Eduardo Sousa walks us through an incredible, historical agreement on the Pacific Coast of Canada to protect a rainforest the size of Belgium. Bonus: What exactly is a Spirit Bear? Andrew Norton answers the questions you never knew you had on the new podcast: #CompletelyOptionalKnowledge. This story: What pisses off scientists the most in the movies? MUSIC @ 01:04 : Skyline by Gentle Fire Studio

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Ep.31: The Great Bear Rainforest, Spirit Bears & Scientists At the Movies

A joint operation to rescue refugees risking their lives on the dangerous sea crossing between Turkey and Greece has been launched by the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders, and Greenpeace. Winona LaDuke talks about Indigenous knowledge & reciprocity, and rights vs responsibility in modern Western society. Interview excerpt originally aired on Conversation Earth, Exploring Our Place on the Planet.

Ep.30: Médecins Sans Frontières Greenpeace & Refugee Rescue Operation + Indigenous Knowledge

A quick study on when to say "climate change" vs "global warming", quick hint: audience matters! And what's at stake for The Great Barrier Reef off the North-East coast of Australia with the proposed Carmichael coal mine.

Ep.29: What to Say? Climate Change VS Global Warming + What's At Stake for The Great Barrier Reef

New York reporter Isabel Angell breaks down the key players, key terms and key issues of the upcoming Paris Climate Summit - translated into language we can actually use when talking about it with folks in our lives.

Ep.28: Breaking Down the Upcoming Climate Summit

What about cities which have too much water that they can’t prevent, like too much rainfall. Copenhagen decided to use design to help keep the capital of Denmark, from continually flooding. Xeriscaping is a landscaping, gardening word which means that your garden relies only on the water from the sky and not the garden hose.

Ep.27: Neighbourhood Design for Climate Change & Xeriscaping

Newsweek named How to Change the World one of the top 15 documentaries to watch of 2015. Listen to clips from the film and revisit the 1971 Amchitka fundraising concert that started Greenpeace, featuring music from James Taylor and Joni Mitchell. Hear stories about women in the early days of Greenpeace, heroines such as Ann Marie Horn and Bobbi Hunter, as well as the difficulties still present in sharing the stories of women in our movements. Music Credits: "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell "Filaments" by Podington Bear

Ep.26: The Film How To Change The World and Women in Greenpeace History

Looking at favorite stories from the last year: Mark Floegel from GPUS slices through the fog of confusion over organic, free range or nasty eggs. JP Davidson looks at how environmental activists are using apps to create citizen scientists.

Ep.25: Best Of Greenpeace Podcast: How To Buy Eggs & Apps for Activism

What is going on in in the world’s largest democracy? Many non governmental organizations (NGOs) are being leaned on by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs. One of them is Greenpeace. Ancient forests and oceans are both huge "carbon sinks". But what does that mean, really?

Ep.24: India's Crackdown on Environmentalists & Carbon Sink

Chai Jing's YouTube video about the air she's breathing had 200 million views within days, and was later taken down by the Chinese Government. Dragonflies are the new climate canaries, and what does the Air Quality Index measure exactly?

Ep.23: Air Pollution Goes Viral & New Climate Canaries

Food is the door to a lot of conversations about how we live. The Worst Foods Game Show shares some ideas about how to eat and sustain the planet, not just yourself! Even if you live in the north you can follow global seasons, we talk with a chef to give you the best tips. And "Shifting Baseline Syndrome", wow our perception of the world changes, from generation to generation.

Ep.22: Worst Foods Game Show & Seasonal Eating

When is dirty oil not dirty? When you call it something else. We rarely talk about the other markets the tar sands people have in their sights. One of them is Europe. The proposed pipeline for moving tar sands oil across Canada is called Energy East. Robert Van Waarden, photographer, decided to go along the proposed route and see what people thought about possibly living next to a pipeline.

Ep.21: Dirty Oil in Europe and The Energy East Pipeline

Fish factory trawlers are the modern face of industrial fishing. A vessel that can stay on the oceans for months and whose destructive fishing methods are needlessly and recklessly killing marine life. Interpol - the international police force - looks into slavery on the High Seas. Greenpeace is asked to report. We speak to the woman who has seen those working conditions on Apps for activism part 2. Last month JP Davidson looked into apps which can help you shop ethically. This month he looks at whether you can change the world from your bedroom. Is there an app for activism?

Ep.20: Apps for Activism & Fish Factory Trawlers

An app to help you buy food which reflects your morals. If you are trying to shop ethically it’s confusing and hard to keep up. Is there an app for how to detox your shopping? Smartphone apps Ethical Barcode and Buycott can help sort out the greenwash. Genetically Modified Food - you may have heard the acronym but what on earth are GMOs, exactly? It’s one thing to not eat toxins, But if you keep them out of your clothes you also keep them out of the water system etc. Some companies didn't even know how toxic their clothes were. Puma, Adidas and others have committed to detoxing the clothing they sell.

Ep.19: Vote For A Sustainable World With Your Wallet

How do you keep plastic out of the ocean? Let falcons patrol the city dump! How do you make composting work properly? Recycling medicines: a win/win For more episodes and information on any of these stories, visit: www.greenpeace.ca/podcast

Ep.18: Why Falcons Patrol SF's Dump & Recycling Medicines, Harder Than it Should Be

You may take long showers but you are not the big water waster...find out who is. A “Tailings Pond” is a dead lake. Who killed it? Tricky convos: What to say to climate change denier at a party. For more episodes and information on any of these stories, visit:www.greenpeace.ca/podcast Background image: WJiri Rezac / Greenpeace

Ep.17: Who’s Killing Canada’s Lakes? Coping with Tricky Party Convos

The Greenpeace Podcast brings you sound-rich environmental stories that travel across borders. Engaging listeners through storytelling, this podcast builds environmental literacy in a way that inspires, amuses and empowers. Listen to monthly 15 minute episodes that break down some of today's hottest and most controversial environmental issues. Greenpeace is an independent, campaigning organisation which uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and to force the solutions which are essential to a green and peaceful future.

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