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
Rob Bilott secured huge payouts after taking on chemical giant DuPont over pollution — a fight that has been made into ‘Dark Waters,' a film starring Mark Ruffalo Rob Bilott is not a man who’s quick to anger — even after more than 20 years fighting. ...
28 Feb 2020 - Simon Ward
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
The "Dammed to Extinction" filmmaker talks about the need for clean, renewable energy and the myth about hydropower In the summer of 2018, the Pacific Northwest became captivated by the story of Tahlequah. The tragic tale, covered by every medi ...
13 Dec 2019 - Casey Miller
'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
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