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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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Activism, Agriculture, Science/Technology, Food, Global Affairs, Government/Politics, Environment/Climate
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SOLWEST FAIR - Renewable Energy Action in Eastern Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 07/25/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Portland might consider itself the hub of the sustainable movement but every summer in Grant County, Oregon, a major event takes place to rival anything in our urban center. On this episode of Locus Focus we'll learn about the SolWest Fair that takes place every summ... Read more

Locus Focus on 07/18/11

Airs at: Mon, 07/18/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
A CATASTROPHIC CONVERGENCE: The Oil Spill in the Yellowstone River & the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline On July 1 an ExxonMobil oil pipeline running under the Yellowstone River near Billings, MT ruptured, dumping massive amounts of oil into the river. Critics of the propo... Read more

A CATASTROPHIC CONVERGENCE: The Oil Spill in the Yellowstone River & the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline

Airs at: Mon, 07/18/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
On July 1 an ExxonMobil oil pipeline running under the Yellowstone River near Billings, MT ruptured, dumping massive amounts of oil into the river. Critics of the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline—that would carry oil from the Tar Sands pits of Alberta to refineries along... Read more

Locus Focus on 07/11/11

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
TROPIC OF CHAOS: An Interview with Christian Parenti What does climate change have to do with armed conflicts erupting throughout the developing world? In his new book TROPIC OF CHAOS: CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE NEW GEOGRAPHY VIOLENCE, Christian Parenti argues that a new era o... Read more

TROPIC OF CHAOS: An Interview with Christian Parenti

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
What does climate change have to do with armed conflicts erupting throughout the developing world? In his new book TROPIC OF CHAOS: CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE NEW GEOGRAPHY VIOLENCE, Christian Parenti argues that a new era of climate war is upon us. Extreme weather brought o... Read more

Locus Focus on 07/04/11

Airs at: Mon, 07/04/2011 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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THE FATE OF COLUMBIA RIVER SALMON Continuing Our Conversation with Environmental Writer Steven Hawley Any day now U.S. District Judge James Redden will come down with a decision that will determine the fate of salmon on the Columbia River. He is considering the merits of a p... Read more

THE FATE OF COLUMBIA RIVER SALMON Continuing Our Conversation with Environmental Writer Steven Hawley

Airs at: Mon, 07/04/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Any day now U.S. District Judge James Redden will come down with a decision that will determine the fate of salmon on the Columbia River. He is considering the merits of a plan submitted last year by the Obama administration to address the significant harm done to salm... Read more

Locus Focus on 06/27/11

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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COSMIC INFLUENCES ON AGRICULTURAL PROCESSES: A Conversation with Organic Farming Pioneer Harry MacCormack 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 sust... Read more

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 Projec... Read more

Locus Focus on 06/20/11

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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PORTLAND'S FOOD ZONING CODE UPDATE PROJECT 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... Read more