Environment/Climate

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Public Hearing on Boardman Coal Power Plant

Airs at: Tue, 11/09/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 Last night the public was invited to voice their thoughts and concerns over the proposed closing date of the Boardman power plant in eastern Oregon.            The plant has become particularly controversial in recent years, as it is the final coal-powered plan... Read more

Tar Sands Shipments Coming Through Portland

Airs at: Wed, 10/13/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 Last night the group “Northern Rockies Rising Tide” spoke at the Red and Black Café about the Tar Sands in Alberta, Canada and the current no shipments movement.  The tar sands, an oil extraction sight the size of Florida, have been called the largest and mos... Read more

The Dirtbag on 11/10/10

Airs at: Wed, 11/10/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Dirtbag
Are your fruit trees ready for the spring? Now is the time to start preparing those trees for winter and spring. Jim Gilbert joins host Glen Andresen to offer sound fruit tree advice on what to do when and how to do it--and of course it's all organic. Plus an explanation... Read more

More Talk Radio on 11/08/10

Airs at: Mon, 11/08/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with labor organizer, writer and radical theorist John Cronan Jr. He will be speaking at Laughing Horse Books on Thursday, November 11th at 6PM with activist and student orgainzer Casey Asprooth-Jackson.  John Cronan is a rest... Read more

Positively Revolting on 11-05-10: The Spirit of Rebellion

Airs at: Fri, 11/05/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Throughout November, Ani and Lyn will celebrate resistance to our current culture of corporate rule and dominator mentality.  Join us for a discussion about breaking through the dominator paradigm through joyous action.  If resistance isn’t fun, we aren’t doing it right... Read more

An election post-mortem and the path forward for progressives

Airs at: Tue, 11/09/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris The story of the 2010 midterms -- depending on your perspective -- is one of opportunity lost. President Obama and the Democrats were swept into office in 2008 on a wave of populist optimism, with all their stars aligned. The country ... Read more

Mark Kastel from the Cornucopia Institute on Factory Farm versus Organic Egg Production

Airs at: Mon, 11/08/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by Dr. David Naimon   An interview with Mark Kastel, senior farm and food policy analyst at the Cornucopia Institute, about their report "Scrambled Eggs: Separating Factory Farm Egg Production from Authentic Organic Agriculture."     Read more

ALBERTA TAR SANDS - A WORSE ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER THAN THE BP GULF OIL DISASTER?

Airs at: Mon, 11/08/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Last spring's BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico alerted us to the unforeseen hazards of deep water oil drilling. Since most of the remaining conventional sources of oil are located in politically unstable regions of the world, many political leaders are looking towar... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 11-04-2010 What were voters thinking?

Airs at: Thu, 11/04/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
#cg_msg_content #cg_msg_content #cg_msg_content div { margin: 0px; } What were voters thinking? A look at midterm election results Voters were angry, distrustful of political insiders and worried about government spending - at least that's the narrative provided by the ... Read more

Between the Covers on 10/28/10

Airs at: Thu, 10/28/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
The guest is award winning writer and activist Rebecca Solnit, the author of numerous books. Her most recent book is "A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster." She has made ten trips to New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. Rebecca ... Read more