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The Barriers Are All Political.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/2023/01/16/1-5c-is-doable-the-barriers-are-all-political/">https://www.theenergymix.com/2023/01/16/1-5c-is-doable-the-barriers-are-all-political/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>[Zero] Carbon – Your Weekly Newsletter on the Climate Crisis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The best news on Davos, EVs, heat pumps, cooking without gas, and more</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://mailchi.mp/nationalobserver.com/the-big-lie-and-other-whoppers">https://mailchi.mp/nationalobserver.com/the-big-lie-and-other-whoppers</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Officials from war-torn Ukraine estimate that as many as 2.8 million residents have been forcibly relocated to Russia since the invasion began.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/169344/ukraine-invasion-russia-kidnapped-war">https://newrepublic.com/article/169344/ukraine-invasion-russia-kidnapped-war</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Stop the $77 B Fighter Jet purchase <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The federal government plans to purchase 88 new Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters for $19 billion with a lifecycle cost of $77 billion. Sign the petition to say NO here<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Sign/e-4217">https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Sign/e-4217</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>5 things Canada could defund to pay for an epic just transition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We could raise $175 billion a year to fund life-giving public goods by defunding five destructive areas of government spending</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://breachmedia.ca/5-things-canada-could-defund-to-pay-for-an-epic-just-transition/">https://breachmedia.ca/5-things-canada-could-defund-to-pay-for-an-epic-just-transition/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Canada needs an excess profits tax in Budget 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Disparity is contributing to a growing wealth gap in Canada, where the richest 1% have gained nearly seven times more wealth than the bottom 50% over the past 10 years, according to a new report by Oxfam. New taxes are needed to address inequality and make everyone, including corporations, pay their fair share.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.taxfairness.ca/en/act/take-action/canada-needs-excess-profits-tax-budget-2023">https://www.taxfairness.ca/en/act/take-action/canada-needs-excess-profits-tax-budget-2023</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Enough denial; Alberta should start talking about a just transition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-enough-denial-alberta-should-start-talking-about-a-just-transition">https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-enough-denial-alberta-should-start-talking-about-a-just-transition</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>To: Premier Doug Ford: Don’t privatize Ontario’s surgeries. Protect public health care.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/don-t-privatize-surgeries-protect-public-health-care">https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/don-t-privatize-surgeries-protect-public-health-care</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Save Ontario’s food and farms from disappearing forever<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Ontario is losing 319 acres of farmland every day. Help protect local, fresh, home grown food made right here in Ontario before it’s too late.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://homegrownofa.ca/take-action/">https://homegrownofa.ca/take-action/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>The 2023 T.O. Budget Launch Spectacular<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>City Hall Watcher #210: the city's draft 2023 budget is off the launchpad — a look at what we've learned<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/chw210">https://toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/chw210</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Toronto Homeowners: Sign our open letter calling for higher property taxes to fund services, not police<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_kXgLSlvc-QwB9XFmt1Amaf2UWUEh9TxZYQpXCfUsapn9gg/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_kXgLSlvc-QwB9XFmt1Amaf2UWUEh9TxZYQpXCfUsapn9gg/viewform</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Why Small Nuclear Reactors are not a climate fix<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Jan. 23, 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Small Nuclear Reactors (SMRs) are increasingly being looked at as a solution to reducing emissions and addressing climate change. Yet like most nuclear power projects, SMRs have a history of significant cost over-runs and years-long schedule delays. Join David Schlissel, Mark Jacobson from Stanford, and Naomi Orekes from Harvard as they discuss why SMRs as a tool to fight climate change are not a good idea.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ieefa.org/events/webinar-why-small-nuclear-reactors-are-not-climate-fix#author">https://ieefa.org/events/webinar-why-small-nuclear-reactors-are-not-climate-fix#author</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Keep the Greenbelt Promise - Respect Rural Ontario - Rally in Toronto <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Jan. 23, noon - 1 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sheraton Hotel, South side of Queen Street across from City Hall (Queen and Bay)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join the Greenbelt Promise group and organizers outside the Rural Ontario Municipalities Association (ROMA) meeting. Ford and his MPPs need to know that this is our province, not an oligarchy. #HandsOffTheGreenbelt #Ontario #Bill23 #Bill124</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://greenbeltpromise.ca/">https://greenbeltpromise.ca/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Toronto City Budget 101<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Jan. 23, 6 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The City Budget is complex, so where do you even begin? We've got you covered! With presenters: City Councillor and Budget Committee Member Alejandra Bravo and past City Councillor Mike Layton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.progresstoronto.ca/winter-training-series-jan-23-2023">https://www.progresstoronto.ca/winter-training-series-jan-23-2023</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Health Care: Privatization Pushback<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Jan 23, 7:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join NDP's Peter Tabuns, Dr. Vincent Lam, Natalie Mehra (Ontario Health Coalition - OHC) and the ONA (Ontario Nurses' Association) to discuss the ON governments' latest policy changes including investing in private clinics to address the COVID-19 generated surgery backlog. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ezFHVNOWTCqMNadcuFHVWA">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ezFHVNOWTCqMNadcuFHVWA</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>The Walkable City, 10 Years Later<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Jan. 24, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Arguably the most influential living author in city planning, Jeff Speck was the writer behind Suburban Nation, The Smart Growth Manual, and Walkable City Rules, but his most popular book remains Walkable City, which was published in 2012 and became an instant classic. Last Month, the book was reissued on its tenth anniversary, including a lively introduction from Janette Sadik-Khan and 100 pages of new text that brings it firmly into the 2020s. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LlHpUKO4TR-AgDViwzg_Nw">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LlHpUKO4TR-AgDViwzg_Nw</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Join Us in Protest - Fund Community Supports Not Cops! - Say NO to Tory’s Police Budget Increase! Defund and Abolish the Police!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Jan. 24, 11:30 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Nathan Phillips Square (Queen and Bay), Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>As the city’s Budget Committee wraps up for the year, gather with us outside of City Hall to demand that Toronto DIVEST from police and INVEST in communities. Say NO to John Tory's $48.3 million police budget increase! Say YES to reallocating 50% of the police budget to community supports!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.anothertoronto.ca/">https://www.anothertoronto.ca/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>How To Talk to Anyone About Climate Change<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Jan. 24 and 31, 10 a.m. - Noon PT <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Online.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Conversations about climate change can be challenging. This course will give you the tools you need, derived from experts in values research, storytelling and communications; we will learn how to talk about climate change as if it mattered to everyone. Online $23.33+GST. Register here:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://adm.viu.ca/eldercollege/course-descriptions#Talk_Climate_Change">https://adm.viu.ca/eldercollege/course-descriptions#Talk_Climate_Change</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B050'>What's Next for Bill 23 and the Greenbelt?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Jan 25, 7 - 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join activists and experts to discuss the next steps in the fight against Bill 23 and the Greenbelt removals. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> - Get updates on the requested OPP investigation and Ecojustice’s Judicial Review of the Hamilton Official Plan. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> - Learn how federal and municipal governments can take action.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> - Hear about new ways to get involved - including a rally at Queen's Park on February 21 and a new grassroots group called the Greenbelt Guardians.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/120535/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=eblast&ea.url.id=6240536&forwarded=true">https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/120535/petition/1</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B050'>Lawn signs available - Hands of the Greenbelt - Stop 413<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/lawn-sign-request-form/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/lawn-sign-request-form/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Building support for bold climate policy panel<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Jan. 25, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With the recent commitments to cap emissions from the oil and gas sector and implement a clean electricity standard, Canada has a unique opportunity to pave the way for strong global climate policy. However, to ensure that these policies are equitable, effective and long-lasting, it is crucial to build enduring public support. How do we talk to Canadians about climate policy? How do we build on existing public support? How can we address and foster Canadian values in our conversations? Join us on January 25 for a dynamic conversation with leading climate communicators to unpack and discuss the opportunities and challenges to reach new audiences, engage citizens, and build support for strong, equitable climate change policy in Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SYI5i1WdTkqQWovQd5UI5w?mc_cid=77ca934830&mc_eid=acd72700ee">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SYI5i1WdTkqQWovQd5UI5w?mc_cid=77ca934830&mc_eid=acd72700ee</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Your Community's Environmental Well-Being - Actions to Take in 2023 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Le bien-être environnemental de votre communauté – actions à entreprendre en 2023 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Jan. 25, 1 - 2 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This presentation, hosted by the Canadian Environmental Law Association, will be presented entirely in French. It will provide an overview of three environmental issues as well as concrete actions you can take to ensure your well-being, as well as the health of your community and the environment. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>· how to reduce lead in drinking water<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>· how to improve local air quality, and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>· how to better protect vulnerable people from heat waves.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cela.ca/le-bien-etre-environnemental-de-votre-communaute-2023/">https://cela.ca/le-bien-etre-environnemental-de-votre-communaute-2023/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>US Launch of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2022 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Jan. 26, 10 a.m. - noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We will have a diverse line-up of distinguished international speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>• Geoffrey Fettus, Director, Nuclear Program, NRDC - Global Overview<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>• Mycle Schneider, WNISR Coordinator, Paris - Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>• M.V. Ramana, Professor, University of British Columbia - Decommissioning<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>• Alexander James Wimmers, Research Associate, Technical University Berlin - Special Comment - Nuclear Power and War<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>• Dr. Edwin Lyman, Director of Nuclear Power Safety, Union of Concerned Scientists<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://nrdc-org.zoom.us/j/98161632342?pwd=Sm1yZkd5Z2RMMmRLa1ZmZGpDdlk2UT09&from=addon">https://nrdc-org.zoom.us/j/98161632342?pwd=Sm1yZkd5Z2RMMmRLa1ZmZGpDdlk2UT09&from=addon</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Critical Public Health & Safety Impacts of Decommissioning Indian Point Nuclear Station - With Dr. Helen Caldicott<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Jan 26, 4 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This forum series presents experts in their respective fields addressing important aspects of public health and safety associated with decommissioning the nuclear power facility at Indian Point and the handling of nuclear waste.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jRA17G6TRVya1IHYYWCFfQ">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jRA17G6TRVya1IHYYWCFfQ</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#D127F8'>Putin’s War: Transnational Feminist Response<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Jan. 26, 1 p.m. ET</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Ukrainian feminists in their recent Manifesto have insisted on their right to resist the imperialist war unleashed by the Russian Federation, the struggle for their country’s survival, the fight for basic rights and freedoms and for political self-determination. They have denounced the cases of rape and other forms of gender-based violence by the Russian army, the forced displacement of the population, and the threat to social reproduction by the destruction of the civilian infrastructure. Women refugees in neighbouring countries are extremely vulnerable and some have been trafficked. Panel discussion. Hosted by European network in solidarity with Ukraine and against war</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/899139698068949">https://www.facebook.com/events/899139698068949</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdumurT8qHtfGTaq056GO18VaGtQ-mFQ4">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdumurT8qHtfGTaq056GO18VaGtQ-mFQ4</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Fair Banking Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Jan 26, 6:30 p.m. ET</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>ACORN is hosting this national workshop to talk about and end predatory banking (ie. payday loan lenders).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtcuGrpzwsHdZ-tTgcQ6FuZQZaoy6k4b4s">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtcuGrpzwsHdZ-tTgcQ6FuZQZaoy6k4b4s</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Colonialism is Not Charity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Jan. 26, 7 p.m. ET</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Under the cover of charity, organizations are bilking Canadian taxpayers to fund the Israeli colonial project. This webinar will look at efforts to disrupt charities supporting for Palestinian dispossession.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Op3ppUewThawDmcfL8POEA">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Op3ppUewThawDmcfL8POEA</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Climate Tipping Points: how to tip society, not the planet<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Jan. 26, 9 a.m. ET</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join AIMES, the Earth Commission, Future Earth, and the WCRP Safe Landing Climates Lighthouse Activity for a webinar on social tipping points as part of a series that aims to advance the knowledge about tipping points, irreversibility, and abrupt changes in the Earth system.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://tipping-points-positive-tipping.confetti.events/">https://tipping-points-positive-tipping.confetti.events/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>What the Federal Single-Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations Mean for Food Service Businesses<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Jan. 27, 2 p.m. ET</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hosted by the City of Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://shorturl.at/hFI02">http://shorturl.at/hFI02</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Learn more about the federal Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/managing-reducing-waste/reduce-plastic-waste/single-use-plastic-overview.html">https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/managing-reducing-waste/reduce-plastic-waste/single-use-plastic-overview.html</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>and the City of Toronto Reducing Single-Use program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/recycling-organics-garbage/long-term-waste-strategy/reducing-single-use-takeaway-items/">https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/recycling-organics-garbage/long-term-waste-strategy/reducing-single-use-takeaway-items/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Enough is Enough! Campaign Kick-Off<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat Jan 28, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Are you fed up? With wages that can’t pay the bills? With getting gouged at the grocery store and the gas pump? With rent that no one can afford? With a government that has billions for its developer buddies, but won’t stop the collapse of our health care system? We’re fed up, too. So we’re saying: Enough is enough! Join us online to learn how to fight for, and win, the Ontario we need.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ofl.ca/event/eie-kickoff/">https://ofl.ca/event/eie-kickoff/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#D127F8'>What Can a Ground Source Heat Pump Do for You?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb. 1, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><strong><span lang=EN-US style='color:#39364F;background:white;font-weight:normal'>We'll look at the huge financial and emissions benefits of ground-source heat pump systems, and we'll explain how the technology works. Hosted by the Ontario Clean Air Alliance.</span></strong><strong><span style='color:#39364F;background:white;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/what-can-a-ground-source-heat-pump-do-for-you-tickets-516971013217">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/what-can-a-ground-source-heat-pump-do-for-you-tickets-516971013217</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Transport Futures – Highway Planning Webinar Series<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thu, Feb 9 to Thu, May 4, 2023 (3-hour webinars take place @ various times) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Should highways be expanded, optimized and/or replaced? Learn from international experts and stakeholders as we compare and contrast the latest research, case studies and best practices. The first of 7 webinars takes place on Feb 9. Greenspiration subscribers receive 10% discount with promo code GREE6. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://transportfutures.ca/highway">https://transportfutures.ca/highway</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>For the best Canadian climate and energy news, visit and subscribe to the Energy Mix newsletter.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://theenergymix.com/">http://theenergymix.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Democracy Now Daily Show - global peace, justice and enviro news<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/">https://www.democracynow.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Submissions, subscribes, unsubscribes, and comments: <a href="mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org">mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Share this newsletter on social media using this link: <a href="http://greenspiration.org/news-events/">http://greenspiration.org/news-events/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>