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Barbara Bernstein

Produced by:

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Every Monday from 10:00am to 11:00am.

A weekly conversation about our place on the planet. Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein talks with local, regional and national experts, activists and policy makers about climate change, food policy, land use, salmon restoration, forest management and all the other things that matter in our environment.

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Topic tags:

Activism, Agriculture, Science/Technology, Food, Global Affairs, Government/Politics, Environment/Climate

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Fueling Destruction

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2017 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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Since 2005, when Congress passed a federal mandate to blend corn-based ethanol and other renewable fuels into conventional gasoline, the increased demand for corn – which has supplied nearly all of these mandated fuels to date – has resulted in a major transformation of ... Read more

The Last Unicorn

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2017 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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In 1992, in a remote mountain range, a team of scientists discovered the remains of an unusual animal with beautiful long horns. It turned out to be a living species new to western science - a saola, the first large land mammal discovered in 50 years. Rare then and rare... Read more

IF CORPORATE CEOs WOULD RESIST TRUMP. . .

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2017 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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In December Donald Trump met with the CEOs of several high tech companies, including Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle. After Catz was quoted before joining the Trump transition team as saying: “I plan to tell the President-elect that we are with him and are here to help in any ... Read more

THE GRID

Airs at: Mon, 01/09/2017 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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America's electrical grid, an engineering triumph of the twentieth century, is turning out to be a poor fit for the present. It's not just that the grid has grown old and is now in dire need of basic repair. Today, as we invest great hope in new energy sources--solar, wi... Read more

Locus Focus on 01/02/17

Airs at: Mon, 01/02/2017 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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The Largest Methanol Refinery in the World

Airs at: Mon, 01/02/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am

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As this year draws to a painful close, amidst all the political debris, we can look back at some major environmental successes. Communities across the Pacific Northwest have stopped proposals to build coal terminals in Washington and Oregon, a giant methanol refinery in ... Read more

TRUMP'S ROGUES GALLERY

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2016 at 10:00am - 11:00am

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We have been watching Donald Trump announce the most astonishing rogues gallery of cabinet nominees ever assembled. Not only are his picks bent on demolishing the very agencies they would lead, they are for the most part totally incompetent. The only possible upside of t... Read more

YOUTH TAKE ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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On December 14 the Portland City Council unanimously passed an historic ordinance banning new bulk fossil fuel terminals in the city, a bold move that commits the city to transition away from fossil fuels. This victory for climate justice is the result of over two years ... Read more

THE INTERTWINE

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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The Portland area prides itself on its extensive network of parks and natural areas. But these amenities are something we cannot just take for granted. How do we ensure that all area residents have access to nature and why is this so important? On this episode of Locus ... Read more

Standing Rock and the Trans Mountain Pipeline

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

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As we continue to try to make sense of where the world is hurtling toward as Donald Trump prepares to become the 45th president of the United States, we follow up on last week's discussion about the fight to keep gigantic fossil fuel projects from being built in the Nort... Read more

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