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Who Teaches What About Coal?

Airs at: Mon, 08/29/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Scholastic Magazine was forced by activists led by our guest Bill Bigelow to take down its 4th grade curriculum created by the coal industry -- but this just the tip of the iceberg of corporate influence over what kids learn in school.  Old Mole Laurie Mercier talks with Bi... Read more

Earthquakes on the East Coast? What about all those nuclear power plants?

Airs at: Sun, 08/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" looks at the climate, earthquake & nuclear power safety in U.S., and more. Read more

EMERGENCIES: An Interview with Scott Winegar of the Portland Office of Emergency Management

Airs at: Wed, 08/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Underground
The Portland Office of Emergency Management exists to coordinate emergency preparedness, response and recovery to protect lives, property and the environment. This is an interview by Zoe Loranger with  the Office of Emergency Management Operations Manager, Scott Winegar. Fo... Read more

Abe surveys the economic, social and political wreckage of the new age of austerity

Airs at: Tue, 08/23/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor.  Joe Uris is still on vacation.   The current austerity fetish was never a good idea, and now we know it's bad politics, too. The austerity kick in Washington is exactly the wrong thing at the wrong time. At a time of enormous economic duress, ... Read more

"Gray Haired Ladies" to face arrest at White House as part of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline action

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Guest host Stephanie Potter interviews Barbara Ford and Marilee Dea who are going as part of a contingent of "Gray Haired Ladies" to Washington DC to protest  the Keystone XL Pipeline,  a proposed 1,700 mile pipeline that would carry tar sands oil from Canada to refineries ... Read more

Science historian Naomi Oreskes on "The Merchants of Doubt"

Airs at: Fri, 08/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Digital Divide
Today, Dave DeAngelis speaks with scientist and historian Naomi Oreskes about her new book "The Merchants of Doubt,"which describes how organized campaigns undermine the scientific evidence related to important environmental and health issues such as second-hand smoke, acid... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour August 8th

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this Old Mole and we hear:   Bill Resnick interview Sam Pizzigati about inequality Tom reads an article on Empire and Inequality Larry Bowlden reviews Sheila Kohler's "Love Child" Movie Moles Jan Haaken and Wendy Webb talk about "If A Tree... Read more

Presswatch 7/14/2011

Airs at: Thu, 07/14/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Host Theresa Mitchell discusses Fukushima as well as the raising of the US debt limit. Read more

Protester arrested at BP headquarters in New Orleans

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Three people were arrested in New Orleans Thursday outside the headquarters of British Petroleum in an act of non-violent civil disobedience. KBOO interviewed one of those arrested. They were protesting the ongoing refusal of BP to acknowledge the extent of damage from la... Read more

E-205 with Portland Commissioner Nick Fish

Airs at: Mon, 08/01/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Portland is touted for its great parks system, but if you live on the far east side of the city, east of I-205 you wouldn't know it. But hopefully that is about to change. Over the years, Portland Parks & Recreation has acquired a number of great properties for future pa... Read more