Environment/Climate

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EcoNvergence - Northwest Regional Gathering on the Economic and Ecological Crises

KBOO is a proud co-sponsor of EcoNvergence:A Northwest Gathering on the Economic and Ecological Crises - October 2nd through 4thFeaturing world-renowned linguist and social critic Noam ChomskyHear what our nation’s leading thinkers have to say about the current environmenta... Read more

methane bomb

 The methane bomb: is it happening right under our noses?  Regular listeners to this program will recall that I have passed on irregular warnings from global climate scientists about the 'clathrate burst theory' or the 'methane bomb.'  The question is whether global ... Read more

Volunteer vacations: Do good in the woods

Airs at: Fri, 08/28/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
  Sierra Club service trip organizer Jann Brown shares how to revive trails--and spirits-- in some of the nation's most beautiful parks. More info: www.sierraclub.org   Read more

Woman rows alone across Atlantic

Airs at: Fri, 08/28/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Tori Murden McClure, the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean, shares her journey of heart and soul. "In the end," she says, "I know I rowed across the Atlantic to find my heart. But in the beginning I wasn't aware it was missing." Ms McClure is not just an exp... Read more

Greg Craven and What's the Worst That Could Happen?

Airs at: Tue, 08/25/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Wednesday Morning Talk Radio  Hosted by Marianne Barisonek Today's guests are Greg Craven, author of "What's the Worst That Could Happen" and Dr. Christina Hulbe, Associate Professor of Geology at Portland State University. Today's topic is all about Climate Change.    Watc... Read more

Joe Uris covers Health Care and the War in Afghanistan

Airs at: Mon, 08/24/2009 at 5:00pm
 The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show  Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Abe is on vacation today, so Joe Uris invites callers to share thoughts on the Health Care debate, Government programs in general, the Insurance industry, the War in Afghanistan, the Bush era Torture debacl... Read more

Clearing the air in Portland schools

Airs at: Wed, 08/19/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Portland may be a green city, but some of its school children are breathing air more like the polluted skies of Cleveland. A  USA Today study found six of our city's schools in northwest and north/northeast Portland among the worst in the nation for exposing children to air... Read more

Tim Hermack from the Native Forest Council on the Greenwashing of America

Airs at: Tue, 08/18/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Wednesday Morning Talk Radio Guest Host Chris Andreae invites Tim Hermack, President and founder of the Native Forest Council in to KBOO to talk about the Greenwashing of America.   Read more

Ingrid Newkirk and The PETA Guide to Animal Rights

Airs at: Sun, 08/16/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Host Janna Bananna interviews Ingrid Newkirk President and CoFounder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), talking about PETA's new book, "The PETA Guide to Animal Rights"    Read more

Cash for Clunkers Program Faces Criticism

Airs at: Tue, 08/11/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 The US Congress recently decided to triple the amount of money designated for the ‘cash for clunkers’ program. The Program is supposed to reduce carbon emissions by getting old cars off the road. But critics have challenged the increased spending on a pr... Read more