June 2009
Monthly Archive
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EcoTherapy. Linda Buzzell and Craig Chalquist- Jordan speaks with Linda Buzzell and Craig Chalquist, editors of the book, Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind. The editors discuss their book, which focuses on the human relationship with nature and implications for mental health. Linda and Craig describe research suggesting that connecting with nature isn’t just about the fresh air: exposure to natural spaces may yield objective mental health benefits, too.
- Nicola Ross, the executive editor of Alternatives Journal, speaks with host Jordan Poppenk about the economy, a loss of public interest in environmental issues, and parallels between this trend and a similar loss of environmental public interest in the 1990’s (originally aired on October 24, 2008).
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Sea Sick. Alanna Mitchell
- In the wake of a report from the Ontario Drinking Water Advisory Council advocating far more stringent requirements for tritium levels in drinking water, Gordon Edwards, President of the nuclear watchdog group Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, speaks with Jordan Poppenk about setting permissible levels of radiation.
- Alanna Mitchell, author and former science journalist for the Globe and Mail, speaks with Danny Leskiw about the state of the oceans about her book, Sea Sick. She describes issues contributing to the general decline of life in earth’s oceans. Most significant among these, she explains, is ocean acidification, a change in the very chemistry of earth’s water as a result of rising atmospheric CO2 concentration.
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- Shakir Haq and Alessandra Herrera Bennett, Co-directors of Toronto’s Growing Trends fashion show, talk with Jordan Poppenk about the state of the fashion industry, its ecological footprint, and ways that young designers are aspiring to make clothing a little greener.
- We explore the outcome of the latest UN Commission on Sustainable Development and discuss Canada’s position at the negotiating table. Green Majority reporter Joanna Dafoe shares her personal account of the latest round of UN negotiations in New York.
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Kevin MacMahon, director of WaterLifeThis week:
- Documentary filmmaker Kevin MacMahon discusses his new film WaterLife with host Jordan Poppenk. The film explores the Great Lakes ecosystem, as well as current issues affecting the lakes, using creative cinematography and perspective-taking and premiers this week.
- Dr. Lawrence Packer, a Professor of Biology at York University and an expert on Canadian bees, speaks with Jordan about bee myths, the good things bees do for an ecosystem and the collapse in bee colonies (originally aired May 23, 2008).
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