Environment/Climate

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Cow Poop Won't Solve the Climate Crisis

Airs at: Mon, 04/07/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Concentrated Animal Feed Operations have been around for a few decades. Basically concentration camps for cattle, pigs and chickens, these factory farms not only torture animals but also are major polluters and a principal emitter of greenhouse gases. But in recent years... Read more

Will Falk on the Tragedy of Thacker Pass

Airs at: Thu, 03/27/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guest is Will Falk of Protect Thacker Pass. Their campaign ended in a loss last year, construction of the open pit lithium mine in Nevada near the Oregon border is underway, and he is one of the protestors being sued by the mining company. Read more

Gaslighting Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 03/31/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Northwest Natural Gas's Smart Energy program advertises itself as a way for customers to “offset” their natural gas emissions by funding projects that the company says “reduce, or prevent the release of, greenhouse gases.” But in fact, as customers found out, Smart Energ... Read more

Spotlight on Eugene VeganFest

Airs at: Fri, 03/28/2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  That Vegan Show
Learn about The Eugene VeganFest and the non-profit organization behind it, Compassionate Living, on this week's "That Vegan Show." Eugene VeganFest, May 4, Eugene, Oregon: Hope Bohanec shared, The Eugene VeganFest is a celebration of compassionate and sustainable living ... Read more

Greenfrastructure

Airs at: Mon, 03/24/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
More than three decades ago Urban Naturalist Mike Houck coined the term Greenfrastructure to describe the important role that urban green spaces play in providing climate resilience. Green infrastructure emphasizes the importance of viewing our parks, forests, wetlands a... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 17, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 03/17/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Hosted by Desiree Hellegers, this episode features segments on Teaching Palestine, Food Justice, Health and Trans Fiction: Teaching Palestine:  In their Introduction to Teaching Palestine: Lessons, Stories, Voices, the editors begin by noting the silencing they routine... Read more

Willie Levenson of the Human Access Project

Airs at: Thu, 03/13/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guest is Willie Levenson of the Human Access Project. HAP is a volunteer-driven, grassroots advocacy group dedicated to helping people “get into their river”.   Read more

Who is Running Portland's City Government

Airs at: Mon, 03/17/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
When voters overwhelmingly passed a new city charter in 2022, optimism abounded that the new form of government would more truly represent all of Portland, not just the business elite who had been running things pretty much for over 150 years. The city was supposed to be... Read more

Kasama Farm

Airs at: Mon, 03/17/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This segment shares material from the Municipal Eco Resiliency Project. MERP interviews Jihelah & Leilani about Kasama Farm, which specializes in culturally significant crops for the Filipino community in Portland. The interview also explores topics such as farming dur... Read more

Nukes for Needless Energy Take 2

Airs at: Mon, 03/10/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
An unholy marriage between big tech and nukes threatens to upend the Pacific Northwest as we know it. 45 years ago, soon after a serious accident at one of the nuclear reactors at Three Mile Island caused the core to partially melt down, Oregonians overwhelmingly passed ... Read more