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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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THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHNSON CREEK

Airs at: Mon, 02/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Last December three dead coho salmon were found 15 miles upstream along the banks of Johnson Creek . This once trashed out forgotten waterway flows 26 miles from its headwaters near the Sandy River to its confluence with the Willamette River, passing through four cities (Gr... Read more

Locus Focus on 01/31/11

Airs at: Mon, 01/31/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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GINK—Green Inclinations, No Kids A Conversation with GRIST.ORG'S Lisa Hymas According to a 2009 study by statisticians at Oregon State University, each child an American has increases his or her lifetime carbon emission by 570 percent—because kids are likely to one day have ... Read more

GINK—Green Inclinations, No Kids A Conversation with GRIST.ORG'S Lisa Hymas

Airs at: Mon, 01/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
According to a 2009 study by statisticians at Oregon State University, each child an American has increases his or her lifetime carbon emission by 570 percent—because kids are likely to one day have kids of their own and so on. With climate change already causing havoc arou... Read more

Locus Focus on 01/24/11

Airs at: Mon, 01/24/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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Ground Zero in the Battle Over Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets Roughly half of the nation’s sugar supply comes from sugar beets, and much of this seed is produced in Oregon. In 2007 the USDA started allowing genetically modified sugar beet seed to flood the market. Now 95... Read more

Ground Zero in the Battle Over Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets

Airs at: Mon, 01/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Roughly half of the nation’s sugar supply comes from sugar beets, and much of this seed is produced in Oregon. In 2007 the USDA started allowing genetically modified sugar beet seed to flood the market. Now 95% of the sugar beet crop is grown using seeds that have been gene... Read more

Locus Focus on 01/17/11

Airs at: Mon, 01/17/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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SUSTAINABLE FOOD IN A SUSTAINABLE CITY Why is the city of Portland concerned about food policy issues? So, concerned in fact that the city's bureau of Planning and Sustainable devotes some of its resources to sustainable food programs like Urban Growth Bounty and the Better... Read more

SUSTAINABLE FOOD IN A SUSTAINABLE CITY with Portland's Food Czar

Airs at: Mon, 01/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Why is the city of Portland concerned about food policy issues? So, concerned in fact that the city's bureau of Planning and Sustainability devotes some of its resources to sustainable food programs like Urban Growth Bounty and the Better Together Garden at City Hall. On th... Read more

Locus Focus on 01/10/11

Airs at: Mon, 01/10/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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HUMANITY ON A TIGHTROPE Paul Ehrlich is arguably the most infamous environmentalist of the modern era. His 1968 book The Population Bomb, raised awareness on the connections between exponential human population growth and environmental degradation. It is still iconic to som... Read more

HUMANITY ON A TIGHTROPE

Airs at: Mon, 01/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Paul Ehrlich is arguably the most infamous environmentalist of the modern era. His 1968 book The Population Bomb, raised awareness on the connections between exponential human population growth and environmental degradation. It is still iconic to some while a discomfort to ... Read more

Locus Focus on 01/03/11

Airs at: Mon, 01/03/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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 HYDRAULIC FRACTURING THE MARCELLUS SHALE The good news that abundant new natural gas deposits in the United States are driving down the once soaring cost of natural gas has a disturbing underbelly. Hydraulic fracturing, the unconventional method used to extract this gas is... Read more