July 29, 2010: Idling Initiatives

The Milky Way Galaxy; hear about the discover of potentially habitable Earth-like planets in this week’s Environmental News.

Today on the show we took a trip to the archives to hear an always timely look at idling. In the feature, Carol Hunsberger spoke with Lisa Worthington from Natural Resources Canada about ways in which . . . → Read More: July 29, 2010: Idling Initiatives

July 22, 2010: Tim Patterson On Climate Change

A record of sunspot activity for the last 400 years, argued to be directly responsible, or strongly related to climate change.

Today on the show we heard a two-part feature with Tim Patterson. A professor of Geology at Carleton University, he has made a number of appearances in the media over the years arguing . . . → Read More: July 22, 2010: Tim Patterson On Climate Change

July 15, 2010: Sean Carey

A polar bear and young cub; hear about the danger of extinction facing polar bears in the Hudson Bay region in the Environmental News

This week on the show we heard from Sean Carey, professor of Geography at Carleton University and head of the Cold Regions Hydrology lab. He recently won the Young Scientist . . . → Read More: July 15, 2010: Sean Carey

July 8, 2010: The Tibbitt To Contwoyto Winter Road

A winter road crossing snow, ice, and lakes, similar to the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road

Northern Canada is a harsh environment, with conditions that make transportation a major problem. The Tibbitt to Contwoyto winter road stretches 568 kilometres from Yellowknife to Nunavut crossing frozen lakes, and several narrow portages. As a road that . . . → Read More: July 8, 2010: The Tibbitt To Contwoyto Winter Road

July 1, 2010: Maude Barlow Q&A at the Mayfair

Liz Marshall and Maude Barlow at the screening of Water On The Table at the Mayfair.

A couple of weeks ago, The Mayfair put on a special screening of Water on the Table, a film about the worldwide fight for recognizing water as an essential human right, and not a commodity to be bought . . . → Read More: July 1, 2010: Maude Barlow Q&A at the Mayfair