We speak with musican Rachelle VanZanten about combining music and activism

Program Title: Terra Informa - Season 9, Episode 18 - Green Roofs and Musical Activism
Description: Rachelle van Zanten is a Canadian singer-songwriter and acclaimed slide guitarist. She’s released two solo albums, is a regular at north American music festivals, and tours internationally. However, she still manages to find the time to get involved with a variety of environmental happenings around her home town of Burns Lake, BC. One of the big issues facing the town is the possible construction of the Northern Gateway Pipeline, which if approved, would pump half a million barrels of diluted bitumen every day, from Alberta to the pacific coast. Like many people in this part of the world, van Zanten is no fan of pipelines and their potential for spills. Our reporter Myles Curry met up with van Zanten on the shore of Francois Lake late last summer, to talk about the pipeline proposal, her music, and how she’s combining the two.

Jason Aloisio is an urban ecologist, working at New York City's Fordham University. In August he was recognized by the Ecological Society of America at their annual conference in Austin, Texas. Terra Informa correspondent Rebecca Rooney caught up with him in Austin to ask about his work on green roofs.

Host(s): Kathryn Gwun-Yeen Lennon
Featured Speakers/Guests: Rachelle VanZanten - musician; Jason Aloisio - ecologist, Fordham University

Credits: Production: Michael Kingsley McNicoll

Correspondents: Myles Curry, David Kaczan, Rebekah Rooney

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