Green Majority Radio

We yap about being a climate sellout and the ongoing Wet’suwet’en resistance to CGL. Stefan interviews Caroline Brouillette about Canada’s proposed emissions cap on the oil sands and the Inflation Reduction Act in the US.

We talk about the US finally seeming to pass a tiny morsel of a climate bill. Stefan sits down with Kyla Hewson and Kirsten Pue from Pullback Podcast about the state of climate denial today.

We talk about the impenetrable financial apparatus that is choking us out, the kinds of people who use the word ‘pragmatic’, and what is and isn’t theoretical. Stefan interviews Chloe Tse from Banking On A Better Future about how to take on the big banks.

Stefan speaks with Dr. Alex Tavasoli about ‘purism’ versus ‘pragmatism’, what transformation looks like, and letting go of the cultural importance of fire.

We talk about heat, media, the insulated rich, and what we might do. Stefan interviews Tynette Deveaux from the Sierra Club about taking local control over energy decisions.

We talk about the idea of society, learned ideology, and working beyond the system. Stefan interviews Emma Norton about climate initiatives on the east coast.

Stefan spends the hour speaking Tim Nash, The Sustainable Economist.

We argue about the manipulation of governments and law by corporations, the US supreme court, democrats, and some positive news. Stefan interviews Gretchen Fitzgerald of the Sierra Club about Canada's newest offshore drilling plan.

We talk about new TMX accounting, politics vs economics, BlackRock and giant tortoises. Stefan interviews Jennifer Deol of 350.org about nationwide actions commemorating the 2021 heat dome in BC that killed 600 people.

We talk about weather, water, energy, trade, terrorism, PR, and other issues in international climate news. Stefan interviews Sam Anderson, co-founder and CEO of CarbonGraph.

We talk about the usefulness of elections, international climate politics and water. Stefan interviews Stephen Thomas about his groundbreaking report on how Canada can achieve a zero-carbon electricity grid by 2035.

Stefan interviews Dr. Simon Appolloni, assistant professor at the University of Toronto's School of the Environment. They talk about eco-anxiety, intergenerational dynamics and how to work with each other through climate despair.

We talk about corporate fossils, Australian elections, ecofascism, tidal energy and various climate news items. Stefan interviews Dr. Samantha Green of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment about the Climate Emergency Campaign in Ontario.

We talk about media confusion, carbon bombs, climate news, imperialism, and the colonial mindset. Stefan interviews Rahul Mehta of Stop Sprawl Peel about preventing urban sprawl in Southern Ontario.

We talk about TMX, the linguistic twistings of the Liberal Party, and various news items. Stefan speaks with Tim Nash about the economy and woke capital.

We listen again to David's interview with Professor Stephen Scharper from a few years ago.

We talk about urban planning, capital accumulation, and Canada. Stefan interviews Dr. Andy Hira about how to make community energy projects work.

We talk about institutions, climate news, and the politics of gas prices. Stefan interviews Vicki Lean about her docuseries We're All Gonna Die.

We talk about the new IPCC report, the Liberal budget and emissions plan, Steven Guilbault, and Bay du Nord. Stefan interviews Elise Epp, Isabelle Sain, and Lisa Amerongen about Fashion Revolution Week.

Stefan speaks with author James Wilt about his book Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars, and the general problem of public transit in North America.

Stefan speaks with Stuart Basden, a co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, about movements, healing, his activist journey and where to go from here.

We talk about the latest climate news, and Stefan interviews Anita Li about her new community-driven media outlet The Greenline.

We discuss windfall taxes, new activism, capitalism, and climate news. Stefan interviews Cynthia Kaufman, author of The Sea Is Rising And So Are We: A Climate Justice Handbook.

Stefan interviews Chris Gusen from 350.org, Tara Seucharan from the Council of Canadians, and Hannah Gelderman of Climate Justice Edmonton about coming together for justice and life.

We fill the hour with good environmental news.