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Welcome to the Green Room, Ottawa’s climate action podcast! In this series we dive into local climate solutions and chat with the people making them happen.
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Infos et appels à l'action de cet épisode :Vous pouvez en apprendre plus sur Rack à Bécik y vous y impliquer ici: https://rackabecik.com/Les autres organisations que Sophie a mentionné sont: Action vélo outaouaisRe-Cycles
Infos et appels à l'action de cet épisode :Vous pouvez en apprendre plus sur Vélo Vanier ici: https://www.cscvanier.com/en/community/development/community-development/bike-vanier *** Merci à Pop Up Podcasting pour leur soutien dans la création de l'audio d'intro et d'outro, et de nous avoir aidé à mettre en place la saison 2 de la Salle verte ! EnviroCentre est un organisme environnemental sans but lucratif qui s'engage à aider Ottawa à atteindre ses objectifs climatiques en offrant aux personnes, aux organisations et aux communautés des solutions pratiques pour alléger leur impact environnemental de façon durable. Vous pouvez nous trouver ici :Facebook: @EnviroCentre Twitter: @EnviroCentre Instagram: @EnviroCentre
Check out this episode's notes and calls to action: Learn More Laura mentioned past Ottawa Transit Commission meetings are publicly available on youtube, you can find them hereVisit the Ottawa Transit Riders website to learn more about their current campaignsFollow them on Facebook, Twitter, and InstagramCheck out the Healthy Transportation Coalition website to get involved in their workFollow them on Facebook and TwitterTake a first step towards advocating for mobility justice in Ottawa, and tell us about it at communications@envirocentre.ca ! Help remove barriers in our city's pedestrian infrastructure. Next time you notice a hazard or missing amenity in your community, report it on WalkRollMap.org and help create accessible communities for everyone!Now's the time to push for systemic change - cast your vote on October 24th for candidates who care about accessible public transit in Ottawa's municipal election!Become a member of Ottawa Transit Riders to help advocate for solutions to systemic transit problems!*** Thank you to Pop Up Podcasting for their support in creating the intro and outro audio, and getting Season 2 of the Green Room up and running! EnviroCentre is an environmental non profit committed to helping Ottawa achieve its climate targets by offering people, organizations and communities practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. You can find us here: Facebook: @EnviroCentre Twitter: @EnviroCentre Instagram: @EnviroCentre
Check out this episode's calls to action: Learn moreFind out how we are doing so far with Ottawa's climate targets by reading the latest 2021 Status Update on the Climate Change Masterplan.Keep track of how we are doing globally in the fight against climate change with CO2 Earth.Take one step towards Sharon's top 3 climate actions, and tell us about it at communications@envirocentre.ca ! Net zero your homeZero Carbon your travelPush for systemic change in one area that matters to you*** Thank you to Pop Up Podcasting for their support in creating the intro and outro audio, and getting Season 2 of the Green Room up and running! EnviroCentre is an environmental non profit committed to helping Ottawa achieve its climate targets by offering people, organizations and communities practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. You can find us here: Facebook: @EnviroCentre Twitter: @EnviroCentre Instagram: @EnviroCentre
Thank you to Pop Up Podcasting for their support in creating the intro and outro audio, and in getting season 2 going!EnviroCentre brings environmental change to life by offering people, organizations and communities in Ottawa practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. You can find us here:Facebook: @EnviroCentreTwitter: @EnviroCentreInstagram: @EnviroCentre
Subscribe to the City’s climate change newsletter.You can find the City of Ottawa on social media here: Twitter:@ottawacityFacebook:@cityofottawaInstagram:@cityofottawa Thank you to Pop Up Podcasting for their support in creating the intro and outro audio, and getting the podcast started. EnviroCentre brings environmental change to life by offering people, organizations and communities in Ottawa practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. You can find us here: Facebook: @EnviroCentre Twitter: @EnviroCentre Instagram: @EnviroCentre Get Sleepless On Venus (Original Mix) by Dead Man’s Chest, THUGWIDOW here. License ID: p4KE04q6Eky
How much lawn do we really need? This week’s guest wants us to fill our spaces with native plants, trees and shrubs. Melanie Ouellette is the founder of the Wildflower Seed Library, and describes what native plants are based on their relationship to everything else. She encourages us to share our native plants, encourage our friends and neighbours to plant them, and support pollinators in our yards. You can find the Wildflower Seed Library here: Facebook: @Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library GroupInstagram: @OttawaWildflowerTwitter: @OttawaSeed Thank you to Pop Up Podcasting for their support in creating the intro and outro audio, and getting the podcast started. EnviroCentre brings environmental change to life by offering people, organizations and communities in Ottawa practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. You can find us here:Facebook: @EnviroCentreTwitter: @EnviroCentreInstagram: @EnviroCentre Get Sleepless On Venus (Original Mix) by Dead Man’s Chest, THUGWIDOW here. License ID: p4KE04q6Eky
This week’s guest is focused on individual environmental action, and why people are so unwilling to change, despite acknowledging how big of an issue climate change is. As a former psychologist, she dives into the reasons behind this and how to remain optimistic. Aida Warah, founder of Gentleways for our Planet, wants us to know about Dr. Gifford’s Dragons of Inaction – listen in to find out more!You can find Gentleways here: Facebook: @GentlewaysInstagram: @gentlewaysTwitter: @GentleWays_ You can find the i4thePlanet App hereHere is the link to Dr. Gifford’s article that Aida mentions Thank you to Pop Up Podcasting for their support in creating the intro and outro audio, and getting the podcast started. EnviroCentre brings environmental change to life by offering people, organizations and communities in Ottawa practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. You can find us here:Facebook: @EnviroCentreTwitter: @EnviroCentreInstagram: @EnviroCentre Get Sleepless On Venus (Original Mix) by Dead Man’s Chest, THUGWIDOW here. License ID: p4KE04q6Eky
“The good future is one where we stop burning fossil fuels.” This week’s guest has been driving an electric vehicle for more than 8 years. Raymond Leury is the President of the Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa, and he says that switching to an EV is an easy way for people to reduce their environmental impact. Raymond has an important reminder that replacement technology already exists in order for us to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 90% or more – EVs and heat pumps. OC Transpo is also switching to an electric fleet, and heavy-duty transportation is in the process of electrification as well. While these technologies have a higher up front cost, they have a lower operating cost – and, no need to fuel up your EV when it’s -25 degrees in the winter!You can find EVCO here:Instagram: @evcottawaFacebook: @EVCOttawa Thank you to Pop Up Podcasting for their support in creating the intro and outro audio, and getting the podcast started. EnviroCentre brings environmental change to life by offering people, organizations and communities in Ottawa practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. You can find us here:Facebook: @EnviroCentreTwitter: @EnviroCentreInstagram: @EnviroCentre Get Sleepless On Venus (Original Mix) by Dead Man’s Chest, THUGWIDOW here. License ID: p4KE04q6Eky
Cette semaine, nous parlons avec Benoit Delage, Directeur du Conseil regional de l’environnement et du developpement durable de l’Outaouais (CREDDO). On discute de l’importance de l’imagination dans les solutions climatiques, de l’écoanxiété, et de l’impact des leviers financiers et de la tarification du carbone. Benoit nous rappelle de l’effet positif que nous pouvons avoir en étant des leaders engagés dans le mouvement environnemental, l’importance de voter vert et de questionner nos élus pour faire pression en faveur d’action climatique! Vous pouvez trouver CREDDO ici:Instagram: @creddo_caFacebook: @creddo.caLinkedin: @Creddo Merci à Pop Up Podcasting pour leur soutien dans la création de l'audio d'introduction et de fin et dans la création du podcast. EnviroCentre donne vie au changement environnemental en offrant aux individus, aux collectivités et aux organismes des solutions pratiques pour réduire durablement leur impact environnemental. Vouz pouvez nous trouvez ici:Facebook: @EnviroCentreTwitter: @EnviroCentreInstagram: @EnviroCentre Get Sleepless On Venus (Original Mix) by Dead Man’s Chest, THUGWIDOW here. License ID: p4KE04q6Eky
More than half of the food produced in Canada every year goes to waste – that’s 2.2 million tonnes. Food waste is contributing to climate change, and Zero Food Waste Canada is working in four cities across the country to try and work against this. This week’s guests, Yasmine and Fatima, talk about their non-profit that picks up food that would be wasted from restaurants, and donates it to folks who need it. Learn more about how to be a food rescuer, how you can reduce the amount of food waste you create, and the technology advancements that are helping us do just that!You can find Zero Food Waste Canadahere:Instagram: @ottawa.zerowasteFacebook:@ottawa.zerowaste Thank you to Pop Up Podcasting for their support in creating the intro and outro audio, and getting the podcast started. EnviroCentre brings environmental change to life by offering people, organizations and communities in Ottawa practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. You can find us here:Facebook: @EnviroCentreTwitter: @EnviroCentreInstagram: @EnviroCentre Get Sleepless On Venus (Original Mix) by Dead Man’s Chest, THUGWIDOW here. License ID: p4KE04q6Eky
This week’s guest draws attention to one of the solutions from the Drawdown Project – Indigenous Peoples Land Management. She wants us to know that If we protected Indigenous peoples forest tenures, we would save between 9 and 13 gigatons of carbon over the next 30 years. Ana Simeon from Raven also talks about colonial attitudes, racism, and oppression that are working against the ability of Indigenous people to be stewards of the land and ocean in a way that preserves them. Her vision of the future is to create a living for everyone within a safe envelope for the climate, without suffering. You can find Raven here:Instagram: @raven_trustTwitter: @raventrustFacebook: @raventrustorg Thank you to Pop Up Podcasting for their support in creating the intro and outro audio, and getting the podcast started. EnviroCentre brings environmental change to life by offering people, organizations and communities in Ottawa practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. You can find us here:Facebook: @EnviroCentreTwitter: @EnviroCentreInstagram: @EnviroCentre Get Sleepless On Venus (Original Mix) by Dead Man’s Chest, THUGWIDOW here. License ID: p4KE04q6Eky
This week’s guest reminds us that we’ve been hearing for a long time, what the effects of climate change will be, and it really is an urgent matter. She has spent a lot of time thinking about how to effectively communicate this urgency. Sundeep Virdi is the Chair of the EnviroCentre Board of Directors, and joined because she truly believes that small changes have an impact, and it’s one way to contribute to the cultural transformation required to take climate action. Political inertia is what keeps Sundeep up at night, and she shares that the antidote to this is community building and grassroots activism. Sundeep’s call to action is ‘Big or small, get involved!’. Thank you to Pop Up Podcasting for their support in creating the intro and outro audio, and getting the podcast started. EnviroCentre brings environmental change to life by offering people, organizations and communities in Ottawa practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. You can find us here:Facebook: @EnviroCentreTwitter: @EnviroCentreInstagram: @EnviroCentre Get Sleepless On Venus (Original Mix) by Dead Man’s Chest, THUGWIDOW here. License ID: p4KE04q6Eky
This week’s guest helps build compost heroes! Akil Mesiwala, founder of The Box of Life, wants us to think about waste as an asset and a resource. He talks about the recipe of creating good soil, how you can do it in your kitchen, and creating your own cycle at home. Looking to nature is always a good idea, to see how things are recycled naturally. Also, a big plug for adopting wormies in your house! You can find The Box of Life here:Instagram: @the.box.of.lifeFacebook: @TheBoxOfLife Thank you to Pop Up Podcasting for their support in creating the intro and outro audio, and getting the podcast started. EnviroCentre brings environmental change to life by offering people, organizations and communities in Ottawa practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. You can find us here:Facebook: @EnviroCentreTwitter: @EnviroCentreInstagram: @EnviroCentre Get Sleepless On Venus (Original Mix) by Dead Man’s Chest, THUGWIDOW here. License ID: p4KE04q6Eky
“If in Ottawa, half of the trips people take were done using active transportation, we would reduce the number of cases of diabetes in the city by over 1600 in the next 10 years.” This week’s Green Room guest goes on to ask why elected official are not making the connection between public health and a good economy. Brigitte Pellerin, author and Ottawa Citizen columnist is advocating for us all to make changes in our own lives to reduce our emissions. Her fear is leaving behind a world that is uninhabitable for her children. You can find Brigitte here:Twitter: @bpellerinYou can find the study that Brigitte references here and she writes about it in this article, you can find her book here, and the play “12” that she mentions here. Thank you to Pop Up Podcasting for their support in creating the intro and outro audio, and getting the podcast started. EnviroCentre brings environmental change to life by offering people, organizations and communities in Ottawa practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. You can find us here:Facebook: @EnviroCentreTwitter: @EnviroCentreInstagram: @EnviroCentre Get Sleepless On Venus (Original Mix) by Dead Man’s Chest, THUGWIDOW here. License ID: p4KE04q6Eky
This week’s Green Room guest calls on us to shape the future we want and to use our purchasing power to influence what companies are doing to address climate change. Michael Thaler from The Growcer, says the government needs to provide better support to farmers so that they can work to decrease water usage. He tells us about what happened to him that really made him face the consequences of climate change, and motivated him to become a biologist. You can find The Growcer here:Instagram: @growcerFacebook: @thegrowcerTwitter: @the_growcer Thank you to Pop Up Podcasting for their support in creating the intro and outro audio, and getting the podcast started. EnviroCentre brings environmental change to life by offering people, organizations and communities in Ottawa practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. You can find us here:Facebook: @EnviroCentreTwitter: @EnviroCentreInstagram: @EnviroCentre Get Sleepless On Venus (Original Mix) by Dead Man’s Chest, THUGWIDOW here. License ID: p4KE04q6Eky
“Building connections that help people understand what their contributions are in sustaining the diversity of life on this planet.” That's what this week’s guest spends her time doing. Teika Newton from Climate Action Network Canada, works on thinking of solutions to the climate emergency, is hopeful about the future, and tells us that creativity is key to these solutions. She believes that change happens at the personal level, and sometimes the comforts of privilege hold us back from making these changes. You can find the Climate Action Network here:Instagram: @canraccanadaFacebook: @climate.action.network.canadaTwitter: @CanRacCanada Thank you to Pop Up Podcasting for their support in creating the intro and outro audio, and getting the podcast started. EnviroCentre brings environmental change to life by offering people, organizations and communities in Ottawa practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. You can find us here:Facebook: @EnviroCentreTwitter: @EnviroCentreInstagram: @EnviroCentre Get Sleepless On Venus (Original Mix) by Dead Man’s Chest, THUGWIDOW here. License ID: p4KE04q6Eky
Cette semaine, notre invité Patrick Robert-Meunier de Mobi-O nous parle de l’importance de la mobilité durable, et le besoin de créer un avenir ou la voiture n’est plus la reine de la route! On discute de l’opportunité créé par la pandémie de transformer les habitudes de vélo récréatif en vélo utilitaire, ainsi que le besoin d’une combinaison d’investissements dans l’infrastructure durable et de sensibilisation pour changer les habitudes de transport des gens. Selon Patrick, l’action collectif est essentielle pour mettre la pression sur les décideurs et les élus pour faire les décisions difficiles en matière de mobilité durable, surtout en ce qui concerne notre dépendence sur la voiture. Vous pouvez trouvez MOBI-O ici:Facebook: @MOBIOGatineauTwitter: @MOBI_OLinkedin: @MOBI-O Centre de Gestion des Déplacements Merci à Pop Up Podcasting pour son soutien dans la création de l'audio d'introduction et de fin et dans le démarrage du podcast. EnviroCentre donne vie au changement environnemental en offrant aux individus, aux collectivités et aux organismes des solutions pratiques pour réduire durablement leur impact environnemental. Vouz pouvez nous trouvez ici:Facebook: @EnviroCentreTwitter: @EnviroCentreInstagram: @EnviroCentre Get Sleepless On Venus (Original Mix) by Dead Man’s Chest, THUGWIDOW here. License ID: p4KE04q6Eky
Michael Shank is the Communications Director for Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance and is passionate about working at that level because change can happen quickly. Michael discusses the top behavioural changes we can make to have the most impact, based on a study by Lund University. He also calls on the environmental and climate movement players to lead by example in normalizing eating a plant-based diet, and the importance of a regenerative future. You can find the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance here:Instagram: @cnca_80x50Facebook: @carbonneutralcitiesallianceTwitter: @CarbnNtrlCities Links that Michael references:https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/four-lifestyle-choices-most-reduce-your-carbon-footprint https://www.newsweek.com/this-controversial-way-combat-climate-change-might-most-effective-opinion-1468410 https://fairstartmovement.org/ Thank you to Pop Up Podcasting for their support in creating the intro and outro audio, and getting the podcast started. EnviroCentre brings environmental change to life by offering people, organizations and communities in Ottawa practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. You can find us here:Facebook: @EnviroCentreTwitter: @EnviroCentreInstagram: @EnviroCentre Get Sleepless On Venus (Original Mix) by Dead Man’s Chest, THUGWIDOW here. License ID: p4KE04q6Eky
This week’s guest is shedding light on the environmental impact of buildings, and the decisions that can make a difference in lowering it. Toon Dreessen, President of Architects DCA, wants us to hold our elected officials and planning departments accountable. Seeing things through an architectural lens does not only apply to buildings, but also to procurement and infrastructure. He suggests that we ask our local architects questions, start the conversations in our community, and support and advocate for good design. You can find Architects DCAhere:Twitter: @ArchitectsDCALinkedin: @ArchitectsDCAFacebook: @ArchitectsDCA Thank you to Pop Up Podcasting for their support in creating the intro and outro audio, and getting the podcast started. EnviroCentre brings environmental change to life by offering people, organizations and communities in Ottawa practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact in lasting ways. You can find us here:Facebook: @EnviroCentreTwitter: @EnviroCentreInstagram: @EnviroCentre Get Sleepless On Venus (Original Mix) by Dead Man’s Chest, THUGWIDOW here. License ID: p4KE04q6Eky
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