The Plate Club

Water is Life!

water [https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/water.jpg?w=235&h=300]https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/water.jpg Have you ever wondered where your water comes from? Learn all about the history of natural water sources and about the current water systems at McGill University. Water is Life! [http://www.mcgill.ca/waterislife/] is a walking tour that quenches your thirst for knowledge of water systems and water conservation methods on our campus and in the surrounding Montreal are. http://ia601608.us.archive.org/18/items/WaterIsLifeWalkingTour_mcgillUniversity/McgillUniversity_waterIsLifeWalkingTour_mixdown.mp3″ [http://ia601608.us.archive.org/18/items/WaterIsLifeWalkingTour_mcgillUniversity/McgillUniversity_waterIsLifeWalkingTour_mixdown.mp3″] Listen to Water is Life! or download it by right-clicking on the file here [http://ia601608.us.archive.org/18/items/WaterIsLifeWalkingTour_mcgillUniversity/McgillUniversity_waterIsLifeWalkingTour_mixdown.mp3]! Check out the full Water is Life! exhibit at Stewart Biology Building until March 31st, 2013! Water Is Life was made possible with the Sustainability Project Fund. [https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/spf-square-logo-lwsept10.jpg?w=150&h=144]http://www.mcgill.ca/sustainability/spf Water Is Life was made possible with the Sustainability Project Fund.

Ecolibrium Collective Show January 22nd

The Ecolibrium Collective is made up of McGill students and community members who are fascinated by the natural world and concerned about the future of the earth! [https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bird-and-radio.jpg?w=300&h=187]https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bird-and-radio.jpg The Ecolibrium Collective is made up of McGill students and community members who are fascinated by the natural world and concerned about the future of the earth! Missed the live episode on January 22nd? Tune in Here!   http://ia601603.us.archive.org/12/items/EcolibriumCollectiveShowJanuary22nd/20130122.11.00-12.00.mp3″ [http://ia601603.us.archive.org/12/items/EcolibriumCollectiveShowJanuary22nd/20130122.11.00-12.00.mp3″] Earlier in the month Climate Justice Montreal [http://climatejusticemontreal.ca/] organized a full day of workshops, panels and collective strategizing to discuss how to build resistance and alternatives to a pipeline that would transport dirty Alberta tar sand oil through Quebec. We will bring you sound clips from this Day of Action and an interview from Cam Fenton, National Director of the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition [http://www.ourclimate.ca/wordpress/]. [https://i0.wp.com/www.ourclimate.ca/wordpress/images/banner.png]http://www.ourclimate.ca/wordpress/ An inter-faculty debate was organized by the Green Business Awards Project, EnActUs McGill and the David Suzuki Foundation. Listen to Part 2 of the debate when the participants respond to the question: > “What are the pros and cons of genetically modified organisms in agriculture in terms of policy, health or environmental effects?” Of those responding you will hear Caroline Begg, a researcher in plate science at McGill University. The other debater present was Holly Dressel, co-author of many books with David Suzuki and and adjunct professor at the McGill Environment School finally the last voice present is Jonathan Glen Cross, a McGill Alumni who founded the Office of Sustainability [http://www.mcgill.ca/sustainability/] at McGill University. Finally, we finish the show off with a live in-studio interview with David Summerhays, a representative from the ongoing Divest McGill Campaign. [https://divestmcgill.wordpress.com/] We hope you enjoy listening to local environmental news here on Ecolibrium! greenawards [https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/greenawards.gif?w=150&h=66]http://www.ecomontreal.ca enactuslogo [https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/enactuslogo.jpg?w=150&h=150]http://enactus.org/ dsf [https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dsf.gif?w=150&h=150]http://http://www.davidsuzuki.org/ Debaters: Holly Dressel, Michelle Holiday, Jonathan Glen Cross, Caroline Begg Show credits: Tim Boucher, Isabel Carey, Irene Dambriunas, Melissa Fundira, Nadia Kanji and Elizabeth Shebell Bird & Radio Image credits: Roman H. & Cecilia M. Music: Philip Glass

Ecolibrium Collective Show December 11th

It was the last chance of the year 2012 for members of the McGill and Montreal Community to come together on Ecolibrium and host an environmental news show! [https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/radio.jpg?w=300&h=200] It was the last chance of the year 2012 for members of the McGill and Montreal Community to come together on Ecolibrium and host an environmental news show. Join us again on January 22nd, 2013! Missed the live episode? Tune in Here!   http://ia701501.us.archive.org/30/items/EcolibriumCollectiveShowDecember6th/20121211.11.00-12.00.mp3″ [http://ia701501.us.archive.org/30/items/EcolibriumCollectiveShowDecember6th/20121211.11.00-12.00.mp3″] We aired Part 2 of the Canadian Youth Delegations [http://canadianyouthdelegation.wordpress.com/] first podcast, which is composed of recordings gathered at the Power Shift [http://www.wearepowershift.ca/] Conference in late October. This piece features activist Naomi Klein, and reflections with delegate member Alanna Westwood. candian-youth-delegation-logo1 [https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/candian-youth-delegation-logo1.jpg?w=142&h=150]http://canadianyouthdelegation.wordpress.com/ An inter-faculty debate was organized by the Green Business Awards Project, EnActUs McGill and the David Suzuki Foundation. Listen to Part 1 of the debate when the participants respond to the question: Do you think government, societal movements or businesses will be most effective in implementing sustainability in the future? Finally, throughout the show we air some of the new songs produce by local Montreal reggae artists Auresia. Some of our collective members had an opportunity to sit down with her and discuss how environment issues play a role in her music. Auresia [http://www.auresia.com/auresia.com/welcome.html] will be playing a show at Les Bobards on Thursday, December 13th! greenawards [https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/greenawards.gif?w=150&h=66]http://www.ecomontreal.ca enactuslogo [https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/enactuslogo.jpg?w=150&h=150]http://enactus.org/ dsf [https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dsf.gif?w=150&h=150]http://http://www.davidsuzuki.org/ Debaters: Holly Dressel, Michelle Holiday, Jonathan Glen Cross, Caroline Begg Show credits: Irene Dambriunas, Melissa Fundira, Nadia Kanji, Isabel Carey and Elizabeth Shebell Music: Yo La Tengo Auresia

Ecolibrium Collective Show November 20th

[https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mic.png?w=560]https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mic.png Listen to the voices of McGill and Montreal Community members who fascinated by the Natural World and concerned about the future of the Earth! Missed the live episode? Tune in Here!   http://ia601209.us.archive.org/2/items/EcolibriumCollectiveShowNovember6th/20121120.11.00-12.00.mp3″ [http://ia601209.us.archive.org/2/items/EcolibriumCollectiveShowNovember6th/20121120.11.00-12.00.mp3″] The Midnight Kitchen [http://themidnightkitchen.wordpress.com/] held an Anti-Capitalism and Environmental Justice Organizing workshop. Hear clips from some of the insightful and inspirational speakers who led the workshop. [https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/emmkay.jpg?w=300&h=63]http://themidnightkitchen.wordpress.com/ We were joined in the studio with McGill Alumni David Summerhays. He speaks about McGill’s involvement with the Tar Sands and the ongoing campaign to stop McGill University from investing in Fossil Fuels and Plan Nord. Sign the PETITION! [http://decorporatizemcgill.wordpress.com/petition/] [https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/decorportaize-mcgill.jpg?w=300&h=86]http://decorporatizemcgill.wordpress.com/ Finally, we aired Part 1 of the Canadian Youth Delegations [http://canadianyouthdelegation.wordpress.com/] first podcast, which is composed of recordings gathered at the Power Shift [http://www.wearepowershift.ca/] Conference in late October. With enough persistence, Nadia managed to score an interview and attend press conferences with former CLASSE spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau Dubois, and leading environmentalist, Bill McKibben. [https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/candian-youth-delegation-logo1.jpg?w=285&h=300]http://canadianyouthdelegation.wordpress.com/ In just a few days Nadia will be attending the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Doha, Qatar with the Canadian Youth Delegation. Hear part 2 of the CYD podcast on our next collective episode December 11th! Show credits: Irene Dambriunas, Melissa Fundira, Nadia Kanji, Isabel Carey and Shon Wei Jin Music: Kid Koala Toots & the Maytals

The Plate Club

[https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/group-shot.gif?w=560&h=420]https://ecolibriumfm.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/group-shot.gif Sabina, Michelle and Alessandra on the microphones, live on the air in CKUT’s broadcast studio! Members of The Plate Club [http://theplateclub.blogspot.ca/], a reusable dishware provider service of the Students Society of McGill University, took over Ecolibrium on November 6th. They produced and hosted a full show that covered a wide range of topics. The show featured an interview from a local student run-organization, Reboot McGill [http://reboot.mcgilleus.ca/], to discuss how their actions respond to the problem of electronic waste on a micro-level scale. Throughout the show, the birth, life and death of a Styrofoam plate is explained. Programmers also had the chance to speak with fellow McGill students and explored some of their conceptions of styrofoam. The show includes a clip about the waste management system on McGill campus and in Canada from a conference and interview with Canadian Researcher Myra Hird. Finally, a local Montreal musician and Plate Club Member Jess Roz does an amazing live in-studio performance! Listen to the show here!  http://archive.org/download/ThePlateClubHostsEcolibrium/20121106.11.00-12.00.mp3″ [http://archive.org/download/ThePlateClubHostsEcolibrium/20121106.11.00-12.00.mp3″] Show credits: Maggie Cascadden Helen Lan Gao Sabina Roan Michelle Paspe Alessandra Hechanova Music: Jess Roz, Plate Club Theme Song Joanna Newsom, Sprout and the Pea