACT TURNS 40  In 1972, two thirds of America’s lakes, rivers, and coastal water were considered unfit for fishing or swimming. That year Congress passed the Clean Water Act (and overrode President Nixon’s Veto) in an overwhelming show of bipartisan suppo... Read more

Locus Focus on 11/12/12

Airs at: Mon, 11/12/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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 THE CONTINUING SAGA OF PEBBLE MINE AND BRISTOL BAY, ALASKA Now that Obama has been re-elected we don't have to worry about a Romney administration dismantling the EPA. With renewed wind at their backs, environmentalists are making sure that the EPA remains unimpeded in it... Read more

Locus Focus on 11/05/12

Airs at: Mon, 11/05/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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SLOW DEMOCRACY: Rediscovering Community, Bringing Decision Making Back Home On the eve of Election Day Locus Focus takes a look at how real democracy involves much more than casting an occasional vote. We talk with Susan Clark, co-author of a new book Slow Democracy: Redis... Read more