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The second part and Q and A of a March 2013 Transition Ottawa talk by Laura Scrimgeour (MSc Pyschology) entitled Motivating Others Towards Sustainability. Visit http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/laura-scrimgeour/45/4b6/524 to learn more about Laura and https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByNYMbul_DpEamo3WjBRbTZPQkk/edit?usp=sharing to download her powerpoint presentation.

The first part of a March 2013 Transition Ottawa talk and short interview by Laura Scrimgeour (MSc Pyschology) entitled Motivating Others Towards Sustainability. Visit http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/laura-scrimgeour/45/4b6/524 to learn more about Laura and https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByNYMbul_DpEamo3WjBRbTZPQkk/edit?usp=sharing to download her powerpoint presentation.

A recording of a presentation given at the 3rd Eastern Ontario Permaculture Convergence by Graham Calder of P3 Permaculture (http://www.p3permaculture.ca) entitled Positive Solutions With Permaculture.

A recording of a presentation given at the 3rd Eastern Ontario Permaculture Convergence by Sébastien Bacharach of The Permaculture Institute of Eastern Ontario (http://eonpermaculture.ca/) entitled Lean Income and Thriving by Design.

In a February 2012 presentation to the National Capital Environmental Network, Adam Frey discusses themes from his website Greening With Gratitude. Visit http://www.greeningwithgratitude.ca/ and http://www.ottawagreenhomes.ca/ to learn more.

Integrational therapist Adele Stratton, owner of Phoenix Rising Healing Centre (http://www.phoenixrisinghealingcentre.com/), joins the program to discuss the various programs the centre offers and an upcoming trip to Nepal.

Jay Young director of operations at the Carp Ridge Forest school joins the program to discuss themes based around articles published at ecowellness.wordpress.com on the subject of forest schools and ecocitizens. For more visit http://www.carpridgelearningcentre.ca/preschool.html

The second part of a November 2012 talk given by Paul Beckwith at the Media Democracy Conference at the University of Ottawa.

The first part of a November 2012 talk given by Paul Beckwith at the Media Democracy Conference at the University of Ottawa entitled climate change, social media and mainstream (mis) reporting.

Chad Clifford of Wilderness Rhythms joins the program to discuss his life and work, including nature lore, primitive bushcraft and music in nature. Visit http://www.wildernessrhythms.com to learn more.

The Q and A section of an October 2012 talk given in Ottawa by Nicole Foss of The Automatic Earth Blog (http://theautomaticearth.com/)

The third part of an October 2012 talk given in Ottawa by Nicole Foss of The Automatic Earth Blog (http://theautomaticearth.com/)

The second part of an October 2012 talk given in Ottawa by Nicole Foss of The Automatic Earth Blog (http://theautomaticearth.com/)

The first part of an October 2012 talk given in Ottawa by Nicole Foss of The Automatic Earth Blog (http://theautomaticearth.com/)

As part of a panel discussion for The Reel Food Film Festival (http://www.reelfoodfilmfestival.ca/), Ron St. Louis, Chris Bisson and Bonita Ford discuss questions related to Permaculture. Visit The Permaculture Institute of Eastern Ontario (http://eonpermaculture.ca/) and Permaculture Ottawa (http://permacultureottawa.ca/) to learn more.

In this second part of a September 2012 talk author Chris Philpott finishes his lecture on Green Spirituality and takes audience questions. Visit http://www.greenspirituality.org/ to learn more.

In this first part of a September 2012 talk in Ottawa we hear from author Chris Philpott about themes from his book Green Spirituality. Visit http://www.greenspirituality.org/ to learn more.

A presentation on Beneficial Insects for The Permaculture Institute of Eastern Ontario's Fall 2012 Permaculture course.

Spiritual teacher Bhuvaneswari Devi of The Bioenergetics Institute (http://www.bioenergetics.ca) joins the program to discuss her work. Visit http://www.bhuvaneswari.ca/ and http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bhuvaneswari-devi to learn more.

Mike Nickerson returns to the podcast to discuss themes from his book Life, Money and Illusion.

Brian Porter joins the program to discuss a project he is proposing called Canada's Gone Organic, which envisions a garden that would depict the main agricultural practices of Canada and ultimately become a hub for the sustainability movement. We also hear a short update from Mike Nickerson on the Lanark Eco Village.

Ecology and social justice activist Chris Bisson joins the program to discuss themes from his blog and in particular a presentation he gave entitled Urban Permaculture as Direct Democracy. Visit http://chrisbisson.wordpress.com and http://permacultureottawa.ca to learn more.

In an event hosted by the First Unitarian Church of Ottawa (www.firstunitarianottawa.ca), author Patrick Kerans answers audience questions about themes from his book A Pessimist's Hope - Food and the Ecological Crisis. Visit www.pessimistshope.ca to learn more.

Laura Leet joins the program to discuss various environmental initiatives and groups she is invovled with.

Links

3I Summit: www.3isummit.com/
National Capital Environmental Network: http://www.sustainableeasternontario.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=61
1000 Solar Rooftops : www.1000solarrooftops.ca
Ontario Renewable Energy Co-Op: http://ottawarenewableenergycoop.ca/
One Change: www.onechange.org/
Green Business Management: http://www2.algonquincollege.com/business/program/green-business-management/
Laura's blog: http://lleethinks.wordpress.com/

In this recorded talk from Summer 2011 Dr. Ian Prattis discusses themes from his book Earth My Body, Water My Blood. Vist http://www.ianprattis.com/earthbody.htm to learn more.

Jill Dunkley joins the program to talk about Yoga Therapy and Wilderness Vision Fasting. Vist http://www.yoga-therapy.ca or http://andyfisher.ca/content/vision-fasting to learn more.

James Birtch joins the program to discuss The Ottawa Biosphere Eco-City Initiative. With reference to the UNESCO Man and Biosphere program (http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/man-and-biosphere-programme/), the work of James Howard Kunstler (www.kunstler.com) and the blog Powering Down (http://poweringdown.blogspot.ca/2006/02/superbia.html). Visit http://obec-evbo.ca to learn more.

In an event hosted by the First Unitarian Church of Ottawa (www.firstunitarianottawa.ca), author Patrick Kerans discusses themes from his book A Pessimist's Hope - Food and the Ecological Crisis. Visit www.pessimistshope.ca to learn more.

In an excerpt from an event hosted by the Ottawa International Writers Festival (www.writersfest.com) author Tzeporah Berman discusses her book This Crazy Time which deals heavily with issues related to climate change.

The podcast returns with a clip show highlighting themes from the first 25 episodes. We hear from Mike Nickerson of sustainwellbeing.net, Anglican Archdeacon David Selzer on Climate Change, Carl Dow of truenorthperspective.com, Stacey Haley of foodkin.ca and author, poet and playwright Henry Beissel. The new e-mail for the podcast is refleonpodcast@gmail.com.

Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker wraps up her talk at The Journey Conference and takes audience questions, touching on themes related to ecology, spiritual and ethical transformation and global ethics. Vist journeyoftheuniverse.org, earthcharterinaction.org or fore.research.yale.edu to learn more.

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As part of The Journey Conference, an event built around the film Journey of the Universe, Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker speaks about the film while touching on issues of evolution, consciousness and conscience. With reference to the work of Tim Flannery (timflannery.com.au). Visit journeyoftheuniverse.org or emergingearthcommunity.org/mary-evelyn-tucker to learn more.

Andy Fisher joins the program to discuss his work in Ecopsychology and Wilderness Vision Fasting. With reference to David Whyte (davidwhyte.com) and The School of Lost Borders (schooloflostborders.org). Visit andyfisher.ca to learn more.

Carl Dow, the editor and publisher of the weekly news site True North Perspective, which "is dedicated to filling in the gaps to help round out the news knowledge of Canadians," discusses the project by way of standards in journalism, the situation in Libya, Stephen Harper and Quebec Politics. Carl is also President of the Ottawa Independent Writers and introduces some of his short-stories and novels. Visit truenorthperspective.com or oiw.ca to learn more.

Keith Shackleton returns to the podcast to discuss trips to O.U.R. Eco Village on Vancouver Island and the anual meeting and conference of the Eco Village Network of Canada at the Cite Ecologique in Quebec. Keith also gives an update on The Lanark Eco Village, which is being pioneered near Ottawa, and the challenges it faces going forward. Visit ourecovillage.org, cite-ecologique.com/english or ecovillagenetworkcanada.ning.com to learn more.

Eric Enno Tamm, author of The Horse That Leaps Through Clouds, discusses China's rise focusing broadly on social and economic issues related to education, energy and politics. With reference to The Wilson Quarterly (wilsonquarterly.com). Visit ericennotamm.com or horsethatleaps.com to learn more about Eric and his various projects.

Eric Enno Tamm, author of The Horse That Leaps Through Clouds, joins the program to discuss his travels through Central Asia and China following in the footsteps of Baron Gustaf Mannerheim. Particular emphasis is placed on his experience in Kyrgyzstan and the Missionary presence in Western China's Kashgar. Visit ericennotamm.com or horsethatleaps.com to learn more.

In this second part of his appearance at the Ottawa International Writers Festival, author and journalist Chris Hedges touches on themes from his books The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress and The Death of the Liberal Class and answers audience questions. Please direct copyright issues to reflectionsonpodcast@yahoo.ca.

Ron St. Louis of the peak oil discussion group in Ottawa talks about issues related to the impact of peak oil on both a societal and personal level. With reference to the works of James Howard Kunstler (kunstler.com), Chris Martenson (chrismartenson.com), Robert Beriault (peakoilandhumanity.com), The Automatic Earth Blog (theautomaticearth.blogspot.com) and the Sailing Beyond Knowledge Podcast (sailingbeyondknowledge.podomatic.com). Visit firstgatedreamer.com to learn more about some of Ron's other projects and interests.

As part of the Ottawa International Writers Festival, author and journalist Chris Hedges touches on themes from his books The Death of the Liberal Class and The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress. Please direct copyright issues to reflectionsonpodcast@yahoo.ca.

Hazel Johnson of Travel North With Me (travelnorthwithme.blogspot.com) discusses her book RV-ing and Other Adventures North of 60, which chronicles trips to The Yukon, The Northwest Territories and Alaska. With reference to True North Perspective (truenorthperspective.com).

In this second part of a one-on-one interview poet, author and playwright Henry Beissel discusess his ideas on collapse by way of a review he wrote for Humanist Perspectives Magazine of Mike Nickerson's book Life, Money and Illusion. Among other things, Henry touches upon the philosophy of greed, the limits of technology, artificial intelligence, complexity, exponentiality and overshoot.

In this first part of a one-on-one interview poet, author and playwright Henry Beissel discusses among other things Humanism, Nazi Germany, political philosophy, social justice, evolution and conciousness. At the end Mark reflects on a recent Permaculture course taken in Ottawa.

As part of the Ottawa International Writers Festival Australian author and scientist Tim Flannery discusses his book Here on Earth: A Natural History of our Planet, touching on issues related to climate change and the idea of human society as an evolved superorganism.

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The Q and A section of the panel discussion on climate change and faith. Featuring Archbishop Brendan O'Brien, Rev. Lillian Roberts and Executive Archdeacon David Selzer with Claire Demerse of the Pembina Institute (pembina.org). Organized by Greening Sacred Spaces (greeningsacredspaces.net).

Part 1 of a March 2011 panel discussion on the response and reaction of faith based communities to climate change. Represented are Archbishop Brendan O'Brien, Rev. Lillian Roberts and Executive Archdeacon David Selzer. Organized by Greening Sacred Spaces (greeningsacredspaces.net) with reference to KAIROS (kairoscanada.org), the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change (catholicsandclimatechange.org) and the Ottawa Presbytery Green Page (uccanottawa.org/The_Green_Page).

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A recording of part of a panel discussion at the Ottawa Green Expo entitled Water as a Human Right. Featured speakers are author and chairperson of The Council of Canadians Maude Barlow (canadians.org), international development worker and program director for WaterCan George Yap (watercan.com) and David Chernushenko, environmental activist, filmmaker and Ottawa city councillor (davidc.ca).

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The second half of a talk given in March 2011 by Mike Nickerson, author of Life, Money and Illusion, for the Humanists of Ottawa (ottawa.humanists.net)

Author, public speaker and sustainability specialist Mike Nickerson discusses the Eco Village project he is pioneering just outside of Ottawa and ties it in to broader themes on the subject of sustainable well-being. At the end Mark recomends a recent interview with Peter Kindfield with similar themes and touches on the book Entangled by Graham Hancock. Visit sustainwellbeing.net or superaje.com/~sustain5 to learn more about Mike and his projects.

The first half of a talk given in March 2011 by Mike Nickerson, author of Life, Money and Illusion, for the Humanists of Ottawa (ottawa.humanists.net)

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