Environment/Climate

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Tacoma LNG Hearing and Discussion

Airs at: Mon, 12/10/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
The push for massive fracked gas projects continues to put pressure on communities across the Pacific Northwest. Last month there was a public hearing in Tacoma, where the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency took public comments on Puget Sound Energy's proposed hybrid LNG fuel hub... Read more

Defend the Forest, Defend the Climate

Airs at: Fri, 11/30/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Positively Revolting
Join us for a discussion with environmental action groups Oregon Wild and Bark about the interconnectivity of forest health and climate change. "Forest Defense Is Climate Defense" is a new report released in October by Oregon Wild (formerly the Oregon Natural Resources Coun... Read more

The World's Largest Methanol Refinery Update

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
On November 13, a report  written by the company proposing the world’s largest fracked-gas-to-methanol refinery was released by the Port of Kalama and Cowlitz County, WA. The proposed fossil fuel refinery at the Port of Kalama in Southwest Washington is controversial becaus... Read more

Evening News on 11/29/18

Airs at: Thu, 11/29/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for Evening News
Bike Path Booby Trap According to the Willamette Week, two of the three men that Booby trapped part of a bike path corridor earlier this month are being indicted on felony charges of assault and reckless endangerment. The three suspects: Antonio Tolman-Duran, Dakota Murphy... Read more

Evening News on 11/28/18

Airs at: Wed, 11/28/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for Evening News
OSU Hate Crime Trial A hate crime trial for an Oregon State University student, and former student government representative, with ties to white nationalists, has begun today. Graduate student Andrew Oswalt, and an unknown accomplice, were captured by surveillance footage ... Read more

Evening News on 11/27/18

Airs at: Tue, 11/27/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for Evening News
PPS Sexual Conduct Rules The Portland Public School Board has released its new proposed policy on professional conduct, but not everyone is happy with it. The six page document is the result of a promise made by the School Board to adopt a policy of conduct after it was re... Read more

Buscando America on 11/27/18

Airs at: Tue, 11/27/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for Buscando America
  Carmelo Ramos miembro de Guardianes de la tierra México habla sobre los  migrantes que se encuentran en Tijuana y sobre lo que le tocó ver de la caravana en su paso por CDMX.  Javier Sierra habla sobre la situación en la frontera,  los incendios forestales en California ... Read more

Valve Turner Emily Johnston

Airs at: Mon, 11/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jan Haaken talks with Emily Johnston about the trial in Minnesota last month where she and two other climate activists enlisted the Necessity Defense in a landmark jury trial.  In October of 2016 Emily was one of the five "valve turners" who together instigated shutdown ... Read more

Urgency of Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 11/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel rounds up resources showing we have less time than we thought, but shouldn't give up.  The text of her comments, with links to sources, can be found on the Old Mole blog.     image via the World Health Organization     Read more

The Urgency of Climate Change

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  image via WHO    Today’ s Old Mole (11-26) is about the challenges of climate and ensuring a just transition to a survivable world, and about doing what we can to make the world survivable. Scientific American recently reported on a study suggesting that visualizing s... Read more