Greenspiration News & Events: fastest solar revolution

Mon May 5 15:24:17 UTC 2025

INTERNATIONAL

How Pakistan pulled off one of the fastest solar revolutions in the world

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/climate/pakistan-solar-boom

Solar Panels to Be Installed on Most New Homes in England as Part of Government’s Net-Zero Goals

The new policy would add roughly $4,400 to $5,300 to the cost of building a new home, but result in a savings of over $1,300 annually on homeowners’ energy bills.

https://www.ecowatch.com/rooftop-solar-new-homes-uk.html

SMRs: Still Too Expensive, Too Slow and Too Risky

https://ieefa.org/sites/default/files/2024-05/SMRs%20Still%20Too%20Expensive%20Too%20Slow%20Too%20Risky_May%202024.pdf

Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s oldest English-language media

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

Seizing the moment: Europe can no longer afford to hide behind legalistic excuses for not using Russian assets to help Ukraine

https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2025/03/06/seizing-the-moment-en

In His First 100 Days, Trump Launched an ‘All-Out Assault’ on the Environment

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30042025/trump-second-administration-first-100-days-assault-on-the-environment/

How Trump's politics emerged from American cowboy culture

The myth of cowboy individualism is 'central to the culture of Republican politics,' says historian Heather Cox Richardson on this CBC Ideas podcast

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/heather-cox-richardson-phil-lend-lecture-1.7522817

'Breakfast on the Bridges': a monthly Portland commuter tradition

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/02/nx-s1-5381682/portland-bike-breakfast-bridges

CANADA

Zero-Carbon Climate Newsletter 

Great round up on the election: who won, who whined

https://mailchi.mp/nationalobserver/fzgiupp07g 

This is what a two-party system looks like

The results of this election demonstrate, once again, that Canada’s archaic voting system is failing voters. First-past-the-post also makes regional polarization worse. Canada needs proportional representation.

https://www.fairvote.ca/29/04/2025/canada-election-proportional-representation/

Carney Must Avoid the Trudeau Trap on Climate Change

If Prime Minister Mark Carney intends to transition the country’s economy off fossil fuels to respond to the climate crisis, he will have to navigate complex political terrain and avoid the pitfalls of his predecessor, experts say.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/02/analysis/mark-carney-climate-fossil-fuels-trudeau

Don’t Be Thrown Off by Danielle Smith’s Latest Bluster. We Can’t Afford the Distraction.

The Alberta Premier's post-election taunts made Pierre Poilievre look gracious by contrast. Her latest ultimatum to the rest of Canada wastes valuable time when our country’s survival is at stake.

https://energymixweekender.substack.com/p/dont-be-thrown-off-by-danielle-smiths          

Ottawa needs to step in before nuclear waste project goes any further 

It must ensure the $26-billion plan to bury bundles in northwestern Ontario does not advance without consent from potentially affected First Nations.

https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/march-2025/nuclear-waste-first-nations/

I Ran for the NDP and Lost. We Need to Change

After a disastrous election, progressives must reinvent the party. Here are six ideas.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/05/02/I-Ran-NDP-Lost-We-Need-Change/

ONTARIO

Ford rants about 'bleeding-heart judges' who are 'overruling the government'

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-ontario-judges-bail-reform-1.7522701

OPG: Cancel your proposed gas-fired power plant in Napanee, Ontario

Now is not the time to increase our dependence on American gas. OPG must cancel plans to build a giant gas plant which will needlessly raise our electricity rates, increase smog, threaten our climate, and jeopardize our national security.

https://www.cleanairalliance.org/simple-choice/

Premier Ford - Stop the attacks on endangered species

Ford’s plan to scrap the Endangered Species Act through Bill 5 and create regulation-free zones for industry is a huge step in the wrong direction.

https://ontarionature.good.do/bill-5-stop-attacks-on-endangered-species/Email/

Bill 5 Would End Endangered Species Protections and Attack Clean Energy

https://environmentaldefence.ca/2025/04/17/bill-5-would-end-endangered-species-protections-and-attack-clean-energy/

Supreme Court clears path for youth-led climate case against Ford government

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/02/news/ontario-youth-climate-case-charter

TORONTO

Doug Ford vows to appeal injunction preventing removal of Toronto bike lanes

Railing against “unelected” judges, Premier Doug Ford says Ontario will appeal a temporary court injunction preventing the province from removing bike lanes on three major roadways in downtown Toronto.

https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-vows-to-appeal-injunction-preventing-removal-of-toronto-bike-lanes/article_5f2b50a7-fc3d-4f34-b397-40c39de1fa97.html

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EVENTS

Elbows Up Toronto - with Bob Rae

Mon. May 5, 7 p.m. ET

Metropolitan Church, Queen and Church St, Toronto

Bob Rae, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations will be speaking, remotely, from New York, giving us his thoughts from a United Nations perspective on Canada and the Trump regime. His experience as an NDP member of Parliament, then Premier of Ontario, then again an MP and leader of the Liberal Party, provides an important base on which to look at the current options. We will also have a chance at the meeting to reflect and discuss on our new government’s priorities and how we can help shape them.

https://elbowsuptoronto.ca/

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Safeguarding Canada's Sovereignty: Nonviolent Civilian Defence

Mon. May 5, 7 p.m. ET

Civilian defence is the most effective strategy to deter and defeat a military incursion in southern Canada. This strategy involves deterring any incursions and, if necessary, defeating an invader by paralyzing the occupying forces while mobilizing support among the occupying troops, the American population, and countries abroad. An additional benefit of civil defence is training people in how to deal with 'natural,' as well as human-made, emergencies.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/HzQ3tirjSRCEaUqEpsrd0w#/registration  

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Unleashing the Power of Cycling

Monday, May 5

Toronto City Hall

Join School of Cities Urbanist-in-Residence, Lanrick Bennett Jr. alongside academics, professionals and advocates for a conference exploring the role of cycling and e-bikes in Toronto’s transition towards sustainability and achieving its Net Zero Goals.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/unleashing-the-power-of-cycling-tickets-1259925945419  

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Red Dress Day 

What is Red Dress Day?

Red Dress Day 2025, held every May 5th, is a National Day of remembrance and activism honouring the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirited People (MMIWG2S+). It began with the REDress Project, created by Métis artist Jaime Black in 2010. On this day, red dresses will be draped in trees, hanging from windows, pinned to jackets, worn as earrings and red hands painted across faces, people will be partaking in rallies and ceremonies to honour their loved ones, participating as ally’s and fighting for justice.

https://amnesty.ca/red-dress-day/

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Mayworks Festival 2025 - Canada’s largest and longest-running labour arts festival

May 1 - 31

The 40th annual Mayworks Festival of Working People & the Arts bears witness to the strength, struggle and imagination of communities seeking labour justice, land sovereignty and dignified life. Whether working in multi-channel video, experimental film, a walking tour, sculpture-based installation, poetry, theatre, or mural art on the Steelworkers Building, the artists work within an honoured tradition of artistic practices engaged in social change.

https://mayworks.ca/ 

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Combatting False Climate Narratives

Tues. May 6, 2 p.m. ET

Join Climate Access for a timely webinar exploring how to effectively counter climate mis-/disinformation in this increasingly polarized and high-stakes political environment. Expert panelists will explore the role of political figures and media ecosystems in spreading falsehoods, implications for climate action and public trust, and equip you with the tools needed to reject misleading narratives.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o0z7VGjPTxe2oEzPkSE0KQ#/registration 

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Under Sirens: Timestamp and Ukraine’s Kids

Tues. May 6, noon ET

A conversation about how children are growing up and learning in today’s wartime Ukraine with documentary filmmaker Kateryna Gornostai and Razom Relief Director Anna Solovei. Together, they’ll discuss how children in Ukraine continue to learn, grow, and find resilience amid the constant threat of bombs and air raids.

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SnKOOOeFTeaEBxddPVQQ8A#/registration

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What's in Bill 5 and What Can We Do About It?

Wed. May 7, 7 p.m. ET

Bill 5 is an unprecedented attack on Ontario's endangered species protections and even the rule of law itself. Premier Ford is proposing to repeal the Endangered Species Act and pass legislation that would allow him to exempt any organization or individual from a huge range of provincial laws based on his own judgement. Hosted by Environmental Defence.

https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/170534/petition/1

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The fight for permanent closure: Panamanians address renewed efforts to reopen a Canadian copper mine

Wed. May 7, 2 p.m. ET

A year and a half after First Quantum Mineral’s Cobre Panama’s closure order and the historic nationwide protests against the mine, Panamanians are facing a renewed threat: the Panamanian government and First Quantum Minerals have signalled they will soon start negotiations to potentially reopen the mine.   How are Panamanian communities and organizations responding? And how can you support their work?

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WEc60j_cT5OtQ4P9yBkf2A#/registration 

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EcoJustice hosts post-election panel discussion

Wed. May 7, 6 - 7 p.m. ET

Join Ecojustice in a discussion of top-of-mind environmental priorities and issues facing Canadians after the 2025 federal election. We will also offer ways to take action to prevent climate change, safeguard healthy communities, and protect the natural biodiversity of our planet.

https://share.hsforms.com/1VAwRPPsgSE-d2WXr9l-qZAe6a33

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The Carbon Capture Hypeline

Thur. May 8, 7 p.m. ET

Is carbon capture fairy tale, or free rein for the oil industry? Hear the voices from where it all comes down. Transporting and storing carbon dioxide is a dangerous, expensive system. Half-finished projects are already seeing massive cost overruns and demands for billions in government subsidies. Lack of regulation and pressure tactics are threatening communities, ecosystems, and water supplies in the path of the carbon pipelines.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-0eY0f7vTU2x1O2ZsQrsQg#/registration

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Mother's Day for Peace and a Nuclear-Free World

Sat. May 10, 2 - 3 pm ET

Christie Pits Park, Bloor and Christie. near Christie Subway Station, Toronto

In the spirit of the original Mother’s Day Proclamation of Julia Ward Howe in 1870, women’s organizations, individual women, and the men who have supported them,  who have dedicated their lives to bringing an end to war,  promoting disarmament and building nonviolent peace,  this event will give special attention to the 80th Anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Presentations, information on disarmament, peace songs, signs, banners, will inform passers-by and encourage them to become involved in peacebuilding and advocacy. Hosted by Voice of Women for Peace.

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