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The sixth instalment of our book club. This week we discuss Matthew T. Huber's plan for a ‘socialism of one sector' - militant organizing within existing electricity unions and what that means for the rest of us.
We talk about the election & Albertan and American oil policy. Kristen Pue of the Pullback Podcast interviews refugee expert Evan Easton-Calabria about climate migration and displacement.
David speaks with Noora Mahmoud and Sonya Stepanova about their work supplying funds and supplies directly to Palestinians in Egypt and Gaza. We hear about the difficulties refugees face as they become stateless in Cairo.
Lauren speaks with Mitchell Beer of The Energy Mix in our monthly discussion with the expert about today's most important energy news.
We talk about Proletarian Ecology, chapter five of Matthew T. Huber's book Climate Change As Class War: Building Socialism on a Warming Planet.
We talk about the federal elections, the renewable economy, and First Nations' environmental battles in Canada and the US. Dave Gray-Donald interviews Lana Goldberg of Stand.Earth about federal climate policy.
Lauren speaks with Mitchell Beer of The Energy Mix about the most important energy stories of the month.
We talk about Israel's wars, anti-Trans legislation, Trump's climate agenda, new Liberal leader Mark Carney, and our beautiful future. Dave Gray-Donald interviews Norm Di Pasquale of Ontario Place For All about the Therme Spa and their 100-year lease.
We talk about tipping-point early warning systems, the Indonesian nickel rush, Wet'suwet'en, Mi'kmaq, and Canadian insurance companies. Dave Gray-Donald interviews Reverend Keyanna Jones Moore of Atlanta about the history of Cop City and the legacy of 2020.
Lauren speaks with Mitchell Beer of The Energy Mix about the most important energy news of the past month.
We discuss the roles of carbon guilt and degrowth as argued in chapter 4 of Matthew T. Huber's book Climate Change As Class War: Building Socialism on a Warming Planet.
We talk about the Invictus Games, settler colonial policy in Ontario, provincial elections, the EPA, Trump and Musk. Dave Gray-Donald interviews Joël Laforest about tariffs and Calgary's transit debacle.
Lauren speaks with Mitchell Beer of The Energy Mix about the most important stories his outlet has covered in the past month.
We talk about the Gaza ceasefire and climate news. Dave Gray-Donald interviews Vanessa and Beze Gray about Aamjiwnaang First Nation and the closure of a plant in Chemical Valley.
Dave Gray-Donald of the Grind joins us to talk about climate news and Trudeau's legacy. Stefan interviews Sunday Harrison about soil.
We make predictions for the year, talk about some justice news, and Stefan interviews journalist Fatima Syed about green building standards in Ontario being challenged by developers.
Stefan and Lauren speak with energy expert Mitchell Beer of The Energy Mix about American LNG, Chrystia Freeland resigning, Canadian emissions targets, tariffs, clean electricity regulations, and other energy news.
We talk about the professional and managerial class and their influence on the climate movement, as argued in Matthew T. Huber's book, Climate Change As Class War.
Stefan presents a piece exploring his impending fatherhood and the relationship between hope and action in dark times. In the second half we interview Matthew Lie-Paehlke a local climate activist about his new podcast Future Mending Radio: https://koi-flute-sbwh.squarespace.com/podcast. Huge thanks to Yound and Abby Litchfield for the use of their music. Catch both artists on your streaming platform or Yound at Youndmas at the Baby G on December 7th and Abby at https://www.abbylitchfield.ca/. If you are looking for a way to get out and do something on climate action in the city the Lighthouse Collective has a guide program that connects you and your interests with an organization that needs volunteers:Â https://www.lighthousecollective.ca/guide
Our monthly Best Of show. Go love yourself, sallow queen.
We talk to Lauren in Qatar about the COP summit, and Jeremy Appel about a UCP conference in Alberta, and about CBC propaganda, Inuit sled dogs and Doug Ford.
Stefan speaks with Mitchell Beer of The Energy Mix to answer listener questions and discuss the energy transition under Trump.
We talk about climate news and a youth lawsuit, with Fraser Thompson of Ecojustice.
Our monthly Best Of show compiling our favourite parts of the past month.
David interviews Sonya Stepanova of the Davenport Aid Brigade about her work of the past five months providing tens of thousands of dollars in funds and aid directly to Palestinians in Egypt and Gaza.
We talk about prisoners locked in the path of storms, workers forced to drown, and Israel's war. Stefan interviews Dr. Shama Rangwala, assistant professor at York University, about the life and legacy of Fredric Jameson.
We discuss chapter 1 of Climate Change as Class War by Matthew T. Huber. Stefan interviews Alicia Richins, founder of The Climateverse.
Our monthly best of show featuring our favourite parts.
Stefan converses with energy expert Mitchell Beer of the Energy Mix about a question from a listener about Project 2024, and Mitchell's most important energy stories from the past month.
We talk about the NDP no longer supporting the Liberals and the US presidential debate, and Stefan interviews Emily Eaton, Andrew Stevens & Sean Tucker, editors of 'Unjust Transition', a new book about union workers in Regina versus their refinery employers.
We talk about upcoming demonstrations, overthrowing Trudeauism, the Texas grid, Bitcoin, Electricity Canada, wheat, and the Mackenzie River. Stefan interviews Bushra Asghar of the Climate Emergency Unit about their campaign to build a Canadian youth climate corps.
Our monthly Best Of show incorporating our favourite moments and discussions from the past month.
Stefan speaks with energy expert Mitchell Beer about needed grid changes, what's happening in the EV market, and Mitchell's most important energy news of the month.
We hold our first book club discussion of Climate Change As Class War, by Matthew T. Huber. Stefan interviews Dr. Grace Nosek about her YA novel, Root Bound.
We talk about oil profits, cities and private security, and Bitcoin mining. Stefan interviews Gordon Katic of Cited podcast about Exxon Valdez and how big oil changed jurisprudence forever.
We talk about new studies in geoengineering, polar ice, and air conditioning, and UK law. Stefan interviews Sarah Buchanan of the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) about how prepared Toronto is for climate impacts.
This month we talk about Gaza, prison labour and homelessness. Stefan speaks with Dr. Chandni Desai about colonization and the police, and with journalist Wency Leung about GFL and garbage collection.
Stefan and Lauren sit down with energy expert Mitchell Beer of The Energy Mix to talk about recent energy news, Canada's new greenwashing law, and elections around the world.
We talk about new Lancet figures on Palestinian deaths, greenwashing, child services, TC Energy's ghost pipeline and other news. Stefan interviews Wency Leung, reporter at The Local, about the Green For Life trash company, and Leanne Allison about her new documentary on glacial lakes for the National Film Board.
We talk about three recent US Supreme Court decisions: criminalizing homelessness, unlimited presidential powers, and government agencies deferring to courts. Stefan interviews Dr. Chandni Desai, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, about Israel, Canada, and settler-colonialism.
This month features Shell's fake emissions credits, Tim Ellis on corporate propaganda, Evelyn Austin on RBC and Mitchell Beer on methane gas.
Stefan sits down with energy expert Mitchell Beer of the Energy Mix to talk about the fossil fuel phaseout, the complexity of fossil gas, NY Governor Kathy Hochul's betrayal, and all the most important energy news from the past month.
We discuss 27 climate headlines from the past two months: the good, the bad, and the strange. Stefan interviews Evelyn Austin about Change Course and their plan to mobilize Taylor Swift fans against RBC.
We talk about Shell's carbon credit deal with Alberta, China's emissions achievements, Mexico, and Grassy Narrows. Stefan interviews online organizer Tim Ellis about his new venture, Canada Truth.
This month we speak with Emma McIntosh about the intricacies of the Greenbelt scandal, Mitchell Beer about the most important recent energy stories, and Jeremy Appel about Danielle Smith spending tax dollars to sabotage climate action at COP.
We talk about Biden's tariff on Chinese green tech, Canadian landowners, and The Maple's scoop on pro-Israel media charities. Stefan speaks with Jeremy Appel about Danielle Smith's trip to COP.