In the political arena, Matt Street spoke with first-time ward candidate Clinton Cowan about what motivated him to run for this . . . → Read More: August 19, 2010: Just do one more thing]]> This week our theme was taking action. We started off with an improvised Green Routine about ways to prepare for the inevitable: back to school! At least, it’s inevitable for some of us.

In the political arena, Matt Street spoke with first-time ward candidate Clinton Cowan about what motivated him to run for this position and what he would change if he were elected.

Finally, we were joined in the studio by Jen and Grant from the Clean Bin Project. For a year they tried to reduce their production of household waste to practically zero and made a documentary film about the process. They’re currently on a cross-Canada bicycle tour to screen and discuss the film. Their motto: just do one more thing! That is, just take one action that’s unsustainable and make it sustainable, then another, then another…

A couple of weeks ago, The Mayfair put on a special screening of Water on the Table, a film about the worldwide fight for recognizing water as an essential human right, and not a commodity to be bought . . . → Read More: July 1, 2010: Maude Barlow Q&A at the Mayfair]]> Liz Marshall and Maude Barlow at the screening of Water On The Table at the Mayfair.

A couple of weeks ago, The Mayfair put on a special screening of Water on the Table, a film about the worldwide fight for recognizing water as an essential human right, and not a commodity to be bought and sold to those who can afford it. Maude Barlow, chair of The Council of Canadians, former consultant to the UN, and water activist was at the screening, along with the director of the film, Liz Marshall. After the film they did a short question and answer session, discussing some of the issues surrounding the film. We come into the conversation while Maude is discussing Canada’s role in a recent UN meeting on the human right to water.

Later in the show, we went to the archives to hear a Green Routine from Brittany Boychuk, on how to have a ‘green’ vacation. We also had this week’s Environmental News, looking at the bp oil spill, news from Syncrude, and a recent report on scientists’ views on anthropogenic climate change.

Then, . . . → Read More: November 19, 2009: Voter Representation and Environmental Justice]]> 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, we heard about environmental justice and the Alberta oil sands. Clayton Thomas-Muller from the Indigenous Environmental Network gave a keynote speech on the topic at the Power Shift Canada conference few weeks ago. We played a slightly shortened version of his address. Thanks to Greg Macdougall for recording the speech.

We also revisited Paul Martin’s feature on recycling electronic waste. And we’ve got the Environmental News by Digory McGinn with a focus on the federal budget.

Then, John Wall prepared a report on an exciting and daunting part of what it means to be a grad student: . . . → Read More: September 18, 2008: Putting it Out There]]> On this show Paul Martin interviewed Jen Hunter, the Green Party candidate for Ottawa Centre. They discussed the party’s platform on a range of election issues including tax shifts and green collar jobs.

Then, John Wall prepared a report on an exciting and daunting part of what it means to be a grad student: presenting your work at an academic conference. John followed Carleton Master’s student Stewart Fast as he prepared for the Canadian Association of Geographers conference, with additional comments from Doug King.

In the second half of the show Carol Hunsberger shared some results of her recent research . . . → Read More: September 11, 2008: Election 2008 & Tana River Delta]]> Election fever has come to Canada and Professor Jonathan Malloy of Carleton University’s Department of Political Science joined us to examine some of the issues facing Canada’s political parties and voters in the early days of Election 2008.

In the second half of the show Carol Hunsberger shared some results of her recent research trip to Kenya. The ecologically significant wetlands of the Tana River Delta are being considered for a huge sugar plantation development, generating conflict among area residents and outside conservationists.