JANUARY 9, 2025:
INFORMATION MORNING - NOVA SCOTIA
IS THE PROVINCE FAVOURING FORESTRY OVER CONSERVATION?
Hear why the president of Save Our Old Forests has been filing access to information requests to try to find out about old growth forest stands in Annapolis County. Nina Newington talks about seeing a disconnect between what the government knows and what it's posting publicly.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-27-information-morning-ns/clip/16119812-is-province-favouring-forestry-conservation
INFORMATION MORNING - NOVA SCOTIA
IS THE PROVINCE FAVOURING FORESTRY OVER CONSERVATION?
Hear why the president of Save Our Old Forests has been filing access to information requests to try to find out about old growth forest stands in Annapolis County. Nina Newington talks about seeing a disconnect between what the government knows and what it's posting publicly.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-27-information-morning-ns/clip/16119812-is-province-favouring-forestry-conservation
NOVEMBER 19, 2024:
INFORMATION MORNING - NOVA SCOTIA
PROTECTING WILDERNESS AREAS (interview with Mike Lancaster and Raymond Plourde)
Forestry and conservation efforts are frequently at odds in Nova Scotia. Environmental groups are concerned about an uptick in forestry operations on public land that they're working to protect. We hear from a couple of activists.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-27-information-morning-ns/clip/16109825-protecting-wilderness-areas
INFORMATION MORNING - NOVA SCOTIA
PROTECTING WILDERNESS AREAS (interview with Mike Lancaster and Raymond Plourde)
Forestry and conservation efforts are frequently at odds in Nova Scotia. Environmental groups are concerned about an uptick in forestry operations on public land that they're working to protect. We hear from a couple of activists.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-27-information-morning-ns/clip/16109825-protecting-wilderness-areas
JUNE 12, 2024
THE CLEAR CUT -- from the WILDLANDS LEAGUE -- a podcast.
CANADA'S FOREST FIBRE GRAB (an interview with Joan Baxter)
We return this week with journalist Joan Baxter, who dives deeper into her work for the Deforestation Inc. investigative series that showcases reporting from 300 journalists worldwide. Joan shares with us her findings on ecologically destructive practices hidden behind sustainability claims.
We learn about how Joan's investigation into Canada’s logging industry helped uncover a web of corporate consolidation that has been aided by funding from taxpayers. We also discuss her book, The Mill: Fifty Years of Pulp and Protest, the story of taxpayer support for the Northern Pulp Mill in Nova Scotia and its history of “environmental racism” and public protests.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2249817/episodes/15226582-canada-s-forest-fibre-grab
THE CLEAR CUT -- from the WILDLANDS LEAGUE -- a podcast.
CANADA'S FOREST FIBRE GRAB (an interview with Joan Baxter)
We return this week with journalist Joan Baxter, who dives deeper into her work for the Deforestation Inc. investigative series that showcases reporting from 300 journalists worldwide. Joan shares with us her findings on ecologically destructive practices hidden behind sustainability claims.
We learn about how Joan's investigation into Canada’s logging industry helped uncover a web of corporate consolidation that has been aided by funding from taxpayers. We also discuss her book, The Mill: Fifty Years of Pulp and Protest, the story of taxpayer support for the Northern Pulp Mill in Nova Scotia and its history of “environmental racism” and public protests.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2249817/episodes/15226582-canada-s-forest-fibre-grab
JUNE 6, 2024
THE CLEAR CUT -- from the WILDLANDS LEAGUE -- a podcast.
CANADA'S FORESTRY PR: A GAME OF DECEPTION (an interview with Joan Baxter)
We sit down with Joan Baxter from the Halifax Examiner bout her recent article on the growing problem of greenwashing in an age of digital information sharing. We discuss the Forest Products Association's (FPAC) "Forestry For The Future" advertising campaign that's been proliferating across social media. Joan breaks down how this could be problematic in the absence of independent journalism on Canada's forests available on those platforms. How can those concerned about Canada's forests and climate become better at identifying industry public relations materials?
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2249817/episodes/15206624
THE CLEAR CUT -- from the WILDLANDS LEAGUE -- a podcast.
CANADA'S FORESTRY PR: A GAME OF DECEPTION (an interview with Joan Baxter)
We sit down with Joan Baxter from the Halifax Examiner bout her recent article on the growing problem of greenwashing in an age of digital information sharing. We discuss the Forest Products Association's (FPAC) "Forestry For The Future" advertising campaign that's been proliferating across social media. Joan breaks down how this could be problematic in the absence of independent journalism on Canada's forests available on those platforms. How can those concerned about Canada's forests and climate become better at identifying industry public relations materials?
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2249817/episodes/15206624
May 15, 2024
INFORMATION MORNING - NOVA SCOTIA HOW CAN RESTORING FOREST ECOSYSTEMS REDUCE THE RISK OF WILDFIRES? Advocates say that a healthy forest ecosystem has a role to play in reducing the chance and spread of wildfires in Nova Scotia. Healthy Forest Coalition coordinator Mike Lancaster explains. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-27-information-morning-ns/clip/16067488-how-restoring-forest-ecosystems-reduce-risk-wildfires |
March 26, 2024
INFORMATION MORNING - NOVA SCOTIA
CITIZEN SCIENTISTS WORKING TO PROTECT FORESTS AROUND GOLDSMITH LAKE
A group of citizen scientists camping out in the forest on the south mountain say they're relieved to learn that harvest plans for the area have changed, but they say more protection is still needed. Nina Newington is with Citizen Scientists of Southwest Nova Scotia.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-27-information-morning-ns/clip/16051927-citizen-scientists-working-protect-forests-around-goldsmith-lake
INFORMATION MORNING - NOVA SCOTIA
CITIZEN SCIENTISTS WORKING TO PROTECT FORESTS AROUND GOLDSMITH LAKE
A group of citizen scientists camping out in the forest on the south mountain say they're relieved to learn that harvest plans for the area have changed, but they say more protection is still needed. Nina Newington is with Citizen Scientists of Southwest Nova Scotia.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-27-information-morning-ns/clip/16051927-citizen-scientists-working-protect-forests-around-goldsmith-lake