Environment/Climate

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Earth Day Special Programming

  On Monday, April 22nd, KBOO Community Radio celebrates Earth Day with special programming devoted to everything Mother Earth, ecological justice, environmental awareness, climate activism and animal rights advocacy. Either poetic and imaginative, or highly researched and... Read more

Nukes for Needless Energy Take 2

Airs at: Mon, 03/10/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
An unholy marriage between big tech and nukes threatens to upend the Pacific Northwest as we know it. 45 years ago, soon after a serious accident at one of the nuclear reactors at Three Mile Island caused the core to partially melt down, Oregonians overwhelmingly passed a b... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 10, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 03/10/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which is a re-broadcast of a show from Against the Grain. Our world is replete with problems, calling out for repair and change. Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have solutions at the ready – tech fixes and innovations t... Read more

PIELC Report Back

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Every year around this time environmental  lawyers, organizers and activists converge on Eugene, Oregon for the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, held at the University of Oregon Law School. Three days of panel discussions run the gamut from Indigenous Rights to... Read more

No Man's Land Film Festival: Women and genderqueer adventure stories take center stage

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  The outdoors industry and adventure media has a history of being pretty-male dominated. That's what initially inspired the 'No Man's Land' Film Festival, now entering its 10th year. This year, 8 short films are on display, telling a variety of women and genderqueer-cente... Read more

Portlanders can weigh in on Urban Forestry Plan at upcoming event

Airs at: Tue, 02/25/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Trees are part of what makes Portland Portland. But how much tree cover exists, where and who takes care of it is no small matter.  That's where the Urban Forest Plan comes in. It sets goals for the urban forest, or tree canopy across the city, with intermediate steps to... Read more

Karen Russell, author of The Antidote

Airs at: Thu, 02/27/2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Karen Russell, author of the new novel The Antidote from Knopf. The Antidote is Karen’s sixth book of fiction, following the story collections Orange World, St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, the novel... Read more

Joe Liebezeit on the Bird Alliance of Oregon

Airs at: Thu, 02/20/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The Bird Alliance of Oregon is encouraging people to comment on the Northwest Forest Plan, and also hosting Hawks and Hot Chocolate Feb 22 from 10 to 2pm on the Topaz Farm on Sauvie Island.  Read more

Friends of Baltimore Woods

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Baltimore Woods is a green fringe of oak and maple trees towering over the neighborhood north of Cathedral Park. It anchors the Willamette bluff, standing as a buffer between riverside industry and downtown St. Johns residents. and providing shelter to native plants and ani... Read more

Yolotli X on the Municipal Eco Resiliency Project

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This segment shares material from the Municipal Eco Resiliency Project. Yolotli X Interview about MERP An interview of the founder of MERP (Municipal Eco Resiliency Movement), Yolotli X. They discuss their journey from street kid to direct actionist to urban farmer. They... Read more