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SUMMARY:Environment Seminar Series: Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism with Thea Riofrancos
DESCRIPTION:When and Where\n\n\n\nWednesday\, February 07\, 2024 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\nThea Riofrancos\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDescription\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Seminar \nWill green capitalism save us from the climate crisis? “Clean” technologies and renewable energy are certainly growing sites of capitalist investment\, with government policies playing a key role in making these sectors profitable. But the supply chains that produce the technologies pose vexing dilemmas for the energy transition. These dilemmas are most dramatic at the extractive frontiers of green capitalism: where the natural resources needed to manufacture electric vehicles and build windmills are extracted. In this talk\, we will unpack these challenges through the lens of lithium\, a so-called “critical mineral” essential for its role in decarbonizing one of the most polluting sectors: transportation. With forecasters predicting an enormous surge in lithium demand\, exceeding existing supplies\, Global North governments and downstream firms scramble to “secure” lithium\, resulting in a new state-corporate alliance and the return of vertical integration. Meanwhile\, environmental and Indigenous movements contest the rapid expansion of extraction\, defending ecosystems\, livelihoods\, and waterways already under pressure from global warming from a new boom in mining. It is in the play of these forces\, unfolding amidst geopolitical rivalry and economic turbulence\, that the energy transition will be forged. To conclude\, we will explore the possibility of a less mining-intensive pathway to zero carbon transportation. \nAbout the Speaker \nThea Riofrancos is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College\, and a member of the Climate and Community Project. Her research focuses on resource extraction\, renewable energy\, climate change\, the global lithium sector\, green technologies\, social movements\, and the Latin American left. These themes are explored in her book\, Resource Radicals: From Petro-Nationalism to Post-Extractivism in Ecuador (Duke University Press\, 2020)\, peer-reviewed articles in Perspectives on Politics\, Cultural Studies\, World Politics\, and Global Environmental Politics\, essays that have appeared in outlets such as The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, Foreign Policy\, The Guardian\, n+1\, and Dissent\, and in her coauthored book\, A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal (Verso Books\, 2019). She is currently writing a book titled Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism\, with W.W. Norton. Previously\, she was an Andrew Carnegie Fellow (2020-2023)\, a Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard University (2020-2021). \nRegister \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrdu-qpjktE9ByLsGbjr_kLNmW5fyo8yUq#/registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Information\n\nevents.environment@utoronto.ca\n\n\n\nMore Information\nhttps://www.environment.utoronto.ca/events/environment-seminar-series-extraction-frontiers-green-capitalism-thea-riofrancos
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/environment-seminar-series-extraction-the-frontiers-of-green-capitalism-with-thea-riofrancos/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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SUMMARY:Environment and Health Seminar Series: Wildfire Smoke and Public Health: Learn to live with a smoky reality with Dr. Angela Yao
DESCRIPTION:When and Where\n\n\n\nWednesday\, February 28\, 2024 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\nDr. Angela Yao\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDescription\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Seminar \nWildfire has become more frequent and intense in Canada as climate continues to change. Exposure to wildfire smoke can have a wide range of population health impacts. In this talk\, Dr Yao will provide an overview of recent researches on these health impacts\, and have a discussion on the implications for public health strategies to mitigate these impacts. \nAbout the Speaker \nDr Angela Yao is a Senior Scientist at the Environmental Health Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia. Dr Yao leads the Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Program\, supporting regional and provincial public health partners in climate adaptation with data and scientific evidence. She has been working on research\, surveillance and knowledge translation on the population health impacts of wildfire smoke for over 10 years. \nRegister \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErcuCprT8pGNVeuNgtf0ry5XQl0T–yxyc#/registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Information\n\nevents.environment@utoronto.ca\n\n\n\nMore Information\n\nhttps://www.environment.utoronto.ca/events/environment-and-health-seminar-series-wildfire-smoke-and-public-health-learn-live-smoky
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LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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SUMMARY:Innovative Ideas to Reduce Health-care Waste – Four BC examples
DESCRIPTION:From collaborating with the Binners’ Project to divert non-clinical hospital waste from the landfill\, reducing plastic bag use in clinical processes\, transitioning to reusable sharps containers and more\, staff and health care staff across BC are tackling the challenge of health care waste in practical and imaginative ways. While we are learning how pollution from health-care activities is negatively impacting the health of our patients and population we are also seeing innovative ways staff are looking to address it. There is much to be done. This session highlights the diverse ways in which staff and medical staff are applying a sustainability lens to their work and the waste reduction projects that resulted: \n\nInterior Health – Circularity in Waste: Reusable Sharps Containers\nNorthern Health – Waste Reduction in Health Care: A Rural Lens\nProvidence Health Care – Binners’ Project\nProvincial Health Services Authority – Gyne Green Bag Project\n\nAbout the Speakers\nInterior Health Authority\nCameron Lock\, Waste Management Lead \nThe management of health care waste is as pertinent as ever – with passion and experience in Environmental Sustainability\, Cameron joined Interior Health as the first Waste Management Lead. He leads the development\, implementation and evaluation of programs and initiatives to reduce the impact of healthcare material to the environment\, reduce the overall cost of waste\, and increase staff and patient safety. Cameron is the first Chair of the newly developed B.C. Waste Management Technical Team in 2023\, leading the coordinated efforts from each BC Health Authority in order to achieve these goals in a collaborative and efficient environment. \nProvidence Health Care\nErick Nguyen\, Contract Manager\, Support Services \nErick joined PHC in 2011 and is currently the Contract Manager\, Support Services\, managing the relationships with contract partners in Waste Services\, Linen and Laundry Services\, and Patient Transport. He is committed to exploring more successful and sustainable opportunities in the way we do things at PHC. \nKathy Kohli\, Coordinator\, Waste Management & Contract Performance \nIn September 2023\, I embarked on my journey with PHC. Having previously served PHC as a vendor\, I spent nearly three years engaging with diverse individuals across its various sites\, where I consistently encountered professionalism\, kindness and respect. When the chance arose to become part of the team\, there was no hesitation in my mind that I was joining one of the finest teams. In my current role\, I am dedicated to enhancing waste management practices through educational initiatives within PHC sites\, with the ultimate goal of reducing our environmental impact. \nProvincial Health Services Authority \nRebecca (Becky) Struvig De Groot\, Registered Nurse \nI am a registered Nurse. I work at BC Women’s Hospital in the gynecology surgical services department\, where I led the Gyne Green Bag Project. Outside of work\, I am completing my Nurse Practitioner Masters degree at the University of Northern British Columbia. In my spare time\, I love to cook and enjoy good food and also get outside and go hiking and camping when I can! \nRegional \nSarah Scanlan\, Sustainability Consultant\, Energy & Environmental Sustainability team \nSarah is a Sustainability Consultant on the Energy and Environmental Sustainability (EES) Team\, with a focus area of Materials\, waste\, and safer chemicals. She joined the team in December 2023. Previously\, Sarah worked as a Sustainability Officer in Ireland for a hospital group developing their sustainability policies and coordinating waste management projects. Sarah holds an MSc. In Environmental Sciences with her research thesis focused on sustainable healthcare. Sarah is a registered nurse working in clinical practice as a RN for 4 years and subsequent year as a nurse manager prior to her secondment into her sustainability role. \nNorthern Health Authority \nTeri Forster\, Nurse and Elected Regional Council Member for the BC Nurses Union \nTeri is a nurse and an elected regional council member for the BC Nurses Union and a city councilor for Prince Rupert. Teri advocates for many social justice and animal rights causes. She recently completed her thesis which explored “Applying an appreciative process to explore environmentally sustainable resource use in Northern Health Authority” and went through an extensive harmonized review process due in part to her many roles. She graduated from a Master of Arts in Leadership from Royal Roads University in Fall 2023\, receiving both an honors distinction and the Governor General’s Gold Medal for her thesis. \n  \nParticipation is free but registration is required. Register today! \nZoom Details: https://phsa.zoom.us/j/67047400325?pwd=dFEvM1lIVUlFeFBZdTF3VXo4VHhTZz09&from=addon \nMeeting ID: 670 4740 0325\nPassword: 224670 \nDial 1833 955 1088 (Toll-free) followed by the Meeting ID and Passcode. \n 
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