http://besustainable.com/greenmajority Canada's first and only envionmental news hour Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:49:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You can download the episode here or listen in the embedded player. [audio:http://www.openenvironment.org/audio/TGM_100312.mp3] Round table: climate policy Tyler Irving hosts a discussion with Daryn Caister, Kevin Farmer and Jordan Poppenk about the state of climate policy in Canada and why more action has not apparent from successive federal governments. [caption id="image_2" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Alternatives ... http://besustainable.com/greenmajority/2010/03/12/tgm-180/ You can download the episode here or listen in the embedded player. [audio:http://www.openenvironment.org/audio/TGM_100305.mp3] [caption id="image_1" align="alignright" width="252" caption="Willowbank School"][/caption] New Old Architecture Donna Vakalis speaks with Julian Smith, director of the Willowbank School about green architecture and reviving the design/craft ethos in archtectural studies. What does it all mean Dr. Peltier? [caption id="image_1" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="IPCC ... http://besustainable.com/greenmajority/2010/03/05/tgm-179/ You can download the episode here or listen in the embedded player. [audio:http://www.openenvironment.org/audio/TGM_100226.mp3] [caption id="attachment_946" align="alignright" width="192" caption="The Secret History of the War on Cancer."][/caption] Skewing Science Today we explore the world of Junk Science. Though to get there we might have to do a little “Data Dredging” and “Preception Manipulation”. Trent University professor ... http://besustainable.com/greenmajority/2010/02/26/tgm-178/ You can download the episode here or listen in the embedded player. [audio:http://www.openenvironment.org/audio/TGM_100219.mp3] [caption id="attachment_946" align="alignright" width="201" caption="Zero Waste Simcoe."][/caption] Zero Waste Simcoe Zero Waste Simcoe is an environmental group, working to bring the benefits of Zero Waste to Simcoe County. With more than 200 members from across the County, Zero Waste Simcoe is ... http://besustainable.com/greenmajority/2010/02/19/tgm-177/ You can download the episode here or listen in the embedded player. [audio:http://www.openenvironment.org/audio/TGM_100212.mp3] [caption id="attachment_946" align="alignright" width="271" caption="Sustainable Prosperity."][/caption] Clarifying “Carbon Tax” and “Cap and Trade" Dylan Jervis speaks with Alex Wood, Senior Director for Policy and Markets at Sustainable Prosperity, to clarify much bandied terms such as "carbon tax" and "Cap and Trade" Green ... http://besustainable.com/greenmajority/2010/02/12/tgm-176/ You can download the episode here or listen in the embedded player. [audio:http://www.openenvironment.org/audio/TGM_100205.mp3] [caption id="attachment_946" align="alignright" width="89" caption="Ontario's Own"][/caption] Ontario's Own To find out how to eat locally during the cold winter months, environmental law and policy correspondent Naomi Jehlicka takes a break from talking politics to speak with Dan Donovan - a founding ... http://besustainable.com/greenmajority/2010/02/05/tgm-175/ You can download the episode here or listen in the embedded player. [audio:http://www.openenvironment.org/audio/TGM_100129.mp3] [caption id="attachment_946" align="alignright" width="232" caption="Tar sand site, before and after. Photo by David Childs, all rights reserved"][/caption] Petropolis We know that the Alberta tar sands industry forms one of Canada's biggest environmental blights. Now, a new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Peter ... http://besustainable.com/greenmajority/2010/01/29/tgm-174/ You can download the episode here or listen in the embedded player. [audio:http://www.openenvironment.org/audio/TGM_100122.mp3] [caption id="attachment_946" align="alignright" width="200" caption="A volunteer tends the Sky Garden on the roof U of T's, Galbraith building. Photo by Urban Agriculture Society."][/caption] Urban Agriculturalists Whether it's for reasons of sustainability, health promotion, or just for fun, the popularity of ... http://besustainable.com/greenmajority/2010/01/24/tgm-173/ You can download the episode here or listen in the embedded player. [audio:http://www.openenvironment.org/audio/TGM_100115.mp3] [caption id="attachment_946" align="alignright" width="220" caption="Alternatives Journal cover"][/caption] William Rees on Politics and the Environment Producer Peter Stock speaks with renowned academic, environmentalist and father of the Carbon Footprint, William Rees. The topic is ostensibly his Alternatives Journal New Ecology article "What ... http://besustainable.com/greenmajority/2010/01/15/tgm-172/ You can download the episode here or listen in the embedded player. [audio:http://www.openenvironment.org/audio/TGM_100108.mp3] [caption id="CIUT" align="alignright" width="201" caption="Nathan Phillips Square New Year's celebration in Toronto. Photo by Sam Javanrouh."][/caption] The Year That Was The entire show this week is dedicated to our second annual review of the past year. News correspondents Chris Berube ... http://besustainable.com/greenmajority/2010/01/08/tgm-171/