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Earthgauge News – March 4, 2020
Environmental news featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Wednesday at 10:00 am EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at www.ckcufm.com. Or download the podcast here.
On the show this week:
- Teck Resources pulls its application for the oil sands Frontier mine
- JP Morgan Economists Warn of ‘Catastrophic Outcomes’ of Human-Caused Climate Crisis
- DETAILS SCARCE, SERIOUS QUESTIONS REMAIN AS BP CLAIMS NET-ZERO TARGET
- AIR POLLUTION IMPACTS COST $8 BILLION PER DAY, GREENPEACE STUDY SHOWS
- FOSSIL FUEL NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY WOULD DRAW A LESSON FROM COLD WAR
- Tesla, PG&E to Help Build World’s Largest Energy Storage Facility in California
- Blocked Heathrow Airport Expansion Celebrated by Climate Activists
Earthgauge News – Feb. 19, 2020
Environmental news featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Wednesday at 10:00 am EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at www.ckcufm.com. Or download the podcast here.
On the show this week:
- Climate Justice, Indigenous Rights Advocates Rally for Wet’suwet’en People as Canadian Police Continue Raids
- TRANS MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION COST RISES 133% TO $12.6 BILLION
- OTTAWA MULLS ALBERTA ‘AID PACKAGE’ AS PROVINCE ANGLES FOR TECK MINE APPROVAL
- Brazil’s Bolsonaro Unveils Bill to Open Indigenous Lands to Mining, Oil and Gas Exploration
- Botswana Auctions Off First Licenses to Kill Elephants Since Ending Five-Year Ban
- This Solar Device Converts Seawater to Drinking Water
- Hundreds of Thousands of Mussels Found Baked to Death on New Zealand Beach
- Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion to Fight the Climate Crisis
Earthgauge News – Feb. 5, 2020
Environmental news featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Wednesday at 10:00 am EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at www.ckcufm.com. Or download the podcast here.
On the show this week:
- Record Warm Water Measured Beneath Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday’ Glacier
- Three-Year Federal EV Incentive Burns Through Half Its Budget in Eight Months
- Researchers Predict Near-Record Annual Increase in Atmospheric CO2
- 41,500 Petition Signatures Urge Wilkinson, Federal Cabinet to Reject Teck Frontier Mine
- 357 Amazon Employees Break Company Policy, Speak Out Online for Faster Climate Action
- Fossil Industry Sees Financial Value Collapse as Prices Stay Low, Renewables Surge
Earthgauge News – January 22, 2020
Environmental news featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Wednesday at 10:00 am EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at www.ckcufm.com. Or download the podcast here.
On the show this week:
- Giant Chinese Fish Is Now Extinct After Surviving Millions of Years
- FOSSILS BRACE FOR SCRUTINY AS CARNEY WARNS HALF OF WORLD OIL RESERVES COULD BECOME WORTHLESS
- Death of 1 Million Seabirds Tied to Massive ‘Blob’ of Hot Water in the Pacific
- Ocean Cleaning Device Succeeds in Removing Plastic for the First Time
- Colgate launches vegan-certified toothpaste in recyclable tube
- TECK MEGA-MINE SHOWS ‘MISGUIDED AND RECKLESS’ DISREGARD FOR LOW OIL PRICES
- FOSSIL EMISSIONS KILL ALMOST AS MANY AS TOBACCO
- Inspiring Student in France Creates Environmental App to Motivate Others to Make a Difference Daily
Interview with David Erb of Protect Our Winters Canada #POW
On the show this week, I spoke with David Erb, the Executive Director of Protect our Winters Canada, a community of enthusiasts, professional athletes and industry brands uniting the outdoor community to address climate change. POW’s mission is to turn passionate outdoor people into effective climate advocates. They believe their love of adventure in nature, demands their participation in the fight to save and protect it. So I talked to David about their work and why it’s important that those who love to get outside and enjoy winter also fight for climate action.
Dave has extensive management experience in the business and charitable sectors in Canada. He’s passionate about skiing, environmental stewardship and seeing POW Canada grow to have significant impact on climate policy in Canada.
Download the interview here.
Earthgauge News – January 8, 2020
Environmental news featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Wednesday at 10:00 am EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at www.ckcufm.com. Or download the podcast here.
On the show this week:
- Climate Disasters in 2019 Cost Billions, Report Finds
- Wildfires Trap Thousands on Beach in Australia as Death Toll Rises
- Europe Threatens Border Adjustment Tariff for Climate Laggards Like U.S.
- Climate Change Is Ravaging the Arctic, Report Finds
- Indonesia Seeds Clouds After Flooding Kills 43
- Austria’s New Government Sets Goal to Be Carbon Neutral by 2040
Earthgauge News – Dec. 10, 2019
Environmental news featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Tuesday at 12:00 noon EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at www.ckcufm.com. Or download the podcast here.
On the show this week:
- Greenhouse-gas emissions hit a record high last year, UN warns
- Loudspeakers Can Help Bring Degraded Reefs Back to Life, Study Shows
- A-List Celebs, Politicians Join John Kerry’s World War Zero Campaign to Fight the Climate Crisis
- Climate crisis pushing Earth to a ‘global tipping point,’ researchers say
- The Ocean Is Running Out of Oxygen, Largest Study of Its Kind Finds
- New Zealand Will Consider Climate Crisis in All Major Policy Decisions
Interview with Dianne Saxe
I had the pleasure of speaking with Dianne Saxe (@EnviroLaw) at the @MiningWatch “Turning Down the Heat” conference last week. She is the former Environment Commissioner of Ontario and she gave a very compelling presentation stressing the urgency of the climate crisis. Saxe runs a web site called SaxeFacts.org and is an internationally-recognized Canadian lawyer, rated among the top 25 environmental lawyers in the world.
Earthgauge News – Nov. 26, 2019
Environmental news featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Tuesday at 12:00 noon EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at www.ckcufm.com. Or download the podcast here.
On the show this week:
- Fossil fuel production on track for double the safe climate limit
- KOALAS MAY BE ‘FUNCTIONALLY EXTINCT’ AFTER DEVASTATING AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRES
- ‘Climate Emergency’ Named Oxford Word of the Year
- Tesla Launches a Futuristic Electric Truck
- ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES HIT 10% OF NEW CAR SALES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
- FOSSIL PRODUCTION, INEFFICIENT BUILDINGS MAKE CANADA A GLOBAL CLIMATE LAGGARD
- CHEVRON SCRAMBLES TO MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES WITH ‘MORAL CASE’ FOR FOSSIL FUELS
- An incredible new type of “plastic” packaging could be key to feeding fish rather than killing them.
Earthgauge News – Nov. 12, 2019
Environmental news featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Tuesday at 12:00 noon EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at www.ckcufm.com. Or download the podcast here.
On the show this week:
- 11,000 scientists warn of ‘untold suffering’
- Report on Toronto, Vancouver traffic reveals outsized health risks posed by trucks and SUVs
- Keystone Leaks Crude Oil in North Dakota on Same Day as Trump State Department Pipeline Hearing
- Massive Oil Spill Turns Brazil’s Beaches Black, Kills Marine Life, Threatens Communities
- London Police Ban on Extinction Rebellion Ruled ‘Unlawful’
- Concordia Promises Full Fossil Divestment by 2025
- The UK to end fracking for good following new study
