{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69fc982e2ba0ef2cca765bf0/6a3b1e1fd80106fbdf324f21?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"We Love Big Trees. Why Let Them Die? (with J.B. MacKinnon)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69fc982e2ba0ef2cca765bf0/1782258819089-975ba046-49b2-4ffe-889c-edbbd3795595.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Who’s protecting your favourite tree? Possibly nobody, says author and journalist J.B. MacKinnon. MacKinnon has reported for The Tyee for two decades, and in these pages co-authored a series called “The 100-Mile Diet.”&nbsp; This week, he explains <a href=\"https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2026/04/09/They-Cut-Down-Grandpapa/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">how beloved trees end up on the chopping block</a> — and what you can do about it.</p>","author_name":"The Tyee"}