Energy/Natural Resources

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The Noxious Spread of Data Centers, Part Two

Airs at: Mon, 11/03/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The landscape of Washington County has been transformed from one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world into a maze of gargantuan data centers. On this episode of Locus Focus we continue the tale of how this high tech noxious weed is spreading across th... Read more

Famous people, dancing, movies, and date night

Airs at: Fri, 10/31/2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
This episode is hosted by Stephanie. First, we hear Kiyan talk about the new Superman movie. Then, Nena shares her thoughts on Dave and Busters as a date location. After that, Em speaks about actor Malachai Barton. Finally, Clark gives a history on the Wobble Dance. Read more

The Noxious Spread of Data Centers, Part One

Airs at: Mon, 10/27/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
A high tech type of noxious weed is spreading across Oregon. For several years data centers have been popping up across the state, destroying farmland and habitat. Enticed by abundant water and energy and tax breaks from cash strapped local communities, high tech compani... Read more

The Myth of Carbon Pricing

Airs at: Mon, 10/20/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
A glaring unspoken dynamic orbits around the myth of carbon pricing as an economically effective means to address climate change. The assumption that carbon pricing works to avoid catastrophic climate chaos takes on a mythical quality, even as the data and science show t... Read more

Indigenous Peoples' Day Episode of the Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 10/13/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On this week's show, we bring you an Indigenous Peoples' Day Program produced by students with WSU Vancouver's Documentary Arts Initiative (DocArts), and featuring the following segments:  Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIPs), "Man Camps," and Fossil Fuels: ... Read more

Stop NW Gas Expansion

Airs at: Mon, 10/13/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The fossil gas industry knows that it's being driven out of business because there are so many actual clean alternatives now to what the industry has deceptively dubbed "natural" gas. But instead of gracefully going away or transitioning to fill another niche in our ener... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 6, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 10/06/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This episode is hosted by Jon Nelson and features these segments: CEI Hub: Portland’s Ticking Time Bomb:  The Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub is a six-mile stretch of industrial land in northwest Portland between the Willamette River and Forest Park, where mil... Read more

CEI Hub: Portland’s Ticking Time Bomb

Airs at: Mon, 10/06/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  The Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub is a six-mile stretch of industrial land in northwest Portland between the Willamette River and Forest Park, where millions of gallons of  toxic and explosive liquids are stored in hundred-year-old tanks atop unstable land ... Read more

The CEI Hub: A City Council Perspective

Airs at: Mon, 09/29/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Until recently very few Portlanders spoke about, let along fretted over the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub along the North Reach of the Willamette River. But in the last couple years it has become more of a public concern because of the inherent danger of stori... Read more

Hope Dies Last

Airs at: Mon, 10/06/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
"Hope dies last" is a concept popularized by Jessie de la Cruz, a farmworker activist with the United Farm Workers. It refers to the enduring human spirit and capacity for resilience, envisioning creative solutions and persisting even when facing dire circumstances like ... Read more