Archives: Podcast

Lifecycles (Issue 39.1)

The Lifecycles issue looks at the interconnectedness of, well, everything. This podcast expands on two articles from the magazine: Rising Giant, about how methane gas has “exploded” onto the climate change scene, and Mercy Me, a photographic look at the journey from pig to pork. A\J intern Andrew Wong interviewed […]

Education (Issue 38.6)

What is Gordie Wornoff’s worst environmental sin? How can messages of environmental justice be properly communicated? And why should southern Ontario residents be worried about current pipeline proposals? Find out on this episode of the A\J podcast.  Daryn Caister of the Green Majority interviews Gordie Wornoff of the show Junk Raiders and […]

In Defence of Science (Issue 38.5)

To go with our hardest-hitting issue yet, the In Defence of Science podcast features frank interviews and discussion on the state of science in Canada. Listen to the A\J podcast to see why Jay Ingram thinks said state is ridiculous and Dr. David Schindler calls it detestable. Clip from A\J’s […]

EcoTourism (Issue 38.4)

Daryn Caister of the Green Majority interviews Joe Pavelka on ecotourism in Peru and more broadly (4:00) Emily Slofstra and Dan Kellar discuss how to be a better ecotourist on Grand River Radical Radio (27:03) Emily Slofstra reads Andrew Nikiforuk’s column: The Vision of Frederick Soddy (35:07)  

Art & Media (Issue 38.3)

  Interviews with: Justin Langlois – Research Director and Founder of Broken City Lab (15:05) Iain Baxter& – Conceptual Artist and Professor Emeritus at the School of Visual Arts at the University of Windsor (12:30) Nicole Rycroft – Activist and founder of Canopy, interviewed by Anna Bowen (10:49)

Green Buildings (Issue 38.2)

  Interviews with: Steve Carpenter of Enermodal Engineering on the booming green building industry in Canada (14:12) Andre Roy on the new, super-eco friendly ENV3 Environment Building at the University of Waterloo (10:30) Stephen Svenson on rebuilding New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward with 'green' houses (15:30)

Inside Forestry (Issue 38.1)

  Interviews with: Jeff Gailus on Parks Canada's 100th anniversary (13:20) Tenille Bonoguore discussing the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (10:40) Will Turner on Conservation International's 10 global forest hotspots (14:12)

Alternatives 40th Anniversary Issue (Issue 37.6)

Interview with Nicola Ross (Alternatives editor-in-chief) on Alternatives' 40th anniversary special issue. (8:15) Interview with founding editor Bob Paehlke discussing past 40 years of Alternatives. (12:40) Journalist Andrew Nikiforuk discusses declining energy return on investment and pine beetles. (20:53) Ken Ogilvie on Pollution Probe and the evolution of the environmental […]

The Power & The Glory (Issue 37.5)

  Intro (00:00-3:05) Editorial overview with Nicola Ross (3:05-13:20) Alternatives editorial assistant Janet Kimantas on compiling the 2011 Environmental Education Directory (13:21-26:00) Coal, Oil and Cancer: Interview with Dr. Sandra Steingraber on the environmental link between fossil fuels and cancer (26:01-43:36) Interview with Greg Herriott, founder of Oilseed Works, one […]

Rocking the Environment (Issue 37.4)

  Intro (00:00-3:05) Editorial Overview with Nicola Ross (3:05-10:45) Sarah Harmer on Mount Nemo, aggregate extraction and her advocacy work with PERL, interview by Nicola Ross (10:45-22:16) Wisdom and rhythm of the elders pulse through Greg Brown's veins, interview by Marcia Ruby (22:17-32:48) "Your Town Now" song by Greg Brown […]