Environment/Climate

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Fire, Flood & Trump

Airs at: Mon, 10/30/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
As the world continues to take unnerving and unpredictable twists and turns, we check in again with Sightline Institute's Eric de Place, to gain some perspective on the craziness that abounds. We'll do a mash up everything that's frightening and confusing us - unprecedented... Read more

The Final Frontier Episode

Airs at: Fri, 10/27/2017 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for:  Threshold Shift
  Hello and welcome to the final episode of Threshold Shift. I am your host, Nicole Martin. You have allowed us to take you around the globe across four continents and to the dark waters of the Arctic; from tiny Yellow Island in the San Juans all the way to Papua New Guine... Read more

Building Resilience in a Post-Carbon Society: Richard Heinberg

Airs at: Tue, 10/24/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  David Suzuki, the renowned Canadian environmental activist, author and broadcaster, says, “If you fly over a forest and look down, you'll see every green tree and plant reaching to the heavens to absorb the ultimate energy source: sunlight. What a contrast when you look ... Read more

Mindfulness in Education and Economics (ENCORE)

Airs at: Mon, 10/30/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
What if we brought mindfulness to schools and Buddhism to economics?   Clair Brown teaches at Cal Berkely and is the author of Buddhist Economics: An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science.  Caverly Morgan is the founder of Peace in Schools, the first for credit high sc... Read more

Eagle Creek Fire Seven Weeks Later

Airs at: Mon, 10/23/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This past week a fifteen year old boy from Vancouver, WA was charged with five misdemeanor counts for starting the Eagle Creek Fire on September 2. Now that the fire is mostly contained and the alleged culprit will be brought to trial, attention is focusing on post-fire rec... Read more

The Echo Episode: Sound and Collecting It

Airs at: Fri, 10/20/2017 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for:  Threshold Shift
If you missed our last long-form piece this Wednesday be sure to check it out on the special page. So this week, in our penultimate episode, I'd like to allow our minds to wander a bit and envision ourselves as echo collectors. I know the series has focused quite a bit on t... Read more

Climate and Capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 10/16/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Thom Becker shares excerpts from two articles on climate change and capitalism: Climate change and capitalism: We can’t confront one without facing the other by Conor Lynch and Climate Denialism Is Literally Killing Us By Mark Hertsgaard. Then Thom and Bill play and com... Read more

Preparing for Disaster

Airs at: Mon, 10/23/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
Dab Steadman interviews Jo Becker, professional disaster preparedness consultant, about the steps pet-owners can take to keep their animals safe in the event of both small emergencies and large-scale disasters.  A timely topic! Jo has more than 12 years of experience as a ... Read more

World-wide organization offers opportunities for education, inspiration, on organic farms

Airs at: Wed, 10/25/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, aka Willing Workers on Organic Farms, (or  just plain WWOOF),  is a worldwide movement that links volunteers with organic farmers and growers. The idea is to promote cultural and educational experiences based on trust and non-monet... Read more

Local Group to Deliver Aid to Puerto Rico--Event this Saturday

Airs at: Tue, 10/17/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Puerto Rico is still suffering the consequences of Hurricane Maria and the somewhat haphazard government aid efforts. Ninety percent of the island is still without power, and clean water is near impossible to find, not to mention fuel to boil questionable water. A group of... Read more