Episodes

  • From the Ground Up Ep. 330: Tiny Houses & Big Fires | 2024.09.25

    From the Ground Up Ep. 330: Tiny Houses & Big Fires | 2024.09.25
    Sep 26 2024
    Allie Olson and Mark Soles tell us about what it's like to live in their self-built tiny house, as well as the experience they had evacuating from the BC wildfires.

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    28 mins
  • From the Ground Up Ep. 329: Saskatoon Transit | 2024.09.18

    From the Ground Up Ep. 329: Saskatoon Transit | 2024.09.18
    Sep 19 2024
    This week we are speaking with the Director of Saskatoon Transit, Mike Moellenbeck!

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    28 mins
  • From the Ground Up Ep. 328: Climate Policies | 2024.09.11

    From the Ground Up Ep. 328: Climate Policies | 2024.09.11
    Sep 12 2024
    Sherry interviews Mark this week as they discuss climate policies: what's worked, what hasn't, and what still needs to be done.

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    28 mins
  • From the Ground Up Ep. 327: Bus Riders | 2024.09.04

    From the Ground Up Ep. 327: Bus Riders | 2024.09.04
    Sep 5 2024
    Today we interview Robert Clipperton, Peter Gallen and Odin Swidzinski - members of the Bus Riders Steering Committee - about the Saskatoon transit system.

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    28 mins
  • From the Ground Up Ep. 326: introducing Sherry | 2024.08.21

    From the Ground Up Ep. 326: introducing Sherry | 2024.08.21
    Aug 22 2024
    Not quite Sherry Olson's debut on the show - she talks with Mark about her motivations for getting involved. Look out for Sherry as host in the near future.

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    28 mins
  • From the Ground Up Ep. 325: Carbon pricing effectiveness, weather attribution, and addressing ecostress| 2024.08.07

    From the Ground Up Ep. 325: Carbon pricing effectiveness, weather attribution, and addressing ecostress| 2024.08.07
    Aug 8 2024

    Does carbon pricing work? - new research says the answer is yes, but it helps to do other things too to cut emissions

    And a look at some of the work of World Weather Attribution.

    Then part 4 of a repeat of episode 308 on dealing with ecostress.


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    28 mins
  • From the Ground Up Ep. 324: the Jasper fire, and addressing ecostress| 2024.07.31

    From the Ground Up Ep. 324: the Jasper fire, and addressing ecostress| 2024.07.31
    Aug 1 2024

    Mackenzie and Justin talk with Mark about the recent devastating fire in Jasper

    Then part 3 of a repeat of episode 308 on dealing with ecostress.


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    28 mins
  • From the Ground Up Ep. 323: SK govt failures, oil-fuelled inflation, Saskatoon transit & housing, and addressing ecostress| 2024.07.24

    From the Ground Up Ep. 323: SK govt failures, oil-fuelled inflation, Saskatoon transit & housing, and addressing ecostress| 2024.07.24
    Jul 25 2024

    Mark and Sherry talk through of some recent developments:

    • a press release from the Saskatchewan Environmental Society outlining the threat of climate chaos to Saskatchewan and the irresponsibility of government policy
    • a recent report from IISD showing the major contribution of fossil fuel dependence to inflation and the cost of living crisis
    • Progress in the city of Saskatoon towards rapid bus transit (now called Link) and in plans for the housing accelerator which we discussed in episode 320.

    Then part 2 of a repeat of episode 308 on dealing with ecostress.


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    28 mins