The Wednesday, March 4, 2020, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activist collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features news and reflections on necessity defense trials of Portland tar sands train terminal gardeners and other climate defenders, federal permit delay of an Oregon gas pipeline and terminal, bank financers and owners of a contentious, British Columbia pipeline, Seattle and Portland solidarity protests supporting the Wet’suwet’en Nation, far-right threats and police attacks of indigenous blockaders in Canada, and a tentative agreement on Wet’suwet’en land rights but not pipeline and police invasions. 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 fuel projects, the root causes of climate change, thanks to generous, anonymous listeners who have adopted program host Helen Yost as their KRFP DJ.
Category Archives: Climate Justice Forum
Climate Justice Forum: Eriel Deranger on Teck Tar Sands Mine, Wet’suwet’en Chiefs on B.C. Territory & Pipelines, Solidarity Actions, Tar Sands Trains, Fossil Fuels Derailments, DAPL Expansion Approval, Jordan Cove LNG Denial 2-26-20
The Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activist collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features Eriel Deranger of Indigenous Climate Action talking about the largest, proposed, Alberta tar sands surface mine, and Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs explaining their British Columbia territory, lawsuits, and pipeline opposition. We also share news and reflections on ninth annual WIRT celebrations, United Nations climate change conference debriefings, Wet’suwet’en solidarity actions, tar sands train volatility and U.S. rail routes, Kentucky ethanol and Ontario oil train derailments, North Dakota approval of Dakota Access pipeline expansion, and Oregon denial of the Jordan Cove LNG project. 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 fuel 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: Molly Wickham & Pamela Palmater on Canadian Indigenous Rights Protests, Northwest Solidarity Actions, UN COP25 Debriefings, Oregon Radioactive Fracking Waste Disposal, Keystone XL Pipeline Construction 2-19-20
The Wednesday, February 19, 2020, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activist collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide, features Gidimt’en Clan matriarch and land defender Molly Wickham and Mi’kmaq attorney and Eel River Bar First Nation member Pamela Palmater, discussing protests across Canada of police raids and gas pipeline construction in indigenous territories in British Columbia. We also share news and reflections on inland Northwest, Wet’suwet’en solidarity actions and United Nations climate change conference debriefings, rail transport and illegal disposal of radioactive fracking waste in an Oregon landfill, and plans to build the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline this year. 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 fuel 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: UN COP25 Debriefings, Idaho Drillers Bankruptcies, Saskatchewan Oil Train Derailment, Illinois Coal Train Wreck, Montana Grizzly Collisions, Canadian Pipeline Invasion Resistance 2-12-20
The Wednesday, February 12, 2020, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activist collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide, features news and reflections on regional, United Nations climate change conference debriefings, Idaho oil and gas drillers bankruptcies, a second, Saskatchewan oil train derailment and fire, an Illinois coal train wreck, northern Rockies grizzly deaths from collisions, gas pipeline and police invasions of unceded, indigenous territories in British Columbia, and solidarity protests across Canada. 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 fuel 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: Train Pollution Protest, Smelter Land Sale Appeal, Cancelled Forced Pooling Hearing, Supreme Court Coal Port Case, Withdrawn LNG Application, Anti-Pipeline Indigenous Defense 2-5-20
The Wednesday, February 5, 2020, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activist collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide, features news and reflections on a protest of fossil fuels train pollution of north Idaho waterways, a Washington appeals hearing on a Newport silicon smelter land sale, a cancelled Idaho oil and gas forced pooling hearing, a Supreme Court case on a stalled Washington coal port, a withdrawn Jordan Cove LNG facilities application, a Canadian appeals court dismissal of indigenous claims against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, solidarity actions defending B.C. indigenous lands from gas pipeline construction, and an Idaho train collision with pronghorn. 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 later podcast on Radio Free America, the show describes continent-wide, grassroots resistance to fossil fuel 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: Phyllis Kardos on Newport Silicon Smelter, River Locomotive Derailment, Spill, & Protests, Idaho Oil & Gas Company & Resistance 1-29-20
After an eleven-week break, the Wednesday, January 29, 2020, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activist collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide, features a mid-November 2019 conversation with Phyllis Kardos of Responsible Growth Northeast Washington, discussing regional opposition and court cases against a proposed, Newport, silicon smelter. We also share news and reflections on a New Year’s Day, rockslide-caused, BNSF locomotive derailment, diesel spill, submerged engine removal, and planned protests on a north Idaho river, and a summary of Idaho oil and gas drilling company changes, state audits and private royalties lawsuits, and an upcoming forced pooling hearing. 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 later podcast on Radio Free America, the show describes continent-wide, grassroots resistance to fossil fuel 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: BC Indigenous Land Protection, Idaho Oil & Gas Resistance, Trans Mountain Port Blockade, DAPL Expansion Hearing, Keystone XL Comments 11-13-19
The Wednesday, November 13, 2019, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activist collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide, features a documentary about Wet’suwet’en Nation decolonization and protection of unceded, indigenous lands in British Columbia, from Canadian government and fossil fuels corporations invasions. We also share news and reflections on opposition to bankrupt Idaho oil and gas extraction, forced pooling, production under-reporting, and waste injection wells, a Trans Mountain pipe blockade at the Washington Port of Vancouver, Lake Pend Oreille railroad bridge expansion impacts on record-breaking trout catches, a San Diego train derailment bridge collision, a Dakota Access pipeline expansion hearing in North Dakota, and Keystone XL pipeline comment suggestions. Broadcast for seven 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 later podcast on Radio Free America, the show describes continent-wide, grassroots resistance to fossil fuel projects, the root causes of climate change, thanks to the generous, anonymous listeners who adopted program host Helen Yost as their KRFP DJ.
Climate Justice Forum: Trans Mountain Pipe Ship Blockade, Paradise Ridge Defense Updates, Sandpoint Rail Bridge Resistance, Spokane Area Train Accidents, Keystone Pipelines Leak & Comments 11-6-19
The Wednesday, November 6, 2019, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activist collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide, features a livestream recording of activists blockading Trans Mountain pipe shipments on the Columbia River near Portland-Vancouver, and news and reflections on the Paradise Ridge Defense Coalition annual meeting and updates, a City of Sandpoint letter and local resistance to north Idaho railroad bridge and track expansion, Spokane area train accidents and spills, a Keystone tar sands pipeline leak in North Dakota, and proposed Keystone XL pipeline problems and comment suggestions. Broadcast for seven 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 afterward on Radio Free America, the show describes continent-wide, grassroots resistance to fossil fuel projects, the root causes of climate change, thanks to the generous, anonymous listeners who adopted program host Helen Yost as their KRFP DJ.
Climate Justice Forum: Barbara Miller on Silver Valley Superfund Lead Cleanup & Clinics, Idaho Rail Bridge Challenges, Spokane Area Train Leak & Fire, Portland Oil Terminal Rejection, Jordan Cove LNG Permit, Montana Keystone XL Meeting, Alaska Native Climate Emergency 10-30-19
The Wednesday, October 30, 2019, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activist collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide, features Barbara Miller of the Silver Valley Community Resource Center talking about failed cleanup and lead health intervention, resident solutions, and public involvement at the Bunker Hill Superfund site. We also cover news and reflections on north Idaho rail bridge expansion legal challenges, a Spokane area train leak and locomotive fire, Portland oil terminal pipes permit rejection, an Oregon city permit for the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas export facility, a Montana rally and State Department meeting on the Keystone XL pipeline, and an Alaska Native Federation climate change emergency resolution. Broadcast for seven 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 afterward on Radio Free America, the show describes continent-wide, grassroots resistance to fossil fuel projects, the root causes of climate change, thanks to the generous, anonymous listeners who adopted program host Helen Yost as their KRFP DJ.
Climate Justice Forum: Indigenous Peoples Day at Idaho Capitol, Vancouver Pipe Train Blockade, Trans Mountain Pipeline Resistance, Canadian Climate Crisis Election, Anacortes Refinery Expansion Ruling, Fuel Tank Farm Earthquake Risks & Fire 10-23-19
The Wednesday, October 23, 2019, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activist collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide, features a recording of the first, state-recognized, Indigenous Peoples Day ceremony at the Idaho Capitol in Boise, and news and reflections on a Vancouver, Washington, train track blockade and British Columbia indigenous resistance to the Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline, climate crisis effects on the Canadian national election, a court victory over Anacortes refinery expansion, and fuel tank farm earthquake risks in North Portland and explosive fires in the Bay Area. Broadcast for seven 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 afterward on Radio Free America, the show describes continent-wide, grassroots resistance to fossil fuel projects, the root causes of climate change, thanks to the generous, anonymous listeners who adopted program host Helen Yost as their KRFP DJ.