Lake Ontario Waterkeeper » Podcasts

In our final full-length episode of the Winter 2010 broadcast season, Waterkeeper takes you to Moncton, New Brunswick. We celebrate the opening of the causeway gates on the famed Petitcodiac Riverkeeper with our friends. The show is packed full

Workshop: Waterkeeper and law students team up (Show 15 – 2010)

May 2nd, 2010

To mark the end of the Clean Water Workshop, the Waterkeeper staff chat with our Toronto law students about their work during the 2009-2010 school year. In partnership with Pro Bono Students Canada, U of T, Osgoode, and Queen’s law students wor

Antiquated: Ontario’s “modern” law means dark ages for environment (Show 14 – 2010)

Apr 22nd, 2010

Ontario’s new “modernization” law will amend the province’s most important environmental legislation. And, in the process, it will send the province back to the Dark Ages of environmental regulation. Mark and Krystyn review the Ontario governme

Edwards v DTE: Case Closed (Show 13 – 2010)

Apr 13th, 2010

Edwards vs. DTE Energy was one of the most groundbreaking private prosecutions in environmental law. The case against one American coal-fired power plant operator is now closed. We helped to investigate the charges. We tell you how it ended. Wh

The taking of the Clearwater River (Show 12 – 2010)

Apr 6th, 2010

The Clearwater River is one of Canada’s remaining pristine wilderness rivers. Few places on earth have such historical, cultural, navigable, and ecological value. So why is a Canadian oil company trying to take 17,000 cubic metres of water a da

Wind Re-Wind (Show 11 – 2010)

Mar 29th, 2010

It is the year 2040. You are in the middle of Lake Ontario, floating towards the Thousand Islands. What do you see? Miles and miles of uninterrupted shoreline? Or row upon row of white wind turbines? We will know the answer to that question bef

Stalled: The Hamilton Harbour Cleanup (Show 10 – 2010)

Mar 22nd, 2010

Deep at the bottom of Hamilton Harbour, there is a creeping menace. It is a “spill in slow motion”, a toxic cocktail of coal tar, metals, and man-made chemicals. Formally known as “Randle Reef”, this slowly spreading stew of pollution has been

Environmental Prosecutions (Show 9 – 2010)

Mar 15th, 2010

Environmental prosecutions are making headlines again as Syncrude finds itself in court in Alberta. The company has contaminated ponds at its tar sands site in Alberta and is facing charges from both the provincial and federal governments after

Sewage Mistreatment (Episode 8 – 2010)

Mar 8th, 2010

Wet weather means massive amounts of sewage pouring into Lake Ontario. Fraser Riverkeeper still seeks an end to sewage pollution in Vancouver. The feds are forging new rules for wastewater treatment plants in Canada. We talk about Kingston’s on

Signs (Episode 7 – 2010 feat. Fraser Riverkeeper)

Feb 21st, 2010

Last December, Fraser Riverkeeper discovered toxic sediment in Vancouver’s False Creek. With the Olympic Games just a few weeks away, and False Creek running right past the Athlete’s Village, the group had to make some tough decisions: Should t

Rate

Contact This Podcast

Get this podcast via API

Join Podchaser to...

Rate podcasts and episodes
Follow podcasts and creators
Create podcast and episode lists
& much more

Unlock more with Podchaser Pro

Audience Insights

Contact Information

Demographics

Charts

Sponsor History

and More!

Resources
Help Center
Blog
API

Podchaser is the ultimate destination for podcast data, search, and discovery. Learn More