Environment/Climate

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Old Mole Variety Hour for December 30, 2013

Airs at: Mon, 12/30/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this episode of the Old Mole full of ideas that rock the dominant paradigm:  climate insurgency, decentralized and democratic energy, a critique of femmephobia, and the end of work and capitalism.   To hear the whole show with musical breaks, use the play bu... Read more

Climate Change: A New Insurgency?

Airs at: Mon, 12/30/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Since mere protest has not led to real action on climate change, a growing movement for stronger measures calls for civil disobedience.  Tom Becker reads from Jeremy Brecher's piece "Climate Protection: The New Insurgency" published in Foreign Policy in Focus.   (Photo: Ben... Read more

Decentralizing Energy

Airs at: Mon, 12/30/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
How could the production and distribution of energy be cleaner and more subject to local control?  Energy expert Al Weinrub talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about how locally and cleanly produced electricity, not requiring fossil fuels, could engage local communities ... Read more

Pesticide Restriction Proposal

Airs at: Thu, 01/02/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
OREGON REPRESENTATIVE JEFF REARDON HAS INTRODUCED A BILL THAT WOULD LIMIT THE PERSONAL HOME USE OF PESTICIDES. THE BILL’S INTENT IS TO PROTECT BEE POPULATIONS. EVEN SO, NOT EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE AGRICULTURAL MARKET AGREES WITH THE PROPOSAL. SCOTT DAHLMAN FROM THE OREGO... Read more

Tribal Ceremony on Tarsands Megaload Route

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A tribal ceremony took place in Pendelton on December 23 on the route of the Alberta tarsands megaload. The coalition of indigenous people from across the Northwest were joined by other activists who oppose moving extraction equipment to Canada through Oregon. Many people... Read more

Capitalism: the Epochal Crisis

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker reads from John Bellamy Foster on capitalism and epochal crisis, about the converging economic and environmental disasters of the present era of monopoly, financialization, and planetary destruction. Read more

Protest at Omega Morgan in Hillsboro

Airs at: Thu, 12/12/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Around 30 protesters with Rising Tide and other groups took over the lobby at Omega Morgan headquarters, demanding to talk with the President, John McCalla, and for an end to their transport of "megaload" shipments of Tar Sands oil extraction equipment to Alberta, Canada. K... Read more

2nd annual beekeeping edition December 11, 2013

We talked about a lot of beekeeping on The Dirtbag 12/11/13, and here is some follow-up information: Portland Urban Beekeepers: http://portlandurbanbeekeepers.org/ Glen's beekeeping classes: Instructor and Northeast Portland beekeeper Glen Andresen will take you through th... Read more

Recent Frigid Weather Discussion

Airs at: Mon, 12/09/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Record-breaking cold weather descended on the Northwest late last week and intensified over the weekend. Many cities across Oregon set record lows by Sunday night and temperatures aren’t expected to rise above forty degrees until Wednesday, according to current forecasts.... Read more

Cold Weather Floods Oregon

Airs at: Fri, 12/06/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
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