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Speaker: David Hutton Subject: Whistleblower Protection and Global Warming Time: Aug 28, 2024 Summary: The industries most responsible for global warming are engaged in sophisticated, well-funded efforts to mislead the public, in order to boost their profits by undermining efforts to combat climate change. Whistleblowers – insiders who witness such deceptions and help expose […]
Speaker: Dr. Art Hunter Subject: Project Payback. Financial benefits of a microgrid as part of a virtual power plant Time: 4 Sept 2024 13:30 Eastern Standard Time (US and Canada) Summary: Home rooftop solar panels and home batteries provide a microgrid owner with energy independence from grid failures. Recently the Ontario Energy board approved Ultra-Low […]
Speaker: Dr. David Harries Subject: WHENCE & WHITHER CANADA’S SOVEREIGNTY? Time: 11 Sept 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: The abysmal state of Canada’s national security was fully exposed for the first time in an Ottawa speech in November 2022. This ‘inflexion point’ was sharpened in 2023 by a host of events confirming […]
Speaker: Maude Barlow Subject: Facing the Global Water Crisis with Knowledge and Hope Time: 18 Sept 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: The planet is facing a twin water crisis - human and ecological. Canada is not exempt from this crisis despite our “myth of abundance” that has kept us from facing our own situation. […]
Speaker: Dr. Trevor Hancock Subject: The Wellbeing Society: A response to declining planetary health and increasing inequality Time: 25 Sept 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: We have surpassed the limits to growth, crossing six of nine planetary boundaries and exceeding the Earth’s biocapacity five-fold in Canada. Our current economic system, and the core values […]
Speaker: Dr. Brian Czech Topic: Developing the Steady State Economy Act Time: Oct 2, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: The Steady State Economy Act (SSEA) is CASSE’s vision for macroeconomic policy in the United States and other overly developed economies. First envisioned as a Full and Sustainable Employment Act, the SSEA would supersede […]
