Energy/Natural Resources

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The Glories of Willamette Falls

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The largest waterfall in North America is Niagara Falls, a world renowned tourist attraction with spectacular views from many angles. The second largest falls is Willamette Falls, 16 miles south of Portland, Oregon, which was one of the most significant cultural and food... Read more

Let Them Eat Data?!

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This legislative session, Senator Sollman is trying for the fifth time to bring 1700 acres of some of the best farmland in the world into the city's urban growth boundary. Each time it's for a different reason, but this time much of the land would likely go to data cente... Read more

Coast Range Radio: Born Of Fire And Rain - Journey Into A Pacific Coastal Forest, With Oregon Author Peg Herring

Airs at: Tue, 02/03/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  Coast Range Radio is a radio show and podcast that holds conversations with inspiring individuals dedicated to creating a better world, produced by the Coast Range Association, and hosted by Michael Gaskill.  On this episode, an absolute gem of a conversation with Oreg... Read more

Zenith Energy and the CEI Hub

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The city of Portland is in the midst of determining what to do about the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub that houses 90% of Oregon's liquid fuels, in rickety old tanks on liquefaction soil, on top of two earthquake faults. At the same time the Portland City Council is... Read more

Media and art we like

Airs at: Fri, 01/30/2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
First, Clark talks about different styles of dances. Then, Kiyan describes his favorite and least favorite characters in Superman. Finally, Em discusses why the TV show Stranger Things is meaningful to her.  Read more

The Death and Life of Kulla Kulla Creek

Airs at: Mon, 01/26/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
From the crest of the Tualatin Mountains, Balch Creek flows down a canyon through Forest Park. The stream runs wild and free until a mile from its confluence with the Willamette River, where it is imprisoned in a sewer pipe. Balch Creek once flowed into Guild's Lake, a ... Read more

Coast Range Radio: Jamie Workman Wants to "Own The Wild"

Airs at: Tue, 01/20/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  Coast Range Radio is an independent radio show and podcast hosted by Michael Gaskill. Michael is a lifelong rural Oregonian and climate justice organizer. Today I'm featuring the second half of my conversation with author, speaker, entrepreneur, and wearer of many more... Read more

The Digital Dispossession: Who Owns Our Future? - E Pluribus Unum Hosted by Jacqueline Keeler

Airs at: Thu, 01/15/2026 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Hello, and welcome to "E Pluribus Unum," where we peel back the layers of rhetoric to understand who truly benefits from the systems being built around us. I’m Jacqueline Keeler, and today, we're staring into the digital abyss being carved out by what I call "Digital Man... Read more

Undammed

Airs at: Mon, 01/19/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Last year four of the dams on Klamath River were removed.  The largest dam removal project in United States history, this is a remarkable test case to show how nature and people can thrive on free-flowing rivers. But there are still many dams around the United States and... Read more

Coast Range Radio: Sea Change - Can 'Rights-Based Management Save Our Oceans?

Airs at: Tue, 01/13/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  Coast Range Radio is an independent radio show and podcast hosted by Michael Gaskill. Michael is a lifelong rural Oregonian and climate justice organizer. Of all the myriad harms modern society is inflicting on our oceans, overfishing is right up there with climate cha... Read more