54 Degrees North - Podcast series about issues around Northwest BC

54 Degrees North is a podcast created out of Wet'suwet'en territory in Smithers, BC. It is produced periodically as a topic series - looking at regional climate change impacts; digging deeper into food security; assessing mining impacts on salmon watersheds; and bringing in some episodes from Beneath the Surface by the BC Mining Law Reform. Through engaging interviews and conversations with experts and Indigenous knowledge holders, we bring up insights and issues related to the northwest.

54 Degrees North - Podcast series about issues around Northwest BC is a science podcast hosted by Nikki Skuce, with 19 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Does Regulation Delay Mines? w/ Rosemary Collard and Jessica Dempsey

  Dec 23, 202431 minS0

  <h1>Episode Notes</h1><p>In this episode, we’re joined by geographers Rosemary Collard and Jessica Dempsey to discuss their groundbreaking audit of mining projects in British Columbia. Are environmental regulations really the bottleneck the mining industry claims they are? What happens when the promised economic benefits of mining—like jobs, tax revenue, and production—fall drastically short? Rosemary and Jessica walk us through their research, revealing surprising insights about delays, care-and-maintenance loopholes, and the underperformance of mines. </p><p>You can find Rosemary and Jessica's audit here: https://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2024-0083</p><p>Rosemary and Jessic...

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  Challenging the KSM Mine w/ Rachel Gutman

  Dec 10, 202419 minS0

  <h1>Episode Notes</h1><p>This episode of Beneath the Surface features a discussion about the proposed Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell (KSM) mine in northern British Columbia. If completed, the KSM mine would become one of the world’s largest gold-copper mines, threatening critical river systems and the communities that depend on them.</p><p>Joining us is Rachel Gutman, a lawyer with Ecojustice, who is part of the legal team challenging the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office’s decision to classify the KSM mine as “substantially started.” This designation allows the mine to move forward under an environmental assessment conducted over a decade a...

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  Salmon resilience in the Taku region

  Dec 2, 202243 minS4

  <p>As part of our salmon connections and resilience series, we go further north to Taku River Tlingit territory to learn about the work and research being done to protect salmon and adapt to changing conditions from climate impacts. <br/><br/>Thanks for the interviews and insights from Mark Connor and Chris Sergeant.<br/><br/>Music thanks to the late Telkwa Ted Turner, and to Facundo Gastiazoro for the art.<br/><br/>This episode was recorded on unceded Witsuwit’en territory between July and October 2022. 54 Degrees North is produced by Nikki Skuce (@nikkiskuce) from the Northern Confluence Initiative (a project of...

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  Salmon connections - the heart of it all

  Oct 11, 202216 minS4

  <p>As part of the salmon connections and resilience series for 54 Degrees North, we reached out to a number of people who have defended salmon in some way against the myriad of threats they face. We hear about their connectedness to this critical species that is so intertwined with cultures and communities of the Skeena region and throughout the Pacific Northwest. </p><p><br/></p><p>Interviews and insights from Yahaan, Chief Namoks, Nuskmata, Jonathon Moore and Chris Sergeant who share their salmon love stories and connections.</p><p><br/></p><p>Music thanks to the regionally talented Telkwa Ted T...

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  Mining risks to salmon watersheds

  Oct 11, 202230 minS4

  <p>As part of our salmon connections and resilience series, we explore the potential impacts of mining on salmon watersheds. The episode features some of the authors who collaborated on a science and policy paper published in Science Advances in July 2022 that reviewed the ecological complexities of rivers and some of the risks mines can have on salmon watersheds. We also hear from those facing impacts from mining on the Fraser River. <br/><br/>Thanks for the interviews and insights from Chief Laceese, JP Lapointe, Jonathan Moore, Chris Sergeant, and Nuskmata.<br/><br/>Music thanks to the regionally talented Los...

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