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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><img width=256 height=148 style='width:2.6666in;height:1.5416in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DC4CB1.6D5FF5C0" alt="A close-up of a logo
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'>Here’s What Nuclear Testing Does to the Earth—and Us<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With trials of atomic weapons set to resume, we recall the environmental and health damage wrought by such testing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://nautil.us/heres-what-nuclear-testing-does-to-the-earth-and-us-1245174/">https://nautil.us/heres-what-nuclear-testing-does-to-the-earth-and-us-1245174/</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'>ZeroCarbon Climate Newsletter by Chris Hatch<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>News on Bill Gates, EVs in Nepal (75% of new cars!), suing the CPP, Canada's climate strategy, Power to people not ‘tech bros and crooks’, bike lanes crucial, geo-thermal heating/cooling, heat pumps and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://mailchi.mp/nationalobserver/692evi7pav?e=02591b0337">https://mailchi.mp/nationalobserver/692evi7pav?e=02591b0337</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 hidden military pressures behind the new push for small nuclear reactors<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Why the renewed excitement about going nuclear? The real reasons have less to do with energy security, or climate change – and far more to do with military power. French president Emmanuel Macron put it clearly: “Without civilian nuclear, no military nuclear, without military nuclear, no civilian nuclear.” Military nuclear capabilities are seen as a way to stay at the world’s “top table”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-hidden-military-pressures-behind-the-new-push-for-small-nuclear-reactors-266301">https://theconversation.com/the-hidden-military-pressures-behind-the-new-push-for-small-nuclear-reactors-266301</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'><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'>Carney gets it wrong on climate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Last week our Prime Minister announced that the Gov't of Canada will invest $2 billion in Doug Ford’s plan to build four new U.S. nuclear reactors in the GTA, which will require us to import enriched uranium from the U.S. to fuel them and ramp up polluting gas.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/carney-wrong/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/carney-wrong/</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'>It’s Our Electric Future<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Send a letter: Keep a strong, consumer‑focused EV Availability Standard (EVAS)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.ourelectricfuture.ca/">https://www.ourelectricfuture.ca/</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'>Food Banks as a Lifeline - Canada's New Normal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The following findings from Hunger Count 2025 illustrate the scale and the urgency of food insecurity in Canada: Monthly visits to Canada’s food banks have doubled since 2019. Nearly 1 in 5 food bank clients are employed but still can’t make ends meet, compared to just over 1 in 10 in 2019. One-third of food bank clients are children.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://foodbankscanada.ca/hunger-in-canada/hungercount/">https://foodbankscanada.ca/hunger-in-canada/hungercount/</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'>Are data centres a threat to the Great Lakes?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Ontario could learn a lot from Michigan about the coming data centre boom, and how it could impact our freshwater resources. But much is still unknown. The Greater Toronto Area along the shores of Lake Ontario is already home to 108 data centers. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/great-lakes-data-centres-threat/">https://thenarwhal.ca/great-lakes-data-centres-threat/</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:#0070C0'>ONTARIO<o:p></o:p></span></b></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'>Electricity rates for Ontarians increased 29% on Nov. 1</span></b><span lang=EN-US>, though will be partly offset by a higher provincial rebate. This massive subsidy disguises the real cost of keeping the lights on with expensive nuclear reactors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/rates-to-rise-29/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/rates-to-rise-29/</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’s Halloween Electricity Cost Surprise: For electricity consumers, it can only get worse from here<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://marksw.blog.yorku.ca/2025/11/02/for-ontario-electricity-consumers-it-can-only-get-worse-from-here/">https://marksw.blog.yorku.ca/2025/11/02/for-ontario-electricity-consumers-it-can-only-get-worse-from-here/</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 truth about Ontario’s Ring of Fire ads<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The biggest problem: The province doesn’t have the right to the land. The Ring of Fire — which is actually called Mammamattawa, which means “many rivers coming together” or Bakitanaamowin Aki, meaning “the Breathing Lands” — is home to several remote First Nations within Treaty 9 territory.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-truth-about-ontarios-ring-of-fire-ads/article_5903c107-3364-4f66-b2a6-49051fc7021d.html">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-truth-about-ontarios-ring-of-fire-ads/article_5903c107-3364-4f66-b2a6-49051fc7021d.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:#4EA72E'>TORONTO<o:p></o:p></span></b></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'>Inside the deal that’s making geothermal heating/cooling go mainstream in Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In the past decade, geothermal has gone from being installed in less than one per cent of new homes in Toronto to nearly 30 per cent this year - due to an innovative business model. Heating/cooling with geothermal can reduce a building’s carbon emissions by 70% (a similar amount to an air-source heat pump, but using less electricity).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/inside-the-deal-thats-making-geothermal-heat-go-mainstream-in-toronto/article_e9ea0c5e-00de-4735-a35b-bdd87a9fa161.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/inside-the-deal-thats-making-geothermal-heat-go-mainstream-in-toronto/article_e9ea0c5e-00de-4735-a35b-bdd87a9fa161.html</a><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'>Why this lawsuit over a new shelter seems meant to intimidate a city councillor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/opinion/community-group-lawsuit-over-shelter-etobicoke-slapp-suit-city-councillor-11381290">https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/opinion/community-group-lawsuit-over-shelter-etobicoke-slapp-suit-city-councillor-11381290</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'>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'>COPs 101: What Everyone Should Know About Climate Diplomacy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Nov. 3, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What is a COP? What do all those acronyms mean? How did we get here? This session is a crash course on the UN climate negotiations, from how COPs work and their history to how decisions are made, who’s in the room and what makes the process so complex, interesting and, at time, frustrating. We’ll break down key terms, explain the roles of different countries and negotiating groups and offer historical context to help you feel confident covering climate diplomacy, whether you’re new to it or just need a refresher.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_baAIKTefSaqmIJ1pVHKSZw#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_baAIKTefSaqmIJ1pVHKSZw#/registration</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>What’s at Stake at COP30?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 4, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Why is COP30 so important, and what should we be watching for? This session focuses on the global and regional context surrounding COP30. We’ll look at the current state of climate progress, what issues are likely to dominate the agenda and how Brazil, the COP host, is shaping the narrative. From fossil fuel phaseout and climate finance to the future of the Amazon and the role of Indigenous peoples, we’ll highlight the topics you need to follow to be on top of the negotiations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qrL3hQgNQtqW9Dj-ZfMDcw#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qrL3hQgNQtqW9Dj-ZfMDcw#/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'>Home: Place and Belonging<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 4, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How do the places where we gather shape how we connect? From housing to green spaces, public libraries to digital forums, the environments around us play a vital role in fostering belonging and community. Four experts will share their unique perspectives on how the spaces we design and invest in can strengthen our social fabric. In this virtual talk, we’ll explore the challenges and rewards of creating and sustaining “third spaces” (social environments outside of home and work), and consider the responsibility to create places that connect us and serve our communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus-talks-at-home-place-and-belonging-tickets-1761095356619">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus-talks-at-home-place-and-belonging-tickets-1761095356619</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'>Coding for Conservation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 4, 4 - 5 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Brentwood Public Library, 36 Brentwood Road North, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Learn how to use R software for effective scientific communication. This workshop will guide you through loading data into R software, creating plots, and running simple analyses.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT575331&R=EVT575331<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'>Emergency Town Hall on Austerity Budget - with Avi Lewis and Libby Davies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 5, 7 - 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>If you're angry or scared about the "sacrifices" the Liberals expect Canadians to make in their upcoming budget, you are not alone. Both Liberals and Conservatives are racing rightward, scapegoating immigrants and Crown corporations like Canada Post instead of confronting the real problem: a system rigged for big corporations and the rich. And when establishment parties abandon working people, fascism fills the vacuum. We've been here before. In the 1990s, Liberals slashed social programs and abandoned the poor, parents, and people with disabilities. Join NDP's Libby Davies and Avi Lewis for an emergency town hall connecting the dots between Canada's austerity past and present, and to hear their action plan for this crisis moment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.lewisforleader.ca/austerity-budget-town-hall">https://act.lewisforleader.ca/austerity-budget-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:#4EA72E'>Community Choice Energy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Nov. 6, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Community activist Erin Mahan will discuss Community Choice Energy, an Alternative Electricity Model. CCE enables cities and counties to purchase renewable electricity in bulk, offering residents lower rates, choice for a higher amount of renewable energy, and reinvestment into local programs such as microgrids and low income programs. This energy consumption model is already successful in several U.S. states. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/presented-by-erin-mahan/">https://actionnetwork.org/events/presented-by-erin-mahan/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>See Erin's earlier presentation on renewables here: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nazcca.org/speaker-series-climate-talks-for-everyone">https://www.nazcca.org/speaker-series-climate-talks-for-everyone</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'>More Toronto events <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://showuptoronto.ca/">https://showuptoronto.ca/</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'>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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>Tooker Tapes Archive Project - Youtube Playlist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3IwhNn-WrINTQz2fBNayDoBWLW0y59le">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3IwhNn-WrINTQz2fBNayDoBWLW0y59le</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Submissions, subscribes, unsubscribes, and comments: <a href="mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org">mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Share this newsletter on social media using this link: <a href="http://greenspiration.org/news-events/">http://greenspiration.org/news-events/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>