PDX-Earth Episode 82

Today’s show discusses the Malibu wildfires that forced Cher and Dick Van Dyke to flee their homes, federal protection for Monarch butterflies, the Chinese gold mine that threatens Congo’s okapis and forests, the rapid growth of global deserts, an interview with Portland State University solar expert Dr. Ilke Celik on the state’s expanding solar farms, Governor Tina Kotek’s Oregon budget that offers little for the environment, Puget Sound orcas who wear dead salmon as hats, the environmental impact of making artificial snow, tips for reducing your carbon footprint, and music from Ethiopia, Austria, Argentina, Jamaica, Athens (Georgia) and Motown.

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Track List

Track
Artist
Album
Shiny, Happy People
REM
Out of Time
Trapped
Jimmy Cliff
Trapped (Single)
The Princess
Parov Stelar
All Night
Cicatrices
Airbag
Mentira La Verdad
Ethio-Jazz
Mulatu Astatke
Mercy, Mercy Me (The Environment)
Marvin Gaye
What’s Going On?