From the Ground Up

Mark chats with Lauren Wright, one of the many local students involved in the global climate strikes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin & Hayley provide an update on the Low Emissions Community Plan, Saskatoon's emissions reduction/climate change plan, as the first slate of initiatives will factor prominently into City Council's 2020-21 budget deliberations beginning on November 25th. See our previous episode on the LEC Plan, which provides more background on the plan itself, here: https://soundcloud.com/climatejusticesaska...

Justin shares clips from Climate Youth Voice, an event organized by Enviro Collective and supported by SaskOutdoors that brought together a panel of 4 local youth - John Paul, Stella, Rowan, and Emma - to discuss their experiences in environmental and climate activism, some of their challenges and successes, and some of the paths they see moving forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Sarah chats with Matt Wolsfeld, the Community Engagement Coordinator for the Office of Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan, about sustainability on campus! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah chats with Meg Dorwart about Waste Reduction Week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah & Mark chat about the results of the Canadian federal election, which saw the Liberals reduced to a minority in an election in which discussion about climate change featured prominently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark & Sarah discuss the various federal platforms as they relate to climate change in advance of the election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While visiting the UK, Mark took the time to interview Heather Mack, an activist with Extinction Rebellion, about the mass protests and arrests taking place in the name of bold climate action across the UK this summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark chats with Danika and Tianna about Saskatoon's school strikes, which are part of the global movement of students striking for climate action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meg Dorwart joins us again to talk about waste reduction⁠—this time with a focus on reusable menstrual products! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah talks with Jasmin Parker about the importance of civic engagement! Jasmin is a student at the University of Saskatchewan pursuing a B.A. & Sc. in Environment and Society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin, Hayley, and Tracey discuss Saskatoon's Low Emissions Community Plan, a self-described "toolkit" for achieving the city's emissions reductions target of 80% by 2050, and how debate went down at City Council at the end of August. Learn why you should support the plan, and how to do it! You can find the plan here: https://www.saskatoon.ca/community-culture-heritage/environment/climate-change/...

Glenn talks with Harold Orr, a world-renowned pioneer in conservation housing and a recipient of the Order of Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin chats with Rachel Malena-Chan, co-founder of Eco-Anxious Stories, about eco-anxiety and climate grief - what are they, and what can we do about them personally and collectively? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah talks with Palash Sanyal about water, climate change, and climate change denial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah talks about the Climate Justice Saskatoon event, "Grassroots Voices Welcome the Premiers," that occurred from July 8 to 11, 2019 during the Conference of the Confederation meeting of Canadian premiers and territorial leaders In Saskatoon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin chats with Saima Desai, editor of Briarpatch Magazine, about their recent Just Transition special issue - how and why it was conceived, the sorts of solutions it features, and the ways it's inspiring organizers across the country. Find out more at https://briarpatchmagazine.comPhoto: Cover art by Lauren Crazybull Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah talks with Penny McKinley from EcoFriendly Sask (http://www.ecofriendlysask.ca/) and Jan Shadick from Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation (http://livingskywildliferehabilitation.org/) about co-existing with beavers in urban and rural Saskatchewan. Songs originally aired with this episode on CFCR 90.5FM are "Natural Man Does Not Exist" by Beaver Nelson and "Muskrat Candlelight" by Willis Alan...

Justin, Rachel & Hayley provide an update on the Bridging the Gap project, which began with interviews of coal workers and other residents of Estevan and Coronach about phasing out coal - among other things - in the spring of 2018, and which recently saw the team returning to those communities for workshops with community members. The project has largely been based on building relationships betwee...

Matthew Braun is in studio to introduce us to the Nature Conservancy of Canada: who they are, what they do, and how they are working to protect and conserve native grasslands in Saskatchewan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin and Courtney chat about the recent Green New Deal town hall meeting in Saskatoon, part of a national effort at formulating a Canadian Green New Deal from the ground up, along with some background about the Green New Deal effort. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin chats with Sean Kheraj, Associate Professor of Canadian & Environmental History at York University, and the director and editor-in-chief of NiCHE - the Network in Canadian History and Environment. Sean is researching the history of the development and consequences of pipelines in Canada, including their regulation, opposition, and accidents. You can learn more about this research at http://...

Sarah and Meg Dorwart discuss living zero waste, recycling, and her upcoming event on where to start with household waste reduction at J.S. Wood Branch Library on May 23, 2019 at 7:00 pm. Find event details on Meg's Facebook page, fckwaste, and follow her on Instagram @fckwaste for great zero waste content! This track excludes music originally aired with the show on CFCR 90.5, "Planet B" by King G...

Glenn sits down again with Jason MacLean, Assistant Professor at the University of Saskatchewan's College of Law, for part 2 of a 2-part discussion about the carbon pricing Reference Case and the ways in which court challenges are being used to "weaponize the Constitution." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Glenn chats with Jason MacLean, Assistant Professor in the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, about the recent Reference Case on carbon pricing in Saskatchewan. On May 3rd the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruled that carbon pricing is constitutional. This is part 1 of a 2 part conversation between Glenn and Jason. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.