Locus Focus

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

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2011 at 12:00am
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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 conce... Read more

Locus Focus on 11/21/11

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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Re-creating a Local Food System - The Willamette Valley Bean and Grain Project There is a lot more to eating locally than buying produce at your neighborhood farmers' market. What about all the staple foods we rely on, like grains and beans, that provide most of the calo... Read more

Re-creating a Local Food System - The Willamette Valley Bean and Grain Project

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
There is a lot more to eating locally than buying produce at your neighborhood farmers' market. What about all the staple foods we rely on, like grains and beans, that provide most of the calories in our diet? While Oregon's Willamette Valley has the agricultural pote... Read more

Locus Focus on 11/14/11

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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The Coal Hard Truth In the past year the Northwest made major strides towards being coal-free, as deadlines were set to shut down the regions' last coal-fired power plants. But while the Northwest is moving away from relying on coal to generate its own electricity, there... Read more

The Coal Hard Truth

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
In the past year the Northwest made major strides towards being coal-free, as deadlines were set to shut down the regions' last coal-fired power plants. But while the Northwest is moving away from relying on coal to generate its own electricity, there is a movement a... Read more

Locus Focus on 11/07/11

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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Wild in the City One of Portland's best known attributes is the easy access to all kinds of spectacular nature. Mountains, rivers, the Columbia River Gorge and the Oregon Coast are all within an easy drive from the city. One of Portland's best kept secrets is the abundan... Read more

WILD IN THE CITY

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
One of Portland's best known attributes is the easy access to all kinds of spectacular nature. Mountains, rivers, the Columbia River Gorge and the Oregon Coast are all within an easy drive from the city. One of Portland's best kept secrets is the abundance of natural ... Read more

Locus Focus on 10/31/11

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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THE MOVEMENT TO STOP THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE Alberta's Tar Sands operations have been stirring up controversy north of the border for some time now, but until recently there has been little talk south of the border about this last gasp of fossil fuel extraction. Howeve... Read more

THE MOVEMENT TO STOP THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
Alberta's Tar Sands operations have been stirring up controversy north of the border for some time now, Last month awareness of Alberta's tar sands mining began to spread as thousands of activists gathered in Washington, D.C. to protest the Keystone XL pipeline, that ... Read more

Locus Focus on 10/24/11

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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FELLING THE CONDIT DAM For a century dams have blocked salmon runs throughout the Pacific Northwest. These dams have wiped out or greatly reduced many of the salmon runs in the Columbia River Watershed, which was once the greatest salmon river in the west. But in the pas... Read more