The Monday, September 3, Climate Justice Forum radio program, hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT, http://wildidahorisingtide.org/), features Ron Seifert, a climate activist and spokesperson for Tar Sands Blockade, describing the background and participants in the campaign against TransCanadaâs construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in Oklahoma and Texas. Ron discusses current issue developments including a recent direct action training workshop (the Texas Keystone Convergence), landowner lawsuit, protest actions, and opportunities and expectations for resolution of the situation. Broadcast on KRFP Radio Free Moscow (http://radiofreemoscow.org/) between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, the show also covers continent-wide dirty energy developments and resistance to tar sands facilities in Alberta and British Columbia, coal infrastructure in Florida and Washington, and seismic testing and permits for natural gas production in Idaho.
Helen Yost of Wild Idaho Rising Tide offers news and conversations with climate change activists and scientists about corporate dirty energy projects and citizen resistance, interspersed with protest songs and descriptions of grassroots direct actions and community initiatives.