March 2011
Monthly Archive
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Tim DeChristopher-
Tim DeChristopher is an American environmental activist who made headlines by stopping an auction of land for oil and gas development. Tim has now been convicted and is facing jail for his actions. Prior to the conclusion of the case Mark Brooks caught up with Tim to discuss what happened.
Spent nuclear fuel, Hanford by United States Department of Energy-
Last week we heard Dr Helen Caldicott call the nuclear crisis in Japan “the end of nuclear energy”. However, not all environmentalists would agree, or even that nuclear energy is a bad thing despite the crisis in Japan. Green majority veterans Tyler Irving and Kevin Farmer join us for a roundtable on the issue.
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Dr. Helen Caldicott-
This week, I manage just barely to get Dr. Helen Caldicott, prolific author and veteran anti-nuclear activist to talk about nuclear health hazards to the residents of Port Hope Ontario due to uranium mining, as well has her thoughts on the crisis in Japan and the future of Nuclear energy in Canada as a result.
Peter Dettling-
Banff National Park is Canada’s oldest national park and is considered one of the crown jewels of Canada’s national parks system. Banff National Park is the subject of a new book entitled “The Will of the Land”. The book uses stunning photography to display the beauty of Banff, but also to expose a dark and deadly side to the park.
We speak with the Peter Dettling, the author of the book, to learn more.
We apologize for some audio inconsistency this week, there was some technical difficulties during the recording of the show that we were unable to improve during post-production.
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Urban Solar with Adam Vaughan-
Vanessa Purdy takes a look at urban Photovoltaic solar issues by speaking first with Geoff Seaborn and Melinda Jacobs from the University of Toronto about some PV solar cells that have been erected on the Trinity College building here at UofT, and then with Toronto city councillor Adam Vaughn about what place small scale solar might have in urban spaces.
Toxic Tech Waste - Greenpeace-
Earthguage blog author and Montreal journalist Mark Brooks joins us once again with an interview he conducted with Cassey Harrell the Greenpeace International toxics campaigner about green electronics and the environmental impacts of the digital revolution.
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Biomass System (detail) Nexterra-
Daryn speaks with Brent Sauder Director of Strategic Partnerships at the University of British Columbia’s Sustainability Initiative to talk about a new bio-energy plant on the UBC campus.
Eco-Musician Frank Horvat-
Daryn talks to Frank Horvat, Canadian composer and eco-musician to catch up on his Green Keys Tour. We first spoke with Frank last September. He is travelling the country talking about environmental issues.
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