On the Monday, October 22, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), we gratefully talk with former Pittsburgh City Council president Doug Shields, an active anti-fracking consultant, prior council member chief-of-staff, and litigation paralegal specializing in environmental and regulatory law (douglas.shields20@gmail.com).  Concerned about the human and environmental health impacts of hydraulic fracturing, Doug introduced and secured unanimous passage of a community rights ordinance that prohibited shale gas extraction operations in Pittsburgh, the first such ban in the nation, adopted on November 16, 2010.  (See Doug’s brief appearance on Democracy Now!, Pittsburgh Ban on Natural Gas Fracking Faces Challenge from State Authorities.)  Broadcast on KRFP Radio Free Moscow between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, and later aired on KMEC in Ukiah, California, the show also covers continent-wide dirty energy developments and opposition to fossil fuel extraction and transportation projects.  Listen to an edited recording of the October 22 Climate Justice Forum posted in Radio4All and adopt WIRT as your KRFP DJ.

The Monday, October 15, Climate Justice Forum radio program, hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), welcomes Bellingham performer and environmental educator Dana Lyons, who is bringing his Great Coal Train Tour to Moscow on Friday evening, October 19.  Dana shares stories of resistance to proposed Northwest coal export mines, trains, and ports, gathered on his tour from potentially impacted communities, like eastern Montana ranchers, Lummi Indians, and Puget Sound residents, along the railroad/shipping lane route from Montana to Washington and Oregon.  Broadcast on KRFP Radio Free Moscow between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, and later aired on KMEC in Ukiah, California, the show also covers continent-wide dirty energy developments and opposition to fossil fuel extraction and transportation projects.  Listen to an edited recording of the October 15 Climate Justice Forum posted in Radio4All and adopt WIRT as your KRFP DJ.

On the Monday, September 17, 2012, Climate Justice Forum radio program, Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) again welcomes Alma Hasse and Tina Fisher of Idaho Residents Against Gas Extraction, talking about the Global Frackdown! demonstration in Boise on Saturday, September 22, citizen concerns about impending natural gas fracking, injection wells, and associated facilities, and upcoming initiatives to ban these toxic practices.  Broadcast on KRFP Radio Free Moscow between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, and later aired on KMEC in Ukiah, California, the show also covers continent-wide dirty energy developments and climate activism news.  Listen to an edited recording of the September 17 Climate Justice Forum posted in Radio4All and adopt WIRT as your KRFP DJ.

On the Monday, September 10, Climate Justice Forum radio program, Wild Idaho Rising Tide welcomes Pat Rathmann of the Palouse Environmental Sustainability Coalition, discussing her participation and reflections on the third annual Tar Sands Healing Walk hosted by First Nations near Fort McMurray, Alberta, on August 4.  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 resistance to tar sands pipeline spills in Alberta, Keystone XL pipeline construction in Texas, solar panel farms and  hydraulic fracturing on Western public lands, and oil drilling in Arctic waters.

The Monday, September 3, Climate Justice Forum radio program, hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide, features Ron Seifert, a climate activist and spokesperson for Tar Sands Blockade, describing the background and participants in the campaign against TransCanada’s construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in Oklahoma and Texas.  Ron discusses current issue developments including a recent direct action training workshop (the Texas Keystone Convergence), landowner lawsuit, protest actions, and opportunities and expectations for resolution of the situation.  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 resistance to tar sands facilities in Alberta and British Columbia, coal infrastructure in Florida and Washington, and seismic testing and permits for natural gas production in Idaho.  Listen to an edited recording of the September 3 Climate Justice Forum posted in Radio4All and adopt WIRT as your KRFP DJ.

On Wild Idaho Rising Tide’s (WIRT) Monday, August 20, Climate Justice Forum radio program, we welcome Crystal Lameman, a Beaver Lake Cree First Nation activist and the Peace River tar sands campaigner for the Indigenous Environmental Network in Alberta, talking about current indigenous lawsuits against the Canadian provincial and federal governments and efforts to restore Native treaty rights and stop Alberta tar sands exploitation.  Blue Skies Campaign organizer and spokesperson Lowell Chandler of Missoula, Montana, describes August 12 to 20 Coal Export Action protests and activities at the Montana Capitol and in Helena as well as recent issue updates.  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 climate activism news.  Listen to an edited recording of the August 20 Climate Justice Forum posted in Radio4All and adopt WIRT as your KRFP DJ.