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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 02/27/12

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
OREGON'S CITIZENS UTILITY BOARD - Celebrating Director Bob Jenks' 20th anniversary This year Oregon's Citizens' Utility Board is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their executive director Bob Jenks' tenure at the helm of CUB. CUB itself has been around since 1984 but m... Read more

OREGON'S CITIZENS UTILITY BOARD - Celebrating Director Bob Jenks' 20th anniversary

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This year Oregon's Citizens' Utility Board is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their executive director Bob Jenks' tenure at the helm of CUB. CUB itself has been around since 1984 but many Oregonians probably don't know how much they owe this advocacy group. In it... Read more

Locus Focus on 02/20/12

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
WEIGHING THE PLIGHTS OF TWO ENDANGERED POPULATIONS: Marbled Murrelets and Oregon Timber Counties In the 1990s the spotted owl became the icon for environmentalists' struggle to save the remaining old growth forests in the Pacific Northwest. But the spotted owl is not the... Read more

WEIGHING THE PLIGHTS OF TWO ENDANGERED POPULATIONS: Marbled Murrelets and Oregon Timber Counties

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In the 1990s the spotted owl became the icon for environmentalists' struggle to save the remaining old growth forests in the Pacific Northwest. But the spotted owl is not the only specie that needs old growth forests to survive. Twenty years ago the Marbled Murrelet w... Read more

Locus Focus on 02/13/12

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
HIGH VOLTAGE: The Fast Track to Plug in the Auto Industry, Revisited Transportation accounts for about a third of all carbon dioxide emissions in America. Cars and trucks are the biggest source of our smog pollution, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. Gas ... Read more

HIGH VOLTAGE: The Fast Track to Plug in the Auto Industry, Revisited

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Transportation accounts for about a third of all carbon dioxide emissions in America. Cars and trucks are the biggest source of our smog pollution, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. Gas prices are rising, the dependence on foreign oil is an ongoing... Read more

Locus Focus on 02/06/12

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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AUTHOR CARL SAFINA: VOYAGE OF THE TURTLE & VIEW FROM LAZY POINT "[Sea] turtles don't think about their next generation, but they risk and provide all they can to ensure that there will be one. Meanwhile, we profess to love our offspring above all else, yet above all else i... Read more

AUTHOR CARL SAFINA: VOYAGE OF THE TURTLE & VIEW FROM LAZY POINT

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
"[Sea] turtles don't think about their next generation, but they risk and provide all they can to ensure that there will be one. Meanwhile, we profess to love our offspring above all else, yet above all else it is they from whom we daily steal. We cannot learn to be m... Read more

Locus Focus on 01/30/12

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2012 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
FRIENDS OF FAMILY FARMERS - Growing a New Generation of Sustainable Farmers More and more people are concerned about where their food comes from, how it is grown and who grows it. But if more of us want to eat locally grown, sustainable food, we also need to grow a new gen... Read more

FRIENDS OF FAMILY FARMERS - Growing a New Generation of Sustainable Farmers

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
More and more people are concerned about where their food comes from, how it is grown and who grows it. But if more of us want to eat locally grown, sustainable food, we also need to grow a new generation of farmers commited to sustainable agricultural principles. Who... Read more