US AS WE ARE
A documentary series featuring detailed coverage of people, places, and events in Southern and rural Oregon. Us As We Are reveals the passions, values, and lifestyles of regional groups and communities through immersive experiences and thoughtful interviews.
US AS WE ARE
Last Thursday Jennifer Roberts, who has been featured in our recent coverage of the Josephine Community Library, was on stage at The Hearth Grants Pass reflecting on why the library matters to the community.
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Today we published a new documentary episode, "Library Chaos Concludes," which serves as a follow-up to our coverage from earlier this year of the Josephine Community Library's conflict with the county Board of Commissioners. If you want to explore where that story began, you can check it out here!
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Last month I was invited to be a guest on the local Rogue Voices podcast produced by members of ORD2 Indivisible, to talk about the current landscape of local/regional journalism. I appear alongside Geoffrey Riley, former host of the Jefferson Exchange on JPR, and Bert Etling, editor of the nonprofit Ashland News.
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You might have heard talk about the latest big developments in The Oregon/Nevada McDermitt Caldera regarding new mining and a very short BLM public comment period. Our video from summer 2023 at Thacker Pass has lots of background about local indigenous environmental activists and why they oppose lithium mining.
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THE FINALE EPISODE of ENERGY HORIZONS on Southern Oregon PBS is streaming now!
This final episode in a 6-part series asks the biggest questions: Can technology solve climate change? How optimistic are our experts for the future of renewable energy? What happens when our energy needs keep increasing? Big picture: Can we do this? What does it take and what does it mean?
www.pbs.org/video/the-long-game-energy-the-future-…
Making this show has been such a wild ride. I will soon be returning to work on Us As We Are, so expect new videos in early 2025!
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NEW Energy Horizons on Southern Oregon PBS! This week, we're taking on one of the biggest challenges in the energy transition.
This fifth episode in a 6-part series covers how we can make renewable energy available with investment in energy storage and transmission essential for a new energy future. Whether it's rolling out transmission lines across valuable farmland or building massive storage facilities on Native American sacred lands, changes to our grid are embroiled in bureaucracy and controversy.
www.pbs.org/video/how-energy-moves-storage-transmi…
Stay tuned next week for the FINALE EPISODE!
Thursday 11/21: The Long Game - Energy & the Future
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It's been a busy week, and I'm happy to have returned to some field reporting - for upcoming projects. But in the meantime, tonight I can present to you the newest episode of ENERGY HORIZONS, our new series on Southern Oregon PBS.
www.pbs.org/video/frontier-tech-wave-geothermal-hy…
This fourth episode in a 6-part series includes niche, or further-future ideas, for renewable energy. Wave energy, geothermal energy, and hydrogen technologies may soon become a major part of Oregon’s energy system and economy. Though many of these ideas are still in development, they reveal Oregon as a major player in future energy research.
Stay tuned for the next two episodes!
Thursday 11/14: How Energy Moves - Storage & Transmission
Thursday 11/21: The Long Game - Energy & the Future
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NEW Energy Horizons! In what's probably the most controversy-filled episode so far, we explore the concept of offshore wind on the Oregon Coast. Oregon has long maintained a robust wind energy sector. Now, with new interest in the powerful winds off Oregon’s South Coast, potential is everywhere, but amid its promise, conflict and tensions are rising.
Watch now on PBS.org:
www.pbs.org/video/offshore-wind-potential-controve…
Stay tuned for the next three episodes!
Thursday 11/7: Frontier Tech - Wave, Geothermal & Hydrogen
Thursday 11/14: How Energy Moves - Storage & Transmission
Thursday 11/21: The Long Game - Energy & the Future
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NEW Energy Horizons! This week, our new SOPBS series takes us on a deep dive into the solar industry. We learn about solar energy and the explosion in rooftop solar adoption and options for non-homeowners across Oregon.
Watch now on PBS.org:
www.pbs.org/video/solar-revolution-rooftops-farm-f…
Stay tuned for the following four episodes the next four Thursdays!
Thursday 10/31: Offshore Wind - Potential & Controversy
Thursday 11/7: Frontier Tech - Wave, Geothermal & Hydrogen
Thursday 11/14: How Energy Moves - Storage & Transmission
Thursday 11/21: The Long Game - Energy & the Future
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Tonight's the night! As I write this post, I'm watching episode 1 of our new SOPBS series "Energy Horizons" play out on air here in Southern Oregon. You can watch it too, anywhere in the United States on PBS.org:
www.pbs.org/video/transition-resource-depletion-po…
Stay tuned for the following five episodes the next five Thursdays!
Thursday 10/17 (tonight): Transition - Resource Depletion & Pollution
Thursday 10/24: Solar Revolution - Rooftops & Farm Fields
Thursday 10/31 (Halloween): Offshore Wind - Potential & Controversy
Thursday 11/7: Frontier Tech - Wave, Geothermal & Hydrogen
Thursday 11/14: How Energy Moves - Storage & Transmission
Thursday 11/21: The Long Game - Energy & the Future
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