The Monday, September 9, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) welcomes J.P. Kemmick of Coal Export Action in Missoula, describing the planned actions and rallies of the September Showdown Against Coal Export on September 15 and 16 in Helena, Montana.  J.P. also discusses the Northwest coal export issue and resistance to coal extraction and transportation in Montana.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Monday between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide dirty energy developments and climate activism news, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as his KRFP DJ.

The Monday, September 2, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) welcomes Herb Goodwin, an Occupy Bellingham and anti-coal export activist who participated in the indigenous-led Moccasins on the Ground direct action training camp near Whitehall, Montana, on August 23 to 25.  In an interview recorded when he visited Moscow, Herb talks about the western Washington coal export resistance movement and the street and court experiences of the Bellingham 12, who formed an “octopus” to blockade Bellingham train tracks on December 12, 2011, the first coal export direct action in the Northwest.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Monday between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide dirty energy developments and climate activism news, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as his KRFP DJ.

The Monday, August 26, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) welcomes two regional activists who participated in the indigenous-led Moccasins on the Ground direct action training camp near Whitehall, Montana, on August 23 to 25.  We are honored to hear Brooklyn Baptiste tell the epic story of the four-night Nez Perce Tribe blockade on August 5 through 8 of an Alberta tar sands evaporator on Highway 12 in Idaho, as well as updates about a related federal court injunction hearing.  Justin Ellenbecker of various social and environmental justice organizations in Spokane also describes Moccasins on the Ground and local coal/shale oil export resistance and media attention, the broadened Gateway Pacific coal terminal analysis, and upcoming scoping hearings about a proposed Longview coal port.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Monday between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide dirty energy developments and climate activism news, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as his KRFP DJ.

The Monday, August 19, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) welcomes three female indigenous activists of the Lakota and Nez Perce tribes.  Meredith Moffett discusses the August 5 to 8 Nez Perce blockades of tar sands equipment on Highway 12 in Idaho, and Elrae Potts describes the August 12 protest of the same module and convoy in Missoula as well as the upcoming Moccasins on the Ground (MOG) direct action training camp near Butte on August 23 through 25.  WIRT is also honored to feature a recorded interview with Debra White Plume, who led a Lakota megaload blockade in March 2012 and coordinates MOG camps and Keystone XL pipeline resistance in South Dakota.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Monday between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide dirty energy developments and climate activism news, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as his KRFP DJ.

The Monday, July 29, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) welcomes Mary Ullrich of the Paradise Ridge Defense Coalition board.  Mary discusses how the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) tried to control public opinion by presenting false information in its guide to the draft environmental impact statement for the Highway 95 Thorn Creek to Moscow reconstruction project.  She also updates listeners on the current status of ITD and federal review and response to public comments and document revisions.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Monday between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide dirty energy developments and climate activism news, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as his KRFP DJ.

The Monday, July 15, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) welcomes small business owner and lifelong activist Chris Nerison of Spokane Moves to Amend the Constitution (SMAC).  Chris has been advancing the Clean and Fair Elections ordinance that is currently facing an injunction lawsuit by a group of business interests.  This qualified and approved city ballot initiative would prohibit corporate lobbying, involvement in initiatives, donations to city candidates, and communications between corporations and the city beyond open forums.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Monday between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide dirty energy developments and climate activism news, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as his KRFP DJ.

The Monday, June 17, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) welcomes David Osborn of Portland Rising Tide, a climate activist who compiles and creates the Rising Tide North America newsletter every month.  David talks on the show about upcoming summer actions and expanding resistance to fossil fuel export corridors traversing Northwest lands and waters, carrying Alberta tar sands, Bakken shale oil, liquefied natural gas, and coal to regional and Asian markets.  Roy Zimmerman’s recently premiered song about WIRT, commissioned by Tom Hansen, The Tide is Rising, also airs.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Monday between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide dirty energy developments and climate activism news, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as his KRFP DJ.

The Monday, June 10, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) gratefully welcomes Debra White Plume, a courageous Lakota activist and director of Bring Back the Way.  Debra blockaded tar sands megaloads on a South Dakota highway through Lakota land in March 2012 and has been organizing opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline with training camps like the Moccasins on the Ground Tour of Resistance this weekend.  Alma Hasse of Idaho Residents Against Gas Extraction talks on the show about the Friday, June 7, anti-fracking protest in Boise and pending natural gas drilling permits, facilities, and new local rules in Payette County.  We may also air Roy Zimmerman’s recently premiered song about WIRT, commissioned by Tom Hansen, The Tide is Rising.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Monday between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide dirty energy developments and climate activism news, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as his KRFP DJ.

The Monday, April 29, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) gratefully welcomes Soto Zen Buddhist priest Shodo Spring and planning organizer Mark Chavez of Compassionate Earth Walk.  They discuss the July through September, 2013, spiritual pilgrimage that traces the Keystone XL pipeline route through the Great Plains, from Alberta to Nebraska, and demonstrates alternatives beyond the control mindset that creates such industrial disasters.  Shodo and Mark share information about the walk, associated spiritual practices, and experiences of tar sands resistance communities.  Broadcast on KRFP Radio Free Moscow between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, the show also covers continent-wide dirty energy developments and climate activism news.  Listen to an edited recording of the April 29 Climate Justice Forum posted in Radio4All.  Thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as his KRFP DJ.

The Monday, April 22, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide airs the live-streamed conversation and question-and-answer session with Utah climate activist Tim DeChristopher that followed the simultaneous, nationwide screening of the documentary Bidder 70 depicting his disruption of an unjust federal oil and gas lease auction and his subsequent resistance and imprisonment.  Recorded online while about 40 Moscow community members locally participated in the seminal event at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center earlier on Earth Day, Tim’s discussion after the Gage and Gage Productions film about his civil disobedience represents his first public appearance since his release from almost two years in federal prison.  Broadcast on KRFP Radio Free Moscow between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, the show also covers continent-wide dirty energy developments and climate activism news.  Thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as his KRFP DJ.  Listen to an edited recording of the April 22 Climate Justice Forum posted in Radio4All.