|
Copenhagen Conference on CBC’s The Current
We talk to Andrew Weaver, a prominent member of the United Nations
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change about what's at stake at the upcoming
climate negotiations in Copenhagen, talks meant to develop a successor to the
Kyoto Protocol.
Right click to Download 13/11/09: Pt 1 - Copenhagen Conference [mp3 file: runs
20:19]
The Maldives on CBC’s The Current
A conversation with the Vice President of The Maldives, a country that is a
collection of 26 coral Islands in the Indian Ocean with an average elevation of
two metres above sea level and the first country to commit to a zero carbon
footprint.
Right click to Download 13/11/09: Pt 2 - The Maldives [mp3 file:
runs 23:37]
Geo-Engineering on CBC’s The Current
What to do about the damage that's already been done. Even if Copenhagen is a
stunning success, it won't undo what we've done to the planet over the last
couple of centuries. But the Royal Society of Science has some controversial
ideas about what might help.
Right click to Download 13/11/09: Pt 3 - Geo-Engineering
[mp3 file: runs 25:33]
Rick George on CBC’s The Current
The memory of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's National Energy
Program still raises the ire of many Albertans. But now Rick George, the
CEO of energy giant Suncor, says it's time for a new NEP ... one that
would ensure that Canadians get their oil from the Alberta oil sands,
instead of foreign countries. We hear his proposal.
Right click to Download 09/10/09: Pt 3 - National Energy Program
[mp3 file: runs 26:26]
Tim Flannery on CBC’s The Current
Airdate: 2009/10/13
The author of the global best-seller "The Weather Makers", is back and looking
ahead to the upcoming Copenhagen conference where the world will try to forge a
successor to the Kyoto Protocol. In his new book, "Now or Never", Flannery looks
at the state of the world and ponders how the direction we're taking as a
species is affecting life on earth as we know it.
Right click to Download 13/10/09: Pt 2: Tim Flannery on Climate Change [mp3
file: runs 23:33]
Weaning Cities Off Cars on CBC’s The Current
Airdate: 2009/06/02
Author Jeb Brugmann says we can, should, and will probably have to start weaning
ourselves off cars in the coming years. But how?
Right click to Download 02/06/09: Weaning Cities Off Cars [mp3 file: runs 32:37]
Jeff Rubin on CBC’s The Current
Airdate: 2009/05/25
Jeff Rubin, the Chief Economist of CIBC World
Markets tells us why he thinks the world is doomed to a series of
recessions and recoveries unless we cut back on the amount of oil we
use.
Right click to Download 25/05/09: Oil – Jeff Rubin [mp3 file: runs
23:40]
Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis on CBC’s The Current
Airdate: 2009/03/04
Our oceans are in trouble from rising temperatures, overfishing and pollution.
And if you think that doesn't matter to us dry-land types ... think again. Today
on the Current podcast, we talk to Alanna Mitchell about her new book, "Sea
Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis".
Right click to Download 04/03/2009: Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis [mp3
file: runs 27:32]
Terry Tamminen on Energy on CBC’s The Current
Airdate: 2009/02/19
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Ottawa today and speculation about what
his New Energy for American plan might mean for the Alberta oil sands is running
rampant. We'll talk to Terry Tamminen, an advisor to President Obama's
transition team and a long time environmental advisor to California Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Right click to Download 19/02/2009: Terry Tamminen on Energy [mp3 file: runs
20:32]
|