Terra Informa

The Terra Informa team is back from our fall break, and this week we're bringing you a roundup of environmental news headlines you may have missed from the month of September. In this episode, we cover what another Liberal minority government might mean for climate policy in Canada, a meeting between bitcoin miners and oil and gas executives, China's pledge to end their involvement in coal-fired p...

We're on a fall break! In this archive episode, we're revisiting the topic of eco-anxiety with Dr. Holli-Anne Passmore and the feelings that drive collective climate action. After an interview with Dr. Passmore, we've got audio and interviews from the September 27, 2019, Climate Strike on the Alberta Legislature grounds. Program Log ★ Support this podcast ★

We're still on a fall break, but instead of an archive episode, this week we've got some guests taking over! We're super excited to have Beyond Blathers bringing us another guest episode - this week, we'll learn all about the pondskater! Check out Beyond Blathers on their website for more episodes about the insects, fish, and fossils from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Program log. ★ Support this...

Even with summer winding down, it's still fantastic cycling weather! While we're on our fall break, we're bringing back this awesome archive episode from June 2019. Terra Informer Charlotte Thomasson speaks with Mackenzy Albright, one of the founders of SNAQCS, a Slow Nice And Queer Cycloventure Squad based out of Victoria, British Columbia that creates a welcoming space for members of the LGBTQIA...

In this week's archive episode, we revisit an episode from 2019 from a series on youth education in the climate crisis. In this episode, you'll hear audio from a "die-in" staged by Edmonton Youth for Climate in September 2019, and then an interview with some of the organizers. Feeling inspired by this episode? There is a national day of action taking place on September 8th across so-called Canada...

It's the end of the month, which means it's time for another news roundup episode. This week, we're bringing you a breakdown of news headlines you've probably seen, and then diving into some that you may have missed. August was a busy month - the most recent IPCC report was released, a snap federal election was called in so-called Canada, and land and water defenders continue to work in opposition...

What's more comfortable than leggings? Sustainability!  This week we’re speaking with Dr. Anne Bissonnette, a professor and fashion historian currently based at the University of Alberta, about sustainability in the fashion industry especially with regards to fast fashion and athleisure. Listen in for a very engaging conversation about what we wear and its impact! Dr. Anne Bissonnette: https://app...

Are you looking for a story of resource extraction, community, and hope? In this episode, Terra Informers Katherine Rogers, Hannah Cunningham, Elizabeth Dowdell, and Sara Chitsaz discuss Dr. Suess' children's story, The Lorax. The Lorax provides a simplified story of some  impacts of the exploitation of natural resources, and of hope for recovering these resources. Join us as we discuss key takeaw...

Finding the language to build sustained public engagement on the climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges faced by science communicators today. In this episode, Terra Informers Sonak Patel and Elizabeth Dowdell consider the role that language plays in communicating the climate crisis and how it getting it wrong may contribute to continued climate inaction. To get further insight into the b...

In this episode, Sofia speaks with Dr. Bill Adams about his article " How the search for mythical monsters can help conservation in the real world ", and Curt speaks with Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler about his novel Wrist and short story collection Ghost Lake . Program log here . ★ Support this podcast ★

This week, we’re rounding up the environmental news headlines from the past month and cover flooding in Europe, wildfires in western Canada, orphaned wells in Saskatchewan and some good news about renewables and narwhals. Program log here . ★ Support this podcast ★

This episode we visit Aspen Ridge Greenhouses to talk with former Terra Informer Dylan Hall. Dylan is a beginner beekeeper and welcomed Hannah and Elizabeth for a hive inspection. We also talk about the impact of heatwaves on different important pollinator insects. Program log here . Production, script, interview - Elizabeth Dowdell Script, interview, research - Hannah Cunningham ★ Support this po...

Have you ever considered feeding insects to your dogs? Maybe that's too easy, how about purchasing a cricket muffin for yourself at a local cafe? Producers Nhu Ho and Bethany Godreau take a dive into the world of insect protein close to home. Bringing perspectives from Brad Ewankiw of Enterra Corp on the impacts of insect protein production and Serge Boutet, a Montreal-based agronomist with a pass...

Terra Informer Sofia Osborne speaks with Dr. Holli-Anne Passmore and researcher Emily Rugel about pandemic walks, mental health, and accessibility to nature. We also hear from a few other Terra Informers about their pandemic walk rituals! Program Log ★ Support this podcast ★

We're halfway through the year! This week we're closing out the month of June with the environmental headlines you might have missed from the past four weeks. We've got coverage of the Keystone XL cancellations, land and water defender updates from across Turtle Island, and some headlines about some allegedly environmentally-conscious beverage and food producers. June was Pride Month and Indigenou...

This week we're airing an archive episode from 2020.  In the film, acclaimed actor Elliot Page, inspired by a book by Ingrid Waldron that also lends its name to the documentary, travels across their home province of Nova Scotia to explore cases of environmental racism. This week, we are talking about environmental racism, which specifically refers to the environmental injustice that is based on ra...

June is Bike Month in Edmonton and lots of other cities, so we're revisiting an episode from June 2020 on the topic! In this archive episode, Terra Informers Charlotte Thomasson and Katherine Rogers listen to Curtis Blandy's 2020 interviews with Bike Edmonton Executive Director Chris Chan and LuGr Enterprises Founder Luke Grayston. Chan talks about his inspiration for, and experiences of, cycling...

This week we’re bringing you a documentary where CSL students Brook Kelela and Ashley Krehut explore the significance of outdoor gardens in our communities. Listen in for discussions of food security, food sovereignty, and more! Original broadcast: 5 May 2021 Prairie Urban Farm: http://www.prairieurbanfarm.ca/   Veg in YEG: https://veginyeg.ca/   Further listening:  Seeds! https://terrainforma.ca/...

It's the end of May - time to round up the environmental news headlines from the past month! This week, we cover a Super Typhoon that broke records in the Philippines, an Extinction Rebellion blockade of a bridge in Vancouver, an increase of old-growth logging approvals in British Columbia, and a story about a hummingbird that temporarily halted a pipeline. We also provide an update on land and wa...

It's spring, which means you may have started your own garden, or maybe you know someone who started bringing up little seedlings months ago. Seeds are where all home gardens and farmers' fields begin - but there are some key differences between the seeds that large agro-corporations sell and the ones that you can choose to plant in your backyard or balcony. This week, we speak with Denise O'Reill...

Terra Informers Curt Blandy and Liam Harrap explore sustainable brewing with Steve Beauchesne at Beaus Brewing. They also chat with Christine O'Grady, from UCalgary’s Advancing Canadian Water Assets, and Jeremy McLaughlin, Head Brewer, on the Village Brewery project on making beer with waste water! We also get to listen to a local Edmonton beer song called Beer Tastes Better (When The Work's All D...

This week on Terra Informa we do a little social science communication with Dr. Leila Harris , Professor at IRES (and more), at the University of British Columbia. Way back in January, we got the chance to interview Dr. Harris after she gave a talk titled " Human Right to Water & Ongoing Challenges: Equity, Implementation, and Shifting State-Society Relations ”, at the UofA. We'll be talking a...

This episode, Terra Informers Sonak Patel and Liam Harrap guide you through some of the impacts that a warming world will have on our blue planet. Drawing from estimates and predictions made in the IPCC Special Report , in this episode we prepare ourselves for what global warming and the climate crisis will mean to Alberta, Canada, and the rest of the world. It's not a heartwarming episode, but we...

It's the end of April already! Tune in this week as the Terra Informa team rounds up environmental news headlines from the past month. In this episode, we cover Ottawa's constitutional carbon tax, the concerns of Parkland County residents' concerns over a church development near a local lake, an update on grizzly bear populations in Alberta, tensions over a forestry blockade in Fairy Creek BC, and...

This week on Terra Informa we take you on an auditory journey into the swamp, where we do a little science communication about the Ghost Orchid. We were inspired by the short documentary, Chasing Ghosts , and dig into the flower, film, and scientific research about this rare and endangered plant. Download the program log here  ★ Support this podcast ★