On the Monday, May 21, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), we welcome Marty Cobenais, an organizer with the Indigenous Environmental Network in Minnesota, who organized an anti-megaloads workshop in Lewiston in February 2011.  He will speak about indigenous opposition to tar sands extraction and transportation ventures.  Please adopt WIRT as your DJ, as we also cover other climate activism news between 7:30 and 9 pm PDT, live at 92.5 FM and online at KRFP Radio Free Moscow.  Listen to an edited recording of the May 21 Climate Justice Forum at Radio4All.

After an opening half-hour of current regional and national climate activism news, the Monday, May 14, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) will feature Selene Gonzalez of Rising Tide Chicago discussing a national Rising Tide gathering, climate and environmental direct actions, and the NATO Summit protest march in the Windy City on May 18 to 21.  Moscow anti-megaload demonstrator and arrestee Jim Prall will also talk about his 1960s and recent protest experiences and his climate nurturing forest restoration endeavors.  Listen to KRFP Radio Free Moscow between 7:30 and 9:00 pm PDT online or at 92.5 FM and adopt WIRT as your DJ!

On the Monday, May 7, Climate Justice Forum radio program, Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) will host Bruce Mohun of North Vancouver, spokesperson for British Columbians for Climate Action, who warned Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway owner Warren Buffet of their intent to impede Asian export coal trains near White Rock, B.C., and were arrested for their peaceful blockade on Saturday, May 5, International Stop the Tar Sands/Climate Impacts Day.  Justin Ellenbecker of Occupy Spokane will also talk about the Climate Justice Protest against ExxonMobil’s Megaloads, in observance of the same occasion, which mobilized Spokane citizens opposing Alberta tar sands expansion on Sunday night, May 6.  Listen to the KRFP Radio Free Moscow show between 7:30 and 9:00 pm PDT at 92.5 FM or online for other regional dirty energy resistance news and adopt WIRT as your DJ!

On the Monday, April 30, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide, Joann Muneta will describe the recent evolution and resulting situation of Moscow Farmers Market non-profit tabling policies.  Shane Stancik of the Silver Valley Community Resource Center in Kellogg, Idaho, will talk about tomorrow’s May Day protest against the Environmental Protection Agency’s deposit in a flooded Cataldo wetland of Superfund Site soils contaminated with lead and heavy metals.  We will also broadcast the entire April 15 Hanford Rally speech of nuclear activist Dr. Helen Caldicott and discuss upcoming Rising Tide and Occupy protests in Spokane and Chicago.  Listen to KRFP Radio Free Moscow online or at 92.5 FM between 7:30 and 9 pm PDT and adopt WIRT as your KRFP DJ!

On the Monday, April 23, Climate Justice Forum radio program, Wild Idaho Rising Tide activists Allie Pfeiffer, Ellen Roskovich, and Jacki Vorhees will talk about dirty energy development impacts on Native Americans and rural residents in the Bakken oil shale fields in Montana and North Dakota and along the Northern Gateway pipeline in British Columbia. We will also discuss tar sands megaload traffic in Washington and protester awards and criticism in Idaho. Listen online or at 92.5 FM to KRFP Radio Free Moscow between 7:30 and 9:00 pm and adopt WIRT as your KRFP DJ!

On the Monday, April 9, Climate Justice Forum radio program, Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) activists will host Brad Read of Envision Spokane, who taught the Spokane Democracy School last weekend and has organized a city-wide coalition supporting 2009 and 2011 ballot initiatives instituting a community bill of rights.  Cass Davis will read and talk about the statements that he and Jim Prall presented at their Friday sentencing for disturbing the peace of megaload traffic through Moscow, Idaho.  Also hear a review of dirty energy projects and resistance by listening to KRFP Radio Free Moscow online or at 92.5 FM between 7:30 and 9:00 pm PDT and support progressive, volunteer radio by adopting WIRT as your KRFP DJ!