Environment/Climate

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Earth Day Special Programming

  On Monday, April 22nd, KBOO Community Radio celebrates Earth Day with special programming devoted to everything Mother Earth, ecological justice, environmental awareness, climate activism and animal rights advocacy. Either poetic and imaginative, or highly researched and... Read more

PIELC Report Back

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Every year around this time environmental  lawyers, organizers and activists converge on Eugene, Oregon for the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, held at the University of Oregon Law School. Three days of panel discussions run the gamut from Indigenous Rights to... Read more

No Man's Land Film Festival: Women and genderqueer adventure stories take center stage

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  The outdoors industry and adventure media has a history of being pretty-male dominated. That's what initially inspired the 'No Man's Land' Film Festival, now entering its 10th year. This year, 8 short films are on display, telling a variety of women and genderqueer-cente... Read more

Portlanders can weigh in on Urban Forestry Plan at upcoming event

Airs at: Tue, 02/25/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Trees are part of what makes Portland Portland. But how much tree cover exists, where and who takes care of it is no small matter.  That's where the Urban Forest Plan comes in. It sets goals for the urban forest, or tree canopy across the city, with intermediate steps to... Read more

Karen Russell, author of The Antidote

Airs at: Thu, 02/27/2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Karen Russell, author of the new novel The Antidote from Knopf. The Antidote is Karen’s sixth book of fiction, following the story collections Orange World, St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, the novel... Read more

Joe Liebezeit on the Bird Alliance of Oregon

Airs at: Thu, 02/20/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The Bird Alliance of Oregon is encouraging people to comment on the Northwest Forest Plan, and also hosting Hawks and Hot Chocolate Feb 22 from 10 to 2pm on the Topaz Farm on Sauvie Island.  Read more

Friends of Baltimore Woods

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Baltimore Woods is a green fringe of oak and maple trees towering over the neighborhood north of Cathedral Park. It anchors the Willamette bluff, standing as a buffer between riverside industry and downtown St. Johns residents. and providing shelter to native plants and ani... Read more

Yolotli X on the Municipal Eco Resiliency Project

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This segment shares material from the Municipal Eco Resiliency Project. Yolotli X Interview about MERP An interview of the founder of MERP (Municipal Eco Resiliency Movement), Yolotli X. They discuss their journey from street kid to direct actionist to urban farmer. They... Read more

AJ McCreary of the Equitable Giving Circle

Airs at: Thu, 02/13/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Equitable Giving Circle (EGC) is a Black Women and Black Femme led organization aiming to make large economic deposits into Portland BIPOC economy while also encouraging community healing. They provide radical care for the Black community in Portland.   Read more

The New Face of the Portland City Council

Airs at: Mon, 02/17/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Portland has a new form of city government and one manifestation of this is the most progressive city council the city has seen in years. But beneath the veneer of a new governing structure an old entrenched bureaucracy appears to remain. This came into focus on February 3,... Read more