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by Suzanne ElstonYour Earth is a weekly podcast with a diverse range of environmental subjects from Nuclear Energy to Waste Issues to Personal Environmental Responsibility. This podcast comes from renowned Canadian author and broadcaster Suzanne Elston, featured on CTV (Canada AM), TVOntario (More to Life), CTS (Living Well), and NPR (Great Lakes Radio). Suzanne's newspaper column, Your Earth has been in publication for over 16 years. Suzanne lives with her husband Brian, their three kids and a golden retriever named Jess in their century farmhouse located on the north shore of Lake Ontario - (between the two largest nuclear plants in the world!). She tries hard to walk the talk.
Recent podcasts
Saving the Seed
21/01/2007
Podcasting, on a weekly basis, is a commitment. I was really beginning to wonder if it was worth all the work. I then I saw the movie “Children of Men.” While the movie doesn’t explain why woman can’t have babies anymore, it reminded me of something Rosalie Bertell said to me 18 years ago. And then I realized the power of words… To read more, please go to the Your Earth Website. audio link
Fast Forward
20/11/2006
Our entire culture is based on the buy now pay later idea. Why put off having anything that you want or desire when you don’t have to pay a cent until 2008? As a result, we live in a constant state of indebtedness. Nowhere is that more evident than in how we treat our environment. To read more, please go to the Your Earth Website at http:// www.yourearth.ca
Safe School Environments
13/11/2006
When we talk about creating a safe environment for our children, the things that immediately come to mind are clean air, safe drinking water, and chemical-free places to grow, learn and play. But as the terrible shootings at Dawson College, Platte Canyon High School and the Amish schoolhouse so tragically demonstrated earlier this fall, we must learn to re-define what it means to create a truly safe environment for our children. To read more, please go to the Your Earth Website at http://www.yourearth.ca
A Burning Issue
05/11/2006
With Ontario’s municipal elections only a week away, garbage has once again become a burning issue – literally. According to survey conducted by Decima Research, 91 percent of Greater Toronto Area (GTA) residents favour garbage incineration. To read more, please go to the Your Earth Website at http://www.yourearth.ca
KoreaCANDU
23/10/2006
There is a direct connection between Canada’s CANDU nuclear reactors and Korea’s nuclear weapons test.. In North Korea’s case, the plutonium (and the nuclear technology needed to build the bomb) came from Pakistan. Pakistan in turn got its plutonium and nuclear know-how from Canada.To read more, please go to the Your Earth Website. audio link
