Energy/Natural Resources

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The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 3, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge hosts this edition of the Old Mole, and we hear these segments: 1. Bill Resnick and Jeremy Brecher discuss the proposal sponsored by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for a Green New Deal. 2. Clayton Morgareidge shows how a Green New Deal would run against the g... Read more

Commentary: A Green New Deal

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge lays out the enormous changes demanded by a Green New Deal, and argues that the movement  behind a Green New Deal has to be anti-capitalist. You can read this commentary here. Photo Credit: The Clarion Read more

Tacoma LNG Hearing and Discussion

Airs at: Mon, 12/10/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The push for massive fracked gas projects continues to put pressure on communities across the Pacific Northwest. Last month there was a public hearing in Tacoma, where the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency took public comments on Puget Sound Energy's proposed hybrid LNG fuel hub... Read more

The World's Largest Methanol Refinery Update

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
On November 13, a report  written by the company proposing the world’s largest fracked-gas-to-methanol refinery was released by the Port of Kalama and Cowlitz County, WA. The proposed fossil fuel refinery at the Port of Kalama in Southwest Washington is controversial becaus... Read more

Evening News on 11/27/18

Airs at: Tue, 11/27/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
PPS Sexual Conduct Rules The Portland Public School Board has released its new proposed policy on professional conduct, but not everyone is happy with it. The six page document is the result of a promise made by the School Board to adopt a policy of conduct after it was re... Read more

Taking Over PG&E

Airs at: Mon, 11/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Bill Resnick interviews Johanna Bozuwa, Research Associate at the Democracy Collaborative, about how public ownership of electric utilities can help avert climate catastrophe and promote energy democracy, and how the California wildfires and PG&E’s culpability have incre... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 26, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 11/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Laurie Mercier hosts this episode and we hear these segments:   Bill Resnick talks with Johanna Bozuma about making PG&E in CA a publically-owned and responsibly-run utility. Laurie talks with Margot Black of Portland Tenants’ United and with Mercy Strongheart with the... Read more

Election is Over, What's Next?

Airs at: Mon, 11/19/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
After much anxiety, social justice and climate activists were mostly heartened by the mid-term election results. Now, what are the next steps we must take to ensure that a progressive agenda moves forward in Oregon and across the country? On this episode of Locus Focus we ... Read more

Portland Business Alliance vs. the Environment

Airs at: Mon, 11/12/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Recently the Portland Business Alliance endorsed the massive Jordan Cove LNG export terminal proposed for Coos Bay. But this is not the first time this influential business organization, which claims a membership of 1,900, has advocated for positions that put our communitie... Read more

Portland Clean Energy Initiative

Airs at: Mon, 11/05/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The Portland Clean Energy Initiative (Measure 26-201) is an innovative Portland ballot measure that will create $30 million in funding for local clean energy projects, including but not limited to rooftop solar, energy efficiency housing upgrades, and community gardens. The... Read more