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

 
 

June 3, 2010: The Waterkeeper Special: Environmental Prosecutions

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

February 4, 2010: Edward Burtynsky & Chinese Cities

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

 
 

January 3, 2008: Transcending Conflict

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