Environment/Climate

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Old Mole Variety Hour for May 12, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 05/12/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick is our host for this Membership Drive edition of the Old Mole, and it features: 1.  A conversation with Jeremy Brecher about the new and updated edition of his classic book Strike! 2.  Analysis by Well-read Red Frann Michel of Portland Ballot measure 126-56 a... Read more

The Water Vote

Airs at: Mon, 05/12/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Portland voters are deciding on a scheme (Multnomah 26-156) to turn the water bureau over to a board separate from the City Council.  Well-read Red Frann Michel lays out the flaws in this effort by large corporate water users to take control of this public resource.  Photo ... Read more

GMO-Labeling Initiative Approved by State Supreme Court

Airs at: Thu, 05/08/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for Evening News
After receiving the approval of the Oregon Supreme Court today, a group trying to get a GMO-labeling initiative on the November ballot is poised to begin gathering signatures. For more on the initiative, KBOO’s Sam Bouman spoke to Sandeep Kaushik, a spokesman with Oregon ... Read more

sunlight is the best disinfectant (on Measure 26-156)

The Well-Read red has been reading the voter's pamphlet for Portland, and has done some additional reading about Measure 26-156, which (in the words of the voters's pamphlet) "Amends Charter: Creates Water and Sewer District with Elected Board." The arguments in favor of th... Read more

Andrew Geller interviews Ralph Nader on his latest book, Unstoppable

Airs at: Fri, 05/09/2014 at 12:00am
Andrew Geller speaks with long-time political activist, lecturer and author Ralph Nader about his latest book, Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State. Read more

KBOO News Story on Jazz Timber Sale Protest at Mt. Hood Forest Headquarters

Airs at: Wed, 05/07/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for Evening News
In July, 2013, the forest watchdog group Bark filed a lawsuit challenging the Forest Service on the Jazz Timber Sale in the Clackamas Ranger District. Bark’s lawsuit alleges that the forest Service did not comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and the national Fo... Read more

Cascadia Rising: Indigenous Sovereignty and the Rights of Nature Panel

Airs at: Tue, 05/06/2014 at 12:00am
Indigenous Sovereignty and the Rights of Nature in Local Governance a panel featuring Aurolyn Stwyer, Treothe Bullock, Paul Cienfuegos and Lucy Marie This panel seeks to explore the positive and problematic intersections between Indigenous Sovereignty strategies and rights... Read more

Cascadia Rising: Opening

Airs at: Wed, 04/30/2014 at 12:00am
Opening of Cascadia Rising: A Bioregional Confluence, with organizers Elona Trogub and Emmalyn Garrett; Alexander Baretich, designer of the Cascadian flag; and Brandon Letsinger of Cascadia Now! Read more

Cascadia Rising: Climate Chaos panel

Airs at: Wed, 04/30/2014 at 12:00am
Climate Chaos and Cascadia: Place-Based Resistance to Global Catastrophe A Panel featuring Scott Schroder + Friends Anthropogenic climate change and the resulting mass extinction, drought, fire, flooding, and skewed weather patterns threaten the Cascadian bioregion, and an... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 28 April 2014

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this episode on Politics, Poetry, and Prisons. Bill Resnick interviews Mike Parker of the Richmond Progressive Alliance about Chevron and city government. Joe Clement talks with Tamara Lynne and Daisy Montague of Living Stages about their upcoming working-c... Read more