Environment/Climate

COSMIC INFLUENCES ON AGRICULTURAL PROCESSES: A Conversation with Organic Farming Pioneer Harry MacCormack

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Harry MacCormack is legendary in the annals of the Oregon organic farming movement. A co-founder of Oregon Tilth, he has gone on to help organize numerous other sustainable food projects including the Ten Rivers Food Web and the Willamette Valley Bean and Grain Project. ... Read more

Tomato time, plus Jon Betz on "Queen of the Sun"

Airs at: Wed, 05/11/2011 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: The Dirtbag

Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert talk veggies and fruit. This month's plant of the month is tomatoes: varieties, types and planting tips. Plus, producer Jon Betz is on The Dirtbag for a short interview to talk about the national release of his film Queen of the Sun.... Read more

More On Fukushima and Radiation in the Northwest

Airs at: Thu, 06/23/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" - More on Fukushima and effects of radiation on the Northwest, including a spike in infant mortality and call in advice on what to do to protect yourself. Read more

PORTLAND'S FOOD ZONING CODE UPDATE PROJECT

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Portland is becoming a mecca for urban farmers but the city's zoning codes have yet to fully catch up with the growing phenomenon of guerrilla vegetable gardens and urban livestock. Recognizing the connections between food and the community’s environmental, economic an... Read more

Fukushima: China Syndrome? Economy: Great Depression?

Airs at: Thu, 06/16/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with "the news you're not supposed to know." Has the worst finally happened in Fukushima? Melt-through spiraling out of control? Default looming for U.S. government? Read more

An update on the "war on queers"

Airs at: Thu, 05/26/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" -- Fukushima radioactivity spreads. The "secret" Patriot Act. Updates on queer-bashing. Read more

Remember Fukushima? Corporate media continues to shift the agenda

Airs at: Thu, 06/02/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" reviews Fukushima -- FDA discontinued testing food for possible Fukushima radiation -- "no danger" -- despite elevations in radioactive iodine 131, cesium etc. in milk and soil samples throughout U.S. (If you t... Read more

Community Food Centers in Corvallis and Canada

Airs at: Wed, 05/18/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Food Show

Corvallis food activists are sharing ideas with their counterparts in Canada. Host Laura McCandlish interviews Elizabeth Fraser of The Stop, "an innovative anti-poverty and anti-hunger program" in Toronto. It’s a unique urban food bank/prenatal clinic/ open kitchen with amp... Read more

DAMNED DAMS, SALMON & THE COLUMBIA RIVER

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

This spring there has been so much water rushing down the Columbia River, fed by overabundant snow packs from the Rockies to the Cascades, that a surplus of electricity is overwhelming the power grid. So instead of spilling more water over the dams, the Bonneville Power... Read more

Thor Hanson and "Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle"

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with conservation biologist Thor Hanson about his book "Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle." Hanson says, "Their sheer diversity of form and function make feathers unique from waterproofing to flight, insulation and colorful displa... Read more