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Hosted by: 
Barbara Bernstein
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Every Monday from 10:00am to 11:00am.


 

A weekly conversation about our place on the planet. Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein talks with local, regional and national experts, activists and policy makers about climate change, food policy, land use, salmon restoration, forest management and all the other things that matter in our environment.

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Activism, Agriculture, Science/Technology, Food, Global Affairs, Government/Politics, Environment/Climate
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Locus Focus on 06/14/10

Airs at: Mon, 06/14/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
THE CLIMATE CRISIS AT THE END OF YOUR FORK An Interview with Anna Lappe   When we talk about the primary causes of climate change, the food we eat and how it's produced does not usually come to forefront of the discussion. Yet agriculture is responsible for nearly a third o... Read more

THE CLIMATE CRISIS AT THE END OF YOUR FORK: An Interview with Anna Lappe

Airs at: Mon, 06/14/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
When we talk about the primary causes of climate change, the food we eat and how it's produced does not usually come to forefront of the discussion. Yet agriculture is responsible for nearly a third of the greenhouse gas emissions which are at the root of the climate cri... Read more

Sand Berms and Burning Oil Slicks in the Gulf of Mexico

Airs at: Mon, 06/07/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
As part of KBOO's special day of programming about the BP Oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico - Stop the Oil – Save the Gulf! this episode of Locus Focus looks at two under-reported stories coming out of the Gulf. First we talk with Portland science writer Liz Grossman, who ... Read more

Locus Focus on 05/31/10

Airs at: Mon, 05/31/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
ABOUT A MOUNTAIN   In recent years a wide range of voices has been promoting nuclear energy as the solution to climate change. While it’s true that the actual nuclear processes within reactors produce no carbon emissions, nuclear boosterism overlooks a number of serious ... Read more

ABOUT A MOUNTAIN

Airs at: Mon, 05/31/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In recent years a wide range of voices has been promoting nuclear energy as the solution to climate change. While it’s true that the actual nuclear processes within reactors produce no carbon emissions, nuclear boosterism overlooks a number of serious issues with nuclear... Read more

Locus Focus on 05/24/10

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2010 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
FOOD SCRAP RECYCLING COMING TO YOUR CURBSIDE How much of your garbage is composed of food scraps? According to analysis in the Portland Recycles! Plan the average Portland household disposes of 1,326 pounds of garbage per year of which 75% could be recycled or composted ... Read more

FOOD SCRAP RECYCLING COMING TO YOUR CURBSIDE

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
How much of your garbage is composed of food scraps? According to analysis in the Portland Recycles! Plan the average Portland household disposes of 1,326 pounds of garbage per year of which 75% could be recycled or composted instead of winding up as landfill. We can ... Read more

Locus Focus on 05/17/10

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
THE MASSEY MINING DISASTER, THE BP OIL SPILL AND THE FUTURE OF CHEAP FOSSIL FUEL Last month, an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia resulted in the worst mining disaster in four decades. The mine is owned by Massey Energy. This company is notorious not o... Read more

THE MASSEY MINING DISASTER, THE BP OIL SPILL AND THE FUTURE OF CHEAP FOSSIL FUEL

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Last month, an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia resulted in the worst mining disaster in four decades. The mine is owned by Massey Energy. This company is notorious not only for committing numerous and flagrant safety violations in their mining op... Read more

Locus Focus on 05/10/10

Airs at: Mon, 05/10/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
WHY ARE YOUNG PEOPLE DISCONNECTED FROM NATURE (and what we can do to reconnect them) A conversation with the director of the film PLAY AGAIN Several years ago Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein was walking in Forest Park when a young boy came running by, his eyes gleaming ha... Read more