Environment/Climate

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Green Empowerment: renewable energy and water systems that alleviate poverty

Airs at: Wed, 04/25/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Aaron Liss of Green Empowerment talks about renewable energy projects in Nicaragua and the upcoming 25th anniversary of the death of Ben Linder. April 28th will mark the 25th anniversary of the death of Ben Linder, a mechanical engineer from Portland who was killed by U.... Read more

Larry Merculieff on indigenous elder wisdom and modern day personal to global challenges.

Airs at: Thu, 04/19/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Michelle Schroeder Fletcher interviews Larry Merculieff who is won of the presenters at the Earth and Spirit Council's Earthday Conference this Friday, April 20th and Saturday, April 21st. Larry Merculieff has almost four decades of experience serving his people, t... Read more

Headlines and Occuflu

Airs at: Thu, 04/19/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Host Theresa Mitchell discusses headlines including Ron Wyden, Fukushima, Sudan and New York protests, followed by the "Occuflu" and whether or not it is Tularemia. She also talks about the system of biological sensors in our major cities for detecting pathogens. Read more

The Developmental Origins of Obesity

Airs at: Mon, 04/23/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Health and Health Care Forum Host Roberta Hall presents Dr. Jerrold Heindel, a scientist at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in North Carolina. He spoke about the Developmental Origins of Obesity at the Northwest Environmental Health conference. Read more

PROTECTING OLD-GROWTH FORESTS: Keys to Prepare for Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 04/23/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

This past winter the Forest Service released its long anticipated final planning rule for the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands. The plan validates what many scientists have been saying for years: mature and old-growth forests play a critical role ... Read more

MY NEW WEBCAST RADIO SHOW: NEW VISIONS FOR PEACE

I'm very excited to announce the start of my new podcast called NEW VISIONS FOR PEACE produced through the KBOO Community Radio studios here in Portland. The first show was an interview with Hillary Larson, Regional Coordinator for the Gangaji Foundation about Gangaji and h... Read more

Positively Revolting on 04-20-12 Environmental activist Barbara Ford

Airs at: Fri, 04/20/2012 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Positively Revolting

Barbara Ford talks with Ani and Lyn about her part in the Earth Day Conference & Celebration “Barbara Ford is an impassioned leader of the Great Turning, a visionary artisan of cultural evolution, one of our best twenty-first-century guides to a better world. She helps us ... Read more

Interview; Eugene Linden; The Ragged Edge of the World

Airs at: Thu, 04/12/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: A Deeper Look

The Ragged Edge Of The World The intersection where the forces of the modern world collide with the wildlands and the Indgenous People who call them home. This is the Title and the focus of Eugene Linden's book, the The Ragged Edge of the World: Encounters at the Frontie... Read more

Duane Elgin on Great Transition Stories for Earth Day and Beyond

Airs at: Wed, 04/18/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

We live in a time of converging crises -- climate change, financial disruption, energy shortages, species extinctions, the list goes on. "Life as usual" is on the verge of implosion. How do we enter this new era? How can we make sense of it? Visionary author and speaker, D... Read more

Jon Rasmussen interviews Steve Weiss on The Sandy River and the Sandy River Restoration Expo

Airs at: Thu, 03/29/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Jon Rasmussen interviews Steve Weis, Sandy River Basin Watershed Council Executive Director, about the the second annual Sandy River Restoration Expo and about the ecosystem of the Sandy River and its importance to Northwest Oregon. The Sandy River Restoration Expo: a ... Read more