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Notes from the Frontline of the Climate Crisis

Notes from the Frontline of the Climate Crisis is the title of GTEC Executive Director, Arden Henley’s presentation to the Summit on Mental Health and Climate Change this Friday, February ...
/ climate change, community, Education, Youth
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A Collection of Quotes on Environmental Matters

Compiled by Ross Thrasher The recent publications sampled below are well worth reading in full. Most of them are available at your local public library. John Gray, “The dangerous conceits ...
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Green Collar Futures

The "green economy" is changing the workplace in B.C. Learn about exciting and endless career opportunities. About Green Collar Futures Virtual Career Conference Are you a student in grades 9-12? ...
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The Summit on Mental Health and Climate Change 2023

The Mental Health and Climate Change Alliance (MHCCA) will host its second Summit on Mental Health and Climate Change on February 2nd and 3rd, 2023. The Summit aims to raise ...
/ climate change, community, Education, news
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Winter Solstice Reflections

The Year in Review Just as it signals the end of the sun’s journey to the north and its welcome return to the south, winter solstice portends the end of ...
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Poem: Praise Song

Thanks to Carmen Ward & Sara Craven for bringing our attention to this poem. ~ GTEC Reader Editor Praise the light of late November, the thin sunlight that goes deep ...
/ Arts & Culture, climate change, lifestyle
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Ethical Maxims for the Climate Crisis

By Kim McLeod A friend of GTEC recently shared an article titled “Ethical Maxims for a Marginally Inhabitable Planet”. This rather difficult but necessary read is written by two bioethics ...
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Preparing Organizations for the Impacts of the Climate Crisis

This excerpt is based on a keynote given by Arden Henley at the annual professional development conference of the Federation of Community Social Services of BC, October 19, 2022 Organizations ...
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GTEC News Release on SFU/MHCCA Project

October 21, 2022 GTEC AND SFU/MHCCA PARTNER ON MENTAL HEALTH STUDY AND CO-DESIGN OF CLIMATE DISTRESS SERVICES The Green Technology Education Centre (GTEC) and the Simon Fraser University based Mental ...
/ climate change, community, Education, news
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How a Daoist Approach to Education Benefits Us

How a Daoist Approach to Education Benefits Students, Society and the Environment By Tom Culham This article first appeared in Open Access Government October 2022 under the title How can ...