From the Ground Up

The recent devastating heatwave over western Canada is clearly fuelled by the increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. We are facing an emergency. But what do we do to address the emergency? Mark discusses how we have succeeded in the past and how we can succeed again given the political will. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If we as a world community are to keep climate change within manageable limits, we can't afford to start up any new coalmines, oilfields or gasfields, and some of the existing ones are already going to have to be stranded assets. How do we achieve the international cooperation to achieve that? Tzeporah Berman tells us in this episode about the fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty initiative (https...

Shareholders meetings voting for greater climate accountability in the most resistant oil megacorporations; governments being forced by legal action to bring their emissions targets and plans closer to what the science requires; and then the International Energy Agency states that any new oil well, gas well or coal mine would be incompatible with the science. What is happening in the world of the...

Claire Card offers a veterinarian's perspective on agriculture and the climate crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 2 of 2 of an interview with National Farmers' Union (NFU) researcher Darrin Qualman on agricultural policies that can help address climate impacts and boost farmers' fortunes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Darrin Qualman works for the National Farmers Union on options to address the climate emergency. The policies and approaches he presents in this and the following episode are also designed to improve the financial situation and scope for independent decision-making of farmers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark chats with farmer Ian McCreary about his involvement with the group Farmers for Climate Solutions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark talks with Naomi Hunter from the Green Party about the provincial budget, the Saskatchewan government stance generally, and the implications for climate policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 2 of 2. Mark talks with Larissa Shasko, the chair of Regina EnviroCollective and a PhD student in public policy, about the Supreme Court ruling on carbon pricing, which ruled in favour of the federal government (and against Saskatchewan). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 1 of 2. Mark talks with Larissa Shasko, the chair of Regina EnviroCollective and a PhD student in public policy, about the Supreme Court ruling on carbon pricing, which ruled in favour of the federal government (and against Saskatchewan). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Mark discusses some of the recent climate advocacy directed towards the provincial and federal governments, including around the issue of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark chats with Renata Čosič about the community fridge initiative and the work of Riversdale Community Fridge in Saskatoon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Glenn chats with his son, Myles, an electrical engineering student, about perspectives on environmental crises and solutions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark chats with "the green builder" Robin Adair about energy efficiency and the Passivhaus building standard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark chats with author, naturalist, and birder Trevor Herriot about the land and public understandings of it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark discusses the Doomsday Clock and its latest update from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark provides some updates and background on issues surrounding methane emissions and energy efficiency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark talks about Bill C-15 and the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into Canadian law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark provides a climate news update ahead of the end of the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark talks with Sarina Gersher, who has been a key voice on Saskatoon City Council in moving the city towards greater sustainability. She talks here about her involvement with the Low Emissions Community Plan and the city's growth plan. Sarina has represented Saskatoon's Ward 8 on Council since 2016. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin chats with Jen Gobby, activist-scholar and author of the recently published book 'More Powerful Together: Conversations with Climate Activists and Indigenous Land Defenders'.You can learn more about Jen and the book here: https://jengobby.ca/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark chats with author Seth Klein about his recently published book 'A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency'. This is part 2 of a 2 part interview; you can listen to part 1 here: https://soundcloud.com/climatejusticesaskatoon/from-the-ground-up-ep-173-seth-klein-on-climate-mobilization-20201007Read more about Seth and the book here: www.sethklein.ca/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Mark chats with author Seth Klein about his recently published book 'A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency'. This is part 1 of a 2 part interview; you can listen to part 2 here: https://soundcloud.com/climatejusticesaskatoon/from-the-ground-up-ep-174-seth-klein-on-climate-mobilization-pt-2-20201014Read more about Seth and the book here: https://www.sethklein.ca/ Hosted on Acast....

Mark chats with Shannon Neufeldt of KAIROS about the role and work of faith communities in addressing climate change and bringing about climate justice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.