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Agriculture and Food

30 Years of Environmental Progress (Winnipeg) (~16min) – June 29, 2009
Encouraging data about Canada's environmental record since the 1970s as Ken Green and Ben Eisen discuss the Frontier Centre's Environmental Indicators Index.
Sun & Pacific Ocean - Sunspots and Climate Change (Ray Garnett) (~10min) – November 10, 2008
Breakfast on the Frontier speech by E. Ray Garnett, Consulting Agro-Climatologist, October 31, 2008. Relating climate to sunspot activity.
The Science Is Not Settled on Global Warming (Solomon Speech) (~14min) – June 28, 2008
Lawrence Solomon, Author of "The Deniers", speech from Lunch on the Frontier (including questions and answer session), Winnipeg, June 26th, 2008.
Stealing Corn (~3min) – April 25, 2008
From the Frontier Centre's weekly radio commentary that runs in 3 prairie provinces.
Still Feeding the World (~1min) – April 11, 2008
From the Frontier Centre's weekly radio commentary that runs in 3 prairie provinces.
Unintended Consequences of Biofuels (Dennis Avery) (~6min) – March 25, 2008
Dennis Avery, Senior Fellow of the Hudson Institute, International Climate Change Conference, New York City, March 3, 2008
Is Grain-Based Ethanol an Appropriate Policy for Canada? (Larry Martin) (~10min) – March 3, 2008
Larry Martin, Senior Research Fellow, at the George Morris Centre discusses the economics and politics of ethanol at Lunch on the Frontier, February 11th in Regina.
Beef and Environmental Conservation (CJOB) (~2min) – January 11, 2008
Robert Sopuck interviewed by Charles Adler on how eating beef aids environmental conservation. (January 11, 2008)
Eating Beef for the Environment (~1min) – January 4, 2008
Corn Living (CBC Radio's The Current) (~37min) – October 16, 2007
Government ethanol subsidies distort the food marketplace while accomplishing little for the environment - a cautionary tale. This clip is from CBC radio's "The Current" broadcast in September, 2007.
ALUS and Conservation (Sopuck on CKLQ Brandon) (~37min) – September 26, 2007
Smart Green Project Director Robert Sopuck discusses alternate land use services on CKLQ Brandon, September 24, 2007.
CO2 Benefits Agriculture (~1min) – August 10, 2007
Prepare for Gene Revolution (~2min) – July 27, 2007
The green revolution and new gene technology is reducing the human footprint on the environment.
Tim Ball's testimony -US House Subcommittee on Climate Change (~21min) – March 20, 2007
Professor Tim Ball testifies before the U.S. Senate on climate change - March 2007.
The Real Story Behind Gas Prices (~8min) – December 10, 2006
Energy Farming (Roger Samson) (~12min) – December 1, 2006


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