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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'>8 countries now generate over 99% of their electricity from renewable energy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Another 40 countries already get 50% of their power from renewables (including 11 in Europe). California just had 38 consecutive days of 100% renewable power. 6 min. video.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeQcsCX-6D8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeQcsCX-6D8</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'>‘Turning Point in Energy History’ as Solar, Wind Start Pushing Fossil Fuels Off the Grid<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Solar and wind energy grew quickly enough in 2023 to push renewables up to 30% of global electricity supply and begin pushing fossil fuels off the power grid.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/turning-point-in-energy-history-as-solar-wind-start-pushing-fossil-fuels-off-the-power-grid/">https://www.theenergymix.com/turning-point-in-energy-history-as-solar-wind-start-pushing-fossil-fuels-off-the-power-grid/</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'>Meanwhile in Ontario, we're ramping up polluting gas and high-cost nuclear. Let's #triplewindandsolar. Send a message to gov't.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/triple">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/triple</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'>Doug Ford’s Enbridge ‘scandal’ must be investigated: climate groups<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>ON groups are calling for an investigation into Premier Doug Ford’s government’s decision to override an independent regulator to help Enbridge lock-in gas customers for decades to come.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/05/10/news/climate-groups-want-doug-ford-enbridge-scandal-investigated?nih=debf71dec0a113d324faef063f958166">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/05/10/news/climate-groups-want-doug-ford-enbridge-scandal-investigated</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 Great Transformation - 32 min. video of Tony Seba<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Disruptions of Energy (renewable), Transportation (electric), Food (plant-based) & the Climate Implications for Humanity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eJKTYc_v-I">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eJKTYc_v-I</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Climate crisis - How oil companies hushed up research results<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>28 min. documentary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYYxEvP4jBM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYYxEvP4jBM</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'>Trump Promises Oil & Gas Execs Free Rein — If They Contribute $1 Billion To Campaign<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/10/trump-promises-oil-gas-execs-free-rein-if-they-contribute-1-billion-to-campaign/">https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/10/trump-promises-oil-gas-execs-free-rein-if-they-contribute-1-billion-to-campaign/</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 Energy: The New Geopolitical Battleground<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Advanced economies are trying to wean themselves from using Russia as a source of uranium, but nuclear fuel exports earned over $739 million for Moscow in the last year alone. The county stepping in to fill the nuclear gap is China.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/05/nuclear-energy-the-new-geopolitical-battleground.html">https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/05/nuclear-energy-the-new-geopolitical-battleground.html</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 woefully unprepared for Trump presidency<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The existential question is whether democracy can thrive or even survive in Canada if Trump wins in November? Canada should prepare by becoming more economically self-reliant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-canada-woefully-unprepared-for-trump-presidency">https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-canada-woefully-unprepared-for-trump-presidency</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'>What is community solar?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Whether on a roof or on the ground, shared solar is a pathway for more people to virtually access clean energy from the sun.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/05/06/news/what-community-solar">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/05/06/news/what-community-solar</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'>Help stop environmental racism<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Send a letter to your Senators in support of Bill C-226. This historic bill, sponsored by Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, will help stop environmental racism and promote environmental justice in Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.greenparty.ca/en/content/help-us-stop-environmental-racism">https://www.greenparty.ca/en/content/help-us-stop-environmental-racism</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'>Castoffs to catwalk: fashion show shines light on vast Chile clothes dump visible from space<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>On average, each consumer buys 60% more clothing than 20 years ago. There is an element of environmental racism and colonialism in systems that see products being consumed in the global north before being discarded in the global south.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/08/castoffs-to-catwalk-fashion-show-shines-light-on-vast-chile-clothes-dump-visible-from-space">https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/08/castoffs-to-catwalk-fashion-show-shines-light-on-vast-chile-clothes-dump-visible-from-space</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 Ukrainian sax player who survived Putin’s torture prisons<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/12/ukrainian-saxophonist-putin-torture-mariupol-siege">https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/12/ukrainian-saxophonist-putin-torture-mariupol-siege</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'>Comic: How to have Fewer Cars, Less Pollution, and Better Transportation for All<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.amnesty.ca/activism-guide/stop-paving-over-our-rights-comic-book-ready-for-distribution/">https://www.amnesty.ca/activism-guide/stop-paving-over-our-rights-comic-book-ready-for-distribution/</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'>Andrew Coyne Helped Run Charity That Gave $6.4M to Climate Crisis Denial Groups<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Why is CBC still using him on the National?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.desmog.com/2024/05/07/andrew-coyne-helped-run-charity-that-gave-6-4m-to-climate-crisis-denial-groups/">https://www.desmog.com/2024/05/07/andrew-coyne-helped-run-charity-that-gave-6-4m-to-climate-crisis-denial-groups/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Landmark Study Reveals Gas Stove Emissions Boost Childhood Asthma Rates and Adult Deaths<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Long-term exposure to NO2 from gas stoves is high enough to possibly cause as many as 19,000 deaths each year. Other serious health risks from gas stoves include methane, hydrogen sulfide, toxic air pollutants that can cause respiratory problems, as well as formaldehyde and benzene, two known carcinogens.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.desmog.com/2024/05/06/stanford-study-gas-stove-emissions-childhood-asthma-deaths-gas-leaks-project-label-sheldon-whitehouse/">https://www.desmog.com/2024/05/06/stanford-study-gas-stove-emissions-childhood-asthma-deaths-gas-leaks-project-label-sheldon-whitehouse/</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'>Become a Climate Change Influencer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Talk About Carbon and Soil - free online climate course<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.udemy.com/course/become-a-climate-change-influencer/?kw=Become+a+Climate+Change+Influencer&src=sac">https://www.udemy.com/course/become-a-climate-change-influencer/</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'>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'>How to Get Off Gas <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. May 13, 7:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hear how your neighbours are getting heat pumps, home retrofits, EVs, and what governments can do. A Green Party/NDP joint event.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtce-qpz0rEtO8q-3QsF_6xQzWwLnizrs9#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtce-qpz0rEtO8q-3QsF_6xQzWwLnizrs9#/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:#4EA72E'>Canada's Emissions Cap: Where do we go from here<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 14, 7 - 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The oil and gas emissions cap is a key climate policy for Canada. Emissions from oil and gas production are the largest source of pollution in the country. The increase in oil and gas pollution has cancelled out all the recent progress in emissions reduction in other industries. Without the cap, oil and gas emissions will continue growing unchecked, further threatening our health, environment and economy. The emissions cap regulation has already been delayed repeatedly. We can’t afford further delays in this key policy. So where do we go from here?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/148596/petition/1">https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/148596/petition/1</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:#E97132'>Indigenous Wisdoms for Sustainable Futures Panel and Talk</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 14, 6:30 - 8:30 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In-person AND Online: Centre for Social Innovation, 192 Spadina Avenue, Toronto <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us as we explore the vital role of Indigenous perspectives in climate and environmental protection. RAVEN’s Leslie Anne St. Amour will host a panel featuring environmental experts, artists, lawyers, and Indigenous knowledge keepers. Together, we’ll explore Indigenous initiatives for climate action, including the Breathing Lands campaign. Discover how the Treaty No. 9 litigation aims to transform current unjust industrial practices by restoring Indigenous sovereignty and governance. Plus, learn actionable strategies we can all integrate into our lives and work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://fundraise.raventrust.com/event/indigenous-perspectives/e578742">https://fundraise.raventrust.com/event/indigenous-perspectives/e578742</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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>Connecting Climate Change and Mental Health: Impact & Hope<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 14, 12:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>There are clear links between climate-related events and anxiety, grief, depression, violence, and suicide. In an uncertain world shaped by climate change, prioritizing mental health care is imperative for fostering resilience and well-being.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.wedonthavetime.org/events/connectingclimatechange-mentalhealth">https://www.wedonthavetime.org/events/connectingclimatechange-mentalhealth</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'>Cities for Life: Ending the Urban Gun Violence Epidemic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 14, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With Jason Corburn, Prof. UC Berkeley, Public Health & Regional Planning.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://bit.ly/3SyrOfc">https://bit.ly/3SyrOfc</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'>Welcome to the Great Unraveling: An Orientation to the Polycrisis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 14, 2 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>>From featured speakers Dr. Lyla June Johnston and Kumi Naidoo, you’ll learn:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> How humanity’s pursuit of endless growth got us into this mess<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Why climate change, biodiversity loss, and other issues are symptoms of a larger systemic problem<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> A framework for understanding the converging crises of the 21st century<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Ways you can get involved in being part of the solution<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.resilience.org/events-welcome-to-the-great-unraveling/">https://www.resilience.org/events-welcome-to-the-great-unraveling/</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><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'>Supporting Climate Justice Activism</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 14, 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Grassroots activists are often overlooked and under-supported by funders and NGOs. The HUB is currently the most ambitious project in Canada focusing squarely on responding to the needs of activists and building the capacity for bold, transformative grassroots movements.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkdeGsqzsrHtK5l0fFFnflEMcQUVAY5612#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkdeGsqzsrHtK5l0fFFnflEMcQUVAY5612#/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:#E97132'>Criminalization during First Quantum Protests in Panama<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 14, 2 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hear directly from the Panamanian organizations and communities impacted by Canada's First Quantum mining co. We will talk about the people that were out on the streets in 2023 exercising their right to protest and defend their country from the greed and devastation of a Canadian company that tried and succeeded at overriding the country’s laws. We will also discuss how this struggle resulted in dozens of people facing criminalization and judicialization. You will leave with a better understanding of how this struggle fits into the larger context of the fight against mining’s devastating impacts in Panama. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MCuQbp8pRlaBKGqSidx1uw#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MCuQbp8pRlaBKGqSidx1uw#/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:#4EA72E'>Portlands Gas Plant Pollution - A Forum on Health Risks in Our Community <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 15, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen St. E, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The forum will feature several speakers including Paula Fletcher, Toronto-Danforth City Councillor and Peter Tabuns, MPP for Toronto-Danforth who will speak about municipal and provincial issues. Dr. Mili Roy from Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) will address the health impacts of the gas plant. There will also be a discussion about current and future community actions around the proposed gas plant expansion on Toronto's waterfront. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://terrecoalition.ca/2024/03/25/portlands-gas-plant-expansion-preventing-health-risks-in-our-community/">https://terrecoalition.ca/2024/03/25/portlands-gas-plant-expansion-preventing-health-risks-in-our-community/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1144687166569126/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1144687166569126/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.TERREcoalition.ca">http://www.TERREcoalition.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:#A02B93'>A Conversation of Hope from the Frontlines of Extinction<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 15, 7:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In the fight against biodiversity loss and climate change, what will it take to win? And how can the law save species from extinction? And Ecojustice webinar with author Sarah Cox.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ecojustice.ca/home/events/ecojustice-webinar-sarah-cox-signs-of-life/">https://ecojustice.ca/home/events/ecojustice-webinar-sarah-cox-signs-of-life/</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'>How to Stop a Nuclear War<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 15, 5 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Today, the militarist “racket” has led to an all-out nuclear arms race that threatens, not only our economy, but our very existence.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In-person: U of Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-to-stop-a-nuclear-war-tickets-882131076797">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-to-stop-a-nuclear-war-tickets-882131076797</a> <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><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkde-rrjgsHN3lkBuDzwrOgqFegSj9RWNo#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkde-rrjgsHN3lkBuDzwrOgqFegSj9RWNo#/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:#00B0F0'>Let’s Talk Lake Erie: Cracking the Code – Herring Gull Eggs and Chemical Contaminants in Lake Erie<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 15, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hear about the joint efforts of Canada and the U.S. to address chemicals of mutual concern (CMCs), which are substances that pose environmental and human health risks in the Great Lakes. Also learn how herring gulls have become our invaluable allies in understanding chemical pollutants in the Great Lakes and how decades of gull monitoring have shaped our understanding of the health of Lake Erie’s ecosystem.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://binational.net/2024/02/22/webinar-lets-talk-lake-erie-cracking-the-code-herring-gull-eggs-and-chemical-contaminants-in-lake-erie/">https://binational.net/2024/02/22/webinar-lets-talk-lake-erie-cracking-the-code-herring-gull-eggs-and-chemical-contaminants-in-lake-erie/</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'>No to the Russian law! – Georgia in revolt<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 16, 2 - 3:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Georgia is being rocked by huge, youth-led protests against its pro-Russian government’s attempts to crack down on non-government organisations and civil society, through a “foreign influence” law modelled on the one passed in Russia in 2012. The protesters are calling it the “Russian law”. The situation has strong parallels with the mass protest movement that took place in Ukraine in 2014, triggering Russian military intervention. Already part of Georgia’s territory is occupied by Russia. Join us for a meeting in solidarity with the Georgian protesters as they confront the riot police, and discuss the nature of the crisis in Georgia and how it relates to Ukraine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/no-to-the-russian-law-georgia-in-revolt-tickets-902750590317">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/no-to-the-russian-law-georgia-in-revolt-tickets-902750590317</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:#4EA72E'>Electrify Your Home <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. May 17, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Electrifying your home saves money, fights climate change and improves your health. If you’re interested in making the switch, join us to hear from expert Sarah Grant of Goldfinch Energy, who will share her knowledge of home electrification. Hosted by SolarShare.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpcuirrzkvE9xzH99QJv5T95ZMJjeCCACn#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpcuirrzkvE9xzH99QJv5T95ZMJjeCCACn#/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:#E97132'>First We Bombed New Mexico<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>May 17 - 19 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The story that Oppenheimer leaves out. This is the untold and tragic story of Trinity, the world’s first nuclear bomb, which was detonated in New Mexico one month before the bombing of Hiroshima. It is a story of government betrayal with tragic consequences. Multiple generations of cancer. Thousands of New Mexicans - mostly Hispanic and Native American -- were exposed to catastrophic levels of radioactive fallout, never warned, never acknowledged and never helped afterwards.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/firstwebombednm">https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/firstwebombednm</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'>Rivers Not Highways - Birding Hike<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Saturday, May 18, 8:30 - 11 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Meet at the intersection of Kirby Rd and Huntington Rd in Vaughan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Rivers Not Highways is a series of guided hikes along the Humber River to raise awareness of the natural environment at risk from the Ontario governments proposed Highway 413. This hike will focus on the breeding and migratory birds that call the Nashville Conservation Reserve habitat. Learn the basics of birding and bird ID skills as well as what you can do to help protect this amazing natural heritage site. Hosted by the Wilderness Committee.<br><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rivers-not-highways-birding-hike-tickets-901671332227">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rivers-not-highways-birding-hike-tickets-901671332227</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:#DA29E4'>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:#DA29E4'>Democracy Now Daily Show - global peace, justice and enviro news</span><span lang=EN-US><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><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>