Environment/Climate

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Getting to the root, cutting the weeds... and continuing to grow.

Airs at: Thu, 04/13/2017 at 7:00pm - 10:00pm
The inundation of increasingly compact technology is said to 'free us up' from being tied to one place, enabling us to create larger (global) communities, based on our interests and ideologies.  What we have seen though, is that this has led to the marketing and perpetuatio... Read more

Anti-Earth Day show

Airs at: Fri, 04/21/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  From the Grassroots
“The planet is fine. The people are fuxxxd.”George Carlin Listen to “ From the Grassroot-where we agitate for social change with music and commentary, “ for our annual Anti-Earth Day focusing on the political humor of George Carlin and we will continue our musical tribute t... Read more

THE INNER LIFE OF CATS

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2017 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
For millennia, cats have been celebrated as secretive, mysterious companions, content to live alongside, yet apart from humans. But science is beginning to reveal that their cool exterior actually conceals hidden depths of emotion and affection—for us, and for each other. ... Read more

FIGHTING TRUMP'S FOSSIL FUEL AGENDA ON THE LOCAL LEVEL

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2017 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This program originally aired on February 13, 2017 It's hard not to be disheartened by the news everyday coming from the Trump-occupied White House. But one way to stay energized is to resist at the local level. As the Trump Administration's federal policies look to favor ... Read more

Measure to Ban Aerial Spraying Gets Support from Community Rights Group

Airs at: Thu, 03/30/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A ballot measure going before Lincoln County voters in the upcoming May election has attracted support and opposition from across the state and the country. Measure 21-177 aims to ban aerial pesticide spraying in the county and establish in the law a respect for community ... Read more

Opposition to Lincoln County Spray Ban Measure Gears Up

Airs at: Mon, 03/13/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The last several years have seen a number of contentious local ballot measures in Oregon’s rural counties, around the use of pesticides and genetically modified organisms.           Nearly all of these measures have inspired record-breaking campaign donations for county me... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for March 27, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel hosts this episode, which features these segments: Bill Resnick talks with Jaimes Valdez of NW SEED about renewable energy Frann shares the Old Mole Activist Calendar Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews Colm Tóibín's novel Brooklyn Desiree Hellegers talks with... Read more

Poet Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Probably best known for having performed her poetry at the opening of the United Nations Climate Summit in New York in 2014, activist and artist Jetñil-Kijiner talks here with Desiree about poetry for the people, the impact of US imperialism and climate change on her hom... Read more

SEEDing Renewable Energy

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Oregon is behind California and many other places in responding to climate change, but a program called Community Energy, enacted by the legislature last year, might provide a start towards meaningful action, if the Public Utility Commission writes rules that make that p... Read more

TIDES

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2017 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
There are few things in life you can count on more than the regularity of the tides. However, as you start to learn more about this basic natural phenomenon you begin to realize just how complex tides are - that there is a lot more to tides than high tide and low tide. On ... Read more