From Science to Policy
Art Show featuring Bob Haverluck
2018 Summit Discussion
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What is Our Ecological Footprint?
Since the 1970s, the annual demands of humanity on the Earth’s resources have exceeded what the Earth can regenerate each year. Today, humanity uses the equivalent of 1.6 Earths to provide the resources we consume and use to absorb our […]
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Can we maintain our current lifestyle across the whole globe?
Albert Einstein is broadly credited with stating: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.” So, the question we need to ask ourselves is “Can we continue enjoying our current lifestyle […]
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How do we change our behaviour to address climate change?
At past Summits we looked at some of the science that will be required to change how we can interact with the natural world in a more sustainable manner. John Smol, a Summit speaker, states that “When the research has […]
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The role of faith in responding to climate change
One of the major world views is based in the Judaeo-Christian beliefs found in the Bible and Torah. I have often heard it said that our environmental problems all stem from those books.
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Approaches to define our environmental practices and politics
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How do the stories we tell ourselves about our place in the natural world shape and define our environmental/ecological practices and politics? John Haught in “Science and Faith” (2012) identified three approaches to the discussion.
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How can we restore our relationship with nature?
Albert Einstein is broadly credited with stating: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results”. So, the question we need to ask ourselves is “Can we continue enjoying our current lifestyle […]
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Grounding: Ecology, Faith, Hope Workshop
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Come join others who are excited to explore strategies for sustaining hope while responding to our planet’s ecological crisis. Come, and have your own hope rekindled. Through art, music, keynote speakers, worship, and workshops we’ll create a “commons” for sharing […]
There is a lot going on at the 2018 Summit!
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The Research Grant will be awarded to a graduate student to support environmental research within the Muskoka River Watershed in the fields of environmental science, resource studies and/or policy.
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