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Crude Bailout

Airs at: Mon, 07/15/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Have you wondered how Zenith Energy got a foothold in Portland to expand a moribund asphalt terminal into the largest tar sands export terminal on the West Coast? An investigative report, to be released on July 15, 2019, by the Center for a Sustainable Economy, reveals that... Read more

Oil Train Response Bill Passes Oregon Senate (at last)

Airs at: Mon, 07/08/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
On June 29, in 11th hour fashion, the Oregon Legislature approved a bill (HB 2209) with bipartisan support to better prepare Oregon to respond to oil spills from high-hazard trains that carry millions of gallons of crude oil through the state. HB 2209 will require railroads... Read more

Interview with Meghan Sinnott about the World Naked Bike Ride on 6.29.2019

  Full interview with one of the main organizers of the 2019 World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR), Meghan Sinnott   Happening this Saturday, June 29th, 2019 at 8pm at Laurelhurst Park   More information here: https://pdxwnbr.org/     After Party: Hey Love PDX 10:00 – close... Read more

Five Years . . .

Airs at: Fri, 06/28/2019 at 12:00am - 3:00am
    Celebrating Five Years of The Sacred Circle "TEMENOS" -Radio Show - with Diablo -Dirty Diablo on KBOO Community Radio! Just playing some of my favorite Music and focusing on all the things I just love! Wrapping up 5 years of doing this show and a whole month of Pedal... Read more

Five Years . . .

Airs at: Fri, 06/28/2019 at 12:00am - 3:00am
.   Celebrating Five Years of The Sacred Circle "TEMENOS" -Radio Show - with Diablo -Dirty Diablo on KBOO Community Radio! Favorite music and favorite things I love! Wrapping up 5 years of doing this show and a whole month of Pedalpalooza! Show kicks off RIGHT after The ... Read more

Kalama Methanol: Perspective from the Puget Sound

Airs at: Mon, 07/01/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
For nearly five years the community of Kalama has been fighting the world's largest methanol refinery proposed for the Port of Kalama. Until recently the community felt isolated and invisible as they struggled to stop this massive project, proposed by a Chinese-backed compa... Read more

Forest Health and Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 06/24/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Brenna Bell, a forest protector with an extensive background in environmental law and education, who is Policy Director and Attorney for Bark, an organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of Mt. Hood National Forest. Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 24, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 06/24/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts today's show which includes: Forest Health and Climate Change: An interview with Brenna Bell, forest protector and Policy Director and Attorney for Bark. Socialism or Barbarism: A reading from an essay by Rosa Luxemburg. The Things We Don’t Say: A review o... Read more

Buscando America on 06/11/19

Airs at: Tue, 06/11/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En cabina con el Colectivo Altepee discutiendo varios temas que van desde su trabajo musical de cuerdas, su trabajo en los medios comunitarios, el papel de la mujer en colectivo y la defensa por el territorio. En Krónikas de Viaje Karen Torrente y el relato de lo que aconte... Read more

Trump Threatens to Cut EPA Budget Once Again

Airs at: Mon, 06/10/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This program originally aired on May 20, 2019 President Donald Trump delivered his budget roadmap with a promise to balance the budget in 15 years, and once again, the Environmental Protection Agency found itself in the Trump administration’s crosshairs, with the White Hous... Read more