“We're in such a unique time, where technology is accelerating at an insane pace. You can barely jump on the internet without seeing a new discovery, or incredible technological advancement. I think the next 10 years are going to be critically important.”In...

“The next generation gives me hope! The wisdom and voice of Greta Thunberg gives me hope - a 16 year old! It gives me hope to hear her voice and to hear the support for her voice. And all the marches across the globe gives me hope for our collective...

“And this was a really big awakening moment for me, realising that the majority of fossil fuel industry workers actually really wanted to build a better future with their skills, and above and beyond that, they were actually way more informed about these...

“Seeing examples of human resilience around the world is really inspiring, but also it tells us that we can thrive in the harshest of environments, in the darkest of times. That somehow, we as a species, we've found ways out of this before.”In this episode I...

“We as a human race don't tend to solve our problems before millions of people suffer. And I think in the case of urban agriculture that is also the reality.”In this podcast I speak with Henry Gordon-Smith, the founder and CEO of Agritecture an urban...

“We've never had this level of health or peace, prosperity in our history, and we just need to keep that vision and know that we can get through this. And there are solutions that we can take to get there.” In this podcast interview, I spoke with Ryan Zizzo,...

"We have all the tools and technology we need to deal with greenhouse gases. We just have to deploy it! But we only have 10 years - at most, maybe less. So good news, bad news, but I think, overall, good news. At least we can do it. It's not hopeless."For...

“I think it's hard to talk about green building broadly without focusing on climate change specifically and the imperative. And some of my internal debates are around, does climate change trump all other things right now?” In this podcast I speak with Jeff...

“Climate change, it's not partisan – it's our future! We have all the solutions out there to implement to start solving the climate crisis. It's not about doing more research into these problems. It's about people saying to our leaders: "You need to address...

“I think as a profession [architects] we need to be more vocal, and we need to be making bold and emphatic statements about things that we think are positive and things that we think are negative.” If you are at all familiar with the building and design...

“You show people a big tree – it doesn’t matter where they’re from or what age - they’re moved by how profound and beautiful it is.” Eric Davies is one of the Canadian media’s most sought-after experts when it comes to trees, urban forests, and ravine...

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” In this episode I had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Wendy Pentland, a personal coach, and a recently retired professor of...