Locus Focus

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Airs at: Mon, 12/09/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Hosted by:

Barbara Bernstein

Produced by:

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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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Topic tags:

Activism, Agriculture, Science/Technology, Food, Global Affairs, Government/Politics, Environment/Climate

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SACRIFICE ZONE

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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As pressure increases to turn the Pacific Northwest into an export hub for fossil fuels, many communities are fighting back. Recently the Portland city council voted unanimously to write a new ordinance that will ban construction of new storage and transport facilities for ... Read more

IN WILDNESS IS THE PERPETUATION OF THE WORLD

Airs at: Mon, 12/14/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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On our overheated and overcrowded planet, are wild places now extinct? Civilization’s fingerprints are everywhere, from plastic trash on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, to the effects of global climate change on the most remote landscapes. How do wild places maintain their ... Read more

THE HIDDEN HALF OF NATURE

Airs at: Mon, 12/07/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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Lately we've been hearing a lot about microbes and the power of probiotics for intestinal health. While gut health is a trendy topic, gardening’s connection to microbiomes and the food we eat is overlooked. On this episode of Locus Focus we get a whirlwind tour of the micro... Read more

A Field Philosopher's Guide to Fracking

Airs at: Mon, 11/30/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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When philosophy professor Adam Briggle moved to Denton, Texas, he had never heard of fracking. Five years later he would successfully lead a citizens' initiative to ban hydraulic fracturing in Denton—the first Texas town to challenge the oil and gas industry. On this episod... Read more

Nestlé vs. the Gorge

Airs at: Mon, 11/23/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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Nestlé has proposed to build a controversial bottled water facility in Cascade Locks in the heart of the Columbia Gorge. But many residents of Hood River County believe that this project would set a dangerous precedent that would allow Hood River County's water to be packag... Read more

Slick Water

Airs at: Mon, 11/16/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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When Jessica Ernst’s well water turned into a flammable broth, the biologist and long-time oil patch consultant discovered that energy giant Encana had secretly fracked hundreds of gas wells around her home in Rosebud, Alberta, piercing her community’s drinking water aquife... Read more

PACIFIC NORTHWEST: FUTURE FOSSIL FUEL EXPORT HUB OR NOT?

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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THIS PROGRAM WAS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON JULY 20, 2015 This week the Portland City Council continues its deliberations on developing a strong policy to stop new fossil fuel transport infrastructure in Portland. We are rebroadcasting this episode of LOCUS FOCUS, that origin... Read more

SHELL OIL LEAVES THE ARCTIC

Airs at: Mon, 11/02/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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For 40 hours last August, kayakitivists and Greenpeace climbers delayed the Royal Dutch Shell Oil icebreaker MSV Fennica from leaving the Portland shipyard where it was being repaired to head back to Shell's oil drilling operation in the Arctic. A few weeks later Shell ann... Read more

CAN A LITTLE BIRD DEFEAT BIG OIL?

Airs at: Mon, 10/26/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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For months the federal government anxiously debated whether to invoke the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to protect the greater sage grouse. In late September, despite intense pressure from environmentalists, the Interior Department caved in to fossil fuel interests and annou... Read more

Are GMOs Safe - A Science Debate

Airs at: Mon, 10/19/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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There appears to be a growing consensus among scientists that GMO food is safe to eat and that GMO opponents are "anti-science." GMO advocates lump GMO opponents with climate deniers and people who refuse to vaccinate their children. But does the science behind GMO safety a... Read more

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