Nature’s Past Histories of Canadian Environmental Issues Special Series Preview
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Later this month, Nature’s Past will be returning for a new season of episodes. This year, however, we’re doing something different. With support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Network in Canadian History and Environment, and Canada’s History magazine, we will be producing a six-part special series called “Histories of Canadian Environmental Issues.” Through this series we will examine historical perspectives on a number of different pertinent environmental issues for Canadian, including Climate Change, Aboriginal Peoples, Health, and Environment, The Canadian Environmental Movement, Fisheries, Food and Agriculture and Tar Sands
On each episode, we will speak with historians who explore different aspects of these issues in past contexts. We will feature round-table discussions, interviews, and panels to cover each of these complicated and important environmental issues.
The series will also feature two new co-host assistant producers, Stacy Nation-Knapper and Andrew Watson.

Climate Change
Episode 31: Histories of Canadian Environmental Issues, Part 1 – Global Warming
Aboriginal Peoples, Health, and Environment
The Canadian Environmental Movement
Episode 33: Histories of Canadian Environmental Issues, Part III – The Canadian Environmental Movement I
Episode 34: Histories of Canadian Environmental Issues, Part IV – The Canadian Environmental Movement II
Fisheries
Episode 35: Histories of Canadian Environmental Issues, Part V – Fisheries, Regulation, and Science
Food and Agriculture
Episode 36: Histories of Canadian Environmental Issues, Part VI – Agri-Food Systems, I
Episode 37: Histories of Canadian Environmental Issues, Part VII – Agri-Food Systems, II
Tar Sands
Episode 38: Histories of Canadian Environmental Issues, Part VIII – Tar Sands
Works Cited:
Sean Kheraj, Canadian History and Environment
Music Credits:
“Chopin Prelude, No. 20, Op. 28/Indamix/” by Tigoolio
“Mental Transition” by Pitx
Photo Credits:
“Autumn Leaves” by HeungSoon
Citations:
Kheraj, Sean. “Nature’s Past: Histories of Canadian Environmental Issues Preview” Nature’s Past: Canadian Environmental History Podcast. 16 September 2012.

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