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Grandmother Agnes Baker Pilgrim: "We are all water-babies."

Airs at: Wed, 05/19/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Stephanie Potter hosts a discussion of the Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers weaving a world that works. Her guests are Grandmother Agnes Baker-Pilgrim and Linda Neale of the Earth and Spirit Council.   Carol Hart's documentary on the 13 indigenous grandmothers "For the... Read more

Gulf coast oil disaster: One month later

Airs at: Thu, 05/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
And now, we go to KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg for the latest on the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and grassroots efforts to hold British Petroleum—and others—responsible. One month ago today, an oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico experienced an explosion of unknown... Read more

Oil spill health effect

Airs at: Thu, 05/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
In addition to being one of the world’s largest environmental disasters in history, the Deepwater Horizon oil gush also poses a significant threat to public health. KBOO’s David Nochumson spoke with Ellen-Marie Whelan, a Health Policy Analyst with the Center for American Pr... Read more

Turophiles (Cheese Lovers) Special

Airs at: Wed, 05/19/2010 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Food Show
This Wednesday it's Cheese Maven Day on the KBOO Food Show. Guests include Tami Parr of the Pacific Northwest Cheese Project, Chrissie Zaerpoor of Kookoolan Farms in Yamhill and Sarah Marcus, a start-up goat cheesemaker with the Briar Rose Creamery in Dundee. And Gordon Edg... Read more

May 17 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Wed, 05/19/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Hosted by Tom Becker, this program features segments on the politics and science of energy policies and cleaning up after oil spills.  We also learn about the blowback from drone attacks and a comic documentary about grafitti and video. Many thanks to those of you who cont... Read more

The Politics and Science of Oil Spills

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
An engineer specializing in cleaning up oil spills explains the science and technology of this work, as well as the politics behind its limitations.  Richard Heymann is the engineer, and he talks with the Old Mole's Jan Haaken.   Read more

The Politics of Energy Reform

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Is the Kerry-Lieberman energy bill (aka "The American Energy Bill") a step in the right direction, or a give-away to the energy companies and nuclear power?   Bill Snape, Senior Counsel for the Center for Biodiversity, talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about what more ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 5/13/10

Airs at: Thu, 05/13/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Is Multnomah County "uniquely toxic" for people of color?   A new report by Portland State University states that for people of color, Multnomah County is a "uniquely toxic" place when it comes to education, income, home ownership and health. The 152-page report, which ... Read more

Discussion on the Persistent BP Oil Spill

Airs at: Tue, 05/18/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Today's discussion centers around the BP Oil Spill...  It seems we're getting an up-close and personal view of the True Cost of Rampant Capitalism.   Read more

THE MASSEY MINING DISASTER, THE BP OIL SPILL AND THE FUTURE OF CHEAP FOSSIL FUEL

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Last month, an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia resulted in the worst mining disaster in four decades. The mine is owned by Massey Energy. This company is notorious not only for committing numerous and flagrant safety violations in their mining op... Read more