Greenspiration News & Events: Do it now, now, now

Mon Mar 10 14:34:47 UTC 2025

Sing for the Climate - Do it Now Now Now

2 min. video recording of a singing manifestation that took place in Belgium - since then this song has become a climate anthem. Sung to the tune of Bella Ciao, an Italian anti-fascist song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGgBtHoIO4g

Randy Rainbow Musical Song Parodies

https://www.youtube.com/@RandyRainbowOfficial/videos

INTERNATIONAL

How much progress have we made on climate change? A lot! - 16 min. video  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1jOqyjcO4g

Marine Heatwaves Drove Mass Fish Deaths, Deadly Storms, Billions in Damage

Scientists say that record-breaking marine heatwaves in 2023 and 2024 had lethal global impacts, triggering mass coral bleaching, collapsing fisheries, intensifying storms, and disrupted weather patterns—along with tens of billions in damage.

https://www.theenergymix.com/marine-heatwaves-drove-mass-fish-deaths-deadly-storms-billions-in-damage/

The nuclear industry deliberately hides its radiation dangers

Of all the dangers of reckless nuclear boosterism, the most insidious is disinformation concealing and denying nuclear’s past, present and future harms while wildly exaggerating its benefits.

https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2025/03/01/the-truths-they-wont-tell-you/

Nuclear power’s global stagnation and decline

This puts Canada's nuclear ambitions into global perspective.

https://johnmenadue.com/nuclear-powers-global-stagnation-and-decline/

US peace initiative must bring Ukraine’s abducted children home

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/us-peace-initiative-can-help-bring-ukraines-abducted-children-home/

Ceding land to Russia would be occupation disguised as peace: Ukrainian Nobel winner

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/oleksandra-matviichuk-peace-deal-1.7093456

The 'She Made Him Do It' Theory of Everything - By Rebecca Solnit

https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-she-made-him-do-it-theory-of-everything-2/

Join Me in Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana - fundraiser

https://yci.akaraisin.com/ui/CirclesofImpact/p/supportemilystriptoghana

Farmers and solar panels are finally uniting

Agrivoltaics allow solar developers and farmers to use the same area of land for both food and clean energy production.

https://www.corporateknights.com/energy/farmers-solar-panels-agrivoltaics/

CANADA

Carney must go for the jugular

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/07/opinion/carney-election-poilievre-tariffs-fundraising

Poilievre vows to repeal environmental assessment law to fast-track resource projects

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/07/news/poilievre-vows-repeal-environmental-assessment-law-fast-track-resource-projects

Federal Poll Tracker - CBC

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/canada/

Cooperate for Canada 

Canadians urgently need a unified, progressive choice in the next federal election. To make this happen, the progressive parties must adopt a cooperative approach — rather than competing with each other.

https://cooperateforcanada.ca/

Big Oil’s Lobbying Playbook

Fossil fuel companies met with federal officials 1,135 times in 2024—over four times per workday—to weaken climate policies. 

https://environmentaldefence.ca/report/big-oils-lobbying-playbook-2024/

X Threatens Our Democracy. Canada Should Ban It

The risks of election interference, misinformation and attempts to support a US takeover are too great.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/03/07/X-Threatens-Our-Democracy-Canada-Should-Ban-It/

Canadian Political Leaders, Will You Give it Up for the Earth?!

I join others of faith and conscience in urging Canada to:
Eliminate all forms of fossil fuel subsidies, which amounted to at least $28.5 billion in 2024.[3]
Triple Canada’s climate finance contributions to $15.9 billion annually.
Endorse the Jubilee 2025 petition’s calls to cancel unjust debt and facilitate global financial reforms to mitigate the impacts of the climate crisis on Global South countries.
Send your own letter here: 

https://cpj.ca/canadian-political-leaders-will-you-give-it-up-for-the-earth/

CBC Could Be a Beacon in Turbulent Times - by David Suzuki

A publicly funded broadcaster’s constituency is the public. It must stand free of corporate or government control. It needs money to do that — but now we’re seeing political proposals to slash a billion dollars from CBC’s budget.

https://davidsuzuki.org/story/cbc-could-be-a-beacon-in-turbulent-times/

Petition to Protect the CBC

https://forwardcanada.ca/protectcbc

North America's largest wind turbines head for construction in Nova Scotia

At 7 MW each, these 24 new wind turbines to be built in Nova Scotia will be the largest in NA. Nova Scotia announced 6 new wind farms in Jan.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/04/news/north-america-largest-wind-turbines-nova-scotia

Canada's Home Electrification Toolkit

Your guide to a cleaner, smarter, more affordable home. Electrify your space and water heating, cooking, dryer, fireplace, ev chargers, back up power, solar power and more. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tKfafxknkwkJ_DuLhMc2zyD9Q4TURDcD/view

ONTARIO

Why Doug Ford’s decisions mean Ontario can’t cut off energy to the U.S. as threatened - Ford created our rising reliance on US gas

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20250307/281745570148131

Doug Ford: Rip up the GE-Hitachi US nuclear contract

To Protect Ontario we need to invest in Made-in-Canada wind and solar energy and storage, and work with Quebec to expand our east-west electricity grid - not tie us into high cost nuclear projects that require US technology and US fuel.

https://www.cleanairalliance.org/rip-up-the-ge-hitachi-contract/

Send your message here: https://www.cleanairalliance.org/CANCEL-GE/

Ontario election results: what Doug Ford’s third win means for the environment

https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-election-results-2025/

Most Ontarians didn’t vote for Doug Ford. The government’s priorities must reflect that fact

In last week’s Ontario election, Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative party received 43% of the popular vote, while 53% of voters supported the Liberals, the NDP or the Greens. For the third election in a row, the PCs won a majority government while most people voted for a different set of priorities.

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/most-ontarians-didnt-vote-for-doug-ford-the-governments-priorities-must-reflect-that-fact/article_2f39e426-f861-11ef-943d-472913b989fc.html

We need electoral reform now - The Goose Explains - 49 min. video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdXtMGCdb9o

New Habitat Protection Order Spells Trouble for Sprawl Developers and Highway 413

https://environmentaldefence.ca/2025/03/05/new-habitat-protection-order-spells-trouble-for-sprawl-developers-and-highway-413/

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EVENTS

Stop the PRGT Pipeline, Stand Up to Trump

Mon. March 10, 5:30 pm PT

American billionaires want the B.C. government to fast-track approval of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) line to boost their profits and support Trump’s plan to “drill, baby, drill.” PRGT is a proposed fracked gas pipeline planned for northern B.C. It does not have consent from multiple Indigenous communities along the route. Building the project would worsen climate change and destroy precious salmon rivers. It would also hand over control to companies with close ties to Trump. The provincial government will decide the fate of this pipeline in April, which gives us six weeks to convince them that approving PRGT is not the way to stand up for B.C. Join us to hear what’s at stake if PRGT is built, learn about Indigenous-led clean energy alternatives, and find out how you can take action to protect communities and the climate from this American-backed pipeline.

https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/petitions/webinar-stop-the-prgt-pipeline/

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Women, Peace and Security - Policy Solution for Climate and Gender Nexus

Mon. March 10, 2:30pm-4:00pm ET

Online and In-Person at Church Centre of the United Nations, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York

This workshop aims to empower participants with practical tools to implement gender-sensitive disarmament education within local and national frameworks. By examining how climate change, nuclear disarmament, and gender equality intersect, we can foster feminist policy solutions through Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) frameworks. This integration of a gendered approach to disarmament education offers feminist policy solutions and educational tools to implement in a local context in light of transnational problems of nuclear weapons and climate change-—issues that disproportionately affect women’s mental and physical health. This interactive workshop will be delivered in partnership with the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Canada.

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/QvuFDZDsSgur-Fg8ESKuFA#/registration 

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The Use and Misuse of History in Russia and Everywhere Else

Mon. Mar. 10, 12:15 ET

In our lifetime, history has evolved from an academic pursuit or enjoyable reading into a powerful political instrument. Activists around the world vandalize monuments to past heroes, divergent historical interpretations fuel domestic and international conflicts, and Russian President Vladimir Putin even justified his decision to attack Ukraine with an extensive history lecture. In this lecture, Professor Ivan Kurilla will explore the roots of this newfound obsession with history, linking it to the crisis facing large nation-states striving to maintain control over their historical narratives.

https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/spring-2025/250310_ivankurilla.html

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Waterfront for All - Review, Update and AGM

Mon. Mar. 10, 7 p.m. ET

Hear influential waterfront experts describe what's happening on the Toronto waterfront. Featuring Joe Cressy from Waterfront Toronto and Joanna Kyte from the Toronto Region Conservation Authority.

https://www.waterfrontforall.ca/waterfront_for_all_agm_2025

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Remembering Fukushima

Tues. March 11

On March 11 we remember the lives of Japanese people who continue to be disrupted due to the catastrophic nuclear triple meltdown at Fukushima, Japan. As Japan struggles with the decades-long clean up still ahead of them, we remember that there is no solution to the problem of high-level radioactive waste and that nuclear energy is the wrong choice for people and the planet. We remember the many failed attempts at comebacks by the nuclear industry and their dependence on taxpayer subsidies. May we use this commemoration to recommit to a safe, clean nuclear-free future for our children and all the children of the Earth.

https://thebulletin.org/tag/fukushima/

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Electrify Everything! Canada’s Home Electrification Toolkit

Tues. March 11, 7 p.m. ET

42 Carden St, Guelph

Get ready to learn all about how to electrify your home in Canada with our comprehensive toolkit at Electrify Everything!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/electrify-everything-canadas-home-electrification-toolkit-tickets-1245829994049

Download your Electrification Toolkit here

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tKfafxknkwkJ_DuLhMc2zyD9Q4TURDcD/view

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Killer Water: Film Screening

The toxic legacy of Canada's oil sands industry for Indigenous communities

Wed. March 12, 6:30 reception, 7:30 film followed by discussion 

Innis College, 2 Sussex Ave, U of T

In the middle of the Boreal Forest, toxic waste from oil production fills giant reservoirs that the industry refers to as tailings "ponds." The toxic “ponds” scar the landscape, threaten the Athabasca watershed and imperil Indigenous communities living nearby. Killer Water, by award-winning journalist Brandi Morin and filmmaker/director Geordie Day delves deep into the heart of this environmental crisis that plagues the Alberta oil sands, uncovering hidden truths that have long been ignored. Through stunning visuals and powerful narratives, Morin and Day take viewers on a journey through Fort Chipewyan that highlights the injustices faced by the Indigenous community living in the shadow of this industrial development.

https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/164802/event/1

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Climate Sanctuary

Wed. March 12, 7 - 8:30 pm ET

Please join us in the Climate Sanctuary (online) for the first or tenth time. In extraordinary times we can create a sanctuary with community FREE peer-to-peer emotional support for people working in service to CLIMATE SAFETY. No prep, no advice, come as you are. Climate change is awful and you don’t have to feel awful about it alone.

https://www.kadycowan.com/climatesanctuary.html

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Heat Pumps 101 and Information Session

Wed. March 12, 7 - 8 p.m. ET

Are you curious about how heat pumps work and their benefits? Join us for an online session where we will cover the basics of heat pumps and provide you with valuable information to help you make informed decisions for your home. Whether you're a homeowner or simply interested in learning more about energy-efficient heating and cooling options, this session is for you.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/heat-pumps-101-and-information-session-tickets-1264873323159?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Regenerating Rainforests by Listening to Communities

Wed. Mar. 12, 2 p.m. ET

Health In Harmony is an international non-profit organization with a mission to regenerate rainforests by listening to communities. Our method is Radical Listening. Since 2007, we have spent hundreds of hours listening to rainforest communities across Indonesia, Madagascar, and Brazil. Specifically, we have listened to their answer to the question, “What would you need as a thank-you from the global community to be able to protect your forest?” The answers have been different everywhere, but three key themes emerged across geographies: access to high-quality healthcare, training in alternative livelihoods, and support for youth education.

https://www.environment.utoronto.ca/events/environment-and-health-seminar-series-regenerating-rainforests-listening-communities-model 

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New Majority on Mobilizing Youth at Scale, Without Digital

Thur. Mar. 13, 1 - 2 p.m. ET

New Majority is Canada's non-partisan ground and canvassing engine, focusing on strengthening democracy by leading young people to the polls during election and ensuring their voices are heard by politicians outside of election season.

https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/new-majority-on-mobilizing-youth-at-scale-without-digital#register 

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A Conversation with Eriel Tchekwie Deranger, 2024 Climate Breakthrough Award Winner

Fri. Mar. 14, 3 p.m. ET

Eriel is launching a globally coordinated effort that will allow for the effective and resourced participation of Indigenous peoples all around the world in bringing forward climate solutions. Indigenous-led climate solutions are undervalued and underrepresented. Eriel’s initiative seeks to overcome the barriers to these solutions, including enduring systems of colonization, inadequate funding, insufficient training opportunities led by and for Indigenous people, and a lack of direct information to communities. Join us to learn about her ambitious global project and extend our support and appreciation.

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/OUaAXP-FQP2O0cgq8EsQuw#/registration

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