From angela at cleanairalliance.org Tue Sep 8 15:16:29 2026 From: angela at cleanairalliance.org (Angela Bischoff - OCAA) Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:16:29 -0400 Subject: Greenspiration Events: Many vs. Money Message-ID: <5AF51F15-B29A-4270-8651-7E0B8C7BF563@cleanairalliance.org> ? I hope you had a good summer. Let?s get organized! -angela INTERNATIONAL Two alarming climate science reports. And one common denominator. Both the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Environment and Climate Change Canada told it like it is on a cascading, global climate emergency. https://energymixweekender.substack.com/p/a-stirring-call-to-apathy Climate change is exposing nuclear power?s reliability problem For nuclear power plants to be reliable, they need operating conditions to be stable. With climate change intensifying by the year, one cannot expect predictability, control, and stability. https://thebulletin.org/2026/09/climate-change-is-exposing-nuclear-powers-reliability-problem/ Fascism is rising again. But this time, its vision for bunkered survivalism bets on permanent ?bad times.? ? Naomi Klein https://naomiklein.substack.com/p/how-nationalists-theocrats-and-tech Climate vs Fascism with Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben & Ayana Elizabeth Johnson What connects Elon Musk, the floods in Nepal, and an AI data center in Memphis? 72 min. video. https://naomiklein.substack.com/p/climate-vs-fascism-with-bill-mckibben Nuclear Stagnates While Renewables Soar https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2026/07/26/nuclear-stagnates-while-renewables-soar/ Bill McKibben on the Clean Energy Revolution - NY Times podcast https://youtu.be/ogAZS7_RhhA CANADA Time to hit Trump where it hurts This trade fights is an opening -- a chance for a reset. Canada needs to impose an export tax on oil and gas to the U.S. and stop rewarding the bully's fossil fuel friends (re-upping from last month) https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/re-issuing-this-piece-given-events 'If Climate Plan is credible, defend it' - Youth push back against Carney's gov't's bid to strike lawsuit https://thepointer.com/article/2026-09-05/if-climate-plan-is-credible-defend-it-youth-push-back-against-carney-government-s-bid-to-strike-lawsuit Tell Carney to cut military spending and invest in a green, peace care economy, not militarism, weapons and war Join journalist Linda McQuaig, feminist leader Judy Rebick and others to sign our open letter #CareNotWarfare to Prime Minister Carney and Minister of Women and Gender Equality Rechie Valdez: https://tinyurl.com/1000womenforpeace Canada remains anti-nuke (weapons), but its potential path to the bomb is getting shorter. This country has all the elements needed for a clandestine nuclear weapons program ? if it so desired https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-remains-antinuke-road-to-bomb-getting-shorter-9.7283194? ONTARIO Our Lake, Our Power ? Let?s Use It https://www.cleanairalliance.org/our-lake/ It?s Lake Ontario: How Ontario can actually push back on US energy demands ? 1 min. video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIsmysIt0Ro Why Is Ontario Building U.S. Nuclear Reactors During a Trade War? 1 min. video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XDl8ykSsvQ Huge gaps in Doug Ford's data centre plan https://thepointer.com/article/2026-08-24/huge-gaps-in-doug-ford-s-data-centre-plan-advocates-say-tech-companies-could-pay-higher-electricity-rate Doug Ford has waged a Trump-like war on bike lanes. Here?s how Toronto can fight back https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/doug-ford-has-waged-a-trump-like-war-on-bike-lanes-here-s-how-toronto-can-fight-back/article_797a614a-fce8-4793-a5e6-a421eb8d2df5.html Send a letter to Doug Ford: https://www.cycleto.ca/fight_trump. Petition to defend the bike lanes: https://www.cycleto.ca/defendbloor TORONTO Car Burial - 100th anniversary 1st auto death | Tooker Tapes v335 Sept. 13, 1899, Henry Bliss stepped off a street car and was struck by a passing automobile making him the first in North America to be killed by a car. One hundred years later to the day, Tooker and friends buried a car. Watch Tooker's eulogy to the car, or read it: Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58sPUS7OIuw&list=PL3IwhNn-WrINTQz2fBNayDoBWLW0y59le&index=4 Text: https://greenspiration.org/it-is-time-to-bury-the-car/ Leo Panitch School for Social Education Online courses, in person events, film screenings, and more - Toronto and Canada https://leopanitchschool.ca/courses/? ______________________ ______________________ EVENTS When Driving Isn't an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency Tues. Sept. 8, 11 a.m. ET Guest: Anna Zivarts, Executive Director, Nondrivers Alliance USA Imagine your life without driving. Could you navigate your daily routines, reach your workplace, doctor?s office, or connect with loved ones? One in three people in the US cannot drive due to age, disability, income and other factors. Yet most communities are built around the assumption that everyone drives. In this presentation, Zivarts shines a light on the frustrating, dangerous, and sometimes deadly situations that nondrivers face every day and outlines steps to center the voices of nondrivers and make transportation more inclusive. Drawing from both her own experiences as a low-vision, non-driving parent and those of nondrivers across the US, Zivarts amplifies voices rarely heard or acknowledged by the people making decisions about transportation design and funding. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-qTQGO3AQ8G8plkhO9leIA#/registration ______________________ ______________________ Climate Conversations Matter - Let's Get Talking! Wed. Sept. 9, 6:30 p.m. ET Seniors for Climate is hosting Dr. Katharine Hayhoe for a webinar discussing the critical importance of talking about the climate crisis. Dr. Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding the impacts of climate change on people and the planet. She is known for her ability to translate complex climate issues into accessible public discourse. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aZvI0aGJTlGyw_X37nkRaA ______________________ ______________________ How to Meet with Your MP training Wed. Sept. 9. Noon https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/K2wNaPveTsmOlj45dLefGw#/registration OR 8 p.m. ET https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/SETDw4UcSEefQQbfINePQg#/registration You don?t need to be an expert or have experience meeting with elected officials; we?ll provide the tools and support you need to have a meaningful conversation. During this training, you?ll learn: How to request a meeting with your MP Tips for sharing your concerns clearly and effectively How to advocate for strong environmental laws, Indigenous rights, and responsible economic development The support available to help you prepare and participate in an MP meeting Your voice matters! Hosted by Environmental Defence and Nature Canada. Learn how to have an effective conversation with your elected representative. ______________________ ______________________ Climate Solutions to Build Canada Better Thur. Sept. 10, 7 p.m. ET This webinar is being held ahead of the Canada Investment Summit and will focus on the practical climate solutions, investment opportunities, and projects that can help Canada strengthen its economy while making meaningful progress on climate action. The conversation will be moderated by Laura Lynch, former host of CBC?s What on Earth?, and will feature a diverse panel of climate and clean-economy voices, including Jason Mogus of We Are Adamant, Catherine Abreu of the European Climate Foundation, and Natalie Gerum of Youth Climate Corps BC. The discussion will look at how Canada can move from climate commitments to implementation, what major clean projects and solutions should be prioritized, how investment can help scale these solutions, and how climate action can create economic opportunities and good jobs across the country. https://climatefast.ca/event/2026-09-10/climate-solutions-build-canada-better Send a letter to PM Carney About Increasing Funding for Climate Solutions https://win.newmode.net/climatefastsorganization/lettertopmcarneyaboutincreasingfundingforclimatesolutions-1 ______________________ ______________________ Canada's Changing Climate Report: Ask-Me-Anything with Climate Experts Thur. Sept. 10, noon ET On Sept. 3rd, the federal government released Canada's Changing Climate Report 2026?a landmark scientific assessment summarizing how climate change will impact Canada. The report shows that Canada must prepare for a future that is up to 5?C hotter and act now to avoid the worst impacts. You?re invited to join one of the report?s co-authors, Dr. Chris Derksen, Acting Director, Climate Modelling Research Division at Environment and Climate Change Canada and Ryan Ness, Adaptation Research Director at the Canadian Climate Institute for an ?ask-us-anything? discussion on the report. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8QaEclV9RtOMNU5eyvnwVQ ______________________ ______________________ Confront Carney's CEO Summit - Many vs Money Sat.-Sun. Sept. 12-13 OCAD, 100 McCaul St. Toronto Sept. 14-15, the CEOs of BlackRock, Blackstone and other representatives of the global 1% are coming to Toronto at the invitation of Prime Minister Mark Carney. His summit in downtown Toronto is designed to simultaneously auction off Canadian public resources and infrastructure ? from our airports and water systems, to highways and ports ? and finance destructive megaprojects like AI data centers, weapons factories, and toxic pipelines. We refuse to let our futures be decided behind closed doors by the 200 richest CEOs on earth. We?re holding our own summit on September 12-13. And on September 14th movements and communities across this city are coming together to crash theirs. We refuse to let the global 1% descend on our city unopposed. https://www.manyvsmoneysummit.ca/ Sign the Open Letter: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegY6TP02et3zVm8HXnPaAaxKSwyJCbYdeSSUKDt33XECPaig/viewform ? Carnival Against Capitalism Sun. Sept. 13, 7 p.m. ET Online and in person: 720 Spadina Ave, Toronto https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYBO2petrTZTspc_WKZXKhkZtif-WrON8fTVYfe1KbYhszHg/viewform Crash Carney's CEO Summit Mon. Sept. 14, 6 - 9 p.m. ET Nathan Phillips Square, Queen and Bay, Toronto A cross-movement mass rally, march, and protest at the summit's opening. Join a broad swathe of movements, communities, and organizations to gather en masse for a major rally, march and protest against Carney?s summit, starting at Nathan Phillips Square. Bring your signs, noisemakers, friends, and rage! https://www.manyvsmoneysummit.ca/ ______________________ ______________________ Nuclear Is Not The Solution Mon. Sept. 14, 2 p.m. ET Dr. Ramana is the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia. He is the author of "Nuclear is not the Solution: The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change" (Verso books, 2024), "The Power of Promise: Examining Nuclear Energy in India" (Penguin Books, 2012), and co?editor of "Prisoners of the Nuclear Dream" (Orient Longman, 2003. Topics will include: climate, cost, reliability, water use, technologies, waste, and connection between civilian nuclear power and military nuclear weapons. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89326764648?pwd=CUL0amCGamWRXssibvJt7v5ZslWyBS.1 Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2129928404539968 ______________________ ______________________ The Better Ideas Show Mon.-Tues. Sept. 14-15, starting 10 a.m. ET Livestreamed on the newly-launched Energy Mix YouTube channel On September 14-15, while Prime Minister Mark Carney's Canada Investment Summit is under way in Toronto, we?ll be a few blocks away, hosting a livestream with news interviews featuring investors, entrepreneurs, policy- and decision-makers, and advocates who are working to build Canada?s clean climate economy from the ground up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7MCzJvJCe8 ______________________ ______________________ More Toronto events https://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/ Tooker Tapes Archive Project - Youtube Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3IwhNn-WrINTQz2fBNayDoBWLW0y59le _______________________ _______________________ 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... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 54217 bytes Desc: not available URL: