Presented live at ArtsPlace, 950 8th Avenue
Canmore
November 28 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Many environmentalists regard climate disorder as humanity’s core problem. They believe a rapid energy transition dependent on the high-volume mining of rare earth minerals is the best way forward. But a growing number of experts have questioned this so-called green path and its technological optimism given mineral and water constraints and rampant political disintegration.
The critics regard growing climate disorder as just one of nearly a dozen physical symptoms of overshoot: overconsumption of materials and energy by 8 billion people (relentless growth) on a finite planet. To avoid a chaotic collapse, climate experts advocate for a rapid reduction in energy consumption by 40 percent, a relocalization of economies and an end to growth.
- We’re pleased to work with Arts Place in Canmore on this event because they are well set up for live broadcasts and recordings. The way it works is you only have to register for the live event. To see the online broadcast simply click on the live link on the night of the event. Please note that we plan on having the rest of this year’s programming run as per usual at the Banff Seniors Centre. This event is part of our special Bob and Mary Smith memorial series, so we want to ensure that we have a good experience for online viewers as well as a good recording.
BIOGRAPHY
For more than three decades Andrew Nikiforuk has written about energy, economics and the West for a variety of Canadian publications including the Walrus, Maclean’s, Canadian Business, The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business, Chatelaine, Georgia Straight, Equinox and Harrowsmith.
His books include Saboteurs: Wiebo Ludwig’s War Against Big Oil, which won the Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction in 2002, The Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of the Continent, Empire of the Beetle, The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude, and Slick Water.
Nikiforuk is now a contributing editor for Canada’s best independent newspaper, the Tyee.
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