Talking About Not Talking to BC’s Environment Minister
Our latest episode of Skaana was supposed to be an interview with BC Environment Minister, George Heyman. So was … Continue reading Talking About Not Talking to BC’s Environment Minister
Our latest episode of Skaana was supposed to be an interview with BC Environment Minister, George Heyman. So was … Continue reading Talking About Not Talking to BC’s Environment Minister
The BC Sierra Club has been at the forefront of eco-activism for almost 50 years. Mark Leiren-Young talks to their campaigns director, Caitlyn Vernon, about protecting the whales, the oceans and her award-winning book about the Great Bear Rainforest. Continue reading Podcast: Caitlyn Vernon on the Great Bear Rainforest, the secret origin of Sierra Club BC & listening like an orca
Alexandra Morton (@alex4salmon) is one of Canada’s most famous eco-activists. The best-selling author’s fight to save the west coast’s wild … Continue reading Podcast: Alexandra Morton on wild salmon, sick salmon & the Sea Shepherd
When we set out to launch the Skaana podcast there were 83 Southern Resident orcas in the Salish Sea. Today … Continue reading Podcast: Orca Update: SOS & RIP Sonic
The BC Maritime Museum launched a new series of “Nautical Nights” with Skaana host, Mark Leiren-Young, talking about the secret origins of The Killer Whale Who Changed the World and his documentary The-Hundred-Year-Old Whale which premieres this month at Planet in Focus in Toronto. Continue reading Podcast: Moby Doll & Granny (The Hundred-Year-Old Whale)
Today Norway is one of only three whaling nations in the world, but the country’s whaling operations used to be worldwide. Dag Ingemar Børresen of Sandefjord’s Whaling Museum (Hvalfangstmuseet) on Norway’s whaling history and the market for Minke meat. Continue reading Podcast: Norway’s Whaling Ways: Sandefjord’s Whaling Museum (Hvalfangstmuseet)
Cities needn’t be wastelands of car-choked roads and pavement. Incorporating food production into ever-expanding urban areas makes cities more liveable and enhances the natural systems that keep us alive and healthy. Continue reading How much food can cities produce?
Canada has come a long way, but we can’t be complacent. We must work to maintain and strengthen the rights of all Canadians, to build an even better Canada. That means giving all Canadians the right to a healthy environment. Continue reading Environmental rights are human rights
On its 70th anniversary, the UN still pushing for Sustainable Development goals. Continue reading David Suzuki: Sustainable development goals offer a path to prosperity
Together, we can bring monarch butterflies back from the brink. Continue reading You can help bring monarchs back from the brink
Earth has existed for 4.5 billion years, humans for somewhere around 150,000. But in my brief lifetime — less than 80 years — human populations have exploded exponentially, from two… Continue reading David Suzuki: Pope Francis offers hopeful perspective on global crises
For Canada, it’s a time to celebrate the rich marine life in three great oceans off the longest coastline of any nation. Continue reading David Suzuki: On World Oceans Day let’s learn to treat the seas better