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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