Environment/Climate

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YOUTH TAKE ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
On December 14 the Portland City Council unanimously passed an historic ordinance banning new bulk fossil fuel terminals in the city, a bold move that commits the city to transition away from fossil fuels. This victory for climate justice is the result of over two years of ... Read more

Grand Teton NP acquires Antelope Flats

Airs at: Tue, 12/13/2016 at 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Six Hundred Forty acres of land located within the Grand Teton National Park was transferred from state to federal ownership on December 13th, protecting it for generations to come. The newly acquired area, known as Antelope Flats, is within the migration route of the world... Read more

Indigenous Response to Standing Rock Ruling

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On December 4, the day that word came down of the Army Corps’ denial of the permit for Energy Transfer Partners to drill under the Missouri River by the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, Field Mole Desiree Hellegers was on hand at a Vancouver, Washington fundraiser... Read more

Alternative Radio: Smoke, Fumes & Big Oil

Airs at: Tue, 12/13/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Wenonah Hauter is the founder and Executive Director of Food & Water Watch. She has worked extensively on food, water, energy and environmental issues. She served as Director of Public Citizen’s Energy and Environment Program. She is the author of Frackopoly: The Battle ... Read more

THE INTERTWINE

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The Portland area prides itself on its extensive network of parks and natural areas. But these amenities are something we cannot just take for granted. How do we ensure that all area residents have access to nature and why is this so important? On this episode of Locus Foc... Read more

FLASHPOINTS with Dennis Bernstein

Airs at: Fri, 12/09/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
  Today on Flashpoints: Will the South Korean parliament vote to impeach their president: we'll have a special update with Flashpoints regional correspondent Kay Jay Noh: then we spend the rest of the hour hearing some free speech from activist Medea Benjamin. Read more

ReConnecting with Barbara Ford

Airs at: Fri, 12/09/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Please join us as we talk with local visionary, activist, and artist Barbara Ford.  We are focusing our discussion this morning on the importance of reconnecting to our own hearts, to spirit and to each other and the world at a time when we are fractured by horrific events... Read more

Robert Jensen, Plain Radical

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Robert Jensen is a professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas.  He returns to Progressive Spirit to discuss his book, Plain Radical: Living, Loving, and Learning to Leave the Planet Gracefully.  He calls this book a "polemical memoir" in that it is a s... Read more

Climate justice with the Coalition of Communities of Color

Airs at: Wed, 12/07/2016 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
As climate change increasingly affects everyday life, communities of color and low-income communities are feeling its impact. How can communities work towards climate justice and equitable environmental solutions? KBOO News spoke live in Studio 2 with the Coalition of Commu... Read more

Anders Nilsen: Poetry is Useless

Airs at: Thu, 12/08/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  The work of Portland-based artist Anders Nilsen defies categorization.  Themes of anatomy, geography, and mythology intertwine in his minimalist artscapes.  The New York Times notable book Big Questions brought the realm of ancient gods down to earth.  The wordless A Wal... Read more