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Barbara Bernstein
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Every Monday from 10:00am to 11:00am.


 

A weekly conversation about our place on the planet. Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein talks with local, regional and national experts, activists and policy makers about climate change, food policy, land use, salmon restoration, forest management and all the other things that matter in our environment.

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Activism, Agriculture, Science/Technology, Food, Global Affairs, Government/Politics, Environment/Climate
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Eugene vs. NW Natural

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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On February 7, the Eugene City Council voted to phase out fossil fuels like gas in new homes and buildings, the first city in Oregon to take this step that will cut climate pollution, improve air quality, and lower utility bills for households. This vote is a major victory ... Read more

A Forest Journey

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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In his 1989 book A Forest Journey, John Perlin shows how an abundance (or scarcity) of wood has greatly shaped the culture, demographics, economy, politics, and technology of societies over the millennia. Until our dependence on fossil fuels, wood was the principal fuel and... Read more

How Green Is Portland These Days?

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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For the past few decades Portland has been internationally touted as a green city. In many ways it has deserved this reputation but there are still many ways in which the city needs to improve. In 2016 the city council approved a ban on any new or expanded fossil fuel infra... Read more

Portland's Fukushima

Airs at: Mon, 03/13/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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This week marks the 12th anniversary of the 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami. The tsunami caused the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. There were meltdowns of three of the Fukushima reactors, discharge of radioactive water in Fukushima and associated evacuation zone... Read more

Beavers and Biden

Airs at: Mon, 03/06/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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On February 27 a large coalition of nonprofit organizations, scientists, and advocates sent a letter to President Biden requesting an executive order prohibiting beaver from being trapped on federally managed public lands. According to Adam Bronstein with Western Watershed ... Read more

Fracked Gas Industry Takes a Page from the Tobacco Industry

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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Recently the city of Eugene passed an ordinance to phase out gas appliances in new homes and buildings. This action follows similar ordinaces in cities around the country. But the fracked gas industry is not taking these moves lying down. Last November, NW Natural hired Dr.... Read more

Nightmare on the River

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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When you drive along Highway 30 through the industrial area of NW Portland, you witness an amazing contradiction. On the west side of the highway is Forest Park, Portland's premiere urban wilderness area. But on the east of the highway you see potential doom. That six mile ... Read more

Just Transition or False Solutions?

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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As the climate crisis continues to intensify, accelerating the threats to communities across the planet, it is critical now more than ever to find solutions that come from impacted communities and not the fossil fuel industry.   On this episode of Locus Focus, we talk with ... Read more

The River That Runs Through Portland

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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After 30 years of amazing service Bob Sallinger is retiring from Portland Audubon. Bob's record as an advocate, activist, naturalist, wildlife researcher, and wildlife rehabber, and his deep ties to the community, have led to many of the most exciting conservation wins in P... Read more

Roadways for People

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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When the I5 freeway rammed its way through North and Northeast Portland in the 1960s it devastated once thriving historically black neighborhoods, demolishing over 300 homes, destroying locally owned businesses and displacing hundreds of people. For most of the last century... Read more