Environment/Climate

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Maye Thompson (Physicians for Social Responsibility) on Pesticides and other Nasty Chemicals

Airs at: Sun, 04/19/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Host Roberta Hall interviews Maye Thompson, who directs the Environmental Health Program for Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility. She talks about pesticides that farm workers are exposed to and chemicals such as bisphenol-A and phthalates that are in household prod... Read more

Community Calendar 4-21-09

Airs at: Mon, 04/20/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Community Calendar
KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR TUESDAY April 21, 2009 This is the community calendar for Tuesday April 21, 2009. Sea Change Gallery celebrates Earth Day Wednesday April 22. From 11 a.m. to 4 pm there will be an earth day field trip hiking in Forest Park and picking up trash a... Read more

Jews, Food and Ethics

Airs at: Sat, 03/28/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
This show focuses on the intersection of Jews, food and ethics. Host Liz Schwartz interviews Rabbi Arthur Waskow, a major proponent of the eco-kashrut movement. Eco-kashrut expands on traditional kosher dietary practices by incorporating the ethics of sustainable growing sy... Read more

Snake River habitat is in danger

Airs at: Tue, 04/07/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
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Michio Kaku: Could the impossibilities of today become the realities of the future?

Airs at: Sun, 04/12/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Host Theresa Mitchell interviews renowned theorietical physicist Michio Kaku, cofounder of string field theory, best selling author, and national radio and TV host. Kaku explores the boundaries of the real world by asking, "Could the impossibilities of today become the rea... Read more

Steppin' Out of Babylon

Airs at: Thu, 04/09/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host: Sue Supriano Guest: Ruth Rosenhek Read more

Chemtrails in our Skies: What's Going on Up There?

Airs at: Mon, 04/06/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Host Lisa Loving speaks with Sofia Smallstorm of 9/11 Mysteries about chemtrails. Sofia Smallstorm will be speaking at the Multnomah Friends Meeting House at 4312 SE Stark on Saturday, April 11th at 2:30PM. Read more

The Obama administration has decided not to defend the decision to cut protections for the spoted owl.

Airs at: Wed, 04/01/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The spotted owl’s need for old-growth forest has been at the center of long-standing battles about logging in the Northwest. Now there’s a new development in the controversy. The Obama administration has decided not to defend the Bush administration's decision to cut protect... Read more

What you're NOT supposed to know about Nuclear Power

Airs at: Tue, 04/07/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In 1980 investigative journalist Karl Grossman wrote a book called "COVER UP: What you are not supposed to know about Nuclear Power." That was a year after the meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power facility in Pennsylvania scared the nation into rethinking its fai... Read more

How do we build an economy that's green AND fair?

From the White House to City Hall, everyone's talking about making the transition to a new green economy. But how do we make sure this new economy doesn't perpetuate the disparities of the old one? Can we make the shift without making things even worse for those already st... Read more