David Suzuki
What is the goal of the David Suzuki Foundation?
Conserve and Protect the natural environment
What was the goal of "Drawdown"?
To find the 100 most sustainable solutions to global warming
What area of the world does John focus his research on?
Canadian Arctic
What is considered to be the safe level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere before reaching the climates tipping point?
350ppm
What are the two main goals of Second Harvest?
No waste. No hunger.
When was the David Suzuki Foundation founded?
1990
What is the single greatest cause of ecological degradation?
The food industry
What does John's Arctic research focus on?
Nature of the environment and the time spans from ice age to present
In what year did Bill McKibben write "The End of Nature"?
1989
In what year did Ina and Joan found second harvest?
1985
What is the "Methane Gun"?
Sudden, huge release of methane from melting Arctic Ice
According to Hawkin what are two important functions of business?
Promoting sustainability and fostering economic growth
What National Park did John propose?
Quttinirpaaq, Ellesmere Island
What percentage of food is wasted within Canada?
58%
What inspired David to become an environmental activist?
The internment camps he went through as a child during the war helped to instill in him a deep idea about environmental activism shaping his life's work and deciding his life path as an activist.
What is god?
Mockingbird
Natural World
What year did John first travel to the Arctic?
May 1965
What was the main argument posed in the excerpt from "The End of Nature"?
Global change is not always slow, the future is not timeless
What motivated Ina Andre and Joan Clayton to create Second Harvest?
Noticed the amount of food that was being wasted while people were going hungry.