April 22, 2010: The American Association of Geographers Report

Last week 8,000 people converged on Washington DC for the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers. They gathered to share research on everything from climate models to beards. Our own John Wall and Carol Hunsberger were at the conference, presented their work, and lived to tell the tale, sharing their experiences of . . . → Read More: April 22, 2010: The American Association of Geographers Report

April 15, 2010: Green Infrastructure and Prairie Agriculture

Research papers are fine and dandy, but some students are bit more adventurous when it comes to completing their course requirements. This morning on the show we had a special feature from Alina Balitskaia, Aynsley Hector, Kathryn Henley, and Shane Steele, who are students in a geography course at the University of Ottawa taught . . . → Read More: April 15, 2010: Green Infrastructure and Prairie Agriculture

April 8, 2010: EcoConscious; Audits and Weddings

This morning on the show we heard from Matt Street with a feature on home eco-audits. On March 31, 2010 the federal government announced that they are starting to wrap up the eco-energy rebate program, and stopped any new eco pre-inspections, but this doesn’t mean that you can’t still get a green home inspection . . . → Read More: April 8, 2010: EcoConscious; Audits and Weddings

April 1, 2010: Simon Dalby: Wars and Geopolitics

Today we had a show featuring two interviews with Simon Dalby, professor of Geography at Carleton University. First, Robyn Penney spoke with him about how present warfare methods are strongly rooted in a new attention to geopolitics. This attention has sparked great interest among scholars and governments, and research is showing critical connections from . . . → Read More: April 1, 2010: Simon Dalby: Wars and Geopolitics