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Hosted by: 
Barbara Bernstein
Produced by: 
KBOO
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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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Topic tags: 
Activism, Agriculture, Science/Technology, Food, Global Affairs, Government/Politics, Environment/Climate
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KBOO Stream 1
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Locus Focus on 05/14/12

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
FOOD FIGHT: What You Need to Know about the Food and Farm Bill with Dan Imhoff Why should you care about the Farm Bill if you're not a farmer or live in a farm state? The short answer is: because you eat and the Farm Bill is really about how our food is grown, what kinds... Read more

FOOD FIGHT: What You Need to Know about the Food and Farm Bill with Dan Imhoff

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Why should you care about the Farm Bill if you're not a farmer or live in a farm state? The short answer is: because you eat and the Farm Bill is really about how our food is grown, what kinds of food gets grown and who gets to eat it. Every five years, Congress revis... Read more

Locus Focus on 05/07/12

Airs at: Mon, 05/07/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
GARBOLOGY: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash - An Interview with author Edward Humes What is America's largest export, most prodigious product and greatest legacy? It's our trash. Each of us in on track to toss 102 tons of garbage in the course of our lifetime. Our dispos... Read more

GARBOLOGY: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash - An Interview with author Edward Humes

Airs at: Mon, 05/07/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
What is America's largest export, most prodigious product and greatest legacy? It's our trash. Each of us in on track to toss 102 tons of garbage in the course of our lifetime. Our disposable plastic alone outweighs the entire U.S;. Navy. But we don't like to think ab... Read more

Locus Focus on 04/23/12

Airs at: Mon, 04/23/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
PROTECTING OLD-GROWTH FORESTS: Keys to Prepare for Climate Change This past winter the Forest Service released its long anticipated final planning rule for the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands. The plan validates what many scientists have been sayin... Read more

PROTECTING OLD-GROWTH FORESTS: Keys to Prepare for Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 04/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This past winter the Forest Service released its long anticipated final planning rule for the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands. The plan validates what many scientists have been saying for years: mature and old-growth forests play a critical ro... Read more

Locus Focus on 04/16/12

Airs at: Mon, 04/16/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
NESTLE IN THE GORGE In late February the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) issued the first set of permits necessary to facilitate Nestlé’s proposal to take and bottle water in the Columbia River Gorge. This decision came despite overwhelming public opposition to ... Read more

NESTLE IN THE GORGE

Airs at: Mon, 04/16/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In late February the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) issued the first set of permits necessary to facilitate Nestlé’s proposal to take and bottle water in the Columbia River Gorge. This decision came despite overwhelming public opposition to the plan. Now opp... Read more

Locus Focus on 04/09/12

Airs at: Mon, 04/09/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
HOUSING RECLAIMED: SUSTAINABLE HOMES FOR NEXT TO NOTHING The American Dream of owning your own home has shattered on the shoals of the economic crisis that started in 2008. While it has become much harder harder to achieve this dream, there is a surge of interest in findin... Read more

HOUSING RECLAIMED: SUSTAINABLE HOMES FOR NEXT TO NOTHING

Airs at: Mon, 04/09/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The American Dream of owning your own home has been battered by the economic crisis that started in 2008. While it has become much harder harder to achieve this dream, there is a surge of interest in finding resourceful, affordable and environmentally friendly ways of ... Read more