Greenpeace Podcast
31 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 8 years ago - ★★★★ - 13 ratingsThe Greenpeace Podcast brings you sound-rich environmental stories that travel across borders. Engaging listeners through storytelling, this podcast builds environmental literacy in a way that inspires, amuses and empowers. Listen to monthly 15 minute episodes that break down some of today's hottest and most controversial environmental issues.
Greenpeace is an independent, campaigning organisation which uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and to force the solutions which are essential to a green and peaceful future.
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Episodes
Ep.31: The Great Bear Rainforest, Spirit Bears & Scientists At the Movies
February 19, 2016 21:02 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBEduardo Sousa walks us through an incredible, historical agreement on the Pacific Coast of Canada to protect a rainforest the size of Belgium. Bonus: What exactly is a Spirit Bear? Andrew Norton answers the questions you never knew you had on the new podcast: #CompletelyOptionalKnowledge. This story: What pisses off scientists the most in the movies? MUSIC @ 01:04 : Skyline by Gentle Fire Studio
Ep.30: Médecins Sans Frontières Greenpeace & Refugee Rescue Operation + Indigenous Knowledge
January 15, 2016 16:52 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBA joint operation to rescue refugees risking their lives on the dangerous sea crossing between Turkey and Greece has been launched by the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders, and Greenpeace. Winona LaDuke talks about Indigenous knowledge & reciprocity, and rights vs responsibility in modern Western society. Interview excerpt originally aired on Conversation Earth, Exploring Our Place on the Planet.
Ep.29: What to Say? Climate Change VS Global Warming + What's At Stake for The Great Barrier Reef
December 07, 2015 20:03 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBA quick study on when to say "climate change" vs "global warming", quick hint: audience matters! And what's at stake for The Great Barrier Reef off the North-East coast of Australia with the proposed Carmichael coal mine.
Ep.28: Breaking Down the Upcoming Climate Summit
November 05, 2015 19:26 - 16 minutes - 15 MBNew York reporter Isabel Angell breaks down the key players, key terms and key issues of the upcoming Paris Climate Summit - translated into language we can actually use when talking about it with folks in our lives.
Ep.27: Neighbourhood Design for Climate Change & Xeriscaping
October 05, 2015 13:36 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBWhat about cities which have too much water that they can’t prevent, like too much rainfall. Copenhagen decided to use design to help keep the capital of Denmark, from continually flooding. Xeriscaping is a landscaping, gardening word which means that your garden relies only on the water from the sky and not the garden hose.
Ep.26: The Film How To Change The World and Women in Greenpeace History
September 04, 2015 19:58 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBNewsweek named How to Change the World one of the top 15 documentaries to watch of 2015. Listen to clips from the film and revisit the 1971 Amchitka fundraising concert that started Greenpeace, featuring music from James Taylor and Joni Mitchell. Hear stories about women in the early days of Greenpeace, heroines such as Ann Marie Horn and Bobbi Hunter, as well as the difficulties still present in sharing the stories of women in our movements. Music Credits: "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor...
Ep.25: Best Of Greenpeace Podcast: How To Buy Eggs & Apps for Activism
August 04, 2015 15:07 - 11 minutes - 11 MBLooking at favorite stories from the last year: Mark Floegel from GPUS slices through the fog of confusion over organic, free range or nasty eggs. JP Davidson looks at how environmental activists are using apps to create citizen scientists.
Ep.24: India's Crackdown on Environmentalists & Carbon Sink
July 02, 2015 20:36 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBWhat is going on in in the world’s largest democracy? Many non governmental organizations (NGOs) are being leaned on by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs. One of them is Greenpeace. Ancient forests and oceans are both huge "carbon sinks". But what does that mean, really?
Ep.23: Air Pollution Goes Viral & New Climate Canaries
June 08, 2015 20:05 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBChai Jing's YouTube video about the air she's breathing had 200 million views within days, and was later taken down by the Chinese Government. Dragonflies are the new climate canaries, and what does the Air Quality Index measure exactly?
Ep.22: Worst Foods Game Show & Seasonal Eating
May 04, 2015 15:08 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBFood is the door to a lot of conversations about how we live. The Worst Foods Game Show shares some ideas about how to eat and sustain the planet, not just yourself! Even if you live in the north you can follow global seasons, we talk with a chef to give you the best tips. And "Shifting Baseline Syndrome", wow our perception of the world changes, from generation to generation.
Ep.21: Dirty Oil in Europe and The Energy East Pipeline
April 07, 2015 18:35 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBWhen is dirty oil not dirty? When you call it something else. We rarely talk about the other markets the tar sands people have in their sights. One of them is Europe. The proposed pipeline for moving tar sands oil across Canada is called Energy East. Robert Van Waarden, photographer, decided to go along the proposed route and see what people thought about possibly living next to a pipeline.
Ep.20: Apps for Activism & Fish Factory Trawlers
March 02, 2015 20:12 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBFish factory trawlers are the modern face of industrial fishing. A vessel that can stay on the oceans for months and whose destructive fishing methods are needlessly and recklessly killing marine life. Interpol - the international police force - looks into slavery on the High Seas. Greenpeace is asked to report. We speak to the woman who has seen those working conditions on Apps for activism part 2. Last month JP Davidson looked into apps which can help you shop ethically. This month he lo...
Ep.19: Vote For A Sustainable World With Your Wallet
February 02, 2015 14:55 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBAn app to help you buy food which reflects your morals. If you are trying to shop ethically it’s confusing and hard to keep up. Is there an app for how to detox your shopping? Smartphone apps Ethical Barcode and Buycott can help sort out the greenwash. Genetically Modified Food - you may have heard the acronym but what on earth are GMOs, exactly? It’s one thing to not eat toxins, But if you keep them out of your clothes you also keep them out of the water system etc. Some companies didn't ...
Ep.18: Why Falcons Patrol SF's Dump & Recycling Medicines, Harder Than it Should Be
January 05, 2015 16:06 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBHow do you keep plastic out of the ocean? Let falcons patrol the city dump! How do you make composting work properly? Recycling medicines: a win/win For more episodes and information on any of these stories, visit: www.greenpeace.ca/podcast
Ep.17: Who’s Killing Canada’s Lakes? Coping with Tricky Party Convos
November 28, 2014 21:21 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBYou may take long showers but you are not the big water waster...find out who is. A “Tailings Pond” is a dead lake. Who killed it? Tricky convos: What to say to climate change denier at a party. For more episodes and information on any of these stories, visit:www.greenpeace.ca/podcast Background image: WJiri Rezac / Greenpeace
Ep.16: Mining the Ocean Floor & Is There Shark in Your Face Cream?
October 29, 2014 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBThe enormous implications of mining the floor of the deep sea. It's starting. It's calledr "squalene" and is in lots of beauty products. It's usually bits of shark Melina Laboucan-Massimo on It Starts With Us, a new website to commemorate missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada. For more information on any of these stories visit: www.greenpeace.ca/podcast
Ep.15: How Tuna Became the Buffet Star & Tips On Buying Eggs
October 07, 2014 14:53 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBHow tuna became the "go to" fish for every occasion. Tips on buying Eggs (Free range vs Organic vs Cage Free). Why a NYC Seminary got on board with divestment from fossil fuel. For more information on any of these stories visit: www.greenpeace.ca/podcast Photo Banner: Alex Hofford / Greenpeace
Ep.14: Nflders Protest Fracking with Art & What Are Fugitive Emissions?
September 03, 2014 19:51 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBCreative ways of protesting fracking in Newfoundland. What the heck are "fugitive emissions"? (Hint: connected to fracking) For more information on any of these stories visit: www.greenpeace.ca/podcast
Ep.13: The Best of Podcast: Part 2
August 01, 2014 14:45 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBWe share our favourite Greenpeace Canada Podcast stories: Why have narwhals captured our imaginations? A story of a special queen bee. What is killing our bees? For more episodes and information on any of these stories visit: www.greenpeace.ca/podcast
Ep.12: The Best of The Greenpeace Podcast: Plastics +birds, plastics+you
June 27, 2014 14:38 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBWe share our favourite podcast stories: Looking in the belly of an albatross and finding things you recognize. Like lighters. A practical guide to going plastic free. What toxin to watch out for in the bathroom. For more episodes and information on any of these stories visit: http://www.greenpeace.ca/podcast Photo courtesy of Kris Krüg: http://www.kriskrug.com
Ep.11: Organic Gardening 101 & Beware the pesticide Roundup
June 06, 2014 16:43 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBHow to grow veggies without using pesticides. Even in a small plot. Why you don't you want Roundup in your garden For more information on any of these stories visit: http://www.greenpeace.ca/podcast
Ep.10: Revolving Doors Rule, How A Building Wins a LEED seal? Green Renos
May 05, 2014 13:13 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBSaving energy with revolving doors. How a building is considered environmentally progressive and win a LEED seal of approval? How to stay green while doing a home renovation. For more episodes and information on any of these stories visit: www.greenpeace.ca/podcast
Ep.09: Detoxing Kids Toys, Parabens in the Bathroom and Talking Like William Shatner
April 07, 2014 20:44 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBDetoxing kids toys. What toxin to watch out for in the bathroom. We celebrate "Talk Like William Shatner Day." For more episodes and information on any of these stories visit: www.greenpeace.ca/podcast Background image: David Dennis CC BY-SA 2.0
Ep.08: Life in Fukushima 3 yrs later & Who Pays the Nuclear Bill
March 03, 2014 15:17 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBMarch 11 2013 marks the anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, or more accurately it marks the start of this ongoing disaster in Japan. Tens of thousands of residents were displaced. Kenichi Hasegawa wrote a book to express his fury over how his government mislead the victims. He talked to us from his abandoned farm 15km north-east of Fukushima City Central. And Donald Weber on photographing Fukushima. For more episodes and information on any of these stories visit www.greenpeace.ca/...
Ep.07: Going Undercover to Keep the Arctic 30 safe & What is a RHIB?
February 10, 2014 12:23 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBThe amazing story of a photographer going undercover in Russia to get the shot. Captain Peter Wilcox tells us about something called a RHIB. For more episodes and information on any of these stories visit www.greenpeace.ca/podcast
Ep.06: A Car Free Life & What is Dilbit? (Not a Cocktail Snack)
January 06, 2014 15:27 - 14 minutes - 13 MBBreaking up with your car to live a car free life. What exactly is in pipelines? (Dilbit plus) For more episodes and information on any of these stories visit www.greenpeace.ca/podcast
Ep.05: Trekking to the North Pole, The World's Fridge
November 26, 2013 16:52 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBTrekking to the North Pole. Produced by Rob Rosenthal How is the Arctic the World's fridge? Why you shouldn't cook bacon in the Arctic. For more episodes and information on any of these stories visit http://www.greenpeace.ca/podcast
Ep.04: Renewable Energy in a Nuclear Neighbourhood & Suing Environmentalists
October 18, 2013 15:26 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBOntario's reliance on nuclear energy means renewable energy is happening on a community level. Suing environmentalists to silence them. For more episodes and information on any of these stories visit www.greenpeace.ca/podcast
Ep.03: The Rainbow Warrior & FADS. Out of Fashion Fishing,
September 27, 2013 16:40 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBThe Rainbow Warrior comes home to Vancouver. Is this ship iconic in the city where Greenpeace began? What is a FAD or Fish Aggregating Device? We hear who really came up with the name Greenpeace and why. For more episodes and information on any of these stories visit www.greenpeace.ca/podcast
Ep.02: Save the Bees & Going Plastic Free
August 26, 2013 14:08 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBThe worried buzzing about bees. what is a "neonicotinoid"? Which household items are in the belly of an albatross? A practical guide to going plastic free For more episodes and information on any of these stories visit http://www.greenpeace.ca/podcast
Ep.01: Narwhals, Great Bear Rainforest & Feller Buncher
June 18, 2013 18:44 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBWe get to know the most popular Arctic mammal—the narwhal, get wild in the Great Bear Rainforest and learn a phrase that sounds adorable but is far from it. Music credits: Special thanks to http://soundcloud.com/deeb https://soundcloud.com/deeb/01-deeb-thru-nature https://soundcloud.com/dansternofbeyer/underneath-the-mountain https://soundcloud.com/dansternofbeyer/the-spy-who-loved https://soundcloud.com/dansternofbeyer/the-whale Jaspertine, “Zen Study” http://ccmixter.org/media/files/j...