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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 This week on the show, Henry Hawkins spoke with Dana Meise, who is travelling across Canada on the Trans Canada Trail. He began in Newfoundland in 2008, and has been walking (minus winters) ever since. He has now made it to Ottawa, and we checked in with him to hear about how his travels . . . → Read More: May 27, 2010: Dana Meise: Trans Canada Traveller This morning on the show we heard a special report from Briyan Grimwood entitled ‘Soundscapes of the North’. Bryan has been part of an SSHRC funded research project, travelling to Gjoa Haven, Nunavut as part of a research initiative for the International Polar Year. This segment documents some of the diverse soundscapes of the . . . → Read More: March 18, 2010: Research in the North This morning Henry talked with Edward Lai, Professor of Analytical Chemistry here at Carleton University. Along with Banu Ormeci, he has been working on a technology to purify water of estrogenic compounds, otherwise known as female sex hormones. These compounds are found in water supplies, and are not filtered out in the traditional processes. . . . → Read More: February 25, 2010: Water Purification and Michael Runtz On today’s show we looked into the geography of voting. Many of us take “one person, one vote” for granted, but Stewart Fast explained how our votes can make more, or less, of a difference based on where we cast them. He spoke with Andy Blair and Yannick Carrière of Fair Vote Canada. Then, . . . → Read More: November 19, 2009: Voter Representation and Environmental Justice 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 . . . → Read More: November 12, 2009: Alberta Acts on Climate and the Future of the Spirit Bear On this show Matt Street looked into the loneliness of the long distance writer. He brought us an interview with a group from Toronto who turned the solitary process of writing into a group effort when they formed the Write Club. This group challenges themselves to write fiction for the club, get it published and . . . → Read More: October 22, 2009: Snakes and Writers In honour of fathers day John Wall started the show off with a discussion on how he and his partner work together to integrate the environmental concepts into raising a child. John spoke of a number of useful tool and resources available to young fathers (and mothers) and gave a few words of wisdom . . . → Read More: June 25, 2009: Growing Up – Environment and Education On the May Long weekend SPFer Matt Street went camping at Sand Banks Provincial Park and took along his audio recorder. He recorded some interesting sounds, but he particularly liked this story that was read around the campfire. Listen carefully and you can hear the fire and the frogs in the background. The Story . . . → Read More: May 21, 2009: Campfire Stories And Karate Kids A mixed bag this week as Minh Ngo brings us an ‘Out and About’ on osprey conservation – eastern Ontario environmentalists are building nest platforms to encourage the threatened birds to breed. Brittany Boychuck and the SPF crew reviews ideas on how to green your Christmas, and John Wall interviews Concordia geography grad student . . . → Read More: December 4, 2008 – Ospreys, a Green Christmas and the Montreal Music Scene |
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