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Voices from the Edge 02-17-11

Airs at: Thu, 02/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Jo Ann and Dave talked about the Metro Council seat, the federal public media funding, Joint Terrorism Task Force, and other current Portland Topics.   Open Lines with KBOO listeners. The conversation doesn't end when the program does. You can join in additional discussion... Read more

Soil expert, prunning fruit trees, crash course on pruning grapes and blueberries

Airs at: Wed, 02/09/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Dirtbag
Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert welcome soil expert Will Newman to get the dirt on soil, as well as what you can do now to help get your vegetable beds ready for planting. Then Jim talks about planting fruit trees and shrubs this time of year. And if there's time, ... Read more

FOOD JUSTICE - WHAT'S THAT?

Airs at: Mon, 02/14/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Food Justice is a term that we're beginning to hear a lot, but what does it really mean. This week on Locus Focus we'll learn about a conference happening in Eugene, February 19 - 21, that explores many facets of food justice: How do we ensure that our food system is sustai... Read more

Popular energy meter lending program sparks waiting lists

Airs at: Sun, 02/13/2011 at 12:00am
Portland, Oregon based Energy Trust’s Check out Energy Savings Program has been so successful it’s sparked long waiting lists and generated record breaking media coverage for the nonprofit organization. Energy Trust, which helps Oregonians reduce their energy consumption... Read more

Voices from the Edge 02-10-11 Rethinking Psychiatry

Airs at: Thu, 02/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Rethinking psychiatry: a conversation with Robert Whitaker about a more compassionate mental health system Our treatment of those in emotional distress manifests itself everyday. Too many Oregonians struggling with mental health issues can be found heavily medicated and wa... Read more

Political Perspectives with guest David Lively, a discussion about the Organicology Conference

Airs at: Wed, 02/09/2011 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  The guest is David Lively, Marketing Director of the Organically Grown Company in Eugene. He will talk about the Organicology conference going on in Portland this week and about current issues in the organic foods movement including the controversial "coexistence” deal b... Read more

THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHNSON CREEK

Airs at: Mon, 02/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Last December three dead coho salmon were found 15 miles upstream along the banks of Johnson Creek . This once trashed out forgotten waterway flows 26 miles from its headwaters near the Sandy River to its confluence with the Willamette River, passing through four cities (Gr... Read more

Voices from the Edge 02-03-2011

Airs at: Thu, 02/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Historic agreement or hollow victory? The city's $5 million contract with the Portland Police Bureau Portland City Council ratified a three-year, $5 million contract with the Portland Policy Association this week. Mayor Sam Adams says "These are the most aggressive reforms... Read more

More Talk Radio on 01/31/11

Airs at: Mon, 01/31/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Danielle Nierenberg about State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet. Danielle Nierenberg is an expert in sustainable agriculture and  a senior researcher for the Worldwatch Institute, an environmental polic... Read more

GINK—Green Inclinations, No Kids A Conversation with GRIST.ORG'S Lisa Hymas

Airs at: Mon, 01/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
According to a 2009 study by statisticians at Oregon State University, each child an American has increases his or her lifetime carbon emission by 570 percent—because kids are likely to one day have kids of their own and so on. With climate change already causing havoc arou... Read more