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My guest is Gregory Vettese, a contributor to the history blog, Understood Backwards. Gregory got his M. Sc. in Chemistry from Queen’s University, a scientist who is no longer skeptical that climate …

My guest on the Earth Guardian is Dr Linda Miles, L. Ac., D.O.M., Vice-President of Dermae Natural Bodycare, a company that has successfully implemented a culture of sustainability, something that ma…

My guest on the Earth Guardian is Jack Gibbons, Chair of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA). Its campaign,” Coal is Costing Us the Air We Breathe”, is putting pressure on the Ontario government to…

My guest on the Earth Guardian is Mara Legrand, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer, and Director at Skydancer Productions, a film company that specializes in documentaries. Mara will be talking about …

My guest on the Earth Guardian is Jack Gibbons, Chair of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance, a coalition of individuals and approximately 90 organizations (health, environmental, faith communities, munic…

Instead of complaining about the high price of gasoline, this is an opportunity to redesign our cities and shift the priority from cars to pedestrians, from asphalt to tree-lined boulevards, from sho…

Already in the 21st century, all of us are facing many new challenges that we didn’t have in the 20th century – over-population, dwindling resources, and violent weather. Women have an important rol…

Electricity rates are going up because the infrastructure is falling apart, and more and more things are using electricity. It has been too cheap, and too reliable for too long to the point where el…

On February 2, 2011 the United Nations declared 2011 the “International Year of Forests”. The world’s forests are essential to our quality of life, and to keeping us alive. Trees make oxygen; they’re…

Hi There! Welcome to the Earth Guardian on Web Talk Radio. Net. I’m your host, Sharolyn Vettese.

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Electricity costs are rising, and unhappy customers are venting their anger and frustration at the electricity distribution companies. Often, they’re just delivering the price increases, but electric…

Humans are not the only ones who can be addicted to drugs and chemicals. Animals, plants, and soil also can be addicted. Find out what happens when a farming family switches from chemical to organic …

Organic produce is revitalizing the small family owned farms in Ontario, and Organic Meadow has been a key driver in linking the farmers to the consumers. Organic Meadow also encourages consumers to …

Consumers are not powerless individuals who are ineffective. On the contrary, consumers can be very powerful, especially when combined with other individuals so that the results are bigger than the w…

Businesses are pillars of the community. They provide employment and a tax base for governments. They exist as small and large entities, and most are not faceless corporations. Why is it important to…

Right now, there is a federal election in Canada, but it looks like a non-event. There are few political lawn signs, and hardly any coverage in the newspapers. Voter turn-out may be low as people don…

Plitron Manufacturing is a 28 year old Canadian company based in Toronto that decided to reinvent itself by branching out into electricity efficiency products, including its newly developed VREMS (Vo…

Sustainability in business is both a responsibility and an opportunity that creates company growth and value. It starts by looking at the life cycle of a product, including its unintended consequence…

The unfolding nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima Dai-ichi complex has identified the vulnerability of Japan’s food supply to radiation contamination. Spinach, beets and other vegetables grown in the vi…

As the United States is looking at securing its energy production at home, harvesting natural gas from unconventional sources is being developed. “Hydraulic fracturing” is the process used to extract…