Street Roots talks with acclaimed documentary director Alan Adelson about his latest film, ‘The People vs. Agent Orange’ A merican chemical companies made an enduring mark on the human species with the creation of Agent Orange. While no longer in use, the ...
16 Jun 2021 - Emily Green
The Oregon journalist discusses her new book, ‘As the World Burns,’ about young people’s lawsuit against the federal government For the past five years, 21 young people from across the country have wended their way through the court system as plaintiffs i ...
23 Sep 2020 - Chris May
On average, the world consumes enough resources for 1.5 planets, and yet few people are aware of how drastic a situation that is People are waking up every morning unaware that the world economy consumes, on average, enough resources for 1.5 planets. That ...
31 Jan 2020 - Maja Ravanska
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?’ Bill McKibben Given the terrifying knowledge he possesses, it cannot be easy being Bill McKibben. McKibben writes in an indefatigable effort to alert us all to the ecocatastrophe already ...
27 Sep 2019 - Joe Martin
Author Chandra LeGue hopes her book will inspire hikers to advocate for protecting our ancient forests Half of Oregon’s landscape was once covered in ancient forests, abundant in their diversity of wildlife, trees and plant species. To the west, lush rain ...
19 Jul 2019 - Emily Green
'Giants' by Luz Carasa, part of if the 'Canopy Stories' anthology, has screenings scheduled in Portland In 2015, the fate of three towering sequoias in Portland’s Eastmoreland neighborhood encapsulated the city’s push-pull between deve ...
28 Jun 2019 - Street Roots
Portland filmmaker Lindsey Grayzel talks about making her documentary, 'The Reluctant Radical' On Feb. 4, four people used bolt cutters and a cell phone to shut down two tar sands pipelines in Itasca County, Minnesota. In a signed statement rel ...
15 Feb 2019 - Stephen Quirke
Real Change vendor Bryant Carlin captures a rapidly changing landscape Bryant Carlin plans on spending most of the next two years without a roof over his head. He’ll be in the Olympic Mountains. Carlin is a wilderness photographer, and the pursuit of his ...
30 Nov 2018 - Bridget Mountain
The narrator of "Blue Planet II" is using his famous voice to turn attention to a part of the Earth that urgently needs our help: the oceans It’s the voice that’s spawned a thousand imitators: wise but warm, avuncular and slightly husky, breathl ...
26 Jan 2018 - Meg Mundell
The author of ‘Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants’ touts nature’s healing potential Scott Kloos has a profound affinity for plants. He’s the founder and director at The School of Forest Medicine, a founding member of Portland’s Elderberry School of Botani ...
19 May 2017 - Emily Green