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25/03/2025

Temporada 2, episodio 6

Pesticides for Dinner

Pesticides for Dinner reveals how trust in Canada's food system is damaged by a regulatory system that works too closely with the industry and often fails to act when science uncovers the health dangers of approved pesticides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

T2, E6

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45 min
Temporada 2, episodio 9

Doing it For Yourself

What does the ordinary person do to protect themselves when regulators fail? How can you know what is safe to eat – or safe to eat just a little – or safe to eat if you wash it? There are groups trying to fill in the gaps left by poor regulation. The Environmental Working Group in Washington publishes a list of the Dirty Dozen – fruits and vegetables most contaminated with pesticides. But they also publish a list of the Clean 15. And both lists are updated if things change and a dirty one becomes clean. And then there is the book, Slow Death by Rubber Duck. When it was published in 2009 it wasn’t just the quirky title that made it a best seller around the world. The book revealed how daily life is bathing us in toxins that accumulate in our tissues, are passed on to our children and damage our health. That was a wakeup call to people all over the world. In this episode Bruce Lourie and Rick Smith explain why they decided the best way to demonstrate how chemicals get into our bodies was to experiment on themselves and document it in a book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

T2, E9

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14 min
27/12/2022

Maxed Out Introduces "The Salmon People"

As we unwind into the holidays, we'd like to bring your attention to another Canada’s National Observer creation: This true crime climate podcast is called The Salmon People. The investigation, by Sandra Bartlett, our Managing Producer for podcasts, takes us off the coast of British Columbia, where wild salmon started dying by the millions. We follow an unlikely detective - a whale biologist - Alexandra Morton - who battles against government, industry and multinational corporations to save Canada’s wild salmon population. You can binge the entire series on your favourite podcast streaming platform. Maxed Out and The Salmon People are made possible by listeners like you. If you’ve supported the podcast already, thank you. If you haven’t, click here to donate what you can to help us keep producing valuable journalism. Got questions or comments? Email us at producer@nationalobserver.com Follow us on Twitter: @NatObserver Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27/12/2022

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37 min
13/02/2023

The Unjust Transition

Alberta has been unhappy with Ottawa for a long time. There is a feeling they pay into Canada but don't get enough in return. Some are saying Canada is broken and Alberta should leave the federation. Max speaks to Derek Fildebrandt, a former politician and the head of a major right-leaning provincial publication about whether disconnection is a real solution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13/02/2023

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29 min
10/04/2023

The Rachel Notley Interview

Max Fawcett asks Rachel Notley if the NDP have the policies to win the next Alberta election. The former Premier of Alberta gets into the energy transition, health care and door-knocking. Oh, and she also talks about political interference in the judicial system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10/04/2023

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27 min
13/12/2022

Greedflation and Justflation

Greedflation, justflation, and even shrinkflation are the newest terms to describe what we have all been going through financially for the past two years. And on top of this, we have rising interest rates. Is there anything that can be done to ease the pressure? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13/12/2022

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36 min
30/01/2023

The Urban-Rural Divide

The carbon tax is misunderstood and controversial. The federal government's price on polluting is one of its strategies to fight the climate crisis. But is it working? And is it fair? Max Fawcett talks to a Saskatchewan farmer who feels rural Canada and, in particular, agriculture, is being hit too hard by the tax. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30/01/2023

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33 min
10/11/2021

Episode 3: Who’s got the power?

A decarbonized world is going to need a lot of electricity, but where should we get it from? And what role should nuclear power play in Canada? John Gorman, Denise Balkissoon, Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare and Durham Nuclear Awareness get into the pros and cons of nuclear power. Linda Solomon Wood chats with climate campaigner Catherine Abreu on what it will take to transform the power grid. And solar-power champion Melina Laboucan Massimo on the strength of Indigenous-led renewables. GUESTS: Louis Bertrand, Durham Nuclear Awareness.John Gorman, President and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear AssociationDenise Balkissoon, The Narwhal’s Ontario bureau chief Ontario Regional Chief Glen HareCatherine Abreu, founder of Destination Zero and a member Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory BodyMelina Laboucan Massimo, founder of Sacred Earth SolarCREDITS: Final audio mix by Aftertouch Audio. Fact check by Luke Ottenhof. Artwork by Ata Ojani. Communications from Suzanne Dhaliwal. Music provided by Blue.Sessions and Podington Bear. Additional sound from Merriam-Webster, Vlatko Blažek, ValentinSosnitskiy, Speedenza, digableplanet, tmokonen, SubwaySandwitch420. Related articles from CNO: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/05/12/news/canada-energy-future-nuclear-not-everyones-buying-ithttps://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/05/25/news/opposition-grows-small-nuclear-reactors-over-alarming-riskshttps://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/07/22/news/canadian-nuclear-safety-commission-lung-cancer-study-uranium-workershttps://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/07/02/opinion/no-path-to-net-zero-without-nuclear-power Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10/11/2021

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33 min
24/11/2021

Episode 4: On the Road Again

Nearly a quarter of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation. How do we slash emissions here, and still get from point A to B? We talk about planes, trains and automobiles, and what the heck a hydrogen fuel cell is-- and what the deal with hydrogen is. Plus, Linda Solomon Wood talks with the Smart Prosperity Institute’s Colleen Kaiser on why electric cars may not be the cure all we need. GUESTS: Chúk Odenigbo, Future Ancestor ServicesDan Wicklum, The Transition AcceleratorTruzaar Dordi, postdoctoral fellow at the University of WaterlooMax Fawcett, Canada’s National ObserverColleen Kaiser, Smart Prosperity Institute CREDITS: Final audio mix by Aftertouch Audio. Fact check by Luke Ottenhof. Artwork by Ata Ojani. Communications from Suzanne Dhaliwal. Music provided by Blue Dot Sessions. Additional sound from The Juice Media and Toddler Fun Learning, as well as Kleber_KGF, alphatone, barcelonetasonora and Glaneur de Sons from freesound.org Special thanks to Alison Gu, Azadeh Maroufmashat, Bob Howarth James Wilt, Carolyn Kim and Jess Harris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24/11/2021

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29 min
Temporada 1, episodio 2

The Gold Rush

If you take a boat along the coast of northern British Columbia, you’ll see towering deciduous trees and snow-capped peaks, small islands, big islands and scattered throughout it all … fish farms. Dozens of them. Alexandra Morton remembers their arrival — remembers the Gold Rush when anyone who wanted a fish farm license got one. And she remembers how the government tricked coastal people into pointing out the best wild salmon habitat. We are crowdfunding to cover the cost of this podcast. If you'd like to contribute, as little as five dollars per month can help support this work: https://www.nationalobserver.com/donate/podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

T1, E2

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36 min

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