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Woody Biomass is being promoted as a carbon neutral climate solution.
Proposals for industrial scale wood pellet projects are popping up in
California and Washington State, that claim they will help to protect forests
and benefit rural communities—as well as combat climate ...

On April 1, forest defenders launched a tree sit to stop old growth logging
on federal Bureau of Land Management land in Southern Oregon. They are
opposing the Poor Windy timber sale, which targets thousands of acres of
mature and old growth forest. The timber sale is just ...

The Hanford Nuclear Reservation is one of the most polluted places on the
planet. Its legacy from nearly a half-century of Plutonium production has
left a toxic stew of radioactive and chemical waste that will remain
hazardous for tens of thousands of years. But while the U...

We need to decarbonize as swiftly as possible and the most direct path is
through electrification. We can make most of the electricity we need through
proven green technologies like solar, wind and geothermal, yet the fossil
fuel industry is hyping hydrogen as its preferred...

 

This program originally aired on February 12, 2024

 

The environment and the climate are having a rough ride at Portland City
Council and in the backrooms of the Oregon State Capitol. Less than a day
before a hearing on a housing regulatory reform package, Portland City...

 

This show originally aired on February 5, 2024

This November Portland voters have the historic opportunity to elect a new
city council that actually reflects the diversity of its constituents. In
2022 voters overwhelmingly supported a city charter change that transforms ...