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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:red'>Big oil faces a rising number of climate-focused lawsuits, report finds<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Communities, states and advocacy groups push to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for role in climate crisis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/12/big-oil-climate-lawsuits-fossil-fuel-companies?CMP=share_btn_url">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/12/big-oil-climate-lawsuits-fossil-fuel-companies?CMP=share_btn_url</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'>What’s at stake in the US election? The climate for the next million years | Bill McKibben<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/sep/06/presidential-election-climate-crisis-project-2025-trump?CMP=greenlight_email">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/sep/06/presidential-election-climate-crisis-project-2025-trump</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'>Western Nations Crack Down on Climate Activists with Arrests & Jail Terms<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>According to a new report from Climate Rights International, demonstrators around the world are being arrested, charged, prosecuted, and silenced, simply for using their rights to free expression. 20 min. video documentary and interview on Democracy Now<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2024/9/12/climate_rights_international">https://www.democracynow.org/2024/9/12/climate_rights_international</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'>Climate Activism Without Burnout: Evidence-Based Practices to Improve Well-Being<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Resources and 1-hour video recording of webinar held Sept. 5 with Yale Center for Environmental Communication and the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/news-events/climate-activism-without-burnout-evidence-based-practices-to-improve-well-being/">https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/news-events/climate-activism-without-burnout-evidence-based-practices-to-improve-well-being/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>The Carbon Tax Is Good for Canadians. Why Axe It?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Pierre Poilievre’s sloganeering is based on a false premise. But the Liberals fumbled a smart policy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://thewalrus.ca/the-carbon-tax-is-good-for-canadians-why-axe-it/">https://thewalrus.ca/the-carbon-tax-is-good-for-canadians-why-axe-it/</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'>Inside the Anti-Climate Culture War Led by Jordan Peterson and Project 2025</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Canadian influencer and his allies in the U.S. religious right want people to see climate action as a ‘pseudo-religion’ seeking to impose socialist control over every aspect of modern society.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.desmog.com/2024/09/09/inside-the-anti-climate-culture-war-led-by-jordan-peterson-and-project-2025/">https://www.desmog.com/2024/09/09/inside-the-anti-climate-culture-war-led-by-jordan-peterson-and-project-2025/</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'>Coffee cups are now accepted for recycling in Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/coffee-cup-recycling-1.7254058">https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/coffee-cup-recycling-1.7254058</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'>EVENTS <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Atomic Bamboozle: The False Promise of a Nuclear Renaissance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Film and webinar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>As political pressure mounts to meet net zero carbon goals, the nuclear power industry makes its case for a nuclear “renaissance.” This documentary follows activists as they expose the true costs of the new small nuclear reactor designs. Watch the film - free through the month of Sept., hosted by Sierra Club.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://watch.eventive.org/scnuclearfree/play/65df9b811095cc004ea923de">https://watch.eventive.org/scnuclearfree/play/65df9b811095cc004ea923de</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Also register for the webinar on Sept. 30 here: <a href="https://sierraclub.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2CNxDUwVSGWZvzFEpIpwEw#/registration">https://sierraclub.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2CNxDUwVSGWZvzFEpIpwEw#/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 style='color:#4EA72E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'>The Questions Science Cannot Answer </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Sept. 16, 6 - 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A conversation between Dougald Hine (The Dark Mountain Project, At Work in the Ruins) and David Cayley, longtime presenter of CBC Ideas. As co-founder of the Dark Mountain Project, Dougald Hine has spent two decades in the middle of public conversations about climate change, collaborating with scientists, artists and activists. In 2014, the New York Times introduced Dark Mountain to its readers as “changing the environmental debate in Britain and the rest of Europe”. But by the start of this decade, he had become increasingly concerned about what was missing from the way we talk about the climate crisis – and that the ways we were responding to the crisis were in danger of making everything worse.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-questions-science-cannot-answer-with-dougald-hine-david-cayley-tickets-1000633741457">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-questions-science-cannot-answer-with-dougald-hine-david-cayley-tickets-1000633741457</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'>How to Talk About Climate Change, Make a Difference and be Happy <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mondays Sept. 16, 23 and 30, 2 - 4 p.m. PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Polls consistently report a strong majority of Canadians are worried about climate change but talking to each other about it outside our worried bubbles has become almost tabu. In this 3-session online class you will learn evidence-based approaches to staying resilient while having climate conversations that make a difference.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://app.amilia.com/store/en/MIEC/shop/activities/5266332">https://app.amilia.com/store/en/MIEC/shop/activities/5266332</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:#00B0F0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Bratislava, Slovakia – Resilient Cities Before and After<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Sept. 17, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Matúš Vallo has been the Mayor of Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, since December 2018. As a mayor, one of his main goals has been to create a strong and resilient city with a high level of transparency. Building on his professional experience, he has placed an emphasis on well-designed public spaces. Among his other key topics belong mitigation and adaptation to climate change, accessible public transport, or support for communities. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ias2G21QSbah749P57X9Kw#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ias2G21QSbah749P57X9Kw#/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><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'>Guelph Community Art Mural for Youth Climate Corps <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues Sept 17, 3:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>135 Steps, 93 Elizabeth St, Guelph<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join local artists as they install a multi-media community art mural in Guelph, ON in support of a Youth Climate Corps, a campaign for good green jobs for youth across Canada. Food and drinks will be provided, drop-ins welcome, and family friendly! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/guelph-vision-session-for-a-youth-climate-corps">https://actionnetwork.org/events/guelph-vision-session-for-a-youth-climate-corps</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'>No More Noise Toronto Presents: The Night Economy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Sept. 17, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Many cities all over the world are trying to support the Night Economy, which is the social, cultural and economic activities that take place between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. No More Noise Toronto wants to help find the way to support businesses that benefit a community and that the host community is happy to have as neighbours. Noise pollution is a growing problem around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ah0lJG5cQYe-CF5ZZAK3Jg?mc_cid=43e7faff3c&mc_eid=3ae454443d#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ah0lJG5cQYe-CF5ZZAK3Jg</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'>Grassy Narrows River Run<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Sept. 18, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Grange Park, John St. north of Queen, Toronto (behind the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO))<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Walk with Grassy Narrows First Nation community members to show that we are with them on their path to achieve mercury justice and freedom! In addition to the burden they have been bearing from decades of mercury contamination and their struggle for environmental justice, they have also been a leader in the fight against nuclear waste burial in Treaty 3 territory in northwestern Ontario.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://freegrassy.net/grassy-narrows-river-run-2024/">https://freegrassy.net/grassy-narrows-river-run-2024/</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>Buses will be bringing people from around ON and QC to the Toronto rally - sign up here:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Ottawa/Montreal - <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5cDyPkzibxPUYCCP84TUhKWSMYdzidmXhcWPwzBL7do4jTQ/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5cDyPkzibxPUYCCP84TUhKWSMYdzidmXhcWPwzBL7do4jTQ/viewform</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hamilton - <a href="https://form.jotform.com/242204268693055">https://form.jotform.com/242204268693055</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Guelph - <a href="https://www.wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/bus_to_grassy_narrows_river_run">https://www.wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/bus_to_grassy_narrows_river_run</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Kingston - <a href="https://forms.gle/EeCfr7R7mQiHLAQ16">https://forms.gle/EeCfr7R7mQiHLAQ16</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Kitchener/Waterloo - <a href="https://forms.gle/cjgMZoWa6nD6YWyu7">https://forms.gle/cjgMZoWa6nD6YWyu7</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'>Sustainability, Pathways to Decarbonization and the Future of Ontario’s Energy Systems<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Sept. 18, 10 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Professor Mark Winfield from the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change at York University is one of Ontario’s most thoughtful and incisive observers of the energy transition. He will reflect on the state of Ontario's existing energy system, the current policy directions of the Ford government, and the planning and policy changes needed to put the province on the pathway to a sustainable net-zero future. <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcocuCuqzkiGdwZZP8qFULb6sbZvtmfLltO#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcocuCuqzkiGdwZZP8qFULb6sbZvtmfLltO#/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:#E97132'>Climate on the Ballot: The World's Climate Elections<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Sept. 18, 9 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Roughly 4 billion people will have had the opportunity to vote in 2024. Hear lessons learned from reporters in three climate-critical countries — India, Mexico, and the UK — on how their press handled recent national elections. And explore how reporters around the world can cover the importance of the US election for humanity's climate outlook.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FQk6U3TBTayfKR7FlMWSUA#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FQk6U3TBTayfKR7FlMWSUA#/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'>An Evening with Luisa Neubauer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Sept. 18, 6 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the Yale School of the Environment's Climate Learning Community for an evening with Luisa Neubauer, a German climate activist, politician, author and co-organizer of Fridays for Future. Luisa is listed as a Time Magazine "100Next" Emerging Leader in 2022, has published three best-selling books on justice and climate, been featured in two TED Talks, and she won the national prize for 'Speech of the Year' for defending local villages against coal mining. She will speak about her efforts as a leader in the German and European climate movements, and how the US and European climate movements can learn from each other. She will also discuss current efforts to support democracy to maintain and accelerate climate action.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/7217258967483/WN_MJBuXqixSmuBDdNCcgR1rg#/registration">https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/7217258967483/WN_MJBuXqixSmuBDdNCcgR1rg#/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:red'>All About Energy Storage<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Sept. 19, 3 - 4 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What is energy storage and why does it matter? Following the wave of renewable energy investment all over the world is a wave of complementary investment in energy storage on our grids. Speaker Matt Harper, Invinity Energy Systems, will explain why energy storage is so critical to global decarbonization efforts, the different types of storage applications and use cases, and what types of technologies are available to fill these many roles.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wQEtAr8PQ1O_alCQYhLl0A#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wQEtAr8PQ1O_alCQYhLl0A#/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><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'>No More Noise Toronto Presents: The Night Economy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Sept. 19, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Many cities all over the world are trying to support the Night Economy, which is the social, cultural and economic activities that take place between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. No More Noise Toronto wants to help find the way to support businesses that benefit a community and that the host community is happy to have as neighbours. Noise pollution is a growing problem around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIoce2tpzwrE9RSA4LATfMQX3MEOBPLJHHY">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIoce2tpzwrE9RSA4LATfMQX3MEOBPLJHHY</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'>How to Meet with Elected Officials about the TTC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Elected officials want to hear from you on transit issues affecting your community! Join the first workshop in our transit advocacy workshop series as we gear up for Fall advocacy. This workshop will offer a training on how to meet with your local elected officials, and opportunities to do so with TTCriders as we push MPs to invest more resources in the TTC.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.ttcriders.ca/how_to_meet_with_elected_officials">https://www.ttcriders.ca/how_to_meet_with_elected_officials</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'>100% Tariffs on China’s EVs: Is this Canada’s "Just Transition"?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Sept. 19, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Liberal government recently imposed a 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles. What’s at stake in this move? With MP Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Sam Gindin, labour analyst.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YJj7LPr-SeiRIwOLYVfVSA#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YJj7LPr-SeiRIwOLYVfVSA#/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><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'>Advancing Biodiversity for Community Resilience and Global Stability: Insights Ahead of COP16<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Sept. 20, 9:30 - 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Biodiversity is in sharp decline, and the implications for global stability are significant. The World Wildlife Fund has estimated a 69% decrease in monitored wildlife populations since 1970, driven by climate change, deforestation, pollution, and human encroachment. Next month, experts and country representatives will convene in Colombia for the United Nations Biodiversity Summit (COP16) to deliberate on global goals and actions to protect the diversity of life on our planet. Join the Wilson Center with a distinguished panel of experts as they explore the significance of the biodiversity summit, why it matters to the resilience of communities around the world and global stability, and what investments are needed to advance biodiversity protection.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://engage.wilsoncenter.org/a/advancing-biodiversity-community-resilience-and-global-stability-insights-ahead-cop16">https://engage.wilsoncenter.org/a/advancing-biodiversity-community-resilience-and-global-stability-insights-ahead-cop16</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'>Park(ing) Day Toronto - Re-imagining parking spaces as people spaces</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. – Sun. Sept. 20 - 22<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Park(ing) Day is a global, public, participatory art project that takes place annually on the third weekend of September. Around the world, people temporarily repurpose on-street, boulevard or lot parking spaces and convert them into tiny parks and places for art, play, and activism. Find an event, register your event.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.parkingdaytoronto.ca/">https://www.parkingdaytoronto.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><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'>VegTO Fest <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Sun. Sept. 21 - 22<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Nathan Phillips Square, Queen and Bay, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Toronto’s only free vegan festival kale-bent on making plant-based fun accessible and sensational for everyone. Experience over 200 exhibitors offering food, wares and other wonders.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.veg.ca/veg-to-fest">https://www.veg.ca/veg-to-fest</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>For the best Canadian climate and energy news, visit and subscribe to the Energy Mix newsletter.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://theenergymix.com/">http://theenergymix.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><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'>Democracy Now Daily Show - global peace, justice and enviro news<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/">https://www.democracynow.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Submissions, subscribes, unsubscribes, and comments: <a href="mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org">mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Share this newsletter on social media using this link: <a href="http://greenspiration.org/news-events/">http://greenspiration.org/news-events/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>