Environment/Climate

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RECOVERING A LOST RIVER: An Interview with Author Steven Hawley

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In the Pacific Northwest, the Snake River and its wilderness tributaries were once some of the world’s greatest salmon rivers. As recently as a half century ago, they retained some of their historic bounty, with millions of fish returning to spawn. Now, due to four... Read more

Positively Revolting on 04-29-11 Starhawk

Airs at: Fri, 04/29/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Ani and Lyn speak with Starhawk, discussing the sacred Earth and the nuclear crisis on the eve of Beltaine. Join KBOO now at kboo.fm or call membership central at 503-232-8818!   Read more

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 04/29/11

Airs at: Fri, 04/29/2011 at 8:00am - 12:00pm
Stop Nuclear Madness Join us all morning as we look at one of the world's most crucial issues, nuclear power. "As a physician, I contend that nuclear technology threatens life on our planet with extinction. If present trends continue, the air we breathe, the food we ea... Read more

Safecast maps crowd-sourced radiation data from DIY "citizen scientists"

Airs at: Wed, 04/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
When last month's 9.0 earthquake and tsunami breached six Japanese nuclear reactors in Fukushima, releasing radiation into the atmosphere, Marcelino Alvarez of Uncorked Studios was not soothed by the official reports that there was "nothing to worry about." He hit upon t... Read more

April 25 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 04/25/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Clayton Morgareidge hosts today's show.  We hear a discussion of political obstacles in fighting climate change and what needs to be done; some questions about who creates jobs and what a job is; a conversation among Movie Moles about women on the Oregon Trail in Meek's... Read more

Politics of Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 04/25/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Why has the US been behind other industrial countries in the planetary struggle to reduce carbon emissions?  Eric Pooley is an award-winning magazine editor and author of The Climate War who has joined the Environmental Defense Fund as Senior Vice President for Strategy... Read more

HANFORD'S NUCLEAR LEGACY & LESSONS UNLEARNED FROM FUKUSHIMA

Airs at: Mon, 04/25/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The nuclear crisis that was triggered by the massive earthquake in Japan on March 11 has raised many questions about the vulnerability and safety of nuclear power installations throughout the world. But we've heard little discussion about the on-going saga of the radi... Read more

Antonia Juhasz and her book BLACK TIDE: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill

Airs at: Mon, 04/25/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Host Per Fagereng interviews Antonia Juhasz about her new book BLACK TIDE: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill It is the largest oil disaster in American history, and it could happen again. It is more than a story of ruined beaches, dead wildlife, chemical dis... Read more

Fukushima: Hanging on by their fingernails

Airs at: Thu, 04/14/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
  Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" takes a look at radiation (how do microsieverts per hour stack up over time?), the situation in Fukushima, and the (ir)rationality of nuclear power. Also, an examination of our class system. (Reality check-- ... Read more

Crises not over with US economy or Fukushima

Airs at: Thu, 04/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
 Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" notes that radioactive cesium in fish 35 km from Fukushima reactors is 25x legal limit.  Possibility of radiation disheartening to those who live on... Read more