The Environment in Canada Podcast
By: Sierra Club Canada
Language: en-ca
Categories: News, Politics, Business, Non-profit, Science, Nature
A podcast about the environment in Canada (and sometimes elsewhere) by Sierra Club Canada. Topics include climate change, biodiversity, pollution, renewable energy democracy, and the Rights of Nature. Tune in and take action!
Episodes
Venezuela, Trump Oil Plans, the Threat to Canada & Pointless Oil Pipelines
Jan 10, 2026The U.S. Administration will use soft power - through oil and gas corporate lobbying - to try and erode Canada's resolve and sovereignty. What has happened since in Venezuela mirrors that same approach: The U.S. has replaced Venezuela's leader (Nicolás Maduro) with a new leader (democracy not included) because the new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, is friendly with U.S. oil and gas interests. They built a relationship with her and directly recommended her as a replacement. Obviously Canada and Venezuela are not comparable governments, but the U.S. administration does not view Canada as different. To...
Duration: 00:10:44No Safe Level: Lead, Industry Influence, and What We Can Do
Jan 08, 2026Melody Li speaks with Dr. Bruce Lanphear, a physician and public health scientist whose research has reshaped how we understand the health effects of low-level chemicals such as lead, air pollution, fluoride, and pesticides. For more than three decades, his work has shown that small exposures can have large, lasting effects on children’s development and population health, and has helped drive prevention-focused policy around the world.
In this episode, they take a deep dive into the hidden ways toxic chemicals shape our health, our communities, and our policies: why there is no safe level of lead, how...
Duration: 00:46:07What's Coming in 2026 and Looking Back at 2025: A Sierra Club Canada Carol
Dec 23, 2025We're already planning to approach 2026 with a cutting edge, solutions-oriented, strategy and we look back on accomplishments in 2025 in this podcast as well. Sierra Club Canada's President (Owen Leggatt Stewart, based in British Columbia) and Executive Director (Gretchen Fitzgerald, originally from NL) share thoughts, and words of encouragement for those who may feel disheartened, and we even have a chat (at the very end) about renewable energy in Newfoundland and Labrador, a possible power line from the East Coast to Europe, and NL cuisine.
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Duration: 01:03:14Building Flooding and Shoreline Resilience Together: Staying Safe in a Changing Climate
Dec 16, 2025Yumeng speaks with Dr. Anabela Bonada from the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation about Canada’s rising shoreline risks, and flooding in general, and the practical, low-cost steps residents can take to stay safer. Together, they explore the new Managing Rising Risks: Climate-Resilient Shorelines for Canada report, why shorelines matter for community resilience, and how everyone can prepare for flooding and erosion in a changing climate.
Resources from the Episode:
Managing Rising Risks: Climate-Resilient Shorelines for Canada: https://www.intactcentreclimateadaptation.ca/recent-reports/climate-resilient-shorelines/Government of New Brunswick Home Floodproofing Guide: https://www2.gnb.ca/co... Duration: 00:29:20Anti-gaz de schiste du N.-B. avec Denise Melanson
Dec 09, 2025Anti-gaz de schiste du N.-B. : représentant les Néo-Brunswickois(es) préoccupés par notre avenir.
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Duration: 00:41:28The Work That Goes into Fundraising: Giving Tuesday, Behind the Scenes, with Taylor Farrugia
Dec 02, 2025We answer your questions about Sierra Club Canada and take a look behind the scenes of the work that goes into fundraising with Development Manager Taylor Farrugia for Giving Tuesday - as well as share advice for young people interested in getting into the fields of fundraising or communications. Don't forget to spread the word to others!
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Duration: 00:43:15Control, Don’t Appease, the Middle Ground AND Avoid Internal Fights - Plus a Pipeline MOU Response
Nov 29, 2025We respond to the Pipeline MOU between the Federal Government and Alberta Government - which scrapped the emissions cap in a betrayal of Canadian climate survivors so that U.S. shareholders could profit. Then we chat about advice on controlling - not appeasing - the centre of a debate without sacrificing radical action or succumbing to scapegoating.
Actions:
Call Your MP, Oppose the MOU and Call for Renewable Ambition: https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/enHow to Take Action for Renewables in Your Community, Without Waiting for Governments to Act: ht... Duration: 00:37:37Kebaowek First Nation Rallies Against Nuclear Waste Megadump
Nov 25, 2025Conor talks with Ole Hendrickson, the Chair of Sierra Club Canada’s Conservation Committee and a columnist among many other roles, about the ongoing fight to to defend the Kichi Sibi / Ottawa River and our watershed from a nuclear waste megadump.
The Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area, Kebaowek First Nation, Sierra Club Canada and the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility took Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) to court and WON on this matter... but CNL has appealed.
And so on November 12th as CNL’s appeal was heard, they held a rally outsi...
Duration: 00:20:14West Coast Pipeline? Oil & Gas Corps Want Us Tied to the U.S. When Renewables are What We Really Need for Sovereignty
Nov 22, 2025Oil & Gas interests want to increase Canada's reliance on the United States - sabotaging Canadian sovereignty. So why is the Alberta Government talking about a west coast oil pipeline MOU with the Federal Government - especially since the economics of such a pipeline are terrible? Because the MOU on an imaginary pipeline is actually cover to weaken Canada's climate regulations and slow the growth of renewable energy - renewable energy that is Canada's best bet for continuing our sovereignty...
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Send a message to Prime Minister Carney to stand up for... Duration: 00:21:12Turning Despair into Hope with Sierra Youth
Nov 18, 2025We talk with Danielle Romaine of our Sierra Youth Chapter about some of the amazing projects Sierra Youth is starting, how to get youth into hopeful spaces, food security and sovereignty, and what you can do to help.
You can find out more about Sierra Youth on our website here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/chapters/sierra-youth/about-sierra-youth/
And on their Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/sierrayouthcanada/
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Duration: 00:17:58How We’ll Win PLUS Sierra Club U.S. Sues Trump Admin for DOGE Records
Nov 15, 2025We describe why, even though things may seem dire, the climate movement will ultimately win and what you can do to help, PLUS how Trump pressured the IEA into publishing a ridiculous oil demand scenario, AND how our sister organization south of the border, Sierra Club U.S., has filed a new lawsuit against the Trump Administration after its Department of Government Efficiency refused to release records about its ties to polluters and special interests: They’re calling for transparency about who’s influencing DOGE’s massive budget cuts — and how those decisions are harm...
Duration: 00:17:33LNG is NOT Nation-Building: Trump's Friends May Benefit, But We Pay the Price
Nov 12, 2025Mark Carney is due to announce another round of 'nation building' projects and likely to be among them is the Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas (or LNG) project in British Columbia: the entity that will construct, own and operate the assets of the Ksi Lisims LNG project is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Texas-based Western LNG, funded by U.S. private equity firms with ties to the U.S. Administration.
We discuss at length why LNG development is not nation building and actually harms our economy, health, and climate.
You can t...
Duration: 00:19:34Take Action Against Greenwashing, November 2025 Events, & Rerun of Wildfire and Flood Survivors Calling for an Emissions Cap
Nov 11, 2025We have a new action you can take to call for Canada's anti-greenwashing legislation to be restored, updates on events and protests (including some climate change adaptation training sessions) you can attend in November 2025, and a Rerun of an interview we published last year in November 2024 with survivors of wildfires and floods in Canada who are calling for an emissions cap on wealthy oil and gas corporations.
Take Action and Send a Message to:
Call for the restoration of anti-greenwashing legislation AND the Emissions Cap on oil and gas corporations:... Duration: 00:31:09The Real Deep State & Budget 2025: Leaders Are NOT Saviours, YOU Are.
Nov 08, 2025To stop oil and gas lobbyists and wealthy interests (the REAL deep state) from undermining democracy and the environment we need to learn to use their strategies and mindset to democracy's advantage (every crisis is an opportunity) - without succumbing to apathy or scapegoats. We look at Budget 2025 and the government's 'climate plan' in terms of corporate influence.
Sources for today's Sovereignty Saturdays sub-series episode:
Previous Sovereignty Saturdays episodes:
Do You Want Kings? Because That’s How You Get Kings: https://www.sierraclub.ca/no-kings-inequality-deregulation/ Winning the Communications War... Duration: 00:31:41Decolonizing Climate Research with Dr. Enoch Tse
Nov 04, 2025Co-host Diktshya Sharma asks Dr. Enoch Tse what does it mean for climate research in Canada to be reciprocal rather than extractive? How do worldviews about the human-nature relationship shape the kinds of questions researchers even think to ask? What would it actually look like for a research project to give back, instead of just taking?
Dr. Tse is a Professional Engineer, is co-chair of the Anti-Racism and Respectful Workplace Advisory Committee and division lead of the Anti-Racism Action Plan with the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, and an Adjunct professor...
Duration: 00:55:50Oligarch Social Media: Stay, Leave? OR Misuse...
Nov 01, 2025Should you stay on platforms like X or Meta or leave? We explore ways to misuse these oligarchical propaganda platforms to actually get more people onto better platforms and spaces: examining the tactics and strategies of climate denialists for lessons in how to be more effective online in advocating for environmental and social justice. No matter what you choose to do, stay or leave, it's about how you do it.
Resources and further listening for today's Sovereignty Saturdays sub-series episode:
Winning the Communications W... Duration: 00:28:56Curating Climate Science, Action, & Emotion with Dr. Soren Brothers
Oct 28, 2025Jessica talks with Dr. Soren Brothers, the Allan and Helaine Shiff Curator of Climate Change at the Royal Ontario Museum about curating climate change, how climate scientists experience emotions like everyone else, and a recent Planet in Focus film festival Climate in Therapy screening.
A reminder also to fill our out communications survey here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeSsQcSg2Y9LUMXpfImmTrTMtrB2epk0682ddmppj49yuq-A/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=116027308335005541993
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Duration: 00:48:13Winning the Communications War with the U.S. Oligarchy, & Big Oil & Gas, Requires YOU!
Oct 25, 2025Canada defeating the aggression of the U.S. oligarchy, & their oil & gas-interest friends, will require all of us learning how to communicate more effectively, strategically, & rapidly to counter disinformation. When it comes to disinformation going ‘straight at ’em’ will also require dealing with the extreme inequality that led us to this point, as we covered in last week’s episode: https://www.sierraclub.ca/no-kings-inequality-deregulation/
Resources for this Sovereignty Saturdays sub-series episode:
Previous episodes: How to Defend Democracy, Sovereignty, & Canada: Resisting U.S. Annexation PART 3 & No Kings Day special: https://www.sier... Duration: 00:24:07The Rights of Water
Oct 21, 2025What lies beneath the waves… shapes everything above them: Exploring the vital links between water ecosystems, climate change, biodiversity, and the Rights of Water. Chevaun Toulouse, Steven J. Cooke, Julie Reimer, Kriss Kevorkian joined host Aishwariya Ravi Shankar for an event on Oct. 1st, 2025. Listen to their conversation here.
Pledge to respect, protect, and uphold the rights of water here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/are-you-ready-to-pledge-for-the-rights-of-water/
Find out more about Sierra Club Canada’s Rights of Water campaign here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/acti...
Duration: 00:47:08Do You Want Kings? Because That’s How You Get Kings - A No Kings Special, Sovereignty Saturdays
Oct 18, 2025How extreme inequality & environmental deregulation lead to the rise of authoritarianism & what we can do to stop it from happening here. Part of our Sovereignty Saturdays sub-series, find additional resources and sources below:
Regulation saves money and lives by Ole Hendrickson: https://rabble.ca/columnists/regulation-saves-money-and-lives/A New ‘Fundamental Fairness’ Can Save Democracy, the Environment, and Canada (on inequality, the distortion of reality, and erosion of democracy): https://energymixweekender.substack.com/p/a-new-fundamental-fairness-can-saveOur previous episode in this sub-series, How to Defend Democracy, Sovereignty, & Canada: Resisting U.S. Annexation PART 3: https://www.sierraclub.ca/sovereignty-democracy-canada-annexation/Be su...
Duration: 00:13:52How to Defend Democracy & Canada: Resisting the U.S. Annexation of Canada PART 3 & Sovereignty Saturdays
Oct 11, 2025If you’re worried about what’s happening in the U.S., and where it will end, that’s very understandable. Things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. But beyond the shock there’s work to be done right now to make sure things do - one day - get better. Our new sub-series, Sovereignty Saturdays looks at the environmental and energy dimensions of Canadian sovereignty and what you can do to help.
Resources:
Renewable Energy Pledge - Send a Message to Our Government: https... Duration: 00:13:38BC Species at Risk PLUS Pipeline to the West Coast Conversation
Oct 07, 2025Dr. Sarah (Sally) Otto, Dr. Peter Thompson, and CPAWS-BC Campaigner Brynna Kagawa-Visentin talk about a recent report that looks at the changing status of imperiled species in British Columbia over the last 15 years — in the absence of a dedicated provincial species at risk act (or law) — and reveals that species at risk in BC have risen, with most changes in status not reflecting genuine recovery: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.30.679339v1
Please note for context that this is a non-peer-reviewed preprint and the manuscript is currently under consideration for publication at a peer-reviewed journal.
We also...
Duration: 01:05:29Enbridge vs. Indigenous Sovereignty, Line 5 vs. The Great Lakes
Sep 30, 2025Jessica talks with youth tribal activist Gracie Waukechon about Enbridge's dangerous Line 5 pipeline and Indigenous sovereignty. Gracie came to Canada recently to speak at screenings of the Bad River Film in Toronto and Montreal and is calling on all of us to raise our voices.
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Duration: 00:51:07Actions You Can Take in Sept. 2025 & a Rights of Nature Compilation Episode: Including Things Getting Better
Sep 23, 2025If you’re listening after September 2025 then check out our general Take Action Page for up to date action items here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/take-action/
Ways YOU can take action in September 2025 listed below:
Send a message to Prime Minister Carney to stand up for community-based renewable energy, oppose LNG, and pledge to advocate for renewables in your community: https://www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/carney-support-renewable-energy/Our Year-End campaign is centered on hope, and we’d love to hear what it signifies to you. Send us your story to info@sierraclub.ca<... Duration: 05:25:24Wind Power & Electric Vehicles are Good for Canada - as is Solar!
Sep 16, 2025Oil & Gas interests, & their friends in the U.S. Administration, want to stop Canada from developing wind power & EVs, because both are part of how we gain more energy independence. We released a series of fact sheets on wind power & electric vehicles (below) & go over the basics in this podcast. Facts & sources:
Wind Power & Solar Power Facts: https://www.sierraclub.ca/canada-wind-power-facts/Electric Vehicle Facts: https://www.sierraclub.ca/canada-electric-vehicles-facts/How to talk with others about climate issues (with tips applicable to these issues as well): https://www.sierraclub.ca/climate-change-family-talk/Send a message to the... Duration: 00:12:30L'environnement, c'est intersectionnel avec Lourdenie Jean
Sep 09, 2025Nous nous entretenons avec Lourdenie Jean, une jeune environnementaliste qui a confondé L'environnement, c'est intersectionnel. Cet organisme met en lumière les enjeux vécus par les personnes qui sont le plus marginalisées par la crise climatique.
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Duration: 00:35:52NO Case for Shipping LNG to Europe PLUS Stay Frosty vs. Dangerous Declinism
Sep 02, 2025There's still no business case for Canada shipping LNG to Europe/Germany and the rise of artificial intelligence doesn't change that fact. Plus a quick rant about the dangers of declinism, framing, and why staying optimistic is vital: historical moments of 'decline' are also periods with the opportunity for fundamental change to happen in a positive way - if that opportunity is seized a 'boomerang' effect can occur.
Political Leaders Follow the Wind, YOU Can Determine it's Direction
Political leaders are useful only as part of the equation: engage with them but never...
Duration: 00:07:53Energy Journalism & the Demise of Oil & Gas with Mitchell Beer
Aug 27, 2025Oil & gas demand is set to plateau, climate-induced wildfires are getting worse, & disinformation is an existential threat to our shared reality. Solution-focused energy reporting has become more important than ever, but what does good energy reporting look like? Conor talks with Mitchell Beer of The Energy Mix. Find out more & subscribe to The Energy Mix:
The Energy Mix's main website: https://www.theenergymix.com/Read more: Oil Is Faltering. Renewables Will Survive Trump. What Is Carney's Next Move? From The Energy Mix Weekender: https://energymixweekender.substack.com/p/oil-is-faltering-renewables-will<... Duration: 00:55:35Wildfires: Climate Denial Kills, Mutual Aid, & a Sierra Youth Rewind
Aug 19, 2025Corporate-sponsored climate denial and delayism doesn't just give oil and gas corporations the space they need to profit while setting future wildfires and storms in motion. Climate denial and delayism [attempts to delay climate action] also disrupt relief and safety efforts, making these 2025 wildfires and other climate impacts more dangerous in the immediate moment.
In today's (August 2025) podcast we also talk about a mutual aid network of 27 volunteers (so far) that Kassie Drodge of Sierra Club Canada has set up in Newfoundland and Labrador to help people who have been impacted by the wildfires there. If...
Duration: 01:14:15Mulo, le nouveau service de vélo-cargo à Montréal
Aug 12, 2025Nous discuterons avec Michael Wexler et Louis-Philippe Tessier, les deux cofondateurs de Mulo -- un nouveau système de location libre-service de vélos-cargos électriques à Montréal. Ce nouveau service offre à la population montréalaise une alternative de déplacement écologique pour transporter du matériel et des personnes grâce à une flotte de vélos-cargos électriques.
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Duration: 00:36:20Bill 5, Dangerous Deregulation, Nature and National Identity
Aug 05, 2025We talk with Andrés Jiménez Monge of Ontario Nature about why Bill 5 is dangerous for far more reasons than you probably realize, plus the importance of making nature accessible for newcomers to Canada.
Clarification: As a result of Bill 5, the Endangered Species Act is being repealed and replaced with a far weaker Species Conservation Act.
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Le programme Éco-quartier célèbre 30 ans d'initiatives environnementales à Montréal
Jul 29, 2025Clélia Sève, la directrice générale du Regroupement des éco-quartiers, discute des réalisations du programme au fil des années, de ses diverses initiatives et de comment les citoyens montréalais et citoyennes montréalaises peuvent agir pour l’environnement.
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Duration: 00:36:53The Trap of Individual Impact, Acting as a Community, & Migration (Voices in NL)
Jul 22, 2025Kassie Drodge talks with Dome Lombeida about the importance of approaching activism as a community, how international migration is driven by extraction companies, and finding hope in shared struggles: locally, nationally, and internationally. This episode is part of sub-series featuring voices in Newfoundland and Labrador.
You can also listen to this episode on the Equinor Out website and learn more about that campaign here: https://www.equinorout.com/news/voices-in-newfoundland-labrador-podcast
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Duration: 00:37:20Un jeune environnementaliste néo-brunswickois engagé dans la lutte contre les changements climatiques
Jul 17, 2025Sylvain Comeau est un jeune environnementaliste qui est à la tête de Maritimes Against Climate Change. Son organisme organise des événements, des manifestations et des corvées de nettoyage pour lutter contre le changement climatique au Nouveau-Brunswick.
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Duration: 00:44:48Canadian Oil Pipelines: A History of Spills & Future of Spills
Jul 08, 2025Jessica talks with Sean Kheraj about the history of oil pipeline development in Canada and why spills are way more frequent and more damaging than is often communicated - in fact they're inevitable no matter how good technology gets. Sierra Club Canada has explainers on why building new infrastructure for oil and gas is NOT viable economically nor in our national interest (even LNG is not viable, let alone oil). The explainer also details why renewable energy is a far better investment: https://www.sierraclub.ca/lng-national-interest-canada/ & https://www...
Duration: 00:54:45Your Community Can Drive the Transition to Renewables - Don’t Wait for the State!
Jul 01, 2025Without you taking action in your community - mapping out what you want - the market may not create the outcomes we want when it comes to switching over to renewables. So don't wait for provincial or federal governments to act. Conor talks with Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood about examples of action in places like Edmonton, Alberta. Hadrian is with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), you can read their full report Don’t wait for the state: A blueprint for grassroots climate transitions in Canada here: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/dont-wait-for-the-state-2/
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Duration: 00:27:04Les feux de forêt en Alberta et dans les Prairies et la justice environnementale pour les communautés les plus touchées
Jun 24, 2025Diamond Yao, notre nouvelle animatrice de podcast francophone, s'entretient avec le Dr. Chúk Odenigbo, qui est un environnementaliste Franco-Albertain, au sujet des feux de forêt en Alberta et dans les Prairies et de la manière dont les communautés autochtones, immigrées, marginalisées et racisées ne bénéficient pas d'un soutien adéquat.
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Duration: 00:52:51Heat Pumps are a Good Way to Keep Pollutants Out of Your Home
Jun 17, 2025Heating our homes with substances that explode - like gas - and that are highly toxic, when you have economically viable alternatives, doesn't make a ton of sense. Jessica talks with Drew Tozer about the benefits of heat pumps, considerations when installing one, and going electric in general to get off oil and gas.
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Duration: 00:37:49Renewables Were Bringing Jobs Back to the U.S., 'Drill Baby Drill' Will Not - with Ben Jealous
Jun 10, 2025An inevitable decline of oil and gas demand is coming rapidly, and the world already has enough oil and gas projects to meet that demand. Sierra Club U.S. Executive Director Ben Jealous discusses lessons that could help us build up Canadian renewable energy and local green manufacturing as well as thoughts on making change in a polarized public climate. Plus we discuss how renewable energy helps bring down inflation while increased oil and gas extraction actually makes inflation worse. NOTE: This interview was conducted in February, 2025.
Fewer than 2 in 10 Canadians want their tax d...
Duration: 00:37:07Incandescence, Wildfire & Documentary Filmmaking with Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper
Jun 03, 2025Conor chats with documentary filmmakers Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper about their new film Incandescence. Incandescence is produced and distributed by the National Film Board of Canada and available for free streaming across Canada on the platform nfb.ca and on the NFB app: https://www.nfb.ca/film/incandescence/
Nova and Velcrow discuss their unique approach to interviews and sound in the film, share insights into how communities are coming together to manage fire and the climate crisis, and discuss the complexities of fire in the ecosystem.
We also have several May 2025 updates f...
Duration: 00:33:0065% of Canadians Want Renewables INSTEAD of Oil & Gas Development as of March 2025
Apr 09, 2025Over two-thirds of Canadians (67 %) agree that the next Canadian government should make climate action and protecting nature a high priority as well, according to polling conducted by Leger in March 2025. Renewable energy offers employment solutions for energy workers that we urgently need given the volatility of oil and gas prices, as we discuss with Stephen Thomas of the David Suzuki Foundation.
We talk about how a majority of Canadians (62%) agree that Canada should maintain its climate commitments independent of the United States administration’s decisions. We also discuss...
Duration: 00:30:05Nova Scotia Government U.S.-Style Authoritarianism in Favour of Fracking
Apr 02, 2025NS, under Premier Tim Houston, is trying to enact measures such as: - Limiting media access to elected leaders. - Giving the government the power to fire civil servants without cause.
- Making it harder to find out what the government is up to via access to information requests.
- Making it impossible to propose amendments at a government committee formerly called Law Amendments.
- Lifting bans on fracking and uranium mining (without consulting the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs), protections adopted after consultation and engagement with...
Duration: 00:47:41Vote, But Also Talk To Others & Organize
Mar 24, 2025YOU can make the biggest impact by talking with and organizing others. Our special election 2025 podcast on how you can make a big difference in advocating for our environment by spreading the word and talking to others as well as organizing. Featuring practical advice on starting conversations, ways to get out the word, and key facts on subjects you might want to bring up.
Contact us at communications@sierraclub.ca if you have questions and find more information here on how to do the above plus sources: https://www.sierraclub.ca/T...
Duration: 00:10:15PBO Emissions Cap Report is Flawed: Another Parliamentary Budget Officer Report Misses the Mark
Mar 15, 2025The PBO emissions cap report is as ridiculous as a report on the costs to the economy of requiring seat belts in cars that does not account for any of the benefits of having seat belts in cars. It also comes as ultra-rich corporations in the U.S. are being given free reign to pollute as much as they like. Canada can, and must, be different – for practical and economic reasons.
Most Canadians (65 per cent) agree that Canada should invest in renewable energy instead of fossil fuel developments.A majority of Can... Duration: 00:11:33Oil & Gas Corporation Enbridge is Trespassing on Indigenous Land
Jan 17, 2025We've covered in past episodes how we have reliable renewable options for energy we can build right now across Canada that generate far more employment and are better for national economic security and local economies than oil and gas investments. In this episode Jessica talks with Joe Bates of the Bad River Band about how oil and gas pipeline corporation Enbridge is actively trespassing on Indigenous land and the Band's fight to protect the Great Lakes from an oil spill.
They also discuss a recent documentary on this issue and Joe's excitement for an upcoming trip...
Canadian Postal Workers Call for Green - Expanded - Services
Jan 14, 2025Conor talks with Brahm Enslin, the president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) Saskatoon Local. Brahm was the regional organizer for the CUPW’s Delivering Community Power campaign - which was organized by workers pushing for a greener postal service.
We also discuss how postal workers are encountering more and more climate impacts while out doing their jobs and the crucial roles they play in communities that are not often appreciated (like checking in on the most vulnerable).
In the Q&A we talk about why the environmental and workers' movements can le...
Part 2: Q&A on Resisting the U.S. Annexation of Canada: Through Renewable Energy Democracy & Community
Jan 07, 2025Listen to PART ONE here FIRST if you haven't already: https://www.sierraclub.ca/united-states-annexation-canada/
That those most opposed to climate action are also those who want Canada to surrender into becoming the 51st U.S. State is unsurprising. U.S. conquest has usually happened as a result of the influence of oil and gas corporations, the same corporations that have thrown their support behind Trump. The interests of Canadian national sovereignty and those of oil and gas corporations are increasingly going in separate ways.<...
Resisting the U.S. Annexation of Canada: Through Renewable Energy Democracy & Community
Jan 04, 2025That those most opposed to climate action are also those who want Canada to surrender into becoming the 51st U.S. State is unsurprising. U.S. conquest has usually happened as a result of the influence of oil and gas corporations, the same corporations that have thrown their support behind Trump. The interests of Canadian national sovereignty and those of oil and gas corporations are increasingly going in separate ways.
We discuss what you can do to help stand up against annexation and why corporate-sponsored climate denial has led us to this point. We...
The 2024 Year Impact & Year Ahead for Sierra Club Canada
Dec 27, 2024Our previous holiday episode on how to talk with others on climate change is available here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/climate-change-family-talk/
Organizing exhibitions with wildfire and flood survivors, progressing dialogues for energy democracy and the Rights of Nature, concrete victories for the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale and for Québec green spaces vital to biodiversity, as well as progress on national and local climate policy - Sierra Club Canada’s work in 2024 was connected to all of this. Despite all the political theatre, most Canadians continue to want con...
How to Talk to Others & Progress Past the Political Theatre this Holiday Season
Dec 19, 2024Learn more emissions cap facts here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/canada-emissions-cap-facts/
We discuss tips for talking with others about climate action this holiday season and get into why despite all the political theatre people still share similar values that we can all chat about more. Plus some new theme music.
Having trouble with misinformation not covered here? Send us more of your questions at info@sierraclub.ca - we are here to help this holiday season!
More fact sheets and previous episodes noted in the above:
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Hope & Ways Forward on Giving Tuesday 2024
Dec 03, 2024A special compilation episode on why to be hopeful for the environment, ways forward for the climate movement and in your personal conversations with others, and much more!
If you'd like to support the work of this podcast and Sierra Club Canada, today on Giving Tuesday, or any day with a donation you can do so here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/ways-to-support/donate/
Every amount helps! And a quick note: We stand in solidarity with workers at the Canadian Union of Postal Workers exercising their right to collective bargaining as part of the Canada...
The Yukon, Food Security, & the South Beringia Priority Place
Nov 26, 2024We discuss food security lessons from personal experiences in the Yukon and, on an unrelated note, share the audio version of our past webinar with the Yukon Conservation Society on their Yukon South Beringia Priority Place initiative. The Priority Place spans 89,000 square kilometers between the Ogilvie Mountains to the north and Dezadeash Lake and Carcross to the south. Because it was never (or only occasionally) glaciated during the ice ages, it is home to some of the oldest landscapes in Canada and contains a variety of unique and endemic species, some of which are found nowhere else on Earth.<...
Duration: 00:42:20Thank Oil & Gas CEOs for Tariffs, We Need an Emissions Cap Now
Nov 19, 2024Thanks to the oil and gas CEOs behind the coming U.S. Administration tariffs might be coming soon to a Canadian economic sector near you, but likely oil and gas itself will be exempt from tariffs (no surprise there). Meanwhile an emissions cap on oil and gas corporations could save thousands of Canadian lives through air pollution reductions alone and the cap will NOT hurt Canada's oil and gas competitiveness.
We get into that and ask why climate policy has become Canadian media's favourite scapegoat for economic fears.
Get facts on the emissions...
Protests that Exceed the Bed, Cracks, and Curapoiesis
Nov 13, 2024Jessica speaks with post activist and paradigm shifting thought leader Bayo Akomolafe, who is a poet, philosopher, and the Executive Director of the Emergence Network. They explore what post activism has to offer today’s movements for a more just and green world.
In the Q&A we tackle ideas on how to deal with the rise of artificial intelligence ( AI ) in a productive way, the atom-bomb-development-analogy, limiting damage, and the importance of the human element in the history of technological development.
Be sure to send us more of your questions at info@sierraclub.ca an...
Wildfire & Flood Survivors Call for Emissions Cap
Nov 05, 2024Read emissions cap facts here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/canada-emissions-cap-facts/
We interview survivors of wildfires and floods in Canada who lost businesses, communities, or had property damaged. They are calling for the Canadian Government to enact an emissions cap on oil and gas corporations. That emissions cap is now out in draft form as of yesterday. We also get into the new policy, how it looks, how it can be strengthened, why it needs to be implemented rapidly.
The emissions cap will NOT harm our economy, nor jobs, nor grocery prices and oil and...
Corporate ESG & The Resilience Report Podcast with Lauren Scott
Oct 22, 2024Conor talks with Lauren Scott of The Resilience Report Podcast about corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG), examples of good ESG, and ways to set common standards for measuring success. We also chat about ways you can assess a corporation's commitment to the environment, advice for businesses getting into ESG, the circular economy, and finding cool stuff on the streets of Montréal.
In the Q&A we have a chat about why private planes are bad for the environment.
Be sure to send us more of your questions at info@sierraclub.ca and
Duration: 00:44:23
Terrible Equinor Oil Spill Modelling Comes as Brazil Suffers Severe Climate Impacts
Oct 16, 2024Conor talks with Carlos about the totally inadequate approach to oil spill modelling and response by Equinor in both Brazil and Canada ( with Bay du Nord ). They also discuss how Brazil is facing climate impacts that will only be made worse by projects like Equinor's Bacalhau oil project and why countries like Canada and Norway need to do more to act on climate change, working with others globally. Find out more about the Equinor Out campaign in Brazil here.
In the Q&A we discuss why our current dependence on oil and gas does NOT mean we...
The Emissions Cap will NOT Hurt the Economy nor Jobs in Canada ICYMI
Oct 15, 2024Conor talks about why the emissions cap will NOT hurt Canada's economy, prosperity, nor hurt jobs with Aaron Cosbey, a development economist with 30 years of experience, and Jessica Kelly, a Senior Policy Advisor, of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). They discuss how one of the main drivers of inflation in Canada is our overdependence on oil and gas and what we can do to change that, how climate policy is not to blame for inflation, and tips for journalists covering climate policy issues and reports.
There's also...
The Climate-Aligned Finance Act or CAFA
Oct 08, 2024Finance is often made into an inaccessible topic to keep people out, but finance is also a vital force in the world that we should all play a role in shaping. Jessica talks with Julie Segal of Environmental Defence Canada about the role of finance in addressing climate change in Canada and a new policy that aims to get financial institutions to act.
In the Q&A we answer your question as to why we focus on oil and gas corporations so much when discussing environmental blame. Check out our previous episode on this here: https://www...
Don't Panic, Get Vocal: Climate Communication After Climate Denialism
Oct 02, 2024We talk with Imre Szeman, inaugural director of the Institute for Environment, Conservation and Sustainability at UTSC, and Marc Apollonio of the Cited Podcast about the changing nature of climate denial and two exciting upcoming events they are organizing.
In the Q&A we address questions we received on why Canada's emissions matter in the fight to reduce global emissions and talk about why reducing air pollution in Canada as a result can save lives here at home in the process.
Get facts on Canada's emissions, their impact on our health...
Oil & Gas Lobbyists Do NOT Care About You. Let's Cap Corporate Emissions.
Sep 24, 2024We held an exhibition of wildfire and other climate artifacts at New York Climate Week in NYC on September 24, 2024. Climate survivors are also present to tell their stories. We get into that exhibit, why we need an emissions cap on wealthy oil and gas corporations, and what goes on in the heads of the public relations professionals who work for those corporations. Draft regulations for a cap on corporate oil and gas emissions have been delayed repeatedly because of oil and gas lobbying, and we are still waiting for those regulations.
Attend the exhibit and...
The Work that Reconnects, Therapy, & a Carbon Tax Update
Sep 17, 2024Jessica talks with facilitator Sally Ludwig about the Work That Reconnects, an interactive group process developed by scholar and activist Joanna Macy. Drawn from foundational teachings from Tibetan buddhism, Systems Thinking, Deep Ecology and Deep Time, the group work centres around community to find our way through the many environmental and social crises of our times. They also discuss Sally's background in family therapy. On October 1st at 12 pm EST, Jessica will be hosting an hour podcast club for ‘We Are the Great Turning’ related to this work that you can RSVP by emailing ontario[at]sierraclub.ca.
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AI Might Put a Few TechBro's Minds on Floppy Disks at the Cost of Millions of Lives & Our Environment - With Paris Marx
Sep 10, 2024Technology alone will not save us. Paris Marx joins us to discuss how the drive to grow the artificial intelligence (AI) industry without moderation could have some seriously negative consequences for the climate and how the debate on AI tends to emphasize false concerns over genuine ones (like misinformation and impacts on journalism quality). We get into how journalism is changing and the importance of public funding.
We also discuss how a lot of AI hype is being driven by some bizarre theories about the future. These theories value a few very wealthy peoples' quest...
Duration: 00:57:55The Jasper Wildfire & How Climate Change Made High Temperatures at Least Twice as Likely
Sep 03, 2024Taylor talks with Kaitlyn Trudeau about her recent research on how climate change made high temperatures at least twice as likely before the Jasper wildfire and how without the impacts of human-caused climate change the fire wouldn’t have been as severe as it was. They go over why there’s no substitute for dramatically reducing carbon emissions and how we can now tie specific events directly to climate change. They also discuss how a prescribed burn in New Mexico turned into one of the largest wildfires in state history because of unseasonal weather made more likely by climate chan...
Duration: 00:32:20Where is Canada on Renewable Energy and Jobs? With Vittoria Bellissimo
Aug 27, 2024Conor talks with Vittoria Bellissimo of the Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) about where Canada actually stands on progress towards renewable energy and jobs and what actions are needed most from governments at all levels. Plus they discuss examples of communities taking control of their energy grids through renewables, how companies should work with communities to address their concerns and wishes, and some of the misinformation out there on renewable energy reliability, practicality, and affordability.
In the Q&A we answer a series of comments and concerns on having hope in the environmental movement and...
Faith, Community, and Financing
Aug 20, 2024Jessica talks with Sister Mary-Ellen Francoeur, a Catholic Nun involved in the fight to get the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) out of oil and gas financing. They talk about how members of the United, Catholic, Anglican, Unitarian and Baptist congregations and Buddhists, among many others, have been coming together to push for climate action. They also discuss faith-based perspectives on the environment and how we form a connection with the environment at a young age.
In the Q&A this week we address questions and comments on immigration and climate change and discuss why arguments...
Duration: 00:43:31The Emissions Cap will NOT Hurt the Economy in Canada but Oil and Gas Dependency IS Hurting it
Aug 13, 2024Conor talks about why the emissions cap will NOT hurt Canada's economy, prosperity, nor hurt jobs with Aaron Cosbey, a development economist with 30 years of experience, and Jessica Kelly, a Senior Policy Advisor, of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). They discuss how one of the main drivers of inflation in Canada is our overdependence on oil and gas and what we can do to change that, how climate policy is not to blame for inflation, and tips for journalists covering climate policy issues and reports.
There's also...
Winning the Climate Fight with Isaac Murdoch
Aug 06, 2024Jessica talks with Bomgiizhik (Isaac Murdoch) of Serpent River First Nation about putting aside the temptation to fight one another in the climate movement and negative feelings, so we can win the bigger battles we need to win. They discuss the urgent need for action and systemic change, the power of positivity, the beautiful responsibility we have to nature, and building a movement. It's a podcast about how to be radical, but by building that radicality on a foundation of love and fighting for things that are beautiful. They also talk about the continuing impact of residential schools and...
Duration: 00:58:14Start Thinking About Things Getting Better
Jul 30, 2024The river always had rights... Conor talks with Gilbert Whiteduck & Yenny Vega Cardenas about Rights for the Tenàgàdino Zibi/Gatineau River & Magpie River. They discuss how to be proactive in recognizing the Rights of Nature & make systemic change. How it starts with dialog - but it can't end there.
They also discuss how the pursuit of the Rights of Nature is engaging people in a meaningful dialog on Truth and Reconciliation and what to do if an electoral candidate comes to your door. You can find out more about the Tenàgàdino Alli...
Climate Misinformation Mechanics, Cranky Uncle, and Skeptical Science with John Cook
Jul 23, 2024You'll hear how climate misinformation works in this episode and learn effective ways to counter it. Jessica talks with John Cook, a senior research fellow at the Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change at the University of Melbourne who studies the cognitive psychology of climate science denial. He founded Skeptical Science, a website that debunks climate change myths: https://skepticalscience.com/argument.php
John also authored the book Cranky Uncle vs. Climate Change and the Cranky Uncle game, which uses cartoons and critical thinking to fight misinformation.
In the Q&A we talk about real experiences o...
Duration: 00:59:28Comment protéger les oiseaux ?
Jul 16, 2024Nous discutons d'un nouveau guide pour les municipalités du Québec redigé par notre section Sierra Club Québec et TerraHumana Solutions ; Comment protéger les oiseaux ? Il s'agit de notre premier épisode en français, avec Dre Isabelle-Anne Bisson, spécialiste en études environnementales. You can also watch an older presentation on this subject in English here.
Le guide est disponible ici: https://www.sierraclub.ca/fr/comment-proteger-les-oiseaux/
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Duration: 00:01:14Don't Let Canada Burn - How to Communicate on Wildfires and Climate Change
Jul 09, 2024Get the facts on the how oil and gas corporations have caused the climate crisis and made wildfires much more likely and more destructive in our fact sheet: https://www.sierraclub.ca/canada-wildfire-causes/
The climate crisis made the previous spate of 2023 Canada wildfires twice as likely scientists found and made fire-prone weather at least 20% more intense.
This week we are featuring the podcast edition of our recent webinar Winning Hearts & Minds on Wildfires with Empathetic Storytelling with Louise Comeau. Listen in to learn...
The More Than Human World with John Borrows
Jul 02, 2024Jessica joins John Borrows, jurist and leading authority on Canadian Indigenous and constitutional law, to discuss being proactive about environmental law rather than only cleaning up after the damage is done. They also talk about concepts of the Rights of Nature and wild rice, Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline, love, truth, time and wisdom, Anishinaabe legal relationships not based on coercion, and Borrow's upcoming book entitled Life's Shifting Cycles.
In the Q&A for this episode we answer your question: Why aren’t all roofs and pavement being painted white to supplement glacial reflection of the sun?
Argentina's Environmental Protest 'Ban' Benefits Equinor & is a Warning for Us All
Jun 23, 2024Just 6 months ago the prospect of environmental protests being 'banned' seemed ridiculous in Argentina, as did the idea that oil and gas companies would not have to pay taxes. That, effectively, is now very close to happening there and it should be a wake up call for all of us here in Canada as well.
Imagine for a moment that provinces can no longer collect taxes on oil companies, that provinces cannot oppose oil and gas projects, and that even sharing a pamphlet about an environmental protest can be effectively illegal.
Conor talks w...
Duration: 00:50:35Storming Steven Guilbeault and the Future of Fridays for the Future Montréal
Jun 18, 2024Jessica talks with Shirley Barnea, the 19-year old organizer of the Fridays for the Future protests in Montréal which brought out thousands of people. They discuss protesting at a Environment Minister's press conference, how to combat doom-ism about the climate, recipes, and the Future of Fridays for the Future.
Shirley recently became our Québec Chapter Director at Sierra Club Canada.
In the Q&A this week we address a recent comment we received about 'chemtrails' and wildfires. You can find out more about the causes of worsening wildfires in Canada, an...
Duration: 00:50:21Website Design Sustainability and Accessibility
Jun 11, 2024We discuss the changing nature of websites and website design, from a one off platform to a long term project, and how we worked with the website firm Mangrove to make our website more environmentally friendly, energy efficient, and accessible to people who have accessibility issues.
The podcast includes our story of making the SierraClub.ca website easier to access in rural communities and remote locations where a lot of Sierra Club Canada’s work happens. Our communications surveys, to which you contributed, helped send us down this course.
Be sure to send us...
How the Carbon Tax Got Alberta Off Coal and Could Reduce Future Wildfires
Jun 04, 2024At the end of the day what the climate-concerned and those concerned about inflation (and there's a lot of overlap there) share is a concern about future generations and our families.
Far from mutually exclusive we can have a strong carbon pricing system and address inflation. We can have a green future. But to do so means addressing misinformation.
That's why we're back for a round-two episode on carbon pricing with Dr. Chris Ragan (an economist at McGill) Dr. Joe Vipond (an emergency physician in Alberta) to talk the truth on the 'carbon tax.'
... Duration: 00:52:37Music, Environmentalism, et le Gala de la Terre
May 21, 2024We talk with Jean-Frédéric Caron, the Executive Director of Orchestre de l’Agora, an ensemble that uses music as a tool for sustainable social change. We discuss how musicians work to promote environmental awareness and to make music more accessible to the public, the way we perceive our environment through sound, and why it’s so important we make sure younger musicians have the ability to continue their work.
The Orchestre de l’Agora has organized a fundraising concert on June 12th, 2024, and they plan to donate the proceeds to environmental organizations including Sierra Club Canada...
On Full Spectrum Resistance with Aric McBay
May 14, 2024Jessica Murray talks with Aric McBay about why we need to explore multiple avenues to winning in the environmental movement and use different tactics in concert with each other. They also discuss how to be more inclusive in our actions and an upcoming two day in person event in June where you can learn more on these topics and on radical imagination.
For more information on the event contact ontario@sierraclub.ca
For the Q&A this week we talk about why being reliant on oil and gas doesn't mean you can't o...
How to talk with neighbours, friends, and family on climate issues
May 09, 2024The best way to fight climate misinformation is to have conversations with those we know, and we know many of you are having those chats. Sierra Club Canada is here to help with a new special series of All Hands on Deck webinars specifically on how to win hearts and minds on the toughest climate issues through conversations. We interrupt our normally scheduled programming to bring you the first of these by podcast.
In this recording Montana Burgess of Neighbours United joins Sierra Club Canada for the first of this series of webinars to help us all...
Kids in Nature, Saving Future Generations, Mr. Lumpy & Sammy the Squirrel
Apr 30, 2024We learn to value nature through our repeated exposure to it, so how can we help future generations if they don't get to experience the natural world? Sierra Club Canada's Wild Child programs get children outside for tens of thousands of hours every year, but what does that really mean? For answers Conor talks with Tamsyn Neale of our Wild Child PEI program about outdoor education, how we learn to care for the planet, and how climate impacts like Hurricane Fiona are already very real for these kids.
Wild Child offers kids more than just time...
Duration: 00:48:52Communicating on Climate Change in Your Community
Apr 23, 2024Ever wonder what goes into an effective climate communications plan? This week’s conversation with Jessica Murray and Anat Shenker-Osorio delves into that subject and the lessons in the episode are useful whether you're a full time climate communicator or just looking to speak to others in your life.
Also in this podcast is the story of Indigenous communities in Ecuador who won against the oil and gas industry, despite the industry’s huge spending power and the fact that oil and gas companies were hiring hitmen to kill Indigenous leaders. It’s a reminder of the ne...
Duration: 00:58:33Urban Bee Populations and Climate Change
Apr 16, 2024Haley Davis talks with Charlotte Craig about urban ecology and how climate change will impact urban bee populations. As part of our work to highlight the Rights of Nature, Sierra Club Canada is actively promoting awareness of the impacts climate change and biodiversity loss are having on our world.
You can take action for the Rights of Nature yourself here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/new-biodiversity-strategy-for-canada-must-respect-the-rights-of-mother-earth/
In our environmental question Q&A this week we answer your question: The Ministry of Natural Resources condones aerial spraying of the Vermillion forests in Northern Ontario...
Collective Gardens, Wildfire Smoke, Feeding a Community, & Making Friends
Apr 10, 2024Conor talks with Talia about collective gardens and urban agriculture; all the benefits they bring and the challenges they face in feeding communities. They discuss the impact climate change is having on urban agriculture and particularly the impact of wildfire smoke on peoples' ability to get outside. There's also information on how you can get involved, whether you live in Montréal where this garden is located, or want help setting up one locally where you are.
In our environmental question Q&A this week we answer your question: What is the one thing I...
When the Last Glacier Melted, the World Would Catch on Fire
Apr 04, 2024Jessica Murray talks with lawyer Leslie Anne St. Amour of the RAVEN trust about the Wet’suwet’en challenge to Canada’s climate inaction, the usefulness of UNDRIP, why we urgently need to change Canadian environmental law for the better, and our right to life, liberty, and security of the person.
Given Sierra Club Canada's ongoing work on the Rights of Nature, as part of our podcast we're doing a miniseries on Indigenous and environmental law - all of which are crucial to making this decade a decade of positive change. Stay tuned for many more episodes on thi...
The Carbon Tax Lie
Mar 27, 2024Whatever your take on carbon pricing happens to be (for or against) there's one thing that's for certain: Climate change costs us more. Climate change costs us the health of those we love as they breath in wildfire smoke and it costs Canadians their homes by flooding and fires.
The carbon tax debate also completely leaves out the carbon price's impact on immediate fossil fuel-produced air pollution which claims the lives of 1 out of 7 Canadians.
The fossil fuel industry wants people to believe it's climate policy that costs Canadians...
The Rights of Nature - It’s Weird Not to Acknowledge Them
Mar 26, 2024Conor talks with Professor T. Brettel Dawson about the Rights of Nature, how rights for nature is an increasingly implemented legal system in many places from New Zealand, to Bangladesh, to Québec, and why it’s strange we would assume nature doesn’t have rights. This is the first part of a mini-series within the podcast we will be doing on The Rights of Nature.
In the Q&A this week we also answer your question about the impacts of offshore oil expansion.
The end of each episode of our podcast is dedicated to answe...
A State with Three Heads: Indigenous Law and the Environment
Mar 13, 2024Jessica Murray talks with lawyer Owen Stewart about Indigenous Rights, Reconciliation, and how Indigenous nations and groups are protecting our environment through legal action from Wet’suwet’en land defenders to the Nuchatlaht First Nation.
Plus we address your question about the draining of raw sewage into lakes in Alberta.
The end of each episode of our podcast is dedicated to answering your questions. Write us an email with your questions on environmental issues at info@sierraclub.ca
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Duration: 00:54:27Independent News and the Environment with André Goulet of the Harbinger Media Network
Mar 04, 2024Ironically we launched this episode the same day the Facebook and Insta are down in an outage (March 5): The Facebook and Instagram bans on Canadian journalism have already had a big impact on the Canadian media landscape, and especially for independent journalism, but they also have ramifications for the environmental movement. That's especially true as misinformation, increasingly fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) and often promoted by the oil and gas industry, spreads like wildfire: Misinformation that quite literally will cause more real wildfires in the future.
Conor talks with André about the overlap between independent me...
Black History Month and the Environment
Feb 21, 2024Jessica Murray talks with Juliet Rennick about Black History Month and its multiple meanings. They also discuss environmental racism and the story of Africville in Nova Scotia, how cities consult on environmental matters, the work of environment and social activist Wangari Maathai, how to be a better ally, and what it means for environmental organizations to truly engage in a dialogue on these issues.
Plus we answer your Q&A question: Why does Canada not have an effective investigative mechanism to constrain their overseas extractive firms involved in human rights abuses?
The end of each...
Duration: 00:58:49Is Norway promoting oil and gas expansion in Costa Rica with a Costa Rican ex-environment minister who could profit more than the country itself?
Feb 08, 2024Roberto Dobles was former Minister of Environment and Energy between 2006 and 2009 in Costa Rica. Following his time as minister he cut a deal with an American company, Black Hills Energy, for a huge share of oil and gas profits from the company’s proposed oil and gas plans in Costa Rica. After those plans fell through he sued Black Hills for the compensation he said he is owed (more money than Costa Rica itself would have made in royalties had Black Hills’ plans proceeded).
Recently ex-minister Dobles attended a meeting between the current Costa Rican gove...
Duration: 00:59:58Nuclear waste and what to do with it?!
Feb 02, 2024Jessica Murray talks with Ole Hendrickson about Government of Canada's decision to allow 80 years’ worth of its accumulated radioactive waste to be put in a gigantic landfill surrounded by wetlands that drain into the Ottawa River, 1 kilometer away. They discuss the history of Canada's nuclear industry and what to do about our nuclear waste.
Ten Algonquin First Nations, on whose unceded land this Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF) would be built, have registered their objections in the strongest possible terms. They note that section 29(2) of the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples requires the Government of...
Did Renewable Energy Really Damage the Alberta Power Grid?
Jan 19, 2024Conor talks with Jason Ruochen Wang, a senior analyst working on the Pembina Institute's electricity program in Alberta and Mitchell Beer, founding publisher and managing editor of The Energy Mix, about whether renewables really harmed Alberta during recent energy grid issues.
We discuss whether clean energy regulations would harm the electricity grid, the role renewable energy and energy efficiency can play in giving people more control over their energy. We also discuss how the media have covered this story of this week's Alberta electric power grid issues and why more questions need to asked about statements made...
Equinor Out: Norway to Newfoundland and Labrador
Jan 17, 2024For those who see oil and gas as the future for Newfoundland and Labrador Norway is often held up as an example: a place where oil and gas has brought prosperity and economic stability.
But in Norway questions are being raised about that stability, the future of the oil and gas industry, and the direction of Equinor as the world transitions more and more rapidly to renewable energy.
We’re also seeing the increasing impacts of climate change on communities across both countries, both gradual and rapid, from flooding to the erosion of local economies.
Equinor’s Rosebank, Divestment, Energy Bills, and COP28
Jan 17, 2024From December 2023: We’re happy to announce in time for COP28 that we have launched a new podcast: The Environment in Canada Podcast is a podcast about the environment in Canada. Pretty self-explanatory. Our first episode is all about an oil and gas project in… the United Kingdom. Confused? Understandable.
Episode one, Equinor’s Rosebank, Divestment, Energy Bills, and COP28 is about our friends at the StopRosebank campaign in the UK.
As part of our work against Equinor’s proposed Bay du Nord project in Canada we have also been helping to coordinate an international campaign...
Duration: 00:38:40