Into The Fire (578)

Into The Fire (578)

Our guest this week is writer, producer and director of 'Into The Fire' Leora Eisen for CBC's The Nature of Things. Leora talks to us about the relationship between wildfires and climate change, how little we actually know about fires and how old knowledge is combining with new technology to help control them. 

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Planning To Win Ep. 2 - Education (573)

With episode 2 of our ongoing Planning to Win series, Stefan Hostetter and Emmay Ma are joined by Vincent Schutt of Enviromentum to discuss his vision for education within a sustainable world.  

*Planning to Win, is a series of interviews and discussions with people, organizations, and movements who are building the sustainable future, today.

What does a sustainable world actually look like? And how does this thinking impact an educational system? Vince discusses the power of giving children more control of their own learning and how to use motivational interviewing to inspire change.

We want this to be a collaborative project. So send us your visions of a sustainable world and we'll go out and find people working to bring those into reality. Or maybe you know of an incredible initiative that you think should be highlighted. Let us know!

Produced by: David Hostetter & Paul Dore.

This Weeks Music:

Drink My Rivers, Andy Shauf & Brokered Heart, The Acorn

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Connect with Nature and Each Other (572)

Connect with Nature and Each Other (572)

The 2017 Great Lakes Water Walk manifests sacred, ceremonial Indigenous tradition of “Walking for the Water”, to honour and respect earth’s most precious resource. Led by Indigenous Grandmothers, Knowledge Holders, and Elders, with collaboration and guidance from Nibi Emosaawdamajig and Ecologos, the Great Lakes Water Walk unites First Peoples and Canadians in a symbolic walk towards reconciliation through a shared reverence for life-sustaining water, and to ensure the health and well-being of the Great Lakes of Ontario for future generations.

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Leaky Boat And The Paddles Are On Fire (570)

Leaky Boat And The Paddles Are On Fire (570)

We talk about the mainstream media coverage of the flooding in Houston, Texas as a result of Hurricane Harvey, what can be said about its relation to climate change, the knock-off effects that are largely not being talked about and the long term financial impacts among assorted other issues to prepare for.

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Take The Money Back #Exxonknew (569)

Take The Money Back #Exxonknew (569)

Oil companies like Exxon have lied to us for 20 years so they can line their own pockets, and we should get that money back to pay for the cost to clean up their climate mess. #ExxonKnew and made billions of lying to the rest of us, and we think they should pay for their mistake instead of you.

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Assassinating Activists (566)

Assassinating Activists (566)

Stefan starts the show with a terrifying report on assassinated environmentalists, particularly recent spike with 113 being killed so far this year alone. We also draw a line back to the Canadian mining companies, which are all too often implicated, involved or indefensibly ignorant.

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It's Too Hot To Be Sad (564)

It's Too Hot To Be Sad (564)

The hosts agree that it would be a nice summer break to stick with some more fun stuff this week and lay off the heavy (well mostly). To this end we talk about some news, some social pondering, and everything from dating to non-traditional family structure in a climate changing world.

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Will the 'Call of the Forest' reach the G20? (562)

Will the 'Call of the Forest' reach the G20? (562)

We interview Diana Beresford-Kroeger, award winning scientist, host of the documentary 'Call of the Forest'. Diana talks to us about biomimicry, the connections between forests and health and cultural roots, and the philosophy of science as it relates to modern man made environmental issues.

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