PostedJul 9, 2024 | Arts & Culture, climate change, community, Education, opinion, sustainability
Founded in 1993, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) has collaborated with other organizations to engage governments, run campaigns, conduct research and draw media attention to key issues. CAPE “supports physicians to be advocates for...
PostedJul 2, 2024 | Arts & Culture, book review, climate change, opinion, Youth
Third in a Series: Brief Book Reviews by Ross Thrasher Is it frivolous to spend time reading novels during a climate emergency? I hope not, especially when fiction can offer insights into our predicament on a damaged planet. The GTEC Reader aspires to provide an arts...
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,...
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...
