We talk about the worldwide Extinction Rebellion protests and their impact on media, politics and public perception. We then discuss Sandy Garossino’s exacting analysis of the claims behind Jason Kenney’s conspiracist rhetoric around environmentalists and the oil sands.
Read MoreWe discuss the utility of despair and how we might imagine a new inclusivity. In the middle segment we interview environmental policy analyst Gideon Forman about how he frames the climate crisis in his talks with university students.
Read MoreWe’ve said it before but it’s still true: we all need to think about how to live differently. This week we talk climate despair, imagination, land rights, coal, renewables, investment, fuel efficiency, coal miners and “green” corporatism.
Read MoreWe discuss our growing predicament and the discrepancies between political and public sentiment, via stories about the atmosphere, the arctic, Extinction Rebellion, clean energy, coal, Canadian politics, air pollution, Uber, Trump and US politics.
Read MoreWe discuss the international rebellion for climate action, as well as Jason Kenney and Doug Ford’s strange campaigns against the environment. We have Kimberly D'Oliveira on in the second segment to talk about circular economics, and then we talk with Andrew Davies, of No. 9 Contemporary Arts & The Environment.
Read MoreMass climate movements are growing quickly around the world and are gaining pluck as they grow in volume. We begin with a look at Canada’s Environment Museum, talk about the urgency of three major new movements: Extinction Rebellion, Sunrise and Fridays For Future, and finish with an interview with Stuart Basden, a co-founder of Extinction Rebellion.
Read MoreA Canadian perspective on science and environmental policy nationally and abroad, with a hint of satire.
