Canadian Association for the Club of Rome
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Speaker: Dr. John Pomeroy Subject: The Status and Future of Freshwater Supply in Canada Time: Mar 6, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: Climate change, land cover change and changing water management are altering the supply of freshwater in Canada such that it is no longer reliable in some regions of the country. […]
Speaker: Rob Samulack Subject: The Climate Crisis is a Health Crisis Time: Mar 13, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: Rob Samulack will discuss how the climate crisis is a health crisis - from describing the root causes of climate change, it's direct impacts on human health and how nurses with RNAO […]
Speaker: Dr. Irvin Waller Subject: Secrets of Persuading Politicians to Halve Violent Crime in 5 Years in the Age of Science and Social Media: Are There Lessons for Cacor? Time: Mar 20, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: Dr. Waller focuses on parallels needed within the climate changing world and crime prevention world. Scientific evaluations of […]
Speaker: Dr. John Cook Topic: Understanding the Misleading Techniques Used in Misinformation about Climate Change. Summary: The public are overwhelmed with misinformation and conspiracy theories, causing confusion about important issues such as climate change and health. How do we respond to the firehose of falsehoods? One way to effectively neutralize the influence of misinformation and pseudoscience is inoculation […]
Speaker: Lalith Gunaratne Topic: Renewable Energy Adventures: Solar and Small Hydro Stories that bind Canada and Sri Lanka Time: Apr 3, 2024 Summary: The presentation will highlight a lifetime of renewable energy adventures with solar and small hydro that began with a Canadian-Sri Lankan collaboration in 1985 - continuing to date. The entrepreneurship story is […]
Speaker: Jamie Kneen Topic: The Perpetual Pollution Machine: Acid Mine Drainage and Mine Waste Time: Apr 10, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Abstract: We use, and see around us, a huge bounty of mined metals, from the mundane - roads and construction - to the more refined (if you'll pardon the pun) - […]
