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Hosted by: 
Barbara Bernstein
Produced by: 
KBOO
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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 02/01/10

Airs at: Mon, 02/01/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
GREY TO GREEN UPDATEDean Marriott, director of Portland's Environmental Services, and Anne Nelson, environmental program coordinator for the Willamette Watershed, give us a progress report on the Brooklyn Basin Project. In this section of inner southeast Portland, the city ... Read more

The Brooklyn Basin Project

Airs at: Mon, 02/01/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
300 miles of creeks lie beneath streets and buildings of Portland. In this segment of Locus Focus we explore a creek that flows under the streets of SE Portland and what the city is doing to recognize and replicate the important functions that creek once performed. Brooklyn... Read more

Locus Focus on 01/25/10

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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Why World Population Control is Connected to Climate Change This week it's pledge week on KBOO and on Locus Focus we have a pledge drive special featuring guest Laurie Mazur who has edited a new book called A Pivotal Moment: Population, Justice and the Environmental Challen... Read more

A Pivotal Moment

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
What does population growth have to do with climate change? We hear from what the connections are from Laurie Mazur, who has edited a new book called A Pivotal Moment: Population, Justice and the Environmental Challenge. In this collection of essays, the authors concur that... Read more

Locus Focus on 01/18/10

Airs at: Mon, 01/18/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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MORE ON MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL MININGMany Portlander's think that we get most of our electricity from the Bonneville hydro system, but in fact 40% comes from burning coal, much of it mined by blasting the top off a mountain in Kirk, West Virginia. This week on Locus Focus, gu... Read more

Mountaintop Removal Mining

Airs at: Mon, 01/18/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Many Portlander's think that we get most of our electricity from the Bonneville hydro system, but in fact 40% comes from burning coal, much of it mined by blasting the top off a mountain in Kirk, West Virginia. This week on Locus Focus, guest Judy Bonds, co-director for Coa... Read more

Locus Focus on 01/11/10

Airs at: Mon, 01/11/2010 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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DOES PORTLAND NEED TO COVER ITS RESERVOIRS?What's going on with Portland's water? In light of the Thanksgiving weekend e coli outbreak in one of the Washington Park Reservoirs, we look at arguments for and against covering Portland's famously open-air reservoirs. We'll also... Read more

What's Happening with Portland's Water?

Airs at: Mon, 01/11/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
What's going on with Portland's water? In light of the Thanksgiving weekend e coli outbreak in one of the Washington Park Reservoirs, we look at arguments for and against covering Portland's famously open-air reservoirs. We also talk about the underground water storage faci... Read more

Locus Focus on 01/04/10

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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REPORT BACK FROM THE CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE IN COPENHAGENClimate talks drew to a close just before Christmas, with little concrete action to celebrate. We'll hear what happened and what we can hope for from guest Robert Engelman, Vice President for Programs at Worldwatch... Read more

What Happened in Copenhagen?

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2010 at 12:00am
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Climate talks drew to a close in Copenhagen just before Christmas, with little concrete action to celebrate. Our guest Robert Engelman was there and he tells us what happened in Copenhagen, what didn't happen, what we can hope for and what we need to make sure happens soon.... Read more