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Oct
21
7:00 PM
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13 attended (est.) –
4.504
By popular demand, this will be a continuation of the September 23rd meetup, when Andrew Knox did a presentation on Transition Towns and Toronto. The objective is to explore diverse possibilities of what TT in Toronto might look like through a quick recap of the first meeting by Andrew, followed by some short presentations by founders of neighbouring TT groups and an Open Space Technology discussion. The focus of the discussion will be the question “How can we best foster and implement the design of an effective Transition group in the Toronto area?” To make the meeting more productive it's recommended to read Andrew's presentation (see link above) and other TT background material if possible.
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Toronto City Hall
Toronto,
ON, M3H 6A7
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13 Yes
7 Maybe
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Sep
30
7:00 PM
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41 attended (est.) –
4.5013
Transition Towns is now a globe-spanning movement that provides a framework for creatively developing local resilience as a solution to climate change and energy scarcity (peak oil). The first Transition Town (Transition Town Totnes, UK) began its work in 2006 and the Transition model has already been exported around the world, including to Dundas, Guelph, Peterborough, and Ottawa, Ontario. Based on the principles of permaculture, Transition towns offer relief from the stressful, negative messages surrounding climate change and energy scarcity by focusing on co-operative, healthful, community based solutions. Andrew Knox is a Ph.D. Candidate in the University of Toronto's Chemical Environmental Engineering programme, focusing on domestic energy efficiency and renewable energy. He has recently returned from the UK where he worked as a renewable energy consultant for the Devon Association for Renewable Energy and was involved with Transition Town Totnes, the world's first Transition Town. His talk, "Transition Towns and Toronto: From Oil Dependency to Urban Resilience" will focus on the innovative aspects of Transition Towns and what the Transition Movement could offer Toronto.
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Toronto City Hall
Toronto,
ON,
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43 Yes
8 Maybe
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Jul
15
6:30 PM
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45 attended (est.) –
4.508
The Laxer family has understood the essential issues at the very center of the Canadian energy debate for over thirty years. Over this time they have met with many of the key players charged with envisioning Canada's future: Tommy Douglas, Pierre Trudeau and his Cabinet, several recent Parliamentary committees, and many a prominent Canadian both inside and outside of government.
During these last three decades they have written important books, created relevant policy ideas, and been at the forefront of a push for a Canada first energy policy.
On July 15 Dr. Gordon Laxer, founder of the Parkland Institute, and Professor of Political Economy for the University of Alberta, will engage us with his latest thoughts on how Canada can best serve itself and the world via its hydrocarbon energy reserves.
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University of Toronto
Toronto,
ON, M3H 6A7
43.666389,-79.399167
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43 Yes
7 Maybe
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Jun
16
7:00 PM
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15 attended (est.) –
3.002
Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The END of SUBURBIA explored the North American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet enters the age of Peak Oil. In ESCAPE From SUBURBIA director Greg Greene once again takes us “through the looking glass” on a journey of discovery – a sobering yet vital and ultimately positive exploration of what the second half of the Oil Age has in store for us. Through personal stories and interviews we examine how declining world oil production has already begun to affect modern life in North America. Expert scientific opinion is balanced with “on the street” portraits from an emerging global movement of citizen’s groups who are confronting the challenges of Peak Oil in extraordinary ways. The clock is ticking. ESCAPE From SUBURBIA asks the tough questions: Are we approaching Peak Oil now? What are the controversies surrounding our future energy options? Why are a growing number of specialists and citizens skeptical of these options? What are ordinary people across North America doing in their own communities to prepare for Peak Oil? And what will YOU do as energy prices skyrocket and the Oil Age draws to a close?
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North York Civic Centre
Toronto,
ON, M3H 6A7
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15 Yes
0 Maybe
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May
21
7:00 PM
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90 attended (est.) –
4.5018
Post Carbon Toronto is pleased to present an evening with Thomas Homer-Dixon, who will speak about the new book he has edited on the dual crisis’s of peak oil and global warming - Carbon Shift – take questions, and sign copies of his books. Thomas Homer-Dixon was born in Victoria, British Columbia and received his B.A. in political science from Carleton University in 1980 and his Ph.D. from MIT in international relations and defense and arms control policy in 1989. He then moved to the University of Toronto to lead several research projects studying the links between environmental stress and violence in developing countries. Recently, his research has focused on threats to global security in the 21st century and on how societies adapt to complex economic, ecological, and technological change. He has written ‘Environment, Scarcity and Violence’; ‘The Ingenuity Gap’; and ‘The Upside of Down.’ He presently holds the Centre for International Governance Innovation Chair of Global Systems, at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Canada, and is a Professor in the Centre for Environment and Business in the Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo. Thomas Homer Dixon latest publication, ‘Carbon Shift’, is a collection of writings on peak oil and climate change, which he edited with contributors from writers such as Jeffrey Simpson and Jeff Rubin.
Cost:
CAD5.00
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Sanford Fleming Building, Lecture Hall #1105
Toronto,
ON, M3H 6A7
43.661717,-79.396736
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88 Yes
0 Maybe
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Apr
29
6:30 PM
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24 attended (est.) –
4.503
We have a very full agenda at this meeting; one, is the official part – what happens to your two bucks we are so diligent about collecting? Listen to the budget report and find out. Wonder what gets done (in your name) between meetings? The Chairman’s report should fill in that blank. And for some democracy in action, the new Executive gets chosen. We also want to get some direct input from members – which way do you want this organization to go in the year ahead? We want to get a quick start to the meeting, so refreshments (sandwiches, coffee, tea, etc) will be served during the first part of the meeting at 6:30. The video for this meeting will be “The Blind Spot.” Check out the website at http://www.blindspot doc.com/ It was also reviewed in The Oil Drum in February (see http://www.theoildrum.com/node/5127 ). As one reviewer expressed it "It makes 'An Inconvenient Truth' look like a sitcom." We think you’ll find it a very worthwhile use of your time.
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Toronto City Hall
Toronto,
ON,
43.651714,-79.382576
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23 Yes
13 Maybe
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Mar
25
7:00 PM
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37 attended (est.) –
4.504
Designing a Post-Carbon World Our society is completely unprepared as we race headlong into the challenges of decline and the phase out of fossil fuels. Our current strategy seems to be to use up all we can until we are left with a barren wasteland to live on. Greg Allen suggests some inspiring solutions for a gentler transition and a more fertile future. Greg Allen
Our speaker, Greg Allen, has worked on advancing sustainability for over 30 years, not only as a designer and builder, but also as community planner, researcher, manufacturer, policy advisor, community activist and environmental consultant. A “Sustainable Strategist” with his firm, Greg works with project teams by researching deep green systems, proposing sustainable strategies in the initial design phases of projects, and developing energy policy for clients. Recent projects include the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, the York Region District School Board’s Green Elementary School Prototype, and the HTO Waterfront Park in Toronto.
Greg has been a board member for numerous sustainability-related organizations, including the Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative, Energy Action Council of Toronto, Toronto Sustainability Roundtable Waterfront Committee, and the Sustainable Building Association of Canada.
Greg was the recipient of both the 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award for Sustainable Buildings at Toronto’s Regional Green Building Festival and the 2008 Green Toronto Award for Leadership.
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Toronto City Hall
Toronto,
ON, M3H 6A7
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29 Yes
7 Maybe
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Feb
26
7:00 PM
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37 attended (est.) –
4.5010
Tortilla riots in Mexico....Asian nations banning the export of rice... Saudi Arabia buying up farm land in other countries....world grain reserves falling to historic lows...and vast expanses of croplands being devoted to raising bio-fuel for the rich world's cars.
Food, long a background concern in Canada, has suddenly become the subject of international headlines - and all indications are there is more to come.
In Ontario, the proponents of the "100 Mile Diet" have emerged as a social movement, as have organic farmers, and many have objections to our basic food supply being shipped in from farms thousands of kilometers away. What will the impact of peak oil be on this system - will we merely note some price inflation...or will it be ration cards and lining up once a week for some gruel? Wayne Roberts is the Project Coordinator for the Toronto Food Policy Council, and the author of a recent book on food, The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food, and he will be addressing the topic of diet, eating and food in the post peak world.
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Toronto City Hall
Toronto,
ON,
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36 Yes
16 Maybe
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Feb
11
7:00 PM
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27 attended (est.) –
4.505
Mr. Carrasco is an Investment Advisor with Blackmont Capital in Toronto. He has over 20 years of experience in the investment industry, having worked on the institutional side as a bond trader, and now on the investment advisory side. Combining his institutional experience with his Certified Financial Planner (CFP) knowledge, he helps clients protect and grow their wealth through proactive, tax-efficient strategies. He brings a truly global investment perspective and maintains a close network of senior investment professionals who are based around the world, and enjoys open and frank discussions with them about the markets, the global economy and emerging trends. He is also a regular guest expert on the Business News Network (BNN), and also appears on other major business news outlets in North and South America. Born in Chile, he speaks Spanish, French, Italian and English. He has a BA in Economics and Political Science, as well as a specialty in Foreign Relations from the University of Toronto. He joined Blackmont in order to have the firm-independence necessary to help clients prepare their portfolios for the lasting market changes he sees developing today, giving him the flexibility to serve clients without bias towards any particular in-house products or solutions.
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University of Toronto
Toronto,
ON, M5S 1A8
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26 Yes
13 Maybe
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Jan
21
7:00 PM
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54 attended (est.) –
4.5012
Peter Victor is one of the pioneers of ecological economics. He is an environmental studies professor at York University, as well as a former Dean of the faculty. He has also served as Assistant Deputy Minister of the Environmental Sciences and Standards Division in the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. Dr. Victor was the founding President of the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics and chairs the Great Lakes Innovation Committee and CFI Ecology Committee. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, the Advisory Panel of TruCost, the City of Toronto's Environment Roundtable, the Advisory Committee on the National Accounts for Statistics Canada, and the Ontario Government's Advisory Committee on Transboundary Science. Dr. Victor has served on the Boards of several prominent environmental organizations and he has appeared as an expert witness on environmental economics before various Commissions and Committees. See http://www.thestar.com/article/549721 for an article about Prof. Victor and his book.
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Only members of this Group can view the location for this Meetup
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52 Yes
16 Maybe
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