The Environment in Canada Podcast
A podcast about the environment in Canada (and sometimes elsewhere) by Sierra Club Canada. Topics include climate change, biodiversity, pollution, renewable energy democracy, and the Rights of Nature. Tune in and take action!
Episodes
The Work Behind Membership & Gratitude Report on Your Impact via Sierra Club Canada
About the work that goes into reporting on the impact of your donations and the work that goes into coordinating membership activities at Sierra Club Canada (we are a member-based organization, see our recent Gratitude Report and NEW Strategic Plan below for details).Find out more and take part:Our Gratitude Report / Progress Report on Impact (also contains a recipe for dandelion fritters): https:
Indigenous Clean Energy Projects Begin with Community Consent - The Energy Mix
Today’s podcast is from our friends at The Energy Mix (for more context see our previous episode on the problems with the Canada Investment Summit with additional content from The Energy Mix: https://www.sierraclub.ca/carney-wants-u-s-ai-data-centres-with-no-binding-regulation-privatization-better-ideas-show/ ). Today’s Energy Mix episode: “Featuring two stories of Indigenous clean energy: shared
Our New Strategic Plan: Nature, Justice, Democracy - Be a Part of It.
Conor is joined by President Julie Rennick and Executive Director Gretchen Fitzgerald to discuss Sierra Club Canada’s NEW strategic plan which fosters powerful connections for nature, justice, and democracy. They also discuss how you can get involved.Read the Strategic Plan, and find ways to join us in implementing it, here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/sierra-club-canada-strategic-plan-2025-2029/Be
Carney Wants U.S. AI Data Centres with No Binding Regulation, Privatization, PLUS The Better Ideas Show from The Energy Mix
In our last podcast episode we covered how the PM wants to sell off public assets to the 1% (including the U.S, 1%) at his Canada Investment Summit and how you can take action: https://www.sierraclub.ca/canada-investment-summit-assets/We’re starting this week’s podcast with a read of our recent newsletter on how the only coherent plan the Federal Government has presented so far is one to de-regula
The PM Wants to Sell off Public Assets to The 1%: Join us in Toronto to Push Back
After an update on the Canada-U.S. trade war and the Venezuela oil deal (and how our Federal Government would likely have signed a very bad deal if it weren't for public pressure) Eve Saint and Rachel Small discuss a counter-summit taking place in Toronto this September 12th-14th to protest the selling of public assets to the wealthiest 1%.Find out more about the event here: https://www.manyv
Past the Political Polar Bear
A discussion on why there's a lot more to the polar bear than just a symbol when it comes to climate change, arctic species, ecosystems and government decisions, and species at risk. Andrea Miller (Board Member at Sierra Club Canada) interviews Dr. Stephen Petersen, the Director of Conservation and Research for Assiniboine Park Zoo. Take action for nature yourself:Call Your MP: Canada is Aliv
"I'm going to do it anyway because it's right" - Pauline Thornham on the virtue of stubbornness AND updates.
Interview with Pauline Thornham, a long time volunteer with Sierra Club Canada and environmental advocate in Brampton, Ontario. It covers everything from electric buses, to bike lanes, to waste as well as the work - and patience - that goes into making change. The interview is hosted by Sierra Club Canada Board Member Andrea Miller.Also a few updates...Take Action by Sending Messages:The U.S. want
Rachel Gilmore & Ole Hendrickson: Build Canada, De-Regulation, Nuclear, Data Centres, & Water
Rachel Gilmore and Ole Hendrickson join us for a special episode of The Environment In Canada Podcast on de-regulation, nuclear energy, gas, data centres, and other threats to water as well as the growing oligarchical influence of the billionaire group 'Build Canada' (one of it’s founders doesn’t even believe poor people should have the right to vote). Our government's focus on nucl
The Pipeline Lie
The recent electric announcements - with NO new dollar figures attached - are a trick meant to keep you complacent about a pipeline you will pay for. The pipeline plan no longer appears tied to the Pathways Project. The Federal Government is going to waste tens of billions of dollars in taxpayer dollars on a new oil pipeline that will be almost entirely billed to the public, instead of it being pr
Federal Government Betrays Climate Impacted Communities & Green Jobs: NO Excuse for Gutting Industrial Carbon Pricing & Clean Electricity Regulations
The Federal Government just gutted climate policy cancelling vital green jobs in Canada and it was NOT 4D 'chess' and there is NO excuse. Also what does pesticide deregulation, so extreme even industry didn't want it, have to do with national unity? Nothing.We discuss this gutting of the Industrial Carbon Price and Clean Electricity Regulations - what it means about the 'de-reg
New Brunswick U.S.-Controlled Gas Plant is the Wrong Way Forward & Ecofactors
A U.S. company's proposed Tantramar diesel / gas plant could increase energy bills, lock communities into fossil fuels for decades, and put important ecosystems in New Brunswick at risk - when cheaper renewable and battery solutions exist: https://www.sierraclub.ca/renewable-energy-does-not-need-baseload-power-more-facts-on-wind-solar-batteries-grids/We also hear about the EcoFactors podcast
Sovereign Wealth Fund or Canada Strong Fund, Spring Economic Update, & Asset Recycling
The Canada Strong "Sovereign Wealth Fund" is NOT a Norwegian-style wealth fund - and it might be a taxpayer money-funnel to risky oil and gas projects that puts public assets at risk. Climate action is the canary in the coal mine - not a secondary issue: if governments can't commit to climate action and take affordability measures that confront oil and gas corporate profits, we can&
Gas Price Caps ARE Viable, Profiteering by Big Oil, Earth Day & a Bonus Compilation
Earth Day special episode with links to resources on biodiversity and nature, information on the cost of living and price caps on gas, and an update on a recent demonstration (pictured) that saw hundreds of people in Montreal protest against Federal cuts to climate action and services. Find out more:Our special Earth Day newsletter edition with Ole and Lynn's message, resources for Earth Day
Women navigating climate emergencies highlighted in new film, Emergence
Emergence: Women in the Storm "goes beyond the headlines to explore how women are navigating climate-based emergencies." Nova Ami, Velcrow Ripper, and Meghan Fandrich join the podcast to talk about the new film, communicating on climate change with others, poetry, and how women are taking action.Find out more about the film, streaming, and screenings at: https://www.emergence.film/Find o
Canada Supports U.S. Energy Dominance? Four Legs Good, Two Legs Better & Fortress North America
You can't win against U.S. oligarchy by letting oligarchy in through the back door. All the defence spending in the world doesn't matter in that case because you have misjudged how the U.S. influence strategy works.“The U.S. wants to achieve energy dominance. We support you in that view… [as] Fortress North America” Tim Hodgson, the Canadian Energy Minister recently told the U.S. Regardi
Les professionnel.le.s de la santé dans le mouvement écologiste
Quel rôle est-ce que les professionnel.le.s de la santé ont dans le mouvement écologiste? Diamond Yao s'entretient avec Dre Claudel Pétrin-Desrosiers, médecin de famille à Montréal et présidente de l'Association québécoise des médecins pour l'environnement (AQME).Envoyez-nous vos questions pour le podcast à communications@sierraclub.caEt n'oubliez pas de passer à l'action
Thrift Shopping, Social Media, & Youth Supporting Sierra Club Canada at Their School
Taylor talks with students (Haley & Shirley) from Bur Oak Secondary School about a thrift shop fundraiser they ran at their school to raise awareness of the environmental impacts of overconsumption and the importance of thrift shopping - and to raise funds for Sierra Club Canada. They also discuss the impact of social media advertising on youth and the need for people to reconnect with the nat
Iran war UNDERMINES new oil & LNG projects in Canada - but oil corporations still profit...
Oil & gas interests are already lying about the future of their Canadian projects and profiting as a result of the Iran war. In reality price shocks due to the U.S. war on Iran - along with the U.S. attempt to cut Cuba off from oil - will convince countries to move to renewables faster. That in turn makes new Canadian oil, gas and LNG projects LESS viable as they rely on long term demand for t
Canadian Senate Presentation Offshore Wind & Faulty Oil Economics in Newfoundland & Labrador
Gretchen Fitzgerald (Our Executive Director) and Shauna Kelly (our Offshore Wind Coordinator for Newfoundland and Labrador) present to the Canadian Senate on offshore wind and the economic infeasibility of offshore oil development in Newfoundland and Labrador. At the end there’s also a recording of Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn (MTI) presenting to the same senate committee about the lack of Indigenous con
ICYMI: Black History Month and the Environment
Jessica Murray talks with Juliet Rennick about Black History Month and its multiple meanings. They also discuss environmental racism and the story of Africville in Nova Scotia, how cities consult on environmental matters, the work of environment and social activist Wangari Maathai, how to be a better ally, and what it means for environmental organizations to truly engage in a dialogue on these iss
An NL to Europe Electric Cable? It Might Not be as Difficult as You Think
Could a power cable from Newfoundland and Labrador to the United Kingdom and EU connect the grids of North American and Europe? There's already a concept proposal for one: https://nato-l.com/ The idea might not be as outlandish as it sounds, and it would bring significant benefits in terms of wind and solar energy and associated jobs and revenue locally in NL and across Canada. Similar proje
Rojava vs. Syrian Government Attacks & Ethnic Cleansing (Part 2)
Journalist James Stout joins us to discuss Rojava, the ecological aspects of their revolution in Northeast Syria, and the history of conflict there. Kurds and other cultural minorities in Rojava are also being threatened with the prospect of ethnic cleansing by the new Syrian Transitional Government of Damascus that has attacked on Rojava. The Canadian Government could apply pressure to the Syrian
Rojava: Social Ecology, Democracy, Feminism, & Community (Part 1)
Conor talks with Arthur, a journalist working with the Emergency Committee for Rojava about Rojava's "experiment in feminism, pluralism, democracy and environmentalism" that includes a sweeping vision of social ecology. This podcast comes as Kurds and other cultural minorities in the area are being threatened with potential genocide by the new Syrian Government which has attacked th
Digital & Energy Sovereignty with Paris Marx of Tech Won't Save Us
Conor talks with Paris Marx of the Tech Won't Save Us Podcast about digital and energy sovereignty in Canada in the face of U.S. aggression - including tips for your personal digital sovereignty to get off U.S. tech - and the importance of continuing to push the Canadian Government to do better.Find Paris Marx's full guide to your personal digital sovereignty here: https://disconnect.blo
Big Oil Turns Against Canada & Greenland, & The Threat to Newfoundland & Labrador
Find our full newsletter from this week (with sources) here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/threat-oil-canada-greenland/Find our recent take action letter campaign here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/carney_bill_c-15/An excerpt:If Trump invades Greenland we can expect oil and gas interests ‘based in Canada‘ to side with Trump and tell Canada to keep quiet. Oil tycoons in Canada are already appa
Venezuela, Trump Oil Plans, the Threat to Canada & Pointless Oil Pipelines
The U.S. Administration will use soft power - through oil and gas corporate lobbying - to try and erode Canada's resolve and sovereignty. What has happened since in Venezuela mirrors that same approach: The U.S. has replaced Venezuela's leader (Nicolás Maduro) with a new leader (democracy not included) because the new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, is friendly with U.S. oil and gas interests.
No Safe Level: Lead, Industry Influence, and What We Can Do
Melody Li speaks with Dr. Bruce Lanphear, a physician and public health scientist whose research has reshaped how we understand the health effects of low-level chemicals such as lead, air pollution, fluoride, and pesticides. For more than three decades, his work has shown that small exposures can have large, lasting effects on children’s development and population health, and has helped drive prev
What's Coming in 2026 and Looking Back at 2025: A Sierra Club Canada Carol
We're already planning to approach 2026 with a cutting edge, solutions-oriented, strategy and we look back on accomplishments in 2025 in this podcast as well. Sierra Club Canada's President (Owen Leggatt Stewart, based in British Columbia) and Executive Director (Gretchen Fitzgerald, originally from NL) share thoughts, and words of encouragement for those who may feel disheartened, and w
Building Flooding and Shoreline Resilience Together: Staying Safe in a Changing Climate
Yumeng speaks with Dr. Anabela Bonada from the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation about Canada’s rising shoreline risks, and flooding in general, and the practical, low-cost steps residents can take to stay safer. Together, they explore the new Managing Rising Risks: Climate-Resilient Shorelines for Canada report, why shorelines matter for community resilience, and how everyone can prepare for fl
Anti-gaz de schiste du N.-B. avec Denise Melanson
Anti-gaz de schiste du N.-B. : représentant les Néo-Brunswickois(es) préoccupés par notre avenir.Envoyez-nous vos questions pour le podcast à info@sierraclub.caEt n'oubliez pas de passer à l'action !Veuillez noter : Les opinions exprimées dans ce podcast ne reflètent pas nécessairement celles de la Fondation Sierra Club Canada ou de nos sections ou programmes.Support the showFind out mor
The Work That Goes into Fundraising: Giving Tuesday, Behind the Scenes, with Taylor Farrugia
We answer your questions about Sierra Club Canada and take a look behind the scenes of the work that goes into fundraising with Development Manager Taylor Farrugia for Giving Tuesday - as well as share advice for young people interested in getting into the fields of fundraising or communications. Don't forget to spread the word to others! Learn more about Sierra Club Canada at https://www.sie
Control, Don’t Appease, the Middle Ground AND Avoid Internal Fights - Plus a Pipeline MOU Response
We respond to the Pipeline MOU between the Federal Government and Alberta Government - which scrapped the emissions cap in a betrayal of Canadian climate survivors so that U.S. shareholders could profit. Then we chat about advice on controlling - not appeasing - the centre of a debate without sacrificing radical action or succumbing to scapegoating.Actions:Call Your MP, Oppose the MOU and Call fo
Kebaowek First Nation Rallies Against Nuclear Waste Megadump
Conor talks with Ole Hendrickson, the Chair of Sierra Club Canada’s Conservation Committee and a columnist among many other roles, about the ongoing fight to to defend the Kichi Sibi / Ottawa River and our watershed from a nuclear waste megadump. The Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area, Kebaowek First Nation, Sierra Club Canada and the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility took C
West Coast Pipeline? Oil & Gas Corps Want Us Tied to the U.S. When Renewables are What We Really Need for Sovereignty
Oil & Gas interests want to increase Canada's reliance on the United States - sabotaging Canadian sovereignty. So why is the Alberta Government talking about a west coast oil pipeline MOU with the Federal Government - especially since the economics of such a pipeline are terrible? Because the MOU on an imaginary pipeline is actually cover to weaken Canada's climate regulations and sl
Turning Despair into Hope with Sierra Youth
We talk with Danielle Romaine of our Sierra Youth Chapter about some of the amazing projects Sierra Youth is starting, how to get youth into hopeful spaces, food security and sovereignty, and what you can do to help. You can find out more about Sierra Youth on our website here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/chapters/sierra-youth/about-sierra-youth/And on their Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com
How We’ll Win PLUS Sierra Club U.S. Sues Trump Admin for DOGE Records
We describe why, even though things may seem dire, the climate movement will ultimately win and what you can do to help, PLUS how Trump pressured the IEA into publishing a ridiculous oil demand scenario, AND how our sister organization south of the border, Sierra Club U.S., has filed a new lawsuit against the Trump Administration after its Department of Government Efficiency refused to release rec
LNG is NOT Nation-Building: Trump's Friends May Benefit, But We Pay the Price
Mark Carney is due to announce another round of 'nation building' projects and likely to be among them is the Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas (or LNG) project in British Columbia: the entity that will construct, own and operate the assets of the Ksi Lisims LNG project is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Texas-based Western LNG, funded by U.S. private equity firms with ties to the U.S. Admin
Take Action Against Greenwashing, November 2025 Events, & Rerun of Wildfire and Flood Survivors Calling for an Emissions Cap
We have a new action you can take to call for Canada's anti-greenwashing legislation to be restored, updates on events and protests (including some climate change adaptation training sessions) you can attend in November 2025, and a Rerun of an interview we published last year in November 2024 with survivors of wildfires and floods in Canada who are calling for an emissions cap on wealthy oil
The Real Deep State & Budget 2025: Leaders Are NOT Saviours, YOU Are.
To stop oil and gas lobbyists and wealthy interests (the REAL deep state) from undermining democracy and the environment we need to learn to use their strategies and mindset to democracy's advantage (every crisis is an opportunity) - without succumbing to apathy or scapegoats. We look at Budget 2025 and the government's 'climate plan' in terms of corporate influence.Sources for
Decolonizing Climate Research with Dr. Enoch Tse
Co-host Diktshya Sharma asks Dr. Enoch Tse what does it mean for climate research in Canada to be reciprocal rather than extractive? How do worldviews about the human-nature relationship shape the kinds of questions researchers even think to ask? What would it actually look like for a research project to give back, instead of just taking?Dr. Tse is a Professional Engineer, is co-chair of the Anti-
Oligarch Social Media: Stay, Leave? OR Misuse...
Should you stay on platforms like X or Meta or leave? We explore ways to misuse these oligarchical propaganda platforms to actually get more people onto better platforms and spaces: examining the tactics and strategies of climate denialists for lessons in how to be more effective online in advocating for environmental and social justice. No matter what you choose to do, stay or leave, it's ab
Curating Climate Science, Action, & Emotion with Dr. Soren Brothers
Jessica talks with Dr. Soren Brothers, the Allan and Helaine Shiff Curator of Climate Change at the Royal Ontario Museum about curating climate change, how climate scientists experience emotions like everyone else, and a recent Planet in Focus film festival Climate in Therapy screening.A reminder also to fill our out communications survey here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeSsQcSg2Y9
Winning the Communications War with the U.S. Oligarchy, & Big Oil & Gas, Requires YOU!
Canada defeating the aggression of the U.S. oligarchy, & their oil & gas-interest friends, will require all of us learning how to communicate more effectively, strategically, & rapidly to counter disinformation. When it comes to disinformation going ‘straight at ’em’ will also require dealing with the extreme inequality that led us to this point, as we covered in last week’s episode: h
The Rights of Water
What lies beneath the waves… shapes everything above them: Exploring the vital links between water ecosystems, climate change, biodiversity, and the Rights of Water. Chevaun Toulouse, Steven J. Cooke, Julie Reimer, Kriss Kevorkian joined host Aishwariya Ravi Shankar for an event on Oct. 1st, 2025. Listen to their conversation here.Pledge to respect, protect, and uphold the rights of water here: ht
Do You Want Kings? Because That’s How You Get Kings - A No Kings Special, Sovereignty Saturdays
How extreme inequality & environmental deregulation lead to the rise of authoritarianism & what we can do to stop it from happening here. Part of our Sovereignty Saturdays sub-series, find additional resources and sources below:Regulation saves money and lives by Ole Hendrickson: https://rabble.ca/columnists/regulation-saves-money-and-lives/A New ‘Fundamental Fairness’ Can Save Democracy,
How to Defend Democracy & Canada: Resisting the U.S. Annexation of Canada PART 3 & Sovereignty Saturdays
If you’re worried about what’s happening in the U.S., and where it will end, that’s very understandable. Things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. But beyond the shock there’s work to be done right now to make sure things do - one day - get better. Our new sub-series, Sovereignty Saturdays looks at the environmental and energy dimensions of Canadian sovereignty and what you can d
BC Species at Risk PLUS Pipeline to the West Coast Conversation
Dr. Sarah (Sally) Otto, Dr. Peter Thompson, and CPAWS-BC Campaigner Brynna Kagawa-Visentin talk about a recent report that looks at the changing status of imperiled species in British Columbia over the last 15 years — in the absence of a dedicated provincial species at risk act (or law) — and reveals that species at risk in BC have risen, with most changes in status not reflecting genuine recovery
Enbridge vs. Indigenous Sovereignty, Line 5 vs. The Great Lakes
Jessica talks with youth tribal activist Gracie Waukechon about Enbridge's dangerous Line 5 pipeline and Indigenous sovereignty. Gracie came to Canada recently to speak at screenings of the Bad River Film in Toronto and Montreal and is calling on all of us to raise our voices. Be sure to send us your questions at info@sierraclub.ca and sign up for email updates from us here: https://www.sierr
Actions You Can Take in Sept. 2025 & a Rights of Nature Compilation Episode: Including Things Getting Better
If you’re listening after September 2025 then check out our general Take Action Page for up to date action items here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/take-action/Ways YOU can take action in September 2025 listed below:Send a message to Prime Minister Carney to stand up for community-based renewable energy, oppose LNG, and pledge to advocate for renewables in your community: https://www.sierraclub.ca/ac
Wind Power & Electric Vehicles are Good for Canada - as is Solar!
Oil & Gas interests, & their friends in the U.S. Administration, want to stop Canada from developing wind power & EVs, because both are part of how we gain more energy independence. We released a series of fact sheets on wind power & electric vehicles (below) & go over the basics in this podcast. Facts & sources:Wind Power & Solar Power Facts: https://www.sierraclub.ca/
L'environnement, c'est intersectionnel avec Lourdenie Jean
Nous nous entretenons avec Lourdenie Jean, une jeune environnementaliste qui a confondé L'environnement, c'est intersectionnel. Cet organisme met en lumière les enjeux vécus par les personnes qui sont le plus marginalisées par la crise climatique.Envoyez-nous vos questions pour le podcast à info@sierraclub.caEt n'oubliez pas de passer à l'action !Veuillez noter : Les opinions e
NO Case for Shipping LNG to Europe PLUS Stay Frosty vs. Dangerous Declinism
There's still no business case for Canada shipping LNG to Europe/Germany and the rise of artificial intelligence doesn't change that fact. Plus a quick rant about the dangers of declinism, framing, and why staying optimistic is vital: historical moments of 'decline' are also periods with the opportunity for fundamental change to happen in a positive way - if that opportunity is
Energy Journalism & the Demise of Oil & Gas with Mitchell Beer
Oil & gas demand is set to plateau, climate-induced wildfires are getting worse, & disinformation is an existential threat to our shared reality. Solution-focused energy reporting has become more important than ever, but what does good energy reporting look like? Conor talks with Mitchell Beer of The Energy Mix. Find out more & subscribe to The Energy Mix:The Energy Mix's main web
Wildfires: Climate Denial Kills, Mutual Aid, & a Sierra Youth Rewind
Corporate-sponsored climate denial and delayism doesn't just give oil and gas corporations the space they need to profit while setting future wildfires and storms in motion. Climate denial and delayism [attempts to delay climate action] also disrupt relief and safety efforts, making these 2025 wildfires and other climate impacts more dangerous in the immediate moment.In today's (August 2
Mulo, le nouveau service de vélo-cargo à Montréal
Nous discuterons avec Michael Wexler et Louis-Philippe Tessier, les deux cofondateurs de Mulo -- un nouveau système de location libre-service de vélos-cargos électriques à Montréal. Ce nouveau service offre à la population montréalaise une alternative de déplacement écologique pour transporter du matériel et des personnes grâce à une flotte de vélos-cargos électriques. Envoyez-nous vos questions p
Bill 5, Dangerous Deregulation, Nature and National Identity
We talk with Andrés Jiménez Monge of Ontario Nature about why Bill 5 is dangerous for far more reasons than you probably realize, plus the importance of making nature accessible for newcomers to Canada.Clarification: As a result of Bill 5, the Endangered Species Act is being repealed and replaced with a far weaker Species Conservation Act.Be sure to send us your questions at info@sierraclub.ca and
Le programme Éco-quartier célèbre 30 ans d'initiatives environnementales à Montréal
Clélia Sève, la directrice générale du Regroupement des éco-quartiers, discute des réalisations du programme au fil des années, de ses diverses initiatives et de comment les citoyens montréalais et citoyennes montréalaises peuvent agir pour l’environnement.Envoyez-nous vos questions pour le podcast à info@sierraclub.caEt n'oubliez pas de passer à l'action !Veuillez noter : Les opinions e
The Trap of Individual Impact, Acting as a Community, & Migration (Voices in NL)
Kassie Drodge talks with Dome Lombeida about the importance of approaching activism as a community, how international migration is driven by extraction companies, and finding hope in shared struggles: locally, nationally, and internationally. This episode is part of sub-series featuring voices in Newfoundland and Labrador.You can also listen to this episode on the Equinor Out website and learn mor
Un jeune environnementaliste néo-brunswickois engagé dans la lutte contre les changements climatiques
Sylvain Comeau est un jeune environnementaliste qui est à la tête de Maritimes Against Climate Change. Son organisme organise des événements, des manifestations et des corvées de nettoyage pour lutter contre le changement climatique au Nouveau-Brunswick. Envoyez-nous vos questions pour le podcast à info@sierraclub.caEt n'oubliez pas de passer à l'action !Veuillez noter : Les opinions exp
Canadian Oil Pipelines: A History of Spills & Future of Spills
Jessica talks with Sean Kheraj about the history of oil pipeline development in Canada and why spills are way more frequent and more damaging than is often communicated - in fact they're inevitable no matter how good technology gets. Sierra Club Canada has explainers on why building new infrastructure for oil and gas is NOT viable economically nor in our national interest (even LNG is not via
Your Community Can Drive the Transition to Renewables - Don’t Wait for the State!
Without you taking action in your community - mapping out what you want - the market may not create the outcomes we want when it comes to switching over to renewables. So don't wait for provincial or federal governments to act. Conor talks with Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood about examples of action in places like Edmonton, Alberta. Hadrian is with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)
Les feux de forêt en Alberta et dans les Prairies et la justice environnementale pour les communautés les plus touchées
Diamond Yao, notre nouvelle animatrice de podcast francophone, s'entretient avec le Dr. Chúk Odenigbo, qui est un environnementaliste Franco-Albertain, au sujet des feux de forêt en Alberta et dans les Prairies et de la manière dont les communautés autochtones, immigrées, marginalisées et racisées ne bénéficient pas d'un soutien adéquat.Envoyez-nous vos questions pour le podcast à info@s
Heat Pumps are a Good Way to Keep Pollutants Out of Your Home
Heating our homes with substances that explode - like gas - and that are highly toxic, when you have economically viable alternatives, doesn't make a ton of sense. Jessica talks with Drew Tozer about the benefits of heat pumps, considerations when installing one, and going electric in general to get off oil and gas.Be sure to send us your questions at info@sierraclub.ca and sign up for email
Renewables Were Bringing Jobs Back to the U.S., 'Drill Baby Drill' Will Not - with Ben Jealous
An inevitable decline of oil and gas demand is coming rapidly, and the world already has enough oil and gas projects to meet that demand. Sierra Club U.S. Executive Director Ben Jealous discusses lessons that could help us build up Canadian renewable energy and local green manufacturing as well as thoughts on making change in a polarized public climate. Plus we discuss how renewable energy helps b
Incandescence, Wildfire & Documentary Filmmaking with Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper
Conor chats with documentary filmmakers Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper about their new film Incandescence. Incandescence is produced and distributed by the National Film Board of Canada and available for free streaming across Canada on the platform nfb.ca and on the NFB app: https://www.nfb.ca/film/incandescence/Nova and Velcrow discuss their unique approach to interviews and sound in the film, share
65% of Canadians Want Renewables INSTEAD of Oil & Gas Development as of March 2025
Over two-thirds of Canadians (67 %) agree that the next Canadian government should make climate action and protecting nature a high priority as well, according to polling conducted by Leger in March 2025. Renewable energy offers employment solutions for energy workers that we urgently need given the volatility of oil and gas prices, as we discuss with Stephen Thomas of the David Suzuki Foundation.
Nova Scotia Government U.S.-Style Authoritarianism in Favour of Fracking
NS, under Premier Tim Houston, is trying to enact measures such as: - Limiting media access to elected leaders. - Giving the government the power to fire civil servants without cause. - Making it harder to find out what the government is up to via access to information requests. - Making it impossible to propose amendments at a government committee formerly called Law Amendments.- Lifting bans on
Vote, But Also Talk To Others & Organize
YOU can make the biggest impact by talking with and organizing others. Our special election 2025 podcast on how you can make a big difference in advocating for our environment by spreading the word and talking to others as well as organizing. Featuring practical advice on starting conversations, ways to get out the word, and key facts on subjects you might want to bring up. Contact us at communica
PBO Emissions Cap Report is Flawed: Another Parliamentary Budget Officer Report Misses the Mark
The PBO emissions cap report is as ridiculous as a report on the costs to the economy of requiring seat belts in cars that does not account for any of the benefits of having seat belts in cars. It also comes as ultra-rich corporations in the U.S. are being given free reign to pollute as much as they like. Canada can, and must, be different – for practical and economic reasons. Most Canadians (65 p
Oil & Gas Corporation Enbridge is Trespassing on Indigenous Land
We've covered in past episodes how we have reliable renewable options for energy we can build right now across Canada that generate far more employment and are better for national economic security and local economies than oil and gas investments. In this episode Jessica talks with Joe Bates of the Bad River Band about how oil and gas pipeline corporation Enbridge is actively trespassing on I
Canadian Postal Workers Call for Green - Expanded - Services
Conor talks with Brahm Enslin, the president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) Saskatoon Local. Brahm was the regional organizer for the CUPW’s Delivering Community Power campaign - which was organized by workers pushing for a greener postal service.We also discuss how postal workers are encountering more and more climate impacts while out doing their jobs and the crucial roles they p
Part 2: Q&A on Resisting the U.S. Annexation of Canada: Through Renewable Energy Democracy & Community
Listen to PART ONE here FIRST if you haven't already: https://www.sierraclub.ca/united-states-annexation-canada/ That those most opposed to climate action are also those who want Canada to surrender into becoming the 51st U.S. State is unsurprising. U.S. conquest has usually happened as a result of the influence of oil and gas corporations, the same corporations that have thrown their support
Resisting the U.S. Annexation of Canada: Through Renewable Energy Democracy & Community
That those most opposed to climate action are also those who want Canada to surrender into becoming the 51st U.S. State is unsurprising. U.S. conquest has usually happened as a result of the influence of oil and gas corporations, the same corporations that have thrown their support behind Trump. The interests of Canadian national sovereignty and those of oil and gas corporations are increasingly g
The 2024 Year Impact & Year Ahead for Sierra Club Canada
Our previous holiday episode on how to talk with others on climate change is available here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/climate-change-family-talk/Organizing exhibitions with wildfire and flood survivors, progressing dialogues for energy democracy and the Rights of Nature, concrete victories for the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale and for Québec green spaces vital to biodiversity,
How to Talk to Others & Progress Past the Political Theatre this Holiday Season
Learn more emissions cap facts here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/canada-emissions-cap-facts/We discuss tips for talking with others about climate action this holiday season and get into why despite all the political theatre people still share similar values that we can all chat about more. Plus some new theme music.Having trouble with misinformation not covered here? Send us more of your
Hope & Ways Forward on Giving Tuesday 2024
A special compilation episode on why to be hopeful for the environment, ways forward for the climate movement and in your personal conversations with others, and much more!If you'd like to support the work of this podcast and Sierra Club Canada, today on Giving Tuesday, or any day with a donation you can do so here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/ways-to-support/donate/Every amount helps! And a qu
The Yukon, Food Security, & the South Beringia Priority Place
We discuss food security lessons from personal experiences in the Yukon and, on an unrelated note, share the audio version of our past webinar with the Yukon Conservation Society on their Yukon South Beringia Priority Place initiative. The Priority Place spans 89,000 square kilometers between the Ogilvie Mountains to the north and Dezadeash Lake and Carcross to the south. Because it was never (or
Thank Oil & Gas CEOs for Tariffs, We Need an Emissions Cap Now
Thanks to the oil and gas CEOs behind the coming U.S. Administration tariffs might be coming soon to a Canadian economic sector near you, but likely oil and gas itself will be exempt from tariffs (no surprise there). Meanwhile an emissions cap on oil and gas corporations could save thousands of Canadian lives through air pollution reductions alone and the cap will NOT hurt Canada's oil and ga
Protests that Exceed the Bed, Cracks, and Curapoiesis
Jessica speaks with post activist and paradigm shifting thought leader Bayo Akomolafe, who is a poet, philosopher, and the Executive Director of the Emergence Network. They explore what post activism has to offer today’s movements for a more just and green world. In the Q&A we tackle ideas on how to deal with the rise of artificial intelligence ( AI ) in a productive way, the atom-bomb-develop
Wildfire & Flood Survivors Call for Emissions Cap
Read emissions cap facts here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/canada-emissions-cap-facts/We interview survivors of wildfires and floods in Canada who lost businesses, communities, or had property damaged. They are calling for the Canadian Government to enact an emissions cap on oil and gas corporations. That emissions cap is now out in draft form as of yesterday. We also get into the new po
