KBOO Radio’s Joe Meyer produced this series of interviews in 2012. The show lasts 29 minutes.

Oregon and Washington have dramatically reduced coal-powered energy generation. As a result coal companies are pushing to export tens of millions of tons of coal from Montana and Wyoming, through Pacific Northwest ports, to Asian markets. The coal would pass through dozens of communities in Oregon and Washington by rail, barge, or ship. Mercury and other toxins from Asian fired coal returns to the Columbia valley as blow-back and acid rain.

KBOO’s Joe Meyer presents interviews with:

Phil Rigdon, Deputy Director for Yakama Nation Department of Natural Resources

Dan Serres, Conservation Director at Columbia Riverkeeper

Paul Cienfuegos, Program Director at Community Rights US

Bonnie Meltzer, a neighborhood activist

The show’s emphasis is on what humans can do about it and listens through the lens of reform and revolution.

The music for the show is ‘Paradise’ by John Prine, performed by Johnny Cash.

Listen to the 29-minute radio show HERE. Paul Cienfuegos’ Community Rights focused ten-minute interview begins at 14 minutes.