Environment/Climate

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GINK—Green Inclinations, No Kids A Conversation with GRIST.ORG'S Lisa Hymas

Airs at: Mon, 01/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
According to a 2009 study by statisticians at Oregon State University, each child an American has increases his or her lifetime carbon emission by 570 percent—because kids are likely to one day have kids of their own and so on. With climate change already causing havoc arou... Read more

Voices from the Edge 01/27/11 Journalist Reese Erlich

Airs at: Thu, 01/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
The man who talked with terrorists: an interview with journalist Reese Erlich Ten years after George Bush launched his War on Terror, what most Americans know about our "enemies" in this war is what the Pentagon and State Department has told them. Veteran journalist Reese E... Read more

Cascade Festival of African Films, 48 Go Green, Portland Int'l Film Festival

Airs at: Thu, 01/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Behind the Screen
Host Natalie Butto previews the Cascade Festival of African Films, The Portland International Film Festival, and 48 Go Green (a 48-hour environmental film competition). Guests are: Shireen Farrahi, Cascade Festival of African Films Cambria Matlow, Director, "Burning in the S... Read more

America's oil habit is draining the Alberta Tar Sands.

Airs at: Tue, 01/25/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris The oil contained in the Alberta Tar Sands is the dirtiest on Earth. Open pit mines bloom in the Canadian north, swallowing forest and tundra. It takes roughly five barrels of water and one of natural gas to extract one barrel of crude fr... Read more

Climate Justice and the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee

Airs at: Mon, 01/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Carrie talks to Bill after returning from Cancun where she attended the International Climate Change Conference as a representative of the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee. She relates her experience caravaning across Mexico to the conference. She emphasizes cl... Read more

Ground Zero in the Battle Over Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets

Airs at: Mon, 01/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Roughly half of the nation’s sugar supply comes from sugar beets, and much of this seed is produced in Oregon. In 2007 the USDA started allowing genetically modified sugar beet seed to flood the market. Now 95% of the sugar beet crop is grown using seeds that have been gene... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 01-20-11 Guest Jim Middaugh from Metro

Airs at: Thu, 01/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
div { margin: 0px; } What's the future of public participation? A with Jim Middaugh about Opt In and other strategies for a more engaged community Oregonians like to think of themselves as actively involved citizens. Even though Oregonians tend to turn out for election... Read more

Positively Revolting on 01-21-11 Guest Dick Roy

Airs at: Fri, 01/21/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Normal 0 Ani and Lyn spoke with in-studio guest Dick Roy, co-founder of The Center for Earth Leadership. How can we get to fixing the world around us, tangibly in the here and now? Read more

Local Expert Don Francis talks about Radon in and around Portland

Airs at: Wed, 01/19/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Host Lisa Loving's guest is radon expert Don Francis talking about why Oregon -- and Portland in particular --  is a hotspot for radon, which is the biggest trigger for lung cancer among those who do not smoke. You can buy a Radon Test Kit from the American Lung Associatio... Read more

SUSTAINABLE FOOD IN A SUSTAINABLE CITY with Portland's Food Czar

Airs at: Mon, 01/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Why is the city of Portland concerned about food policy issues? So, concerned in fact that the city's bureau of Planning and Sustainability devotes some of its resources to sustainable food programs like Urban Growth Bounty and the Better Together Garden at City Hall. On th... Read more