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TEDx video about the transformative impact of solar, batteries, and energy intelligence driving change in the energy sector globally.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXwGvLj4rak">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXwGvLj4rak</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 world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-280-million-electric-bikes-and-mopeds-are-cutting-demand-for-oil-far-more-than-electric-cars-213870">https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-280-million-electric-bikes-and-mopeds-are-cutting-demand-for-oil-far-more-than-electric-cars-213870</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'>UN Plastics Treaty Hits Stalemate as Petrostates Russia, Saudi Arabia Block Deal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Over 100 nations, including Canada, called for a cap on plastic production, while oil-producing countries like Saudi Arabia and Russia advocated focusing on plastic waste management rather than production limits. The plastics talks drew 220 lobbyists for fossil fuel and chemical industries—a larger number than any national delegation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/un-plastics-treaty-hit-stalemate-as-petrostates-russia-saudi-arabia-block-deal/">https://www.theenergymix.com/un-plastics-treaty-hit-stalemate-as-petrostates-russia-saudi-arabia-block-deal/</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'>UN human rights expert raises concerns about US charges against climate protesters<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/04/un-human-rights-expert-cellist-climate-protester">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/04/un-human-rights-expert-cellist-climate-protester</a></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'>Jailed anti-whaler Paul Watson defiant in face of extradition threat<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/01/sea-shepherd-paul-watson-whaling-activist-prison">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/01/sea-shepherd-paul-watson-whaling-activist-prison</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Petition to Free Paul Watson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.paulwatsonfoundation.org/freepaulwatson/">https://www.paulwatsonfoundation.org/freepaulwatson/</a></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'>Detained, deported and brainwashed: How Moscow ‘Russifies’ Ukrainian children<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/05/detained-deported-and-brainwashed-how-moscow-russifies-ukrainian-children">https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/05/detained-deported-and-brainwashed-how-moscow-russifies-ukrainian-children</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'>Feminist Anti-War Resistance in Russia<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oDnPFLpjTSGNIwIiQAlZ4ISXydiBaG1o/view">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oDnPFLpjTSGNIwIiQAlZ4ISXydiBaG1o/view</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'>Amnesty International investigation concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://amnesty.ca/gazagenocide">https://amnesty.ca/gazagenocide</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/6/amnesty_genocide">https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/6/amnesty_genocide</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'>Authoritarianism Expert on Powerful Ways to Confront Trump and Other Fascists like Poilievre | PoliticsGirl<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLhJgOeR9N0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLhJgOeR9N0</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:#7030A0'>CANADA <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'>Listening to Indigenous Views on Nuclear Projects in Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>New study highlights Indigenous nations’ opposition to nuclear projects</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2024/12/01/listening-to-indigenous-views/">https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2024/12/01/listening-to-indigenous-views/</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:#7030A0'>Nuclear industry selects site in northwestern Ontario for waste disposal amidst regional opposition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Assembly of First Nations calls for new approach to Indigenous consultation and consent<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/nuclear-industry-selects-site-in-northwestern-ontario-for-nuclear-waste-disposal-amidst-regional-opposition">https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/nuclear-industry-selects-site-in-northwestern-ontario-for-nuclear-waste-disposal-amidst-regional-opposition</a></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'>Cooperate for Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canadians urgently need a unified, progressive choice in the next federal election. To make this happen, the progressive parties must adopt a cooperative approach — rather than competing with each other.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cooperateforcanada.ca/">https://cooperateforcanada.ca/</a></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'>Impact of US Election on Canadian Climate Policy and Action - 84 min. recording<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://delphi.ca/impact-of-us-election-on-canadian-climate-policy-and-action/">https://delphi.ca/impact-of-us-election-on-canadian-climate-policy-and-action/</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:#7030A0'>Guilbeault: deliver the Clean Energy Regulations Canadians deserve <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Premiers Doug Ford and Daniel Smith are trying to delay and weaken them. Send your message here.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/cer-ett/">https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/cer-ett/</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:#E97132'>TORONTO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'>The scathing auditor’s report raises a lot of questions about Doug Ford’s government<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-scathing-auditor-s-report-raises-a-lot-of-questions-about-doug-ford-s-government/article_9041c966-b3e5-11ef-ac66-4b6b38a35659.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-scathing-auditor-s-report-raises-a-lot-of-questions-about-doug-ford-s-government/article_9041c966-b3e5-11ef-ac66-4b6b38a35659.html</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'>Bye Bye Bike Lanes in Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The premier of Canada’s most populous province has doubled down on his anti-cycling rhetoric, promising to remove existing bike lanes on primary roads. He singled out three important routes that had been major wins for cycling in Toronto: Bloor Street, Yonge Street, and University Avenue.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FZDEehlaC4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FZDEehlaC4</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:#E97132'>In Sydney Australia, a dumb politician had a popular bike lane removed - he subsequently lost the next election and the bike lanes were put back in<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/brenttoderian.bsky.social/post/3lamusl7m5223">https://bsky.app/profile/brenttoderian.bsky.social/post/3lamusl7m5223</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'>Toronto’s pedal powered bicycle mechanic workers co-op - The bike mechanics who come to you<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://torontobikecoop.com/">https://torontobikecoop.com/</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'>Survey for TransformTO Net Zero Strategy Action Plan (2026-2030) and Pop-Ups<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Complete a survey to have your say on climate action and shape the Net Zero Action Plan. Survey ends January 31, 2025. Also see list of pop-up events around the city in the coming month.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cotsurvey.chkmkt.com/?e=423055&d=l&h=6FCD797B5D5BAC5&l=en">https://cotsurvey.chkmkt.com/?e=423055&d=l&h=6FCD797B5D5BAC5&l=en</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'>Pledge to unite your vote behind a single "Unity Candidate", identified by Not One Seat as best positioned to defeat Ford's PCs in your Toronto riding.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.notoneseat.ca/unitethevote">https://www.notoneseat.ca/unitethevote</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:#4EA72E'>EVENTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'>Sound Advice: Noise Monitoring and Noise Cameras<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Dec. 9, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Toronto City Hall, Cttee Room 3<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What good are Noise Bylaws or the Highway Traffic Act if they aren’t enforced? So many of us are disturbed day and night by loud vehicles producing unnecessary vanity noise. This is a result of illegal modifications to or the anti-social driving of vehicles. Technology is key to solving the noise problem in our cities. The UK company Intelligent Instruments which has pioneered “noise cameras” systems currently being used across four continents.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/nomorenoisetoronto/1483990">https://www.tickettailor.com/events/nomorenoisetoronto/1483990</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'>Informed and Unwilling: What's Next with Nuclear Waste Burial in Northern Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Dec. 10, 7 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This informal session hosted by We the Nuclear Free North will debrief on the Nuclear Waste Management Organization's November 18th announcement that they had selected the Revell site in the heat of Treaty 3 Territory in northwestern Ontario as their target for the transportation, processing, burial and abandonment of all of Canada's high-level nuclear waste.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsdemgpjwqE9fU1obc0kG07eU01Yx7zpoT#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsdemgpjwqE9fU1obc0kG07eU01Yx7zpoT#/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>______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Noise Cameras: New Tech to Solve an Old Problem<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Dec. 10, 7 - 9 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Online or in person (Toronto)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sound monitoring technology can be used to improve health and equity, create better communities, help businesses thrive, streamline operations, and save resources by reducing noise pollution.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-473-qhn9ue">https://guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-473-qhn9ue</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'>Wheeling through Toronto, A History of the Bicycle and Its Riders<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Dec. 10, 6 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Toronto Reference Library, third floor, 789 Yonge St., Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With author Albert Koehl. Wheeling through Toronto is a fascinating, fun, and thorough history of more than 100 years of biking in Toronto, revealing that a lot of the political battles around bike infrastructure we’re navigating today aren’t new at all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://utorontopress.com/9781487549572/wheeling-through-toronto/">https://utorontopress.com/9781487549572/wheeling-through-toronto/</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'>Rhythms of Change: Reflections on the Regent Park Revitalization • Guest: Mitchell Cohen<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Dec. 10, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In the early 2000s, a remarkable renewal of Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood began. Designed as a garden city" in the 1940s, the area gained a reputation over the decades as a "no go" zone. In 2005, Toronto's City Council approved a revitalization that would effectively turn Regent Park into one of the city's "go to" neighbourhoods. The Regent Park revitalization is now the gold standard for reimagining and transforming stigmatized neighbourhoods. Cohen's firsthand account unveils key elements underlying an extraordinary metamorphosis into a healthy, resilient, and inclusive community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N6W9k4i3S7C5ck3z3XSODw#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N6W9k4i3S7C5ck3z3XSODw#/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:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Species at Risk on Farms<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Dec. 11, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Farms can be incredible habitats for many species, including those at risk. Join OFT, and Meagan Morey from Blazing Star Environmental for an in-depth exploration of some of the key species at risk you might encounter on Ontario farms. In this webinar, we’ll review the habitats where these species thrive, how to identify them, and actions you can take to help protect them. Whether you're a farmer, landowner, or simply passionate about protecting Ontario's natural heritage, this session will provide valuable insights into fostering biodiversity on working farmlands.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://form-can.keela.co/oft-webinar-registration-dec-species-at-risk-on-farms">https://form-can.keela.co/oft-webinar-registration-dec-species-at-risk-on-farms</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'>Should a Public Telecom be an Election Issue?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sun. Dec. 15, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Cory Doctorow, a trailblazer in the fight to expose the digital oligopolies' predatory machinations and to democratize the internet, will make a social, tehnological, and political case for New Democrats to embrace the demand for a public telecom in the upcoming elections next year. Cory, a journalist, activist and the author of 30 books, describes what the corporate telecoms have done to the digital realm with the most popular new word introduced in 2023: "enshittification".<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.davenportndp.ca/public_telecom_town_hall">https://www.davenportndp.ca/public_telecom_town_hall</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'>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:#A02B93'>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>