From angela at cleanairalliance.org Mon Jun 23 19:41:23 2025 From: angela at cleanairalliance.org (Angela Bischoff - OCAA) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:41:23 -0400 Subject: Greenspiration News & Events: Iran's nuclear enrichment Message-ID: INTERNATIONAL Only two years left of world?s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn Breaching threshold would ramp up catastrophic weather events, further increasing human suffering https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/18/only-two-years-left-of-world-carbon-budget-to-meet-15c-target-scientists-warn-climate-crisis Iran's Nuclear Enrichment - By Gordon Edwards https://projectsavetheworld.substack.com/p/irans-nuclear-enrichment The nuclear mirage: why small modular reactors won?t save nuclear power The SMR is a lose-lose: all the risks and headaches of traditional nuclear, but with none of the cost or scale advantages that never materialized in the first place. https://www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/the-nuclear-mirage-why-small-modular-reactors-wont-save-nuclear-power/ Uranium - Uses and Dangers - with Dr. Gordon Edwards https://youtu.be/5OmoJ0duP4E Banking on Climate Chaos The latest tally of banks' global financing of fossil fuels is out and it's grim. During the hottest year on record, banks increased financing to $869 billion for 2024. Canadian banks continued to rank highly with both RBC and TD in the top 10. https://www.bankingonclimatechaos.org/ The Ecofeminist Movement Is Surging. Here?s What Its Advocates Want More women are connecting environmental degradation with attacks on women's rights, seeing both as rooted in similar values. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21062025/womens-assembly-for-climate-justice-ecofeminist-movement/ A false semblance of choice? Putin?s latest passportization deadline dials up the pressure on civilians in Ukraine?s occupied territories https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/06/19/a-false-semblance-of-choice CANADA Bill C-5: ?You Will See Us In Your Cities?: First Nations Youth to Mobilize Against Major Projects Bills The federal Liberal government?s Bill C-5, which passed through the House of Commons Friday night, allows cabinet to quickly grant federal approvals for big industrial projects like mines, ports and pipelines. It sailed through a Commons committee in the early hours of Thursday with support from the Conservatives. https://www.theenergymix.com/you-will-see-us-in-your-cities-first-nations-youth-to-mobilize-against-major-projects-bills/ Wildfire Smoke Can Hurt Your Brain It doesn?t just affect the lungs. The airborne pollutants in smoke have been linked to increased risk of stroke, dementia and neurological diseases like MS. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/06/17/wildfire-smoke-can-hurt-your-brain/ Last Generation Civil resistance is our last chance at survival. Sustained disruption. Our Demand: a climate disaster protection agency. https://www.lastgenerationcanada.ca/ ONTARIO Who Benefits from Bill 5? - Parts 1 & 2 https://www.corruptario.ca/who-benefits-from-bill-5/ https://www.corruptario.ca/who-benefits-from-bill-5-part-2/ Do Special Economic Zones Even Work? Economists Break Down Doug Ford's Controversial Bill 5 https://thepointer.com/article/2025-06-22/do-special-economic-zones-really-work-economists-break-down-doug-ford-s-controversial-bill-5 Lambton?s Electricity Future: Wind, Solar & Battery Storage or More American Gas? https://www.cleanairalliance.org/lambtons-e-future/ The Cleantech Revolution: Its Exponential Growth Has Rendered Ontario's Nuclear Vision Outdated ? 10 min. video https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ySn0hp-EplcYYh-Be70U9Utvf10dFy3M/view TORONTO Bikes now outnumber motor vehicles on Bloor Street during afternoon rush hour https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f07a2d573d2c84a1c7508e6/t/68564aefa5226542ddeb1630/1750485743442/TCBC+Media+Release+-+June+2025+Bike+Count+2025+06+19.pdf Sign up for Khamsa, a free weekly email spotlighting community events across the GTA with a splash of Arabic flavour. From art and food to film and comedy, it?s for anyone curious or connected to the culture. https://www.khamsa.ca Seeking room My friend is seeking a room within a home in Toronto where she can assist you/your family or aging elder with helpful chores around the house for reduced rent. Text 416.732.8965 or Email pei.czech at gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/PeiCzech/posts/pfbid0HPbyEmSsGmb2G4x7ijzgF9vD3pQc3wpMmanCU1xxkRAw8uPPwowcP98LoyBFEgxWl ______________________ ______________________ EVENTS Global Women?s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond June 23 - 28, 1 - 6 p.m. ET This free, 25-panel global public forum gathers 125+ grassroots and frontline women and gender-diverse leaders, with simultaneous interpretation in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. Live streamed globally. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JnYKM7zjSgCx7e8iWpGy6A#/registration ?? ______________________ ______________________ 50+ Festival with Toronto Metropolitan University Jun 23-24 online June 25-26 in person at TMU Topics include alternative housing, occupational therapy, & dance, physical movement, social action theatre, healthy eating, urban ecology, comedy, TMU Rooftop Urban Farm, The Birch Bark Canoe at TMU, heart & brain health, singing, & more. Free. For people 50 yrs. + https://continuing.torontomu.ca/contentManagement.do ______________________ ______________________ Lines Crossed: The U.S. as an Authoritarian State Tues. June 24, 5 - 6 p.m. followed by reception Centre for Social Innovation, 192 Spadina Ave. Toronto This CIC (Canadian International Council) Toronto panel will explore the evidence that the U.S. has crossed over from a democratic to authoritarian form of government. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lines-crossed-the-us-as-an-authoritarian-state-tickets-1414285458879 ______________________ ______________________ Beneath the Surface: Climate Clues from our Water Systems Tues. June 24, 5:30 - 8:15 p.m. ET Humi, 207 Queens Quay W # 400, Toronto Our lakes, oceans and marine life hold powerful clues about the state of our climate and the solutions we need. This month, Climate North brings together an exciting lineup who will dive deep into the intersection of climate science, conservation, and innovation. Come to learn, connect, and explore how what lies beneath the surface can shape what comes next. https://lu.ma/climatenorthwater ______________________ ______________________ Creating Parks with NBS for Managing Stormwater - Nature Based Solutions: win-win Tues. June 24, 11 a.m. ET As storms become more intense and unpredictable, our infrastructure must adapt. Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) manages runoff naturally, reducing the physical damage, health effects, and restoration costs of flooding. As the largest natural spaces in cities, parks hold great potential for GSI, but often go underutilized due to various challenges. Building GSI in parks can also enhance biodiversity and reduce urban heat, all while creating new green amenities as well as workforce development opportunities to address concerns about green gentrification.? https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BgncBmgiTOSEqw7GK2cF8Q#/registration ______________________ ______________________ >From Resistance to Treaty: Disarming Systems of War, from Fossil Fuels to Autonomous Weapons Wed. June 25, 11 a.m. ET As wars escalate and AI advances unchecked, autonomous weapons??killer robots??are no longer science fiction. These machines, capable of making lethal decisions without human oversight, pose urgent legal, ethical, and security threats. Years before AI dominated global headlines, civil society launched a bold and visionary campaign to ban lethal autonomous weapons systems, warning against a future where technology is used not to protect but to kill. Drawing on their deep experience across humanitarian disarmament efforts, the speakers will explore what it takes to transform ethical concern into international law, and how global norms can be reshaped before catastrophe strikes. As they advocate for AI to be used in the service of humanity, not as a tool of violence, they?ll unpack the role of national and regional campaigning, especially in the Global South, in building the political will needed for a treaty. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/UU3J4fMiR0OfNOG8BdGEtQ#/registration ? ______________________ ______________________ Silencing Vehicle Vanity Noise Thur. June 26, 8 p.m. ET Has there been an uptick of unnecessarily loud vehicles in your neighborhood? For many there has been. Always on the lookout for solutions to tone down street noise, this is our latest discovery. Cithaeron is a company based in Seattle that currently has pilots running in Los Angeles, California, and Kirkland, Washington. Their technology is capable of multi-lane tracking for illegal vehicle noise and is weatherproofed for rain or sun. CEO Sol Keiter and CTO Garrett Rysko will be joining us to explain how the technology works, and give a demo of the system. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0sLmAFMmRbycJaE2d1Czjw#/registration ______________________ ______________________ Student Energy: Empowering Youth in the Energy Transition Fri. June 27, 1 - 2 p.m. ET Student Energy shares the story of its evolution from a single student-led summit in 2009 to becoming the world?s largest youth-led energy nonprofit, now engaging over 50,000 young people in 120+ countries. Founded in response to the lack of meaningful pathways for youth to shape energy systems, Student Energy emerged from the belief that young people can lead ambitious action on the energy transition, when supported with the right tools, knowledge, and community. https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/topic-climate-solutions-innovation-forum---student-energy-empowering-youth-in-the-energy-transition ______________________ ______________________ For more Toronto events, check out: http://www.Showuptoronto.ca For the best Canadian climate and energy news, visit and subscribe to the Energy Mix newsletter. http://theenergymix.com/ Democracy Now Daily Show - global peace, justice and enviro news https://www.democracynow.org/ CBC World Report https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-10-cbc-news-world-report _______________________ _______________________ Submissions, subscribes, unsubscribes, and comments: mailto:angela at cleanairalliance.org Share this newsletter on social media using this link: http://greenspiration.org/news-events/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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