The Wednesday, May 27, 2020, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activist collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features news and reflections on coronavirus case increases, essential worker protests, and industry-backed economy reopening demonstrations, inland Northwest meteor and military flights, hundreds of Idaho earthquake aftershocks, Panhandle railroad bridge expansions and massive logging projects, Canadian pipeline and mining pushes and resistance during COVID-19 lockdowns, and annual Earth First! gathering cancellation. Broadcast for eight years on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow, every Wednesday between 1:30 and 3 pm Pacific time, on-air at 90.3 FM, online, and podcast on Radio Free America, the show describes continent-wide, grassroots opposition to fossil fuels projects, the root causes of climate change, thanks to generous, anonymous listeners who have adopted program host Helen Yost as their KRFP DJ.
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Climate Justice Forum: Idaho, Navajo, & Climate Pandemic Relief, Rail Bridge Expansions, Dropped Oregon Fossil Fuels Plans, Alaska Pipeline Terminal Spill, Oil & Gas Bailouts 5-20-20
The Wednesday, May 20, 2020, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activist collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features news and reflections on Idaho coronavirus case increases and containment successes, Utah Navajo COVID-19 relief work, climate change reduction during the pandemic, Idaho and Washington railroad bridge expansions, dropped Portland oil train terminal plans, closed Oregon gas facilities offices, strong Idaho earthquake aftershocks, an Alaska pipeline marine terminal spill, and stimulus bill tax bailouts of oil and gas companies. Broadcast for eight years on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow, every Wednesday between 1:30 and 3 pm Pacific time, on-air at 90.3 FM, online, and podcast on Radio Free America, the show describes continent-wide, grassroots resistance to fossil fuels projects, the root causes of climate change, thanks to generous, anonymous listeners who have adopted program host Helen Yost as their KRFP DJ.
Climate Justice Forum: Pandemic Fossil Fuels Emissions & Bailouts, Reduced Railroad Freight, Washington Oil Train Law, Proposed Utah Railway, Keystone XL Court Decision, B.C. Pipeline Loan 5-13-20
The Wednesday, May 13, 2020, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activist collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features news and reflections on pandemic reduced fossil fuels demand and carbon emissions, north Idaho railroad expansion issues, reduced nationwide rail freight, a federal ruling against the Washington oil train volatility law, a proposed Utah fossil fuels railway, a court decision blocking Keystone XL and other pipeline construction, a Canadian agency loan for a British Columbia pipeline, and Trump administration coronavirus bailouts of oil and gas companies. Broadcast for eight years on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow, every Wednesday between 1:30 and 3 pm Pacific time, on-air at 90.3 FM, online, and podcast on Radio Free America, the show describes continent-wide, grassroots resistance to fossil fuels projects, the root causes of climate change, thanks to generous, anonymous listeners who have adopted program host Helen Yost as their KRFP DJ.
Climate Justice Forum: Idaho Oil & Gas Resistance & Collaborative Logging, Midwest Train Derailments, B.C. Pipeline Protest, Oregon Oil Terminal, Tar Sands Bird Landings & Closed Mines 5-6-20
The Wednesday, May 6, 2020, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activist collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features news and reflections on Idaho oil and gas development, bankruptcy, and lease resistance, Midwest river train derailments and fires, massive collaborative logging projects near Lake Pend Oreille, an indigenous rally against a British Columbia pipeline, Columbia River oil train terminal comment opportunities, bird landings on Kearl tar sands tailings ponds, and Canadian tar sands operations closed by pandemic oil prices. Broadcast for eight years on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow, every Wednesday between 1:30 and 3 pm Pacific time, on-air at 90.3 FM, online, and podcast on Radio Free America, the show describes continent-wide, grassroots resistance to fossil fuels projects, the root causes of climate change, thanks to generous, anonymous listeners who have adopted program host Helen Yost as their KRFP DJ.