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Hosted by: 
Barbara Bernstein
Produced by: 
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Every Monday from 10:00am to 11:00am.


 

A weekly conversation about our place on the planet. Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein talks with local, regional and national experts, activists and policy makers about climate change, food policy, land use, salmon restoration, forest management and all the other things that matter in our environment.

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Activism, Agriculture, Science/Technology, Food, Global Affairs, Government/Politics, Environment/Climate
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Locus Focus on 04/18/11

Airs at: Mon, 04/18/2011 at 10:10am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Portland Climate Action Now! In October 2009 the Portland city council adopted a climate action plan, setting in place the city’s ambitious sustainability roadmap to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by the year 2050. A year and a half later the city is putting th... Read more

Portland Climate Action Now!

Airs at: Mon, 04/18/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In October 2009 the Portland city council adopted a climate action plan, setting in place the city’s ambitious sustainability roadmap to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by the year 2050. A year and a half later the city is putting the action plan to work with... Read more

Locus Focus on 04/11/11

Airs at: Mon, 04/11/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Update on Nuclear Disaster in Japan with Nuclear Expert Arjun Makhijani Day-to-day coverage of the ongoing nuclear disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power complex has slipped from the headlines. But the severity of the nuclear crisis in the wake of the March 11 earthquake an... Read more

Update on Nuclear Disaster in Japan with Nuclear Expert Arjun Makhijani

Airs at: Mon, 04/11/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Day-to-day coverage of the ongoing nuclear disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power complex has slipped from the headlines. But the severity of the nuclear crisis in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan continues to unfold. Right after the earthquake, ... Read more

Locus Focus on 04/04/11

Airs at: Mon, 04/04/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Changing Planet, Changing Health: A Conversation With Author Dan Ferber Climate change not only threatens the earth's ecosystems—it is damaging the health of people around the world. While early warning signals of ecological havoc brought on by climate change are being det... Read more

Changing Planet, Changing Health: A Conversation With Author Dan Ferber

Airs at: Mon, 04/04/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Climate change not only threatens the earth's ecosystems—it is damaging the health of people around the world. While early warning signals of ecological havoc brought on by climate change are being detected in arctic regions, its serious health impacts are most notable... Read more

Locus Focus on 03/28/11

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Fred Kirschenmann: Building Community Through Sustainable Farming Oregon is touted as one of the epicenters for the local food movement. As if to reinforce its credentials, there have been food related conferences up and down the Willamette Valley since the year began. Co... Read more

Fred Kirschenmann: Building Community Through Sustainable Farming

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Oregon is touted as one of the epicenters for the local food movement. As if to reinforce its credentials, there have been food related conferences up and down the Willamette Valley since the year began. Coming up on April 16 is one more conference, this time at the Univers... Read more

Locus Focus on 03/21/11

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2011 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The Heavy Haul: Fighting Goliath While we worry about melting nuclear reactor cores and fuel rods in Japan, another environmental crisis is brewing closer to home. On this episode of Locus Focus we find out why the Alberta Tar Sands endanger the world and how its industrial... Read more

The Heavy Haul: Fighting Goliath

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
While we worry about melting nuclear reactor cores and fuel rods in Japan, another environmental crisis is brewing closer to home. On this episode of Locus Focus we find out why the Alberta Tar Sands endanger the world and how its industrialized tentacles are trying to cree... Read more