Planet Haliburton

Confused by all the conflicting claims about the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) Project?

While most environmental legislation passed by the former Liberal government has been unceremoniously trashed, the Waste Free Ontario Act has survived … so far.

With the one-year anniversary of Doug Ford’s election as Premier coming up on June 8, 2019, the next episode of Planet Haliburton takes a hard look at Ford’s environmental agenda and growing legacy, with Dianne Saxe, the former Environmental Commissioner of Ontario.

Ever wonder about the ecological footprint of traditional burials with all those heavy-duty embalming chemicals, cement, steel or fiberglass vaults and finished caskets? Or the amount of carbon emitted if you choose to be cremated?

A lot has happened, since we last spoke with Dianne Saxe: internationally, nationally and right here in Ontario.

The more variable weather that comes with a warming climate increases that likelihood of winter freeze/thaw events and the risk that melting snow and rain on roads will turn into ice.

Dianne Saxe, The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, issued her 2018 Greenhouse Gas Progress Report, entitled “Climate Action in Ontario: What’s Next?” in late September.

While greenhouse gas concentrations rise to unprecedented levels, climate scientists are becoming more and more vocal about the urgent need for action to avoid triggering runaway climate disruption.

The June 7th Ontario Provincial election not only put Doug Ford in the Premier’s Office, it also put the first Green Party MPP in Ontario’s history in the Legislative Assembly.

On the September 24th episode of Planet Haliburton we examine the good, the bad, and the just plain ugly aspects of the septic inspection programs being rolled out across the county.