Large-scale agriculture produces a lot of animal waste, and if left untreated it can cause all kinds of environmental problems. But it can also be a source of clean, renewable fuel and electricity. Garry Fortune is the energy consultant at Stanton Farms, and he’ll tell us about the construction and operation of one of Canada’s largest farm biogas facilities.

Canadian musician Frank Horvat tells us why he’s traveling the country with his music inspired by and dedicated to environmental issues on what he has dubbed his “Green Keys” tour. Join Daryn Caister as they explore how music can be inspired by nature and the place for musicians in the environmental movement.

A recent study suggests that experts in the field still believe there is a large amount of uncertainty surrounding climate change and that this uncertainty won’t soon be resolved. Claire Biddiscombe catches up with David Keith from the University of Calgary who helped develop research that goes past computer models to get opinions on important climate questions directly from leading scientists.

Producer Daryn Caister interviews Emma Cane, the Car Free Day campaigner from the Ontario Sierra Club about what they are trying to achieve by shutting down streets to cars for one day a year. They discuss car free and pedestrian initiatives worldwide and what the larger implications of such events are for Canadian cities in the future.

A recent study shows that the rivers around Alberta’s Tar Sands facilities are polluted with 13 chemicals and metals rated by the EPA as most hazardous, and that fish populations are at serious risk. Danny Leskiw speaks with Professor Peter Hodson of Queen’s University one of the researchers conducting the study.

It takes an area the size of the entire state of Virginia just to provide the food that New York City’s 8 million residents consume. Professor Dickson Despommier says that by stacking planting fields vertically, like a highrise apartment tower, food can be grown far more efficiently.

Peter Stock speaks with Kenyan meteorological researcher Gilbert Ouma about how traditional weather forecasting techniques such as reading water bubbles and observing plants and animals can improve national forecasts in the face of climate change.

How do traditional indigenous knowlege and science interact when it comes to understanding the environment? How will traditional ways of knowing be affected by climate change? Daryn Caisters, Bryant Boulianne, and special guest Tyler Pennock of Indigenous Waves discuss these issues and more on our monthly round-table.