From the Ground Up

With Saskatchewan's Carbon Pricing Reference Case at last being heard before the Supreme Court (original hearing in March postponed), Glenn talks all about carbon pricing, which has proven highly contentious. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Glenn chats with local high school teacher Aron Knudsen about climate change in education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In part 2 of a 2 part show on public transit, Justin talks with Jacob Alhassan about his research on the closure of the Saskatchewan Transportation Company, and with Cat Gendron from Stop the Cuts about the group's organizing around the STC and their upcoming virtual town hall "Thrown Under the Bus - The Effects & What's Next."You can learn more about Jacob's research from his podcast series on tr...

In part 1 of a 2 part show on public transit, Justin shares clips from the ATU Canada documentary "Still Waiting for the Bus: The Unnatural Death of Prairie Intercity Transit," which was written and produced by Emily Leedham, and he also chats with James Wilt, the author of the recently published book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? Public Transit in the Age of Google, Uber, and Elon Musk."Yo...

Mark chats with Karri Munn-Venn, senior policy analyst responsible for climate justice work at Citizens for Public Justice, a national faith-based organization seeking justice in public policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark discusses the concept and supporting statements of a Just Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, or a way of approaching the recovery that accounts for climate justice, or the climate crisis and all its intersecting crises such as inequality, racism, colonialism, and so on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Canada Day, Glenn reflects on what Canada, and Canadians, can and must do going forward in order to confront and address the climate crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark chats about the lessons we can learn from our response to the COVID-19 pandemic to better tackle the climate crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin discusses the importance of race issues to environmental and climate justice, and how policing factors into these conversations, touching on the growing calls for the defunding of police departments and investments in community well-being. Featuring the trailer for There's Something in the Water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKhIYFDnCoYFeaturing clips from this Global interview with Desm...

Justin outlines the principles being advanced for a 'Just Recovery' from the pandemic (justrecoveryforall.ca) before sharing clips from the ongoing Caring Sustainably for Saskatchewan webinar series about climate change and climate action in Saskatchewan. This episode features clips of Peter Prebble, Hayley Carlson, Robert Patrick, and Hilary Carlson presenting on climate in the Saskatchewan and S...

Justin catches up with Rachel Malena-Chan, co-founder of EcoAnxious Stories, to discuss eco anxiety in a societal and global context, as well as in the age of COVID-19. For more info, check out ecoanxious.ca. Featuring "Hold On: Instrumental Version" by Boheme Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin discusses some frameworks for a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that help to address the climate crisis through a justice-based approach, such as the Just Recovery and the People's Bailout, and CJS' campaign seeking input into what a Green Recovery could look like for Saskatoon & Saskatchewan. Featuring clips of Naomi Klein & Avi Lewis from the Change Everything podcast, which can be fo...

Glenn chats with Bill Hale about growing environmental awareness and personal journeys towards climate action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Darrin Qualman talks about his recent book, "Civilization Critical". He identifies sustainable civilization with a circular economy (as opposed to a linear one), in line with the natural cycles of water and nutrients. In a sustainable civilization, energy, which can never be fully "recycled" (because of the second law of thermodynamics), also needs solar inputs through natural processes. Hosted on...

Glenn talks about agriculture and climate change, focusing on the work of the National Farmer's Union. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Geoffrey Peters, the founder of Petrichor Developments, discusses Fika House, an LGBTQ2S+ seniors' affordable housing project in Saskatoon. Geoff provides insight on addressing community needs while integrating sustainable design. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin discusses some current news stories that relate to Climate Justice Saskatoon's work, focusing particularly on the Wet'suwet'en struggle against the Coast GasLink pipeline (CJS has been raising funds for the Unist'ot'en legal defense fund) and the lockout of Unifor 594 members at the Co-op refinery in Regina. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A fixation with economic growth isn't just bad for the climate: it is also failing to deal with the poverty epidemic in resource-wealthy Saskatchewan. Mark chats with Miguel Sanchez, who sets out some of the latest findings of his research team, and suggests some ways forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin chats with Bonnie Heilman, coordinator for The Stand - Community Organizing Centre, a hub for grassroots community organizing in Saskatoon. Bonnie describes the mission of The Stand, how folks can get involved, and what's been happening at their monthly solidarity-building potluck meetings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah chats with Meghan Mickelson - a renowned nature photographer - and Warrick Baijius - a PhD student in Geography & Planning at the U of S - about the Northeast Swale, an incredible, unique, and endangered ecosystem in Saskatoon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Glenn shares the Christmas letter he wrote for 2019 and looks ahead to 2020 and the changes we need to see happen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin, Mark, Sarah, and Glenn re-introduce themselves as the hosts of the show for the new year in our 150th episode, chat about new years' resolutions, and what they expect to see in the year to come. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Sarah chats with Kylee Wileyman about the University of Saskatchewan Research-a-thon into municipal climate action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark & Julia chat about truth and lies in climate discourse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.