We feature the final portion of a three-part series on the Massey College Walter Gordon Symposium, Harnessing the Green Wave: taking action in an era of eco-consciousness. The series features experts in business, government and international policy who speak about what it’s going to take to make environmental change happen. Part Three features Dr. Adam Harmes, a Political Science Professor at the University of Western Ontario, who speaks about therole of international relations in making environmental change happen.
We feature a discussion between TGM political correspondent Danny Leskiw and Canada’s Federal Environment Commissioner Ron Thompson who speaks about his recent report on how the Federal Government is doing on the environmental file.
The headlines in brief:
Several jurisdictions made environmental policy announcements to recognize Earth Day:
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is introducing legislation to ban cosmetic pesticide use in the province;
Turner Valley, Alberta has voted to ban styrofoam from its community;
BC Premier Gordon Campbell announced legislation to create 11 new provincial parks and 66 conservancy areas, although this was labelled as a re-announcement.
The federal government has proposed adding Bisphenol A to its toxic substance list;
Statistics Canada reported that Canada is the third-worst per-capita greenhouse gas emitter in the world;
Alberta environmentalist Martha Kostuch has died at age 58;
The Union of Concerned Scientists says that over half of respondents to a survey of EPA scientists claimed they had experienced political interference;
Data from the US Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration suggests that methane levels rose between 2006 and 2007 after remaining stable for almost a decade;
The US National Research Council has warned that even small amounts of ozone pollution can cause premature death.
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We run our very important spring fundraising drive.
Dr. Quentin Chiotti of Pollution Probe speaks with Danny Leskiw about why it’s necessary to support environmental community radio
TGM team members Danny Leskiw, Rosemary Mosco, Alex Nursall and Kevin Farmer join Jordan Poppenk to discuss the program, its mandate, and why it’s worth supporting.
The headlines in brief:
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. has withdrawn from the competition for a new reactor design in Britain;
Labrador’s Inuit government has voted 8-7 to impose a moratorium on uranium mining and production on its land for the next three years;
More than 1,700 boil-water advisories are in effect across the country;
Experts have linked an incident Northwest Territories incident involving starving polar bears with global warming;
Statistics Canada has reported that the number of organic farms in Canada increased by almost 60 per cent in five years;
Porter Airlines has announced an expansion of its Toronto Island operations to include travel to the US.
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We feature the second section of a three-part series on the Massey College Walter Gordon Symposium, Harnessing the Green Wave: taking action in an era of eco-consciousness. The series features experts in business, government and international policy who speak about what it’s going to take to make environmental change happen. Part Two features The Honourable David Anderson, the longest-serving federal Environment Minister as well as the minister who signed Canada’s name to the Kyoto Protocol.
TGM pundit Kevin Farmer and host Jordan Poppenk discuss Earth Hour: what it was, how it went, and whether it did any environmental good.
The headlines in brief:
Vancouver’s Cache Creek landfill will close by 2010, and metro Vancouver says the only alternative is to ship its refuse to the US;
The federal government has quietly given the green light to funding for a national old-vehicle-scrappage program;
Saskatchewan will convert a coal-fired plant into a carbon capture and storage facility;
Statscan show young workers are more likely to cycle, walk or take public transit, with numbers on a sharp increase;
A poll shows that Canadians overwhelmingly reject the federal plan for the tar sands;
Canada defeated a UN ‘water as basic human right’ resolution;
The Danish utility Dong Energy is partnering with a California-based start-up to build a nationwide system to recharge electric cars;
The government of Ecuador is taking Columbia to world court, in an effort to block anti-coca spraying that has allegedly harmed people and the environment;
Scientists from the UK say they have evidence that the “cosmic ray” theory of climate change is largely invalid.
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