Link to the Show / Show Notes
This
edition of Canadian Voices features Chris Turner, journalist and
author of the national bestseller 'The Geography of Hope: A Tour of
the World We Need'. He speaks on themes from this 2007 book.
Concerned
about the unpromising future his newborn daughter might face, the
Calgary-based journalist and author spent a year touring the world
looking
for
the ecological innovators who are trying to make our world a more
livable place While investigating issues like energy consumption,
alternative housing, and the commitment involved in living a greener
lifestyle, he takes the reader on a journey that stretches from
Colorado to India.
He spoke at an event
sponsored by Selkirk College's Mir Centre for Peace in Nelson, BC,
in February, 2009.
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