On the show this week:

• Teck Resources pulls its application for the oil sands Frontier mine
• JP Morgan Economists Warn of ‘Catastrophic Outcomes’ of Human-Caused Climate Crisis
• DETAILS SCARCE, SERIOUS QUESTIONS REMAIN AS BP CLAIMS NET-ZERO TARGET
• AIR POLLUTION IMPACTS COST $8 BILLION PER DAY, GREENPEACE STUDY SHOWS
• FOSSIL FUEL NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY WOULD DRAW A LESSON FROM COLD WAR
• Tesla, PG&E to Help Build World’s Largest Energy Storage Facility in California
• Blocked Heathrow Airport Expansion Celebrated by Climate Activists

Environmental news featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Wednesday at 10:00 am EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at www.ckcufm.com. Or download the podcast here.

On the show this week:

• Climate Justice, Indigenous Rights Advocates Rally for Wet’suwet’en People as Canadian Police Continue Raids
• TRANS MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION COST RISES 133% TO $12.6 BILLION
• OTTAWA MULLS ALBERTA ‘AID PACKAGE’ AS PROVINCE ANGLES FOR TECK MINE APPROVAL
• Brazil’s Bolsonaro Unveils Bill to Open Indigenous Lands to Mining, Oil and Gas Exploration
• Botswana Auctions Off First Licenses to Kill Elephants Since Ending Five-Year Ban
• This Solar Device Converts Seawater to Drinking Water
• Hundreds of Thousands of Mussels Found Baked to Death on New Zealand Beach
• Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion to Fight the Climate Crisis

Environmental news featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Wednesday at 10:00 am EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at www.ckcufm.com. Or download the podcast here.

On the show this week:

• Record Warm Water Measured Beneath Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday’ Glacier
• Three-Year Federal EV Incentive Burns Through Half Its Budget in Eight Months
• Researchers Predict Near-Record Annual Increase in Atmospheric CO2
• 41,500 Petition Signatures Urge Wilkinson, Federal Cabinet to Reject Teck Frontier Mine
• 357 Amazon Employees Break Company Policy, Speak Out Online for Faster Climate Action
• Fossil Industry Sees Financial Value Collapse as Prices Stay Low, Renewables Surge

On the show this week:

• Giant Chinese Fish Is Now Extinct After Surviving Millions of Years
• FOSSILS BRACE FOR SCRUTINY AS CARNEY WARNS HALF OF WORLD OIL RESERVES COULD BECOME WORTHLESS
• Death of 1 Million Seabirds Tied to Massive ‘Blob’ of Hot Water in the Pacific
• Ocean Cleaning Device Succeeds in Removing Plastic for the First Time
• Colgate launches vegan-certified toothpaste in recyclable tube
• TECK MEGA-MINE SHOWS ‘MISGUIDED AND RECKLESS’ DISREGARD FOR LOW OIL PRICES
• FOSSIL EMISSIONS KILL ALMOST AS MANY AS TOBACCO
• Inspiring Student in France Creates Environmental App to Motivate Others to Make a Difference Daily

Environmental news featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Tuesday at 12:00 noon EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at www.ckcufm.com. Or download the podcast here.

On the show this week:

• Greenhouse-gas emissions hit a record high last year, UN warns
• Loudspeakers Can Help Bring Degraded Reefs Back to Life, Study Shows
• A-List Celebs, Politicians Join John Kerry’s World War Zero Campaign to Fight the Climate Crisis
• Climate crisis pushing Earth to a ‘global tipping point,’ researchers say
• The Ocean Is Running Out of Oxygen, Largest Study of Its Kind Finds
• New Zealand Will Consider Climate Crisis in All Major Policy Decisions

On the show this week:

• Fossil fuel production on track for double the safe climate limit
• KOALAS MAY BE ‘FUNCTIONALLY EXTINCT’ AFTER DEVASTATING AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRES
• ‘Climate Emergency’ Named Oxford Word of the Year
• Tesla Launches a Futuristic Electric Truck
• ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES HIT 10% OF NEW CAR SALES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
• FOSSIL PRODUCTION, INEFFICIENT BUILDINGS MAKE CANADA A GLOBAL CLIMATE LAGGARD
• CHEVRON SCRAMBLES TO MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES WITH ‘MORAL CASE’ FOR FOSSIL FUELS
• An incredible new type of “plastic” packaging could be key to feeding fish rather than killing them.

Environmental news featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Tuesday at 12:00 noon EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at www.ckcufm.com. Or download the podcast here.

On the show this week:

• 11,000 scientists warn of ‘untold suffering’
• Report on Toronto, Vancouver traffic reveals outsized health risks posed by trucks and SUVs
• Keystone Leaks Crude Oil in North Dakota on Same Day as Trump State Department Pipeline Hearing
• Massive Oil Spill Turns Brazil’s Beaches Black, Kills Marine Life, Threatens Communities
• London Police Ban on Extinction Rebellion Ruled ‘Unlawful’
• Concordia Promises Full Fossil Divestment by 2025
• The UK to end fracking for good following new study 

Environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Tuesday at 12:00 noon EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at www.ckcufm.com. Or download the podcast here.

On the show this week:

• CLIMATE COMMUNITY DECLARES THE WIN AS POLLING SHOWS CLIMATE CONCERN DRIVING VOTE
• WILDFIRES FORCE 180,000 TO EVACUATE AS CALIFORNIA DECLARES STATE-WIDE EMERGENCY
• RENEWABLES POISED TO OVERTAKE FOSSILS DECADES FASTER THAN FORECAST
• Ocean Cleaning Device Succeeds in Removing Plastic for the First Time
• Wind power could meet entire world’s electricity needs 18 times over, says International Energy Agency
• 15 CANADIAN YOUTH FILE SUIT AGAINST OTTAWA’S SLOW RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CRISIS
• INDIA PLANS 55 GIGAWATTS OF NEW SOLAR, WIND DEVELOPMENT ALONG BORDER WITH PAKISTAN

Huge climate strikes took place across Canada and around the world this past Friday, Sept. 27, with millions taking part including at least 800,000 here in Canada demanding immediate and strong action on the climate crisis, which is getting worse almost by the day. Over 20,000 people walked out of school and work here in Ottawa and I was there to capture some of the sounds from the march. In the face of so much relentless bad news these days, it was truly empowering to see the energy and determination of young people. They simply won’t back down on this one. 

Click the link above to listen to some audio from the Ottawa climate strike including inspiring interviews with two remarkable elementary school climate strikers.

On the show this week:

• Over 800,000 people attend Canadian climate strikes including more than 500,000 in Montreal, making it largest in Quebec’s history
• IPCC SAYS WARMING WILL PRODUCE RAPID SEA LEVEL RISE, ANNUAL ‘100-YEAR’ STORMS, DECLINING FISH STOCKS, SHRINKING GLACIERS WITHOUT FAST CLIMATE ACTION
• Climate Crisis Is Accelerating. Past 5 Years Will Be Hottest on Record: Report
• Earth to warm more quickly, new climate models show
• NORTH AMERICA BIRD POPULATION FALLS BY THREE BILLION IN 50 YEARS
• Air Pollution Particles Showing Up in Human Placentas, Next to the Fetus
• A free reusable café cup system created by two Aussie dads is making it easy for caffeine lovers to ditch disposable cups