The sustainably.eco Podcast
The sustainably.eco podcast is a monthly conversation with leaders in sustainability from our own backyard in Kingston, ON and across Canada. Topics will include sustainable transportation, food recovery, climate action, sustainable energy, the living wage movement to name but a few.
Episodes
38 episodes
Episode 38: Food Waste
We're back after a long break. Queen's University students Brooke McAdam and Ambrose Wong took the reins on this episode about Food Waste. They spoke with Milton Calderon Donefer, founder of
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Episode 37: Sustainable Tourism at Hammond Hill and The Kingston Climate Expo
This month, we spoke with Aaron Markel, Founder of Hammond Hill, the first eco-experience and wilderness retreat of its kind in Canada. We talked about sustainable building practices, tiny homes and eco-tou...
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Episode 36
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Episode 36: Sustainable Transportation
Episode 36 is all about Sustainable Transportation. We spoke with Amanda Mesluk, Senior Sustainability Manager at Fl...
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Episode 36
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Episode 35: Cave diver Jill Heinerth and Lost Rivers founder Helen Mills
This month, we spoke with Jill Heinerth, an acclaimed polar explorer, cave diver, author, speaker, filmmaker, and climate advocate. Jill is the first Explorer-in-Residence of the
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Episode 34: Retrofitting Canada's Homes with Kai Millyard / Greenovations at Queen's University.
We were off for a few months but are back with an exciting new episode about the home retrofit space. This month’s episode is also unique because we’ve added new voices to the team. Liliana Chow and Noel Tesfalem Gebre are students at
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Episode 33: Experiencing Climate Change Through XR Theatre & Sustainable Tourism
This month, we spoke with director Chris Salter and playwright Kate Story about
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Episode 32: Sustainable Buildings & Geothermal Energy
We recently spoke to Adam Molson from the Daniels Corporation about the launch of their Circular Economy Hub: a dedicated space for residents to donate, repair or exchange unwanted or damaged items to redu...
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Episode 31: Kingston School Streets and Hamilton's Community Fossil Free Plan
We recently spoke to Dr. Patricia Collins, Nico Koenig and Roger Healy about
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Episode 30: EV Q+A with Cara Clairman and François Lefèvre
This month we're sharing an edited version of our EV Q+A event. This was an online presentation from Sustainable Kingston featuring Cara Clairman, CEO of Plug N Drive and François Lefèvre, Senior M...
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Episode 29: Sustainable Fashion with Stephanie Sarka and Jesse Whale
This month is all about Sustainable Fashion. We recently spoke with Jesse Whale, stylist, wardrobe consultant, and owner of
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Episode 28: Carissa MacLennan of the Toy Exchange Club and Dr. Bertrand Malsch on Environmental, Social and Governance reporting
This month we spoke to Carissa MacLennan of the Toy Exchange Club, a premium wooden toy rental subscription service...
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Episode 27: Author and Comedian Ali Hassan & Planting Seeds of Hope with Jackie Ryan
This month we spoke with actor, author, and comedian Ali Hassan (CBC's Canada Reads) about his role as returning host of the
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Episode 26: "The Climate Baby Dilemma" and "Avenue of Champions"
This month we spoke to director, writer, and producer Victoria Lean about her new documentary "
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Episode 26
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Episode 25: Cool Hood Champs & Neighbourhood Climate Action Champions / Eating and Growing Green
This month we speak with Cheryl Ng from the University of British Columbia's Cool Hood Champs
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Episode 25
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Episode 24: Playwright and Director Clarke Mackey / Simba Sleep's Emma Reid
This month's episode features two great conversations including interviews with Clarke Mackey and Em...
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Episode 23: Energy Conservation at CFB Kingston / Life After Single-Use Plastics
In this month's episode, we speak to Lukas Duchaine, Technical Specialist at Defence Construction Canada, about the massive energy conservation projec...
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Episode 22: Green Burials and Sustainable Commuting
In this month's episode, we speak with Sue Lyon (Green Burials Kingston) and Sarah Reid (James Reid Funeral Home) about Green Burials: the...
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Episode 21: Green Marketing and Commuter Challenge
This month we spoke with green marketing expert, Dr. Jacob Brower from the Smith School of Business at
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Episode 21
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Episode 20: Sustainable Pet Food and Earth Day 2022
This month we spoke with Dr. Sofia Bonilla and Kasey Dunn from HOPE Pet Food about the benefits of insect protein in pet food and how products like Berry Buglicious are helping to mitigate the climate crisi...
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Episode 19: Electric Vehicles (Nissan Canada/Wintergreen Studios) & Rain Gardens (Green Communities Canada)
Episode 19 of the sustainably.eco podcast features an interview with Rena Upitis and Danielle Picard from Wintergreen Studios about their great online Electric Vehicle resource,
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Episode 18: Transitioning Buildings to Net Zero with Jeff Ranson and Home Energy Incentives with Cedric Pepelea
The sustainably.eco podcast is back. This month we spoke with Jeff Ranson, Sr. Director - Energy, Environment & Advocacy at BOMA Toronto. We had a great chat about the challenges of transitioning b...
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Episode 17: COP26 and Musicians Fighting Climate Change
This month, we chat about COP26 with Diana Sukailo, Sustainability Consultant and Vice President of the Cambridge University Social Impact and Sustainabi...
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Episode 16: Innovation in Compostable Products and Industrial Wastewater
This month's episode is all about Innovation. Earlier this month, we spoke with Morgan Wyatt, founder of Greenlid: a Canadian company specializing in compostable products that are poised to replace sing...
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Episode 16
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