Greenspiration News & Events: renewables surge

[Angela Bischoff - OCAA]



 

IEA Boosts Renewables Forecast by Two-Thirds, Projects 2.7x Surge by 2030

“Renewables are moving faster than national governments can set targets for. This is mainly driven not just by efforts to lower emissions or boost energy security—it’s increasingly because renewables today offer the cheapest option to add new power plants in almost all countries around the world.” - IEA

https://www.theenergymix.com/iea-boosts-renewables-forecast-by-two-thirds-projects-2-7x-surge-by-2030/  

 

Switch On

A compelling documentary that delves into the transformative power of energy access in developing countries. This film highlights innovative solutions that bring light and hope to communities around the world. Free to stream. 

https://switchon.org/films/switch-on/   

 

More Nuclear in Canada’s Energy Future?

Recording of webinar held Oct. 10, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRhIuQU369c

 

Nuclear is Not the Solution: The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change

Discussion of the new book by M.V. Ramana

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU12D5cC4zs

 

Time Immemorial - the threat of nuclear waste at Chalk River, Ontario

The Algonquin Nation has resided in the Ottawa River Basin since time immemorial. But the storing of nuclear waste goes beyond their teaching of safeguarding the land. APTN Investigates.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiyNKXz1wv4

 

More than 4700 environmental crimes have been committed by russia in Ukraine

https://www.instagram.com/u24.gov.ua/p/DA_QEmcNWw-/  

 

Trump and Orbán Allies Gather at Anti-Green Event Hosted by Project 2025 Group

Opposition to climate action was rife at a recent conference in Hungary, attended by key hard-right, nationalist figures from the UK, U.S., and Europe, and featured Timothy M. Egan, president of the Canadian Gas Association, the trade group for the country’s gas industry.

https://www.desmog.com/2024/10/11/donald-trump-viktor-orban-allies-gather-anti-green-event-hosted-heritage-foundation-danube-institute-project-2025/x`

 

Thoughts on Fascism - Timothy Snyder

https://substack.com/@snyder

 

Trump Is Speaking Like Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini - Anne Applebaum

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/trump-authoritarian-rhetoric-hitler-mussolini/680296/

 

How conspiracy theories affect the families of believers

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-57-the-sunday-magazine/clip/16084343-how-conspiracy-theories-affect-families-believers

 

Ontario Court Sides with Youth on Climate Case

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/10/17/news/ontario-youth-climate-case-proceed-court-ruling

 

Why is Doug Ford planning to send cheques to millionaires?

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/why-is-doug-ford-planning-to-send-cheques-to-millionaires/article_d48b6190-8cc6-11ef-975b-cb9d13cdec34.html

 

Time to put solar on parking lots in high gear. France is doing is - why not Toronto?

https://www.cleanairalliance.org/solar-on-parking-lots/

Send a message to politicians calling for parking lot solar

https://www.cleanairalliance.org/parking-lot-solar/

 

Toronto City Council by-election alert

Don Valley West, Mon. Nov. 4 

The 2 top contenders are:

https://www.rachelchernoslin.ca/platform 

https://www.progresstoronto.ca/stop-furey 

 

Future Mending Radio

Podcast which focuses on better ways of doing things, especially options that are cheaper AND healthier AND more sustainable.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/11g7fbKf9jpcaa6RgbXz9r

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-good-swap/id1767493965?i=1000673269481

 

Vibrant female "Elder" seeks room in downtown Toronto's core 

Interested in finding my urban tribe: eco-friendly, social justice values, gardening and yoga. $1000 + work exchange

Contact Petra/Pei (she/her): 416 732 8965

https://www.facebook.com/PeiCzech/posts/pfbid0NrPmAPaTBMe42dKKxwqkNN2V59Lvw1d4oLbszNGNCBR3U4yFa1w2iDdnhkDoWpy9l

 

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EVENTS

 

Noise Cameras: A Sound Investment

Mon. Oct. 21, noon ET

SoundVue Noise Cameras are in use in eight cities across three continents, including New York City. Three more cities in the US should be online before the end of the year. SoundVue systems are actively ticketing loud vehicles, and the tickets are holding up in court. The City of Toronto should purchase the technology - let's advocate for that during the public budget consultations this month.

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ac6FK1XxQHiv5pskBazv2A  

 

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Ethics in Action: Networking for Professionals Committed to Animal Protection

Tues. Oct. 22, 6 - 8:30 pm ET

Event Address: CSI Spadina, 192 Spadina Ave., Toronto, in the main floor Spadina Lounge

Animal Justice is excited to announce the return of Ethics in Action: Networking for Professionals Committed to Animal Protection, an event series that will bring together animal advocates to network across professional disciples. These events offer an avenue for professionals to deepen their knowledge on animal protection issues, to network with other like-minded individuals and to build community. We expect to host these networking evenings every 8-12 weeks, featuring a guest speaker, casual and group networking, as well as light refreshments.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdM2X1TgkxBQavOg_C8IOlissPGX0mdL_Lp1bONXlrj6r_dWQ/viewform  

 

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The Many Can Defeat the Money

Tues. Oct. 22, 7 pm ET

Across Canada the crises we face are multiplying, from devastating floods and fires to a soaring cost of living and a crumbling health care system, Yet, while we bear the brunt, Canada’s billionaires have pocketed an extra $78 billion since the pandemic began – extracting wealth and resources away from our communities. Meanwhile, Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives are using our pain to rise in the polls, fanning the flames of division while they serve the corporate class. Council of Canadians is hosting a roundtable with movement activists and analysts to discuss how we build people power to take on corporate greed – so that the many can defeat the money. Hosted by Council of Canadians.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0TA_5g9iTFOqoGQfIvW6Jw#/registration  

 

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Burnout and Creating Cultures of Care

Tues. Oct. 22, 7 p.m. ET

What is burnout? How does it happen and how can we resist a culture of urgency that pushes us past our limits and causes permanent rifts in our organizing spaces? Let's talk about it and build our collective resilience, so we can continue to fight for justice.

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApd-mrrTwiHtT-YQLrEIMNkxWqzrpDfMW-  

 

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How much do we care about nature, really?

Tues. Oct. 22, 1 p.m. ET

What do Canadians believe and understand about biodiversity loss? How urgent – and personally significant – is the destruction of nature, in our minds? Presented by Environics Research.

https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/how-much-do-we-care-about-nature-really

 

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Building Public Support for Climate Action in Canada 

Wed. Oct. 23, noon - 1:15 pm ET

This webinar will hone in on how to build a social mandate for climate action based on the Five Canadas audience segments. Panelists Dr. Louise Comeau and Chris Hatch will outline effective, tested messages that get beyond the climate activist bubble, share tips for overcoming key obstacles and provide guidance on best practices when using images in your work. Jamie Biggar will showcase a real-life example of how the research was mobilized into action, offering a glimpse of what these recommendations could look like in practice.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YOqO7pigRkCaxvZniraYog#/registration  

 

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Rally & Ride for Road Safety

Wed. Oct. 23, 5 p.m. ET

Queens Park, Toronto

Reports have come out that the Ontario gov't wants to severely limit the ability of Toronto and other cities to expand their networks of safe and protected bike lanes. Help us tell the province that we love our communities’ bike lanes, and we don't want the province saying where they can or can't be built because:

- Bike lanes are good for business

- They’re good for the environment

- They’re good for public and personal health

- They give us freedom and mobility

- Bike lanes save lives

This event is being co-organized by a coalition of cycling and road safety advocates.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rally-ride-for-road-safety-tickets-1045417761667

 

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Reading the Signs: What Does an Election Mean for Research in Canadian Higher Education and Academia?

Safeguarding Science & Research in an Election Year Event Series

Wed. Oct. 23, 5:45 p.m. ET

The upcoming 45th Canadian federal election promises to shake up the Canadian research sector in significant ways. Given the recent spread of misinformation, growing polarization of politics, and rise in political interference in scientific research, it is now more important than ever to protect the value and integrity of science and research in Canada.

https://evidencefordemocracy.ca/reading-the-signs-what-does-an-election-mean-for-research-in-canadian-higher-education-and-academia/  

 

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Right-Wing Extremism on the Rise: This Year’s Election Results

Wed. Oct. 23, noon - 1:30 pm ET

Join three German experts to learn more about what may have led to the recent electoral successes of the right-wing extremist AfD (Alternative for Germany) in the German states of Thüringia, Saxony, Brandenburg, and the European Parliament, as well as similar developments in other European countries.

https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/fall-2024/241023_afd-webinar.html 

 

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Pipeline to Nowhere: Indigenous-led Resistance to PRGT and Ksi Lisims LNG

Wed. Oct. 23, 8:30 p.m. ET

The Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project is a new fracked gas pipeline planned for northern B.C. It’s a carbon bomb on the scale of Coastal GasLink, it threatens salmon, lands and waters, and it does not have the consent of communities along the route. Construction began in August, but resistance is mounting. Gitanyow hereditary chiefs have blocked pipeline traffic from their land for the last six weeks. And a new blockade camp is up and running on Gitxsan territory. Three different legal challenges are in the works, and pressure is building on provincial politicians ahead of a major decision in November about the fate of the project.

https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/petitions/prgt-webinar-sign-up/

 

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The New Radium Girls: The Radioactive Legacy of Oil and Gas Production

Thursday, October 24, 8 pm ET

Award-winning science journalist Justin Nobel will present research from his game-changing new book, 'Petroleum-238: Big Oil's Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It' which investigates the radioactivity brought to the surface in oil and gas production and the various pathways of contamination posed to the public and communities, the environment, and perhaps most importantly, the industry's own workers.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctcuyqpjstHdUNFNDGtMBJVSw1J2eGGHfd#/registration  

 

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Join Britt Wray, author of Generation Dread

Thur. Oct. 24, 9:15-10:15 a.m. ET

Britt Wray is a leading expert on climate change and mental health at Stanford University, the author of Generation Dread, and a finalist for the 2022 Governor General’s Literary Awards. Her work empowers emotional resilience in the face of the climate crisis.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBql_4cfFRiPHFWwb-4u07qk55RXQr4Nk845Y4Fa5O0jzuxQ/viewform 

 

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Atomic Reaction

Thur. Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m. ET

Centennial Building, Whitby, ON

The new eye-opening feature-length documentary Atomic Reaction reveals the pivotal role Canada played in making nuclear warfare a reality—and the consequences of that involvement that persist to this day. Opening night of the Durham Region International Film Festival.

https://www.driff.ca/atomicreaction  

 

Airings Start on CBC Documentary Channel on October 27 and CBC GEM January 10, 2025

Also airing at the Regent Theatre in Picton, Ontario – November 24

 

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Our Democratic Futures: A Discussion About Electoral Reform in the US, Canada, and the UK

Fri. Oct. 25, noon ET

The United States, Canada, and the UK all use winner-take-all electoral systems for their legislatures. In recent years, each country has also faced unique political and governmental challenges stemming from their use of WTA elections. Featuring leading experts in and campaigners for electoral reform from Canada, the US, and the UK, this webinar will discuss the different issues each country has with their winner-take-all elections, why proportional representation is needed, and what the routes to reform in each country look like.

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__E0s_0QsQTOlKVlTvOzjTA#/registration  

 

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Rendezvous with Madness Festival 

October 25 – November 3

Various venues in central Toronto

Rendezvous with Madness is the first and largest arts and mental health festival in the world. Using art as the entry point to illuminate and investigate the realities and mythologies surrounding mental illness and addiction, Rendezvous With Madness spotlights the human capacity for endurance in the face of great challenges.

https://workmanarts.com/rendezvous-with-madness/  

 

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Climathon 2024 

October 25 - 27 Weekend

For Greater Toronto Area 

Climathons connect a global community of climate-minded people working together to help our cities decarbonise. Climathon is a global movement that empowers citizens to take action against climate change. Through Climathon, we seek to inspire, connect, and support local changemakers who are determined to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate resilient society. 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/climathon-2024-greater-toronto-area-canada-october-25-27-weekend-tickets-700437847457  

 

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