Environment/Climate

Radiozine on 04/02/10

Airs at: Fri, 04/02/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Community Grooves is off this month. Instead today we'll hear an interview with Seattle writer and environmentalist Brenda Peterson. Marianne Barisonek interviews her about her new memoir, “I WANT TO BE LEFT BEHIND.” She writes of her Southern Baptist background as well as ... Read more

Earth Day 2010

EARTH DAY ON KBOO April 22, 2010, marks the 40th anniversary of the very first Earth Day! KBOO will commemorate the day with a 24-hour special. With hard-hitting news and public affairs on the history and ongoing struggle of the environmental movement from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM... Read more

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

Airs at: Mon, 05/03/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Bestselling novelist, Jonathan Safran Foer, discusses his first book of nonfiction, Eating Animals. Learn why eating eggs is crueler than eating beef, how eating meat contributes to global warming far more than driving your car, about the meaninglessness of labels such as ... Read more

CAN URBAN ROOFTOPS PROVIDE HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE?

Airs at: Mon, 03/29/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Much of our urban landscape is paved over or covered with buildings, creating an environment that is the antithesis of nature. Rooftops and asphalt flush rain water into storm sewers, overburdening and polluting our rivers. Portland is fast becoming a leader in promoting... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 3/25/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/25/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

This fall, Portlanders will decide whether to continue their experiment with voter-owned elections. The question becomes more relevant in the wake of Citzens United vs. Federal Elections Commission, a recent Supreme Court ruling that removed bans on corporate campaign spend... Read more

World Water Day, speaking with Nancy Matela

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

Nancy Matela has been a water-rights activist for several years, now with Food and Water Watch and the AAlliance for Democracy. Here, she speaks with KBOO's Ethan Scarl in commemoration of World Water Day, Nancy gives us an overview of the water issues around the globe. Read more

March 22 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris hosts this show about things moles, ordinary people, are doing to "root that mountain down"-- the mountain of oppression and exploitation. We hear about people in Portland getting ready to join in the US Social Forum; about a big conference in Vancouver, WA c... Read more

EARTHQUAKES ALONG THE PACIFIC RIM

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

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 Pacific... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 03/18/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/18/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Counting Heads: What's right and what's wrong with the 2010 census Its been happening every decade since 1790. As mandated by the constitution, the U.S. Census Bureau determines the population of the nation, the results used to allocate congressional seats, electoral votes ... Read more

The Future of Energy

Airs at: Mon, 03/15/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Is it really possible to meet our energy needs with renewable sources and conservation? Economist John Blackburn says it is, and he gives us plenty of reasons why wind, solar, and other decentralized sources are up to the task of replacing our dependence on carbon fuels. ... Read more