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Your hosts Lynn, Marc A net zero home might have solar panels on the roof to power a high-efficiency heating system. Extra insulation retains the heat, reducing power consumption. © submitted to CBC by Vince Sharpe The climate is changing, and… »

Your hosts, Lynn, Levon, Marc Oct 2015- Ottawa: Canadian farmers protesting aspects of the TPP trade deal in front of Parliament. Many activists, farmer groups, environmentalists and others on both sides of the Atlantic are a little happier this week… »

Your hosts again this week, Lynn and Marc The UN wants countries to tax sugary drinks to reduce consumption that leads to overweight, diabetes and other health problems © Seth Perlman/AP Photo The World Health Organization (WHO) this week said countries should… »

Your hosts this week Lynn, Marc with a contribution from Carmel Senator Ratna Omidvar says changes must be made so there is due process in the citizenship revocation process. Canada’s Immigration Minister John McCallum told the Senate he would consider… »

Your hosts this week, Lynn, Levon, and Marc With mergers in the bio-tech and chemical pesticide industries, over 60 percent of the world’s seed and pesticides will be controlled by only three companies, with an emphasis on genetically modified seeds.… »

Your hosts- Lynn, Carmel, and Marc A court case which began this week could eventually threaten the entire Canada Health Act and the country’s public health care system which provides care to one and all, without regard to their financial… »

Your hosts, Lynn and Marc Almost all the world’s species-rich regions like this natural forest in Borneo have been ‘seriously altered’ by human activity. © Oscar Venter Many reports and research studies have pointed out that species are going extinct around… »