Greenspiration News & Events: Ontario is no model
Angela Bischoff - OCAA
angela at cleanairalliance.org
Mon Oct 7 13:39:26 UTC 2024
Federal Liberals are running out of time to enact three emissions-slashing regulations
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/10/03/news/liberals-last-three-climate-policies
Ontario is no model for energy and climate policy
After successive nuclear projects bankrupted the old ON Hydro int the 90's, the ON gov't is once again on a $100-billion nuclear binge, using polluting gas as back-up, while sidelining cleaner, lower-cost and lower-risk renewables and efficiency.
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/october-2024/ontario-energy/
'Petrobromance,' Nuclear Priesthood, and Police Repression: Feminist Confrontations of Violent Industries, and Movements to Abolish Them
This report investigates the nexus between the nuclear and fossil fuel industries, and state repression of activism against these industries.
https://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/resources/publications-and-research/publications/17206-petrobromance-nuclear-priesthood-and-police-repression-feminist-confrontations-of-violent-industries-and-movements-to-abolish-them
Plutonium vs Democracy: A Necessary Debate
by Gordon Edwards and Susan O’Donnell
www.ccnr.org/CCNR_CNSC_Plutonium_Paper_Sept_30_2024.pdf
LNG Worse for Climate Than Coal
LNG is not a bridge fuel to clean energy. It's a highway to climate hell.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/lng-climate-change
4 innovative Indigenous-led clean energy projects
Clean energy projects are booming in Indigenous communities across Canada, with big gains in the number of solar, bioenergy, wind, hydro and battery storage projects. 200 major projects and 2,000 smaller-scale projects are in operation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-indigenous-clean-energy-1.7334505
‘Everything is dead’: Ukraine rushes to stem ecocide after river poisoning
Russia is suspected of deliberately leaking chemical waste into a river, with deadly consequences for wildlife
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/01/ukraine-seim-river-poisoning-chernihiv-ecocide-
[Zero] Carbon with Chris Hatch
Brilliant weekly Canadian climate newsletter
https://mailchi.mp/nationalobserver/violent-volumes-from-the-sky-onto-a-climate-haven-zi7hzklgxl?e=02591b0337
Who Pays For Helene?
At the moment, in the US, it’s taxpayers, mostly. That could change, however, if new “Make Polluters Pay” bills in the US Congress and states including New York, Massachusetts, and Maryland become law.
https://mailchi.mp/coveringclimatenow/who-pays-for-helene
Chinese-made EVs are now subject to a 100% tariff. What does this mean for Canadians?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/china-electric-vehicles-tariff-trade-canada-1.7338087
Global Nonviolent Film Festival
24 free docs available to watch until Oct. 13th
https://globalcinema.online/programs/global-nonviolent-film-festival-full-program-2024
Proportional Representation 101
2 min. video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S0Pjhh2A9g
Cities Thrive With Fewer Cars, Multiple Studies Reveal
https://www.theenergymix.com/cities-thrive-with-fewer-cars-multiple-studies-reveal/
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EVENTS
BC Election Debate: Climate & Environment
Mon. Oct. 7, 7 pm PT
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BnV6eEwxRsy_OWsjuG33OQ#/registration
Climate-Related Questions for BC Election Candidates
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fJkaOy49tdAjAzZ7t4ez_Yp49fau3-Jr/edit#heading=h.tjnysbo7erdd
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Overcoming Challenges in Local Climate Action
Four-Part Webinar Series
October 7 | November 4 | December 2 | January 13
This webinar is the first of a four-part series on how cities and communities can overcome the hurdles of moving from climate plans into action and measurable results. It is co-hosted by Climate Reality Project Canada, Climate Caucus, Clean Air Partnership, David Suzuki Foundation, and the Tamarack Institute.
https://events.tamarackcommunity.ca/webinar-series-overcoming-challenges-in-local-climate-action
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Climate Finance Webinar
Wed. Oct. 9, noon ET
This is the third of a four-part webinar series on International Climate Finance by CAN-Rac to demystify and unpack the jargon of Climate Finance as we lead up to COP29 in November. Set to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, the COP29 Presidency identified negotiating a fair and ambitious climate finance target will be the centrepiece and the most fundamental and pressing issue at COP29. Learn more about international climate finance, Canada's fair share, the upcoming Climate Finance goal negotiations, and what Canada can do to pay up and work towards a more equitable, just, and climate-resilient future for all.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcemoqDwjHdBagUauAn-hfYfiIFVHafPb#/registration
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Bridging The Power Gap - How Bidirectional Clean Energy Benefits the US Northeast and Eastern Canada
Wed. Oct. 9, noon
As offshore wind takes a bigger role in decarbonizing the US Northeast, and Canadian provinces and utilities eye growing electricity demand, leaders on both sides of the border must think holistically about the benefits of greater two-way electricity trade. In this webinar, experts will explore how bidirectional flows and interregional transmission capacity can unlock synergies between Canada’s clean energy sources, both existing and new, and emerging clean energy resources in the Northeast – all in an effort to support fossil fuel phaseout, address regional climate goals, and ensure an affordable, reliable power grid.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uMbzbOciShSRN5APetZYDg#/registration
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An Island & One Night (Une île et une nuit) - Liberating Land from Ecocide
Wed. Oct. 9, 6-8 pm ET
William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks Street, Toronto
Free T.O. premier film screening sponsored by: New One and Upping the Anti
Presented by: Killian Jorg, Futurama.Lab
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/liberating-land-from-ecocide-an-island-and-one-night-une-ile-et-une-nuit-tickets-1025507018097
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Nuclear is Not the Solution: The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change
Thur. Oct. 10, 10:30 a.m. ET
Featuring M.V. Ramana, University of British Columbia discussing his new book Nuclear is Not the Solution
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMldeCrqT8pHNSsneGKJQJTAmDLcJOCNHiB
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More Nuclear in Canada’s Energy Future?
Thursday Oct. 10, 7 ET
The Government of Canada and the provinces of Ontario, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Alberta see nuclear power as central to their ‘clean’ electricity strategies. The renewed interest in nuclear energy raises economic, environmental, justice, security, legacy and weapons proliferation issues. Does more nuclear energy make sense to decarbonize Canada’s electricity systems?
https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwudu6gqD0vHd3tumK4ntmHrxSFW81yVzvq
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The Walrus Talks at Home: Teens and Screens
Thur. Oct. 10, 7 p.m. ET
Addicted by design? As youth mental health problems surge, join a critical discussion about social media, brain science, and the impacts of screen time.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus-talks-at-home-teens-and-screens-tickets-955833562917
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