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Description automatically generated"></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'>Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This past weekend of climate marches saw more than a million people take to the streets at 700 events </span><span lang=EN-US>ahead of the UN Ambition Conference<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>to <span style='color:black'>demand leaders phase out fossil fuels</span>. Here's a Canadian news story.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2768597&playlistId=null&binId=1.3378530&playlistPageNum=1">https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2768597&playlistId=null&binId=1.3378530&playlistPageNum=1</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'>Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>First complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range in which modern civilisation emerged<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/earth-well-outside-safe-operating-space-for-humanity-scientists-find?CMP=share_btn_link">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/earth-well-outside-safe-operating-space-for-humanity-scientists-find</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'>Nuclear Power Is Already a Climate Casualty<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>French Rivers Heat Up, Luck Is Not a Strategy for the Ukraine, The Germans Take the "Evidence-based" Path. We Chat with Nuclear Expert Dr. Paul Dorfman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://hotglobe.substack.com/p/nuclear-power-is-already-a-climate">https://hotglobe.substack.com/p/nuclear-power-is-already-a-climate</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'>The Ocean is NOT a Radioactive Waste Dump!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This presentation by Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear was about the hazards of tritium, in light of the ocean dumping of highly radioactive wastewater at Fukushima Daiichi by Tokyo Electric and the Government of Japan. The dumping has begun and will take 3 decades to complete.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://beyondnuclear.org/the-ocean-is-not-a-radioactive-waste-dump/">https://beyondnuclear.org/the-ocean-is-not-a-radioactive-waste-dump/</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'>Painkiller<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The causes and consequences of America's opioid epidemic - Oxycontin - unfold in this docu drama showing now on Netflix.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81095069">https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81095069</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'>Toronto Urban Agriculture Week 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sept. 16 - 24<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Celebrate Toronto-grown food and the people who grow it. Sample fresh local food, play in nature and discover ways to green your city at Toronto Urban Agriculture Week. Free and low-cost events are happening across the city.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://uaweekto.wordpress.com/ag-week-events/">https://uaweekto.wordpress.com/ag-week-events/</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'>Growing a Greener City in Paris + Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Monday Sept. 18, 2:30 – 6 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Virtual or in person at The Pit, Architecture Building (ARC), 325 Church Street, Toronto <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This public forum features speakers from AgroParisTech sharing their successes at building support for urban agriculture and demonstrating the social and ecological benefits of growing food in the city.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://UAinParisvirtual.eventbrite.ca">https://UAinParisvirtual.eventbrite.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'>Community Bond Showcase<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Sept. 19, noon - 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Carving out part of your portfolio for community bonds lets us earn a good financial return while making a real local impact. Get insights from incredible organizations that are changing the world for the better.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.goodinvesting.com/community-bonds-showcase">https://www.goodinvesting.com/community-bonds-showcase</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'>A Good City For Children And Youth Will Be A Good City For All<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Sept. 19, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>'Redesigning for the people' has been at the core of the urban changes that have taken place in Tirana in the last few years. With Erion Veliaj, Mayor Tirana, Albania<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OcsP4M1AT6O99rP7cKD6cA#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OcsP4M1AT6O99rP7cKD6cA#/registration</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'>Powering Ontario's Growth - Ford's Energy Disaster<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Sept. 20, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Doug Ford's electricity plan locks Ontario into a costly and climate wrecking energy future. Out of step with much of the world, the Ontario government has rejected renewable energy while committing to more fossil gas, dirty hydrogen and costly nuclear. Learn more with Ralph Torrie, Director of Research for Corporate Knights<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErcuGpqz4oH9bPVUsVI9ATCVbmXFAjRRgh#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErcuGpqz4oH9bPVUsVI9ATCVbmXFAjRRgh#/registration</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'>Off the Hill: Summer of fire – what’s Ottawa got to do with it?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Sept. 20, 7:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Rabble.ca returns to monthly live panel series to discuss the social and environmental impact the wildfires had on Canada this summer, how everyday Canadians can get involved in climate justice and how we can hold the federal government accountable for climate solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oGAK2sZ_Rxmmcx8sAmehwg#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oGAK2sZ_Rxmmcx8sAmehwg#/registration</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'>Are We All Environmentalists? Five Ways People (Do and Don't) Care about the Environment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Sept. 21, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Re.Climate's webinar with Dr. Emily Huddart, Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, on the five common relationships people have with the environment. Her work is meant to initiate a conversation that fosters care and empathy, and ultimately breaks down the moral hierarchies that have contributed to our environmental tension.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BYSlZu6_TMuSWoBendFAVQ#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BYSlZu6_TMuSWoBendFAVQ#/registration</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'>Climate Close to Home: How Municipalities Can Lead the Way<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Sept. 22, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Climate Legacy is excited to welcome three municipal leaders and expert consultants to discuss the key steps cities must take to adapt to climate change, as well as how municipalities can fund this work, and what the role of citizens will be in making this happen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/82dcfa7a-ee85-4cdd-ae85-5466f2827545?mc_cid=f1251037c1&mc_eid=02d7f28a04">https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/82dcfa7a-ee85-4cdd-ae85-5466f2827545</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'>Vegandale - Vegan Food Fest<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Sept. 23, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Polson Pier Skyline and Cabana Pool Bar, Harbourfront, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Vegan food fest! 120 food and lifestyle vendors, music and art from around the world<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.vegandalefest.com/toronto">https://www.vegandalefest.com/toronto</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=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Mass Protest to Stop Privatization of Our Public Hospitals’ Core Services<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Monday, September 25, 12 noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Queen's Park, Toronto - rallies also at Thunder Bay, Dryden and Algoma <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Rallies around the province hosted by the Ontario Health Coalition and the Ontario Federation of Labour. Hop on a bus to attend.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/event-stop-the-ford-governments-privatization-of-our-public-hospitals-core-services/">https://www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/event-stop-the-ford-governments-privatization-of-our-public-hospitals-core-services/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Read the leaflet: <a href="https://www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/wp-content/uploads/Major-Protest-FINAL-Leaflet.pdf.pdf">https://www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/wp-content/uploads/Major-Protest-FINAL-Leaflet.pdf.pdf</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'>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:#7030A0'>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><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>