This week:

• As CIBC reports that global trade networks are shifting on account of the surging cost of oil, we turn our microphone to a feast of initiatives running on people power. Host Jordan Poppenk speaks with Albert Koehl of the local advocacy group Bells on Bloor, as well as a joint discussion with Rick Conroy, Co-ordinator of the newly minted Toronto Cycling Union, and Adrian Heaps, the City of Toronto Councillor chairing the city’s cycling committee.

The headlines in brief:

• A CIBC report indicates that the rising cost of transportation due to oil prices is undercutting global trade;
• The Canadian uranium company Cameco has warned that its Port Hope plant may have leaked uranium into Lake Ontario;
• A probe has revealed dishonesty in revelations about 2006 Ottawa River sewage spill;
• PM Harper has been promoting Canadian wildlife conservation in France, while reports denounce his lack of action;
• BC has made uncertain emission capture technologies a centrepiece of future green planning;
• The National Energy Board has forecast average gasoline prices of $1.30 to $1.40 per litre this summer;
• American bald eagles have come back from the brink of extinction on Vancouver Island;
• Five Arctic countries have met to agree on distribution and protection of Arctic resources;
• After 20 years, Italy is re-considering nuclear energy as a viable source of power.

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