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Descalier’s 1550 World Map, detail of Australia. Hear about the map in this week’s Madgical moment. Credit. This week on the show we heard the other side of the issue from last week’s feature on Israeli Apartheid Week, had a feature from first time SPF contributor Chris Boerger, and our 7th episode of . . . → Read More: March 17, 2011: Israeli Awareness Week The Yes You Can conference – this weekend at Carleton University. Visit www.yesyoucancu.com for tickets, or more information. This morning on the show we heard from an organizer of this weekend’s Yes You Can! conference, and Matt Ellerbeck talked about vegetarianism. Emile Scheffel: The Yes You Can! Conference By: Henry Hawkins, Regular . . . → Read More: January 13, 2011: The Yes You Can Conference This morning on the show we heard the first feature from new SPF’er Chris Mineau, about industrial agriculture, and Henry and Robyn talked about their fourth year undergrad geography theses, and their process so far. Pierre Mineau: Industrial Agriculture By: Chris Mineau, Regular SPF Contributor For her first feature, Chris discusses the . . . → Read More: December 16, 2010: Industrial Agriculture  Carleton Geography Undergraduate Thesis: Research and Ethics Clearance [12:02] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThe multiple routes of the northwest passage, whose potential opening plays a major role in discussions of Arctic Sovereignty. Andrea Charron: Arctic Sovereignty By: Henry Hawkins, Regular SpF Contributor Dr. Charron is a research fellow with the Carleton Centre for Security and Defense Studies, and has written a number of papers on Arctic Sovereignty, . . . → Read More: October 7, 2010: Arctic Sovereignty We all know that buying local food is better for the environment, and better for building social capital. Or so we thought…why is it that economic geographer Pierre Desrochers believes that food miles and the 100 mile diet are a marketing fad? He believes they distort the environmental impacts of our food systems and . . . → Read More: September 24, 2009: Local Foods SPFer Matt Street spoke to Matt Dudley the proprietor of the Ottawa Organics and Natural foods, an on-line option for consumers in the City of Ottawa to order organic goods and have them delivered to their door. Ottawa Organics and Natural Foods - Delivery to your door [0:01] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis week we turn our attention to responsible choices for fish eaters. Matt Street explores the “Sea Choice” program that helps consumers make sustainable choices and interviews Josh Bishop of Whalesbone Sustainable Oyster and Fish Supply and consumer taste for sustainable seafood in Ottawa. As the spring equinox passes people are looking forward to a bright, warm and environmental season. This week we look at getting ready for gardening and biking as the thermometer begins to work its way up. Brittany Boychuk also brings us a Green Routine tip on working with the sun. For those of us . . . → Read More: March 26, 2009: Spring Is In The Air Matt Street continues his look into alternative agriculture in Ontario in an interview with John Vanden Heuvel from World Wide Opportunities in Organic Farming (WWOOF) Canada and a discussion of opportunities for interns who want to learn about organic agriculture by working on organic farms. John Wall brings us an interview with Abner Lico . . . → Read More: February 26, 2009: Farming in Ontario Part 2 and Project Blue In this week’s show Matt Street brings us an interview with CRAFT, a network of Ontario farmers which facilitates internships for young people interested in learning and doing organic agriculture. Carol Hunsberger reports from Nairobi on a United Nations Environment Programme summit looking at how economic stimulus packages around the world could be used . . . → Read More: February 19, 2009: Farming In Ontario And Green Stimulus |
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