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Steppin' Out of Babylon

Airs at: Thu, 04/09/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host: Sue Supriano Guest: Ruth Rosenhek Read more

Chemtrails in our Skies: What's Going on Up There?

Airs at: Mon, 04/06/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Host Lisa Loving speaks with Sofia Smallstorm of 9/11 Mysteries about chemtrails. Sofia Smallstorm will be speaking at the Multnomah Friends Meeting House at 4312 SE Stark on Saturday, April 11th at 2:30PM. Read more

The Obama administration has decided not to defend the decision to cut protections for the spoted owl.

Airs at: Wed, 04/01/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The spotted owl’s need for old-growth forest has been at the center of long-standing battles about logging in the Northwest. Now there’s a new development in the controversy. The Obama administration has decided not to defend the Bush administration's decision to cut protect... Read more

What you're NOT supposed to know about Nuclear Power

Airs at: Tue, 04/07/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In 1980 investigative journalist Karl Grossman wrote a book called "COVER UP: What you are not supposed to know about Nuclear Power." That was a year after the meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power facility in Pennsylvania scared the nation into rethinking its fai... Read more

How do we build an economy that's green AND fair?

From the White House to City Hall, everyone's talking about making the transition to a new green economy. But how do we make sure this new economy doesn't perpetuate the disparities of the old one? Can we make the shift without making things even worse for those already st... Read more

Can We Keep Portland's Water System 'Endlessly Sustainable' & Uncorporatized?

Airs at: Mon, 04/06/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
During the Bush administration the Envronmental Protection Agency mandated that Portland install a costly filtration system to "protect" us from Cryptosporidium which has never been a problem with our Bull Run water.   The City argued in court against the EPA in 2007, and l... Read more

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Airs at: Tue, 04/07/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Community Calendar
Greetings Cascadia! My name is Steve, and this is the KBOO Community Calendar for Wednesday, April 8th, 2009. ------------------------ The Portland Police Bureau, In collaboration with the Office of Human Relations and the Human Rights Commission, is presenting its Plan to A... Read more

Renewable Energy Payments

Airs at: Thu, 04/02/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
  Hosts Melodie Silverwolf and Crystal Leighty speak with Bianca Barth, Policy Officer for the World Future Council, who is in Portland to promote the efforts of Oregonians for Renewable Energy Payments. Barth is supporting locally sponsored state legislation to adopt the ... Read more

Radiozine on 3/24/09

Airs at: Tue, 03/24/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host Todd Wilson speaks with designer Elizabeth Redmond about her work on tile flooring that can act as a human powered electric grid. CD-1340 Read more

Coal Ash Disaster, and Coal Sludge Activism

Airs at: Wed, 04/01/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
As a country, we tend to forget the dangers of current methods of processing coal. We focus on the myth of “clean coal” and don’t pay much attention to stories such as the December 22nd Coal Ash Disaster in Kingston, Tenn., The 65 foot tall pile of 1.6 billion gallons of coa... Read more