Greenspiration News & Events: Earth Day

Mon Apr 15 11:54:57 EDT 2024

Germany has cut climate emissions in half - despite closing their nuclear stations - UK even more, while Canada's & ON's have risen dramatically. 

False solutions like nuclear and CCS will not save the day.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/04/12/analysis/germany-uk-cut-climate-pollution-half-how-canada-stacks-up

Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/apr/09/tenth-consecutive-monthly-heat-record-alarms-confounds-climate-scientists

Carbon pricing 101: How it works - by David Suzuki Foundation

Simply put, it’s designed to increase costs of burning polluting fossil fuels and encourage cleaner alternatives. It creates a financial incentive for people and businesses to pollute less. Rebates help keep household costs down.

https://davidsuzuki.org/story/carbon-pricing-101-how-it-works/

Big Oil Alliance - Brilliant satirical take on The Pathways Alliance

Sounding the alarm on the climate emergency, one video at a time. By Artists for Real Climate Action

https://www.youtube.com/@ARCAproductions911 

Rebutting 33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles

https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1218&context=sabin_climate_change

A group of older Swiss women have won the first ever climate case victory in the European Court of Human Rights.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68768598

Why has the ‘15-minute city’ taken off in Paris but become a controversial idea in the UK?

Urbanist Carlos Moreno on how his concept is transforming French life and what is hindering change across the Channel

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2024/apr/06/why-has-15-minute-city-taken-off-paris-toxic-idea-uk-carlos-moreno

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Let's End the Plastics Era

In just two weeks, Ottawa will host crucial UN negotiations on a Global Plastics Treaty. It's imperative for Canada to lead the charge toward a cleaner, plastic-free world. Send your letter here.

https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/support-global-plastics-treaty 

Canadian Nuclear Waste Petition asking for consent of residents and communities

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4852

Momentum in Montreal

Montreal is moving ahead with its five-year plan to add over 200 km of new bike lanes, including phase two of its express bike network, the REV.

https://momentummag.com/montreal-set-to-expand-bike-network-again-with-30-million-in-2024/

Demand the Senate Regulate the Banks 

The Climate-Aligned Finance Act (CAFA) making its way through the Senate would regulate the big banks to ensure their investments are in line with the Paris Climate Agreement. Big oil is fighting back. Send your message to senators, calling on them to stop the flow of investments to Big Oil.

https://act.leadnow.ca/cafa/ 

Tell your pension fund to protect your pension and the planet

https://www.shiftaction.ca/take-action

Stop Highway 413 - send a message to your MP here

https://ontarionature.good.do/stopthe413/email/ 

Communities Say No to Gas Subsidies

https://www.cleanairalliance.org/cities-speak-up/ 

Learn more here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJgUwSp2K-M&t=846s

Send your letter here.

https://www.cleanairalliance.org/gas-profits/

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Ukraine was just the beginning. Russia's real reason behind the war.

In this video by Centre for European studies, we look at Russia’s main aims in this war: shifting the entire global order, questioning the hegemony of America, and the rivalry between the USA vs China in this increasingly global conflict.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i21La3zW7Vg 

UN nuclear watchdog's board sets emergency meeting after Zaporizhzhia nuclear attacks

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/iaea-board-meet-ukraines-zaporizhzhia-thursday-diplomats-say-2024-04-09/

Switzerland to host Ukraine peace summit on June 15-16

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/switzerland-host-ukraine-peace-summit-june-15-16-2024-04-10/

The pro-Putin far right is on the march across Europe – and it could spell tragedy for Ukraine

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/11/putin-far-right-europe-ukraine-eu-slovakia-russian 

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: It’s “Immensely Serious” That Russian Propaganda Found A Platform In Congress - 5 min. video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHM9X1wYTOs

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EVENTS

SOS - The San Onofre Sysdrome - Nuclear Power's Legacy in California

Free Streaming Apr. 15 - 22

Amidst a coastal paradise, SOS - THE SAN ONOFRE SYNDROME documentary film chronicles a community’s victory over leaking reactors, only to confront a chilling reality - deadly radioactive waste stranded next to a rising sea. As temporary containers decay, a nationwide crisis emerges, and the race to avert catastrophe becomes a stark countdown against time.

https://sanonofresyndrome.com/ 

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Equality and the City 

Tues. Apr. 16, 11 a.m. ET

Enrique Penalosa, former mayor of Bogota. Urban thinker. Book launch by U. Pennsylvania.

Register: https://bit.ly/3UymF9E 

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Doctor's Orders: Get Off Gas!

Wed. Apr. 17, 7 - 8:30 p.m. ET

One of the greatest challenges facing us today is the impact of air pollution and climate change on our health. Join Dr. Mili Roy as she stresses the urgency to get off fossil fuels and onto renewables. She will also discuss CAPE and OCEC's opposition to the Ford government's rejection of the OEB decision to suspend Enbridge subsidies.

https://9v0pg.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGYox3JkHCEZ78MCcX/QjJXeHIH21KI 

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The Ethics of Sharing Great Lakes Water: Exploring the Humanitarian Need

Wed. April 17, noon ET

With worsening water scarcity in the US and around the world, pressures to share Great Lakes water will grow. The Great Lakes Compact allows water diversions for short-term, humanitarian emergencies. But what does that mean, and who defines it? Under what conditions is diverting water ethical? These questions will be explored in an important new webinar presented by FLOW, featuring experts in environmental ethics and policy.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5017098471034/WN_8K-c7eTHR2etG0AxsnQWJw#/registration 

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What's next after Budget 2024? 

Thur. Apr. 18, 7 - 8 p.m. ET

Join members of the 350 Canada team for a short, high-energy online event with a packed agenda. Together, we will:

    - Summarize the climate implications of Budget 2024: the good, the bad and the ugly

    - Take action together to ensure federal leaders know where we stand

    - Share our plan for the coming months and let you know how you can fight back against Big Oil and the far right

https://act.350.org/signup/call-b24/

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Who Can Stop Hwy 413 Now?

Thur. Apr. 18, 7 p.m. ET

Join Environmental Defence Lawyer & Ontario Environment Program Manager Phil Pothen and Environmental Defence Executive Director Tim Gray for a brief review of the status of Highway 413 after recent court rulings. Despite last year's Supreme Court ruling, the federal government can and should revise the Impact Assessment Act and redesignate Highway 413 for a new Impact Assessment.

https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/147651/petition/1 

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Growing our Movements: Panel & Fundraiser for the Groundswell Fund

Thur. Apr. 18, 7 p.m. ET

Join this conversation with three incredible social justice leaders, as we talk through some big questions:

-Why aren’t charity and philanthropy enough to overcome the interconnected crises of our time? 

-How do we cultivate strong social movements, making powerful demands, led by the communities most impacted by oppression? 

-Why are these movements often shut out from the resources of philanthropy? And what can we do about it?

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7L5oNBNpSyqv5vLxTOKy7Q#/registration 

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Imagining a Palestine without Occupation

Thur. April 18, noon ET

Israel’s U.S.-backed occupation of Palestine exemplifies all the interconnections between settler colonialism, imperialism, militarism, resource extraction, the fossil fuel industry, the arms industry, and the climate crisis. We will not remedy the ecological crisis through techno-fixes, green colonialism or green capitalism, and we will not achieve Palestinian Liberation, Jewish Liberation, or collective liberation, through further militarization and occupation. Speakers will share their vision of a Free Palestine beyond occupation and discuss how real solutions such as decolonization, food sovereignty, and abolition offer frameworks for envisioning a way forward.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-gDB-tPKSfCNe-jUtdMnuw#/registration 

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The Risks of Over-Reliance on Gas Power Plants

Fri. Apr. 19, 4 - 5 p.m. ET

The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to join a virtual discussion to hear from our experts about the true reliability of gas power plants, the hidden downsides of technologies and fuels to cut gas plant carbon emissions, and what it means for a just transition to clean energy.

https://secure.ucsusa.org/a/2024-4-19-over-reliance-on-gas-power-plants

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Yours to Protect Earth Day Weekend Protests 

Join the province-wide resistance to Doug Ford as a part of Earth Day action

Sat – Sun – Mon. April 20 – 22

Zoom in on the map to find an event near you.

https://environmentaldefence.ca/ytpweekend2024/

Here are a few: 

Saturday, April 20, 1 - 2 p.m.

MPP Neil Lumsden's office, 115 Highway 8, Stoney Creek

Sunday, April 21, 1 - 2 p.m.

MPP Donna Skelley's office, 104 - 2000 Garth St., Hamilton

Participating groups: Hamilton 350 and allies ACORN, StopSprawl, SaveOurStreams, Environment Hamilton, Action13, EcoLocke, MacDivest and more are gathering on Saturday outside Neil Lumsden's office in Stoney Creek, and on Sunday outside Donna Skelley's office in Ancaster.

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Earth Day Hike - Save Don't Pave 

Hwy 413 hike with Wilderness Committee

Sat. Apr. 20, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Meet at the intersection of Kirby Rd. & Huntington Rd. in Vaughan

Celebrate the upcoming Earth Day weekend with us on a guided hike in the beautiful Nashville Conservation Reserve in Vaughan. Let’s experience the signs of spring in the mature forest along the Humber river together. Learn about what’s at risk from the proposed Highway 413 and the campaign to stop it.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rivers-not-highways-earth-day-humber-hike-tickets-879670888307 

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Powering Ontario: 100% Renewable Future is Within Reach

Sun. April 21, 1:30 p.m. ET

A hybrid event - virtual and in person in Minden, ON, Highland Hills United Church

Join us for a presentation with Angela Bischoff on the urgent need to transition to 100% renewable electricity and how we can get from here to there. 

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlcuGoqjIiEtemZQR5VSccyb1VqzqsqhQR#/registration 

https://www.environmenthaliburton.org/ 

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The Lorax - Dr. Suess Family Screening 

Sun. Apr. 21, 1:30 p.m. ET

Bloor Hot Docs, Bloor and Bathurst, Toronto

Celebrate Earth Day with a screening of the beloved Dr. Suess environmental story. Inspire climate action in your young ones. Based on the classic children’s book by Dr. Seuss that inspired generations to speak for the trees and value the well-being of their environment, this fun-filled musical adaptation is fit for the whole family.

https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/lorax  

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International Mother Earth Day - Global Theme: Planet vs. Plastics

Mon. April 22

Mother Earth is clearly urging a call to action. Nature is suffering. Oceans filling with plastic and turning more acidic. Extreme heat, wildfires and floods, have affected millions of people. Even these days, we are still trying to get back on track from COVID-19, a worldwide health pandemic linked to the health of our ecosystem. For this International Mother Earth Day, let's remimd ourselves - more than ever - that we need a shift to a more sustainable economy that works for both people and the planet. Let’s promote harmony with nature and the Earth.

https://www.earthday.org/press-release/planet-vs-plasticsglobal-theme-for-earth-day-2024/ 

http://www.harmonywithnatureun.org/ 

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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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Canada’s Nuclear Future – Renaissance or Relic?

Wed. May 1, 6 p.m. reception, 7 - 9 p.m. ET forum

A hybrid event - online and in person at St. James United Church, 650 Lyon Street South, in the Glebe, Ottawa

Over the last four years, federal and provincial governments across the country have given more than a billion dollars to new small (and large) nuclear reactor projects. Is this a wise use of tax dollars? How do renewables compare in price, safety and security, and are they up to the task of meeting all of Canada’s future electricity needs? Hosted by Seniors for Climate Action Now!

Register here for the in-person event: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canadas-nuclear-future-renaissance-or-relic-tickets-867637084877 

Register for the online event: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/online-canadas-nuclear-future-renaissance-or-relic-tickets-867682109547 

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