Jeff Rubin and David Suzuki: Q and A session
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- Consider today's sociopolitical landscape and it's likely you'll note the environment and the economy don't exactly go hand in hand.
In reality, the two are inextricable and, increasingly, need to be treated as such, according to Jeff Rubin, the award-winning economist who, along with David Suzuki, wraps up a cross-Canada tour addressing the juncture of the two issues on October 18, 2012 in Alumni Hall.
Rubin, former chief economist and chief strategist for CIBC World Markets, is the author of The End of Growth, a national bestseller. He was among the first economists to predict rising oil prices more than a decade ago and is one of the most sought-after energy experts.
Suzuki, an environmental activist, academic and broadcaster, is perhaps best known for The Nature of Things on CBC television. He has written more than 40 books and is known as a leader in sustainable ecology.
The End of Growth Eco Tour came out of a meeting earlier this year in which the two realized their goals of addressing climate change and sustainability were the same, despite an approach from different disciplines.
The event was sponsored by The Bookstore at Western and the USC.
These two need to do more together.
Case in point
They were in Calgary on Feb 27, 2013.
I could never understand how someone could be against the very thing that keeps them alive and healthy - the environment. Now that the price of gas and oil is down, I hope it will stop the numerous LNG plants here on the coast of BC. Fracking most of northeast BC will be a crime against all humanity.
One problem occurs to me . As alternative energy sources are a greater percentage of energy consumption that will tend to push oil prices down.
i like the Mick Jagger/GM analogy
In other centuries there wasn't huge population growth to be supported.
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