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.

Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May speaks with producer Daryn Caister about a recent climate climate change conference hosted by the Green Party at the University of Toronto campus. We find out what Canada’s legacy has been and seems it will be on climate issues in relation to other countries on the international stage.

Hydraulic fractioning, or “fracking” is a process where holes are created in bedrock to increase the output of oil or natural gas wells. The process is believed by many to be the cause of toxic contaminant leaks into groundwater. The plight of those living near gas wells is the subject of the new award-winning documentary Gasland. Danny Leskiw speaks with the film’s director, Josh Fox.

Inuit in Canada’s North are
claiming victory, after a Nunavut judge blocked scientists from
conducting seismic tests in Lancaster Sound. Local residents say the
testing would have negatively affected marine life in the region, and
that the Inuit community wasn’t properly consulted beforehand. Chris
Hannay speaks with Okalik Eegeesiak, president of the Qikiqtani Inuit
Association, the group that sought the injunction.

In the aftermath of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 1.3 million barrels of oil is still unaccounted for. Some of it is in the form of tar balls, sticky masses of oil that are the hallmarks of accidental oil spills. Tyler Irving speaks with Dr. Peter Hodson, a fish toxicologist who is studying the impact that these balls and other forms of spilled oil will have on wildlife in the Gulf.

On October 25 2010, residents of Canada’s most populous city will vote on who will replace David Miller as mayor. The Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) is a group that promotes green projects in the city; they have produced an analysis of each candidate’s platform, issued in the style of a report card. Bryant Boulianne speaks with Franz Hartmann, Executive Director of the TEA.

Environmental estrogens are chemicals that mimic natural hormones, and a new scientific study shows that they may be having an effect on fish populations in two Alberta rivers. Tyler Irving speaks with Hamid Habibi, professor at the University of Calgary, and one of the authors of this latest study.

In the early 1990s, Don Gamble was an environmental consultant working on high-profile jobs for organizations such as the Canadian government and the World Bank. But when he began to feel that his work was no longer satisfying, he decided to make an extreme change in his life; he sold his house, quit his job, and has been living as Swami Sivananda ever since. What does it mean to make such a dramatic change in lifestyle? Peter Stock tracked down Don Gamble and produced this radio documentary.