Environment/Climate

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Activists call for nuclear plant in Washington to remain offline indefinitely

Airs at: Fri, 05/08/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The only nuclear plant in the pacific northwest, the Columbia Generating Station, is going offline tomorrow for the first time in two years for a routine re-fueling. But a number of citizen and environmental groups are hoping that the plant will stay offline for a lot longe... Read more

Portland neighbors come together to save Overlook Bluff

Airs at: Wed, 05/06/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A group of neighbors in north Portland are mobilizing a last-ditch effort to save an oak savannah and heritage tree on a spot of land they call ‘Overlook Bluff’. The savannah is located in the neighborhood north of Overlook Park, west of Interstate Avenue, overlooking the W... Read more

The Ecology of a Police State: 2015 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference panel

Airs at: Wed, 04/29/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Panagioti Tsolkas moderates this panel, which explores the intersections between the epidemic of mass incarceration and the environmental degradation which occurs, directly and indirectly, as a result of it, including: the immediate impacts of pollution from these often-ove... Read more

Resistance grows to controversial telescope project as Office of Hawaiian Affairs withdraws support

Airs at: Mon, 05/04/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  News In Depth
Report from KBOO reporter Paul Roland: VOICES FROM THE MOVEMENT   As reported on Friday’s newscast, last Thursday the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees voted to rescind its previous support for a hotly contested new telescope project on Mauna Kea, which is of... Read more

Officials and Activists Weigh Options for O & C Lands

Airs at: Thu, 04/30/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released five options for updating the Northwest Forest Plan, which determines, among other things, the number of board feet allowed to be harvested from the O & C lands. These lands are a patchwork of square-mile plots surrounding... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 27, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Alan Wieder hosts this episode of the Old Mole and we hear: Jan Haaken and Todd Sloan talk about psychology and perceptions of class and inequality. Bill Resnick finishes his conversation Michael Armstrong of Portland' Bureau of Planning and Sustainability with a... Read more

The Meaning of May Day in 2015

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel and Hyung Nam discuss the origins of May Day in the Chicago Riot of 1886, its enduring if transformed significance today, and local actions taking place on May Day  (May 1st) 2015. Read more

PDX vs. Climate Change: Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick continues his conversation with Michael Armstrong of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability about City-wide action on climate change, making Portland more sustainable, and the importance of collective as well as individual initiative. Image Credit: P... Read more

KBOO LIVE webcast of Earth Day 2015

KBOO is webcasting LIVE from the Saturday April 25th Earth Day celebration in Portland from 11:30 to 5 pm. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN! "We are the Future!" is the 2015 theme for Portland's Earth Day celebration. Earth Day PDX helps to promote awareness of environmental issues ... Read more

Mauna Kea protests continue

Airs at: Thu, 04/23/2015 at 12:00am
A four-week long protest which has halted construction of  the proposed TMT or Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea on the big island of Hawaii continues with several new developments this week. On Tuesday activists took to the streets of Honolulu to bring their message to t... Read more