Podcasts – Green Planet Monitor

Donald Trump cited a frightful list of anti-American threats in his 4300-word nomination acceptance speech: terrorism, immigrants, crime, violence, gangs, drugs, lawlessness, government regulation, media elites. He had nothing to say about multidrug-resistant superbugs. The post Superbugs appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

Men are from Mars, women from Venus, a bestseller claims. Science confirms: male and female brains are wired differently, possibly explaining a lot, The post Sex & the Brain appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

How it is that brains shed memory, while sparing lyrics and music, is one of neuroscience’s great mysteries. Can hardy music circuits jog cognition and speech? Hopes are high. The post Music in my Head appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

Rising seas linked to climate change pose a major threat to coastal cities around the world. Dutch engineers are designing nature-based flood control systems that are cheap, effective, and environmentally friendly. The post Room for the River appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

Issa Amro has been a human rights defender in Israeli-occupied Hebron since the early 2000s. On November 23, he'll stand before a military court outside Ramallah, charged with "incitement," organizing illegal activities, being in a "closed military zone" and insulting police. The post Issa Amro appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

The seductive voice of a clarinet. The wild wail of a tenor sax. The whimsical tones of a bassoon or oboe. Each of these sounds is produced by blowing air over a thin reed sliced from a cane stalk. Most cane reed is produced in the Var region of southern France. The post Music Reeds appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

We use lots of items in our daily lives. We use them and then throw them away, or perhaps recycle them when they wear out or get damaged. Then again, some of us prefer to repair for re-use -- at a Repair Cafe. The post Repair Cafe appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

Bacteria and fungi, Earth's quintessential biochemists, are famous for the odd molecules they produce. But human beings are no slouches. According to one estimate, global commerce swells with thousands of industrial chemicals, many completely novel, some very toxic The post Toxic Load appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

When Heather Majaury left the Ottawa Valley for university after high school, it was the start of a whole new journey. And it wasn't just about the usual transitions from being a teenager to a young adult. It was the birth of a whole new sense of identity. The post This is My Drum appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

Fair trade -- as opposed to Free Trade -- puts farmers, workers, communities and the health of the planet ahead of national trade balances and corporate profits. Listen to the voices of fair traders gathered in Winnipeg for their national convention. The post Fair Trade appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

Israel plays a host of key roles in today's troubled world: Jewish homeland. Bastion of peace and democracy in the troubled Middle East. Clever "start-up nation" the world can turn to for smart solutions. Israeli-American activist Jeff Halper pinpoints a darker niche. The post Global Palestine appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

Physical abuse, assassination, bribery, the use of human shields, looting ... These are among the acts former Israeli soldiers describe to Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence in the course of interviews about their service in the occupied Palestinian territories. The post Breaking the Silence appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

Imagine an electric-powered fleet of Canada Post vehicles, along with vehicle charging stations at post offices. And postal banking, where loans could be secured for renewable energy installations and home energy retro-fits. Listen up. The post Delivering Community Power appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

I've always hung out on the margins, with all the other misfits, freaks and queers; on the edge, the border between femininity and masculinity, between brownness and whiteness, a standpoint that offers me a unique worldview. The post Cole Gately appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

Once it was clear the number of refugees arriving in Germany would top one million, reactions varied dramatically. Months later, a divided society is still debating its role as a refuge for the second time since the end of the cold war. The post Migration to Germany appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

Last fall I rode 1500 miles from Taos, New Mexico to New Orleans on a 1983 Yamaha xs-650. It was my first solo, long distance bike trip and New Orleans -- a legendary city -- seemed like a good destination. The post Flood on the Levee appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

Checkpoint 56, in Israeli-occupied Hebron, is a fearsome sight to behold. Flashed before your eyes in a Rorschach test, it could be taken for a high-voltage substation, or an industrial meat grinder. The post Shuhada Street appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

Rob Kendrick -- aka Shakydad -- is a highly successful guy with Parkinson's Disease. Listen to him reflect on the challenges and changes Parkinson's has offered up, for worse and for better. The post Shakydad appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.

A mild mid-March in Canada's notoriously frigid prairie capital cannot be definitively pinned on global climate change. Still, for anyone willing to listen, read and watch, the writing is on the wall. Earth is warming -- and fast. The post Temperature Rising appeared first on Green Planet Monitor.