This week the Green Majority celebrates reaching 200 episodes by speaking to our founding member Jordan Poppenk as well as Kevin Farmer and most of the rest of the Green Majority team for some reflection on the last four years. We also discuss some important news stories that really got our attention as well as sharing our hopes and dreams for the future of the show. We, the TGM team promise our listeners to continue to work even harder to bring you the best Canadian environmental news, educational resources, and eco-tainment possible. Thanks everyone, we couldn’t have done it without you.

While we know that the global climate is changing, one burning question is how much of this change is due to solar activity. We speak with science journalist and author Stuart Clark about how solar weather affects the earth’s climate, and how the sun’s strange new behaviour over the last few years might allow us to determine its role in climate change.

Producer Daryn Caister speaks with Stephanie Iris Weiss, the author of the book “Eco-Sex: Go Green Between the Sheets and Make Your Love Life Sustainable” to find out how your love life affects the environment and how romance can help save the planet… if you’re doing it right.

Bryant Boulianne speaks first with Richard Lindgren, a lawyer with the Canadian Environmental Law Association, about the fate of Bill C-9; the federal budget bill that contains changes to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act that went to a final vote in the Senate this week. He also speaks with John Bennett, the Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada, on two topics; new regulations that will force cruise ships to burn cleaner fuel, and Bill C-311 which will sets targets for greenhouse gas emission cuts for the government.

A roundtable discussion with Tyler Irving, Daryn Caister and Kevin Farmer about the new eco-fees, what they are what they mean to Ontario consumers and whether you should panic.

Ontario recently found that its popular Feed-In Tarrif (FIT) was a little too popular, and had to make some quick adjustments. Naomi Jehlicka speaks with Don McCabe of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture about what the changes will mean for the small-scale generators that he represents.

Peter Stock speaks with Randy Tyrrell founder of Toronto Greenhouse, an environmental business idea incubator and Matt Liebowitz of BEST Funds, one of the venture capitalists evaluating pitches at Toronto Greenhouse’s recent Green Dragon evening.

A recent study at the University of Guelph suggests that certain organic pesticides might have even more negative environmental impacts than some synthetic ones. Tyler Irving speaks with Christie Bahlai, the Ph.D. candidate who conducted the research.

It has been estimated that construction and demolition materials account for 35 percent of Canada’s waste stream. Peter Stock speaks with Mark Gorgolewski of Ryerson University’s Department of Architectural Science about his recent Alternatives Journal piece on re-use of these materials.