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Bob Niemeyer Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Bob Niemeyer is running for the Oregon House District 35 seat in 2020.  When I last interviewed him in 2016, he was criticizing the Oregon legislature for what he called some of its "stupid" behavior.  Four years later, he now feels that behavior is uncontrollable, like ... Read more

LNG, Methanol, the Northwest, the World

Airs at: Mon, 02/10/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In recent weeks there have been interesting developments with two fracked gas projects in the Northwest. In December the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) rejected the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) that Northwest Innovation Works (N... Read more

Bark calls upon volunteers and concerned citizens to intervene in destructive timber sales

Airs at: Wed, 02/05/2020 at 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  A new 2,700 acre logging proposal, the ZigZag timber sale, may soon come to pass in Mt. Hood National Forest. But not if Bark has something to say about it.  Bark is a non-profit Oregon forest watchdog organization dedicated to protecting, preserving and transforming... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 3, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 02/03/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes:   Black Labor in the Making of America: Laurie Mercier talks to Joe Trotter about his important new book, Workers on Arrival: Black Labor in the Making of America.  Joe William Trotter, Jr., is Professor... Read more

The Long and Twisted Tale of Jordan Cove

Airs at: Mon, 02/03/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
For several years we have been following the long and twisted tale of the Jordan Cove LNG export facility proposed for Coos Bay and its companion Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, which would snake across much of Southern Oregon, carrying fracked gas to Jordan Cove. In the... Read more

Squirrels Know on 01/24/20

Airs at: Fri, 01/24/2020 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
Theme for the show was the Koalas and the Australian Fires. It's hard to smile and be cute when so much disaster keeps happening around the world, but the best way to battle this is with a superbly positive attitude. This is what the thousands of koalas who slowly died i... Read more

We went to jail for our great-granddaughters

Airs at: Mon, 01/27/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
For over fifteen years people across Southern Oregon have been living with the specter of the Jordan Cove LNG export facility and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline haunting their lives. Tens of thousands of people have raised their voices in opposition to this project which... Read more

Buscando America on 01/14/20

Airs at: Tue, 01/14/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Javier Sierra habla sobre los incendios forestales que azotan el continente Australiano y sobre  el esfuerzo por cerrar plantas carboneras a través de la campaña Más Allá del Carbón. Desde San Cristóbal de las Casas Chiapas las NotiFrayba sobre el Ejido Las Flores donde ... Read more

Bark reflects on 2019, new projects for the coming year

Airs at: Fri, 01/03/2020 at 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Bark Associate Director Courtney Rae and volunteer Nicki Dartinger speak to hosts about the accomplishments of the non-profit Bark, which is a watchdog organization dedicated to protecting Mt. Hood National Forest.  Learn about what Bark does, what they've accomplished... Read more

2020: Where will the fossil fuel fight take us in the coming year?

Airs at: Mon, 01/06/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This past year was a rollercoaster ride for communities across the Northwest fighting major fracked gas infrastructure projects. On the one hand, scientifically-baseless environment impact statements were submitted for Kalama Methanol and approved for Tacoma LNG. On the ... Read more