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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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Lents Park Baseball Stadium *derailed* by Community Activists!!!

Airs at: Tue, 06/23/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Locus Focus
 A proposed baseball stadium in Lents has been derailed. How did this happen and why is it good for Lents?   Hosted by: Barbara Bernstein       It looks like the contentious baseball stadium in Lents Parkis a not going to be built after all. But there’s still plenty to chew ... Read more

Locus Focus

Airs at: Wed, 06/17/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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This week Linda Ginenthal with Transportation Options joins Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein to talk about Sunday Parkways. Modeled after Bogotá, Colombia’s Ciclovias, held every Sunday on 70 miles of streets, Portland's first Sunday Parkways was last summer, drawing 15,0... Read more

Portland's Sunday Parkways

Airs at: Tue, 06/16/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Locus Focus
 Hosted by: Barbara Bernstein   How Sunday Parkways reduce carbon emissions, build community, and raise Portland's Happiness Quotient. This week Linda Ginenthal with Transportation Options joins Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein to talk about Sunday Parkways. Modeled after... Read more

Locus Focus

Airs at: Wed, 06/10/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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Portland was one of the first American cities to take climate change seriously. In 2007, Portland was the only large metro area in the U.S. that actually reduced its carbon emissions below 1990 levels. But that doesn't mean we can just rest on our laurels. If this region is... Read more

Mayor Sam Adams and Portland's new Climate Action Plan

Airs at: Tue, 06/09/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
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While Portland may be ahead of the curve in taking on the challenge of climate change, there's still a lot of work to be done. Portland was one of the first American cities to take climate change seriously. In 2007, Portland was the only large metro area in the U.S. that ... Read more

Locus Focus

Airs at: Wed, 06/03/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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Once again Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein takes on the economic meltdown and today she has help navigating this maelstrom from Dan Leahy, professor of Labor Studies at the Evergreen State College. Dan sorts through the financial mumbo jumbo and hocus pocus that has shake... Read more

Dan Leahy and Kari Koch on the Economic Meltdown

Airs at: Tue, 06/02/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
 Once again Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein takes on the economic meltdown and today she has help navigating this maelstrom from Dan Leahy, professor of Labor Studies at the Evergreen State College. Dan sorts through the financial mumbo jumbo and hocus pocus that has shak... Read more

Locus Focus

Airs at: Wed, 05/27/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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For eight years the Bush administration did everything in their power to impede real salmon recovery along the Columbia River. Now it is the Obama administration's turn to take a serious look at restoring adequate salmon runs to our region. It started this week with high-le... Read more

How will Salmon Policy change under the Obama Administration?

Airs at: Tue, 05/26/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Hosted by: Barbara Bernstein How will Salmon Policy change under the Obama Administration? For eight years the Bush administration did everything in their power to impede real salmon recovery along the Columbia River. Now it is the Obama administration's turn to take a seri... Read more

Locus Focus

Airs at: Wed, 05/20/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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In 1986 Mike Houck approached then mayor Bud Clark to seek recognition of the Great Blue Heron as Portland's official city bird.  Within two weeks of Clark's signature "whoop, whoop!" Portland City Council had adopted the heron as the city's icon for natural resource protec... Read more