HeyJaredThe Cautious Climate Optimist
The Cautious Climate Optimist came out of a desire to share conversations with the inspiring individuals behind many of the climate stories we’ve covered since 2023.
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Jamie Snook - Executive Director of MEOPAR (and so much more) (opens the original)
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Today I chat with a true man for all seasons, Jamie Snook. A recent transplant to Nova Scotia from Labrador, he's the Executive Director of MEOPAR, a non-profit ocean research funding agency. He also spent 15 years at the helm of the Torngat Wildlife, Plants and Fisheries Secretariat in Labrador, where he was responsible for implementing sections of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement that focus on wildlife and commercial fisheries co-management; he also got himself elected mayor of Happy V
Ocean Climate Research Series - episode two with Mike Kelland - CEO of Planetary Technologies (opens the original)
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In this second episode of our six-part series focusing on ocean-climate research, and more specifically, Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE), I have a great chat with the very Canadian (an authentically nice guy who loves all things canoe) Mike Kelland, CEO and Co-founder of Halifax's Planetary Technologies. They're lucky to have Mike at the helm over there at Planetary. A true cautious climate optimist, he's a perfect fit for both our show and the fight ahead of him (and all of us) as we work to
Ocean Climate Research Series - episode one with Miriam Zitner (opens the original)
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In this first episode of our six-part series focusing on ocean-climate research, we reconnect with Miriam Zitner, of Carbon to Sea Canada, who kindly walks us through what's new in the field of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE), which is, in a roundabout way, a method whereby we help oceans (and in some cases, rivers) increase their ability to help us fight climate change by lowering the acidity of the water to be able to absorb even more CO2 from the atmosphere. Confused yet? Sound more like s
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