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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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A Pivotal Moment

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
What does population growth have to do with climate change? We hear from what the connections are from Laurie Mazur, who has edited a new book called A Pivotal Moment: Population, Justice and the Environmental Challenge. In this collection of essays, the authors concur that... Read more

Locus Focus on 01/18/10

Airs at: Mon, 01/18/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
MORE ON MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL MININGMany Portlander's think that we get most of our electricity from the Bonneville hydro system, but in fact 40% comes from burning coal, much of it mined by blasting the top off a mountain in Kirk, West Virginia. This week on Locus Focus, gu... Read more

Mountaintop Removal Mining

Airs at: Mon, 01/18/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Many Portlander's think that we get most of our electricity from the Bonneville hydro system, but in fact 40% comes from burning coal, much of it mined by blasting the top off a mountain in Kirk, West Virginia. This week on Locus Focus, guest Judy Bonds, co-director for Coa... Read more

Locus Focus on 01/11/10

Airs at: Mon, 01/11/2010 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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DOES PORTLAND NEED TO COVER ITS RESERVOIRS?What's going on with Portland's water? In light of the Thanksgiving weekend e coli outbreak in one of the Washington Park Reservoirs, we look at arguments for and against covering Portland's famously open-air reservoirs. We'll also... Read more

What's Happening with Portland's Water?

Airs at: Mon, 01/11/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
What's going on with Portland's water? In light of the Thanksgiving weekend e coli outbreak in one of the Washington Park Reservoirs, we look at arguments for and against covering Portland's famously open-air reservoirs. We also talk about the underground water storage faci... Read more

Locus Focus on 01/04/10

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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REPORT BACK FROM THE CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE IN COPENHAGENClimate talks drew to a close just before Christmas, with little concrete action to celebrate. We'll hear what happened and what we can hope for from guest Robert Engelman, Vice President for Programs at Worldwatch... Read more

What Happened in Copenhagen?

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Climate talks drew to a close in Copenhagen just before Christmas, with little concrete action to celebrate. Our guest Robert Engelman was there and he tells us what happened in Copenhagen, what didn't happen, what we can hope for and what we need to make sure happens soon.... Read more

Locus Focus on 12/28/09

Airs at: Mon, 12/28/2009 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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CREATING A NEIGHBORHOOD SENSE OF PLACE - TABORSPACELauren Moomaw and Maggie Maggio are part of a new community effort, TaborSpace. This coffeehouse and gathering place feels like a throwback to the best of Portland in the 1970s, but it also reflects a uniquely 21st century ... Read more

CREATING A NEIGHBORHOOD SENSE OF PLACE - TABORSPACE

Airs at: Mon, 12/28/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Lauren Moomaw and Maggie Maggio are part of a new community effort, TaborSpace. This coffeehouse and gathering place feels like a throwback to the best of Portland in the 1970s, but it also reflects a uniquely 21st century understanding of how to create sustainable communit... Read more

Locus Focus on 12/21/09

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2009 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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HOUSEHOLDER'S HOLIDAY GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSEHarriet Fasenfest, writer, cook, gardener, food preserver and backyard economist, returns to Locus Focus. We'll talk about the art, economics and politics of householding and food preservation just in time for the holidays. And tak... Read more