Canada's Environmental Voice
Information is important, but stories are essential. While scientists can tell us about the extinction of species and the loss of Arctic sea ice, we need stories to help us make sense of these events. But we are buried in unfinished stories. After decades of expert analysis, we remain unable […]
Introduction (0m22s – 2m44s dur. 2m22s) Editorial Overview and "Slow Death by Rubber Duck" (2m50s – 13m36s dur. 10m46) "What Should Harper Read" (13m45s – 23m06s dur. 9m20s) Stephen Bocking on Environmental Fiction (23m18s – 39m15s dur. 15m56s) Trends in environmental books and recommended reads (39m21s – 51m07s dur. 11m45s)
University of Waterloo PhD student Kyrke Gaudreau interviewed five of Canada's leading environmental experts on the future of energy in Canada. The participants were these well known names: William Rees, Marc Jaccard, Robert Page, Ian Rowlands and Roydon Fraser. Conveniently he pieced together the hours of responses into a play […]
Introduction 00 – 03m01s (dur: 3m01s) Editorial Overview: 02m54s – 08m12s (dur: 05m17s) "Mending Our Fuelish Ways" A Radio Play in Five Acts: 08m21s – 20m02s (dur: 11m41s) A Word From Our (we wish) Sponsor, Frog Pond Farm Winery: 20m11 – 24m41s (dur: 05m03s) Mark Winfield on Why Renewables Now […]
Introduction (20.82s – 02m01.54 / dur 1m40.72) Editorial Overview (02m07 – 20m36,882 / dur: 18m29.37) Nina Bailey Dick on how outdated (in her opinion) zoning rules almost shut down her Local Foods Buying Club (20m50s – 46m16s / dur. 25m26s) Jennifer Taylor on Masdar City, a planned model city of […]
If you are among the billions of people around the world who enjoy fish and other delicacies from the sea, this book is for you. Depending on which types of seafood you consume, you may be driving a species toward extinction, or contributing unknowingly to the destruction of coastal ecosystems […]
Part of me cringed at the thought of reading yet more tales of humanity’s inclination to extinguish and diminish other life forms. It’s a reaction, I discovered after a quick survey of colleagues, I am not alone in experiencing when confronted with titles such as Silence of the Songbirds and […]
An Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy in Canada is the perfect book for university or even high-school students who want to understand the basic language of environmental debate. From an outline of environmental protection regimes to endangered species issues and environmental assessment, this text covers a diverse range of themes, […]
Of all the possible definitions of a garden, I like Don Gayton’s best: “A garden is a gift, a celebration and a revelation.” Gayton’s idea applies equally well to his own efforts, as an ecologist landscaping his suburban yard, as to the more political and activist agenda of guerrilla gardener […]
We don’t often compare a city with a beehive. According to Marilyn Hamilton, however, perhaps we should. In her book Integral City, Hamilton presents a radical new framework that can be used to design and regenerate the spaces in which we live. Her approach involves a view of city planning […]
