Greenspiration News & Events: Turning point in energy history

Mon May 13 10:18:15 EDT 2024

8 countries now generate over 99% of their electricity from renewable energy

Another 40 countries already get 50% of their power from renewables (including 11 in Europe). California just had 38 consecutive days of 100% renewable power. 6 min. video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeQcsCX-6D8

‘Turning Point in Energy History’ as Solar, Wind Start Pushing Fossil Fuels Off the Grid

Solar and wind energy grew quickly enough in 2023 to push renewables up to 30% of global electricity supply and begin pushing fossil fuels off the power grid.

https://www.theenergymix.com/turning-point-in-energy-history-as-solar-wind-start-pushing-fossil-fuels-off-the-power-grid/

Meanwhile in Ontario, we're ramping up polluting gas and high-cost nuclear. Let's #triplewindandsolar. Send a message to gov't.

https://www.cleanairalliance.org/triple

Doug Ford’s Enbridge ‘scandal’ must be investigated: climate groups

ON groups are calling for an investigation into Premier Doug Ford’s government’s decision to override an independent regulator to help Enbridge lock-in gas customers for decades to come.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/05/10/news/climate-groups-want-doug-ford-enbridge-scandal-investigated 

The Great Transformation - 32 min. video of Tony Seba

Disruptions of Energy (renewable), Transportation (electric), Food (plant-based) & the Climate Implications for Humanity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eJKTYc_v-I

Climate crisis - How oil companies hushed up research results

28 min. documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYYxEvP4jBM

Trump Promises Oil & Gas Execs Free Rein — If They Contribute $1 Billion To Campaign

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/10/trump-promises-oil-gas-execs-free-rein-if-they-contribute-1-billion-to-campaign/

Nuclear Energy: The New Geopolitical Battleground

Advanced economies are trying to wean themselves from using Russia as a source of uranium, but nuclear fuel exports earned over $739 million for Moscow in the last year alone. The county stepping in to fill the nuclear gap is China.

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/05/nuclear-energy-the-new-geopolitical-battleground.html

Canada woefully unprepared for Trump presidency

The existential question is whether democracy can thrive or even survive in Canada if Trump wins in November? Canada should prepare by becoming more economically self-reliant.

https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-canada-woefully-unprepared-for-trump-presidency

What is community solar?

Whether on a roof or on the ground, shared solar is a pathway for more people to virtually access clean energy from the sun.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/05/06/news/what-community-solar

Help stop environmental racism

Send a letter to your Senators in support of Bill C-226. This historic bill, sponsored by Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, will help stop environmental racism and promote environmental justice in Canada.

https://www.greenparty.ca/en/content/help-us-stop-environmental-racism

Castoffs to catwalk: fashion show shines light on vast Chile clothes dump visible from space

On average, each consumer buys 60% more clothing than 20 years ago. There is an element of environmental racism and colonialism in systems that see products being consumed in the global north before being discarded in the global south.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/08/castoffs-to-catwalk-fashion-show-shines-light-on-vast-chile-clothes-dump-visible-from-space

The Ukrainian sax player who survived Putin’s torture prisons

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/12/ukrainian-saxophonist-putin-torture-mariupol-siege

Comic: How to have Fewer Cars, Less Pollution, and Better Transportation for All

https://www.amnesty.ca/activism-guide/stop-paving-over-our-rights-comic-book-ready-for-distribution/

Andrew Coyne Helped Run Charity That Gave $6.4M to Climate Crisis Denial Groups

Why is CBC still using him on the National?

https://www.desmog.com/2024/05/07/andrew-coyne-helped-run-charity-that-gave-6-4m-to-climate-crisis-denial-groups/

Landmark Study Reveals Gas Stove Emissions Boost Childhood Asthma Rates and Adult Deaths

Long-term exposure to NO2 from gas stoves is high enough to possibly cause as many as 19,000 deaths each year. Other serious health risks from gas stoves include methane, hydrogen sulfide, toxic air pollutants that can cause respiratory problems, as well as formaldehyde and benzene, two known carcinogens.

https://www.desmog.com/2024/05/06/stanford-study-gas-stove-emissions-childhood-asthma-deaths-gas-leaks-project-label-sheldon-whitehouse/

Become a Climate Change Influencer

Talk About Carbon and Soil - free online climate course

https://www.udemy.com/course/become-a-climate-change-influencer/  

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EVENTS

How to Get Off Gas 

Mon. May 13, 7:30 p.m. ET

Hear how your neighbours are getting heat pumps, home retrofits, EVs, and what governments can do. A Green Party/NDP joint event.

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtce-qpz0rEtO8q-3QsF_6xQzWwLnizrs9#/registration 

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Canada's Emissions Cap: Where do we go from here

Tues. May 14, 7 - 8 p.m. ET

The oil and gas emissions cap is a key climate policy for Canada. Emissions from oil and gas production are the largest source of pollution in the country. The increase in oil and gas pollution has cancelled out all the recent progress in emissions reduction in other industries. Without the cap, oil and gas emissions will continue growing unchecked, further threatening our health, environment and economy. The emissions cap regulation has already been delayed repeatedly. We can’t afford further delays in this key policy. So where do we go from here?

https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/148596/petition/1 

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Indigenous Wisdoms for Sustainable Futures Panel and Talk

Tues. May 14, 6:30 - 8:30 pm ET

In-person AND Online: Centre for Social Innovation, 192 Spadina Avenue, Toronto 

Join us as we explore the vital role of Indigenous perspectives in climate and environmental protection. RAVEN’s Leslie Anne St. Amour will host a panel featuring environmental experts, artists, lawyers, and Indigenous knowledge keepers. Together, we’ll explore Indigenous initiatives for climate action, including the Breathing Lands campaign. Discover how the Treaty No. 9 litigation aims to transform current unjust industrial practices by restoring Indigenous sovereignty and governance. Plus, learn actionable strategies we can all integrate into our lives and work.

https://fundraise.raventrust.com/event/indigenous-perspectives/e578742 

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Connecting Climate Change and Mental Health: Impact & Hope

Tues. May 14, 12:30 p.m. ET

There are clear links between climate-related events and anxiety, grief, depression, violence, and suicide. In an uncertain world shaped by climate change, prioritizing mental health care is imperative for fostering resilience and well-being.

https://www.wedonthavetime.org/events/connectingclimatechange-mentalhealth 

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Cities for Life: Ending the Urban Gun Violence Epidemic

Tues. May 14, 11 a.m. ET

With Jason Corburn, Prof. UC Berkeley, Public Health & Regional Planning.

https://bit.ly/3SyrOfc  

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Welcome to the Great Unraveling: An Orientation to the Polycrisis

Tues. May 14, 2 p.m. ET

>From featured speakers Dr. Lyla June Johnston and Kumi Naidoo, you’ll learn:

    How humanity’s pursuit of endless growth got us into this mess

    Why climate change, biodiversity loss, and other issues are symptoms of a larger systemic problem

    A framework for understanding the converging crises of the 21st century

    Ways you can get involved in being part of the solution

https://www.resilience.org/events-welcome-to-the-great-unraveling/

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Supporting Climate Justice Activism

Tues. May 14, 1 p.m. ET

Grassroots activists are often overlooked and under-supported by funders and NGOs. The HUB is currently the most ambitious project in Canada focusing squarely on responding to the needs of activists and building the capacity for bold, transformative grassroots movements.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkdeGsqzsrHtK5l0fFFnflEMcQUVAY5612#/registration

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Criminalization during First Quantum Protests in Panama

Tues. May 14, 2 p.m. ET

Hear directly from the Panamanian organizations and communities impacted by Canada's First Quantum mining co. We will talk about the people that were out on the streets in 2023 exercising their right to protest and defend their country from the greed and devastation of a Canadian company that tried and succeeded at overriding the country’s laws. We will also discuss how this struggle resulted in dozens of people facing criminalization and judicialization. You will leave with a better understanding of how this struggle fits into the larger context of the fight against mining’s devastating impacts in Panama.  

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MCuQbp8pRlaBKGqSidx1uw#/registration

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Portlands Gas Plant Pollution - A Forum on Health Risks in Our Community 

Wed. May 15, 7 p.m. ET

Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen St. E, Toronto

The forum will feature several speakers including Paula Fletcher, Toronto-Danforth City Councillor and Peter Tabuns, MPP for Toronto-Danforth who will speak about municipal and provincial issues. Dr. Mili Roy from Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) will address the health impacts of the gas plant. There will also be a discussion about current and future community actions around the proposed gas plant expansion on Toronto's waterfront. 

https://terrecoalition.ca/2024/03/25/portlands-gas-plant-expansion-preventing-health-risks-in-our-community/   

https://www.facebook.com/events/1144687166569126/

http://www.TERREcoalition.ca  

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A Conversation of Hope from the Frontlines of Extinction

Wed. May 15, 7:30 p.m. ET

In the fight against biodiversity loss and climate change, what will it take to win? And how can the law save species from extinction? And Ecojustice webinar with author Sarah Cox.

https://ecojustice.ca/home/events/ecojustice-webinar-sarah-cox-signs-of-life/  

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How to Stop a Nuclear War

Wed. May 15, 5 p.m. ET

Today, the militarist “racket” has led to an all-out nuclear arms race that threatens, not only our economy, but our very existence.

In-person: U of Toronto

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-to-stop-a-nuclear-war-tickets-882131076797  

Online:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkde-rrjgsHN3lkBuDzwrOgqFegSj9RWNo#/registration 

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Let’s Talk Lake Erie: Cracking the Code – Herring Gull Eggs and Chemical Contaminants in Lake Erie

Wed. May 15, 11 a.m. ET

Hear about the joint efforts of Canada and the U.S. to address chemicals of mutual concern (CMCs), which are substances that pose environmental and human health risks in the Great Lakes. Also learn how herring gulls have become our invaluable allies in understanding chemical pollutants in the Great Lakes and how decades of gull monitoring have shaped our understanding of the health of Lake Erie’s ecosystem.

https://binational.net/2024/02/22/webinar-lets-talk-lake-erie-cracking-the-code-herring-gull-eggs-and-chemical-contaminants-in-lake-erie/

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No to the Russian law! – Georgia in revolt

Thur. May 16, 2 - 3:30 p.m. ET

Georgia is being rocked by huge, youth-led protests against its pro-Russian government’s attempts to crack down on non-government organisations and civil society, through a “foreign influence” law modelled on the one passed in Russia in 2012. The protesters are calling it the “Russian law”. The situation has strong parallels with the mass protest movement that took place in Ukraine in 2014, triggering Russian military intervention. Already part of Georgia’s territory is occupied by Russia. Join us for a meeting in solidarity with the Georgian protesters as they confront the riot police, and discuss the nature of the crisis in Georgia and how it relates to Ukraine.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/no-to-the-russian-law-georgia-in-revolt-tickets-902750590317

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Electrify Your Home 

Fri. May 17, noon ET

Electrifying your home saves money, fights climate change and improves your health. If you’re interested in making the switch, join us to hear from expert Sarah Grant of Goldfinch Energy, who will share her knowledge of home electrification. Hosted by SolarShare.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpcuirrzkvE9xzH99QJv5T95ZMJjeCCACn#/registration

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First We Bombed New Mexico

May 17 - 19 

The story that Oppenheimer leaves out. This is the untold and tragic story of Trinity, the world’s first nuclear bomb, which was detonated in New Mexico one month before the bombing of Hiroshima. It is a story of government betrayal with tragic consequences. Multiple generations of cancer. Thousands of New Mexicans - mostly Hispanic and Native American -- were exposed to catastrophic levels of radioactive fallout, never warned, never acknowledged and never helped afterwards.

https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/firstwebombednm

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Rivers Not Highways - Birding Hike

Saturday, May 18, 8:30 - 11 a.m.

Meet at the intersection of Kirby Rd and Huntington Rd in Vaughan

Rivers Not Highways is a series of guided hikes along the Humber River to raise awareness of the natural environment at risk from the Ontario governments proposed Highway 413. This hike will focus on the breeding and migratory birds that call the Nashville Conservation Reserve habitat. Learn the basics of birding and bird ID skills as well as what you can do to help protect this amazing natural heritage site.  Hosted by the Wilderness Committee.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rivers-not-highways-birding-hike-tickets-901671332227

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