Environment/Climate

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Threatened Again

Airs at: Mon, 11/20/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

For a while it seemed like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge had been saved from oil rigs. But since Trump was elected every bad idea we thought we'd blocked is back in play. After decades of bipartisan support for protecting one of the last pristine, untouched wild pl... Read more

Alternative Tech: Risks and Promises

Airs at: Wed, 11/22/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Recovery Zone

There's no arguing that human technology and energy use have a tremendous impact on our planet; and the problems we face, which include climate change and the risk of mass extinction, are daunting. What we end up doing is a clear reflection of our values and prioritie... Read more

The Costs of War

Airs at: Wed, 11/15/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

The Costs of War Project is a team of 35 scholars, legal experts, human rights practitioners, and physicians, which began its work in 2011. They use research and a public website to facilitate debate about the costs of the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and t... Read more

MEGAFIRES

Airs at: Mon, 11/13/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Wildfire, like actors in a Greek drama, has two opposing faces: one of destruction and another of rejuvenation. In recent years there has been a growing appreciation of wildfire’s regenerative function in forest ecology, but the increase in large, intensely hot “megafire... Read more

David Barsamian on KBOO!

Airs at: Fri, 11/10/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Positively Revolting

Host of Alternative Radio David Barsamian returns to KBOO to discuss his upcoming appearance at the Clinton Street Theater. He'll join host Linda Olson-Osterlund to discuss the ways that Oregonians have shown resistance in the age of Trump. Call in to join the conve... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 6, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Joe Clement hosts this edition of the Old Mole, and we hear: 1. Bill Resnick talks with Eric Holt-Gimenez of Food First about agriculture and the climate. 2. Reyna G and Denise Morris explain the organizing drive of workers at New Seasons Markets. 3. Film Director Jan H... Read more

Climate and Agriculture

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with Eric Holt-Gimenez, director of Food First/The Institute for Food and Development Policy. He has taught at the University of California in Berkeley and Santa Cruz, and conducted graduate courses in food justice, food sovereignty, and agroecology al... Read more

Nuts About Squirrels

Airs at: Mon, 11/27/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Voices for the Animals

Guest host Ender Black talks with wildlife rehabilitator Jackie Marsden who operates an authorized animal rehab center and sanctuary outside of Vancouver, WA. The interview will focus mainly on squirrels and will include some of their personal stories. For mo... Read more

What Trump/Pence Regime Has Already Done…

Airs at: Fri, 11/03/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Positively Revolting

What they have done to Women & LGBTQ: Promised to appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion; appointed Neil Gorsuch. Signed a law giving states the option to deny funding for Planned Parenthood and other organizat... Read more

JUNK RAFT

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

News media brought the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”—the famous swirling gyre of plastic pollution in the ocean—into the public consciousness. But when Marcus Eriksen cofounded the 5 Gyres Institute with his wife, Anna Cummins, and set out to study the world’s oceans wit... Read more