TGM #131: Spring Fundraiser (April 3, 2009)
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** Whether you’re a radio or web listener, your support is needed to keep Canada’s only environmental news hour on the air. Help us get green information out there: click here to pledge or call toll-free at 1-888-204-8976. Be sure to specify your donation is for The Green Majority. **
** Pledges of $25 or more to CIUT noting support for The Green Majority will be entered for a draw for one of two $50 gift certificates to The Big Carrot Natural food market. Pledges must be placed before 11:59pm on April 9 to be eligible. **
This week:
- The TGM cast speaks about programming at CIUT and why it’s important to support your community media by making your pledge. The program features informal discussion with regular cast members Chris Berube, Daryn Caister, Katherine Brown, Ken Stowar, Kevin Farmer, Jordan Poppenk as well as special guest Alejandra Ribera.
- Special thanks to Danny Leskiw, Hanah Chapman and Ron Burd for volunteering to man the phones and take pledges.
The headlines in brief:
- Innu hunters and government regulators clashed in Newfoundland this week over the right to hunt endangered caribou.
- A provincial shake-up on the Metrolinx Board has removed all elected officials to be replaced with private consultants.
- New results from Canadian, British and American researchers continue to cast doubt on the viability of carbon-sequestration based technologies.
- Earth Hour was considered a success by organizers, but was also found to have no significant impact on limiting global internet use.
- Investment in clean technology has declined steeply in the first quarter of this year across the globe.
You can download the show here (right click, save as…), or listen in the player ** Note: player will close if you surf away from the page**
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