Energy/Natural Resources

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The Rampage of Data Centers

Airs at: Mon, 04/21/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Where once cows roamed on pastures and fields grew a variety of crops, now the principal crop is data centers. These massive industrial eyesores are becoming a fixture across Oregon’s rural and suburban landscapes. On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with Fred Huette, ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 21, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 04/21/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Assault on the Environment: One of the first executive orders issued by Trump in January was a Whitehouse paper titled "Unleashing American Energy." It promises to restore Am... Read more

Chasing Chimeras: The Lure of Deceptive Climate Solutions

Airs at: Tue, 04/22/2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  As we confront the existential crisis of climate chaos there are two paths we can take. We can make dramatic changes that meaningfully reduce carbon emissions. Or we can accept the fossil fuel industry’s self-serving climate solutions—renewable diesel, hydrogen, renew... Read more

Why I Hate Earth Day

Airs at: Mon, 04/21/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
We have only one day out of 365 to celebrate the planet that we are slowly killing. But that’s not all. Earth Day has become a handy opportunity for corporations to greenwash and for businesses to profit from “Earth Day” product sales. Environmental writer, Tim Smedley, ... Read more

Let's Talk! Live on Accessible Outdoor Adventures

Airs at: Fri, 05/02/2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Let's Talk!
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Nukes or No Nukes? The Human and Environmental Cost of a Standoff

Airs at: Tue, 04/22/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
  In this Earth Day special, KBOO host 'One Awareness' examines the Korean Dilemma—a decades-long standoff where the refusal to denuclearize has led to recurring cycles of famine, failed diplomacy, and missed chances for environmental and economic cooperation. From th... Read more

Acting Like We're in a Climate Emergency

Airs at: Mon, 04/14/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Portland Urban Naturalist Mike Houck proclaimed the last time he was on Locus Focus: "We are living in a climate emergencty. It's time for Portland to act like it!" On this episode of Locus Focus Mike is joined by Dawn Uchiyama, former director of Portland's Bureau of E... Read more

Cow Poop Won't Solve the Climate Crisis

Airs at: Mon, 04/07/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Concentrated Animal Feed Operations have been around for a few decades. Basically concentration camps for cattle, pigs and chickens, these factory farms not only torture animals but also are major polluters and a principal emitter of greenhouse gases. But in recent years... Read more

Will Falk on the Tragedy of Thacker Pass

Airs at: Thu, 03/27/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guest is Will Falk of Protect Thacker Pass. Their campaign ended in a loss last year, construction of the open pit lithium mine in Nevada near the Oregon border is underway, and he is one of the protestors being sued by the mining company. Read more

Gaslighting Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 03/31/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Northwest Natural Gas's Smart Energy program advertises itself as a way for customers to “offset” their natural gas emissions by funding projects that the company says “reduce, or prevent the release of, greenhouse gases.” But in fact, as customers found out, Smart Energ... Read more