Energy/Natural Resources

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Tacoma on the Front Lines

Airs at: Mon, 06/25/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
According to Sightline Institute Tacoma, Washington is the major frontline community in the fight to stop fossil fuel development in the Northwest. After vehemently rejecting a proposal to build the world's largest methanol refinery at the Port of Tacoma, citizens are no... Read more

Pacific Northwest in the Tar Sands Crosshairs

Airs at: Mon, 06/18/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
It seems likely that the Canadian province of Alberta—home to a massive tar sands industry that produces some of the globe’s dirtiest and most polluting oil—has put the Pacific Northwest in its crosshairs. The province is partnering with the Canadian government, who rece... Read more

Unprecedented Crime: Peter Carter and Climate Science Denial

Airs at: Tue, 06/12/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  Dr. Peter Carter is founder of the Climate Emergency Institute.  He has served as an expert reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change’s fifth climate change assessment in 2014. He has also presented on the implications of global climate change on food... Read more

1% for Clean Energy

Airs at: Tue, 06/12/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
  Joe welcomes promoters of the Clean Energy Fund to KBOO to discuss the proposed 1% tax on large corporations.  Call in and join the conversation at (503) 231-8187. Read more

Community Energy Project

Airs at: Mon, 06/11/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Cecil and Celeste speak with Sherrie Pelsma and Roc Aiken of the Community Energy Project in Portland. Community Energy Project believes that everyone deserves a safe, healthy, efficient home regardless of income. They do this through education, hands-on training, and d... Read more

Revolutions in Leadership and Economics: Conversations with Linda Kohanov and Anthony Flaccavento

Airs at: Tue, 06/05/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  Anthony Flaccavento was my first guest ever on this program when it was called Religion For Life. I had him on again last year when we discussed his book, Building a Healthy Economy from the Bottom Up: Harnessing Real-World Experience for Transformative Change. He has... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for May 28, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this episode  of the Old Mole: Building a Healthy Neighborhood in Cully: Bill Resnick interviews Carolina Iraheta and Tony DeFalco of the organization Verde. Civilization and Our Discontents: Clayton Morgareidge comments about how the comforts of modern ... Read more

CAFOS on the Columbia

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Last year thousands of Columbia Riverkeeper members and others called on Governor Brown and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to protect the Columbia River and rural communities from factory farm pollution. They didn’t listen. In March of 2017, Oregon gave t... Read more

Happy Earth Day from Threshold Shift

Produced for:  Threshold Shift
The mountains are calling...   Happy Earth Day, everyone! In honor of KBOO's 24-hour Earth Day soundscape history I am inviting you to check out the Threshold Shift archive where you can hear sounds from all over the world...from Papua New Guinea, to Madagascar, to the... Read more

Columbia County: Agriculture vs. Industry

Airs at: Mon, 04/09/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Port Westward, owned and operated by the Port of St. Helens, is ground zero for a string of controversial fossil fuel developments, including fracked gas, coal, and oil terminals. The Port recently announced plans to renew a lease option with Northwest Innovation Works t... Read more