TV, News, and Radio

Selected TV, Print, and Web (Radio and Podcasts below)

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  • Climate Break: Climate Change Warning Labels with Robert Shirkey (March 22, 2021)
  • Fast Company: These new gas pump warning labels remind you about climate change while you fill up (Dec 14, 2020)
  • NBC Boston’s Coffee and Climate: Video interview with Rob Shirkey starts at 15 minutes (Dec 1, 2020)
  • Friends of Europe: Can a simple sticker help us address climate change? (Jan 31, 2018)
  • Law Times: Facing Climate Change (Jan 2, 2017)
  • Public Radio Exchange: A Canadian city is putting warning labels on gas pumps (July 22, 2016)
  • Canadian Geographic: Inside the campaign to put climate change warning labels on gas pumps (Apr 20, 2016)
  • Grist: Could climate change warnings on gasoline pumps actually work? (Mar 16, 2016)
  • Times Colonist: Climate change warning labels pumped for gas stations (Jan 17, 2016)
  • PBS / NOVA: Can Warning Labels Help Stop Climate Change? (Jan 14, 2016)
  • CTV News London: Warning labels needed for gasoline? (Jan 13, 2016)
  • Westerly News: Tofino eyes warning labels at the pump (Dec 23, 2015)
  • De Telegraaf (largest newspaper in Netherlands): Waarschuwingstickers op benzinepomp (Dec 10, 2015)
  • Globe and Mail: Climate change warning labels coming to gas pump nozzles (Dec 8, 2015)
  • Huffington Post: A Canadian Climate Change Idea For The World To Follow (Dec 4, 2015)
  • Auto Motor Sport (Sweden): Bensinmackar får varningstexter om klimathotet (Nov 30, 2015)
  • Univision (Latin America): Mangueras de gasolina con mensajes como los del tabaco (November 25, 2015)
  • Climate Progress: City Becomes The First In The World To Implement Climate Change Warning Stickers At Gas Stations
  • Business Insider: Gasoline pumps and cigarette packs are about to have a lot more in common (November 21, 2015)
  • VICE: Meet the Canadian Activist Putting Climate Change Warnings on Gas Pumps (November 20, 2015)
  • The Atlantic: Climate-Change Warnings for Gas Pumps Are Coming to Canada (Nov 19, 2015)
  • Global TV News: Climate warning labels coming to North Vancouver gas pumps (Nov 17, 2015)
  • CBC News: Climate change stickers mandatory on North Vancouver gas pumps (Nov 17, 2015)
  • CTV News: Climate warning labels coming to North Vancouver gas pumps (Nov 17, 2015)
  • The Dodo: Everyone Should See This When They’re Pumping Gas (Nov 10, 2015)
  • National Post: Warning labels at the pumps? (May 11, 2015)
  • CTV News: London city councillor calls for warning labels on gas pumps (May 6, 2015)
  • The Atlantic: Inside the Push to Put Climate Change Warnings on Gas Pumps (April 2015)
  • CBC: Guelph considers climate change warning labels on gas pumps (March 2015)
  • CTV News: Warning labels at gas pumps? Guelph councillor thinks it’s a good idea (March 2015)
  • Inside Halton: Advocating climate change warning labels at gas pumps in Oakville and beyond (March 2015)
  • Halifax Examiner: Lawyer: put warning labels on gas pumps (February 2015)
  • Metro: Halifax talk on climate change calls for warning on gas nozzles (February 2015)
  • Metro: Vancouver students push for warning labels on gas pump nozzles (January 2015)
  • Cowichan Valley Citizen: Stickers aim to take climate message to the Cowichan pump (January 2015)
  • Global TV: West Vancouver unanimously votes to support warnings on gas pumps (Jan 2015)
  • Al Jazeera: Warning: Gassing up is hazardous to your health … and the planet’s (Dec 2015)
  • CBC: Fredericton students pitch climate change warning labels for gas pumps (Nov 2014)
  • Alternatives Journal: Sometimes it only takes a subtle shift in perspective to spark change (August 2014)
  • RTCC: American cities consider health warnings for fuel pumps (July 2014)
  • L.A. Times: Berkeley may consider gas pump warnings about global warming (June 2014)
  • The Province: West Van mayor agrees with teen on pump labels (May 2014)
  • Global TV: Grade 10 student pitches global warming warning on gas nozzles (May 2014)
  • Globe and Mail: Teen takes fight for gas nozzle labelling to West Van council (May 2014)
  • Guelph Mercury: Guelph targeted by environmentalist group for gas pump warning labels (Sept 2013)
  • The Narwhal: Warning labels on gas pumps connect consumers and climate change (Sept 2013)
  • Mongabay: Organization proposes climate change warning labels at the gas pump (Sept 2013)
  • Upworthy: The Warning Label That We Never Knew We Needed Until We Saw It (Sept 2013)
  • Wild Magazine (New York): What if a Simple Sticker Could Change the World? (August 2013)
  • Environmental News Network, USA: Warning labels for gasoline pumps?  (August 2013)
  • Copy Carbon: Why gas pump warning labels are a good idea. (August 2013)
  • The Nation: Warning: this gasoline is hazardous to your planet (August 2013)
  • The Cord, Kitchener: Climate Game Change (July 2013)
  • Deutsche Welle, Germany: Gas warning labels could help reduce emissions (July 2013)
  • The Record: Environmental group calls for warning labels on gas pumps (June 2013)
  • Northern Life, Sudbury: Think globally, act locally on climate change (June 2013)
  • Adbusters: This machine causes global warming (May 2013)
  • CTV News: Warning labels on gas pump nozzles? (April 2013)
  • TriplePundit: Canadian lawyer wants climate change warning labels on gas pumps (April 2013)
  • GOOD: Should gas pumps have climate change warning labels? (April 2013)
  • Tree Hugger: Health warning labels proposed for gas pump nozzles (April 2013)
  • Maclean’s: Group concerned about climate change proposes warning labels for gas nozzles (April 2013)
  • Good News Toronto: Local environmentalist advocates warning labels for climate change (April 2013)
  • Toronto Star: Is guilt the path to serious climate action? (February 2013)
  • Press release (Our Horizon): Our Horizon launches its #16yearsleft climate change campaign (January 2013)

Selected Radio & Podcasts

  • CBC’s Day 6: Rob debates president of Canadian Convenience Stores Assoc. – [AUDIO]
  • Calgary AM770’s Dan Riendeau interviews Rob – May 14, 2015 [AUDIO]
  • Jeff McArthur AM 640 in Toronto interviews Rob – May 11, 2015 [AUDIO]
  • Calgary News Talk Kingkade and Breakenridge interview Rob – May 11, 2015 [AUDIO]
  • The Pulse with Devon Peacock on AM980 in London – May 6, 2015 [AUDIO]
  • Rabble.ca interview with Rob – April 12, 2015 [AUDIO] <– RECOMMENDED
  • CBC Maritime Noon interview with Rob – Feb. 26, 2015 [AUDIO]
  • Sheldon MacLeod News 95.7 in Halifax – Feb. 25, 2015 [AUDIO] <– RECOMMENDED
  • Open Kwong Dore Podcast – August 25, 2014 [AUDIO] <– RECOMMENDED
  • Beyond the Ballot Box on Guelph’s CFRU 93.3 – October 24, 2013 [AUDIO]
  • Deutsche Welle, Germany – August 1, 2013 [AUDIO]
  • Terra Informa – June 30, 2013 [AUDIO]
  • The Gary Doyle Show on 570 News in Kitchener – June 14, 2013 [AUDIO]
  • Humber Radio at 96.9FM – May 17, 2013 [AUDIO]
  • Second Hand Oil – The Green Majority on CIUT 89.5FM, April 12, 2013 [AUDIO]
  • The Bill Good Show on CKNW AM 980 in Vancouver– April 9, 2013 [AUDIO]
  • CHRY Radio 105.5FM Radio – April 5, 2013 [AUDIO]
  • Friendly Fire’s Ryan Doyle & John Downs on CFRB NewsTalk 1010 – April 5, 2013 [AUDIO]
  • The Matt Holmes Show on AM900 CHML in Hamilton – April 5, 2013 [AUDIO]
  • Beyond the Mic with Mike Bullard on CFRB NewsTalk 1010 – April 5, 2013 [AUDIO]
  • Daniel Garber on CIUT 89.5FM – March 8, 2013 [AUDIO]

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