Environment/Climate

March 21 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Clayton Morgareidge hosts this show which features anti-nuke activist Harvey Wasserman, a movie about Palestinian immigrants, a dark vision of our civilization's decline, and a discussion of why our current economic system cares little about creating jobs. For informa... Read more

The Heavy Haul: Fighting Goliath

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

While we worry about melting nuclear reactor cores and fuel rods in Japan, another environmental crisis is brewing closer to home. On this episode of Locus Focus we find out why the Alberta Tar Sands endanger the world and how its industrialized tentacles are trying to c... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-17-11 A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts

Airs at: Thu, 03/17/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts Kevin Mannix promised voters in 1994 that his Ballot Measure 11 establishing minimum mandatory sentences would create certainty in Oregon's criminal justice system. While the measure tripled the state's prison populat... Read more

Nuke disaster worsens

Airs at: Thu, 03/17/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Al Jazeera reported this morning that the Japanese Prime Minister had been heard shouting at the head of TEPCO, the nuclear power corporation in Japan, ""What the hell is going on?!" And surely the world echoes with his question. Who developed Japanese nuclear power... Read more

Former KBOO News Director Robert Jefferson reports from Japan

KBOO's former PM News and Public Affairs Director (2003- 2005), Robert Jefferson, has been working for the last 4 years in Japan at NHK, Japan's public broadcasting station, in Tokyo. Since the earthquake and tsunami hit, Robert has been using social media to help get t... Read more

PRESSWATCH: Nuke disaster worsens

Al Jazeera reported this morning that the Japanese Prime Minister had been heard shouting at the head of TEPCO, the nuclear power corporation in Japan, ""What the hell is going on?!" And surely the world echoes with his question. I have been monitoring the nuclea... Read more

Space and Time: Planets in the Solar System

Airs at: Wed, 01/26/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Underground

Jacob tells us about the Planets in our Solar System for the Space and Time show. Read more

Japanese Nuclear Reactor Crisis Implications for Northwest

Airs at: Wed, 03/16/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Host Lisa Loving speaks with Gerry Pollet, Executive Director of Heart of America Northwest. The Japanese reactor crisis has important implications for Northwest: The explosion Sunday night at Reactor 3 involved a reactor using Plutonium fuel. Heart of America Northwe... Read more

Nuclear Crisis in Japan

Here are some links to help you follow along with the latest on the disaster in Japan. Real Time Updates Twitter Updates on Fukushima BBC World Twitter Updates UN Dispatch's "Must Follow" Twitter Updates Kyodo News Reuters Read more

NUCLEAR CRISIS IN JAPAN & SELF-DEFENSE AGAINST GMO FOOD

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

NUCLEAR CRISIS IN JAPAN On this episode of Locus Focus we initially planned to focus on the USDA’s recent decision to deregulate round-up ready alfalfa. But first we need to reflect upon last Friday’s earthquake and tsunamis that have devastated Japan. As horrific as th... Read more