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By Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/13/end-times-fascism-far-right-trump-musk">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/13/end-times-fascism-far-right-trump-musk</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>End Times Fascism: Naomi Klein on How Trump, Musk, Far Right “Don’t Believe in the Future”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>22 min. video recording<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/5/5/naomi_klein_trump_silicon_valley">https://www.democracynow.org/2025/5/5/naomi_klein_trump_silicon_valley</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'>Tank vs. Tesla - 1 min. video<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJW-6iBoogF/">https://www.instagram.com/p/DJW-6iBoogF/</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>MAGA is not happy with the new Pope Leo X1V - by Heather Cox Richardson<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-8-2025">https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-8-2025</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>The new pope, Leo XIV, has spoken out about the urgent need for climate change action<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91331254/the-new-pope-leo-xiv-has-spoken-out-about-urgent-need-for-climate-change-action">https://www.fastcompany.com/91331254/the-new-pope-leo-xiv-has-spoken-out-about-urgent-need-for-climate-change-action</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'>Don't say Climate? Bridging the divides with climate scientist and communicator Katharine Hayhoe <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1 hour recording</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ehm8nOBz9dzC-zJ6WSHwjfwllJ64NK1k/view">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ehm8nOBz9dzC-zJ6WSHwjfwllJ64NK1k/view</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'>As Global Climate Leadership Stumbles, Cities Are Stepping Up<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>From green infrastructure to net-zero commitments, local governments are outpacing national policies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://thewalrus.ca/as-global-climate-leadership-stumbles-cities-are-stepping-up/">https://thewalrus.ca/as-global-climate-leadership-stumbles-cities-are-stepping-up/</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'>92.5% of New Power Capacity Added to the Grid Worldwide in 2024 Was from Renewables<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This is not even a competition anymore. 558 GW of renewables were added to grids in 2024, mostly solar and wind power. Together they are powering down the fossil fuel age. Nuclear, on the other hand, added just 4.1 GW in 2024. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/26/92-5-of-new-power-capacity-added-worldwide-in-2024-was-from-renewables/">https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/26/92-5-of-new-power-capacity-added-worldwide-in-2024-was-from-renewables/</a> <o:p></o:p></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'>China’s Dying EV Batteries and Solar Cells Are Powering a Circular Economy Worth $38 Billion per Year<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chinas-dying-ev-batteries-and-solar-cells-are-powering-a-circular-economy-worth-38-billion-per-year/">https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chinas-dying-ev-batteries-and-solar-cells-are-powering-a-circular-economy-worth-38-billion-per-year/</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'>Ukraine’s stolen children: More than just a humanitarian crisis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/ukraines-stolen-children-more-just-humanitarian-crisis">https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/ukraines-stolen-children-more-just-humanitarian-crisis</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'>Russian drone strike caused tens of millions worth of damage to Chornobyl<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Attack damaged €1.5bn containment structure over nuclear reactor with repair costs likely to be borne by western governments<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/07/russian-drone-strike-caused-tens-of-millions-worth-of-damage-to-chornobyl">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/07/russian-drone-strike-caused-tens-of-millions-worth-of-damage-to-chornobyl</a> <o:p></o:p></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'>Five main problems with the US-Ukraine mineral deal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://links.org.au/ukrainian-socialist-five-main-problems-us-ukraine-mineral-deal">https://links.org.au/ukrainian-socialist-five-main-problems-us-ukraine-mineral-deal</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><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'>Regulation saves money and lives<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Regulations not only ensure public safety, but they can also help ensure a healthy efficient market.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://rabble.ca/columnists/regulation-saves-money-and-lives/">https://rabble.ca/columnists/regulation-saves-money-and-lives/</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'>To: Prime Minister Mark Carney</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Make Canada's voting system fair and proportional!</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/prime-minister-mark-carney-deliver-proportional-representation-for-canada">https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/prime-minister-mark-carney-deliver-proportional-representation-for-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'>Free us from the danger of pickup trucks<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Pedestrians are almost 3.5 times more likely to be killed when struck by a pickup compared to a traditional sedan. Children are seven times more likely to die if hit by a pickup.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/danger-of-pickup-trucks">https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/danger-of-pickup-trucks</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'>Premier is pushing extractive industries, but is anyone even interested in Nova Scotia’s uranium, lithium, and fracking?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/premier-is-pushing-extractive-industries-but-is-anyone-even-interested-in-nova-scotias-uranium-lithium-and-fracking/">https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/premier-is-pushing-extractive-industries-but-is-anyone-even-interested-in-nova-scotias-uranium-lithium-and-fracking/</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><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'>Nuclear vs. renewables<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Ontario will spend $21 B + on 4 untested American nuclear reactors that require American fuel - but Canadian renewables would be a fraction of the cost, risk and waste - learn more and send your letter to Ford here.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/nuke-costs/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/nuke-costs/</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'>Ontario’s Costly Nuclear Folly<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://socialistproject.ca/2025/05/ontarios-costly-nuclear-folly/">https://socialistproject.ca/2025/05/ontarios-costly-nuclear-folly/</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'>Stop Bill 5<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 style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>Canadian Civil Liberties Association<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ccla.org/press-release/ccla-slams-ontarios-power-grab-in-bill-5/">https://ccla.org/press-release/ccla-slams-ontarios-power-grab-in-bill-5/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>David Suzuki Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://community.davidsuzuki.org/index.php/email/emailWebview">https://community.davidsuzuki.org/index.php/email/emailWebview</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>Ecojustice <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ecojustice.ca/news/demystifying-bill-5-how-doug-fords-omnibus-bill-guts-environmental-protections/">https://ecojustice.ca/news/demystifying-bill-5-how-doug-fords-omnibus-bill-guts-environmental-protections/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>Environmental Defence<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/stop-bill-5/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/stop-bill-5/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>Green Party of Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://secure.gpo.ca/stop-bill-5">https://secure.gpo.ca/stop-bill-5</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>Ontario Nature <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ontarionature.org/bill-5-a-moment-to-mobilize-for-nature-in-ontario-blog/">https://ontarionature.org/bill-5-a-moment-to-mobilize-for-nature-in-ontario-blog/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>Defend Endangered Species site<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://linktr.ee/savetheesa">https://linktr.ee/savetheesa</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>Wildlands League <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://wildlandsleague.org/stop-bill5/">https://wildlandsleague.org/stop-bill5/</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'>Proposed Ontario bill would strip away key environmental protections, advocates say<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/advocates-criticize-ontario-bill-projects-exempt-from-laws-1.7528119">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/advocates-criticize-ontario-bill-projects-exempt-from-laws-1.7528119</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's Bill 5 will lead to environmental "slaughterhouse"<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://thepointer.com/article/2025-04-28/doug-ford-s-bill-5-will-lead-to-environmental-slaughterfest">https://thepointer.com/article/2025-04-28/doug-ford-s-bill-5-will-lead-to-environmental-slaughterfest</a> <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'>Doug Ford is channeling Donald Trump when he attacks judges<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/doug-ford-is-channelling-donald-trump-when-he-attacks-judges/article_8e6f1534-7fd9-400d-8666-a6b396ad0293.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/doug-ford-is-channelling-donald-trump-when-he-attacks-judges/article_8e6f1534-7fd9-400d-8666-a6b396ad0293.html</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><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'>Toronto white nationalist protest shows ‘concerning’ growth in movement’s numbers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>About 30 people attended a white nationalist demonstration at Exhibition Place last Saturday morning that called for ‘mass deportations’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/politics-government/toronto-white-nationalist-protest-concerning-growth-movement-numbers-expert-10628034">https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/politics-government/toronto-white-nationalist-protest-concerning-growth-movement-numbers-expert-10628034</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:#4EA72E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></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'>No Faith in Fossil Fuels: Rally for the Planet<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. May 12, 11:30 a.m. - 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 for a fun, family-friendly rally for climate justice. The demonstration is the culminating point of the two-day bike Pilgrimage for the Planet coming from Montreal to demand Canada sign onto the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FFNPT) - to end expansion of all fossil fuel projects.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcIQUDXKEZOqw-7EsJSJn_lp_yOmKXG-jbXb6Ar2pX7ydzHA/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcIQUDXKEZOqw-7EsJSJn_lp_yOmKXG-jbXb6Ar2pX7ydzHA/viewform</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'>Why Mobility Transitions Do Not Start with Mobility<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 13, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Prof. Meredith Glaser, The Netherlands, explores the transformation of urban mobility by challenging the car-centric paradigm and reimagining streets as spaces for life, health, and social equity. She argues that changing urban transportation is not just about bicycles, but about creating and empowering opportunities for systemic change.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XxtHVMz7QpO7QKL_bfJmug#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XxtHVMz7QpO7QKL_bfJmug#/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'>Bike Minds: Bikes + Unity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 14, 6:30 - 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for BIKE MINDS, a bicycle-themed storytelling event where guests share positive, personal, and inspiring stories related to cycling.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bike-minds-bikes-unity-tickets-1345624472019">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bike-minds-bikes-unity-tickets-1345624472019</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'>Safeguarding Canada's Sovereignty: Canada's moment of crisis and opportunity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 14, 7:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Online OR in person at Friends House, 60 Lowther, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hosted by Science for Peace, guest speaker Michael Byers holds the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia. He is also the Co-Director of the Outer Space Institute. Dr. Byers has been a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford University; Professor of Law at Duke University; Visiting Professor at the universities of Cape Town, Tel Aviv, Nord (Norway) and Novosibirsk (Russia) as well as the Geneva Graduate Institute; and Senior Global Fellow at the University of St Andrews. He is a two-time winner of the Donner Prize for the best book on public policy by a Canadian, for International Law and the Arctic (2013) and Who Owns Outer Space? (2023)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/J8ZwQHU-SIWqKE4Fb7HvBA#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/J8ZwQHU-SIWqKE4Fb7HvBA#/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'>Breaking Through the Chaos: Climate Action That Wins Now<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 14, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Federal action has never been the only tool in our shared climate action toolkit. Right now, we are not spinning our wheels, trying to guess the next moves of certain erratic leaders, or “waiting and seeing” until after the next election. Stand.earth is doubling down on strategies we know work - and a few new ideas that are already gaining traction. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Stand.earth Executive Director Todd Paglia, and Senior Campaigns Directors Liz McDowell and Shayda Edwards Naficy to hear why litigation, corporate campaigns, and local policy are the next big plays to fight climate change. We’ll share case studies of recent wins from each strategy - including stories, stats, and photos - and give you a sneak peek at what’s next in the Stand playbook.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://stand-earth.zoom.us/meeting/register/0KC1nnDxQnSi2VBBQEZGBA#/registration">https://stand-earth.zoom.us/meeting/register/0KC1nnDxQnSi2VBBQEZGBA#/registration</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'>It’s Clear—Glass Kills! How to Prevent Bird Collisions at Your Home<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 14, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>More than 1 billion birds are killed from collisions with windows every year. Fortunately, affordable and effective solutions are available for residents just like you. Join the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and three expert panelists for a free, virtual webinar on why glass is such a huge threat to birds and how we can all do our part to make our homes safer for our feathered friends.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lh-fQfXFQsWWBPiibRqjUQ">https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lh-fQfXFQsWWBPiibRqjUQ</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'>Tracing Tides: How Major Carbon Producers Drive Sea Level Rise and Climate Injustice</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed, May 14, 4 - 5 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Nearly half of the increase in present-day average surface temperature and one-third of present-day sea level rise can be traced to emissions from the 122 largest fossil fuel producers and cement manufacturers, according to new peer-reviewed research by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). These big polluters, known as the carbon majors, have locked in as much as 22 inches of global sea level rise by 2300. Learn more about how carbon majors' past emissions are driving current global warming and future sea level rise.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://secure.ucs.org/a/2025-5-14-tracing-tides">https://secure.ucs.org/a/2025-5-14-tracing-tides</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>______________________</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'>Just Transition Rising<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>May 14 - 15<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Just Transition Rising is a two-day online gathering bringing together union leaders, grassroots organisers, campaigners, and policy advocates to explore how justice can be placed at the heart of climate action. From lived experience to structural change, we’ll spotlight - through panels and breakout sessions - how justice is being fought for on the ground, and ensure those demands are heard on the road to COP30. Through bringing together diverse voices - from striking metalworkers to Indigenous leaders, from public sector unions to land and water defenders - we will connect movements, align strategies, and build collective power for a just transition rooted in equity, solidarity, and hope.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://events.zoom.us/ev/AqbvYuXcl9BVH5xQqlmS_eQGMa3EYkd36Q9yDOg796UCXfmb1NLd~ApqK9cQ6Ug1Hr9ljR4gordWIzcowU2bnU7ruO4zHRSJVNtwOSUqO-cxnHQ">https://events.zoom.us/ev/AqbvYuXcl9BVH5xQqlmS_eQGMa3EYkd36Q9yDOg796UCXfmb1NLd~ApqK9cQ6Ug1Hr9ljR4gordWIzcowU2bnU7ruO4zHRSJVNtwOSUqO-cxnHQ</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 Moose Hide Campaign<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>May 15<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Moose Hide Campaign is a nationwide movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians from local communities, First Nations, governments, schools, colleges/universities, police forces and many other organizations – all committed to taking action to ending violence towards women and children.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://moosehidecampaign.ca/">https://moosehidecampaign.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><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'>Putin’s Revenge and Russia’s war on Ukraine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri, May 16, 10 am ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Eurasia Center hosts a book discussion with journalist and author Lucian Kim. Aided by Kim’s on-the-ground reporting, “Putin’s Revenge” places the war in the wider context of the collapse of the Soviet Union and details Russia’s path to war.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/lucian-kim-on-putins-revenge-and-russias-war-on-ukraine-2/">https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/lucian-kim-on-putins-revenge-and-russias-war-on-ukraine-2/</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'>Derailing Dignity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. May 16th opening reception, exhibit viewable till May 28<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Whippersnapper Gallery, 594 Dundas St W, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Derailing Dignity reflects on the experience of migrant workers who deliver food using bikes in Toronto. The intent of the work is to zoom in on the particular intersection of both gig work and migrant labour, holding room for the many ways in which dignity is far removed from the very hands of those that feed us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://mayworks.ca/project/derailing-dignity">https://mayworks.ca/project/derailing-dignity</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:#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><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'>CBC World Report<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-10-cbc-news-world-report">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-10-cbc-news-world-report</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>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>