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Our Backyard: Undamming the Klamath

Airs at: Tue, 09/09/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Our Backyard
Our Backyard, KBOOs locally produced environmental series. This edition: The efforts to undam the Klamath River and Derrick Jensen comes to Oregon for a Deep Green workshop.Links:Undamming the Klamath - http://www.klamathriver.org/Events.html#pdoaDerrick Jensen Deep Green ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 8, 2008

Airs at: Tue, 09/09/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Hosted by Luz María Gordillo, this show deals with issues affecting Mexican-Americans as well as immigration.  We also learn about saving the planet, our city, and our neighborhoods by changing the way we landscape and garden in our yards.  You can hear the whole show by cl... Read more

City Gardens

Airs at: Wed, 09/10/2008 at 9:46am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
How can our gardens contribute to saving the planet?  One neighborhood at a time!  Alissa Hartman and Dreya Mancini offer tutorials on sustainable landscaping, and they talk with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about their work.  Read more

Five reasons to be frightened of Sarah Palin

 1) She's a global warming denier.2)  She thinks that God likes pipelines,  (h/t Juan Cole)3) She has a whole lot in common with fundamentalists from other parts of the world.4) She's a liar.5) She believes the war in Iraq is God's work.And there's more, believe me. I didn'... Read more

Our Backyard: Oregon front group attacks environmentalists

Airs at: Tue, 09/02/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Our Backyard
Our Backyard: KBOO's locally produced enviromental series. A right-wing organization front group ( http://www.freedomworks.org/ ) is using radio ads to attack Oregon environmentalists. The Oregon League of Conservation Voters ( http://olcvblog.typepad.com/olcvblog/2008/08/... Read more

Joe and Abe Talk Radio - Sept 2

Airs at: Mon, 09/01/2008 at 5:00pm
 Host Joe Uris opens the lines for some political topics, starting with the police actions at the Republican National Convention, and a live interview with Will from Rising Tide, who is on the streets in Minneapolis.  We get an update on the Liquid Natural Gas debacle from ... Read more

Disappearing Rice Paddies

Airs at: Sun, 08/31/2008 at 5:00pm
Special Labor Day Documentary: Disappearing Rice PaddiesHalf the world's population depends on rice for their staple food, and it is one of the most politically sensitive of agricultural commodities. In South-East Asia, where people have farmed rice paddies for thousands of... Read more

Western Climate Initiative

Airs at: Tue, 08/19/2008 at 5:00pm
In a few weeks, the Western Climate Initiative, or W-C-I, will release its plan to improve the environment by reducing global warming pollution in the West. The plan is already getting criticism for making too many concessions to industry. Seven states and four Canadian pro... Read more

Our Backyard: Oregon Senate Republican's plan to sell Columbia River water

Airs at: Tue, 08/26/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Our Backyard
Our Backyard - KBOO's locally produced reports and comments on the environmental. This edition: Oregon Senate Republicans have a plan to sell Columbia River water. Here are some links:http://www.eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=81450http://w... Read more

Abe and Joe Talk Radio - August 26

Airs at: Mon, 08/25/2008 at 5:00pm
Host Joe Uris talks with listeners about proposed Liquified Natural Gas Pipelines in Oregon, the history and real meaning of the Russian/Georgian conflict and the Obama-Biden Democratic National Convention.  A No-Holds-Barred discussion of Real Stuff in Real Time. Interest... Read more