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Hosted by: 
Barbara Bernstein
Produced by: 
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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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BP'S OIL HEMORRHAGE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

Airs at: Mon, 07/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Right now there are more unanswered questions than answers about what is happening with the hemorrhaging oil gusher at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico and what will be its short and long term environmental, health and economic consequences. Portland environmental writer... Read more

Locus Focus on 06/28/10

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
COUNTRY NATURAL BEEF: FARMING IN THE MIDDLE On June 10 ranchers from across Oregon, Idaho and Washington descended upon downtown Portland for a country food fair sponsored by Oregon Natural Beef. This event provided an opportunity for these ranchers to meet the city folks... Read more

COUNTRY NATURAL BEEF: FARMING IN THE MIDDLE

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
On June 10 ranchers from across Oregon, Idaho and Washington descended upon downtown Portland for a country food fair sponsored by Oregon Natural Beef. This event provided an opportunity for these ranchers to meet the city folks who eat the meat that they raise, and ... Read more

Locus Focus on 06/21/10

Airs at: Mon, 06/21/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
A VIEW FROM THE BOTTOMS: RESHAPING PORTLAND'S REMNANT WETLAND As you follow the lower Willamette River through the city of Portland you see mostly hardened banks, sea walls and industrial sites that line both shores of the river. But along the east bank of the river, just ... Read more

A VIEW FROM THE BOTTOMS: RESHAPING PORTLAND'S REMNANT WETLAND

Airs at: Mon, 06/21/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
As you follow the lower Willamette River through the city of Portland you see mostly hardened banks, sea walls and industrial sites that line both shores of the river. But along the east bank of the river, just a few miles south of downtown Portland, you come across a... Read more

Locus Focus on 06/14/10

Airs at: Mon, 06/14/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
THE CLIMATE CRISIS AT THE END OF YOUR FORK An Interview with Anna Lappe   When we talk about the primary causes of climate change, the food we eat and how it's produced does not usually come to forefront of the discussion. Yet agriculture is responsible for nearly a third... Read more

THE CLIMATE CRISIS AT THE END OF YOUR FORK: An Interview with Anna Lappe

Airs at: Mon, 06/14/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
When we talk about the primary causes of climate change, the food we eat and how it's produced does not usually come to forefront of the discussion. Yet agriculture is responsible for nearly a third of the greenhouse gas emissions which are at the root of the climate ... Read more

Sand Berms and Burning Oil Slicks in the Gulf of Mexico

Airs at: Mon, 06/07/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
As part of KBOO's special day of programming about the BP Oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico - Stop the Oil – Save the Gulf! this episode of Locus Focus looks at two under-reported stories coming out of the Gulf. First we talk with Portland science writer Liz Grossman, wh... Read more

Locus Focus on 05/31/10

Airs at: Mon, 05/31/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
ABOUT A MOUNTAIN   In recent years a wide range of voices has been promoting nuclear energy as the solution to climate change. While it’s true that the actual nuclear processes within reactors produce no carbon emissions, nuclear boosterism overlooks a number of serio... Read more

ABOUT A MOUNTAIN

Airs at: Mon, 05/31/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In recent years a wide range of voices has been promoting nuclear energy as the solution to climate change. While it’s true that the actual nuclear processes within reactors produce no carbon emissions, nuclear boosterism overlooks a number of serious issues with nucl... Read more