This week we present an encore episode of Listen Up! Northwest.

Paul Scott is a co-founder of Plug-In-America and Chairperson of the Electrical Vehicle Association of California, and proud owner of a solar panel powered Toyota Rav 4. He never buys gas nor changes the oil. Hear what itâs like to go 63,000 miles in 6 years without a breakdown. (Sue Supriano, Steppin' Out of Babylon - Eugene, OR)

Dr. Bruce Alexander talks about how our culture's addiction to our decadent lifestyles is affecting our climate. (Alex Smith, Radio Ecoshock- Vancouver, BC)

Music by DJ B-Girl and Splinters.

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Listen Up! NW is produced by Yuko Kodama at KBCS for Reclaim the Media, and distributed by the Northwest Community Radio Network.

This week we present an encore episode of Listen Up! Northwest.

Segments include: A deeply discounted public transit program offered by Metro Vancouver may be changing the transportation choices of students after they graduate. (Redeye Radio, CFRO, Vancouver, BC) A commitment to bicycling as a transportation alternative leads to some innovative businesses in Vancouver. (Jonathan Steinman, CJLY, Nelson, BC) Coping with bicycle and automobile collisions on city streets. (Mark Saldana, St Paul, MN)

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Listen Up! NW is produced by Yuko Kodama at KBCS for Reclaim the Media, and distributed by the Northwest Community Radio Network.

This week we present an encore episode of Listen Up! Northwest.

Listen to poems written by a number of high school students at Foster High School
(Merna Ann Hecht - KBCS/Jackstraw Productions, Seattle, WA)

Guy Hand, a writer in Idaho discovered that the sagebrush of his hometown kept beckoning him back when he was away.
(Guy Hand - Boise ID)

Lacy Roberts, a native of Montana is taken by what the culture she grew up in means to her after taking residence on the East coast
(Lacey Roberts - Ladies Village Improvement Society, Providence, RI)

A group of Somali-Buntu refugees near Boise, Idaho farm the soil and try to recreate the landscape and the lifestyle they left behind. (Sadie Babits, World Vision Report - Boise, ID)

Music by DJ B-Girl and Vunt Foom. Copy editor: Robbin Block. Guest Producer: Emily Eagle. Host: Yuko Kodama.

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Listen Up! NW is produced by Yuko Kodama at KBCS for Reclaim the Media, and distributed by the Northwest Community Radio Network.

This week we present an encore episode of Listen Up! Northwest, taking several looks at he impact of global economics on climate change.

Doctor David Suzuki of British Columbia compares the "eco" in ecology and economics. (Scott Powell, Amanda Bellerby and Jasmine Williams, If You Love This Planet)

A Greenpeace co-founder talks about what we can do to help stop climate change. (Alex Smith and Maggie Hughes, Radio Ecoshock Burnaby, BC)

Tzeporah Berman has strong roots in defending forests, but now she's taken her fight to climate change. (Alex Smith, Radio Ecoshock Burnaby, BC).

Music by Northwest artists, DJ B-girl, Aaron English and Byron Au Young.

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This week, the FCC tentatively resolved three conflicts over who will have the rare opportunity to launch new, full-power noncommercial radio stations in the Northwest. Once finalized, the decision will allow two existing community radio stations in Washington to expand their service, and bring a new religious station to coastal Oregon.

* This week, we look at Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation in Canada.

Learn how SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) impact the academic community in Canada. (Mordecai Briemberg, Redeye Radio CFRO - Vancouver, BC)

An interview with BC based Talon Books, which currently faces threat of a SLAPP for publishing a book that criticizes Canadian mining company practices.(Mordecai Briemberg, Redeye Radio CFRO - Vancouver, BC)

Listen to a case of a Vernon, BC resident who was sued for criticizing a utility company in his own home. (Mordecai Briemberg, Redeye Radio CFRO - Vancouver, BC)

Music by Aja West and the Mackrosoft, Daniel Anderson, No Luck Club and DJ B Girl. Copy editor: Robbin Block. Host: Yuko Kodama

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This week, Listen to the sounds of the Boreal Forest. Richard Nelson shares his experiences on one summer day in Alaska's Brooks Range.(Lisa Busch, Encounters North, KCAW - Sitka, AK)

Music by DJ B Girl. Copy editor: Robbin Block. Host: Yuko Kodama

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* This week, we feature people dealing with bullying in schools.

Hear the experiences of a high school student who had been a victim of bullying and two of the people who are working to eliminate it from schools. (Theryn Kigvamasuvasti, Voices of Diversity, KBCS - Bellevue/Seattle, WA)

Kathy Fall, a librarian at two Mount Vernon schools talks about how school administration may unknowingly fuel the act of bullying. (Dave McConnell, Speak Up! Speak Out!, KSVR - Mt Vernon, WA)

Alberta Canada passed anti-bullying legislation in 2003. Weâll listen to how it works and the experiences of a long-time victim. (Christian Durrand, Directions, CJSR - Edmonton, Alberta)

Music by No Luck Club and DJ B Girl. Copy editor: Robbin Block. Host: Yuko Kodama

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Listen Up Northwest program 96: Indigenous Groups Represent: US Social Forum 2010

* This week, we listen to interviews of indigenous activists who attended the United States Social Forum in Detroit in June. Guests include Alberto Salamando (International Indigenous Treaty Council), Jose Matus (Indigenous Alliance Without Borders), Linda Cypret Kilbourne, (Michigan coalition against racism in sports and media), Ole Lake (Alaska’s Big Village Network), and Adam Thomas (Sea to Sands Conservation Alliance). (Twa Le Abrahamson, Inner Tribal Beat, KYRS- Spokane, WA)

Music by Electron Love Theory, Prkr, Correspondents and DJ B Girl. Copy editor: Robbin Block. Host: Yuko Kodama

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