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Earthgauge News – Nov. 5, 2017

November 6, 2017 Mark Leave a comment

Edition #5 of the Earthgauge News podcast for the week of Nov. 5, 2017.

A weekly Canadian environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world.

Join me here every Monday or subscribe in iTunes or your favourite podcast catcher.

On the show this week:

Parts of the historic Rideau Canal in Ottawa has been declared a contaminated site
Woodland caribou in Canada continue to decline
Nova Scotia watersheds are bouncing back from decades of acid rain damage
BC coastal killer whales will be given additional federal protections
Hundreds of sea turtles have been found dead off the coast of El Salvador.
25,000 people marched in the streets of Bonn ahead of the COP23 climate talks
Eco-friendly furniture is becoming the way of the future

October 31, 2017 Mark Leave a comment

Edition #4 of the Earthgauge News podcast for the week of Oct. 30, 2017.

A weekly Canadian environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world.

Join me here every Monday or subscribe in iTunes or your favourite podcast catcher.

On the show this week:

Could owning a car become a thing of the past?
The calming effects of nature
Giant oil companies are paying less taxes in Canada than elsewhere
The state of Victoria in Australia is the latest place to ban plastic bags
Fossil fuel consumption in Canada is projected to peak by 2019, but global CO2 levels shot up at record levels in 2016.