By SpF, on July 15th, 2010%
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
By SpF, on June 3rd, 2010%
This week on the show we heard from our friends at Ontario Waterkeeper, and an episode from their podcast series entitled ‘Living at the Barricades’. This episode was called Environmental Prosecutions, and looked at the cases against Syncrude in the Alberta Oil Sands in their contamination of local wildlife and waterways.
Our thanks to . . . → Read More: June 3, 2010: The Waterkeeper Special: Environmental Prosecutions
By SpF, on February 4th, 2010%
This morning Henry talked to Patricia Ballamingie about Edward Burtynsky‘s photographs of China, now on display in the Carleton University Art Gallery. She was recently on a panel discussion that analysed the pictures from the perspectives of several academic disciplines, representing geography. Burtynsky’s work is renowned for the way in which he captures the . . . → Read More: February 4, 2010: Edward Burtynsky & Chinese Cities
By SpF, on January 3rd, 2008%
Paul Martin kicked off this show with a feature about organic waste diversion in a grade 3/4 classroom. Hear students from St. Elizabeth’s School in Ottawa describe what they learned about composting and how they felt when they saw a bin full of worms!
Carol read a first-person account of the situation in Kenya . . . → Read More: January 3, 2008: Transcending Conflict