How can we break down the monopoly power of big energy companies and encourage the development of  locally produced wind and sun electical power?  Bill Resnick continues his discussion, begun last week,  with energy expert John Farrell.  

In the Old Mole's regular feature "The Left and the Law," attorney Mike Snedeker and psychologist Jan Haaken discuss two current death penalty cases -- those of Duane Buck and  Troy Davis.   (Since this show aired, Davis has lost his bid for clemency and is scheduled for execution on Wednesday.)   Despite the ongoing legalized deaths in Texas and elsewhere, Snedeker argues that the future looks good for the abolition of capital punishment.  

 Joe Clement reads an article by David Groves from The Stand explaining the issues between the International Longshore and Warehouse Workers Union (ILWU) and the corporation that was supposed to provide good local jobs but isn't.  The mainstream press has misrepresented this stuggle as a spectacle  of violence.  

 Two organizers of  the upcoming Climate Action Festival, Tamara Staton and Barbara Ford,  talk with Old Mole Bill Resnick about the family-friendly festival coming to the Portland  Colliseum this Saturday, September  24. For details, check out Moving Planet Portland's Facebook Page.

Denise Morris is our host, and we hear --