Green Majority Radio

We take a long look at the new National Climate Assessment put out by the US. We then turn to a live protest in Ottawa, talk about Ontario’s new ‘climate plan’ and end with an in-depth article reviewing the economics of Canada’s tarsands industry.

We start with a new Paris Agreement study that seeks to measure the impacts of different countries’ approaches to climate change. We then look at a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against the fossil fuel industry, the madness of arctic drilling, insect sperm and deadly seaweed. We end with a discussion of Iran and the jailing and murdering of activists worldwide.

Environmental justice will be the defining issue of the century if climate change is not halted in its tracks. All of our stories this week have a justice aspect, as we explore raging wildfires, the Green New Deal, climate change, Chemical Valley, air pollution, mass migration and deforestation. It is also the fundraising drive for our local community radio station, CIUT.

The Ontario government is seeking input on its climate change plan and water extraction regulations. The UN is reporting that biodiversity loss may be more disastrous than climate change. We also cover fracking, ecosystems protection and new problems with Alberta’s oilsands. Our second segment is an interview with award-winning documentarian Ann Shin regarding her new film, The Superfood Chain.

Bricks are being made out of urine in Cape Town, plastic pieces are becoming prevalent in human stool, a Hawaiian island has disappeared, and an old-school fascist is president of Brazil. We also discuss the largest mine ever proposed for the oilsands, Torontonian hypocrisy and Mr. Donald J. Trump.

The environmental movement’s wealth and generational gaps have been well-documented. We take twenty minutes to dissect the legitimacy of environmental justice and climate change rage. We then discuss the Kigali Amendment, veganism, oil spills, fracking, and Donald Trump.

We start with a discussion of a landmark court ruling out of The Hague ordering the Dutch government to be much more aggressive on its emissions targets, and its implications for Juliana v. United States. Guest host Krystyna Henke gives a 30-minute interview with Rob Burton, “The Greenest Mayor in Canada,” after which Stefan angrily refutes his perspective.

We take a long look at the new UN IPCC report that is sweeping the headlines and its implications for the future of human organization. We then turn to the review process for the largest ever oil sands mine proposed for Alberta, and end with a talk about Hurricane Michael.

Artist and Composer Frank Horvat takes over the show today to host the first of many eco-artist roundtables as a guest host. Today Frank hosts Rebecca Jane Houston, Julie Gladstone and Beverley McKiver.

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Heated exchanges and intensity abound as we take a comprehensive look Doug Ford’s cancellation of Ontario’s cap-and-trade program and the anti-business dismantling of our burgeoning green energy sector. We also explore Andrew Scheer’s ideas for completing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and the troubling behind-the-scenes escalation of the struggle between frontline activists and fossil fuel companies.