COP28 Post-Mortem: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly ~ December 28, 2023
The last episode of Planet Haliburton focussed on the impact of climate change on people and planet as well as the state of climate science and politics on the eve of this year’s Climate Summit – COP28 - in Dubai.
This episode features a “post-mortem” follow-up conversation about what actually happened – or didn’t - with Mitchell Beer, publisher of The Energy Mix, Canada’s preeminent source for climate news and opinion.
PH Resource List For December 28, 2023
Climate Summits and The Climate Crisis:A Heads-Up on COP28 ~ November 30, 2023
In the lead up to this year’s climate spectacle, there’s been a veritable avalanche of climate emergency-related studies and media messaging. To get a handle on the state of climate science and politics on the eve of COP28, join me, Terry Moore, for a conversation with Mitchell Beer, publisher of The Energy Mix, Canada’s preeminent source for climate news and opinion.
The Climate Emergency and Human Health ~ November 9, 2023
Join me, Terry Moore, for a conversation with Haliburton County Family Physician, Dr. Nell Thomas, about the health impacts of the climate emergency and the urgent climate action required to address them.
PH Resource List for Nov 9 2023
Saving the Greenbelt from Doug Ford and Friends ~ August 31, 2023
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Few issues have galvanized opposition to Doug Ford’s climate and environmental policies as his messing with the boundaries of the Greenbelt - despite repeated promises not to do so. Join me for a conversation with Franz Hartmann, with The Alliance for a Liveable Ontario on the fight to save the Greenbelt from Doug Ford’s UrbanSprawl agenda.
PH Resource List for , August 2023
From Environmental Commissioner to Toronto City Councillor: Perspectives on the Climate Emergency with Dianne Saxe ~ July 27, 2023
As an environmental lawyer, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Deputy Leader of the Ontario Green Party and now a Municipal Councillor in Canada’s largest city, Dianne Saxe has had a unique vantage point from which to view the unfolding climate emergency and fight for serious action to address it.
PH Resource List For , July 27, 2023
Preparing for Climate Change on TSW Reservoir Lakes~ June 29, 2023
Join me, Terry Moore, for a conversation with Ted Spence and Bruce McClennan from the Coalition for Equitable Water Flow (CEWF) about the climate change challenges facing Haliburton’s Reservoir Lakes and how risks can be reduced.
- Resource List for June 29 2023
- Link to Planet Haliburton, June 29, 2023
Industrial Logging, Carbon Accounting and The Climate Emergency ~ May 25, 2023
Join me for a conversation with Nature Canada's Michael Polanyi about Canada’s shocking forest carbon emissions reality. Hiding in plain sight.
- PH Resource List for May 25, 2023 Rev 1
- Link to Planet Haliburton, May 25, 2023
Ecological Overshoot: The Existential Issue of Our Time? ~ April 24, 2023 (Encore Presentation)
Join me, Terry Moore, for a conversation about Ecological Overshoot with Professor William Rees, Biologist, Ecologist and the Co-developer of the Ecological Footprint
- PH Draft Resource List for September 9 2021 (encore presentation)
- Link to Planet Haliburton, September 9, 2021 (encore presentation)
Big Foreign Oil’s Canadian Political Meddling. A Bigger Problem Than China? ~ March 30, 2023
Join me, Terry Moore, for a conversation with Professor Emeritus, Gordon Laxer, about Big Foreign Oil’s Political Interference in Canadian Energy and Climate Politics.
- PH Resource List for March 30 2023
- Link to Planet Haliburton, March 30, 2023
Good War:Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency ~ March 9, 2023 (Encore Presentation)
Canadian political and economic leaders say they accept the science establishing that climate change presents a real and present danger to all life on the planet. But their actions really do speak louder than their words.
On the next episode of Planet Haliburton we take a look at the growing gulf between what our leaders say about the climate crisis, what they’re actually doing about it, and how citizens can mobilize to change all that.
Join me, Terry Moore, for a conversation with academic and climate activist, Seth Klein, author of the new book “A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency”.
- Link to Planet Haliburton, November 12, 2020
- PH Resource List For Nov 12 2020 Updated
Safeguarding Birds Against Buildings ~ February 23, 2023
Each year in Canada, around 25 million birds die in collisions with buildings.
Join me, Terry Moore, for a conversation with Michael Mesure, Executive Director of the Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) Canada, about how we can reduce the carnage.
PH Resource List for Feb 23 2023
The Highlands Corridor Campaign: Protected Spaces, Biodiversity, and Climate Change ~February 9, 2023
Haliburton Highlands Land Trust founding Board Member, Sheila Ziman, and wildlife biologist, Paul Heaven, join me this week for a conversation about “The Highlands Corridor Campaign” to protect essential, ecologically-vulnerable spaces and biodiversity in the face of a rapidly changing climate.
- Resource List for PH, Feb 9, 2023
- Link to Planet Haliburton February 9, 2023
Hope and Activism ~January 26, 2023
Join me, Terry Moore, for a conversation about building hope in the midst of cascading ecological crises with author/activist Maude Barlow, author of “Still Hopeful: Lessons From a Lifetime of Activism
- Resource List January 26, 2023
- Link to Planet Haliburton January 26, 2023
Green Burial - Environmental Stewardship After Death~January 12, 2023 (Encore Presentation)
Ever wonder about the ecological footprint of traditional burials with all those heavy-duty embalming chemicals, cement, steel or fiberglass vaults and finished caskets? Or the amount of carbon emitted if you choose to be cremated?
The next episode of Planet Haliburton puts traditional burial practices and their greener alternatives under the microscope in conversation with Ellen Newman, of the Good Green Death Project and Mark Richardson, Manager of Cemetery Services with the City of Niagara Falls.
If reducing your environmental footprint while you’re alive is something you care about, join us to learn how you can continue that good work even after you die.
- Link to Planet Haliburton January 12, 2023
- Background Resources for Planet Haliburton January 12, 2023