On Friday, the monthly bicycle ride known as critical mass stopped at the Portland International Auto Show.  Bicyclists made the visit in a festive statement of ending our dependence on oil.

KBOO’s Marc de Giere went along to find riders with renewed passion for the ride. 

This audio aired as part of the No Beginning Too Small special day of programming.  A shorter verison originally ran on the Friday Evening News.

Back to Portland with a report on the sustainable community being constructed by the Tryon Life Farm--just one of Portland's many intentional communities.

A glimpse of what it was like to organ9ize radio broadcasts in the days immediately following the hurricane from Jim Ellinger of Austin Airwaves.

The United States makes up less than 5 percent of the world’s population.Yet, we consume over twenty five percent of the world’s fossil fuel resources.When fossil fuels such the gas are burned, they release carbon dioxide.These gases, scientists believe, are one of the main causes of global warming.So What can local citizens do to slow the process of global warming?  The 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, issued last year, highlights "the importance of lifestyle changes" in combatting climate change.

Have you ever had trouble resolving a conflict with your landlord?  Your co-worker?  Your teenager?  Maybe the upstairs neighbor who plays music until 3 am?  Or, that annoying guy who always blocks your driveway with his car?If so, you might just want to try community mediation.   

Volunteers with “Resolutions Northwest” have been providing Portland residents with free to low-cost conflict resolution services for over twenty years.

Live from New Orleans-Malik Rahim speaks about working and organizing to rebuild the city in a sustainable way, even under intense governmental repression.

We may use money to buy goods and services, but as John Poling, organizer with the Cascadia Hour Exchange, points out, money is not the only way, or even the best way to get what you want. He and others at the Cascadia Hour Exchange have formed a network where each person offers their skills, such as house painting, graphic design, child care, or even legal advice. Each one hour block of time given entitles members to exchange their services the skills and time of any other person in the network. Poling believes that relying on non-monetary exchange systems both strengthen local economies as well as create a deeper sense of community.

Norm Solomon speaks on the importance of independent community media at a time of increased media consolidation.

Kelly Campbell and Katie Heald of PDX Peace discuss this new coalition for building a peace and justice movement and engaging people in a broad, inclusive and diverse movement.

Local Students discuss their ideas about the environment and making a shift to climate consciousness.