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A podcast about the environment in Canada (and sometimes elsewhere) by Sierra Club Canada. Topics include climate change, biodiversity, pollution, renewable energy democracy, and the Rights of Nature. Tune in and take action!
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There's still no business case for Canada shipping LNG to Europe/Germany and the rise of artificial intelligence doesn't change that fact. Plus a quick rant about the dangers of declinism, framing, and why staying optimistic is vital: historical moments of 'decline' are also periods with the opportunity for fundamental change to happen in a positive way - if that opportunity is seized a 'boomerang' effect can occur. Political Leaders Follow the Wind, YOU Can Determine it's Direction Political...
Oil & gas demand is set to plateau, climate-induced wildfires are getting worse, & disinformation is an existential threat to our shared reality. Solution-focused energy reporting has become more important than ever, but what does good energy reporting look like? Conor talks with Mitchell Beer of The Energy Mix. Find out more & subscribe to The Energy Mix: The Energy Mix's main website: https://www.theenergymix.com/Read more: Oil Is Faltering. Renewables Will Survive Trump. What I...
Corporate-sponsored climate denial and delayism doesn't just give oil and gas corporations the space they need to profit while setting future wildfires and storms in motion. Climate denial and delayism [attempts to delay climate action] also disrupt relief and safety efforts, making these 2025 wildfires and other climate impacts more dangerous in the immediate moment. In today's (August 2025) podcast we also talk about a mutual aid network of 27 volunteers (so far) that Kassie Drodge of Sierr...
Nous discuterons avec Michael Wexler et Louis-Philippe Tessier, les deux cofondateurs de Mulo -- un nouveau système de location libre-service de vélos-cargos électriques à Montréal. Ce nouveau service offre à la population montréalaise une alternative de déplacement écologique pour transporter du matériel et des personnes grâce à une flotte de vélos-cargos électriques. Envoyez-nous vos questions pour le podcast à info@sierraclub.ca Et n'oubliez pas de passer à l'action ! Veuillez noter...
We talk with Andrés Jiménez Monge of Ontario Nature about why Bill 5 is dangerous for far more reasons than you probably realize, plus the importance of making nature accessible for newcomers to Canada. Clarification: As a result of Bill 5, the Endangered Species Act is being repealed and replaced with a far weaker Species Conservation Act. Be sure to send us your questions at info@sierraclub.ca and sign up for email updates from us here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/subscribe-for-updates/ And ...
Clélia Sève, la directrice générale du Regroupement des éco-quartiers, discute des réalisations du programme au fil des années, de ses diverses initiatives et de comment les citoyens montréalais et citoyennes montréalaises peuvent agir pour l’environnement. Envoyez-nous vos questions pour le podcast à info@sierraclub.ca Et n'oubliez pas de passer à l'action ! Veuillez noter : Les opinions exprimées dans ce podcast ne reflètent pas nécessairement celles de la Fondation Sierra Club Canada ou d...
Kassie Drodge talks with Dome Lombeida about the importance of approaching activism as a community, how international migration is driven by extraction companies, and finding hope in shared struggles: locally, nationally, and internationally. This episode is part of sub-series featuring voices in Newfoundland and Labrador. Be sure to send us your questions at info@sierraclub.ca and sign up for email updates from us here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/subscribe-for-updates/ And don't forget to ta...
Sylvain Comeau est un jeune environnementaliste qui est à la tête de Maritimes Against Climate Change. Son organisme organise des événements, des manifestations et des corvées de nettoyage pour lutter contre le changement climatique au Nouveau-Brunswick. Envoyez-nous vos questions pour le podcast à info@sierraclub.ca Et n'oubliez pas de passer à l'action ! Veuillez noter : Les opinions exprimées dans ce podcast ne reflètent pas nécessairement celles de la Fondation Sierra Club Canada o...
Jessica talks with Sean Kheraj about the history of oil pipeline development in Canada and why spills are way more frequent and more damaging than is often communicated - in fact they're inevitable no matter how good technology gets. Sierra Club Canada has explainers on why building new infrastructure for oil and gas is NOT viable economically nor in our national interest (even LNG is not viable, let alone oil). The explainer also details why renewable energy is a far better investment: https...
Without you taking action in your community - mapping out what you want - the market may not create the outcomes we want when it comes to switching over to renewables. So don't wait for provincial or federal governments to act. Conor talks with Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood about examples of action in places like Edmonton, Alberta. Hadrian is with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), you can read their full report Don’t wait for the state: A blueprint for grassroots climate transiti...
Diamond Yao, notre nouvelle animatrice de podcast francophone, s'entretient avec le Dr. Chúk Odenigbo, qui est un environnementaliste Franco-Albertain, au sujet des feux de forêt en Alberta et dans les Prairies et de la manière dont les communautés autochtones, immigrées, marginalisées et racisées ne bénéficient pas d'un soutien adéquat. Envoyez-nous vos questions pour le podcast à info@sierraclub.ca Et n'oubliez pas de passer à l'action ! Support the show Find out more and take action at ...
Heating our homes with substances that explode - like gas - and that are highly toxic, when you have economically viable alternatives, doesn't make a ton of sense. Jessica talks with Drew Tozer about the benefits of heat pumps, considerations when installing one, and going electric in general to get off oil and gas. Be sure to send us your questions at info@sierraclub.ca and sign up for email updates from us here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/subscribe-for-updates/ And don't forget to take acti...
An inevitable decline of oil and gas demand is coming rapidly, and the world already has enough oil and gas projects to meet that demand. Sierra Club U.S. Executive Director Ben Jealous discusses lessons that could help us build up Canadian renewable energy and local green manufacturing as well as thoughts on making change in a polarized public climate. Plus we discuss how renewable energy helps bring down inflation while increased oil and gas extraction actually makes inflation worse. ...
Conor chats with documentary filmmakers Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper about their new film Incandescence. Incandescence is produced and distributed by the National Film Board of Canada and available for free streaming across Canada on the platform nfb.ca and on the NFB app: https://www.nfb.ca/film/incandescence/ Nova and Velcrow discuss their unique approach to interviews and sound in the film, share insights into how communities are coming together to manage fire and the climate crisis, and di...
Over two-thirds of Canadians (67 %) agree that the next Canadian government should make climate action and protecting nature a high priority as well, according to polling conducted by Leger in March 2025. Renewable energy offers employment solutions for energy workers that we urgently need given the volatility of oil and gas prices, as we discuss with Stephen Thomas of the David Suzuki Foundation. We talk about how a majority of Canadians (62%) agree that Canada should maintain its climate co...
NS, under Premier Tim Houston, is trying to enact measures such as: - Limiting media access to elected leaders. - Giving the government the power to fire civil servants without cause. - Making it harder to find out what the government is up to via access to information requests. - Making it impossible to propose amendments at a government committee formerly called Law Amendments. - Lifting bans on fracking and uranium mining (without consulting the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw ...
YOU can make the biggest impact by talking with and organizing others. Our special election 2025 podcast on how you can make a big difference in advocating for our environment by spreading the word and talking to others as well as organizing. Featuring practical advice on starting conversations, ways to get out the word, and key facts on subjects you might want to bring up. Contact us at communications@sierraclub.ca if you have questions and find more information here on how to do the a...
The PBO emissions cap report is as ridiculous as a report on the costs to the economy of requiring seat belts in cars that does not account for any of the benefits of having seat belts in cars. It also comes as ultra-rich corporations in the U.S. are being given free reign to pollute as much as they like. Canada can, and must, be different – for practical and economic reasons. Most Canadians (65 per cent) agree that Canada should invest in renewable energy instead of fossil fuel develop...
We've covered in past episodes how we have reliable renewable options for energy we can build right now across Canada that generate far more employment and are better for national economic security and local economies than oil and gas investments. In this episode Jessica talks with Joe Bates of the Bad River Band about how oil and gas pipeline corporation Enbridge is actively trespassing on Indigenous land and the Band's fight to protect the Great Lakes from an oil spill. They also discuss ...
Conor talks with Brahm Enslin, the president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) Saskatoon Local. Brahm was the regional organizer for the CUPW’s Delivering Community Power campaign - which was organized by workers pushing for a greener postal service. We also discuss how postal workers are encountering more and more climate impacts while out doing their jobs and the crucial roles they play in communities that are not often appreciated (like checking in on the most vulnerable). I...
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