Environment/Climate

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May Day!!! May Day!!! Yes, it's the REAL Labor Day!!!

Airs at: Tue, 05/01/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris Today's discussion revolves around May Day!  Some call it International Workers' Day.   We'll talk about it's History...  And invite your calls on what May Day means to YOU!     Read more

Maude Barlow and FatherJohn Dear address the Rotary District 5100 2012 Conference

KBOO is a co-sponsor of the Rotary District 5100 annual District Conference and end-of-year celebration. The conference will be held May 18-20, in Newberg, Oregon on the campus of George Fox University. This gathering reflects the fact that Rotary International, with local c... Read more

Klamath Basin Refuge - water conflicts and bird die-offs

Airs at: Mon, 04/30/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Hosted by Stephanie Potter Most of the lakes and marshes of the Lower Klamath were drained for agriculture nearly 100 years ago, but the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge in Southern Oregon and Northern California is still the most important waterfowl habitat on the Pa... Read more

Village Building Convergence 12

KBOO is excited to co-sponsor the Village Building Convergence--  a ten-day celebration of building community in very tangible ways. Briefly, the VBC brings people together to create benches, community kiosks, gardens, street paintings, tile mosaics, and more! Neighbors and ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04-26-12 Finding justice in the Portland Harbor cleanup w/ Guest James Posey

Airs at: Thu, 04/26/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Finding justice in the Portland Harbor cleanup Portland Harbor is the heavily industrialized portion of the Willamette River running north of downtown to Kelly's Point. Since it was listed as a Superfund site in 2000, cleaning up the toxins - ranging from heavy metals to p... Read more

Long-time environmentalists Jeanne and Dick Roy share their "Practice of Hope"

Airs at: Wed, 04/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
For the past 19 years Jeanne and Dick Roy have been working tirelessly as full-time volunteers to heal our world,  co-founding the Northwest Earth Institute in 1993 and the Center for Earth Leadership in 2006 . In the face of so much "bad news," what sustains and motivates ... Read more

Coal Trains are Commin' to the Great NorthWest

Airs at: Tue, 04/24/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris There are plans afoot to build Coal Export Terminals on the Oregon Coast, and transport Huge Quantities of Coal for Export across our state by rail.  This is a Bad Idea, for myriad reasons.  Coal Trains leave a trail of Coal Dust in their wake that has a... Read more

Bruce Gagnon on Weapons in Space, Military Expansion, War, Climate Change and Corporate Domination

Airs at: Thu, 04/19/2012 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
Host Per Fagereng speaks with Bruce Gagnon, Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. He was a co-founder of the Global Network when it was created in 1992. Between 1983–1998 Bruce was the State Coordinator of the Florida Coalition for Pea... Read more

Green Empowerment: renewable energy and water systems that alleviate poverty

Airs at: Wed, 04/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Aaron Liss of Green Empowerment talks about renewable energy projects in Nicaragua and the upcoming 25th anniversary of the death of Ben Linder. April 28th will mark the 25th anniversary of the death of Ben Linder, a mechanical engineer from Portland who was killed by U.... Read more

Larry Merculieff on indigenous elder wisdom and modern day personal to global challenges.

Airs at: Thu, 04/19/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host Michelle Schroeder Fletcher interviews Larry Merculieff who is won of the presenters at the Earth and Spirit Council's Earthday Conference this Friday, April 20th and Saturday, April 21st. Larry Merculieff has almost four decades of experience serving his people, t... Read more