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Barbara Bernstein
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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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Reese Erlich on current events in Iran

Airs at: Tue, 07/28/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Locus Focus
 Hosted by: Barbara Bernstein The post-election political struggle in Iran is no longer front page news, but that doesn't mean that it has ceased to be important. Journalist Reese Erlich was in Iran for the elections, He’s now back in the states, closely monitoring events i... Read more

Locus Focus

Airs at: Wed, 07/22/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  What is Green Infrastructure? According to Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services it's: "interconnected natural systems and/ or engineered systems that use plants and soil to slow, filter, and infiltrate runoff close to its source in ways that strengthen and mimic na... Read more

Portland's Green Infrastructure

Airs at: Tue, 07/21/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  Why preserving and building new green infrastructure is so important in making our city sustainable. Hosted by: Barbara Bernstein  What is Green Infrastructure? According to Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services it's: "interconnected natural systems and/ or enginee... Read more

Locus Focus on 07/15/09

Airs at: Wed, 07/15/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This morning on Locus Focus, guest host Trillium Shannon speaks with members of the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee (PCASC), about the history of solidarity work, current events and trends in Latin America, and how local communities are responding. Read more

Portland Central American Solidarity Committee

Airs at: Tue, 07/14/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Locus Focus
 This morning on Guest Host Trillium Shannon speaks with members of the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee (PCASC), about the history of solidarity work, current events and trends in Latin America, and how local communities are responding.  Live, in the studio w... Read more

Locus Focus

Airs at: Wed, 07/08/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The economic meltdown of the past year has created exceptional challenges for the non-profit sector of our society. Kim Klein, legendary grassroots non-profit fundraising consultant, joins Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein to discuss why these hard times are providing not ... Read more

Kim Klein on grassroots, non-profit fundraising

Airs at: Tue, 07/07/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Locus Focus
 The economic meltdown of the past year has created exceptional challenges for the non-profit sector of our society. Kim Klein, legendary grassroots non-profit fundraising consultant, joins Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein to discuss why these hard times are providing not... Read more

Locus Focus

Airs at: Wed, 07/01/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein interviews NASA climate scientist Gavin Schmidt, co-author and editor of an unprecedented union of scientific analysis and photography illustrating the effects of climate change on the global ecosystem. Gavin Schmidt talks about how his ne... Read more

Gavin Schmidt and Climate Change - Picturing The Science

Airs at: Tue, 06/30/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Locus Focus
 Understanding the ramifications of climate change through images        Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein interviews NASA climate scientist Gavin Schmidt, co-author and editor of an unprecedented union of scientific analysis and photography illustrating the effects of clim... Read more

Locus Focus

Airs at: Wed, 06/24/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
It looks like the contentious baseball stadium in Lents Park is a not going to be built after all. But there’s still plenty to chew on in the aftermath of its demise. In this segment we talk about why building a stadium in Lents' only park was opposed by so many neighborhoo... Read more