We live in a world running out of space, resources, and time.
There are solutions.
We can build a better world – a world that is fair, healthy, and prosperous.
But this requires transformative change.
Why Tree Planters Podcast, you ask?
Well, there’s a great proverb that goes as follows: “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
We feel there’s a scarcity of tree planters in positions of power these days.
Each month we look at problems and solutions relating to how we live in modern society, including those of sprawl and associated consumption patterns and behaviour, climate change, habitat degradation and species loss, community development and empowerment, knowledge of and connection to place, leadership and accountable governance, among others.
We welcome you to join us on our journey. Please don’t hesitate to connect with us if you have suggestions or questions.
From time to time, on issues we are able to dig in a little more, we will create a page outlining the subject, along with links and other resources.
This is something we would like to do more of, so keep an eye on this space!
Greenwashing is most often thought of in terms of marketing a product. In a time when political discourse is increasingly branded and marketed, however, and when the action required to address environmental problems is increasingly at odds with what politicians seem willing or able to do, greenwashing is becoming a concern in the political sphere, too.
On this episode of the Tree Planters Podcast we talk with Laura Bowman, of Ecojustice, about the province’s plans to build new highways in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
This week (really last week, but there’s been a lot happening and we’ve had our hands full!) we talk with Jennifer Van Gennip about affordable housing and the advent of modern homelessness.
On this episode of the Tree Planters Podcast we talk with Laura Bowman, of Ecojustice, about the province’s plans to build new highways in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
Governments have failed to act to protect our communities and the futures of our children and grandchildren, and they continue to treat our environment as if it’s incidental to life, rather than a foundation for it.
We need strong community organizations to fight for our future, now more than ever.
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