Tune in to in depth interviews and reports featuring environmental leaders and experts exploring the challenges, solutions and opportunities for our threatened ecologies, climate and civilisation. Presented and produced by Sean O’Shannessy on Bundjalung Country Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/EnvironmentalAsAnything (Feel free to rebroadcast any content from this podcast for non commercial purposes with proper attribution) https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentalAsAnything/ Tune in to the Environmental as Anything Show live on 92.9 River FM every Saturday 2-5pm AEST http://2ncr.org.au/streaming.html
Episodes
Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
A news round up from the week on our forests with Naomi Shine and the Stimulus Summit on the prospects for a A Renewables-Led Economic Recovery hosted by the Smart Energy Council and RenewEconomy.
https://www.smartenergy.org.au/renewablesled-economic-recovery
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Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Adam Bandt has been representing the seat of Melbourne in the Australian Parliament for 10 years and has recently been promoted to the leadership of the Greens in a typically civil and orderly fashion. He spoke to Environmental as Anything about The Greens plan for a New Deal for Australia based on regenerative culture, renewable energy and a fair go for all.
The song that follows this interview is Lisa Yates singing - Behind Enemy Lines from Lock On! Songs to Save Australia's Forests by N.E.F.A.
https://nefa.bandcamp.com/track/behind-enemy-lines
Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
Shay Dougall is an expert safety professional who through her 20 years of consultancy, has provided health and safety support in Australia, UK and USA across a range of industries with a strong connection to the construction/waste/gas to energy industry. Most recently, Shay has become deeply engaged with advocating on behalf of farmers required to host the unconventional gas industry in Queensland.
She tells Environmental as Anything that the trouble with these three GISERA reports is the deceptive slicing and dicing of data and the broad-brush interpretations that have led to the sensational and misleading headlines.
The Music for this episode "Leave It In The Ground" was kindly provided by Davey Bob Ramsey
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Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Michael Mazengarb is an Energy and Environmental Markets analyst, with a strong focus and history with renewable energy markets and policy who writes prolifically for RenewEconomy.
He joins Environmental as Anything to lift the lid on our federal minister for shameful emissions secret report into his plans for our future.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/author/michael-mazengarb/page/2/
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Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
David Ritter is the Chief Executive Officer of Greenpeace Australia Pacific. He has been with Greenpeace for nine years, campaigning to secure an earth capable of nurturing life in all its amazing diversity. He says "People, working together, can achieve almost anything. We can still secure an earth capable of nurturing life in all of its magnificent diversity."
He spoke to Sean O'Shannessy for Environmental as Anything (via Zoom) about the possibilities for post Covid 19 recovery in the face of the climate emergency.
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Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Ross Garnaut is an economist whose career has been built around the analysis of and practice of policy connected to development, economic policy and international relations in Australia, Asia and the Pacific. He has held senior roles in universities, business, government and other Australian and international institutions. His latest book Superpower: Australia’s low carbon opportunity continues his long & illustrious contribution to clear policy development on the climate emergency.
Hear him speak to Meg Neilsen from River FM's "Celebrating Earth & Culture" show on the Coronavirus crisis and how we can emerge in best shape from it economically.
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Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Rob McBride of Tolarno Station downstream of Menindee Lakes holds a Bachelor of Economics (Accounting), Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment. He is Director of the Australian Wool Growers Association and a member of the Wool Carbon Alliance and Australian Wool Innovation. His family have been prominent pastoralists in South Australia for over 150 years.
Rob calls out corruption killing the Murray / Darling-Barka in this interview he gave to Geoff Reid in mid March 2020 on the occasion of the Wilcania Bridge blockade protesting the theft of that communities river.
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Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Ruth Rosenhek has been a tireless worker for the health of our planet and its people for decades now. Having played an instrumental part in the Rainforest Information Centre, North East Forest Alliance, Gasfield Free Northern Rivers and Extinction Rebellion she now applies her masters in Psycho Therapy to her private psycho therapy practice and working to build personal and community resilience in the face of the cluster of crises we now face. She shared some of her insights with Sean O'Shannessy for Environmental as Anything.
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Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Independent NSW Upper House member Justin Field speaks to Environmental as Anything's Geoff Reid on the recent report into New South Wales land clearing regime and the disastrous effects it is having on our ecological viability
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Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Blair is the co-founder of 350.org Australia and was CEO from 2009 to 2018. She is a 350.org Australia director and chair of the Green Music Australia board with a 30 year career of working with organisations, businesses and government agencies on climate change and environmental protection. She spoke to Environmental as Anything about the Green Stimulus concept and the future for post Coronavirus capitalism.
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