Best Rebalancing Act Podcasts (2024)

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Curse of the Resources? 29:16

2+ y ago29:16

29:16

Hearing lots of talk about oil dependency? Not sure what it means to have a resource based economy? Why does Banana Republic have such a problematic name? Does the resource curse impact climate action too?⁠ In this episode we dive into what is a rentier state and why does having a resource heavy economy matter. The Forgotten History of Banana Repub…

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Housing as a Climate Solution: Discussing Housing Affordability and Sustainability with Craig Ruttan 32:34

2+ y ago32:34

32:34

Housing affordability (or lack thereof) seems to be on the lips of all Canadians these days - or at least everyone Kiran and Leslie Anne know. Join Kiran for a conversation with Craig Ruttan, Policy Director of Energy, Housing and Economic Enablers at the Toronto Region Board of Trade, for a conversation about how we can increase housing affordabil…

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Climate (Super) Models 30:51

2+ y ago30:51

30:51

Leslie Anne takes a deep dive in this episode into climate models. How accurate are they? How do we test them? How should we be using them?

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Green Finance #3: Turning Climate Risks into Rewards 45:38

3y ago45:38

45:38

In the final episode of Rebalancing Act's mini-season about climate finance, Kiran is joined by climate strategist Pete Richardson. Pete works at Manifest Climate, a fast-growing startup providing climate change solutions & consulting to help companies manage their climate risk and build resilience. Pete and Kiran discuss Pete's own career journey,…

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Green Finance #2: Personal Finance is Power! 27:19

3y ago27:19

27:19

In episode 2 of Rebalancing Act's mini-season focused on finance, Kiran and Leslie Anne discuss the power of personal finance. Are you looking for more ways to have a positive impact on the climate? Your savings hold the power to either slow or accelerate climate solutions. In this episode, the hosts discuss how to avoid greenwashing, how to resear…

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Green Finance #1: Divesting From a Negative Climate Future 32:46

3y ago32:46

32:46

We are back with a mini-season focused on finance! What is the financial system, how does it impact climate goals, and how can we use finance as a force to accelerate climate solutions? In this episode, we discuss the ongoing activist movement pressuring institutions to divest from fossil fuels. Where did it start, how is it going, and what lessons…

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Sustainability Olympics, Tokyo Edition! 24:52

3y ago24:52

24:52

After a long summer hiatus, Leslie Anne and Kiran are back with a new episode, and some more lined up coming soon. The olympics are always an awesome sporting event, but what is their carbon footprint? In this episode, our hosts discuss whether the 2020 Tokyo Olympics lived up to its "green" branding, and what we can do to make this event more sust…

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Water: Speaking for the fish with Professor Scott A. Bonar 52:11

3+ y ago52:11

52:11

Kiran recently had the pleasure of interviewing Scott A. Bonar. Scott is currently a professor at the University of Arizona in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment, and he researches fishery conservation. Scott is also the immediate past-president of the American Fisheries Society. Scott and Kiran talked about what we can do to help …

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Water - We're 70% what?! 52:36

3+ y ago52:36

52:36

Hear Leslie Anne chat with the Lake Ontario Waterkeeper about hidden gems on Lake Ontario, water literacy and the importance of environmental protection. Links: https://www.swimdrinkfish.ca http://www.waterkeeper.ca https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/children-of-the-poisoned-river-mercury-poisoning-grassy-narrows-first-nation/…

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REPLAY: All they do is win win win: with Indigenous law, climate solutions and coral reefs 39:45

3+ y ago39:45

39:45

In honour of National Indigenous People’s Day next week we are replaying our first episode which focused on Indigenous law and climate change.

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Water, water everywhere and Nature's revenge? 31:31

3+ y ago31:31

31:31

We want to acknowledge the tragedy that is the discovery of a grave of 215 children on the grounds of a residential school this past week. Leslie Anne thought hard about including an additional recording in the episode when editing but couldn't bring herself to talk more about it. We know this isn't history. We know this isn't shocking. But it is s…

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Green beaches?! Advanced weathering - how volcanic rock can pull carbon from the sky 21:09

3+ y ago21:09

21:09

Baked into the net-zero model is the assumption that we will use carbon-negative tools and techniques to offset areas of life that are difficult to decarbonize. What kind of tools are available to us, and how should their ability and potential fit into our understanding of carbon solutions? Kiran and Leslie Anne discuss advanced weathering, a nifty…

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Air - Renewables, Rocks and Margarine References? 41:04

3+ y ago41:04

41:04

This week Leslie Anne spoke with Mayor Boucher of Antigonish and Sean Fleming about AREA and renewable power! https://www.areans.ca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarine_Reference https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/climate-and-environment/in-u-s-people-of-colour-more-exposed-than-whites-to-air-pollution-1.5407491 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-sc…

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Air: A breath of fresh... wind? solar? - how renewables are a public health wonder 19:25

3+ y ago19:25

19:25

We all think we know why renewables are great, right? Zero carbon! On this episode of Rebalancing Act, Leslie Anne and Kiran add another "win" to that pile: the public health benefits of renewable energy are huge, and we should be talking about them. The Covid-19 pandemic showed us what happens when economic activity slows and the smog clears, righ…

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Hot Air! An Interview with Daniel Bida of ZooShare, Canada's First Zoo Biogas Plant 37:32

3+ y ago37:32

37:32

First we bring you flame with a discussion about wildfires, now we bring you...gas? Kiran interviews Daniel Bida, Executive Director of ZooShare, Canada's first zoo biogas plant. They talk about what biogas is, how it turns something that has traditionally been seen as a waste item (poo and food waste!) into a valuable source of renewable energy. Y…

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Fire - Just gonna stand there and watch me burn and other fire management practices 51:47

3+ y ago51:47

51:47

We talked forest fires this week with Maria Sharpe of the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre and Mike Flannigan of University of Alberta and Wildland Fire Service. Some things they mention: CBC World on Fire Podcast - https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-422-world-on-fire Fire Smart Program - https://firesmartcanada.ca Fire Triangle - https:…

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Fire - Cause I'm burnin' up, burnin' up, For Climate Solutions 22:08

3+ y ago22:08

22:08

This week Leslie Anne gets a little personal talking about forest fires. She talks about the role they've played in her life and the role they play in their ecosystems. Links: https://www.ontario.ca/page/karner-blue https://foresthistory.org/research-explore/us-forest-service-history/policy-and-law/fire-u-s-forest-service/u-s-forest-service-fire-su…

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Earth - The One With Poetry and Food? 37:16

3+ y ago37:16

37:16

We interview Brittany Maguire about regenerative farming, food security and how they interact with climate solutions. Brittany is currently working on food security issues at Meal Exchange. Meal Exchange is a nationally registered charity that works in collaboration with post-secondary students and campuses to increase access to good food and build…

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Earth - How to Value Natural Capital With Rob Godfrey of Treeconomy 23:41

3+ y ago23:41

23:41

We know that trees store carbon. What's harder to figure out is how much, in what amount of time, and who should benefit from preserving and planting them. Treeconomy is a startup seeking to solve this problem by using technology to sell carbon offsets that are transparent and verified. We interview Rob Godfrey, co-founder of Treeconomy, to get the…

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Earth - The Earthly Delight of Soil 22:08

4y ago22:08

22:08

Join us for our first episode of our second season! We talk all about the importance of soil and the living things all around us, the challenges that they in a changing climate, and what we can do about it. If you want more Rebalancing Act in your lives, you can find us at @rebalancingact on Instagram, @rebalancingact_ on Twitter, and at rebalancin…

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Co-operating for Energy Democracy: renewables, investments and co-ops, oh my! 45:56

4y ago45:56

45:56

This week we talked energy co-ops and energy democracy!The co-ops:Co-Energy: http://coenergy.coopOttawa Renewable Energy Co-operative: https://www.orec.caSome academic articles Leslie Anne read:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00139157.2019.1564212https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629617303031https://www.frontiersin…

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Erasing Carbon Footprints: It's all just one step away 36:21

4y ago36:21

36:21

This week we talked carbon footprints and how valuable they really are in our minds... https://mashable.com/feature/carbon-footprint-pr-campaign-sham/ https://grist.org/energy/footprint-fantasy/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/10/how-fossil-fuel-industry-got-media-think-climate-change-was-debatable/ “Google says it has wiped out its …

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What does the future look like? If you're a solarpunk, its looking sunnier than you might think. 36:21

4y ago36:21

36:21

Solarpunk primer: http://www.re-des.org/a-solarpunk-manifesto/ Our guest, Andrew Luba's website. Link here to learn more about his documentary and to buy his new board game, FUTURES: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goodpartygames/futures Solarpunk inspiration: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunkfarms/?hl=en Learn more about 2040 The Documentar…

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Let's talk turtles: Conservation and climate data coming to the rescue for the places you love 38:29

4y ago38:29

38:29

This week we talked turtles! The connection between conservation and climate change might not be obvious but conservation is crucial to support Natural Climate Solutions, climate mitigation and adaptation measures and to protect our biodiversity! Let alone the inherent value of turtles. Ways to Support Mi’kmaq fisheries - https://drive.google.com/f…

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Bowling Alone... On Twitter?: Civil Society as a climate change solution 38:14

4y ago38:14

38:14

Show Notes: 1. The New Yorker, “The Last Time That Democracy Almost Died” Jan 27 2020 Link: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/02/03/the-last-time-democracy-almost-died 2. Lethbridge College, Alberta, Wind Turbine Technician program Link: https://lethbridgecollege.ca/programs/wind-turbine-technician 3. Bowling alone: an influential text docume…

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Think fast! Or maybe not? : Behavioural science informed policy and what covid policy can teach us about solving climate change 36:34

4y ago36:34

36:34

We talk good policy making, behavioural science and a comparison between COVID and climate change response policies! Show Notes: Sebastian’s bio - https://www.bi.team/people/sebastian-salomon-ballada/ The world is coming together to fight coronavirus. It can do the same for the climate crisis - https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/18/world/coronavirus-and-c…

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How to make climate friends and influence people by.... listening to them? : An intro to motivational interviewing 35:20

4y ago35:20

35:20

Motivational interviewing (MI), a style of personal interaction you can learn in a few weeks, is a key solution for spurring action on climate change. MI was developed by psychologists originally in work with patients suffering from addiction, but now is used in many settings to encourage self-reflection and help change minds. In this episode we ta…

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All they do is win win win: with Indigenous law, climate solutions and coral reefs 39:45

4y ago39:45

39:45

Show Notes: This week we talked eels, manatees, wildfires and Indigenous epistemologies. Please remember to rate, review and subscribe wherever you are listening to this podcast. For more information on things mentioned in the episode, or Indigenous sovereignty and its intersections with climate change more broadly, check out the links below. If yo…

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Interested in Rebalancing Act? Listen here first! 1:10

4y ago1:10

1:10

Let’s navigate the ambitious, exciting and achievable roadmap to our climate-positive future together. Climate change is real, it’s here, and it’s the defining issue of our time - but that doesn’t mean we are helpless. Kiran Waterhouse, Leslie Anne St. Amour and expert guests explore how we can make our lives and communities better while rebalancin…

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Curse of the Resources? 29:16

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Housing as a Climate Solution: Discussing Housing Affordability and Sustainability with Craig Ruttan 32:34

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Climate (Super) Models 30:51

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Green Finance #3: Turning Climate Risks into Rewards 45:38

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Green Finance #2: Personal Finance is Power! 27:19

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Green Finance #1: Divesting From a Negative Climate Future 32:46

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Sustainability Olympics, Tokyo Edition! 24:52

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Water: Speaking for the fish with Professor Scott A. Bonar 52:11

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Water - We're 70% what?! 52:36

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REPLAY: All they do is win win win: with Indigenous law, climate solutions and coral reefs 39:45

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Water, water everywhere and Nature's revenge? 31:31

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Green beaches?! Advanced weathering - how volcanic rock can pull carbon from the sky 21:09

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Air - Renewables, Rocks and Margarine References? 41:04

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Air: A breath of fresh... wind? solar? - how renewables are a public health wonder 19:25

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Hot Air! An Interview with Daniel Bida of ZooShare, Canada's First Zoo Biogas Plant 37:32

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Fire - Just gonna stand there and watch me burn and other fire management practices 51:47

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Fire - Cause I'm burnin' up, burnin' up, For Climate Solutions 22:08

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Earth - The One With Poetry and Food? 37:16

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Earth - How to Value Natural Capital With Rob Godfrey of Treeconomy 23:41

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Earth - The Earthly Delight of Soil 22:08

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Co-operating for Energy Democracy: renewables, investments and co-ops, oh my! 45:56

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Erasing Carbon Footprints: It's all just one step away 36:21

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What does the future look like? If you're a solarpunk, its looking sunnier than you might think. 36:21

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Let's talk turtles: Conservation and climate data coming to the rescue for the places you love 38:29

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Bowling Alone... On Twitter?: Civil Society as a climate change solution 38:14

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Think fast! Or maybe not? : Behavioural science informed policy and what covid policy can teach us about solving climate change 36:34

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How to make climate friends and influence people by.... listening to them? : An intro to motivational interviewing 35:20

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All they do is win win win: with Indigenous law, climate solutions and coral reefs 39:45

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Interested in Rebalancing Act? Listen here first! 1:10

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