Environment/Climate

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Rural Community Building with Martha Verduzco and Katie Cook

Airs at: Wed, 12/18/2019 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Rural Roots Rising
Rural Community Building features Martha Verduzco with Hood River Latino Network in the Columbia River Gorge and Katie Cook with Rural Voices in Gilliam County. From organizing marches and resource fairs to creating publicly accessible childcare, this episode emphasizes ... Read more

Climate Justice and Community Renewal

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Brian Tokar activist, author, and lecturer in Environmental Studies at the University of Vermont, and an active board member of 350 Vermont and the Institute for Social Ecology. His books include the The Green Alternative, Earth for Sale, Toward C... Read more

Flooding on the Yankton Sioux Reservation

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Old Moles Desiree Hellegers and Roben White, who is also a Lakota Cheyenne activist, speak with Yankton Sioux tribal member Shelly Saunsoci to get an update on conditions on the South Dakota reservation, which continues to be impacted by flooding and neglected by the sta... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 16, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes: Climate Justice and Community Renewal: Bill Resnick speaks with climate activist and writer Brian Tokar. Flooding on the Yankton Sioux Reservation: Moles Desiree Hellegers get an update on the historic i... Read more

Marine life sculptures showcase the plastic waste found on Oregon beaches, inspire change

Airs at: Thu, 12/12/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Artist Angela Pozzi's animal sculptures are as striking as they are colorful. Come a little closer though, and the skin of a shark or polar bear comes into focus. The sculptures are made of trash. Not just any trash either, trash collected from Oregon beaches by Pozzi... Read more

Portland's Climate Action Plan

Airs at: Mon, 12/09/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken talks with Diana Meisenhelter and Brandon Zero of  Extinction Rebellion Portland about the city’s climate action plan and plans by Portland’s Extinction Rebellion to attend the Portland City Council meeting Thursday Dec 12 at 2pm and to gather at 4pm outisde C... Read more

The Work that Garnered Portland PSR Leaders an Award

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Kelly Campbell and Regna Merritt with Portland Physicians for Social Responsibility recently received the “Visionary Leaders” award from the national Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) organization. The Visionary Leaders Award recognizes individuals and organizat... Read more

Preservation efforts inspire new Bark volunteers

Airs at: Fri, 12/06/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Bark volunteers Jess Page and Camilo Marquez join KBOO's Linda Olson-Osterlund and Claire Rischiotto to discuss their upcoming events, the meaning of Mt. Hood, and how they got started in the watchdog organization. Read more

Climate justice invigorates second strike for Portland high schools students

Airs at: Fri, 12/06/2019 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Several hundred protesters, mainly high school students, marched through downtown Portland Friday as part of an International Climate Strike. The march ended in a rally at Terry Shrunk Plaza led by the Pacific Warriors. They chanted, "The seas are rising – so are we," a... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 9, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 12/09/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Today on the Old Mole we hear the following segments: Continuing Assault on Democracy: In the second of a two part interview Bill Resnick speaks with Judge Lynn Adelman on the Roberts Court and its threat to democracy. Portland's Climate Action Plan: Jan Haaken interview... Read more