From the Ground Up

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...

Following publication of a series of articles on sour gas incidents and government secrecy, Dr Emily Eaton tells us more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following a recent article by Naomi Klein in the Intercept and the Tyee about her reactions to the impact of forest fires across North America, Gail and Mark address some of the issue raised. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave talks with Mark about the legacy of German-English environmental philosopher E.F. Schumacher, widely regarded for his book Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gail Stevens talks to Mark about the Council of Canadians' Blue Communities campaign around water rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every year, we use more of the earth's resources than it can replenish, and each year the date at which we 'overshoot' gets a bit earlier. This year we were already in overshoot by early August. Dianne Rhodes talks to Mark about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel and Hayley talk about some of their research and findings on effective communications for climate action. Photo credit: Wild About Saskatoon, Nature City Festival 2017 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Sask Party - the current governing party - has a standard repertoire of excuses for inaction on climate. Here Mark debunks some of them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily Eaton, Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Regina, talks with Mark about the Saskatchewan oil industry. Part 2 of 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily Eaton, Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Regina, talks with Mark about the Saskatchewan oil industry. Part 1 of 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 5 of a 5-part series. Dave and Mark talk with Brigette DePape about her experience of a wide variety of modes of campaigning - civil disobedience, constitutional methods, video, and now work for positive alternatives - all springing from love for the planet and the people on it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 4 of a 5-part series. Dave and Mark talk about their experience of civil disobedience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 3 of a 5-part series. Dave Greenfield talks to Mark about the history of civil disobedience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 2 of a 5-part series. Dave Greenfield continues to talk to Julia about the history of civil disobedience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.