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Joe talks about Coal Trains through Oregon

Airs at: Tue, 08/21/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris.  Abe Proctor is on Vacation. Today's topic is the Coal Industry, and their plans to chop down Mountains in Appalacia and ship them through the Columbia Gorge, to China for incineration.  This is a Bad Idea for many reasons.  The trains leak significant ... Read more

Beyond Toxics

Airs at: Tue, 08/21/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Health and Health Care Forum hosted by Roberta Hall. Roberta speaks with Beyond Toxics executive director Lisa Arkin, and the outreach director Alison Guzman. Beyond Toxics. Beyond Toxics works toward providing environmentally safe environments for all Oregonians, and is ... Read more

NOTHING THAT IS POISONED CAN GROW: THE RICHMOND OIL REFINERY FIRE

Airs at: Mon, 08/20/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
At 6:30 in evening on Hiroshima Day this month, the Chevron Oil Refinery in Richmond exploded in a massive fire, spreading a mushroom cloud of thick black smoke over the homes and gardens of the residents of this marginalized community. That night thousands of people flocke... Read more

Part 2 of a Series on Reclaiming the Willamette River

Airs at: Wed, 08/15/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving   Reclaiming the Willamette River Part 2: Unrocking the Bowl. Rememberall the pals you made at the Big Float across the Willamette River? Well now we're going back to the river's edge on Saturday, Aug. 25 and building a beach. Our guests today are W... Read more

Tiny House Ontario Interview and cats on youtube watching cats, yes, on youtube, x infinity.

This month's Digital Divide features an interview with blogger and small house dweller, Laura Moreland, who keeps tinyhouseontario.wordpress.com. The blog features her experiences building and living in 108 sq. feet in Ontario Canada. Listen to the audio here: http://kboo.f... Read more

Tiny House Ontario on the August 2012 Digital Divide

Airs at: Fri, 08/10/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Digital Divide
Technology writer Rabia Yeaman interviews blogger Laura Moreland who writes about her experience building and living in a 108 sq. foot home without running water or electricity. Her blog Tiny House Ontario describes her daily life living in a very small space with little am... Read more

Alternative news, analysis, humor, and transgender politics.

Airs at: Thu, 08/02/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Host Theresa Mitchell gives the Headlines and takes listener calls and discusses domestic and global political issues. Read more

Population growth, environment: affected by women's empowerment, access to family planning services

Airs at: Wed, 07/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
Seven billion humans are alive today, up from one billion in 1900, and the environment is taking a beating. What's next? Nine-plus billion by 2050? Eleven billion? But what happens to these numbers if we educate and empower women? If we provide family planning services? Wha... Read more

William deBuys on "The West in Flames"

Airs at: Wed, 07/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with William deBuys about his recent article on TomDispatch.com "The Oxygen Planet Struts Its Stuff: Not a “Perfect Storm” But the New Norm in the American West." William deBuys, a TomDispatch regular, is the author of seven books, most re... Read more

American Canopy: Trees, Forests and the Making of a Nation

Airs at: Mon, 07/30/2012 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Eric Rutkow about his new book American Canopy: Trees, Forests and the Making of a Nation. The book tells the story of the relationship between Americans and their trees across the entire span of our nation’s history. Eric R... Read more