Greenspiration News & Events: mind-boggling
Angela Bischoff - OCAA
angela at cleanairalliance.org
Mon Apr 8 09:43:58 EDT 2024
‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe
An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/06/simply-mind-boggling-world-record-temperature-jump-in-antarctic-raises-fears-of-catastrophe
80% of Ukraine’s coal, gas power plants hit by Russian attacks, and Operators say another drone downed at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/08/russia-ukraine-war-live-russian-strikes-zaporizhzhia-region
Hot and Toxic - the Toxic Reality of "Natural" Gas
Comedy, video, cards by the Gas Leaks Project.
https://hotandtoxic.com/#
Canada’s ‘Immense’ Hydropower Offers Sufficient Grid Backup
Canada needs neither batteries nor hydrogen fuel cells for grid electricity storage because of the country’s “immense hydropower output and abundant wind resources as well” - Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson, Stanford U
https://www.theenergymix.com/canadas-immense-hydropower-offers-sufficient-grid-backup-u-s-researcher-suggests/
It’s time to #TripleWindAndSolar – send a letter here
https://www.cleanairalliance.org/triple/
Making sense of the carbon tax - 20 min. interview
The federal carbon tax and its rebates went up Monday, after weeks of intensifying political debate and protest. We look beyond the politics to break down what the tax is meant to do — and whether it's hitting that mark yet.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63-the-current/clip/16053060-making-sense-carbon-tax
Carbon Tax Impact Canada - compiled by Sierra Club Canada
https://www.sierraclub.ca/carbon-tax-impact-canada/
Don't Nuke the Climate - 38 min. video recording with Dr. Gordon Edwards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MGNyApZ5AE
Banks reject nuclear funding, stocks nosedive and the industry says it should, believe it or not, slow down
Representatives from the European and Latin American banking worlds said that “their lending priorities lean toward renewables and transmission grids” and that “nuclear comes last”.
https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2024/03/31/nuclear-comes-last/
Ban Fossil Fuel Advertising - petition
Big Oil’s Lies Cost Lives – Support Bill C-372
https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/big-oil-s-lies-cost-lives-support-bill-c-372
Democracy Is Under Siege Globally. Canada Is Being Tested
How the well-honed playbook for whipping up authoritarian populism is being employed here and around the world - led by our own Stephen Harper.
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/04/05/Democracy-Under-Siege-Globally/
More on Harper here
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015/08/10/Harper-Abuses-of-Power-Final/
The Cloud: On the Environmental Impacts of Computation and Data Storage
"The Cloud now has a greater carbon footprint than the airline industry." AI and crypto are obvious culprits, but so are the millions of pages, videos, and "reels" we all spend hours pulling up.
https://mit-serc.pubpub.org/pub/the-cloud-is-material/release/2
Stopping Waste to Energy in Canada - Is Your Community About To Get Burned?
https://www.no-burn.org/stopping-waste-to-energy-in-canada/
Webinar recording: https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/play/VxnG-_vksxZSpfmVEAtBD_Xl_g7VhVgzWeGiVsdybAtwk1SnZCeOBVCw_VR7uSsP3HVVK2pl0_LfVUAW.XvtapTbXZGS7wFRv
Climate Round-up Newsletter - Zero Carbon
https://mailchi.mp/nationalobserver/6o4mw7fe1x-1967538?e=02591b0337
Youth Climate Activists & Canadian Politicians Meet to Discuss a Youth Climate Corps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7UmiImG0-8
A Drop In The Bucket – Guitarist Donna Grantis – featuring Tzeporah Berman - 10 min. music video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PInKIFUPWDs&t=618s
Canada: Commit to taking the lead at the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations April 23-29 in Ottawa
Send a letter to Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and the Environment Critics from major political parties, to let them know you support a limit to plastic production and ban on exports of plastic waste - and that you have their back if they stand up to plastic pollution.
https://www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/their-plastic-or-your-life-commit-to-taking-the-lead-at-the-global-plastics-treaty-negotiations/
Ontario Provincial Budget Breakdown
Recording of townhall with NDP MPP Jessica Bell, Randy Robinson from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Ontario, and Natalie Mehra from the Ontario Health Coalition. Tune in to learn about the 2024/2025 budget - what's in it, what's missing, and what we can do to advocate for a fairer Ontario.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1378153579551333&ref=sharing
The Future of Toronto's Island Airport - Survey
A decision will soon be made to extend (or not) the lease and the Tripartite Agreement between the Toronto, provincial and federal governments for another 50 years beyond its current end in 2033. The runways will have to be extended into the lake by 2027 costing upwards of $130 million. What do you think about maintaining the Island Airport for the next 60 years rather than other potential uses for this very valuable land (ie. parkland)? Please take the survey.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwvXZJ89lRIWhjTKqxpT-uq3HPeCQ0fwJN-P2BGoIDswWejw/viewform
Toronto Environment Days
1/year in each Ward throughout the spring and summer.
Pick up free compost. Get rid of your household hazardous waste and e-waste. Also make donations to the Salvation Army. Items accepted include: musical instruments, old clothes, books, cameras, household items, glasses, sporting goods, non-perishable foods.
https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/recycling-organics-garbage/community-environment-days/
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival
Apr. 25 - May 5
Theatres: Hot Docs on Bloor, TIFF, Scotia Theatre
Free for students and 60+ for films that start before 5 p.m.
https://hotdocs.ca/festivals/hot-docs-festival
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EVENTS
Science for Peace Celebration for Peace Activism
Mon. April 8, 5 - 6:30 p.m. ET
15 King's College Circle- Paul Cadario Conference Centre, U of T
Music, videos, panel.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/science-for-peace-celebration-for-peace-activism-tickets-873322500107
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It's Electric
Tues. Apr. 9, 7 p.m. ET
Online and in-person at Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles Street West, Toronto
When we think of electrification in the modern age, our minds immediately go to electric vehicles, artificial intelligence, and even centralized heating. But electricity has the potential to impact many more corners of society, some that we may not have even considered. The discussion will explore the progress and potential of advanced energy storage, smart grids, the electrification of transportation, and the industrial and social implications of an equitable transition to a decarbonized future.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus-talks-its-electric-tickets-814452067057
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Energy for People Not Profit - Stop Bill 165
Wed. April 10, 7 - 8:30 p.m. ET
Enbridge customers can expect to pay an additional $120 per year on their energy bill. This is because the Ford Government has sided with Enbridge Gas, subjecting ratepayers to foot the bill for new pipelines to new homes. The Ontario Energy Board (OEB), an independent authority that works to keep energy costs down, decided it is the developers who should pay for new pipelines to new homes - not Ontarians. This decision panicked Enbridge and they complained to the Ontario government. Premier Ford, instead of prioritizing affordability for Ontarians, has once again sided with big business and sprawl developers by presenting Bill 165 which aims to overrule the OEB’s attempt to protect Ontarians from subsidizing Enbridge’s projects. Join Environmental Defence, Ontario Climate Emergency Campaign, Seniors for Climate Action Now, Hamilton 350, and Climate Fast to discuss the details and impacts of Bill 165 and how you can join the movement trying to keep energy bills from rising.
https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/146476/event/1
Stop Bill 165 - Energy for People, Not Profit
Actions in Hamilton, Beamsville, Toronto (Queens Park),
https://environmentaldefence.ca/ontario-government-is-teaming-up-with-enbridge-to-keep-us-hooked-on-gas/
Send a message to Ontario Opposition Leaders and your MPP asking them to fight Doug Ford’s plan to increase the profits of Enbridge Gas and land developers at the expense of our climate and our pocketbooks.
https://www.cleanairalliance.org/gas-profits/
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Nuclear exploitation: how uranium mining harms communities
Thur. Apr. 11, 1:30 p.m. ET
To produce nuclear power, uranium has to be mined. But this activity proves devastating for the communities – very often of Indigenous people – working in and living near the mines. As well as immediate and ongoing harms, contamination from uranium mining activity persists for tens of thousands of years, leaving a dangerous legacy for current and future generations. Join CND and Beyond Nuclear for this webinar to discuss how uranium mining for nuclear power production affects communities far away from where the power is consumed.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iThP7xYKRVy6XxQ46hOwpA#/registration
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Protest RBC's AGM
Thur. Apr. 11, 10 a.m. ET
Etobicoke, ON
Stand in solidarity with Indigenous Land Defenders resisting projects funded by RBC. We will be rallying outside RBC's Annual General Meeting in Etobicoke - specific location and event details will be shared soon! RBC is complicit in human rights abuses and genocide at home and around the world. This includes the Coastal GasLink pipeline violating Wet’suwet’en rights, tar sands extraction causing devastating health impacts, and weapons and surveillance technology used in the genocide in Palestine. They profit from land theft and war, ecocide and genocide.
https://you.leadnow.ca/events/agm-rally
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Sue Big Oil 101
Thur. Apr. 11, 7 p.m. PT
Join us for a 1-hour webinar to learn more about the Sue Big Oil campaign and how holding fossil fuel companies accountable for the harm they cause BC communities is one of the most powerful things we can do to fight climate change. Find out how you can make a difference and support the campaign in your own community.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtdeChqDwiHNKMRBprHCbc2t4MjgBmRQqb#/registration
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How to Pre-bunk Climate Disinformation and Help Inoculate the Public
Thur. Apr. 11, 11 a.m. ET
In this webinar, panelists look at how journalists — who are usually tasked with covering things that are happening currently or have just happened — can get ahead of climate disinformation and “pre-bunk” it in a way that doesn't amplify the disinfo or cause unnecessary alarm. In this one-hour press briefing by Covering Climate Now and Climate Action Against Disinformation, a panelist of experts will discuss how to help the public feel prepared and capable of handling what most experts predict will be an onslaught of climate disinformation in this historic election year.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4817121637601/WN_GBZ8ETLgTRuFA7tBfXdx8g#/registration
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Agroecology: Scaling up Sustainable Farming in a Planet in Polycrisis
Thursday, April 11, 11:30 a.m. ET
Agroecology seeks to emulate nature in agro-ecosystems. It works in concert with natural flows and cycles and embraces diversity. It has been shown to enhance food production in small scale farming systems with low inputs and in the midst of climatic variability. But what does agroecology look like when scaled up to encompass diversified large crop fields and pastures? What does it look like when practiced in drier places? Does it imply or require larger social and economic shifts? Join us as we delve into how to think of agroecology on a larger scale.
https://www.nfu.ca/nfuniversity/?mc_cid=2f29c708a5&mc_eid=d397eec8db
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Zero Carbon Step Code: Energy efficiency in buildings
Fri. April 12, 11 a.m. ET
Join us to learn about the Zero Carbon Step Code and proven, cost-effective strategies to improve energy efficiency and save costs.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/zero-carbon-step-code-energy-efficiency-in-part-9-buildings-tickets-852552416227
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Voices of People in Fukushima who Coexist with the Ocean
Fri. Apr. 12, 9 p.m. ET
Don't contaminate the oceans with radioactivity! KOREUMI, a Fukushima group that oppose the ongoing dumping of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site into the Pacific, will hold a bilingual webinar (Japanese with English interpretation). Speakers include Japanese folklorist, a plaintiff and lawyer of injunction lawsuits that are pending at the Fukushima District Court.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8OSUhyNQQLSY-X2FCXTZOQ#/registration
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Future for Our Forests: Preserving BC's Primary Forests Today to Protect Water and Wildlife Tomorrow
Sat. April 13, 1 - 5:30 pm PT
are a coalition of more than twenty NGOs, community organizations, and professionals, initiated in 2023. We advocate for the legal protection and preservation of water, primary and natural forests, wildlife and critical habitats in the BC interior.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/future-of-our-forests-tickets-865717864437
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