Locus Focus

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Airs at: Mon, 10/06/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

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Barbara Bernstein

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Every Monday from 10:00am to 11:00am.

A weekly conversation about our place on the planet. Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein talks with local, regional and national experts, activists and policy makers about climate change, food policy, land use, salmon restoration, forest management and all the other things that matter in our environment.

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Activism, Agriculture, Science/Technology, Food, Global Affairs, Government/Politics, Environment/Climate

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Kinder Morgan's Louisiana Coal operations

Airs at: Mon, 01/26/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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This week on Locus Focus we continue the story of Kinder Morgan. This time we go to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, where Kinder Morgan's coal export terminal in Plaquemines Parish has been wreaking havoc on the lives and health of the residents of communities in this coast... Read more

Public Produce

Airs at: Mon, 01/19/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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How can public access to fresh produce improve urban dwellers’ quality of life? On this episode of Locus Focus we look at governmental and non-governmental efforts in communities across North America to transform pieces of public land into edible gardens and orchards. Da... Read more

Taking a Stand on Burnaby Mountain

Airs at: Mon, 01/12/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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While the U.S. Congress votes one more time on whether or not to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, another pipeline battle rages north of the border. Energy giant Kinder Morgan plans to triple the capacity of its Trans Mountain Pipeline running from Edmonton, Alberta to ... Read more

The Facts about Kinder Morgan

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2015 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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Energy giant Kinder Morgan, which rose from the ashes of Enron several years ago, has big ambitions across North America. The firm aspires to multiply its coal export capacity in the Gulf Coast region even as it seeks permission to build a huge new oil pipeline in the Pa... Read more

THE ANTHROPOCENE

Airs at: Mon, 12/29/2014 at 10:00am - 11:00am

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There is a growing scientific consensus that we are entering a new geologic epoch shaped by human beings. Dubbed the "Anthropocene," scientists are still debating how long ago it started or if it is only now unfolding. Most people are aware that humanity’s influence on o... Read more

The High Cost of Tar Sands Oil

Airs at: Mon, 12/22/2014 at 10:00am - 11:00am

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The Canadian Tar Sands is the largest and most polluting industrial project in the world. Impacts of tar sands development ripple out from the Northeast corner of Alberta, where the tar sands are extracted, to almost every region in North America. On this episode of Locu... Read more

Your Atomic Self

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2014 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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What do atoms have to do with your life? And how is it that even after we die we continue to exist for eternity through our atoms as they disperse back into the universe? On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with Curt Stager, author of YOUR ATOMIC SELF: The Invisible ... Read more

The Bee: A Natural History

Airs at: Mon, 12/08/2014 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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Bees pollinate more than 130 fruit, vegetable, and seed crops that we rely on to survive. They are crucial to the reproduction and diversity of flowering plants, and the economic contributions of these irreplaceable insects measure in the tens of billions of dollars each... Read more

CUB TURNS 30

Airs at: Mon, 12/01/2014 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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This month the Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon celebrates its 30th anniversary. CUB has come a long way from its grassroots founding through a ballot initiative in 1984. Then Oregon utilities fought against the measure with a well-funded campaign and slick TV ads argui... Read more

Richmond, California Beats Big Oil

Airs at: Mon, 11/24/2014 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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This year's midterm election offered few victories for progressives to savor. But despite the gloom there were successful progressive election results in several communities across the country. On this episode of Locus Focus we focus on one of these bright spots - Richmo... Read more

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