Green Majority Radio

Someone once said 'you aren't paranoid if they really are after you', we discuss millennial anxiety this week as well as talk to 'Feedback' co-founders Ben and Josh Walters about food waste. Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

We begin the show with a story about the ongoing death of coal, and how coal towns are largely not getting the message. The ongoing transparent corporate takeover of the US Environmental Protection Agency, and an update on the Kinder Morgan pipeline battle still happening on the west coast. Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

Our guest this week is writer, producer and director of 'Into The Fire' Leora Eisen for CBC's The Nature of Things. Leora talks to us about the relationship between wildfires and climate change, how little we actually know about fires and how old knowledge is combining with new technology to help control them. We are 100% member supported - Please check out our Patreon page to learn more: www.patr...

We begin this week with Stefan's 'This week in Armageddon' update, the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico and the unstoppable decline in the future or fossil fuels. We are 100% member supported - Please check out our Patreon page to learn more: www.patreon.com/greenmajority

California wildfires that as of this post has claimed 31 lives and thousands of acres of land. Saryn and Stefan discuss the imminent canceling, or at least defanging of the clean energy act passed in the USA as part of President Obama's legacy.

Stefan starts off the show with a review on "the price of oil" as it pertains to both economic externalities associated with oil production but also the human welfare cost in real lives of both oil workers and the communities these companies operate in. He follows the story of one particular case of 'sour gas' injuring workers as well as the larger story of the media narrative (or lack there of) t...

We interview Lawrence Alvarez of the Toronto Tool Library as a part of our Planning to Win series to understand his vision of a sustainable world and how the work of the Toronto Tool Library fits into that.

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The 2017 Great Lakes Water Walk manifests sacred, ceremonial Indigenous tradition of “Walking for the Water”, to honour and respect earth’s most precious resource. Led by Indigenous Grandmothers, Knowledge Holders, and Elders, with collaboration and guidance from Nibi Emosaawdamajig and Ecologos, the Great Lakes Water Walk unites First Peoples and Canadians in a symbolic walk towards reconciliatio...

Stefan and Saryn discuss 'extreme' rhetoric in regards to climate change, and ask the question in it finally time to start talking about blood on people's hands when preventing climate action in the wake of two deadly category five hurricanes in 2 weeks?

Energy East pipeline is going into a holding pattern in anticipation of new climate test standards that may kill the project. Ongoing extreme weather across the world and a conversation whether rhetoric can and should be escalated in response to escalating climate impacts. We are 100% member supported - Please check out our Patreon page to learn more: www.patreon.com/greenmajority

Stefan and Saryn continue the discussion on disaster preparedness using the example of the chemical plant explosions in Texas as a result of Hurricane Harvey. We are 100% member supported - Please check out our Patreon page to learn more: www.patreon.com/greenmajority

We talk about the mainstream media coverage of the flooding in Houston, Texas as a result of Hurricane Harvey, what can be said about its relation to climate change, the knock-off effects that are largely not being talked about and the long term financial impacts among assorted other issues to prepare for. We are 100% member supported - Please check out our Patreon page to learn more: www.patreon....

Oil companies like Exxon have lied to us for 20 years so they can line their own pockets, and we should get that money back to pay for the cost to clean up their climate mess. #ExxonKnew and made billions of lying to the rest of us, and we think they should pay for their mistake instead of you. We are 100% member supported - Please check out our Patreon page to learn more: www.patreon.com/greenmaj...

In the shadow of the Charlottesville protests turned violent thanks to Nazi sympathizers and the sudden outpouring of hate by right wing groups in the USA, we take a look at some of the weeks news from the perspective of racism's role in environmental issues. We are 100% member supported - Please check out our Patreon page to learn more: www.patreon.com/greenmajority

With a special, first of what will be an ongoing series, Stefan is joined by Emmay Ma, to discuss the launch of Planning to Win, a series of interviews and discussions with people, organizations, and movements who are building the sustainable future, today. We are 100% member supported - Please check out our Patreon page to learn more: www.patreon.com/greenmajority

Stefan starts the show with a terrifying report on assassinated environmentalists, particularly recent spike with 113 being killed so far this year alone. We also draw a line back to the Canadian mining companies, which are all too often implicated, involved or indefensibly ignorant. We are 100% member supported - Please check out our Patreon page to learn more: www.patreon.com/greenmajority

At the time of this posting :) 'The Mooch' is already gone... fired 10 days after hiring. The hosts discuss Saryn's ideas around north american's obsession with conflating wealth with talent, despite the simplest way to acquire wealth being by being dishonest and corrupt as highlighted by Anthony Scaramucci's brief appearance at the Trump communications director.

Stefan is back and takes the reigns today with a look at the BC election fallout, the future of LNG projects and local politics and more. We also talk about the documentary Tied to the Sea with director Gillian Burt. We are 100% member supported - Please check out our Patreon page to learn more: www.patreon.com/greenmajority

Guest host - Rob Shirkey and Saryn talk about the impact of neoliberalism on our social structures and how the sharing economy could expand beyond health care and public transit. We are 100% member supported - Please check out our Patreon page to learn more: www.patreon.com/greenmajority

The hosts agree that it would be a nice summer break to stick with some more fun stuff this week and lay off the heavy (well mostly). To this end we talk about some news, some social pondering, and everything from dating to non-traditional family structure in a climate changing world. We are 100% member supported - Please check out our Patreon page to learn more: www.patreon.com/greenmajority

Guest host Tim Nash and Saryn talk about power behind the wheel... those who have it and those who don't. Racialized roads, power dynamics and hot tempers in hot weather this weeks bonus show is based on some academic study around the attitudes of drives and bikers and the role the machine itself plays in the equation. We are 100% member supported - Please check out our Patreon page to learn more:...

This week Stefan is away so I am joined by friend of the show and 'The Sustainable Economist' - Tim Nash. We are also joined by phone by Canadian EV expert Matthew Klippenstein to update the Clean Car Report for Canada. We are 100% member supported - Please check out our Patreon page to learn more: www.patreon.com/greenmajority

Stefan and Saryn discuss the bigger picture of a story about seaweed farming for sustenance and other 'new' industries in the age of change. We talk about other possible changes in a climate changed world and new industries and social expectations based on these changes. Most importantly, that despite most peoples expectations that we will see these changes very soon and the world is already shift...

We interview Diana Beresford-Kroeger, award winning scientist, host of the documentary 'Call of the Forest'. Diana talks to us about biomimicry, the connections between forests and health and cultural roots, and the philosophy of science as it relates to modern man made environmental issues.