Environment/Climate

Radiozine on 1/08/09

Airs at: Thu, 01/08/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Drills are endangered primates living in Nigeria and Cameroon in West Africa. Two Portlanders have spent the last twenty years there trying to save this species, and they've had some success. Liza Gadsby is interviewed by KBOO's Bruce Silverman. CD-1388 Read more

Depleted Uranium: It's Everywhere!

Airs at: Wed, 01/07/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Dave Mazza interviews Leuren Moret, geoscientist and international expert on depleted uranium, who speaks at the Friends Meeting House on Sunday, January 11th. Read more

Global Warming, Escaping Methane, and Rising Seas

Airs at: Sat, 12/13/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Presswatch

On the Dec 14 Presswatch, host Theresa Mitchell takes a look at what's coming with global warming, methane releases and rising seas. Not a pretty picture. Read more

PSU's Andrew Rice on Weather and Climate Change

Airs at: Tue, 01/06/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Locus Focus

Is Climate Change the culprit for our recent spate of extreme weather? Andrew Rice, assistant professor of physics at Portland State University, talks with Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein about the weather. Especially the recent stretch of cold, snow and flooding that ... Read more

Nina Bell on the EPA's Vessel Discharge Permits

Airs at: Sun, 01/04/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Earthwatch

Nina Bell, Executive Director of Northwest Environmental Advocates, talks about the recent decision by the EPA to issue a national vessel discharge permit ten years after envrionmental groups requested action. Kathleen Stephenson hosts. Starting about two weeks ago ships ... Read more

Anna & the Eco-Terrorists

Airs at: Sun, 01/04/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Ubu Hour

A weird and erotic psycho-suspense audio drama about environmentalists, FBI agents, the Green Scare, and the woman at the center of it all. Read more

Index of leading asshattery indicators

I love Harper's Index. For those of you not familiar with it, Harper's Index appears near the front of every edition of Harper's magazine. It presents a sort of snapshot of current affairs by way of assembling a bunch of seemingly obscure, but ultimately telling, statistic... Read more

Diane Wilson

Airs at: Mon, 12/29/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Diane Wilson talks with host Marianne Barisonek about her book "Holy Roller: Growing Up in the Church of Knock Down, Drag Out; or, How I Quit Loving a Blue-Eyed Jesus" Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 22, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 12/21/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Hosted by the intrepid Laurie Mercier, braving the biggest snow fall in 40 years to reach the KBOO studio, this program features Laurie's discussion with attorney Mike Snedeker of developments in the law this past year. We also hear how vampires are becoming more romanti... Read more

Foreign Policy in the Obama Years

Airs at: Sun, 12/21/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Where will US foreign policy go under Obama? How might it impact the poorer nations of the world. Sarah Anderson, Director of the Global Economic Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, provides her insights in this conversation with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick. Read more