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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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COSMIC INFLUENCES ON AGRICULTURAL PROCESSES: A Conversation with Organic Farming Pioneer Harry MacCormack

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Harry MacCormack is legendary in the annals of the Oregon organic farming movement. A co-founder of Oregon Tilth, he has gone on to help organize numerous other sustainable food projects including the Ten Rivers Food Web and the Willamette Valley Bean and Grain Projec... Read more

Locus Focus on 06/20/11

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
PORTLAND'S FOOD ZONING CODE UPDATE PROJECT Portland is becoming a mecca for urban farmers but the city's zoning codes have yet to fully catch up with the growing phenomenon of guerrilla vegetable gardens and urban livestock. Recognizing the connections between food and the... Read more

PORTLAND'S FOOD ZONING CODE UPDATE PROJECT

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Portland is becoming a mecca for urban farmers but the city's zoning codes have yet to fully catch up with the growing phenomenon of guerrilla vegetable gardens and urban livestock. Recognizing the connections between food and the community’s environmental, economic ... Read more

Locus Focus on 06/13/11

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
DAMNED DAMS, SALMON & THE COLUMBIA RIVER This spring there has been so much water rushing down the Columbia River, fed by overabundant snow packs from the Rockies to the Cascades, that a surplus of electricity is overwhelming the power grid. So instead of spilling more w... Read more

DAMNED DAMS, SALMON & THE COLUMBIA RIVER

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This spring there has been so much water rushing down the Columbia River, fed by overabundant snow packs from the Rockies to the Cascades, that a surplus of electricity is overwhelming the power grid. So instead of spilling more water over the dams, the Bonneville Po... Read more

Locus Focus on 06/06/11

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
WILL CHINA BECOME THE WORLD'S LEADER IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? After many years of being considered the carbon-emitting elephant in the room, now China is being touted as the new leader in green and carbon-reducing technologies. A new report produced by the Climate Group... Read more

WILL CHINA BECOME THE WORLD'S LEADER IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
After many years of being considered the carbon-emitting elephant in the room, now China is being touted as the new leader in green and carbon-reducing technologies. A new report produced by the Climate Group describes China's plans, spelled out in its 12th Five Year... Read more

Locus Focus on 05/23/11

Airs at: Mon, 05/23/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
IN THE YEAR OF SEVEN BILLION: An Interview with Andrew Revkin 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 add... Read more

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. Th... 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 m... Read more