From the Ground Up

This is part two of our conversation with Gary Carriere of Cumberland House, with whom we discussed changes to the Saskatchewan River Delta and their impact on traditional ways of living. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Hayley chats with Gary Carriere of Cumberland House. At 10,000km² the Saskatchewan River Delta is the largest such system in North America and a hidden gem. 80% of the Delta is wetlands that serve as critical breeding and migratory habitat for birds and wildlife, and shelter protected species such as the Lake Sturgeon. However, human-induced changes have profoundly altered the Delt...

It is not possible to extract and burn all of the oil, bitumen, coal and gas from already-operating mines and wells if we are to comply, as a world community, with the Paris temperature limits. We therefore need to talk about a planned and phased decline of fossil industries. Adam Scott of Oil Change International gets us started here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Naomi talks with Jenna and Aaron from Loraas Recycling about their operations in Saskatoon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A University of Saskatchewan student project is proposing an impressive solar power development in the city of Saskatoon. Justin and Mark got to chat with Reanna and Wyatt, two students from Farm the Sun with US, the group behind the proposal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Greenfield talks with Mark about the ecological socialist vision of 19th century artist and thinker William Morris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark talks with local author David Maenz about his new book, "The Price of Carbon." David lays out the scientific background to understanding climate science, then addresses the urgency of the climate crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Naomi talks with Jessie Best about the upcoming Seedy Saturday event in Saskatoon, the value (and satisfaction) of growing our own veggies and the importance of food sovereignty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin chats with Jaylene Murray and Kristen Hargis, PhD students at the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan and organizers with the U of S Climate Action Team about Divest U of S and valentine's for the Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin chats with Erin Akins from the Saskatoon Environmental Advisory Committee and Megan Van Buskirk from the Saskatchewan Environmental Society about SEAC's latest work and their role in municipal climate action as well as positive trends in Saskatoon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel provides some context for the recent Corporate Climate Justice Conference held on unceded Coast Salish territory in Vancouver. CJS caught up with conference organizers and participants Anjali Appadurai of West Coast Environmental Law, Eriel Deranger of Indigenous Climate Action, Brent Nimeck of Reclaiming Alberta's Future Today, and Bill Carroll from the Corporate Mapping Project. Hosted on...

In the first FTGU episode from the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council, host Naomi Mihilewicz chats with colleague Lisa Howse about the virtues of composting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura, climate change fellow at Briarpatch magazine, talks to Justin about her experience as a journalist focusing on climate stories, about her rural roots in southern Saskatchewan, and about public opinion in the province. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Four of your hosts for 2018 - Naomi, Justin, Dave and Mark - talk about how they got into environmental and/or climate work and what motivates them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave presents some of his poems and songs to mark the winter solstice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin and Mark talk about the Saskatchewan government's so-called climate strategy, "Prairie Resilience," announced on December 4th. More on the CJS blog at https://climatejusticesaskatoon.ca/2017/12/06/climate-justice-saskatoon-interim-response-to-the-provincial-governments-climate-strategy/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gail interviews Lewis Williams, the founding director of the Alliance for Intergenerational Resilience, which works with a number of communities worldwide in enabling recovery of the local Indigenous knowledge which can help communities to live well and in tune with their local environment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In conversation with Dave and Mark, SES Solar Cooperative president Peter Prebble talks about this important opportunity for people to start building the clean energy economy in Saskatoon. Photo credit: SES Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin and Mark discuss recent climate-related news, and expand a bit on the implications of local dependence on coal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In conversation with Justin, Dr. Andrew Watson - Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan - takes us through the history of the coal industry in Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Climate scientist Elaine Wheaton talks with Mark about the impacts of climate change - mostly predicted future impacts - on Saskatchewan and the prairies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Climate scientist Elaine Wheaton talks with Mark about the impacts of climate change - mostly the impacts to date - on Saskatchewan and the prairies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sujata Dey is the trade policy campaigner for the Council of Canadians. In conversation with Dave and Mark, she explains some of the problems, particularly environmental ones, with NAFTA, which the Council has campaigned against for years. Part 2 of 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sujata Dey is the trade policy campaigner for the Council of Canadians. In conversation with Dave and Mark, she explains some of the problems, particularly environmental ones, with NAFTA, which the Council has campaigned against for years. Part 1 of 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A recurring theme in Canadian politics over the last decade or so has been the attempt by Big Oil to get increasing amounts of oilsands bitumen to tidewater for export. As a result, there has been a highly visible - but not always well-informed - debate about new oil pipeline projects. In conversation with Mark and Justin, Teika takes us through the pipeline proposals and the issues, and reacts to...