Environment/Climate

Totalitarian corporate rule and the death of the Gulf Coast

Incredibly, BP is now controlling the government to the point of passing laws to imprison journalists. Click on these links now: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/georgianne-nienaber/facing-the-future-as-a-me_b_634661.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/georgianne-nienaber/coast... Read more

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

Bike-Based Entrepreneurs tell us about pedaling one’s goods on the street. Literally.

Airs at: Tue, 07/06/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

Hosted by Abe Proctor. (Joe Uris is still on Vacation.) Sol Pops, SoupCycle and B-Line Sustainable Urban Delivery are all Portland-based small businesses driven by a common factor: bicycles. But what’s it like to depend on human-powered transportation for your livelih... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 07/01/10

Airs at: Thu, 07/01/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Breaking trails in politics and law: A conversation with former Oregon Supreme Court Justice Betty Roberts. Betty Roberts was a child of the Great Depression. From the Texas plains of her childhood, she went on to become a teacher, lawyer, state legislator and Oreg... Read more

June 28 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris hosts this program about the future of the US Postal Service, whether capitalism has a future, building sustainable neighborhoods in Portland, and the lives of British working class women. Event: Bushra Kaliq, General Secretary of the Pakistan Women's Work... Read more

Community Energy

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Zaratha Young is with Transition PDX organizing Portland neighborhood committees to reduce energy use and build an environmental ethic. Bill Resnick talks with her about the work. Read all about it at their website. 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

Voices from the Edge on 06/24/2010

Airs at: Sat, 06/26/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Creating dialogue amidst the rhetoric: AmericaSpeaks' Portland Town Meeting: Our Budget, Our Economy Many Americans feel political discourse has been hijacked by pundits, bloggers and other members of the 24/7 media machine more interested in ratings and revenue than me... Read more