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Stay Informed

CACOR's weekly newsletter
November 12, 2022
Welcome to Stay Informed, CACOR's weekly newsletter. It contains all the latest updates to the CACOR Website. Signup and previous weekly newsletters are available here.
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The complete list of the CACOR Zoom series from
presentation #1 on 2020-04-15 to the spring of 2023
https://canadiancor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/All-zooms-thru-spring-2023.pdf
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To CACOR Members:

CACOR has added a new google group [email protected]
"A CACOR group focused on GHG reduction techniques integrated into a plan to survive an extinction event." If any CACOR member wishes to join this group, contact Richard van der Jagt or Art Hunter.
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We have a new search function exclusively for the YouTube series . It is quite powerful and covers all the videos presently in our database.
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Seeking editors for the CACOR Website. Contact Art at [email protected].
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Do you want to contact your Federal MP or Senator?
List of emails for Canadian Members of Parliament and Senators. (canadiancor.com).
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Archived Articles Revisited:

This is your weekly personal list of three random articles extracted from our website archives. These links are unique to you and are more than one year old. The intention is to deliver a sense of what was considered a priority on that date compared with today's latest articles and presentations. You are encouraged to share these links with your social media and other networks.
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Latest Presentation

Dr. David Harries | Human security: Its past, its present and a more relevant future | Nov 9, 2022 CACOR Zoom

Dr. David Harries | Human security: Its past, its present and a more relevant future | Nov 9, 2022 CACOR Zoom

Presenter:  Dr. David Harries Topic: Human security:  Its past, its present and a more relevant future Time:  Nov 9, 2022 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary:  CACOR Session#122 Human Security has had a checkered history since its formal announcement in the 1994 UNDP HDR. I suggest current circumstances should be exploited to recontextualize security to better acknowledge global realities. Humans’ …

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Upcoming Events

Dr. Michael Marien | 50 Years of Fragmented Futures | CACOR Zoom - Nov 16, 2022 13:30 Eastern Time

Dr. Michael Marien | 50 Years of Fragmented Futures | CACOR Zoom - Nov 16, 2022 13:30 Eastern Time

You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Speaker: Dr. Michael Marien Topic: 50 Years of Fragmented Futures: From WFS/CAFS to WAAS/CACOR and SSG/SDGs. CAFS - Canadian Association for Futures Studies  WAAS - World Academy of Art and Science  CACOR - Canadian Association for the Club of Rome  SSG - Security and Sustainability Guide  SDGs - sustainable development goals Time: Nov 16, …

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Latest Articles

Let him live

Every one of us is precious in the cosmic perspective.   If a human disagrees with you, let him live.   In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another. Carl Sagan, astronomer and writer (1934-1996)

Categories: Articles, Quotes

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Let him live

Being Nice is not being Good

Being Nice is not being Good
Are you nice? Most Canadians want to be and claim to be. However, before you answer, let’s clarify the meaning of “Nice”. An adjective that is purposely vague, purposely non-committal, purposely avoids action word & is pretend politeness. To me it is the ultimate Canadian word – like ‘sorry’. Yuk. I prefer being and DOING good – what about …

Categories: Articles, What are you doing

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Nuke Climate Change?

View climate change like nuclear non-proliferation? A treaty against fossil fuels is floated at U.N.’s COP27 Small island leaders call for global tax on the profits of fossil fuel corporations making billions of dollars in profit a day during energy crisis Kausea Natano, prime minister of Tuvalu, speaks at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit on Tuesday in Sharm el-Sheikh, …

Categories: Articles, Trending

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How the Climate Emergency Increases The Threat of Diseases

An elderly man sat bent his knees on dry ground with hands closed on his face
The world is already witnessing the consequences of human-caused climate change, including hotter temperatures, rising sea levels, and more frequent and severe storms. What’s harder to see are climate change’s effects on the spread of disease: on the mosquito that carries a virus, or the pathogenic bacteria on a piece of fruit. A growing body of studies shows the link …

Categories: Articles, CACOR Groups

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Will there be Peace in the Caucasus—From CACOR Archives

In March 1995, Dr. N. Gass reviewed how recent events in 1990s could not be analyzed in isolation since there were strong interactions between the many peoples in the region.  The article gave a comprehensive account of the influences leading to the instabilities of the time.  It set the stage for analysis that was being prepared at the time and …

Categories: Articles, CACOR Proceedings, CACOR Writers

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Will it be a solar farm? Or a farm farm? By Byron Kominek

Top view of rural landscape on sunny spring day. Farm with solar photo voltaic panels system on wooden building, barn or house roof. Green field copy space background. Renewable energy production.
When a new solar array is proposed, it’s common for neighbors to push back. Sometimes their opposition is simple NIMBYism or maybe political posturing. And sometimes, it’s a legitimate concern, especially when the worry is that farmland will be lost. This is where the opportunity for agrivoltaics comes into play. Agrivoltaics. I swear I didn’t make it up. It’s a …

Categories: Articles, Solutions

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Here’s where we really need microgrids in the US

If you’re wondering why interest in microgrids is growing at a rapid clip, look no further than a new report “Billion Dollar Losses, Trillion Dollar Threats: The Cost of Climate Change.” Published by PSE Healthy Energy, a nonprofit policy research institute, and Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a nonprofit economic and environmental group, the report offers a state-by-state analysis of the cost …

Categories: Articles, Climate

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How well are we doing?

How well are we doing?
Key indicators of how humans are changing the Earth: Sea level, species, carbon dioxide, sea ice, population, daily temperature extremes, annual climate change performance by country, air pollution, temperature records, climate change indicators, top ten emitters, historic emissions, electric vehicles.

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Breaking News

Climate change demands a united, global response. Rich countries aren’t doing enough

Even at the best of times, navigating the Hunger Games scenario that is the parking lot of the Toronto mall I have been shopping at since childhood can be a soul-destroying experience. But as I sat there in an endless snake of cars over the weekend, I felt a heap of guilt along with the usual annoyance. Fresh in my …

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The Campaign Against the Climate: Debunking climate change denial

These days, one might hope that the world sees what is happening to the climate as a serious global crisis – but that is not always the case. One reason for this is a 30-year-long project by some in the oil industry, who have spent millions of dollars manipulating public opinion and perceptions of climate change. The Campaign Against The …

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DOD Offices, Mitre Team Up to Develop Arctic Microgrid System

The Defense Innovation Unit will collaborate with other Department of Defense components and Mitre in an effort to build a microgrid that can serve as a reliable source of energy in remote or mobile military operations in the Arctic region. As part of the Arctic Grid Energy Solutions project, DOD awarded HDT Global a contract to design a grid prototype equipped with an energy efficient …

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A quick question on government contracts by Leslie Welsh

There was a letter to the editor of the Victoria Times-Colonist on November 3 which irked me (see immediately below), so I submitted a letter to the editor responding to it (further below).  I thought this might be of interest to CACOR members interested in climatic change issues. Cheers, Les A quick question on government contracts Times Colonist 3 Nov …

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Alectra_GREAT Centre_PowerHouse_Feasibility_Study

The pilot program enabled the deployment of 20 residential solar storage systems in homes within Alectra Utilities’ service territory. The pilot enables participating customers to displace a significant portion of the electricity they source from the grid and better manage the electricity that they do use, resulting in reduced energy costs, lowered carbon footprint and improved efficiency. The system is …

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The Honourable Catherine McKenna Chair, High-level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities

This report is the result of intense work and consultations over seven months and reflects the best advice of 17 experts appointed by the UN Secretary-General. We set out ten practical recommendations to bring integrity, transparency and accountability to net zero by establishing clear standards and criteria.  Our recommendations build on credible existing initiatives like Race to Zero and the …

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Can the Ukraine war accelerate the shift to renewables?

CNN Clare Sebastian reports on how the war in Ukraine is accelerating the UK's shift to renewable energy. Video

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Are We Wired to Deny Climate Change?

Is the existential threat of climate change too big or too terrifying for our minds to grasp? Is there a new form of climate change denial that is more common and dangerous than your garden-variety factual denial? Are some of our evolved instincts that once helped us survive, now helping hasten our demise? The Agenda examines the blind-spots, biases, and …

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France Requiring Solar Panels to Cover Parking Lots by 2028

Finally, the insanity of missing opportunities to harvest energy from parking lots may be about to end.  We need every possible renewable energy source to be tapped so we can get off fossil fuels. Sadly, this is only in France. Link to | Solar arrays will be required over parking lots.

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Hawaii moves to time-varying ​‘smart’ rates for most utility customers

Hawaiian Electric customers will soon see their bills made up of three components. A small fixed charge covers utility billing and payment-collection expenses, which everyone incurs. In addition, there’s a ​“grid-access charge” that’s proportional to the capacity a customer pulls from the grid in a given month — so for example, a small apartment will pay less than a mansion with three Teslas and a jacuzzi. But …

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