Environment/Climate

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"Gray Haired Ladies" to face arrest at White House as part of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline action

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Guest host Stephanie Potter interviews Barbara Ford and Marilee Dea who are going as part of a contingent of "Gray Haired Ladies" to Washington DC to protest  the Keystone XL Pipeline,  a proposed 1,700 mile pipeline that would carry tar sands oil from Canada to refineries ... Read more

Science historian Naomi Oreskes on "The Merchants of Doubt"

Airs at: Fri, 08/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Digital Divide
Today, Dave DeAngelis speaks with scientist and historian Naomi Oreskes about her new book "The Merchants of Doubt,"which describes how organized campaigns undermine the scientific evidence related to important environmental and health issues such as second-hand smoke, acid... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour August 8th

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this Old Mole and we hear:   Bill Resnick interview Sam Pizzigati about inequality Tom reads an article on Empire and Inequality Larry Bowlden reviews Sheila Kohler's "Love Child" Movie Moles Jan Haaken and Wendy Webb talk about "If A Tree... Read more

Presswatch 7/14/2011

Airs at: Thu, 07/14/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Host Theresa Mitchell discusses Fukushima as well as the raising of the US debt limit. Read more

Protester arrested at BP headquarters in New Orleans

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Three people were arrested in New Orleans Thursday outside the headquarters of British Petroleum in an act of non-violent civil disobedience. KBOO interviewed one of those arrested. They were protesting the ongoing refusal of BP to acknowledge the extent of damage from la... Read more

E-205 with Portland Commissioner Nick Fish

Airs at: Mon, 08/01/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Portland is touted for its great parks system, but if you live on the far east side of the city, east of I-205 you wouldn't know it. But hopefully that is about to change. Over the years, Portland Parks & Recreation has acquired a number of great properties for future pa... Read more

Wireless radiation: reducing the risk

Airs at: Wed, 07/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
In this special one hour feature, host Stephanie Potter interviews Dr. Kerry Crofton, author of Wireless Radiation Rescue: Safeguarding your Family from the Risks of Electro-Pollution. A recent  warning from the World Health Organization states that  cell phone radiation is... Read more

Ongoing Protests by Cascade Forest Defenders in Coos County

Airs at: Thu, 07/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
  Two groups of environmental activists have launched a series of blockades and tree-sits in Coos county’s Elliott State Forest to impede logging in the area.   KBOO’s Ren Green spoke with Jason Gonzales, spokesperson for the Cascadia Forest Defenders, for an update on the ... Read more

Voices from the Edge 07-21-11 Columbia River Crossing

Airs at: Thu, 07/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This week on Voices from the Edge, host Jo Ann Boman asks, "Can Oregon afford the Columbia River Crossing?" Jo Ann Bowman is a former state legislator, former executive director of Oregon Action and past board president of Portland Community Media as well as a long-time... Read more

Gerry Pollet of Heart of America NW joins Abe to discuss the latest on the Hanford nuclear site

Airs at: Tue, 07/26/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor.  Joe Uris is on vacation.   Since its birth during the Manhattan Project, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation has left a toxic legacy in its wake, from displaced populations to groundwater contamination to radiation in the Columbia River. Now, the U.S ... Read more