Environment/Climate

The "Battle of Seattle" 20 Years Later: Globalization, Activism and Indymedia

Airs at: Fri, 11/29/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

It’s been 20 years since protesters shut down the World Trade Organization in what became known as the ‘Battle of Seattle’. That mass mobilization and protest sparked a global movement to combat corporate trade agreements and colonial funding models. In late 1999, thous... Read more

For the Birds - with Bob Sallinger

Airs at: Mon, 12/02/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

In October the Audubon Society released a report stating that “Two-thirds of America’s birds are threatened with extinction from climate change, but keeping global temperatures down will help up to 76 percent of them." This follows a previous month's report that North Am... Read more

Buscando America on 11/26/19

Airs at: Tue, 11/26/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Buscando America

En cabina Edna Vázquez presenta su nuevo LP "Bésame Mucho" donde grabó con Pink Martini. En este programa hablamos sobre la organización No Más Muertes // No More Deaths y el juicio que enfrentó Scott Warren por proporcionar agua y comida a migrantes que cruzan el des... Read more

Rep. Blumenauer urges large scale action on Climate Emergency Resolution

Airs at: Mon, 11/25/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

Climate change, Climate crisis, Climate emergency. This month, more than 11 thousand scientists joined in a declaration co-written by William Ripple, a professor of ecology at Oregon State University declaring a climate emergency. Estimates of the point of no return f... Read more

Free Fare for TriMet - Drivers and Riders Unite !

Airs at: Mon, 11/25/2019 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

"Up with Riders !" is a campaign to stop fare hikes and win expansion of fareless, decriminalized public transportation. Hear OPAL environmental justice organizer, Gabriela Saldana-Lopez, and former ATU 757 (TriMet drivers) representative, Andrew Riley, discuss the poss... Read more

Rainforest: Dispatches from Earth’s Most Vital Frontlines

Airs at: Mon, 11/25/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Rainforests have long been recognized as hotspots of biodiversity—but they are crucial for our planet in other surprising ways. As these lungs, carbon sinks and climate moderators of our planet continue to be destroyed it is critical to reverse the decades of rainforest ... Read more

Rural Roots Rising

Every 3rd Wednesday at 6:00pm - 6:30pm Rural Organizing Project produces Rural Roots Rising, a monthly podcast by and for rural Oregonians who are creatively and courageously building stronger and more vibrant communities for a just democracy! This community media projec... Read more

Climate Emergency

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Jan Haaken talks with Anais Tuepker, board member with 350 PDX, about the rally coming up at the State Capital on November 21st to push the Governor and legislature to take action on the climate emergency by denying a permit for Jordan Cove LNG. The rally will take place... Read more

Bolivia Uprising

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

On November 10, weeks after a hotly contested election, Bolivia's first indigenous president, Evo Morales, was forced to resign in what many observers have called a coup d'etat. Since Morales was deposed, violent clashes have erupted around the country and and a righ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 18th, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Densie Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes: Bolivia Uprising: Dan Jaffee interviews Dr. Gisela Rodriguez, a Bolivian sociologist living in Portland, about the roots of the conflict in Bolivia, the record of Evo Morales and his MAS party, and what... Read more