Environment/Climate

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sunlight is the best disinfectant (on Measure 26-156)

The Well-Read red has been reading the voter's pamphlet for Portland, and has done some additional reading about Measure 26-156, which (in the words of the voters's pamphlet) "Amends Charter: Creates Water and Sewer District with Elected Board." The arguments in favor of th... Read more

Andrew Geller interviews Ralph Nader on his latest book, Unstoppable

Airs at: Fri, 05/09/2014 at 12:00am
Andrew Geller speaks with long-time political activist, lecturer and author Ralph Nader about his latest book, Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State. Read more

KBOO News Story on Jazz Timber Sale Protest at Mt. Hood Forest Headquarters

Airs at: Wed, 05/07/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
In July, 2013, the forest watchdog group Bark filed a lawsuit challenging the Forest Service on the Jazz Timber Sale in the Clackamas Ranger District. Bark’s lawsuit alleges that the forest Service did not comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and the national Fo... Read more

Cascadia Rising: Indigenous Sovereignty and the Rights of Nature Panel

Airs at: Tue, 05/06/2014 at 12:00am
Indigenous Sovereignty and the Rights of Nature in Local Governance a panel featuring Aurolyn Stwyer, Treothe Bullock, Paul Cienfuegos and Lucy Marie This panel seeks to explore the positive and problematic intersections between Indigenous Sovereignty strategies and rights... Read more

Cascadia Rising: Opening

Airs at: Wed, 04/30/2014 at 12:00am
Opening of Cascadia Rising: A Bioregional Confluence, with organizers Elona Trogub and Emmalyn Garrett; Alexander Baretich, designer of the Cascadian flag; and Brandon Letsinger of Cascadia Now! Read more

Cascadia Rising: Climate Chaos panel

Airs at: Wed, 04/30/2014 at 12:00am
Climate Chaos and Cascadia: Place-Based Resistance to Global Catastrophe A Panel featuring Scott Schroder + Friends Anthropogenic climate change and the resulting mass extinction, drought, fire, flooding, and skewed weather patterns threaten the Cascadian bioregion, and an... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 28 April 2014

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this episode on Politics, Poetry, and Prisons. Bill Resnick interviews Mike Parker of the Richmond Progressive Alliance about Chevron and city government. Joe Clement talks with Tamara Lynne and Daisy Montague of Living Stages about their upcoming working-c... Read more

Cascadia Rising: Biocentric Resistance panel, Part 1

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2014 at 12:00am
  Biocentric Resistance as Catalyst for Bioregional Resistance A workshop led by Karen Coulter As the global climate crisis and the spreading radiation from the Fukishima nuclear reactor melt-down demonstrate, the destruction that humans cause to the environment now tran... Read more

Cascadia Rising: Biocentric Resistance panel, Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2014 at 12:00am
Biocentric Resistance as Catalyst for Bioregional Resistance A workshop led by Karen Coulter As the global climate crisis and the spreading radiation from the Fukishima nuclear reactor melt-down demonstrate, the destruction that humans cause to the environment now transcen... Read more

Cascadia Rising: Emergency Preparedness, Community Resilience and Sustainability

Airs at: Sun, 04/27/2014 at 12:00am
Emergency Preparedness, Community Resilience & Sustainability: Same Idea, Different Timescales A panel featuring Jeremy O’Leary, Charla Chamberlain and Leif Brecke, 11 AM, Room 236 Jeremy O’Leary will be speaking from his experience working with federal, state, and local ... Read more