Water We Doing?
64 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -Discover how our most precious commodity impacts our lives in so many fascinating ways. That's right! We're talking about water, but not like you've ever heard it before. Join us as we explore social, environmental and economic issues around the globe as we ask the questions: what are we doing, and how can we do better? The "Water We Doing?" won the 2022 Canadian Podcasting Award for Outstanding Branded Series. The podcast is a production of the Aquatic Biosphere Project. The podcast is produced and hosted by David Evans (P. Biol), the Project's Director of Conservation. For more info please check out www.AquaticBiosphere.ca
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Episodes
Deep Dive: Andrew Reeves, Author of Overrun: Dispatches from the Asian Carp Crisis
April 06, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBInvasive species are a huge problem around the world. Asian Carp are most well known for flying through the air, striking anyone out for a pleasure cruise on the river, but they have completely changed the ecology and ecosystems they have taken over. They have taken over the Mississippi river and they are headed for the Great Lakes and Canadian Waters! What are we doing to stop them? In this episode you will hear from the experts about why Asian Carp were brought to the United States, how ...
Asian Carp Invasion! What can we do when Invasive Fish Take Over?
April 05, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBInvasive species are a huge problem around the world. Asian Carp are most well known for flying through the air, striking anyone out for a pleasure cruise on the river, but they have completely changed the ecology and ecosystems they have taken over. They have taken over the Mississippi river and they are headed for the Great Lakes and Canadian Waters! What are we doing to stop them? In this episode you will hear from the experts about why Asian Carp were brought to the United States, how...
Deep Dive Interview on Seawater Desalination with Dr. Heather Cooley, The Pacific Institute
March 31, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBA study from McGill University, estimates the average Canadian consumes about 329L of water a day, the equivalent of more than 600 standard water bottles (500 ml). Think of your daily routine. In the morning you get up, you have a shower. Flush the toilet. Fill the water for your coffee or tea. Run the dishwasher. At lunchtime, you might boil some pasta. Later you might do some laundry. Before bedtime, you may might run a warm bath or put the kettle on for some hot tea. Sleep and repeat. A...
Deep Dive: Dr. Heather Cooley, The Pacific Institute
March 31, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBA study from McGill University, estimates the average Canadian consumes about 329L of water a day, the equivalent of more than 600 standard water bottles (500 ml). Think of your daily routine. In the morning you get up, you have a shower. Flush the toilet. Fill the water for your coffee or tea. Run the dishwasher. At lunchtime, you might boil some pasta. Later you might do some laundry. Before bedtime, you may might run a warm bath or put the kettle on for some hot tea. Sleep and repeat. A...
Is Seawater Desalination the Solution for the World’s Water Problems?
March 29, 2021 10:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBA study from McGill University, estimates the average Canadian consumes about 329L of water a day, the equivalent of more than 600 standard water bottles (500 ml). Think of your daily routine. In the morning you get up, you have a shower. Flush the toilet. Fill the water for your coffee or tea. Run the dishwasher. At lunchtime, you might boil some pasta. Later you might do some laundry. Before bedtime, you may might run a warm bath or put the kettle on for some hot tea. Sleep and repeat. A...
Deep Dive Interview with Bourton Scott and Ally Stocks, Emerald Sea Protection Society
March 25, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBIt's estimated that we lose 640,000 tonnes of fishing gear every year in our oceans. This gear continues to kill fish and other marine organisms and pollutes our marine environment with plastic. What are we doing about it? In this episode we speak with Joel Baziuk the Deputy Director of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) and Bourton Scott and Ally Stocks from the Emerald Sea Protection Society. Joel helps to coordinate global efforts to improve fishing gear to decrease the risks of it ...
Deep Dive: Bourton Scott and Ally Stocks, Emerald Sea Protection Society
March 25, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBIt's estimated that we lose 640,000 tonnes of fishing gear every year in our oceans. This gear continues to kill fish and other marine organisms and pollutes our marine environment with plastic. What are we doing about it? In this episode we speak with Joel Baziuk the Deputy Director of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) and Bourton Scott and Ally Stocks from the Emerald Sea Protection Society. Joel helps to coordinate global efforts to improve fishing gear to decrease the risks of it ...
Deep Dive Interview with Joel Baziuk, Deputy Director of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative
March 24, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this episode we speak about ghost fishing, how we can work together to improve fishing gear and how all of us can play a role in cleaning it up with Joel Baziuk, the Deputy Director of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) from the Ocean Conservancy. Joel helps to coordinate global efforts to improve fishing gear to decrease the risks of it being lost at sea and to help coordinate global cleanup efforts. We talk about what's currently being done, what can be done in the future, how to...
Deep Dive: Joel Baziuk, Deputy Director of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative
March 24, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this episode we speak about ghost fishing, how we can work together to improve fishing gear and how all of us can play a role in cleaning it up with Joel Baziuk, the Deputy Director of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) from the Ocean Conservancy. Joel helps to coordinate global efforts to improve fishing gear to decrease the risks of it being lost at sea and to help coordinate global cleanup efforts. We talk about what's currently being done, what can be done in the future, how to...
Deep Dive: Dr. Steve Hrudey, COVID-19 Wastewater Coalition, Canadian Water Network
March 23, 2021 13:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBIn this episode we talk to Dr. Steve Hrudey the Chair of the COVID-19 Wastewater Coalition from the Canadian Water Network. Dr. Hrudey helps us understand how Wastewater Surveillance for COVID-19 works and how you can test samples from our sewers to understand where the virus has spread. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone across this planet, has tested our ability to adapt, develop and role out vaccines and figure out efficient ways to test and monitor our entire population. When ...
Deep Dive Interview with Dr. Steve Hrudey, COVID-19 Wastewater Coalition, Canadian Water Network
March 23, 2021 13:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBIn this episode we talk to Dr. Steve Hrudey the Chair of the COVID-19 Wastewater Coalition from the Canadian Water Network. Dr. Hrudey helps us understand how Wastewater Surveillance for COVID-19 works and how you can test samples from our sewers to understand where the virus has spread. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone across this planet, has tested our ability to adapt, develop and role out vaccines and figure out efficient ways to test and monitor our entire population. When ...
What's so Scary About Ghost Fishing?
March 22, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBIt's estimated that we lose 640,000 tonnes of fishing gear every year in our oceans. This gear continues to kill fish and other marine organisms and pollutes our marine environment with plastic. What are we doing about it? In this episode we speak with Joel Baziuk the Deputy Director of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) from the Ocean Conservancy and Bourton Scott and Ally Stocks from the Emerald Sea Protection Society. Joel helps to coordinate global efforts to improve fishing gear ...
One Test to Rule them All! Tracking COVID-19 in our Sewers
March 22, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBWelcome to the first episode of the Water We Doing Podcast! The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone across this planet, has tested our ability to adapt, develop and role out vaccines and figure out efficient ways to test and monitor our entire population. When testing is limited, what is the best way to understand the spread of a virus in a large population? In this episode we learn about Wastewater Surveillance and how you can test samples from our sewers to understand where the vir...
Season 1 Trailer
February 14, 2021 03:00 - 7 minutes - 5.51 MBThis podcast is for anyone who is interested in the most important thing in the world. Water. In this podcast we will explore a bunch of different global problems that may not come to mind when you think about water, but they most certainly boil down to how we use this precious resource. We will talk to experts and figure out all the secrets about water, it’s uses, and the organisms that depend on it. In season One we cover a huge range of water issues ranging from ghost fishing, fish f...