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]