Locus Focus

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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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Locus Focus on 03/22/10

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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EARTHQUAKES ALONG THE PACIFIC RIM and what we can learn from the Chilean Experience As aftershocks from the massive earthquake last month in Chile continue to shake the earth, this week on Locus Focus, we look at why the earthquake that wreaked so much devastation in Chi... Read more

EARTHQUAKES ALONG THE PACIFIC RIM

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 12:00am
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As aftershocks from the massive earthquake last month in Chile continue to shake the earth, this week on Locus Focus, we look at why the earthquake that wreaked so much devastation in Chile is relevant to the rest of us living along the Pacific Rim. What does the Paci... Read more

Locus Focus on 03/15/10

Airs at: Mon, 03/15/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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 PREPARING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE Climate scientists tell us that even if greenhouse gas emissions were halted tomorrow, the world's climate would not stabilize for decades. So even as we continue to reduce our carbon footprint, we need to start adapting to the inevitable. T... Read more

PREPARING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE

Airs at: Mon, 03/15/2010 at 12:00am
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Climate scientists tell us that even if greenhouse gas emissions were halted tomorrow, the world's climate would not stabilize for decades. So even as we continue to reduce our carbon footprint, we need to start adapting to the inevitable. This morning we look at strateg... Read more

Locus Focus on 03/08/10

Airs at: Mon, 03/08/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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CLIMATE CHANGE IS A WOMEN'S ISSUEThe issue of climate change focuses on talk about rising sea levels and reducing carbon emissions. What we don't hear about much is how climate change disproportionately impacts the lives of women in the developing world. On this special ... Read more

Climate Change is a Women's Issue

Airs at: Mon, 03/08/2010 at 12:00am
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Discussions about climate change usually focus on rising sea levels and reducing carbon emissions. What we don't hear about much is how climate change disproportionately impacts the lives of women in the developing world. On this special International Women's Day segment... Read more

Locus Focus on 03/01/10

Airs at: Mon, 03/01/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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SUSTAINABLE SELLWOOD: THE MAKING OF COMMUNITYLast year a group of Sellwood residents created a neighborhood movement that helped shape the design and impact of the soon-to-be rebuilt Sellwood Bridge. At the height of this organizing drive, a neighborhood march drew hundr... Read more

SUSTAINABLE SELLWOOD: THE MAKING OF COMMUNITY

Airs at: Mon, 03/01/2010 at 12:00am
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Last year a group of Sellwood residents created a neighborhood movement that helped shape the design and impact of the soon-to-be rebuilt Sellwood Bridge. At the height of this organizing drive, a neighborhood march drew hundreds of people from all corners of the neighbo... Read more

Locus Focus on 02/22/10

Airs at: Mon, 02/22/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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DEMOCRATIZING THE ENERGY GRIDOregon is about to institute a new incentive for households to power themselves using alternative energy sources like solar and wind. This method is called Feed-in Tarriff and is already in place in much of Germany as well as Vermont. Mark Pe... Read more

Democratizing the Energy Grid

Airs at: Mon, 02/22/2010 at 12:00am
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Oregon is about to institute a new incentive for households to power themselves using alternative energy sources like solar and wind. This method is called Feed-in Tarriff and is already in place in much of Germany as well as Vermont. Mark Pengilly and Judy Barnes, with ... Read more