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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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IN THE YEAR OF SEVEN BILLION: An Interview with Andrew Revkin

Airs at: Mon, 05/23/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Andrew Revkin's Dot Earthblog covers climate change, the environment and sustainability, and introduces itself in this way: "By 2050 or so, the human population is expected to reach nine billion, essentially adding two Chinas to the number of people alive today. Those... Read more

Locus Focus on 05/16/11

Airs at: Mon, 05/16/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
A SEA IN FLAMES: An Interview with author Carl Safina Soon after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20. 2010, environmental writer and advocate Carl Safina traveled to the Gulf to find out firsthand what was going on. The result of this mon... Read more

A SEA IN FLAMES: An Interview with author Carl Safina

Airs at: Mon, 05/16/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
It's been over a year since an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig in the Gulf of Mexico produced one of the worst environmental, economic and social disasters this country has ever experienced. This event should have become what some call a teachable moment - when t... Read more

Locus Focus on 05/09/11

Airs at: Mon, 05/09/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
 THE VIKING IN THE WHEAT FIELD: An Interview with Author Susan Dworkin Genetic diversity is nature's path to survival. But over the course of agricultural history human beings have done an exceptional job at narrowing the genetic diversity of the crops we grow and eat. The n... Read more

THE VIKING IN THE WHEAT FIELD: An Interview with Author Susan Dworkin

Airs at: Mon, 05/09/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Genetic diversity is nature's path to survival. But over the course of agricultural history human beings have done an exceptional job at narrowing the genetic diversity of the crops we grow and eat. This limiting of the genetic pool ultimately results in crop failures and... Read more

Locus Focus on 05/02/11

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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RECOVERING A LOST RIVER: An Interview with Author Steven Hawley In the Pacific Northwest, the Snake River and its wilderness tributaries were once some of the world’s greatest salmon rivers. As recently as a half century ago, they retained some of their historic bounty, wi... Read more

RECOVERING A LOST RIVER: An Interview with Author Steven Hawley

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In the Pacific Northwest, the Snake River and its wilderness tributaries were once some of the world’s greatest salmon rivers. As recently as a half century ago, they retained some of their historic bounty, with millions of fish returning to spawn. Now, due to four f... Read more

Locus Focus on 04/25/11

Airs at: Mon, 04/25/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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HANFORD'S NUCLEAR LEGACY & LESSONS UNLEARNED FROM FUKUSHIMA The nuclear crisis that was triggered by the massive earthquake in Japan on March 11 has raised many questions about the vulnerability and safety of nuclear power installations throughout the world. But we've heard ... Read more

HANFORD'S NUCLEAR LEGACY & LESSONS UNLEARNED FROM FUKUSHIMA

Airs at: Mon, 04/25/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The nuclear crisis that was triggered by the massive earthquake in Japan on March 11 has raised many questions about the vulnerability and safety of nuclear power installations throughout the world. But we've heard little discussion about the on-going saga of the radioac... Read more

Locus Focus on 04/18/11

Airs at: Mon, 04/18/2011 at 10:10am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Portland Climate Action Now! In October 2009 the Portland city council adopted a climate action plan, setting in place the city’s ambitious sustainability roadmap to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by the year 2050. A year and a half later the city is putting th... Read more