Listen to Damien Gillis on CHLY's A Sense of Justice from last week, discussing Enbridge and Kinder-Morgan's proposed Tar Sands pipelines through BC. Damien and host Rae Kornberger cover the National Energy Board's recently-begun hearings into the Northern Gateway Pipeline to Kitimat and the contention by fake grassroots group EthicalOil.org and the Harper Government that foreign interests are behind BC's opposition to the project. Is there any truth to these claims and what is the relationship between EthicalOil.org and the Harper Government? (41 min - from Jan. 11)
Listen to this 7 min interview of Damien Gillis from CBC's Early Edition this past Monday. Damien and host Kathryn Gretsinger discuss some of the key revelations that have emerged from the Cohen Commission into disappearing Fraser River Sockeye - including a series of new virus discoveries in BC's wild fish and the political pressure faced by several top scientists after their labs confirmed the existence of these viruses.
Damien Gillis and Stewart Richardson of CJSF 90.1 FM discuss the intense activity around the proposed Enbridge pipeline of late - including the recent controversy among the Gitxsan community on Northwest BC, centering on a now-disputed deal signed by one of their treaty negotiators and the company last week. Damien summarizes the political machinations of the Harper Government in pushing for expanded Tar Sands bitumen traffic through BC against the will of a growing coalition of First Nations, conservation groups and citizens around the province. (November 9; 30 min)
Listen to this 23 min radio program hosted by The Current's Anna-Maria Tremonti, debating the notion of "ethical oil." In in "Ethical Oil" spokesperson Kathryn Marshall squares off against Nobel Laureate Jody Williams, Chair of the Nobel Women's Initiative - who recently signed a letter with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and six other Nobel Laureates calling for the Obama Administration to reject the proposed Keystone XL pipeline from the Alberta Tar Sands to the US Gulf Coast - and a business ethics professor from York University. (Dec. 6, 2011)
Damien Gillis discusses a range of topics with Mehdi Najari - host of The Hidden News on Victoria's CFUV 101.9 FM - including the escalating stand-off over the proposed Prosperity Mine in the Tsilhqot'in Territory, southwest of Williams Lake, BC. Since the taping of this interview, the Tsilhqot'in peoples won an injunction to halt early construction work on the highly controversial mine. Gillis and Najari also discuss the history of indigenous resistance to mining projects in BC, including the historic Tsilhqot'in War over an eerily similar stand-off in the same territory 150 years ago. From November 29, 2011.
Listen to this short Nov. 19 interview of Damien Gillis on SFU radio's Latin Waves program, hosted by Sylvia Richardson. The two discuss this week's Rafe Mair 80th birthday roast, Rafe's career in politics, media and the environmental movement - plus other key issues in BC today, including the battles over Fish Lake and oil pipelines and tankers. The proceeds from the Rafe Mair Roast - this Thursday evening, November 24, at the Wise Hall in Vancouver (1882 Adanac St.) - go toThe Common Sense Canadian.
Listen to Rafe and Damien's recent appearance on CHLY's "A Sense of Justice". The two discuss a wide variety of topics with host Rae Kornberger - including Rafe's upcoming Roast and some reflections on his long and storied career in politics and media. Also on the agenda is the Auditor General's recent report, which exposed BC Hydro's bogus accounting practices, hiding billions in losses that will only further drive up British Columbians' power bills.
Damien Gillis joins Rae Kornberger - host of CHLY Nanaimo's A Sense of Justice - to discuss recent developments at the Cohen Commission into disappearing Fraser sockeye, as well as the future of private river power and BC Hydro. Damien reports on the salmon Inquiry's hearings on aquaculture and diseases - including biologist Alexandra Morton's appearance on the stand - and dramatic twists in the story of the Campbell/Clark Liberals' disastrous IPP policy. (From Sept. 7)
Listen to this 20 min radio interview from CFUV's "Hidden News". Damien Gillis and host Mehdi Najari talk private river power, smart meters and the fallout from the recent panel report on BC Hydro and leaked comments of the crown corporation's CEO, Dave Cobb - slamming IPPs and the government's policy. The Clark Government has already said no new IPPs, but will the whole program be scrapped under the avalanche of criticism it now faces? (From Aug. 23, 2011)
