What the SUST? Is a student-led podcast run through the College of Sustainability at Dalhousie University. Our goal is to connect with our audience and provide informational, yet entertaining discussions on relevant sustainability issues.

In this season's seventh episode "What the SUST Talks: Elizabeth Kolbert", this week's host Lizzy Hanna, an ESS alumni interviews acclaimed author/journalist Elizabeth Kolbert! Join an engaging conversation and learn about Kolbert's journey into the world of journalism and outlines of important themes like climate change and communicating sustainability! "What the SUST Talks: Elizabeth Kolbert"

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Episode 7 Links:

Link to watch the archived recording: https://vimeo.com/669473784

Link to Dal's College of Sustainability Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/collegeofsustainability

What the SUST? Is a student-led podcast run through the College of Sustainability at Dalhousie University. Our goal is to connect with our audience and provide informational, yet entertaining discussions on relevant sustainability issues. In this season's sixth episode "What the Biodiversity Loss?", this week's hosts Sophie and Rebecca discuss the history and issues surrounding biodiversity loss at a local and global scale -- as well as actions to promote biodiversity! "What the Biodiversity Loss?"

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shapeyourcityhalifax.ca

https://nsinvasives.ca/fact-sheets/

Episode #6 Links:

Please note that this is not a complete list. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns about our conversation today at [email protected], on Instagram, or TikTok!

http://www.climate.gov/news-features/featured-images/ocean-acidity-dissolving-tiny-snails%E2%80%99-protective-shell#:~:text=Nearly%20a%20third%20of%20the,many%20calcifying%20organisms%20rely%20upon. 

https://extension.psu.edu/how-forests-store-carbon#:~:text=enhance%20carbon%20capture.-,Trees,wood%2C%20branches%2C%20and%20roots. 

https://www.halifax.ca/about-halifax/regional-community-planning/regional-plan/halifax-green-network-plan

https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-brief/benefits-and-risks-rewilding

https://novascotia.ca/nse/pests/docs/Healthy.Lawns.pdf

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/anthropocene/#:~:text=The%20Anthropocene%20Epoch%20is%20an,the%20planet's%20climate%20and%20ecosystems. 

https://nsfa-fane.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/005_Fact-Sheet-Algal-Blooms-Final.pdf 

https://ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/environment-conservation-and-climate/wildlife-and-plants/invasive-species#section-ed431feb-79c2-48e1-bd5b-963b0c296f2d 

https://www.yourdictionary.com/articles/examples-decomposers-ecosystems

What the SUST? is a student-led podcast run through the College of Sustainability at Dalhousie University. Our goal is to connect with our audience and provide information, yet entertaining discussions on relevant sustainability issues.

This episode marks the second, and last of two special releases where we will get to hear from other students here at Dalhousie! These will be a unique format as you are not hearing the voices of our hosts. Instead, student's from Professor San Patten's Human Health and Sustainability class were asked to create episodes relating to human health topics and sustainability issues. In this episode, you will learn about drought and gender disparities while hearing Anjuli, Brianna, and Christina in What the Human Health? 'mini-series'- Part 2/2- Drought and Gender Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa. We want to appreciate and thank all the students once again for producing such incredible episodes!

Do you have any questions regarding resources or source materials? Please do not hesitate to reach out to us by email at [email protected]

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What the SUST? is a student-led podcast run through the College of Sustainability at Dalhousie University. Our goal is to connect with our audience and provide information, yet entertaining discussions on relevant sustainability issues.

This episode marks the first of two special releases where we will get to hear from other students here at Dalhousie! These will be a unique format as you are not hearing the voices of our hosts. Instead, student's from Professor San Patten's Human Health and Sustainability class were asked to create episodes relating to human health topics and sustainability issues. In this episode, you will learn about the impacts of hurricanes in Atlantic Canada while hearing Alex, Dahlia, Delphi, and Lily in What the Human Health? 'mini-series'- Part 1/2- Storms. We want to appreciate and thank all the students once again for producing such incredible episodes!

Do you have any questions regarding resources or source materials? Please do not hesitate to reach out to us by email at [email protected]

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What the SUST? is a student-led podcast run through the College of Sustainability at Dalhousie University. Our goal is to connect with our audience and provide information, yet entertaining discussions on relevant sustainability issues. In this season's third episode "What the SUST Talks: Rochelle Owen", this week's host Sophie interviews Rochelle Owen, the Executive Director of the Office of Sustainability at Dalhousie University. In this episode, you will learn some of Rochelle's successes and challenges she has faced throughout her career and hear advice on how to deal with stress that can come with climate issues. Immerse yourself in an engaging conversation, fresh insights, and all-around good vibes with our guest, Rochelle Owen! We want to appreciate and thank Rochelle once again for chatting with us!

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What the SUST? Is a student-led podcast run through the College of Sustainability at Dalhousie University. Our goal is to connect with our audience and provide informational, yet entertaining discussions on relevant sustainability issues. In this season’s second episode “What the Single-Use?”, this week’s hosts Rebecca and Alex discuss the history and issues of single-use plastics, packaging, and products – as well as solutions! "What the Single-Use?"

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Episode #2 Links:

https://miningwatch.ca/blog/2022/1/19/5-solutions-reduce-canadas-material-footprint

https://advancedwastesolutions.ca/2019/03/30/british-columbians-and-nova-scotians-are-canadas-best-recyclers/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306264/countries-most-exposed-to-floods-by-risk-index-score/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46518747

Www.canada.ca. https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2022/12/change-is-here-canadas-ban-on-certain-harmful-single-use-plastics-starts-to-take-effect-this-month.html

Www.bbc.com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230103-how-plastic-is-getting-into-our-food

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.08.052

https://www.mondaq.com/canada/dodd-frank-consumer-protection-act/1366732/planned-obsolescence-possible-amendments-to-the-consumer-protection-act-to-keep-an-eye-on

https://doi.org/10.1515/vjbsd-2017-0005

What the Sust? is student-led podcast run through the College of Sustainability at Dalhousie University. Our goal is to connect with our audience and provide informational, yet entertaining discussions on relevant sustainability issues. In this season’s debut episode "What the Food Insecurity?" our hosts Sophie and Lily discuss the ins and outs of food insecurity and its given implications.

Episode #1 Citations:

Gouda, S. (2022, December 9). Feed Nova Scotia discusses food insecurity, winter holiday preparations. CKDU Community News. Retrieved from https://www.ckdu.ca/community-news/89 Currie, B. (2023, May 8). 'People are struggling': Almost 1 in 4 Nova Scotians are food insecure, data shows. CBC News. Retrieved from https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/food-insecurity-data-nova-scotia-2022-1.6833773 Ramankutty, N., Mehrabi, Z., Waha, K., Jarvis, L., Kremen, C., Herrero, M., & Rieseberg, L. H. (2018). Trends in Global Agricultural Land Use: Implications for Environmental Health and Food Security. Annual Review of Plant Biology, 69(1), 789–815. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-arplant-042817-040256 Alders, C. (2023, September 24). NSCC group making free meals to fight food insecurity on Annapolis Valley campus. CBC News. Retrieved from https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nscc-annapolis-valley-food-insecurity-1.6976915 Frank, L. (2018). “Hungry for an Education”: Prevalence and Outcomes of Food Insecurity Among Students at a Primarily Undergraduate University in Rural Nova Scotia. Canadian Journal of Higher Education (1975), 48(2), 109–129. https://doi.org/10.47678/cjhe.v48i2.188112 Li, L., Pegg, R. B., Eitenmiller, R. R., Chun, J.-Y., & Kerrihard, A. L. (2017). Selected nutrient analyses of fresh, fresh-stored, and frozen fruits and vegetables. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 59, 8–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2017.02.002 Klein, A.-M., Vaissière, B. E., Cane, J. H., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Cunningham, S. A., Kremen, C., & Tscharntke, T. (2007). Importance of pollinators in changing landscapes for world crops. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 274(1608), 303–313. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2006.3721 Hallström, E., Carlsson-Kanyama, A., & Börjesson, P. (2015). Environmental impact of dietary change: A systematic review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 91, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.12.008

What the SUST is a by-students, for students podcast about all things sustainability and is run through the College of Sustainability at Dalhousie University.

This week Jordyn and Jemma continue to chat about environmental racism and the story of Africville.

We provide a brief and annotated history, including a timeline of events and our disappointment in the city’s involvement.

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A link to the Basic Income Conference on April 1, 2023 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/basic-income-nova-scotia-conference-tickets-576127903067

Articles and references used in this episode:

Africville Heritage Trust. (n.d.). The Story. https://africvillemuseum.org/africville-heritage-trust/the-story/#:~:text=Between%201964%20and%201970%2C%20residents,the%20middle%20of%20the%20night

Beedham, T. (2022). Aquakulture Is More Than… https://exclaim.ca/music/article/aquakultre_dont_trip_interview

Canadian Encyclopedia. (2014). Africville. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/africville

Carvery-Taylor. (2021). A love letter to Africville. Roseway Publishing, an imprint of Fernwood Publishing.CMHR. (2017). The story of Africville. https://humanrights.ca/story/story-africville

Halifax. (n.d.). Africville https://www.halifax.ca/about-halifax/diversity-inclusion/african-nova-scotian-affairs/africville

Loo, T. (2010). Africville and the Dynamics of State Power in Postwar Canada. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41803299

What the SUST is a by-students, for students podcast about all things sustainability and is run through the College of Sustainability at Dalhousie University.

This week members Jemma and Camille talk about environmental racism and Jemma gets the chance to chat with Dr. Ingrid Waldron, the author of the book ‘There’s Something in the Water’ (TSITW), and producer of the documentary adaption. Director of The ENRICH Project and so much more!

Our hosts delve into pressing questions like navigating sustainability while Black, the challenges and victories post the release of TSITW and the future for Dr. Waldron.

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Articles and references mentioned in this episode:

Beech, P. (2020). What is environmental racism and how can we fight it? https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/07/what-is-environmental-racism-pollution-covid-systemic/

McMaster University. Ingrid Waldron bio.

https://mira.mcmaster.ca/team/bio/ingrid-waldron

Nova Scotia Legislature. Environmental Racism Prevention Act- Bill 111

https://nslegislature.ca/legislative-business/bills-statutes/bills/assembly-62-session-2/bill-111

Parliament of Canada. An act respecting the development of a national strategy to redress environmental racism. C-230.

https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/43-2/c-230

The ENRICH Project

https://www.enrichproject.org/

There’s Something In The Water: Environmental Racism in Indigenous and Black Communities. By Ingrid Waldron. (2018). Can be purchased through: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/there8217s-something-in-the-water

What the Sust is a by-students, for-students podcast about all things sustainability and is run through the College of Sustainability at Dalhousie University.

This week, "What the Sust" members Jordyn and Camille discuss eco-grief and anxiety. The growing impacts of climate change worldwide are invoking feelings of grief, anger, and anxiety about the future in people (especially youth). We discuss the origins of eco-grief & anxiety and how people are dealing with these mental health challenges.

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Articles mentioned in this episode:

Ágoston, C., Csaba, B., Nagy, B., Kőváry, Z., Dúll, A., Rácz, J., & Demetrovics, Z. (2022). Identifying Types of Eco-Anxiety, Eco-Guilt, Eco-Grief, and Eco-Coping in a Climate-Sensitive Population: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(4), 2461. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042461

Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in with Unexpected Resilience and Creative Power. By Joanna Macy & Chris Johnstone (2022). Can be bought through https://www.activehope.info

Cuadros, A. (2023, January 4). Has the Amazon Reached Its ‘Tipping Point’?.

The New York Times Magazine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/04/magazine/amazon-tipping-point.html

Cunsolo, A., Rezagian, K. (2021). Ecological grief: the mental toll of the climate emergency. The Climate Institute. Retrieved from https://climateinstitute.ca/ecological-grief/

Godin, M. (2021). Eco-grief around the world. Atmos Earth. Retrieved from https://atmos.earth/ecological-grief-climate-change-mental-health/

Heid, M. (2022). What’s the difference between eco-anxiety and ecological grief? Everyday Health. Retrieved from https://www.everydayhealth.com/emotional-health/whats-the-difference-between-eco-anxiety-and-ecological-grief/

Léger-Goodes, T., Malboeuf-Hurtubise, C., Mastine, T., Généreux, M., Paradis, P-O., Camden, C. (2022). Eco-anxiety in children: A scoping review of the mental health impacts of the awareness of climate change. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 872544. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.872544

Panu, P. (2020). Anxiety and the Ecological Crisis: An Analysis of Eco-Anxiety and Climate Anxiety. Sustainability, 12(19), 7836. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12197836

Wullenkord, M.C., Reese, G. (2021). Avoidance, rationalization, and denial: Defensive self-protection in the face of climate change negatively predicts pro-environmental behaviour. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 77, 101683. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494421001365

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