Greenspiration News & Events: Pass on Gas

Mon Oct 28 16:44:36 UTC 2024

US power grid added battery equivalent of 20 nuclear reactors in past four years

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/24/power-grid-battery-capacity-growth

Solar power continues to surge in 2024

Forecasts of solar growth suggest solar can meet global tripling goal by 2030

https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/solar-power-continues-to-surge-in-2024/

Factcheck: 21 misleading myths about electric vehicles

https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-21-misleading-myths-about-electric-vehicles/

The Cost to Clean-up Europe’s biggest nuclear waste dump expected to be $243 Billion (Cdn $)

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/23/sellafield-cleanup-cost-136bn-national-audit-office

Has the NWMO (Nuclear Waste Management Organization) earned the public’s trust? - by Dr. Gordon Edwards

https://www.ccnr.org/NWMO_and_Public_Trust_2024.pdf

N.B. nuclear plant's ongoing troubles an early threat to Holt government finances

Bills for the latest troubles afflicting the nuclear plant passed $100 million in late September and are climbing at a rate of $1 million a day or more with some uncertainty over who will pay.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/lepeau-nuclear-offline-generator-repairs-maintenance-cost-rates-holt-government-1.7363968

Investors, not immigrants, are fuelling the housing crisis

Poilievre’s rhetoric about immigrants causing Canada’s housing crisis doesn’t track

https://breachmedia.ca/investors-immigrants-fuelling-housing-crisis/

Yintah Tells the Story of the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s Fight for Sovereignty

https://gem.cbc.ca/yintah

russia invades - reaction of the democratic world - concern

https://x.com/Igor_from_Kyiv_/status/1847557244080316559

Compromising with the Kremlin in Ukraine will only embolden Putin

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/compromising-with-the-kremlin-in-ukraine-will-only-embolden-putin/

Nobel Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk on human rights and Russian aggression

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/oleksandra-matviichuk-on-human-rights-and-russian-aggression/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qje7PF4-Kw

The Grannies Battalion 

In response to the large-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine, the Grannies Battalion has become famous for its home-cooked meals for soldiers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ThepyjN5A0

Carol Off: Six Words We Can't Agree on Politically

Freedom. Democracy. Truth. Woke. Choice. Taxes. 27 min. video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipgNoeM_5YQ

Vote 16 - Revitalizing Canadian Democracy

Sign the Statement in Support of Extending Federal Voting Rights to 16-Year-Olds.

https://vote16.ca/statement

Our Democratic Futures: Proportional Representation for the US, the UK and Canada 

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

The FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Program Has a New Target: Animal Rights Activists

https://theintercept.com/2024/10/19/fbi-meat-industry-animal-rights-activists-weapons-mass-destruction/

Ontario's Electricity is Getting Dirtier

https://www.cleanairalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/getting-dirtier2.pdf

Order free leaflets here: https://www.cleanairalliance.org/pamphlets/

Solar parking lots can phase out gas plants: https://www.cleanairalliance.org/solar-on-parking-lots/ 

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Share my twitter rant: https://x.com/NoNukeBailouts/status/1849181684224114954

I Love Bike Lanes - petition opposing Doug Ford's plan to rip up bike lanes

https://www.cycleto.ca/ilovebikelanes

Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.

Submit your comments here

https://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/view.do?postingId=48874&language=en

2025 Toronto City Budget

Take the city survey: https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/budget-finances/city-budget/          

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EVENTS

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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How to push politicians to support Healthcare for All

Mon. Oct. 28, 6 p.m. ET

The Ontario Legislative Assembly returned on October 22. They are yet to take any action to ensure everyone in Ontario has access to healthcare, regardless of immigration status. It's time to meet with our elected representatives directly and let them know that healthcare for all is an urgent issue.

https://www.decentworkandhealth.org/mpp_training_oct28

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Canada’s Fair Share

A Virtual Summit on Global Climate Equity

October 28 – 30

For those working towards climate, ecological and economic justice in Canada, we must examine the Canadian government’s role in the climate crisis internationally. For decades, Canada has lagged in its obligations to the international community, and today we hear renewed calls from Global South leaders and social movements for greater solidarity from Canadian civil society as the climate crisis closes in. Our conversation will focus on three key issues: Climate Finance; Trade and tax justice; and Financial Institutions and Debt

https://www.climatefairshare.ca/ 

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Ending Global Sprawl

Tues. Oct. 29, 11 a.m. ET

With Guest: Peter Calthorpe. Berkeley, California. Through design, innovation, publications and realized projects, Peter Calthorpe’s 35-year practice has advanced a global trend toward the key principles of “sustainable communities” and “New Urbanism.” He is considered the father of Transit Oriented Development, now a foundation of countless regional policies and city plans around the world. Peter’s realized urban design projects in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East has demonstrated that community design with a focus on environmental sustainability, social equity and human-scale design can be adapted throughout the globe.

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oERauyW1QMKLwM00e_qUdQ#/registration  

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Powering Up the Global South: The Cleantech Path to Growth

Thur. Oct. 31, noon - 1 p.m. EDT

Online Event

With a growing demand for energy, many regions in the Global South are investing in their rich stock of renewable resources instead of relying on imported fossil fuels. Global South solar and wind generation is growing twice as fast as in the Global North. We will highlight this progress and the need to go faster, including key ways to help low-income countries in the leadup to COP29 and beyond.

https://rmi.org/event/webinar-powering-up-the-global-south-the-cleantech-path-to-growth/ 

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Walking Through the Fire - Visual Album - Film World Premiere

Fri. Nov. 1, reception 7 p.m., film and panel 8 - 10 p.m. ET

This special film brings the magic of collaboration to the screen, with award-winning First Nations, Métis, and Inuit artists.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/walking-through-the-fire-visual-album-film-world-premiere-tickets-1021775807947  

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Migrations: Virtual Film Screenings of 6 Short Films

Fri. Nov. 1, 7 - 9 pm ET

You are invited to an upcoming virtual film screening that Justice for Migrant Workers, the Migrant Farm Worker Legal clinic, is organizing as part of the Canadian Labour International Film Screening. 

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsduiopj0pGdAje5woc3UqH-UwT1yX1Zpy  

A synopsis of each film can be found here: https://labourfilms.ca/films/

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Passing on Gas - Rallying for a Renewable Future for Toronto

Sat. Nov. 2, noon - 2 p.m.

Kew Gardens - 2075 Queen Street East, Toronto

Join other East End residents as we oppose the polluting Portlands Gas Plant in our neighbourhood...for everyone's health! Join TERRE to demand:

- The Ontario government cancel the proposed expansion of the gas plant

- A phase out of the gas plant by 2030

- A rapid and just transition to a renewable energy future

The event will include speakers, music, and family activities. Join us to create a healthier, more affordable, and livable future.

https://www.facebook.com/events/572854998524518 

To join the campaign and to receive updates, go to https://terrecoalition.ca/2024/10/02/passing-on-gas-rallying-for-a-renewable-energy-future-for-toronto/ 

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Echoes of the Indus: Film Screening & Discussion on Climate Crisis in Sindh

Sat. Nov. 2, 6 p.m. ET

192 Spadina Avenue, Suite 101, Toronto

How does the Climate Crisis impact the Indigenous people of the Indus? Join us as we showcase the work of Indigenous filmmakers from the lands of the Indus, as they highlight the impact of climate change on their communities and culture. We will be joined by Sindhi artists and writers who are at the vanguard of the fight against the climate crisis, as they speak to the resilience of their people, and their lonely struggle to save their lands.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/echoes-of-the-indus-film-screening-discussion-on-climate-crisis-in-sindh-tickets-1047443059387?aff=oddtdtcreator 

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How to Unionize Your Workplace 

Nov. 2-3

Toronto

Having problems at work and are not sure what to do? Have you heard about unions and want to know how to get started? Do you lack the confidence to talk to your coworkers about forming a union? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the How to Unionize Your Workplace course is for you. The course will also feature a general discussion of unions: strengths and weaknesses, potentials and limits, and why organizing at work should still matter for those who want a better world.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IAJeKfePDd-jsVWR5bVO8yIv5KB16ojN9j1DKdR3EME/viewform?edit_requested=true

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EcoFair Toronto

Sun. Nov. 3, 11 a.m. – late afternoon

Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie, Toronto

Join us in celebrating local environmentally-friendly businesses and organizations while discovering how to make greener choices for your life, home, and community.

https://ecofairtoronto.org/ 

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Virtual Praxis Course

Register by November 3

Course November 12 to March 11, Every second Tuesday evening: 7 - 9 pm (with a 4-week winter holiday break)

Resource Movement's Praxis groups are small groups of people with wealth and/or class privilege who meet regularly to learn and reflect together around class privilege, the roots of inequality, and what we’re each doing about it.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/de2d3149-a2f2-47f4-be5d-49b6fe479487

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http://theenergymix.com/ 

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https://www.democracynow.org/ 

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