Greenspiration Events: Many vs. Money

Tue Sep 8 15:16:29 UTC 2026

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/  

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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

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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 

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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.

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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

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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

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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/

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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 

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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

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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

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