Environment/Climate

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William Dalton Interview

Airs at: Wed, 09/17/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
William Dalton is a Democrat and Working Party candidate for Oregon House District 19. He talked with Don Merrill about his passion for providing mental health services and how those skills will translate if he becomes a legislator, why he won his last shot at the legislat... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour September 15

Airs at: Mon, 09/15/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this episode and we hear: Bill Resnick and Pat O'Herron discuss the relationship between climate change and public health. Frann Michel reads a Well-read Red commentary on "culinary capitalism". Larry Bowlden reviews Sarah Paretsky's 'Bleeding ... Read more

Pat O'Herron on Climate Change and Public Health

Airs at: Mon, 09/15/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Pat O'Herron about climate change and public health. They consider how changing weather patterns, rising oceans, acidification and desertification, as well as pollution, change the conditions for illness and death. They address collapse in both "the ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 8, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 09/08/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Iven Hale hosts this edition of the Old Mole with a focus on the aftermath of the police killing of  Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.  Also on the show are pieces on agriculture and climate change and liberation from working on the clock.  It's all held together with Iv... Read more

Farming and the Environment

Airs at: Mon, 09/08/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
"Organic agriculture can feed the world," says Catherine Badgley who teaches Ecology and the Evolution of Agriculture at the University of Michigan. Here she talks with Old Mole Bill Resnick about the impact of industrial agriculture on our climate and how our food could be... Read more

Environmentalists React to Port of Portland's Propane Export Deal

Airs at: Thu, 09/04/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The Port of Portland has approved a new propane gas export terminal at the port. This project is the largest single private capital investment in the city’s history. The Mayor of Portland, Charlie Hales, applauded the new terminal, which he says will bring jobs to the city.... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 25 August 2014

Airs at: Mon, 08/25/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
This episode is hosted by Tom Becker, and features reflections on class war, police violence, challenging capitalism, and addressing depression and suicide. Tom reads from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's controversial comments on the role of class in Ferguson. Bill Resnick intervie... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 11, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 08/11/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this episode of the Old Mole as we explore climate change, solar energy, rape and the criminal justice system, and a novel about orphans being sent west to work.  We also hear fine, politically intelligent music from local singer - songwriter Dave Rovics.... Read more

Dying By Two Degrees

Airs at: Mon, 08/11/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Writing in News Junkie Post, Dady Chery lays out the consequences for the planet of continuing on the energy path we are now on.  Tom Becker reads.   Read more

Six Thousand Years of Solar Energy

Airs at: Mon, 08/11/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Solar energy goes back a long ways.  In this conversation with physicist John Perlin and the Old Mole's Bill Resnick, we learn just how far back -- to the ancient Chinese and the Romans.  With today's technology, solar power is ready to generate nearly all of our electricit... Read more