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Taking on a corporate behemoth

Airs at: Sun, 09/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Guest Aurora del Val of Local Water Alliance announces new ballot measure to ban commercial water bottling facilities in Hood River County, which was launched Wednesday, September 23 in Hood River. Nestle is one of the biggest food and beverage companies in the world, and ... Read more

Native fishing people speak out against Nestle water deal

Airs at: Mon, 09/21/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  News In Depth
Two speakers from September 16 rally in Salem: traditional Klickitat chief Johnny Jackson (in center of photo at left) and Warm Springs Tribal Councilman Carlos Smith (to the left of Jackson). 150 to 200 tribal fishing people and Oregon residents gathered on Wednesday, Sep... Read more

'Nchee Wana Fishing People Against Nestle, Part 2

Airs at: Wed, 09/16/2015 at 12:00am
150 to 200 tribal fishing people and Oregon residents gathered yesterday on the 120 tribal member, Gorge residents, and concerned citizens rallied in Salem calling on Gov. Kate Brown to protect Oregon’s water from Nestlé. State Capitol steps to urge Governor Kate Brown ... Read more

'Nchee Wana Fishing People Against Nestle, Part 1

Airs at: Wed, 09/16/2015 at 12:00am
150 to 200 tribal fishing people and Oregon residents gathered yesterday on the 120 tribal member, Gorge residents, and concerned citizens rallied in Salem calling on Gov. Kate Brown to protect Oregon’s water from Nestlé. State Capitol steps to urge Governor Kate Brown ... Read more

ShellNo protest in Portland while Obama visits Alaska

Airs at: Tue, 09/01/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
  President Obama is in Alaska today for a meeting with world leaders about climate change in the Arctic. He was met by hundreds of protesters challenging his decision to allow Shell Oil to drill in the Arctic – a move they say will greatly increase climate change, and is l... Read more

Unist'ot'en camp continues to resist pipelines, work crews and the RCMP as tensions rise

Airs at: Mon, 08/31/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  News In Depth
For six years, the Unist'ot'en clan has maintained a camp to guard their traditional territory in what the Canadian State claims as northern "British Columbia." The camp is located in a valley where several proposed fracked gas and tar sands oil pipelines would pass, and t... Read more

The Dying Grass by William T. Vollmann

Airs at: Thu, 09/17/2015 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ken Jones talks with William T. Vollmann, author of 10 novels, 4 collections of short fiction, a memoir, 6 works of non-fiction (including the 7-volume treatise on violence, Rising Up and Rising Down), and numerous articles. His latest work is The Dying Grass: A Novel ... Read more

Totem Pole Journey coming to Longview, Portland and Hood River

Airs at: Thu, 08/20/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Each of the past two years, Lummi Nation tribal members have carved and transported totem poles thousands of miles to raise public awareness and strengthen opposition to the export of fossil fuels from the west coast of the United States and Canada. Starting this Friday, th... Read more

KEEP NESTLE OUT OF THE GORGE!

Airs at: Wed, 08/19/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Cascade Locks resident and Native activist Anna Mae Leonard is on a five-day fast at Cascade Locks City Hall, asking the City Council to withdraw its joint request for a water rights swap allowing the Swiss-based multinational Nestle Corporation to build a water-bottling pl... Read more

Abayomi Azikiwe speaks on President Obama's trip to Kenya

Airs at: Fri, 07/24/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
President Obama took off today on his first trip as President to Kenya and Ethiopia. The Los Angeles Times reports the U.S. has stepped up use of drone strikes in neighboring Somalia ahead of Obama’s trip. For more on U.S. drones strikes and covert operations in Somalia, KB... Read more