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March 3, 2011: The 4th Anniversary Special

SPF — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:42:07 +0000

Henry Hawkins, Carol Hunsberger, John Wall, Robyn Penney, and Chris Mineau, some of the contributors to SPF over the past 4 years.

It’s been four years already, and this morning we looked back on the past four years of memories, over 300 features, and all the people who have put in their hard work to make the show possible.

You can listen to this episode in its entirety, including a couple of songs specially chosen as our favourites. Some highlights include:

The Evolution of SPF
By: John Wall, Carol Hunsberger, Henry Hawkins & Robyn Penney
Since starting the show in 2007, we’ve come a long way and learned a lot about how to put together a radio show. Starting with John having the idea for a geography radio show, he and Carol learned all about how to put together a radio show, and soon made it on the air at CKCU. From there, Henry and Robyn talked about where they’ve taken the show over the past year, and what the future may hold.

SPF Contributors
By: John Wall, Carol Hunsberger, Henry Hawkins, Robyn Penney & Chris Mineau
We looked back at all the people who have made their mark on the show over the years, including Matt Street, Ashleigh Grange, Brittany Boychuk, Paul Martin, and many more. We heard some of our favourite moments from over the years, and had an update on where some of the past volunteers are now.

Robyn Penney’s CBC Radio One Interview

SPF — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:23:19 +0000

This March SPFer Robyn Penney competed in the Eco-logical Green building competition held in Carleton’s Architecture Building. She was put on a team and competed with students from Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. Within two days the teams had to fully redesign the Science and Technology Museum and adapt it to a different location, just along the Ottawa river near Bayview Station. Her team received an honorary mention for being the tidiest, and she was also asked to do a live interview with Ottawa U student Andrew McClellan on the CBC Radio One radio show, Ottawa Morning with Kathleen Petty.

November 12, 2009: Alberta Acts on Climate and the Future of the Spirit Bear

SPF — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:05:40 +0000

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 carbon policy.

In the second half of the show John Wall interviewed Simon Jackson, founder of the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition about his efforts to produce a Hollywood animated film about BC’s white kermode bear and plow the profits into habitat protection on the Pacific Coast.

January 15, 2009: Airwaves And Brainwaves

SPF — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:26:54 +0000

In the news we often hear some debate over the use of public airwaves in Canada. But the situation is very different in some other countries. On this show John Wall interviewed Victoria Henderson, a PhD student from Queen’s University who is studying the fully privatized airwaves of Guatemala. Victoria’s research shows the downsides of market-based measures for allocating the use of the airwaves.

Then, Carol Hunsberger spoke with Hendrik Rosenthal of Hyder Consulting Ltd. in Hong Kong about “eco-cities”. These are ambitious projects that aim to incorporate sustainability features into brand new cities from the earliest stages of planning. Hendrik described the population shift that is driving urban growth in East Asia, as well as some of the novel ideas being tried out in eco-cities like Masdar.

November 27, 2008: Academic Publishing

SPF — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:32:22 +0000

Is publicly funded research available to the public? On this show Dr. Harald Bauder from Ryerson University discussed the academic publishing industry with Carol Hunsberger. They talked about the challenges that come with a system where the distribution of knowledge is controlled by a few publishing companies, as well as some opportunities to make . . . → Read More: November 27, 2008: Academic Publishing

October 9, 2008: Action-Based Education

SPF — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:09:51 +0000

In June 2007, the Ontario provincial government pledged to accept all 32 recommendations made by a special working group on environmental education. New SPF contributor Bryan Grimwood discussed the implementation of the Bondar report on environmental education with Grant Linney, past president of the Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario.

Then, Digory McGinn and Brittany Boychuk reported from a tree planting event at Oxbow Park, where OPIRG-Carleton is working to enhance natural spaces on campus.

Finally, Carol Hunsberger spoke with photographer Paul Galipeau from the Tumaini Children’s Project about a photography exhibit called “Pieces of Innocence.” The show features photos taken by Kenyan children who took part in a month-long workshop this past summer. The exhibit is up until October 31st in the foyer of the Lester B. Pearson Building, 125 Sussex Drive.

April 17, 2008: Earth Week

SPF — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:21:58 +0000

Matt Street brings us an interview about CKMS, a campus community radio station in Waterloo, Ontario that is facing an uncertain future. Students at the University of Waterloo voted to stop funding the station as of August 31st. Heather Majaury, the station manager, explains.

Paul Martin interviews environmental author and lecturer Mike Nickerson about . . . → Read More: April 17, 2008: Earth Week