We need to watch carefully how environmental rhetoric can turn authoritarian. This week we talk about climate change, eco-fascism, food security, environmental justice, the tar sands, and a whole bunch of energy utility stories.
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 MoreHere’s a lengthy presentation of the ideological and historical thrust behind the Green New Deal, moving into a discussion of the surprising new momentum in youth climate activism, carbon taxes and renewable electricity in Alberta. We end with a clip from a Wells Fargo executive explaining why they invested in a bad pipeline, and Saryn’s idea for an app that helps us reduce food waste.
Read MoreWe sit down with seven climate innovators to discuss policy solutions and cultural change. Featured on the show are folks from Project Neutral, Climate Ventures, point A, Feedback, The Spent Goods Company, Fresh Fashion Library, and Unwrapit.
Read MoreThe Canadian Federal Court of Appeals has halted the government's bid to build the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline in a major victory for First Nations and folks who care about the planet. We discuss the transformative nature of this issue for Canada as a country.
Read MoreWe explore the new “Hothouse Earth” study and its political and social implications. Lauren Latour joins us again to discuss the dismantling of the green energy industry in Ontario. We also consider the strange anti-media tactics of the new provincial government.
Read MoreFossil fuels are being left behind by changing markets, yet the US and Canada continue to invest heavily in a doomed commodity. We discuss the 'carbon bubble', poor climate change reporting, Ontario's beneficent leader, future floods, and the legacy of James Hansen.
Read MoreWe cover fewer news stories this week to instead spend a little extra time on analysis. We take a look at stories from a policy prospective and make some proposals about how to address them. Trudeau's pipelines, food policy, renewable energy and more.
Read MoreThis week is the Spring fundraising drive for CIUT, but don't worry! It's still a full show packed with news and analysis. India's renewables, BC elections and Rob Shirkey all this week and more.
Read MoreA Canadian perspective on science and environmental policy nationally and abroad, with a hint of satire.
