PostedJun 24, 2024 | climate change, community, Education, opinion, sustainability
By Arden Henley The efforts of many of the organizations responding to the climate crisis in British Columbia and elsewhere are focused on effecting changes to municipal, provincial and federal government policy. This is undoubtedly important work. At the same time,...
PostedJun 14, 2024 | climate change, community, Education, energy, news, policy, sustainability, technology
By Ross Thrasher GTEC Communications and Media Team On June 11th the Burnaby Board of Trade assembled an impressive array of speakers and panelists at their second annual Clean Energy Summit. This information and networking event for clean-tech entrepreneurs attracted...
PostedMay 31, 2024 | Arts & Culture, climate change, community, Education, opinion, sustainability, Youth
GTEC Communications and Media Team Member, Bill Stovin interviews New York Climate Museum, Senior Curatorial Associate, Anais Reyes Whatever their size or scope, museums serve an indispensable role in the exploration of our culture and natural world. With the serious...
PostedMay 24, 2024 | climate change, community, Education, opinion, sustainability, Youth
Clinical Notes from the Desk of Arden Henley May, 2024 This article addresses the increasing levels of solastalgia or climate distress, especially among young people in the developed nations. It identifies family and community as sources of sanity and resilience. Many...
PostedMay 23, 2024 | Arts & Culture, book review, climate change, opinion, sustainability, technology
Brief Book Reviews by Ross Thrasher As an antidote to the doomscrolling about climate change that permeates the media these days, here is a sampling of four brand-new 2024 nonfiction titles that offer a more hopeful perspective. H Is for Hope: Climate Change from A to...
PostedMay 13, 2024 | climate change, community, Education, sustainability, Youth
The psychological implications of climate change by Tara Parissay and Arden Henley As a high school student in Vancouver, the urgency of climate change is an ever-present concern. Recently, as a GTEC Youth Intern, I was introduced to a video interview and an...
