The Wednesday, July 3, 2024, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activists collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features news, music, and reflections on U.S. military carbon dioxide emissions and interventions in multiple countries since World War II, oil and gas industry profits from war and contamination of the global climate, cancelled Amazon plans to use GTN Xpress pipeline expansion methane for Oregon data centers, and upcoming north Idaho training, outreach, and demonstrations opposing Northwest oil trains and infrastructure.  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 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 →

The Wednesday, May 29, 2024, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activists collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features speakers at the February 13, 2023, People’s Hearing to Stop GTN Xpress, hosted by a Northwest coalition to gather testimony from community and tribal members threatened by Gas Transmission Northwest (GTN) Xpress pipeline expansion.  We also share news, music, and reflections on a Spokane Veterans for Peace demonstration and gathering for Memorial Day, to honor deceased warriors by ending wars, unusually high Northwest military train numbers during spring 2024, an online discussion of northern Nevada lithium mine resistance, indigenous perspectives, and protest defense litigation and support, and Cascade Natural Gas ratepayers opposition to GTN Xpress pipeline contracts for additional fracked methane.  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, May 22, 2024, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activists collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features Fritz Edler, an international representative of Railroad Workers United, talking during the Dorothy Day Labor Forum about train crew and community safety and public ownership and environmental impacts of railways.  We also share news, music, and reflections on Northwest state and coalition litigation challenging approval of Gas Transmission Northwest (GTN) Xpress methane pipeline compressor station construction, a federal rule prompting nationwide energy transmission infrastructure expansion, and a push for Chevron divestment from its oil and gas fields in Israel and off the occupied Palestine coast.  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, May 15, 2024, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activists collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features speakers at the February 13, 2023, People’s Hearing to Stop GTN Xpress, hosted by a Northwest coalition to gather testimony from community and tribal members threatened by Gas Transmission Northwest (GTN) Xpress fracked methane pipeline expansion.  We also share news, music, and reflections on regional protests, presentations, and gas supply disruptions challenging GTN Xpress federal approval and compressor station construction, ongoing diminished demand and reduced extraction of Wyoming coal, unusually widespread northern lights displays, and Canadian wildfires and smoke impacting U.S. air quality for a second year.  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, May 8, 2024, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activists collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features news, music, and reflections on regional protests, presentations, litigation, and disruptions challenging GTN Xpress methane pipeline compressor station construction and federal approval, a Mountain Valley pipeline rupture during testing before operation, domestic methane consumer prices increased by liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, impending Salish Sea oil tanker traffic from Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline expansion completion, and inadequate pipeline inspections by federal contractors paid by pipeline companies.  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, May 1, 2024, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activists collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features Kate Murphy of Columbia Riverkeeper and Mary Stites of Northwest Environmental Defense Center, talking about deceptive Zenith Energy plans and public opposition to its expansion of Portland volatile fuels storage and rail terminal operations.  We also share news, music, and reflections on widespread campus occupations resisting U.S. support of Israel genocide of Palestinians, regional litigation, protests, and presentations challenging GTN Xpress federal approval and gas compressor station construction, a fiery Alberta rupture of the NGTL methane pipeline supplying GTN, and the first 2024 north Idaho thunder and lightning.  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 →