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Northwest Permaculture Convergence: Finding Common Cause

Airs at: Wed, 09/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Host Sue Supriano speaks with Jan Spencer, organizer of the Northwest Permaculture Convergence, which will be held October 13 - 16 in Portland and the Columbia County Fairgrounds [St. Helens]. The theme is "Finding Common Cause." Jan Spencer has lived in New York, Texas, ... Read more

Democracy Movement comes to U.S.

Airs at: Thu, 09/15/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know." New tar balls in Gulf. BP now "the boss" there.  Media under-reports severity of Fukushima--nuclear disaster is ongoing. We need to take measures to take care of ourselves. U.S. records highest poverty rate ever.... Read more

Occupy Wall Street! Occupy Portland! Do Something!

Airs at: Thu, 09/29/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell with the news you're not supposed to know.  This week Theresa is inspired by "Occupy Wall Street!"   Also, new oil sheen in Gulf of Mexico -- oil leaking from giant cracks from BP disaster? Read more

Positively Revolting on 09-30-11 Permaculture -getting skills to build our world in balance

Airs at: Fri, 09/30/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Permaculture! Getting skills to build our world in balance. NW Permaculture Convergence 10/14 - 16 Matt Bibeau will join Ani and Lyn to talk about permaculture.  What is it, and why is it important?  How can permaculture help us in these interesting times in which we find ... Read more

Emma Marris on her book "Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World."

Airs at: Mon, 09/26/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host Gene Bradley speaks with Emma Marris, author of "Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World."  In her book Marris interviews leading scientists and environmentalists and visits imaginary Edens, designer ecosystems, and Pleistocene parks. She contends that ... Read more

OUR DYING PLANET - An interview with ecologist Peter Sale

Airs at: Mon, 09/26/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Coral reefs are on track to become the first ecosystem actually eliminated from the planet, a potential eradication being caused by us. Human activities are creating enormous changes on this planet which sustains us, and the alarming plight of coral reefs is just one of... Read more

Climate Action Festival this Saturday

Airs at: Tue, 09/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Two organizers of  the upcoming Climate Action Festival, Tamara Staton and Barbara Ford,  talk with Old Mole Bill Resnick about the family-friendly festival coming to the Portland  Colliseum this Saturday, September  24. For details, check out Moving Planet Portland's Face... Read more

Local Power

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 How can we break down the monopoly power of big energy companies and encourage the development of  locally produced wind and sun electical power?  Bill Resnick continues his discussion, begun last week,  with energy expert John Farrell.   Read more

World Population Hits 7 Billion - A Conversation with William Ryerson

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The United Nations is predicting that world population will reach 7 billion on October 31, 2011. Despite evidence that adding 225,000 more people every day to our population is stressing out the world—evinced by soaring food and gas prices and water shortages—the environ... Read more

Ben Ross, co-author of THE POLLUTERS, on the chemical industry's impacts on health and environment

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Roberta Hall of Health and Health Care Forum hosts a conversation with Ben Ross, co-author of "The Polluters: The Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment", which examines the history of the chemical industry's impacts on health and the environment. Benjamin Ross and ... Read more