Green Majority Radio

We discuss car culture and traffic deaths in Toronto, followed by a look at waste initiatives at the G7 and an examination of Doug Ford's victory in Ontario. Peggy Sue Smiltnieks joins us to discuss issues in the sustainable fashion industry. Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

This is our Spring Fundraiser for CIUT! A great chatty show mixed in with some pitching for support for CIUT 89.5FM our home. Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

We give a presentation of the political exchange surrounding the Canadian government's decision to purchase the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Despair is flirted with but not succumbed to, the problem of contemporary political language is discussed, and the final Ontario provincial leaders' debate is examined. Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

What's Eating Elon Musk? And Other Stories (608) by Green Majority Media

Lauren Latour joins the team in-studio to for a full-length discussion of the Ontario provincial elections. David presents environmental policy outlines for the Liberals, the Progressive Conservatives, the New Democratic Party and the Green Party, with discussion following. Stefan and Saryn provide commentary and (hopefully) insight as usual.

Stefan interviews Robin Tress of Council of Canadians about the local impact and political/procedural details of the 'BP Scotian Basin Exploration Project' from an East Coast perspective. We discuss the facts as they are known, the concerns of the people affected and the process that led us to this point.  Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

Mike De Souza is the Managing Editor of the National Observer, and one of the most prolific authors of impactful reporting on Canada's pipeline stories in the country joins us for the full hour this week.  Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

Despite our best efforts, Kinder Morgan is still the hot topic this week. More details have emerged about instructions Federal Liberals staff received that seems to imply a dishonest consultation process around Kinder Morgan with indigenous groups. Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

Lauren Latour joins Stefan and Saryn in musing on the concept of Earth Day. We also share some thoughts on how to make the day impactful even if it's your only 'activist' act of the year. Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

This week we focus on the Kinder Morgan Pipeline issue in order to give a comprehensive review of both the politics and the media representation. Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

Stefan Hostetter and Emmay Mah continue their series on "Planning to Win". More details coming soon but you can listen to the episode now! Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

Dr. Jennifer Gardy - Microbiologist and science educator joins us in the middle section to discuss her upcoming piece for CBC's The Nature of Things: The Power Of Poo. Dr. Gardy talks to us about some uncomfortable feces facts, the wealth of information that can be gained by sampling sewers for community health and to ruin beaches for you :) Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

We begin with Canadian ecologist and internationally published novelist Nina Munteanu. Nina helps us celebrate World Water Day by discussing her most recent book "Water Is..." as well as her philosophy to learning and knowledge. Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

We speak to Terracycle about commercial recycling, Jen Li about an artist focused water event called 'Don't Kill My Flow' and good news about students suing the government over climate change. Go young people! Learn more: www.greenmajority.ca

Sorry for the confusing title, you'll get it by the end of the program :) Our main guest is Jon Love who is half of a team working with various groups in Toronto to bring the 100 top climate solutions as identified by Drawdown.org and it's founder Paul Hawkins to Toronto and beyond with citizen empowerment. Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

The federal budget came out yesterday and there's a lot in there that would make environmentally concerned citizens happy. We discuss the details, what's good, what's bad and what we don't know yet. Learn more at: www.greenmajority.ca

Throwback to my undergrad year at the University of Toronto by welcoming a former professor onto the program to talk about climate science. Professor Danny Harvey from the department of Geography, who has spent the last 40 years researching and teaching undergraduate students about climate science. Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

This week Rob Shirkey from Our Horizon helps Saryn discuss some controversial opinions. Should Rob testify FOR Big Oil, AGAINST the cities suing them? Should environmentalists dissarm and retreat on Kinder Morgan? We tackle some big topics in our usual flippant style :) Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

Carolyn Tinglin MSc RN, President of the National Association of Cannabis Professionals joins us to talk about the environmental benefits of hemp; it's industrial uses, it's medical applications and how the story of it being illegal was based on greed and racism in the first place. To benefit who? Oil companies of course :) Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca

Are you a climate hawk or an environmentalist? We talk about what it means to take climate change seriously and how this might challenge or threaten some of your other priorities, even for environmentalists. Learn more at www.greenmajority.ca