The media’s focus on military and warfare consumes a vast amount of attention, neglecting other major threats. Today, Colin Robertson sits down Joe Ingram, Dr. Ted Manning, Geoff Strong and Andrew Welch to discuss global warming, harming biodiversity, health impacts, and refusal to acknowledge the need for social change.

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Participants' bios

- Joe Ingram is the Chairman of GreenTech labs, served with the International Development Agency, former President/CEO of the North-South Institute, was the Deputy Director at the World Bank Institute, including as its Special Representative to the UN and WTO.

- Dr. Ted Manning is the President of Tourisk Inc., a consultant to the UN World Tourism Organization, advisor to the World Wildlife Fund and lectures in tourism and environmental topics internationally.

- Geoff Strong is an atmospheric climate scientist, sits of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome, a fellow and former national President of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society. He was nominated in 2023 for the prestigious Patterson Medal from Environment Canada.

- Andrew Welch is the author of The Value Crisis and sits of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome. He is an Emergency Response Team Site Manager (volunteer) with the Canadian Red Cross, and was a founding member of their National Disaster Management Evaluation Team.

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Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

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Reading Recommendations:

- "Canadian Industry and Security on an Age of Existential Threat", by Joe Ingram.

- The Value Crisis, by Andrew Welch.

- Risk and Resilience in the Era of Climate Change, by Vinod Thomas.

- The Age of American Unreason in a Culture of Lies, by Susan Jacoby.

- Sustainable Tourism in the Americas, by Ted Manning.

- Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson.

- Anaximander: And the Birth of Science, by Carlo Rovelli.

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Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll

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Recording Date: February 18, 2025

Release date:

March 24, 2025