Environment/Climate

NOTHING THAT IS POISONED CAN GROW: THE RICHMOND OIL REFINERY FIRE

Airs at: Mon, 08/20/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

At 6:30 in evening on Hiroshima Day this month, the Chevron Oil Refinery in Richmond exploded in a massive fire, spreading a mushroom cloud of thick black smoke over the homes and gardens of the residents of this marginalized community. That night thousands of people flo... Read more

Part 2 of a Series on Reclaiming the Willamette River

Airs at: Wed, 08/15/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Hosted by Lisa Loving Reclaiming the Willamette River Part 2: Unrocking the Bowl. Rememberall the pals you made at the Big Float across the Willamette River? Well now we're going back to the river's edge on Saturday, Aug. 25 and building a beach. Our guests today ar... Read more

Tiny House Ontario Interview and cats on youtube watching cats, yes, on youtube, x infinity.

This month's Digital Divide features an interview with blogger and small house dweller, Laura Moreland, who keeps tinyhouseontario.wordpress.com. The blog features her experiences building and living in 108 sq. feet in Ontario Canada. Listen to the audio here: http://kbo... Read more

Tiny House Ontario on the August 2012 Digital Divide

Airs at: Fri, 08/10/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Digital Divide

Technology writer Rabia Yeaman interviews blogger Laura Moreland who writes about her experience building and living in a 108 sq. foot home without running water or electricity. Her blog Tiny House Ontario describes her daily life living in a very small space with little... Read more

Alternative news, analysis, humor, and transgender politics.

Airs at: Thu, 08/02/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Host Theresa Mitchell gives the Headlines and takes listener calls and discusses domestic and global political issues. Read more

Population growth, environment: affected by women's empowerment, access to family planning services

Airs at: Wed, 07/25/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Recovery Zone

Seven billion humans are alive today, up from one billion in 1900, and the environment is taking a beating. What's next? Nine-plus billion by 2050? Eleven billion? But what happens to these numbers if we educate and empower women? If we provide family planning services? ... Read more

William deBuys on "The West in Flames"

Airs at: Wed, 07/25/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with William deBuys about his recent article on TomDispatch.com "The Oxygen Planet Struts Its Stuff: Not a “Perfect Storm” But the New Norm in the American West." William deBuys, a TomDispatch regular, is the author of seven books, most ... Read more

American Canopy: Trees, Forests and the Making of a Nation

Airs at: Mon, 07/30/2012 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Eric Rutkow about his new book American Canopy: Trees, Forests and the Making of a Nation. The book tells the story of the relationship between Americans and their trees across the entire span of our nation’s history. Eri... Read more

Hood River Development

Airs at: Wed, 08/01/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

Developer Robert Naito and Friends of Hood River co-attorney Brent Foster are on opposite sides of a proposed development on the Columbia River. Both men talked with KBOO's Don Merrill about the Hood River Waterfront from their individual perspectives. Read more

Oregon Oysters & Ocean Acidification: CO2 Turns Seas Corrosive

Airs at: Thu, 07/26/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: A Deeper Look

Oregon Oysters! So Popular on Summer Menus! At risk from Carbon Dioxide in the waters off our coast! Ocean Acidification is damaging sea life across the globe, now it’s putting the future of Oregon fisheries at risk. Host, Linda Olson-Osterlund on A Deeper Look is jo... Read more