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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 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 This week on the show we had the second part to our spring biking feature, hearing from Robyn Penney on where to buy, fix, and ride your bike here in Ottawa. We also heard from Matt Street with an interview with Hugh Campbell at the Brockville Climate Action Group. They talked about what the . . . → Read More: May 20, 2010: Biking In Ottawa, Part 2 In today’s show we feature two interviews that touch on forests. In the first half of the show we heard from Chris Henschel of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, speaking about forests and climate and how forestry is being included (or not) in current global climate change negotiations. After that we tapped the . . . → Read More: January 7, 2010: Forests and Bears On today’s show we looked into the geography of voting. Many of us take “one person, one vote” for granted, but Stewart Fast explained how our votes can make more, or less, of a difference based on where we cast them. He spoke with Andy Blair and Yannick Carrière of Fair Vote Canada. Then, . . . → Read More: November 19, 2009: Voter Representation and Environmental Justice This week we covered two western Canadian stories with environmental and social twists. Carol Hunsberger interviewed Greg Powell of ‘Alberta Acts on Climate Change’, a joint initiative of the University of Calgary and the Pembina Institute, on environmental citizenship and action on climate change in a province that often gets sneers on climate and . . . → Read More: November 12, 2009: Alberta Acts on Climate and the Future of the Spirit Bear This week’s show is all about the wedding bells and how to limit your environmental footprint if you are getting married. In our first segment Matt Street spoke with Amalia Ward the VP of Operations with Talen Events about how brides and grooms can reduce the impact of their wedding on the environment. In . . . → Read More: August 20, 2009: It’s A Nice Day For A Green Wedding Just a couple of years ago it seemed like everybody was promoting biofuels as a clean, green alternative to fossil fuels. But today, they’re being blamed for everything from deforestation in the tropics to pushing up global food prices. On this show we heard global and local perspectives on biofuels. First, Carol spoke to . . . → Read More: May 1, 2008: Biofuels  Ditdit Pelegrina: Biofuel Production In Southeast Asia [15:53m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadOn this show we heard a feature by new contributor Allyson Quinlan about the work of the Resilience Alliance, which is an international group of researchers dedicated to studying resilience in socio-economic systems as the basis of sustainability. She spoke with two members of this group about how their work relates to climate policy . . . → Read More: November 29, 2007: The Resilience Alliance A growing number of carbon offset programs offer you the chance to make up for the emissions you create in some ways by supporting initiatives that reduce emissions in other ways. Matt Street asks Paul Lingl of the David Suzuki Foundation whether these programs deliver on their promises, or just make people feel better . . . → Read More: May 3, 2007: Global Issues, Local Effects |
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