Environment/Climate

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CAN A CITY BE SUSTAINABLE?

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
More than half of the world's population now lives in cities. By 2050 that number is expected to nearly double. According to Can a City Be Sustainable?, the latest edition of the the Worldwatch Institute's State of the World series, there is no question that cities will con... Read more

Facing Climate Change: Building Resilience at the Local Level: A Radio Documentary

Airs at: Fri, 08/12/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Digital Divide
  The Digital Divide is off today. Instead we'll hear the documentary "Facing Climate Change." Climate Change is in the air, and scientific groups are teaming up with their communities and local governments to better understand and prepare for what is in store.  "Facing ... Read more

Music of the Climate Movement

Airs at: Tue, 08/09/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
  Stage and Studio is off today. We'll hear a program from the series Sprouts on "Music of the Climate Movement." What is the music or spoken-word art of the climate movement? Peter Blood and Annie Patterson, co-creators of "Rise up Singing," and more recently, "Rise Agai... Read more

News In Depth on 08/08/16: Guy McPherson on Abrupt Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2016 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
As most scientists will tell you, climate change is a known threat to the environment, and all species of plant and animal life on earth. But it might be even worse than anticipated, according to Dr. Guy McPherson, an ecologist and evolutionary biologist, who coined the phr... Read more

Vandana Shiva – We Are All Seeds

Airs at: Tue, 08/09/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Vandana Shiva is an internationally renowned voice for sustainable development and social justice. She's a physicist, scholar, social activist and feminist. She is Director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy in New Delhi. She's... Read more

Food Sleuth Radio, Percy Schmeiser Interview

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Did you know that Canadian canola farmer, Percy Schmeiser, was sued by Monsanto when his farm was contaminated with Monsanto s GMO canola seed? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Schmeiser, who describes the inti... Read more

TRIBES TAKE ON THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY IN THE GORGE

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In the struggle to prevent the Pacific Northwest from becoming an export hub for fossil fuels, Native American tribes have played a vanguard role in taking on the fossil fuel industry. On this episode of Locus Focus we'll look at how the tribes are an inspiration to everyon... Read more

Bark LIVE Interview

Airs at: Wed, 08/03/2016 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
For many Portlanders, summer means camping. If you’re looking for a camping trip that also gives back to the forest, then you might be interested in Bark’s summer base camp. With us live in studio two to talk about the public campout is community organizer, Courtney Rae. Read more

Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment Summit

Airs at: Wed, 08/03/2016 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  On Saturday July 30th a summit brought together leaders from tributaries of the environmental movement. The meeting was organized by Julian Matthews, a Nez Perce tribal member, and titled Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment. It was held in a conference room inside the Co... Read more

John Michael Greer on "Dark Age America"

Airs at: Thu, 08/04/2016 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
  Host Per Fagereng interviews writer John Michael Greer about his recent book "Dark Age America: Climate Change, Cultural Collapse and the Hard Future Ahead."  Author and blogger John Michael Greer writes "The Archdruid Report," a weekly blog on peak oil and the future o... Read more