GTEC's Communication, Podcasts & Blogs

Communications & Media

GTEC is a recognized thought leader in responding to climate change. The Communication and Media section of the GTEC website offers up to date, ongoing information about constructive and creative responses to climate change. GTEC Reader delivers informative articles and essays by leading writers and thinkers in BC with an arts and culture emphasis.


Podcasts

Arden Henley had an excellent interview on Emily Poulin’s Veggies Before Noon podcast —

On this episode I have Arden Henley, the Executive Director of GTEC (Green Technology Education Centre) which is a non profit in Canada, B.C. that is addressing the climate crisis and solving the critical issues of today. Arden shares his life experiences and what he’s learned over the years being a family counsellor, educator and now climate activist. He leads us through a powerful visualization that helps you make the most of your life as well as shares his philosophy of the heart and mind connection when it comes to environmental vulnerabilities. Enjoy!

Arden was one of two featured guests on the Fresh Outlook Foundations podcast —

WEALTH IN MENTAL HEALTH: Mobilizing a Just & Green Economy

SUMMARY: Recovery from COVID-19 provides remarkable opportunities for transition to a just and green economy that would ultimately boost universal mental health. Policy professionals Trish Hennessy (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) and Arden Henley (Green Technology Education Centre) talk about transformative concepts such as ‘doughnut economics’, ‘well-being budget’, ‘inclusive economy’, and the ‘three-sided coin’. They also explore how lessons learned about mental health during the pandemic, can guide economic reform while informing solutions to other global challenges, such as systemic racism and climate change.


Blogs

Federal policy protects competitiveness, ensures pollution priced across Canada

VICTORIA—Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s release of draft legislative proposals for the federal carbon pricing system: “The ...

As electric cars turn transportation upside down, Canada is looking the other way: report

VICTORIA—The global shift to electric cars is well underway, bringing with it big changes for drivers, industries and governments around the world. But as our peers accelerate, Canada is coasting—on ...
/ e-vehicles, energy, news, policy
intersection in Shenzhen showing electric bus fleet

In a Global First, Shenzhen Steers Toward 100% Electric Bus Fleet

From a small collection of fishing villages 40 years ago to a metropolis on track for a global milestone, Shenzhen has come further, faster than most cities. Already home to ...

One in Six New Cars in the World Will Be Electric By 2025

Almost every sixth car sold in the world will be electric by 2025, according to a UBS global autos survey released Tuesday. And if things go the way they have ...

First fast-charge station for all electric vehicles on Calgary-Edmonton corridor announced

The first of three fast-charging stations for all-electric vehicles traveling in the corridor between Alberta's two largest cities was announced in Calgary on Tuesday. The province lags behinds Quebec, Ontario ...
/ e-vehicles, news, sustainability, technology

Continental envisions swarms of autonomous electric BEEs as public transport

A major automotive manufacturing company, Continental AG, released its vision of "the mobility of the future," which includes fleets of driverless electric vehicles. Although its 19th century roots are in ...

Letter from Thomas Merton to Rachel Carson in Silent Witness: Letters in Times of Crisis

Silent Spring is perhaps much more timely even than you or I realize. Though you are treating of just one aspect, and a rather detailed aspect, of our technological civilization, ...
/ opinion, uncategorized

Battery-Powered Cars Will Be Half of Global Auto Market by 2030, Study Says

Battery-powered cars will make up about half of the global automotive market by 2030, as environmental regulations, falling prices and the deployment of driverless taxis fuel demand, according to a ...

12 big cities sign ‘fossil-fuel-free streets’ declaration

Cities like Vancouver aim to combat climate change. Twelve major cities including London, Paris, Los Angeles, and Cape Town promised on Monday to buy only zero-emissions buses from 2025 and ...

Predecessors of GTEC: Projects One and Two in San Francisco

When I moved into the 4th floor of Project One a couple of pods down from Apples Daycare with a musician friend in the late summer of 1973, I had ...
/ opinion, technology, uncategorized