Environment/Climate

Dave DeAngelis interviews biologist Christopher Wills about his new book “The Darwinian Tourist, on the Digital Divide

Airs at: Fri, 01/14/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Digital Divide

Dave DeAngelis interviews biologist Christopher Wills about his new book “The Darwinian Tourist: Viewing the World Through Evolutionary Eyes.” Wills discusses some of his adventures as a globe-trotting scientist, and describes how our understanding of the living world can b... Read more

How To Remove Tons of Building Material From Waste Streams

Airs at: Wed, 01/12/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: A Categorized Program Not

Portland’s Rebuilding Center may be diverting eight tons of building and remodeling materials a day but Executive Director Shane Endicott is the first to admit that the used building materials supplier--which serves 300 people a day--only exists to fund an entirely differen... Read more

Positively Revolting on 01/07/11

Airs at: Fri, 01/07/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Positively Revolting

2011, a year in review..... Ani and Lyn review the last seven days. We think it's been a weird, and busy, first week of the year. What's taken your attention this week? Our discussion of topics included, but was not limited to: A Congressional Rep from Illinois s... Read more

Violence, revolution and global warming

Airs at: Thu, 01/13/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell hosts a special hour-long Presswatch and takes calls on the issues of the day. She wonders where the unemployed Tucson mass murderer got the money for his $1,000 gun, and weighs in on the climate crisis and what to do about it. Read more

Catalogs; Russian fruit; Plus new gardening, animal husbandry classes with PDX's "Urban Growth Bounty"

Airs at: Wed, 01/12/2011 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: The Dirtbag

Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert talk about Jim's recent fruit exploring trip to Russia and Ukraine. Then a discussion of favorite garden catalogs and new and exciting varieties of fruits and vegetables. Plus, the City of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainabi... Read more

Daniel Lerch on Managing the 21st Century's Sustainability Crises

Airs at: Wed, 01/12/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Host Sue Supriano speaks with Daniel Lerch, Program Director of Post Carbon Institute about his book, The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the 21st Century’s Sustainability Crises. Daniel Lerch is the author of Post Carbon Cities (2007), the first major municipal guidebook on ... Read more

This month Robert Meeropol on WikiLeaks and Christopher Wills author “The Darwin Touris

Dave DeAngelis interviews biologist Christopher Wills about his new book “The Darwinian Tourist: Viewing the World Through Evolutionary Eyes.” Wills discusses some of his adventures as a globe-trotting scientist, and describes how our understanding of the living world can b... Read more

THE MELTING POT - Free Download of the Week

THE MELTING POT - FREE DOWNLOAD of the WEEK 1 Forward is not just a direction, it's a way of life for Colorado based producer Alex B who is rolling out big tunes under the new guise of Paper Diamond. The new project finds the trusted producer moving into previously untra... Read more

HUMANITY ON A TIGHTROPE

Airs at: Mon, 01/10/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Paul Ehrlich is arguably the most infamous environmentalist of the modern era. His 1968 book The Population Bomb, raised awareness on the connections between exponential human population growth and environmental degradation. It is still iconic to some while a discomfort to ... Read more

Voices from the Edge 01-06-11 Lawmakers & Lawmen

Airs at: Thu, 01/06/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Lawmakers and Lawmen: A conversation with State Senator Jackie Dingfelder about the upcoming legislative session and a look at Portland Police Chief Mike Reese's comments on police shootings Oregon starts a new year with a new governor and legislature. It also starts with ... Read more