Why Rocket Science Is Easier than Forestry
A 'Trees and Us' Tyee podcast with Jean-Pierre Kiekens.
'The Green Chain's next link?
Trees and Us
- Trees and Us
- Why Humans and Nature Collide
- Why Rocket Science Is Easier than Forestry
- Tree Love and Murder
- Building Treeless Houses
- BC's Vanishing Timber Worker
- BC's Eco-Activist 'Rock Star'
- Green Is The New Black
- A Certified Forest Saviour
- Beyond 'Molly's Reach'
- Simpson Chops Coleman
- Velcrow Ripper's 'Fierce Light'
- Reviving Forest Protests in BC
- Leiren-Young and His 'Green Chain'
- Betty Krawczyk, Proud Fanatic
- How Adbusters Grew on Trees
- He Sees Our Hot Future
- 'Wild Foresting'
- Ken Wu Wants to Save 'the Avatar Grove'
- Patrick Moore, Proud Heretic
Jean-Pierre Kiekens says Canada used to be an environmental leader but we've lost our voice.
He's the founder, president and editor of Forest NewsWatch. He also acts as a consultant in forest policy, and has led several strategic consulting assignments for the European Commission, and the French, Dutch and Canadian governments.
On the academic side, Jean-Pierre Kiekens was a lecturer in economic development and agricultural economics at the University of Brussels for seven years. He holds degrees from the University of Brussels in Belgium and from the University of Oxford in the UK.
Click on the link in the "Listen to This" box to hear Mark Leiren-Young talk to Jean-Pierre Kiekens about how the world sees Canada's trees, the importance of tree huggers and why rocket science is easy compared to running our forests.
Click to listen and subscribe to Tyee podcasts on iTunes.
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ME2
4 years ago
Just curious
Well, folks, not all of us spend half our lives wired up to an I-Pod. (I've been wondering - is sex becoming a serious distraction ?)
Perhaps, Tyee, some text might be in order for us non-droids?
rangergord
4 years ago
Ipods suck
Yeah I agree, How about writing down your knowledge for all of humanity? I cant watch U tube clips either.
alive
4 years ago
Bad idea
same here, I have no intention of watching video clips, so write or forget it!
Moat
4 years ago
Podcast? Yeah, whatever...
Podcast.... ah yes, the latest buzz in education as well. So easy to tune out.
The "Medium is the Message"?
Hmmmm, I don't know... but I am not going to listen.
Text please.