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If countries and people oppose nuclear proliferation, they should also oppose the building of more vulnerable nuclear plants.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/economist-podcasts/id151230264?i=1000763406725">https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/economist-podcasts/id151230264?i=1000763406725</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'>On 40th Chernobyl disaster anniversary, Zelenskyy accuses Russia of committing 'nuclear terrorism'<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/26/on-40th-chernobyl-disaster-anniversary-zelenskyy-accuses-russia-of-committing-nuclear-terr">https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/26/on-40th-chernobyl-disaster-anniversary-zelenskyy-accuses-russia-of-committing-nuclear-terr</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'>Chernobyl - 40 years later<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/technology/science/article-the-invisible-enemy-40-years-on-from-nuclear-disaster-chornobyl/">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/technology/science/article-the-invisible-enemy-40-years-on-from-nuclear-disaster-chornobyl/</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/forty-years-after-nuclear-disaster-ukraines-chornobyl-plant-is-haunted-by-war-2026-04-24/">https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/forty-years-after-nuclear-disaster-ukraines-chornobyl-plant-is-haunted-by-war-2026-04-24/</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'>AMOC Deep Dive: Is global warming tipping key Atlantic ocean currents towards ‘collapse’?</span></b><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/amoc-explainer/index.html">https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/amoc-explainer/index.html</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'><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'>The future of electricity is wind and solar, new report says. Canada is lagging behind<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Solar and wind, now the cheapest forms of energy, account for just under 9% of electricity generation in Canada, well below the G7 average of 19%.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/solar-wind-ember-renewables-electricity-9.7170953">https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/solar-wind-ember-renewables-electricity-9.7170953</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'>Canada’s east-west electricity grid could be the pipeline of the future<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>It could carry renewable energy coast-to-coast, helping meet climate goals while strengthening the economy with made-in-Canada materials, creating jobs and reducing reliance on the United States.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/21/opinion/canada-connected-grid-power-sharing-provinces">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/21/opinion/canada-connected-grid-power-sharing-provinces</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'>Global Energy Shock Highlights Canada’s Need for Long-Term Energy Planning - article and video<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/global-energy-shock-highlights-canadas-need-for-long-term-energy-planning/">https://www.theenergymix.com/global-energy-shock-highlights-canadas-need-for-long-term-energy-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:red'>Canada in 'tricky position' as global green power boom eclipses coal for first time<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canada is an outlier to the market trend. Renewable energy plant construction in Canada has dropped over the past two years, leaving wind and solar power accounting for just 9% of the country’s electricity mix, less than half the average among the G7.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/22/news/canada-tricky-position-global-green-power-boom-eclipses-coal-first-time">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/22/news/canada-tricky-position-global-green-power-boom-eclipses-coal-first-time</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'>They Are Killing Our People<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This past week, the Mikisew Cree First Nation of Alberta released a report on the massive cancer rates in their community. The study revealed staggering rates of cancer in the community. The community lives downstream from the massive tar sands operations in northern Alberta. The people are being poisoned. There are now over 1.4 trillion litres of toxic water in the tailings ponds. And now the oil industry is seeking federal permission to begin dumping these toxic waters into the badly stressed Athabasca River system. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/they-are-killing-our-people?triedRedirect=true">https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/they-are-killing-our-people</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'>The anti-Indigenous agenda behind this viral documentary about residential schools - 9 min. video podcast<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://breachmedia.ca/the-anti-indigenous-agenda-behind-this-viral-documentary-about-residential-schools/?vgo_ee=8vaidgeIhdlYgJgLo1SNk3o7o5NeHgoNHhbd3%2B4ZLWmUSKgYoWxFNGeM3w%3D%3D%3AHQKH78jmpIYFPlEzqUbY5FMTjniysNpM">https://breachmedia.ca/the-anti-indigenous-agenda-behind-this-viral-documentary-about-residential-schools/</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>The corporate resource rush fueling B.C.’s backlash against Indigenous rights<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Lawyer Pam Palmater discusses the surging attacks on Indigenous rights in British Columbia and across Canada <a href="https://breachmedia.ca/the-corporate-resource-rush-fueling-b-c-s-backlash-against-indigenous-rights/?vgo_ee=9MY7BuR7Pw3yw4ZvzwsMfbEcTFwUk2nhiHdYo8unkBwzMyXJ%2B9UEAWT8oA%3D%3D%3AE%2FEGMv%2BsboyaXp24BJhiC2fBgWRFCd1N">https://breachmedia.ca/the-corporate-resource-rush-fueling-b-c-s-backlash-against-indigenous-rights/</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 call to climate justice champions: run! (for office)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Find, recruit and support your local climate justice champion. Send them this article as a way of saying, “I believe in you.” And if you can’t find one, be one.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/a-call-to-climate-justice-champions">https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/a-call-to-climate-justice-champions</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'>Civil Society Summit on AI Industry / Data Centres: Montreal May 22<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://aicivilsociety.ca/">https://aicivilsociety.ca/</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'>‘Earth’s Largest’ AI Data Centre in Alberta Just Got Bigger<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Wonder Valley data centre site planned in the Municipality of Greenview has grown to almost 65 square km, increased its power requirement from 7.5 to nine gigawatts (the equivalent of 15 cities the size of Calgary), and is approved to use six million cubic metres of water per year—the amount that flows over Niagara Falls every 35 minutes.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/earths-largest-ai-data-centre-in-alberta-just-got-bigger/">https://www.theenergymix.com/earths-largest-ai-data-centre-in-alberta-just-got-bigger/</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'>Zero Carbon newsletter - chock full of the best climate news of the week<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://mailchi.mp/nationalobserver/the-carbon-eras-last-port-of-call?e=02591b0337">https://mailchi.mp/nationalobserver/the-carbon-eras-last-port-of-call</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'>Danielle Smith’s Meddling in Electoral Boundaries Is Part of a Grim Pattern<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The goal is power for the UCP, not democracy.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/04/20/Smith-Meddling-Electoral-Boundaries-Grim-Pattern/">https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/04/20/Smith-Meddling-Electoral-Boundaries-Grim-Pattern/</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 will it take for the NDP to come back?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Could the road to redemption go through Beaches- East York?</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/what-will-it-take-for-the-ndp-to-come-back/">https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/what-will-it-take-for-the-ndp-to-come-back/</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'>Will Mark Carney protect Ontario - Or Big Nuclear?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>OPG is seeking permission from the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) to build the world’s largest nuclear station in Port Hope, Ontario at a cost of $230B - without considering the alternatives.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/will-mark-carney/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/will-mark-carney/</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'>Despite Ever-cheaper Renewables, Ontario is Hell-bent on the Ever-costlier Nuclear Power Option: ‘There Is No Alternative’<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://seniorsforclimateactionnow.org/despite-ever-cheaper-renewables-ontario-is-hell-bent-on-the-ever-costlier-nuclear-power-option-there-is-no-alternative-by-jamie-swift/">https://seniorsforclimateactionnow.org/despite-ever-cheaper-renewables-ontario-is-hell-bent-on-the-ever-costlier-nuclear-power-option-there-is-no-alternative-by-jamie-swift/</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'>Could this be the end of green building standards in Ontario?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The new changes would roll back municipal enhanced development standards that require developers to improve park access, add tree canopy, install electric vehicle-ready parking spots, apply bird-friendly window coating or implement other mandatory sustainable design features beyond what’s set out in Ontario’s building code.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://building.ca/could-this-be-the-end-of-green-building-standards-in-ontario-again/">https://building.ca/could-this-be-the-end-of-green-building-standards-in-ontario-again/</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'>Ford is a dangerous authoritarian<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/ford-is-a-dangerous-authoritarian/">https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/ford-is-a-dangerous-authoritarian/</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/we-have-seen-these-privatization-movies-before/">https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/we-have-seen-these-privatization-movies-before/</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:#4EA72E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'>TORONTO<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'>Pickup truck drivers and large SUVs should pay more for curbside parking spots<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/opinion/opinion-pickup-trucks-should-may-more-parking-12126342">https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/opinion/opinion-pickup-trucks-should-may-more-parking-12126342</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:#4EA72E'>If I Were Mayor <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What would you do if you were Mayor? Email <ifiweremayor@thestar.ca> with the following:</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Your idea in 200 words or less</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- A short (45 seconds or less), selfie-style video clip with your elevator pitch.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- A headshot (see the requirements to the right)</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.thestar.com/if-i-were-mayor/">https://www.thestar.com/if-i-were-mayor/</a> </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>______________________</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'>Hot Docs - Celebrating the best in documentary<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Apr. 23 - May 3</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>At Hot Docs Cinema (on bloor) and TIFF Bell lighthouse (on King)</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The 2026 Hot Docs Festival will present outstanding documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto - 115 films from 51 countries. Free before 4 p.m. for students and 60+.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://hotdocs.ca/festivals/hot-docs-festival">https://hotdocs.ca/festivals/hot-docs-festival</a></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>______________________</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'>Prospects for a Nuclear and Fossil Free Future<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Apr. 27, 1:30 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Live link-up with activists at the Fossil Free Peoples Summit in Colombia and at the NPT in New York</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/E3Rn8LX2RqC0tODFdmG9zw#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/E3Rn8LX2RqC0tODFdmG9zw#/registration</a> </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>______________________</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'>Future of Recycling <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. April 27, 6:30 pm ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join MPP Chris Glover (Spadina-Fort York) and MPP Peter Tabuns (Toronto Danforth), Shadow Minister for Environment, and community members for this important discussion on the state of the recycling program in Ontario.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAaTz5U1wUy88Dc7TvS-fW1wIpFUvcvSRF15oiK7NPWmiuUw/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAaTz5U1wUy88Dc7TvS-fW1wIpFUvcvSRF15oiK7NPWmiuUw/viewform</a> </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>______________________</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'>Confronting the Far-Right: Lessons from Italy and Spain<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Apr. 27, 7 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>College Street United Church, Toronto</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How did the rise of the contemporary far-right come about in Southern Europe? How are left and anti-fascist movements responding to this? What lessons can the socialist left in Canada take from the experiences of Italy and Spain?</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/panitchschool/2154224">https://www.tickettailor.com/events/panitchschool/2154224</a> </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>______________________</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'>Earth's Greatest Enemy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Apr. 28, 6:15 - 9:45 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Innis College, U of T, Wellesley and St. George, Toronto</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A documentary exposé of the world's biggest—and most unaccountable—polluter: the US military. Learn the environmental cost of having a military Empire with director Abby Martin. Exempt from international climate agreements and rarely scrutinized in mainstream reporting, the Pentagon is the world’s single largest institutional polluter—spewing carbon, contaminating water, and scarring landscapes across the globe. Combining investigative journalism, striking visuals, and stories from impacted communities, this film challenges audiences to rethink the hidden costs of a global military empire and its planetary consequences. Provocative, urgent, and eye-opening, this is a documentary that will change how you see both the military and environmentalism.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://luma.com/2utm0gdn">https://luma.com/2utm0gdn</a> </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>______________________</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'>The EV Shift in Emerging Economies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Apr. 28, noon - 1 p.m.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This webinar brings together experts from countries leading ambitious e-mobility transitions. Participants will examine proven strategies for accelerating electrification across shared transport and last-mile delivery ecosystems, analysing regulatory innovations, financing mechanisms, and market deployment models that are reshaping urban mobility landscapes.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://shoonya.info/event/the-shoonya-webinar-series/the-ev-shift-in-emerging-economiies/">https://shoonya.info/event/the-shoonya-webinar-series/the-ev-shift-in-emerging-economiies/</a> </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>______________________</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'>Feminist Just Transition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Apr. 28, 10:30 a.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Taking place on the margins of the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, this event will explore the links between fossil fuels and militarism and why demilitarisation is essential to a just transition. Bringing together experts, activists, and grassroots perspectives, the discussion will centre feminist and gender-just approaches to security, highlighting how militarism and fossil fuel extraction reinforce inequality and disproportionately impact women and marginalised communities. It will examine the urgent need to shift resources away from military spending toward a fair energy transition, and explore how the Fossil Fuel Treaty can serve not only as a climate framework but as a pathway to peace by addressing the root causes of conflict and enabling a global, just phase-out of fossil fuels.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wmfDYwVdSdOfdlERrPfMZg#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wmfDYwVdSdOfdlERrPfMZg#/registration</a> </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>______________________</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'>Women in Conflict Zones<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. April 29, noon ET </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Women in Conflict Zones webinar will focus on the widening war in the SWANA/Middle East region launched by the U.S. and Israel against Iran. Featuring women’s voices from Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, and the West Bank. Retired U.S. Army Reserve colonel Ann Wright will open the webinar with the latest update on U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) activities in the region. Dr. Jamila J. Ghaddar will talk about her work archiving conflicts across the region. WILPF member Shirine Jurdi of WILPF Lebanon will share her experiences. This webinar aims to create a space for examining the gendered impacts of war and violent conflict for all people who experience gender-based oppression.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://worldbeyondwar.org/women-in-conflict/">https://worldbeyondwar.org/women-in-conflict/</a> </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>______________________</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'>Nuclear Issues in Port Hope: Past, Present, Future<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. April 29, 6:30 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Port Hope Recreation Centre, Room 3, 62 McCaul Street, Port Hope</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Guest Speaker Theresa McClenaghan, Counsel and Executive Director, Canadian Environmental Law Association for a presentation titled "Wesleyville Impact Assessment and Licensing Processes - What To Expect".</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>For more info:</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.porthopehealthconcerns.com">http://www.porthopehealthconcerns.com</a> </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>______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#3B7D23'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#3B7D23'>Innovative Power Solutions: Safe, Climate Friendly Answers to our Energy Needs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed Apr. 29, 7 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A panel of experts will discuss advances in solar energy, battery storage, and virtual power plants, and how they can help us reach our energy and climate goals.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Kkhc6MQIQ9uvbo7aOqTrYA#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Kkhc6MQIQ9uvbo7aOqTrYA#/registration</a> </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>______________________</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'>From DERs to CERs: What Australia’s Energy Transition Means for U.S. (and Cdn.) Regulators<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Apr. 29, 4 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With 30% rooftop solar penetration nationally (50% in the state of South Australia) Australia is living, at scale, the distributed energy resource (DER) transformation that many U.S. states can expect. Listen to a panel as they discuss the differences between the U.S. and Australian energy grids, and how the U.S. can learn from Australia’s successes and challenges with the high penetration of Consumer Energy Resources (CERs).</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://advancedenergyunited-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TsNhw7jWRHucv-wAwMYEGQ#/registration">https://advancedenergyunited-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TsNhw7jWRHucv-wAwMYEGQ#/registration</a></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>______________________</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'>Oil is Costing Us Too Damn Much (+ what we can do about it)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Apr. 30, 7 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>As a result of the illegal war on Iran, Canada’s oil giants are raking in billions they didn’t earn and don’t deserve. This year alone, Canadian Oil and Gas companies could make extra profits to the tune of $50-100 billion. Join 350 Canada to take stock of the political moment, hear from knowledgeable experts, including Jim Stanford and Serena Mendizabal, and take action together to win an excess profits tax on oil and gas. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.350.org/signup/april30call/">https://act.350.org/signup/april30call/</a></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>______________________</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'>Bread and Roses<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. May 1, 7 p.m.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>502 Bathurst St, College St. United Church, Toronto</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Leo Panitch School, along with the Socialist Project, is pleased to be co-hosting a special May 1 screening of Bread and Roses with our friends in the Greater Toronto Area Industrial Workers of the World.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/panitchschool/2144625">https://www.tickettailor.com/events/panitchschool/2144625</a> </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>______________________</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'>Jane's Walk<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>May 1 - 3 </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Jane’s Walk is an annual festival of free, community-led walking conversations inspired by Jane Jacobs, a journalist, author, theorist, activist, and proud Torontonian.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/">https://www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/</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'>Traffic Delays - Walk, Cycle, and Transit (Yes, it's not just about motorists.)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. May 2, 10 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Torontonians are always talking about "traffic", and traffic delays, but why does the conversation often ignore people on foot, bikes, wheelchairs, and transit? Presented by Community Bikeways.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/saturday-may-2-2026-1/reducing-travel-walk-cycle-transit-times-in-toronto">https://www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/saturday-may-2-2026-1/reducing-travel-walk-cycle-transit-times-in-toronto</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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#C00000'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#C00000'>May Day Celebration - No to Imperialism and War<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. May 2, 7 p.m. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Free Times Cafe, 320 College St., Toronto.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Performances and speakers. $10/$5.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.socialistaction.ca">www.socialistaction.ca</a></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>______________________</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'>Pedestrian Summit TO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sunday May 3, 5 - 8:30 pm ET (dinner provided)</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Cecil Community Centre, 58 Cecil Street, Toronto</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Are you interested in creating a more vibrant and walkable Toronto for everyone? Share your ideas, socialize, and enjoy a meal with us at Toronto's first community-organized Pedestrian Summit! As cities like Montreal, Paris, and New York make big investments in pedestrian priority projects, Toronto is lagging behind the global stage. Help us organize and shape an agenda for making the city a better and safer city for pedestrians of all ages. The summit is open to all walkable city enthusiasts, residents, community advocates, city builders, and organizational representatives interested in making Toronto a pedestrian-friendly city. Tickets: $5 - $45 (dinner included)</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://bit.ly/PedestrianSummitTO">https://bit.ly/PedestrianSummitTO</a></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>______________________</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'>Covering the Struggle: Journalism in a Time of Crisis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sun. May 3, 7 - 9 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A discussion and Q&A with the editorial director of The Grind and special guests, talking about the past and future of Toronto journalism. The Grind, launched in Toronto in 2022 to counter the rightward drift of media in the city, quickly became an important source of information and analysis on Palestine, but also many other issues like policing, transit, bike lanes, and of course the local arts scene. On May 3rd, The Grind’s publisher & editorial director David Gray-Donald and special guests involved in previous media projects will discuss the intersection between journalism and social movements.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/covering-the-struggle-journalism-in-a-time-of-crisis-tickets-1985960054985">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/covering-the-struggle-journalism-in-a-time-of-crisis-tickets-1985960054985</a> </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>______________________</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'>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> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#3B7D23'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#3B7D23'>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> </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'>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> </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'>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> </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>_______________________</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> </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><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></div></body></html>