Podcast appearances and mentions of mike nickerson

Mike Nickerson of Bardavon / UPAC in conversation with Rita Ryan of LocalMotion 3.15.23

The climate pact achieved at COP26 was woefully inadequate. We could be in for over four degrees Fahrenheit of warming this century over pre-industrial temperatures, and some scenarios would put us closer to eight degrees. In this episode, Paul Sutton shares his observations from Glasgow, and we get assessments from a few other noted experts. Policymakers are not willing to embrace any climate actions that give up economic growth, but economic growth virtually guarantees climate disaster. The bottom line: only drastic policy and behavior changes will avoid a very bleak future. Sutton is a Professor in the Department of Geography & the Environment at the University of Denver. He served as an official delegate for the American Association of Geographers (AAG) at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow in early November of 2021. He is not speaking for the AAG in this episode. One interesting class Paul teaches is Envisioning Utopia Through the Lens of a Wellbeing Economy. Also: recommended reading, and the new movie, Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The Titanic cartoon in this episode's graphic was created for the GrowthBusters project by artist/writer Stephanie McMillan. https://stephaniemcmillan.org/ The GrowthBusters theme song was written and produced by Jake Fader and sung by Carlos Jones. https://www.fadermusicandsound.com/ https://carlosjones.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Running Out of Gas – Episode 26 of the GrowthBusters podcast, with Paul Sutton and James Ward https://www.growthbusters.org/running-out-of-gas-podcast-episode-26/ GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth – free on YouTube https://youtu.be/_w0LiBsVFBo The Limits to Growthhttps://collections.dartmouth.edu/teitexts/meadows/diplomatic/meadows_ltg-diplomatic.html Planet of the Humans documentary https://planetofthehumans.com/ More Fun, Less Stuff – Episode 55 of the GrowthBusters podcast, with Mike Nickerson https://www.growthbusters.org/more-fun-less-stuff/ COP26: If We Don't Know Where We're Going, We Will End Up Someplace Else – by Paul Sutton https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/579095-cop26-if-we-dont-know-where-we-are-going-we-will-end-up-someplace?rl=1 Bankers Took Over the Climate Change Summit. That's Bad for Democracyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/25/opinion/cop26-gfanz-climate-change.html Soylent Green – trailer; see the movie on YouTube, AppleTV, Vudu and elsewhere https://youtu.be/N_jGOKYHxaQ The Powell Memorandum https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/powellmemo/ The Powell Memo and links to many essays about it https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/democracy/the-lewis-powell-memo-a-corporate-blueprint-to-dominate-democracy/ The Powell Memo – a critical book excerpt about the memo https://billmoyers.com/content/the-powell-memo-a-call-to-arms-for-corporations/ A Finer Future – by L. Hunter Lovins, Stewart Wallis, Anders Wijkman, and John Fullerton https://ourfinerfuture.com/ Quick Take from Katharine Hayhoe of The Nature Conservancy https://youtu.be/9wZz253lZwg Planet in Crisis podcast from Scientists Warning Europe https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/podcast World Scientists' Warnings into Action, Local to Global – New paper from Scientists Warning Europe https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/signature Shared Socioeconomic Pathways https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-shared-socioeconomic-pathways-explore-future-climate-change Prosperity Without Growth – by Tim Jackson https://timjackson.org.uk/ecological-economics/pwg/ COP26 demonstrations – photos by Paul Sutton https://urizenapw02-vlp.du.edu/~paul.sutton/COP26/ Rebelling Against Black Friday Consumerism – Episode 61 of the GrowthBusters podcast https://www.growthbusters.org/non-material-holidays/ So Kind Gift Registry https://sokindregistry.org/ Make a Year-End Gift to the GrowthBusters project https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/   RECOMMENDED READING: Insist that Public Policy Respects the Rights of Children and Women – by Dave Gardner https://medium.com/ending-overshoot/insist-that-public-policy-respects-the-rights-of-children-and-women-d961478d36f5 Ending Overshoot – a publication on Medium edited by Dave Gardner and Jem Randles https://medium.com/ending-overshoot Welcome to Gilead: How Population Fears Drive Women's Rights Abuses – new report from Population Matters https://populationmatters.org/news/2021/11/welcome-gilead-how-population-fears-drive-womens-rights-abuses To Breed or Not to Breed – by Alex Williams in the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/20/style/breed-children-climate-change.html The End of Growth: Ten Years After – by Richard Heinberg https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/11/20/end-growth-ten-years-after Climate Change with 8 Billion Humans - by Joseph Chamie http://www.ipsnews.net/2021/11/climate-change-8-billion-humans/ Why Renewable Energy isn't the Only Answer in our Climate Emergency - by Julie Peconi, also from Scientists Warning Europe https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/discover/why-renewable-energy-isnt-the-only-answer-in-our-climate-emergency On the GrowthBusters podcast, we come to terms with the limits to growth, explore the joy of sustainable living, and provide a recovery program from our society's growth addiction (economic/consumption and population). This podcast is part of the GrowthBusters project to raise awareness of overshoot and end our culture's obsession with, and pursuit of, growth. Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared “could be the most important film ever made.” Co-host, and self-described "energy nerd," Stephanie Gardner has degrees in Environmental Studies and Environmental Law & Policy. Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/ Make a donation to support this non-profit project. https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/ Archive of GrowthBusters podcast episodes http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/ Subscribe to GrowthBusters email updates https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup See the film – GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth http:www.growthbustersmovie.org Explore the issues at http://www.growthbusters.org View the GrowthBusters channel on YouTube Follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode:

Paramedics Wanted, STAT! The number of vacancies in the Nova Scotia paramedic service is on the rise and there are efforts to stem the bleeding. Hear concerns from Susan Leblanc, M-L-A for Dartmouth North and the N-D-P's health critic, and from Mike Nickerson, business agent for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 7-2-7.

In this episode, SPG's Pulse Science Cluster Program Manager, Constance Chiremba, sits down with Mike Nickerson, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Research Chair and Professor with the University of Saskatchewan, James D. House, Professor of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences with the University of Manitoba, Lindsey Boyd, Technologist of Pulse Science Cluster, Cereals Canada, and Elaine Sopiwnyk, Vice-President Technical Services, Canadian International Grains Institute (CIGI). The team discusses their research into how processing strategies are being developed for innovative commercially-ready pulse ingredients, and how these processes can achieve pulse flour and protein specifications, with the required functionality and nutritional profiles needed for a wide range of applications like pasta, soups, dips and sauces, pan breads, meat binders, and meat alternatives. The outcomes of this work will result in important technical information for food manufacturers and is a key component in the Canadian pulse industry's goal to diversify and create new markets and new uses for 25% of Canadian pulses by 2025, strengthening the demand for pulse ingredients and growers' crops into high value markets. Read the accompanying article here.

“We need to end the game of Monopoly and start playing the game of sustainability – recognizing the limitations of the planet and building our systems to live within those.” Those are the wise words of Mike Nickerson, author of Life, Money & Illusion: Living on Earth as If We Want to Stay. In this episode Mike explains why he is promoting the mantra, “more fun, less stuff.” We're in a “tailspin consumerist debacle,” according to Mike, and he's quite sure we need to be “liberated from the materialist cult.” Our discussion includes the American Dream, the voluntary simplicity movement and the role of advertising in our overconsumption. LINKS: 8 Billion Angels screening and webinar - June 24, 2021 7th Generation Initiative / Sustainability Project  Life, Money & Illusion: Living on Earth as If We Want to Stay – by Mike Nickerson e-book print edition – contact Mike Nickerson Eco-Village project A Strategy for Long Term Well-Being – by Mike Nickerson Work Less Party What Really Counts: The Case for a Sustainable and Equitable Economy – by Ron Coleman More Fun, Less Stuff Starter Kit – by Betsy Taylor Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth – by R. Buckminster Fuller Spaceship Earth Passenger Safety Briefing – short film by Dave Gardner Small Is Beautiful – by E.F. Schumacher Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared “could be the most important film ever made.”  Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/ Make a donation to support this non-profit project. https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/ Archive of GrowthBusters podcast episodes http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/ Subscribe to GrowthBusters email updates https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup See the film – GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth http:www.growthbustersmovie.org Explore the issues at http://www.growthbusters.org View the GrowthBusters channel on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Growthbuster Follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode:

In this episode of the podcast we hear from 13 previous guest discussing the subject of travel. Mark had posed the question if you could travel anywhere in the world you haven’t been where would you go and why? This lead to some wide ranging discussions on such topics as the value of travel, how climate change will mean less of it and how maybe staying in one place can be the greatest learning experience. Hear why people want to go to Finland, Ethiopia, Colorado, The Amazon Rainforest as well as many other interesting places. Among the guests featured are authors David Chernushenko, Dr. Emma Mardlin and Mike Nickerson, David McGee of Lost Ottawa and Pamela French of the Authentic Relating Ottawa community. Mark also share some places he would like to go as well including Russia and Guatemala.

  The Rhinecliff Hotel is gone but not forgotten. It was home to many a Hudson Valley band. Some young upstarts that made their bones there and also well known artists looking for a hip new venue. The Hotel's mystique and charm were steeped in its lack of pretension. Mike Nickerson knows more about it than perhaps any man alive and he chats with Rick Z about the role he played in establishing its reputation.

In this episode of Further Reflections we hear two new interviews. Joe Gunn is the recent Executive Director of Citizens for Public Justice and currently the Oblate Centre in Ottawa. Joe will discuss themes from his book Journeys to Justice: Reflections on Canadian Christian Activism. He touches upon how everyday Christians and Churches in the past have moved the yardstick forward on issues related to social and ecological justice. Joe also spent 7 years living and working in Latin America and reflects on those experiences. Towards the end we touch upon Climate Change, climate grief and biophilia. The second interview is a familiar voice, that of Mike Nickerson. Mike is the founder of the Lanark Eco Village and the author of Life, Money and Illusion. Mike discusses issues related to limits to growth, Climate Change and puts forward a message of hope towards the end. Listen to Mike’s previous interview here or visit Mike on the web at http://www.sustainwellbeing.net/ . In the Final Five minutes Mark reflects on a recent trip to Montréal. 

It’s the one year anniversary of Further Reflections and Mark takes a look back at some of the highlights. We hear Jim Birtch, Chris Bisson and Mike Nickerson share their experiences of the city of Ottawa, Glenn Campbell discuss Shamanism, Mark review the book Brida and Pamela French discuss authentic relating games. Later Corrie Rabbe, Randal Goodfellow and Mark talk about the movies, Laurin Fulton discusses environmental sustainability, Stewart McIsaac, Amber Westfall and Daniel Foor share unique travel experiences and Mark ends with some new material, perspectives on the books Muhammad, Jesus and The Buddha by Deepak Chopra. Thanks to all for making the first year of Further Reflections an enjoyable one.

Mike Nickerson is the guest in this episode. Mike touches on familiar themes related to the concept of sustainability and limits to growth, including such topics as facing uncertainty with optimism and near term human extinction. He also gives an update on the Lanark Eco Village.

We’re not living on Earth as if we want to stay, observes Mike Nickerson. In our last episode, Mike Nickerson shared his vision for, and the joy of, making the cultural shift necessary for a sustainable human civilization. In this continuation of the conversation, we explore some of the forces keeping our system stuck in an unsustainable mode. Nickerson leads the Sustainability Project/7th Generation Initiative in Canada, a non-profit organization that collects, studies, develops and teaches ideas, information, technologies and customs that promote green values and lead toward a sustainable future. His books include Change the World I Want to Stay On; Planning for Seven Generations: Guideposts for a Sustainable Future; and Life, Money and Illusion.

“We could be having so much fun that there just isn't time to consume resources on a quantity, or produce waste on a quantity that would be problematic for the planet,” according Mike Nickerson. He shares his ideas about how enjoyable it could be to make the cultural shift necessary for human civilization to be sustainable. Mike Nickerson has spent his career advancing sustainability. In the 1970s he founded and co-directed the Institute for the Study of Cultural Evolution. Today he leads the Sustainability Project/7th Generation Initiative in Canada, a non-profit organization that collects, studies, develops and teaches ideas, information, technologies and customs that promote green values and lead toward a sustainable future. Nickerson wrote legislation to launch measurement of a Genuine Progress Index in Canada. The Canadian government never followed through, but an independent Canadian Index of Wellbeing was eventually developed. His books include Change the World I Want to Stay On; Planning for Seven Generations: Guideposts for a Sustainable Future; and Life, Money and Illusion. More recently Mike has been helping to build the Lanark Eco-Village in Ontario, Canada. This conversation was recorded in 2008, but is being shared now for the first time. For links to Nickerson's work, to comment on this material, or to subscribe to our free weekly newsletter, visit http://www.conversationearth.org

"Money, Money, Money" with Mike Nickerson, author of the book- Life, Money and Illusion- Living on Earth as if we want to stay. Mike is a visionary activist who was a co-director of the Institute for the Study of Cultural Evolution back in the 70's. His book and this show are an exploration of the human nature, our civilization, illusions and new indicators to help us navigate through the growth/evolutionary process. Mike Nickerson is a longtime environmental activist, popular educator and the author of three books on sustainability including Bakavi: Change the World I Want to Stay On and Planning For Seven Generations: Guideposts for a Sustainable Future. He is a founding member of the Green Party of Canada and helped draft the Canada Well-Being Measurement Act. His website is http://www.SustainWellBeing.net.DownloadMike Nickerson's website is: http://www.sustainwellbeing.net/Source: Progressive Radio NetworkAired: 3/18/10 12:00 AMThis podcast is an aggregate of audio files freely available online. Please visit the original source and subscribe to the host website.