Environment/Climate

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Guest Steve Cohen talks about the updated Portland code dealing with farming and food distribution

Airs at: Wed, 06/13/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Dirtbag
Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert welcome (back) Steven Cohen, who manages food policy and programs for the city of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. He will talk about the recently updated city code that deals with farming and food distribution withi... Read more

Portland's first-ever EcoSex Symposium changes "Earth as Mother" to "Earth as Lover"

Airs at: Wed, 06/27/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
What is EcoSex? How can it help us to heal ourselves? Heal our planet? What happens when the Earth becomes our lover, rather than our mother? EcoSex Symposium Portland 2012, happening June 29-July 1, will be exploring this new form of earth activism in a venue that includes... Read more

HARVEST THE WIND: An Interview with Author and Environmental Lawyer Philip Warburg

Airs at: Mon, 06/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
HARVEST THE WIND: An Interview with Author and Environmental Lawyer Philip Warburg Wth the rising threat of climate change and the steady depletion of fossil fuels, wind power is arguably the only renewable energy resource ready to meet a significant portion of our energy... Read more

Conference Of Mayors Passes Portland Resolutions

Airs at: Wed, 06/20/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Last week, the 80th annual US conference of mayors unanimously adopted four resolutions co-sponsored by Portland Mayor Sam Adams. Mayors from across the country collectively discussed local and national priorities at the conference in Orlando, Florida. KBOO’s Zeke Harringto... Read more

Union Support for the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act

Airs at: Wed, 06/20/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving Today's guest is Paul Stanford, the chief petitioner for the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act, in to talk about unions and the Cannabis Tax Act -- the first statewide cannabis regulation initiative in the U.S. to win organized labor support. Legalizing hemp a... Read more

Dave King on Jobs and the Climate

Airs at: Mon, 06/18/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill Resnick talks with Dave King, a local activist and organizer of the upcoming mini-conference on Jobs and the Climate, being held at the Musicians Union Hall. They talk about the various ways that creating an ecologically sustainable world, addressing climate and other... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour June 18th 2012

Airs at: Mon, 06/18/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
   Bill Resnick hosts this week's Old Mole and we hear: Bill talks with Robin Hahnel about the Greek elections and their context. Denise Morris talks with Andrew Sernatinger about the Wisconsin Recall election Larry Bowlden review Edith Wharton's "The Mother's... Read more

Jose Bravo speaking on Environmental Justice and Chemical Pollutants

Airs at: Mon, 06/18/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Health and Healthcare Forum produced by Roberta Hall This program features Jose Bravo, the keynote speaker at the NW Regional Environmental Health Conference, speaking on Environmental Justice and Chemical Pollutants Jose T. Bravo is Executive Director of the Just Transiti... Read more

THIS IS YOUR OCEAN ON ACID

Airs at: Mon, 06/18/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Over the past 100 years, levels of carbon in the atmosphere have risen 30%—to 393 parts per million. One thing that has kept global warming in check is that the oceans absorb a third of that carbon dioxide. Until recently the process of oceans soaking up our excess CO2 ... Read more

GIFTS OF THE CROW - An Interview with Author and Ornithologist John Marzluff

Airs at: Mon, 06/11/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Several years ago Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein watched a crow delicately extract from a narrow paper bag a Subway sandwich that was lying in the gutter. Once the sandwich was free of its wrapper, the crow remained curbside, happily feasting on its prize. This obser... Read more