Environment/Climate

Charles McGee II and Amanda Lawrence from Josiah Hill Clinic on Lead in your Blood

Airs at: Wed, 08/11/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Hosted by Lisa Loving Charles McGee II and Amanda Lawrence from the Josiah Hill Clinic join us in the KBOO Studio to talk about the importance of being tested for lead levels in the blood, even for adults. Most of the emphasis around lead has centered around lead exposure... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 08/05/2010

Airs at: Thu, 08/05/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

This week on Voices from the Edge, Jo Ann and Dave looked at the good and bad news of the week. Topics discussed included: federal funds being made available to Oregon to address budget shortfalls and whether those dollars will reach the people who really are in need; the i... Read more

Crystal Springs: Stream of Consciousness

Airs at: Mon, 08/09/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Protecting endangered salmon runs in Oregon has been an ongoing challenge. It turns out that one of the simplest ways of enhancing salmon habitat in the city is to remove culverts that carry streams under roads, but block fish from swimming upstream to reach spawning and... Read more

Paul Greenberg and Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food

Airs at: Mon, 08/09/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Marianne Barisonek interviews Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food. Greenberg says that when he learned that farmed seafood is now just as prevalent as wild seafood in the marketplace, he realized that the interplay of domestication an... Read more

Rosalind Peterson and the Agricultural Defense Coalition

Airs at: Tue, 08/03/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Hosted by Marianne Barisonek Rosalind Peterson, founder of the Agricultural Defense Coalition, wrote the following: The Agriculture Defense Coalition is dedicated to protecting agriculture, our water supplies, trees, and pollinators from a wide variety of experimental we... Read more

NATURAL GAS HYDRO-FRACTURING: AN IMPENDING ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER

Airs at: Mon, 08/02/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Not too long ago North America's natural gas reserves were peaking out and the cost of natural gas began to skyrocket along with petroleum. Then all of a sudden, it seemed, we are being told that we have an almost endless supply of natural gas lying under much of the con... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 07/29/2010

Airs at: Thu, 07/29/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Oregon House District 43 is one of the most diverse in the state. It also faces some of the biggest challenges: high unemployment, high rates of police misconduct, high displacement from gentrification. This week Dave and Jo Ann talked with State Rep. Lew Frederick about ... Read more

The Universal Rights of Mother Earth and BP: Interview, Cormac Cullinan

Airs at: Thu, 07/29/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: A Deeper Look

Linda Olson-Osterlund is joined by famed enviornmental attorney, Cormac Cullinan, author of Wild Law, A Manifesto For Earth Justice. What is the movement to protect the "rights" of the earth and how does it relate to the current harm caused by BP? Learn about The Universal ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour July 26th

Airs at: Mon, 07/26/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Today's show, hosted by Tom Becker, featured three interviews on green economics, transnational identies in the United States, and the political import of late '70s British music. Related to that last theme, you will hear through out the show music selected by Denise Morris... Read more

Lewis and Clark Youth Nature Writing Contest winners!

Airs at: Wed, 07/28/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Underground

Amelia interviews two participants in the Lewis and Clark Youth Nature Writing Contest winners! http://www.nps.gov/lewi/forteachers/youth-nature-writing-contest.htm Read more