Environment/Climate

THE FATE OF COLUMBIA RIVER SALMON Continuing Our Conversation with Environmental Writer Steven Hawley

Airs at: Mon, 07/04/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Any day now U.S. District Judge James Redden will come down with a decision that will determine the fate of salmon on the Columbia River. He is considering the merits of a plan submitted last year by the Obama administration to address the significant harm done to salm... Read more

Walmart plans 17 new stores "to suck out the best of Portland," + hot particles from Fukushima & U.S. Austerity measures

Airs at: Thu, 06/30/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know." Special one-hour show. Austerity measures happening here in U.S. Air filters could indicate we're all breathing 5 hot particles/day from plumes from Fukushima. Products shipped from Japan setting off radiati... Read more

COSMIC INFLUENCES ON AGRICULTURAL PROCESSES: A Conversation with Organic Farming Pioneer Harry MacCormack

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Harry MacCormack is legendary in the annals of the Oregon organic farming movement. A co-founder of Oregon Tilth, he has gone on to help organize numerous other sustainable food projects including the Ten Rivers Food Web and the Willamette Valley Bean and Grain Projec... Read more

Tomato time, plus Jon Betz on "Queen of the Sun"

Airs at: Wed, 05/11/2011 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: The Dirtbag

Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert talk veggies and fruit. This month's plant of the month is tomatoes: varieties, types and planting tips. Plus, producer Jon Betz is on The Dirtbag for a short interview to talk about the national release of his film Queen of the S... Read more

More On Fukushima and Radiation in the Northwest

Airs at: Thu, 06/23/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" - More on Fukushima and effects of radiation on the Northwest, including a spike in infant mortality and call in advice on what to do to protect yourself. Read more

PORTLAND'S FOOD ZONING CODE UPDATE PROJECT

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Portland is becoming a mecca for urban farmers but the city's zoning codes have yet to fully catch up with the growing phenomenon of guerrilla vegetable gardens and urban livestock. Recognizing the connections between food and the community’s environmental, economic ... Read more

Fukushima: China Syndrome? Economy: Great Depression?

Airs at: Thu, 06/16/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with "the news you're not supposed to know." Has the worst finally happened in Fukushima? Melt-through spiraling out of control? Default looming for U.S. government? Read more

An update on the "war on queers"

Airs at: Thu, 05/26/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" -- Fukushima radioactivity spreads. The "secret" Patriot Act. Updates on queer-bashing. Read more

Remember Fukushima? Corporate media continues to shift the agenda

Airs at: Thu, 06/02/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" reviews Fukushima -- FDA discontinued testing food for possible Fukushima radiation -- "no danger" -- despite elevations in radioactive iodine 131, cesium etc. in milk and soil samples throughout U.S. (If yo... Read more

Community Food Centers in Corvallis and Canada

Airs at: Wed, 05/18/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Food Show

Corvallis food activists are sharing ideas with their counterparts in Canada. Host Laura McCandlish interviews Elizabeth Fraser of The Stop, "an innovative anti-poverty and anti-hunger program" in Toronto. It’s a unique urban food bank/prenatal clinic/ open kitchen with ... Read more