Environment/Climate

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Fuel on the Fire: Oil and Politics in Occupied Iraq

Airs at: Thu, 07/19/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Host Marianne Barisonek speaks with Greg Muttitt, author of Fuel on the Fire: Oil and Politics in Occupied Iraq. The departure of the last U.S. troops from Iraq at the end of 2011 left a broken country and a host of unanswered questions. What was the war really about? W... Read more

James Howard Kunstler on his new book TOO MUCH MAGIC

Airs at: Thu, 07/19/2012 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
Host Per Fagereng speaks with James Howard Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency, a shocking vision for our post-oil future caught the attention of environmentalists and business leaders. In the seven years since its first publication, many of Kunstler’s warnings from The... Read more

The Big Float invites Portland to ride the waves across the Willamette River on floaty gear

Airs at: Wed, 07/18/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving   The Big Float, coming up July 29, will put you on the Willamette River in a personal floatation device along with a couple thousand of your best pals doing the same thing. Last year, about 1,300 people floated across the Willamette and no one report... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour July 16, 2012

Airs at: Mon, 07/16/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier hosts and interviews Bangladeshi writer and activist Azfar Hussain about his latest collection of essays. Bill Resnick talks with Arne Jungjohan, senior advisor for energy of the German Green Party and Director for the Environment and Global Dialogue Progra... Read more

Renewable Local Energy in Germany

Airs at: Mon, 07/16/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Bill Resnick speaks with Arne Jungjohan, a senior advisor for energy of the German Green Party and Director for the Environment and Global Dialogue Program of the Boell Foundation. They discuss the achievements of German community, green, and anti-nuke movements in recon... Read more

JOHNSON CREEK: 2012 STATE OF THE WATERSHED REPORT

Airs at: Mon, 07/16/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Johnson Creek flows 26 miles from its headwaters near the Sandy River to its confluence with the Willamette River, passing through five cities (Gresham, Portland, Milwaukie, Damascus, and Happy Valley) and two counties (Clackamas and Multnomah) along the way. Once a favo... Read more

A primer on summer pruning of fruit trees. Plus summer gardening basics.

Airs at: Wed, 07/11/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Dirtbag
Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert devote the next two month's shows to some summer gardening basics: composting, watering, weeding, care during hot weather, potted plants...and your questions. Also, a primer on the when, where and why of summer pruning of fruit trees... Read more

Positively Revolting on 07-06-12 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

Airs at: Fri, 07/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Ani and Lyn talk to Kim Smith and Kari Koch about thier experiences at the UNCSD in Rio Two Portland women, activist Kari Koch, and sociology professor Dr. Kim Smith both attended the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro last month .... th... Read more

THE POISON BENEATH US

Airs at: Mon, 07/09/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Over the past several decades, U.S. industries have injected more than 30 trillion gallons of toxic liquid deep into the earth, using broad expanses of the nation's geology as an invisible dumping ground. No company would be allowed to pour such dangerous chemicals int... Read more

CASCADIA'S FAULT: PREPARING FOR THE BIG ONE

Airs at: Mon, 07/02/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
It used to be that when people talked about the "Big One," they were referring to the next giant earthquake along the San Andreas Fault, that in the parlance of the time, might cause California to fall into the ocean. It turns out that the fault to watch is the much long... Read more