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WATER WARS: Local communities fight back against Nestle water bottling plants

Airs at: Wed, 04/15/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
A six-year battle to keep Nestle out of Cascadia and the Columbia Gorge is heating up again as the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has agreed to trade its water rights at Oxbow Springs, which could pave the way for a Nestle bottled water plant in Cascade Locks, just ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 6, 2015

Airs at: Thu, 04/09/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this episode, which features discusssion of Iran, Climate Crisis, and Rosa Luxemburg To hear the whole show, including the music, use the play button. To hear the separate segments, follow the links below. And to keep up with the Mole, check out our Facebo... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 23, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Iven Hale hosts and we hear:   Bill Resnick and Robert Naimon talk about Israel and Palestine Desiree Hellegers talks with Dan Serres about the environmental and safety risks of oil-by-train facilities Joe Clement reads a tongue-in-cheeck commentary about the Po... Read more

Dan Serres on oil-by-train dangers

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2015 at 12:00am
Desiree Hellegers interviews Dan Serres, Conservation Director of the Columbia River Keeper, about the potential environmental and safety impacts of a proposal to site the largest oil-by-rail storage facility in the United States right here in our own backyard in Vancouver,... Read more

Florida Gov. Rick Scott tries to keep rising sea at bay by not letting state employees talk about it

Airs at: Thu, 03/19/2015 at 12:00am
As south Florida begins to sink below rising sea levels, the Governor Scott administration appears to be building a wall to protect itself from damaging information about the role that climate change is actually having.  His offices in Tallahassee, located somewhat inland, ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 16, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 03/16/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this edition of the Old Mole dealing with the "Islamic State," the history of lynchings, climate change, and "House of Cards".  To hear the whole show, use the play button below. For individual segments, follow the numbered links.  You can become th... Read more

Climate Genocide

Airs at: Mon, 03/16/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker reads from Robert Hunziker's article in Counter Punch, "Climate Genocide".  Although climate has changed in the geological past, it has never changed as fast as it is now, and the consquences will be devastating. Read more

Oregon Legislature Considers Aerial Pesticide Regulations

Airs at: Thu, 03/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
In Salem today, Oregon legislators considered a bill that will regulate the use of aerial herbicides which are sprayed from planes and helicopters in the state. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke to Steve Peddery of Oregon Wild for more. Read more

Lawsuit Filed Against Port of Seattle Over Shell Oil Deal

Airs at: Thu, 03/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the port of Seattle Wednesday, challenging the commission’s move to enter an agreement with contractors for Shell Oil. KBOO’s Robin Ryan spoke with a member of the Puget Sound-Keepers Alliance, one of the suit’s pe... Read more

Al Weinrub on Clean Energy Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 03/09/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
This is the second half of Bill Resnick's talk with clean energy activist, Al Weinrub. The first half played last week. They discussed community energy, which are networks of small scale networked solar and wind installations all over the city and connected by the existing ... Read more