17 episodes
Promethea Rising Karen Farbridge
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- Science
Prometheus was a cultural hero in Greek mythology who learned the hard way about unintended consequences when he gave fire to humanity. A warming planet is an unintended consequences of our modern appetite for energy. Communities across Canada are working to break these Promethean chains. Promethea Rising is dedicated to promoting the work of these energy conscious communities. Join Karen Farbridge as she talks to good people working to solve a wicked global problem.
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Mark Jaccard - Many Solutions
Mark Jaccard is an energy and environment economist and author of The Citizen’s Guide to Climate Success.
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Eddie Oldfield - Lessons from New Brunswick Communities
Eddie Oldfield has been promoting resilient communities in New Brunswick for over two decades and he is seeing progress.
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Gaby Kalapos - Sharing Success
Gaby Kalapos is passionate about local governments and the role they can play in building energy conscious communities.
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Herb Sinnock - Beyond Borders
Herb Sinnock has been leading an energy transition at Sheridan College campuses that is having remarkable community benefits.
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Kirby Calvert & Rebecca Jahns - Mapping the Energy Transition
Everyone loves a good map that helps us understand the world around us. My guests Kirby Calvert and Rebecca Jahns use maps to build energy conscious communities.
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Milfred Hammerbacher - Building Better
A net zero neighbourhood means that no energy is drawn from the electricity grid or from pipelines and no greenhouse gases are released. Easier said than done but my guest Milfred Hammerbacher is figuring out how.