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--></style></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Courier New"'></span><span lang=EN-US><img width=286 height=165 style='width:2.9791in;height:1.7187in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D97636.1D5D36E0"></span><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'>IPCC: The world has no choice but to halve carbon output by 2030 – one chart shows the way forward<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wind, solar, energy efficiency, stopping deforestation and reducing methane emissions are the solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The losers are nuclear power and carbon capture and storage (CCS) - each have just 10% of the potential of wind and solar, and at far higher cost.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/20/down-to-earth-ipcc-emissions">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/20/down-to-earth-ipcc-emissions</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'>Germany’s Energy Revolution (‘Energiewende’) is working<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>When the Energiewende was legislated in 2000, the renewable share of the German power consumption market was just 6 %. In 2022, wind, solar and other renewables covered 54% of Germany’s power consumption. Meanwhile, electricity sector emissions have been cut by half since 1990. The plan is 80% renewables by 2030. The nuclear phaseout cleared the way for the renewable boom.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://beyondnuclearinternational.files.wordpress.com/2022/08/bn_talking-points-5_germanys-energy-revolution.pdf">https://beyondnuclearinternational.files.wordpress.com/2022/08/bn_talking-points-5_germanys-energy-revolution.pdf</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'>Radioactive Wastes - the Questions Multiply – MUST WATCH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canadian gem Dr. Gordon Edwards expertly explains what radioactive waste is, what the Canadian nuclear industry hopes to do with their deadly waste which needs to be isolated from the environment for 1 million years, and what the dangers of this plan are. Apr. 21, 2023, recording.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YzHT4c4WCc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YzHT4c4WCc</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'>‘They’re destroying us’: Indigenous communities fear toxic leaks from Canada oil industry<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A recent string of leaks from tailings ponds at tar sands operations in AB has once again drawn attention to the profound transformation Canada’s largest industry has had on the region – and the distrust that comes with it. “We’re not talking about compensation. I don’t want compensation. I want them off our traditional land."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/23/canada-indigenous-communities-fear-toxic-leaks-canada-oil-industry-tailings-ponds">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/23/canada-indigenous-communities-fear-toxic-leaks-canada-oil-industry-tailings-ponds</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'>7 min. video interview on why investments in SMRs are a waste of money<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Meanwhile, Canada and Ontario are pegging their hopes on this risky, high cost, unproven technology. <a href="https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/investing-in-small-modular-nuclear-reactors-is-a-waste-of-money-professor~2670141">https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/investing-in-small-modular-nuclear-reactors-is-a-waste-of-money-professor~2670141</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'>Uranium Must Remain in the Ground!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Every link in the nuclear chain causes irreparable damage to the environment and to human health. Millions of people worldwide suffer from the consequences of the civil and military nuclear industries, which are two sides of the same coin. The feminine perspective, which stresses the human right to life and health, and the indigenous perspective, which emphasizes a life in harmony with nature, are the driving forces to halt this destruction.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.rosalux.de/en/publication/id/41673/uranium-is-also-a-feminist-issue/">https://www.rosalux.de/en/publication/id/41673/uranium-is-also-a-feminist-issue/</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'>Even a small increase in pollution raises risk for dementia<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/04/19/news/even-small-increase-pollution-raises-risk-dementia">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/04/19/news/even-small-increase-pollution-raises-risk-dementia</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'>Wealthy Canadians and corporations should pay to save the planet<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The rich are responsible for nearly half of all emissions while the poorest bear the brunt of climate change. By refusing to introduce new taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations, the burden will remain on the vulnerable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.taxfairness.ca/en/act/take-action/wealthy-canadians-and-corporations-should-pay-save-planet">https://www.taxfairness.ca/en/act/take-action/wealthy-canadians-and-corporations-should-pay-save-planet</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'>Climate diplomacy is hopeless, says author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Andreas Malm says he has no hope in ‘dominant classes’, and urges more radical approach to climate activism</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/21/climate-diplomacy-is-hopeless-says-author-of-how-to-blow-up-a-pipeline-andreas-malm?CMP=share_btn_link">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/21/climate-diplomacy-is-hopeless-says-author-of-how-to-blow-up-a-pipeline-andreas-malm?</a> </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'>How the Dutch Mastered Bike Parking at Train Stations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A decade ago, the Netherlands began building a national network of bicycle garages integrated with rail stations. Here’s how that investment has paid off.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-20/how-the-dutch-investment-in-bike-parking-paid-off">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-20/how-the-dutch-investment-in-bike-parking-paid-off</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'>Beyond Gas: How Ontario and Canada Can Go 100% Renewable<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Recording of webinar with Dr. Mark Jacobson (17 min.) and Jack Gibbons (1:16:40)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obDrAgRs4pE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obDrAgRs4pE</a></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'>Wind and Solar Hit 12% of Global Power<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wind and solar are far and away the least expensive sources of electricity available today, leading to major increases in both. “In this decisive decade for the climate, it is the beginning of the end of the fossil age."</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/15/wind-solar-power-now-the-clear-champions-on-cost/">https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/15/wind-solar-power-now-the-clear-champions-on-cost/</a></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'>Now is the time for offshore wind power <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>It's time to lift the moratorium and start environmentally sound development of wind projects on the Great Lakes. There is enough wind power at accessible sites in the lakes to meet 100% of Ontario’s electricity needs.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/offshore-wind/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/offshore-wind/</a></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'>Our Mother Earth - Sultans of String featuring Duke Redbird - 3 min. video<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwsfFgctFX0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwsfFgctFX0</a></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'>EVENTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Making Progress on Electoral Reform<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Apr. 24, 6:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join a special webinar discussion with MPs from three different parties who are supporting a National Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform. Special guests: Green MP Mike Morrice, NDP MP Daniel Blaikie and Liberal MP Jenica Atwin. Each MP will talk about why this issue matters to them and how we can move the conversation forward. Hosted by Fair Vote Canada. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YzHT4c4WCc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YzHT4c4WCc</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'>Multigenerational Legacies of Chernobyl Disaster in Ukraine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Apr. 25, 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This webinar is held in commemoration of the 37th anniversary of Ukraine’s Chernobyl disaster of 26 April 1986. Ukrainian and international multidisciplinary experts will share their own experiences, examine cumulative and intergenerational effects of this devastating event and its aftermath, and reflect on lessons they have learned. This timely discussion will explore parallels between and meanings of Chernobyl, among other multigenerational past tragedies, and current threats in Ukraine and around the world. Ukrainian-English interpretation will be provided. Hosted by the International Center for the Study, Prevention and Treatment of Multigenerational Legacies of Trauma.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wq__Uk6WQkCKOp_EhK5lnQ#/registration <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'>Do We Need to Scale up Nuclear Power to Combat Climate Change? A Public Debate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Apr. 25, 5 - 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hybrid event - in person at University of Ottawa AND online via zoom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The U of O's Centre for International Policy Studies is hosting a public debate with implications for a major question of our time: how will Canada respond to the climate crisis? The stage will feature moderator Patricia Fuller, University of Ottawa Senior Fellow and former Ambassador for Climate Change, in conversation with two high-profile champions on each side of the nuclear debate: Dr. Gordon Edwards, President of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, and Dr. Chris Keefer, President of Canadians for Nuclear Energy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/do-we-need-to-scale-up-nuclear-power-to-combat-climate-change-tickets-596055978477">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/do-we-need-to-scale-up-nuclear-power-to-combat-climate-change-tickets-596055978477</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'>Red Light for Nuclear Build Up<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday, April 25, 10 am. ET <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Eternal Flame, Parliament Hill, Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Gathering at the eternal flame on Parliament Hill to remind our government that we have grave concerns about nuclear waste and the government's plans to expand nuclear reactors into communities across Canada. The Raging Grannies will join us for an anti-nuclear singalong. Signs will be provided, but you’re encouraged to bring your own too. Organized by the Council of Canadians Ottawa Chapter. Come help us get this issue on the evening news!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://stop-smrs.weebly.com/not-nuclear.html">https://stop-smrs.weebly.com/not-nuclear.html</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'>What Can You do to Green Canada’s Financial System?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. April 25, 2 - 3 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canada cannot achieve its climate goals without the full participation of the financial system. Canadians with bank accounts, pension funds and/or insurance policies all have a vested interest in aligning this system with climate safety. Learn what financial actors are already doing, what more needs to be done, the role for regulation, and what you can do.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/60232795-e8cf-41d6-8eb3-7b00f98d5397<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'>Addressing Environmental Racism in Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. April 25, 7 – 8:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Extensive studies have demonstrated that predominantly Black, Indigenous and racialized communities are disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change and exposure to environmental degradation. This is called environmental racism. This pattern is a symptom of systemic racism and colonization in Canadian communities that diminishes relationships within creation. Learn more about how environmental racism manifests in Canada and how we can address it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://presbyterian.ca/justice/social-action/ecological-justice/addressing-environmental-racism/ </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:#C00000'>Chernobyl: 37<sup>th</sup> Anniversary<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The true impacts of the 1986 nuclear disaster on people and the environment</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2018/04/22/chernobyl-facts-disaster/">https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2018/04/22/chernobyl-facts-disaster/</a></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'>The Biggest Malpractice: How Hospitals Betray the Public Trust with Billions in Fossil Fuel Pension Investments<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Apr. 26, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In this report release we will document the levels of fossil fuel investments at major US healthcare institutions and how these investments contradict the “Calls to Action” to decarbonize from within the sector itself and how such investments directly contradict the Hippocratic oath at the heart of the healthcare profession.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://stand-earth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rUnEyi_bROGSXqAayEP9_g">https://stand-earth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rUnEyi_bROGSXqAayEP9_g</a> </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:#F455F7'>Growing our Movements: a panel and fundraiser for the Groundswell Fund<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Apr 26, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Part conversation about redistributive justice and part fundraiser for Groundswell Community Justice Trust Fund, this is an invitation to learn about the power of grassroots movements, and a call to action to support them. Groundswell is trying to breathe some life into a conversation about money, and help grow progressive social movements that are independent and resourceful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8416802814100/WN_iQdLvEaURP6Ee1OhFlztaQ#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8416802814100/WN_iQdLvEaURP6Ee1OhFlztaQ#/registration</a> </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'>The Destructive Cycle of Nuclear Power in Alaska, From Uranium Mining to Power Generation and Weapons Testing, and Nuclear Waste <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. April 26, 4 p.m. ET <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Governor Dunleavy’s Administration is moving forward with proposed regulations on the siting of “microreactors.” There are serious health and safety concerns with micronuclear reactors, and they are a false solution for our energy needs and the climate crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.akaction.org/webinars/the-destructive-cycle-of-nuclear-power-in-alaska-from-uranium-mining-to-power-generation-and-weapons-testing-and-nuclear-waste/">https://www.akaction.org/webinars/the-destructive-cycle-of-nuclear-power-in-alaska-from-uranium-mining-to-power-generation-and-weapons-testing-and-nuclear-waste/</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'>Is New Nuclear a Smart Climate Solution?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Apr. 27, 7 - 8:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Watch online OR attend at the Ottawa Quaker Meetinghouse, 91-A Fourth Ave. Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>As the nuclear industry declines worldwide due to an aging inventory, high costs, and increased security risks, the industry is now pegging its hopes on "small modular nuclear reactors" (SMRs) to save the day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Since they are lower carbon emitting than fossil fuels, the Canadian gov't, as well as AB, SK, ON and NB provincial gov'ts, are all promising to spend billions on new nuclear to meet their climate commitments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Why should Canadians be concerned about this new direction in energy policy? How do these new reactors compare with renewables on cost, reliability, danger, and security? Are there connections to nuclear weapons? Are there health concerns? And what are the impacts on First Nations?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hear leading Canadian anti-nuclear voices:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Dr. Gordon Edwards, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Dr. Dale Dewar, author of 'From Hiroshima to Fukushima to You – a primer on radiation and health'<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Candyce Paul, English River First Nation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Angela Bischoff, Ontario Clean Air Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>All welcome. Free. ** This will be a hybrid event – both online and in person at the Ottawa Quaker Meetinghouse, hosted by the Peace and Social Concerns Committee of Ottawa Quakers. When you register, you will be prompted to state whether you'll join virtually or in person.**<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/is-new-nuclear-a-smart-climate-solution-tickets-605041444247">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/is-new-nuclear-a-smart-climate-solution-tickets-605041444247</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:#C00000'>Mobile Chornobyl: Preventing Unnecessary Risks with Transportation of Nuclear Waste<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. April 27, 8 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In light of the toxic train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio that began on Feb. 3, 2023, radioactive waste specialist Kevin Kamps will provide updates on resistance to the unnecessary near-term launch of unprecedented, large-scale transportation of highly radioactive wastes. Irradiated nuclear fuel trucks, trains, and/or barges could impact tens of millions of Americans (and Canadians) in thousands of communities. Severe accidents, or intentional attacks, could result in a radioactive catastrophe near a densely populated urban center, in the agricultural heartland, into major drinking water supplies, or other locations of national significance. Even so-called “routine” shipments are like Mobile X-ray Machines That Can’t Be Turned Off, with their own impacts on public health.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://beyondnuclear.org/neis-night-with-the-experts-mobile-chornobyl-preventing-unnecessary-risks-with-transportation-of-nuclear-waste-april-27-7pm-cst/">https://beyondnuclear.org/neis-night-with-the-experts-mobile-chornobyl-preventing-unnecessary-risks-with-transportation-of-nuclear-waste-april-27-7pm-cst/</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'>Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>April 27 to May 7<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In cinemas throughout downtown Toronto and streaming online across Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Celebrate 30 years of outstanding stories and the filmmakers and audiences who have shared them with us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-docs-festival?view=all">https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-docs-festival?view=all</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'>Lynx Man<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Apr. 29, 8:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Scotia Bank Theatre, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hannu, a Finnish pensioner devoted to saving the Eurasian lynx from extinction, becomes so immersed in the animals he tracks, photographs and leaves markings for that he finds himself becoming one of them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-docs-festival/films/2023/lynx-man">https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-docs-festival/films/2023/lynx-man</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'>Logging Algonquin: Documentary Screening and Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sun. Apr. 30, 4 - 6 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This short film asks the question "does logging belong in our modern-day park?" The film provides expert opinions while bringing the viewer down onto the forest floor as they follow a group of passionate environmentalists searching for the logging in the park and a researcher attempting to document the remaining old growth forest in Algonquin.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/logging-algonquin-documentary-screening-and-discussion-tickets-603880652287 <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'>Earth Day is every day! Stories from the frontlines of life-protecting struggles to defend lands & water<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sun. Apr. 30, 4:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Amid the urgency of the climate crisis, Indigenous, Black and other racialized and marginalized communities are leading the way, defending lands, water, forests, clean air and climate justice. It puts them on a collision course with powerful companies, authorities, and economic interests who continue to put short term profits before human rights. Defenders are under attack but their courageous struggles continue. Hear indigenous land defenders from Honduras, Mexico and BC. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tuEu5x58QxiSVkf7Hz5L6g#/registration <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'>International Workers Day 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sunday, April 30, 1 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Rally at Nathan Phillips Square, March on Queen’s Park, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Organized by the Labour May Day Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>mailto:May1LabourTO@gmail.com <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'>Spirit-led: An Interfaith Call to Climate Action<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sun. April 30, 4 - 5:30 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join EnviroMuslims, the Reform Jewish Community of Canada (RJCC) and For the Love of Creation for a joint webinar sharing in a circle of ritual and reflection on how our faith compels us to seek climate justice. We will be guided by Muslim, Jewish, Indigenous and Christian spiritual leaders. We hope this will be the beginning of an even broader sharing going forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://secure.kairoscanada.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=324&cid=0">https://secure.kairoscanada.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=324&cid=0</a></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></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'>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:#70AD47'>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><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></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>