We go dumpster diving and Dr. Schindler speaks about his new findings on pollution of the Athabasca

Program Title: Terra Informa 8-01: Dumpster Diving and New Findings on Tar Sands Pollution
Description: Dr. David Schindler speaks about his latest findings which were published just last week. His research team looked at air and water pollution surrounding tar sands mines and found that contrary to the claims of industry and government, mining is having serious impacts on the Athabasca water shed. We also hear from an Edmonton dumpster diver who tours Terra Informa through the offerings of local garbage bins. And as always, we start things off with a wrap up of the news headlines from the past week.

Host(s): Seon-Ah Gu
Featured Speakers/Guests: Dr. David Schindler, Professor of Ecology at the University of Alberta; "Oscar the Grouch" [alias], Edmonton dumpster diver

Credits: A production of CJSR Radio in Edmonton, Alberta.

Contributors: Brett Tegart and Marcus Peterson

Producer: Steve Andersen

Comments: Terra Informa can be reached by emailing terra@cjsr.com.