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Wet weather means massive amounts of sewage pouring into Lake Ontario. Fraser Riverkeeper still seeks an end to sewage pollution in Vancouver. The feds are forging new rules for wastewater treatment plants in Canada. We talk about Kingston’s ongoing sewage problems, prosecutions in Vancouver, and new regulations under the Fisheries Act. Our guests are Colin Mosier and Doug... (more)
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Last December, Fraser Riverkeeper discovered toxic sediment in Vancouver's False Creek. With the Olympic Games just a few weeks away, and False Creek running right past the Athlete's Village, the group had to make some tough decisions: Should they go public? If so, what what should they say? Mark and Krystyn talk about the dilemma on this episode of Living at the Barricades.... (more)
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Mark and Krystyn discuss two-tier environmental protection today - the idea that there are different rules for different people, usually based on who you know, how much money you have, or where you are. We look at federal and provincial examples of two-tier environmental law. Olympian Karen Percy Lowe joins us at the end of the show to give tips to Mark for his upcoming torch... (more)
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Red Tape. What it is. Why the phrase is so popular with politicians and lobbyists. And why you should cringe every time you hear the words "red tape". Our guests today are Jamie Kneen of Mining Watch Canada and Vern Edwards of the Ontario Federation of Labour. We also pay tribute to a lost friend, Chris Mattson.
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How do you know if a wind turbine is killing birds and bats? Answer: Somebody has to count the bodies. We do just that, today, on our to visit Wolfe Island. Mark and Krystyn chat with Stacey Haskins and Bill Evans.
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You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) by Dead or Alive
Spin Spin Sugar by Sneaker Pimps
Spin the Black Circle by Pearl Jam
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In Part II of this two-part episode, Mark and Krystyn talk to legendary Cree guide and Riverkeeper Wililam Tozer. Author Joseph Boyden gives a reading from the Moose River, live from the Charles Sauriol dinner in November 2009.
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Lost River by Mickey Hart
Lost Cause by Beck
Lost in a Crowd by Rusted Root
Lost Together by Blue Rodeo
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In Part I of this two-part episode, Mark and Krystyn go back to June 2009 when Northern Ontario's first Riverkeeper joined the Waterkeeper movement. They talk about the Moose River with counsel Joanna Bull and about what it means to be a "Waterkeeper". Author Joseph Boyden gives a reading from the Moose River, live from the Charles Sauriol dinner in November 2009.
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The Big Pipe is a half-a-billion dollar sewage pipeline. Stretching across the north-eastern Greater Toronto Area, the Big Pipe will funnel more than 1 billion litres of sewage from York Region to Durham Region every single day. That's 95% one region's sewage dumped on the doorstep of another on a daily basis. Many residents in and around Pickering are concerned about smells,... (more)
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Giant, leaping, face-slapping food-guzzling fifty-pound fish have escaped and are headed this way! Alien invaders, the asian carp, have likely breached the last barrier before the Great Lakes and are set to slip into our sweetwater seas near Chicago. How it happened. Why it's scary. And what's to be done. Georgian Baykeeper Mary Muter joins co-hosts Mark Mattson and Krystyn... (more)
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