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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:#A02B93'>INTERNATIONAL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>Rooftop solar could supply two-thirds of global power<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Beyond carbon savings, reducing fossil fuel and nuclear dependence also means cleaner air, lower bills, and better energy security.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/03/13/rooftop-pv-could-cover-almost-two-thirds-of-the-worlds-electricity-study-says/">https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/03/13/rooftop-pv-could-cover-almost-two-thirds-of-the-worlds-electricity-study-says/</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:#A02B93'>‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>... bringing deadly swings between extreme wet and dry weather as the climate crisis intensifies, a report has revealed.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/12/global-weirding-climate-whiplash-hitting-worlds-biggest-cities-study-reveals">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/12/global-weirding-climate-whiplash-hitting-worlds-biggest-cities-study-reveals</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:#A02B93'>'Billionaires Over Life on Earth': Trump EPA Guts Vast Array of Environmental Protections<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/epa-regulatory-rollback">https://www.commondreams.org/news/epa-regulatory-rollback</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:#A02B93'>Trump is Planning to Invade Canada & Greenland<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Regime’s Big Talk Indicates that the Decision Has Been Made; They Just Don’t Know How or When.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://malcolmnance.substack.com/p/urgent-warning-trump-is-planning">https://malcolmnance.substack.com/p/urgent-warning-trump-is-planning</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:#A02B93'>Navigating the world of Trump and Musk's lies </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>- 17 min. video<b> </b></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/video/?slug=navigating-the-world-of-trump-and-musks-lies">https://kyivindependent.com/video/?slug=navigating-the-world-of-trump-and-musks-lies</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>Internal Memos: Senior USAID Leaders Warned Trump Appointees of Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths From Closing Agency. The programs were cut anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-rubio-usaid-musk-death-toll-malaria-polio-tuberculosis">https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-rubio-usaid-musk-death-toll-malaria-polio-tuberculosis</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'>The nuclear testing revival: Global fallout with deadly consequences<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/the-nuclear-testing-revival-global-fallout-with-deadly-consequences,19502">https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/the-nuclear-testing-revival-global-fallout-with-deadly-consequences,19502</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'>DW Documentary channel<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/dwdocumentary">https://www.youtube.com/dwdocumentary</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:#A02B93'>10 Cities That Are Completely Car-Free<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ca/travel/tripideas/10-cities-that-are-completely-car-free/ss-AA1AyH85">https://www.msn.com/en-ca/travel/tripideas/10-cities-that-are-completely-car-free/ss-AA1AyH85</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'>Watch how Utrecht, Netherlands changed from 1993 (car based) to 2025 (bicycle and ped based) </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>- 4 min. video</span><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFPNHm5IUvc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFPNHm5IUvc</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'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>CANADA<o:p></o:p></span></b></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'>Canada is opening the floodgates on one of Earth’s greatest living reservoirs of CO2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The outpouring of forest carbon back into the atmosphere (through forest fires and logging) now dwarfs the fossil fuel emissions of most nations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/19/analysis/canada-forests-logging-wildfires-biomass-carbon-co2">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/19/analysis/canada-forests-logging-wildfires-biomass-carbon-co2</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'>What a nationwide grid network would mean for clean energy in Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.corporateknights.com/energy/what-a-nationwide-grid-network-would-mean-for-clean-energy-in-canada/">https://www.corporateknights.com/energy/what-a-nationwide-grid-network-would-mean-for-clean-energy-in-canada/</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'>A Least-Cost Energy Strategy Would Bring Carney’s Climate Policy Home<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://energymixweekender.substack.com/p/a-least-cost-energy-strategy-would?r=84z07">https://energymixweekender.substack.com/p/a-least-cost-energy-strategy-would?r=84z07</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 Can Canadian Elections Be Better (Under Proportional Representation) </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>- 14 min. video</span><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrsJ_ZusUes">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrsJ_ZusUes</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'>Nuclear power has no place among climate solutions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Indeed, choosing to stick with existing nuclear plants – and building new ones – actually makes climate change worse.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/beyond-nuclear-talking/">https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/beyond-nuclear-talking/</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'>Forget tariffs, Trump may be targeting the Great Lakes and Canada’s freshwater next<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/forget-tariffs-trump-may-be-targeting-the-great-lakes-and-canada-s-freshwater-next/ar-AA1AHkVi">https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/forget-tariffs-trump-may-be-targeting-the-great-lakes-and-canada-s-freshwater-next/ar-AA1AHkVi</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'>Why does Pierre Poilievre continue to refuse to submit to a National Security clearance? Why doesn't he want to know about foreign interference within his party?</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'> </span><span lang=EN-US>- 4 min. video<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1362909305060474">https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1362909305060474</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.instagram.com/markgerretsen/reel/DG-9kvIg9Jo/">https://www.instagram.com/markgerretsen/reel/DG-9kvIg9Jo/</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/markgerretsen.bsky.social/post/3ljxetfvkhc2p">https://bsky.app/profile/markgerretsen.bsky.social/post/3ljxetfvkhc2p</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'>I spent 3 days at Jordan Peterson’s anti-climate ARC conference. Here’s what I saw<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/10/opinion/jordan-peterson-anti-climate-arc-conference">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/10/opinion/jordan-peterson-anti-climate-arc-conference</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:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>ONTARIO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>Did the opposition parties help Ford win another majority?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.tvo.org/article/analysis-did-the-opposition-parties-help-ford-win-another-majority">https://www.tvo.org/article/analysis-did-the-opposition-parties-help-ford-win-another-majority</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:#0070C0'>Is the nuclear-waste dump project at Chalk River really giving taxpayers value for money?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>There are concerns about nuclear waste entering the Ottawa River upstream from the capital, but also about the consortium running the project.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/nuclear-waste-dump-chalk-river-taxpayers">https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/nuclear-waste-dump-chalk-river-taxpayers</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:#0070C0'>Doug Ford: Rip up the GE-Hitachi US nuclear contract which requires US tech and fuel<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/rip-up-the-ge-hitachi-contract/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/rip-up-the-ge-hitachi-contract/</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:#0070C0'>The first-ever nuclear meltdown incident in history happened in Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.blogto.com/city/2025/03/first-ever-nuclear-meltdown-incident-history-ontario/">https://www.blogto.com/city/2025/03/first-ever-nuclear-meltdown-incident-history-ontario/</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:#0070C0'>We have to get Ontario out of the American gas trap ASAP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>There's never been a better time to assert our energy independence. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.cleanairalliance.org/ditch-us-gas">www.cleanairalliance.org/ditch-us-gas</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:#0070C0'>The tariff and climate crises could become unlikely partners in better shaping Ontario's and Canada's future<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.newmarkettoday.ca/columns/power-of-yes/power-of-yes-tariffs-provide-reason-to-revisit-our-energy-strategy-10345798">https://www.newmarkettoday.ca/columns/power-of-yes/power-of-yes-tariffs-provide-reason-to-revisit-our-energy-strategy-10345798</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:#0070C0'>Ontario, please purchase the lowest-cost electricity - solar plus storage<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/11/opinion/ontario-lowest-cost-electricity">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/11/opinion/ontario-lowest-cost-electricity</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:#0070C0'>Cancel the Permit to take water for bottling - water for life, not profit<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Send your message: <a href="https://win.newmode.net/waterwatchers/cancelthepermit">https://win.newmode.net/waterwatchers/cancelthepermit</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:#0070C0'>Tactics for Collective Climate Action - produced by SCAN! (Seniors for Climate Action NOW!)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This activist tactic kit focuses on examples of bold collective actions - from die ins to mock funerals, puppets, song, guerrilla projections, flash mobs, human chains, humour, street theatre and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://publuu.com/flip-book/784677/1794057">https://publuu.com/flip-book/784677/1794057</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:#0070C0'>Court denies injunction to stop Ontario removing Toronto bike lanes before legal challenge<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/court-injunction-ontario-bike-lanes-court-challenge-1.7483871">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/court-injunction-ontario-bike-lanes-court-challenge-1.7483871</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:#0070C0'>Importing U.S. tactics to Toronto’s roads - the methods used by bike lane opponents<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A group of businesspeople are using Trump tactics such as frivolous lawsuits; bullying adversaries; making outrageous claims; scapegoating the vulnerable; and dismissing research as fake news.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://spacing.ca/toronto/2025/03/10/op-ed-importing-u-s-tactics-to-torontos-roads/">https://spacing.ca/toronto/2025/03/10/op-ed-importing-u-s-tactics-to-torontos-roads/</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>______________________<b><span style='color:#E97132'><o:p></o:p></span></b></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'>EVENTS<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'>A New Generation of Nuclear Lies: Small Modular Reactors and Nuclear Plant Reopenings/ Relicensing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. March 24, 7:30 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Speakers from the US and Canada will explore the industry and government’s arguments for nuclear power as reliable “green” energy while heavily subsidizing a nuclear power comeback at the taxpayers’ expense. Would the rebound of nuclear power be an environmental disaster at the expense of truly renewable sources of energy that are available to us today?</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/Oxy34MpDxka2m-ePuyY5Ig2">https://secure.everyaction.com/Oxy34MpDxka2m-ePuyY5Ig2</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:#4EA72E'>Direct Action Against Ford's Bike Lane Removal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Mar. 18, 7:30 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Queens Park (College and University)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>BYOB (bring your own bike)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fridays for Future Toronto is organizing a direct action against Doug Ford's planned bike lane removals. <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'>How Thriving Cities Define Our Health, Happiness, and Future<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Mar. 18, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We will explore how thriving, people-centered cities can foster better health outcomes, reduce inequalities, and enhance quality of life. Drawing from global research and real-world examples, we will examine how placemaking, designing for health, and public policy can transform our neighborhoods into engines of well-being, economic prosperity, and resilience. With Giselle Sebag, MPH - ED, Int. Society for Urban Health<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lNeFOo_7SKOWL1BNu8kPEg#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lNeFOo_7SKOWL1BNu8kPEg#/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:#C00000'>The age of economic warfare: Behind US sanctions against Russia, China, and Iran<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. March 18, 11 am ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The United States has leveraged its financial and technological dominance to confront authoritarian regimes such as Russia, China, and Iran. Coercive measures including sanctions have become tools of first resort in addressing geopolitical crises. However, the use (and overuse) of these tools has ramifications for the global financial system and economy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/the-age-of-economic-warfare-behind-us-sanctions-against-russia-china-and-iran">https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/the-age-of-economic-warfare-behind-us-sanctions-against-russia-china-and-iran</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'>Towards an International Treaty on Plastic Pollution – Lessons from Inside the Movement and Current Negotiations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Mar. 18, 4 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This session will explore the ongoing negotiations for a legally binding global plastics treaty. Experts from CIEL will provide legal and policy insights on the treaty process, while colleagues from Break Free From Plastic will share their experiences in movement building.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s7amFHmeTxq6ALE9WMDw9g#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s7amFHmeTxq6ALE9WMDw9g#/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'>Fighting Floods<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Mar. 19, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In response to extreme climate events, Canadian insurance companies paid out a record $8.6 billion last year: more than 10 times the annual average for the first decade this century. The outlook is higher insurance premiums for homeowners, higher rents for tenants, and significant tax hikes as municipalities face massive clean-ups. Join Hamilton 350 and Dr. Anabela Bonada, Managing Director of Climate Science at the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo to explore the increasing threat of climate-driven flooding and learn practical strategies for individuals and communities to reduce its impact. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrceyrpzMiHNaXB7jVwRCnlCykveD1iH_V">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrceyrpzMiHNaXB7jVwRCnlCykveD1iH_V</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'>Women in Conflict Zones<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Mar. 19, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This webinar will feature speakers from diverse conflict zones, including Belarus, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gaza, Lebanon, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Korea, Sudan, and Syria. These women will share personal stories about the physical, emotional, and social tolls of war on women and children, shedding light on their resilience in the face of unimaginable hardships.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://worldbeyondwar.org/womenandwar/">https://worldbeyondwar.org/womenandwar/</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:#4EA72E'>Municipal Matters: Building Capacity for Local Climate Conversations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Mar. 19, 3:30 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for a discussion of how local governments can foster productive conversations about climate policies in today’s chaotic information environment.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://sppga.ubc.ca/events/event/municipal-matters-building-capacity-for-local-climate-conversations-march-19/">https://sppga.ubc.ca/events/event/municipal-matters-building-capacity-for-local-climate-conversations-march-19/</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:#0070C0'>Defend the water, Protect the water: with Maude Barlow<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Mar. 20, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With threats from Trump demanding Canada’s water and corporate giants vying to take control of our water, the attacks on Canada’s most precious natural resource are more present than ever. This webinar will include Council of Canadians founder, Maude Barlow, Angela McEwen (CUPE), Gabrielle Roy-Gregoire (Eau Secours), and Gary John (St’at’imc Nation).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://canadians.org/event/not-for-sale-a-webinar-on-water-with-maude-barlow-mar-20/">https://canadians.org/event/not-for-sale-a-webinar-on-water-with-maude-barlow-mar-20/</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'>Should Ontario municipalities be required to engage in heating planning?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. March 20, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Faculty Club, University Of Toronto, 41 Willcocks Street <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Learn from experts in the field about the latest trends and strategies for effective planning for the decarbonization of space heating (and cooling) in buildings. Join discussions about whether municipalities should have more responsibility for this planning -- and for its implementation. $75.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/should-ontario-municipalities-be-required-to-engage-in-heating-planning-tickets-1105492831819">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/should-ontario-municipalities-be-required-to-engage-in-heating-planning-tickets-1105492831819</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'>Mental Health Crisis and What We Can Do About It<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. March 20, 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Eva Henje, neuroscientist, child and adolescent psychiatrist, will talk about the epidemic of so-called mental disorders and the tendency to blame and fix the victim, rather than the underlying causes. We will look at how increasing exposure to a multitude of stress factors, pushes young people (and others) into chronic states of anxiety, disempowerment, and emotional shutdown. Eva will also share steps and practices that can help us heal, rebuild connections, and cultivate empowerment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/femininefutures/1525497">https://www.tickettailor.com/events/femininefutures/1525497</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'>Is the answer to energy unaffordability, affordability messaging?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Mar. 20, 11:30 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What’s really behind the rising cost of energy? Is affordability messaging the best way to talk about climate solutions?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Two organisations are collaborating to help you understand the root causes of energy unaffordability and to show you how to more effectively communicate opportunities to improve affordability. With Jim Stanford, Director of the Centre for Future work and Louise Comeau, senior advisor at Re.Climate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fhUh7-j9RZSCPS5tnK9sDQ#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fhUh7-j9RZSCPS5tnK9sDQ#/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:#A02B93'>Ford More Years: What Comes Next? Post-Election Panel and Book Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Mar. 20, 2 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The event will feature panelists from the newly released book, Against the People: How Ford Nation is Dismantling Ontario.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.yorku.ca/research/glrc/events/against-the-people-ow-ford-nation-is-dismantling-ontario-speaker-series/">https://www.yorku.ca/research/glrc/events/against-the-people-ow-ford-nation-is-dismantling-ontario-speaker-series/</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:#4EA72E'>Your Tomorrow<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Starting March 21, Your Tomorrow can be streamed on the TVO Docs YouTube channel, website and Smart TV app, and the documentary will make its broadcast premiere in Ontario on March 23 at 9 pm ET.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Premiering to sold out audiences at TIFF and followed up by more sold-out screenings during its theatrical run, Your Tomorrow is an immersive, observational documentary that captures a cherished public space, as developers—backed by Premier Doug Ford’s government—push forward a divisive plan to transform parts of the waterfront park into a high-end private spa . Against a backdrop of protests, lawsuits, and a widening debate over who really owns public land, the film provides a quiet but powerful meditation on what’s lost when public access is taken away.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://tvo.me/acclaimed-tvo-doc-your-tomorrow-captures-the-end-of-an-era-at-ontario-place/">https://tvo.me/acclaimed-tvo-doc-your-tomorrow-captures-the-end-of-an-era-at-ontario-place/</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:#0070C0'>World Water Day <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Mar. 22<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Glaciers are melting faster than ever. As the planet gets hotter due to climate change, our frozen world is shrinking, making the water cycle more unpredictable and extreme.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Glacial retreat threatens devastation. For billions of people, meltwater flows are changing, causing floods, droughts, landslides and sea level rise, and damaging ecosystems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Glacier preservation is a survival strategy. We must work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and manage meltwater more sustainably for people and the planet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/water-day">https://www.un.org/en/observances/water-day</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'>Soil Health and Microbial Life<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sun. March 23, 10 a.m. - noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We will explore:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- elements of classic soil science and introduce the key microbial actors at work in the soil microbiome<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- the decomposition of organics and a full spectrum of composting techniques available to suit any growing context<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- outline a variety of probiotic strategies available to us in agricultural and horticultural applications, from the urban microfarm to the backyard garden.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://crookedfarmz.localline.ca/my-products/product/52260">https://crookedfarmz.localline.ca/my-products/product/52260</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>The Baby Carriage Climate Campaign Action<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. March 24, 11:30 - 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Parliament Hill, Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Us on Parliament Hill for Climate Action. Grand(m)others Act to Save the Planet and Citizens' Climate Lobby Canada warmly invite you to a powerful, uplifting gathering as Parliament returns. We are raising the urgency of the climate crisis. Research shows that public mobilizations increase awareness and concern about climate change. At a time of rising global anxiety—fueled by Trump, Musk, and other disruptive forces—we believe in the power of community, action, and even a little fun to bring hope and momentum.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJ4dSSRvGl0XyPDspqnfzbnPINIB4Fda_sPMDkmNk6zvL5Iw/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJ4dSSRvGl0XyPDspqnfzbnPINIB4Fda_sPMDkmNk6zvL5Iw/viewform</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"'>🎶</span><span lang=EN-US> Start practicing "Song for the Climate" (Belgium)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGgBtHoIO4g">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGgBtHoIO4g</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'>Talk Climate to Me<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Take the Course in April - free <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Our next run of Talk Climate to Me starts this April and you can have a front seat! 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