The Wednesday, June 26, 2024, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activists collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features news, music, and reflections on numerous western Washington coal trains, widespread contamination from a 2023 Ohio chemical derailment and preemptive fire, an Oregon citizen protest and data center use rejection and Northwest states petition for judicial review of the GTN Xpress methane pipeline expansion, completion and demonstrations against the Dakota Access, Mountain Valley, and Trans Mountain pipelines, postponed trials of indigenous land defenders opposed to a British Columbia gas pipeline, and American voter polls revealing majority support for fossil fuel company prosecution and federal policies resolving the climate crisis.  Broadcast for twelve 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 and online, the show describes continent-wide, grassroots, frontline resistance to fossil fuels projects, the root causes of climate change, thanks to generous, anonymous listeners who adopted program host Helen Yost as their KRFP DJ. Continue reading →

The Wednesday, June 19, 2024, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activists collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features a June 5 speech by United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, discussing the truth distortion and public deception of coal, oil, and gas corporations dismissing climate chaos for decades.  We also share news, music, and reflections on the Juneteenth celebration of the end of African-American slavery, the earliest summer solstice in 228 years and June full moon, sun, and planet alignments, facebook removal of a WIRT event announcement and flyer posts, a crime novel about Sandpoint investigations of coal train sabotage, an Arkansas gaseous chemical rail car leak and evacuations, a judicial order for BNSF Railway to pay the Swinomish tribe for oil train trespass, environmental justice concerns about oil refinery impacts on or near Washington reservations, another Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejection of state arguments against Northwest methane pipeline expansion, and an Amazon decision to drop gas-powered fuel cells for its Oregon data centers after March 2024 Seattle protests.  Broadcast for twelve 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 and online, the show describes continent-wide, grassroots, frontline resistance to fossil fuels projects, the root causes of climate change, thanks to generous, anonymous listeners who adopted program host Helen Yost as their KRFP DJ. Continue reading →

The Wednesday, June 12, 2024, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activists collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features indigenous and allied activists protecting Thacker Pass from northern Nevada lithium mine construction through non-violent actions and necessity defense lawsuits.  We also share news, music, and reflections on the admitted financial troubles of a proposed Northwest methane gas pipeline expansion, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission nominees approved by committee for U.S. Senate consideration, a Congressional resolution introduced to block recent rules for fossil-fueled power plants, and U.S. House investigations into a Trump request for campaign contributions in exchange for reduced regulation of oil company operations.  Broadcast for twelve 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 and online, the show describes continent-wide, grassroots, frontline resistance to fossil fuels projects, the root causes of climate change, thanks to generous, anonymous listeners who adopted program host Helen Yost as their KRFP DJ. Continue reading →

The Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activists collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features indigenous and allied activists protecting Thacker Pass biodiversity from northern Nevada lithium mine construction through non-violent actions and necessity defense lawsuits.  We also share news, speeches, and reflections on unusually numerous Northwest military equipment transports, longer trains risking more derailments, tests of spent nuclear fuel train cars, opposition to Congressional approval of federal energy agency nominees, and British Columbia protests of the expanded Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline.  Broadcast for twelve 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 and online, the show describes continent-wide, grassroots, frontline resistance to fossil fuels projects, the root causes of climate change, thanks to generous, anonymous listeners who adopted program host Helen Yost as their KRFP DJ. Continue reading →