<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2936">Hi folks</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582"><font size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2941">Fall is on the way and lots is happening. Here's the latest. </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582"><font size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10824"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10859">Local News</b></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582"><font size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_4971"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10928">Sept. 28 deadline for Darlington Nuclear Hearing</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_4698">If folks would like to have a say on the Darlington Nuclear Power 13 year licence renewal process, the public deadline to submit either written or public comments is September 28th with hearings taking place starting Nov. 2nd. Info to submit comments is here:</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_5427"><a href="http://www.opg.com/generating-power/nuclear/stations/darlington-nuclear/Documents/20150526_DLR_HearingNotice.pdf" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_4699">http://www.opg.com/generating-power/nuclear/stations/darlington-nuclear/Documents/20150526_DLR_HearingNotice.pdf</a></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr">Folks are welcome to view the attachments to review concerns voiced by Greenpeace about this project. I have submitted my written comments and will be attending the hearings as well. The topics I covered are Zebra Mussels, Cladophora Algae issues and the risks of Oil Spills. From what I observed it appears that the treatment for Zebra Mussels may have actually resulted in the outbreak of Cladophora. By killing off mussels with bleach and discharging waste water into the lake they likely created the perfect habitat for the Algae to thrive since it is more salt tolerant and there is less natural competition. It's online here: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/e59aju59ru394ox/DarlingtonLanteigne2015.pdf?dl=0" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_5025">https://www.dropbox.com/s/e59aju59ru394ox/DarlingtonLanteigne2015.pdf?dl=0</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_4273"><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_4272"></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_4289"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10953">Oct.3 - Robocall Movie in Guelph</span></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_4278" class="">There will be a public screening of the film Election Day: Voter Suppression with Director Peter Smoczynski taking place in Guelph on October 3rd .Details in the days ahead. The </span><span style="line-height: 25px; font-size: medium;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_4402">final edits are under way but they are in need of $3330 to finish it up and crowdfunding is happening on line here: </span><a href="http://www.gofundme.com/edayfilm" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2794" style="line-height: 25px; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">http://www.gofundme.com/edayfilm</a><span style="line-height: 25px; font-size: medium;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_4471"> </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10966"><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10965"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_4438"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10954">Oct. 8th - Kitchener Electorial Debate</span></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_3881">Candidate Election Debate with focus on Environmental issues will take place in Kitchener at Walter Fedy on Queen Street starting at 7pm on October 8th. GREN members are encouraged to bring deserts for folks to nibble on. If you can bring deserts please be sure to email Susan Koswan at </font><a href="http://susankoswan@execulink.com/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_4233">susankoswan@execulink.com</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10955">Further Public Debates, Dates and Times for the KW area:</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/where-to-find-all-candidates-meetings-in-waterloo-region-1.3203462" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_5905" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/where-to-find-all-candidates-meetings-in-waterloo-region-1.3203462</a><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr">Only 39 days left till the next election!<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><b><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10679"></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_6537"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10892">Provincial News</b></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_7127">Aamjiwnaang Tour</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_6051">Major rally at Aamjiwnaang took place on September 5th with over 300 people participating. Bus loads came from Toronto, Guelph, KW and folks as far away as Montreal who all participated in the Toxic Tour. Here is a handy write up of the event thanks to the National Observer. (I'm the drummer on the left.) </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_6404"><a href="http://www.nationalobserver.com/2015/09/07/news/first-nations-lead-protest-against-pollution-ontarios-chemical-valley" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_6098">http://www.nationalobserver.com/2015/09/07/news/first-nations-lead-protest-against-pollution-ontarios-chemical-valley</a></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr">Enbridge Line 10</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr">Enbridge wants to replace a 12 inch pipeline running through Flamborough and Binbrook with a 20 inch pipe to facilitate the transport of US oil into Canada for refining. This pipe will link up with Line 9 to move oil east. Folks are getting ready for a fight on this issue. Details here: </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/activists-ready-to-fight-enbridge-pipeline-expansion-through-hamilton-1.3219738" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_6576">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/activists-ready-to-fight-enbridge-pipeline-expansion-through-hamilton-1.3219738</a><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" class="">ECO's new website</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" class="">The Environmental Commissioner of Ontairo has a new website chock full of excellent data on provincial environmental issues from Climate Change to Energy reports etc. It's online here: <a href="http://eco.on.ca/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_7077" class="">http://eco.on.ca/</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><b>National</b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><span style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 3; text-align: justify; widows: 3;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_9807" class="">Why corrosion might stop Energy East. </span><a href="http://www.nationalobserver.com/2015/09/04/news/why-corrosion-might-take-down-energy-east" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_8557" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 3; text-align: justify; widows: 3; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">http://www.nationalobserver.com/2015/09/04/news/why-corrosion-might-take-down-energy-east</a><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr">18 groups are uniting efforts to stop oil exploration in the gulf of the St. Lawrence River.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" style="orphans: 3; text-align: justify; widows: 3; "><font color="#424242" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_7896" class=""><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.27px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_7895" class=""><a href="http://aptn.ca/news/2015/07/21/groups-band-together-to-fight-oil-exploration-on-gulf-of-st-lawrence/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_7892">http://aptn.ca/news/2015/07/21/groups-band-together-to-fight-oil-exploration-on-gulf-of-st-lawrence/</a></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" style="orphans: 3; text-align: justify; widows: 3; "><font color="#424242" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class=""><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" style="orphans: 3; text-align: justify; widows: 3; "><font color="#424242" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_8774">Bill Nye the Science Guy visited Alberta...and he's not happy <a href="http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/bill-nye-the-science-guy-visited-the-alberta-tar-sands-and-was-depressed-vgtrn" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_8771">http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/bill-nye-the-science-guy-visited-the-alberta-tar-sands-and-was-depressed-vgtrn</a></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" style="orphans: 3; text-align: justify; widows: 3; "><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" style="orphans: 3; text-align: justify; widows: 3; ">Most of Alberta's Oil is being produced at a loss. <a href="http://www.torontosun.com/2015/08/20/most-canada-oil-sands-crude-being-produced-at-a-loss-report" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_9321">http://www.torontosun.com/2015/08/20/most-canada-oil-sands-crude-being-produced-at-a-loss-report</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" style="orphans: 3; text-align: justify; widows: 3; "><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" style="orphans: 3; text-align: justify; widows: 3; ">Alberta's final fiscal report is due later but projections of debt are from 6 to 8 billion. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" style="orphans: 3; text-align: justify; widows: 3; "><a href="http://www.bnn.ca/News/2015/8/31/Alberta-forecasts-record-deficit-as-oil-price-shock-hits-budget-.aspx" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_9534">http://www.bnn.ca/News/2015/8/31/Alberta-forecasts-record-deficit-as-oil-price-shock-hits-budget-.aspx</a><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" style="orphans: 3; text-align: justify; widows: 3; "><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" style="orphans: 3; text-align: justify; widows: 3; ">Even Alberta Oil Magazine states oil sands may never see another new mining project. <a href="http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2015/09/mining-project-oil-sands/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_9720">http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2015/09/mining-project-oil-sands/</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" style="orphans: 3; text-align: justify; widows: 3; "><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><b>US & International</b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr">US Geological Survey found neonicotinoid pesticides in 1/2 of the samples of US Streams it tested. It included both Urban and rural streams across the US and Puerto Rico. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.ktvz.com/news/Insecticide-found-in-half-of-sampled-U-S-streams/34779418#.Ve4brvM-iG8.twitter" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_7654">http://www.ktvz.com/news/Insecticide-found-in-half-of-sampled-U-S-streams/34779418#.Ve4brvM-iG8.twitter</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr">California has voted to divest from Coal. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/09/03/3698289/california-coal-divestment/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_7314">http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/09/03/3698289/california-coal-divestment/</a><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr">Carbon Emissions from US Power Plants hits a 27 year low</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.climatecentral.org/news/power-plant-emissions-hit-low-19389" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_9234">http://www.climatecentral.org/news/power-plant-emissions-hit-low-19389</a><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr">There was a 70% growth in the number of US homes with solar panels year over year for the most recent quarter and the US went from 4 states with vibrant residential solar markets in 2013 to 10 states today. <a href="http://fortune.com/2015/09/09/solar-panel-record-america/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10526">http://fortune.com/2015/09/09/solar-panel-record-america/</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" class="">Latvia and Greece say no to Monsanto's GMO Corn. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" class=""><font color="#222222" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_9001" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_9000" class="" style="line-height: 25.2px;"><a href="https://ecowatch.com/2015/09/02/european-countries-ban-gmos/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_8997" class=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_9056" class=""></font></a><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_9056" class=""><a href="https://ecowatch.com/2015/09/02/european-countries-ban-gmos/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_9102" class="">https://ecowatch.com/2015/09/02/european-countries-ban-gmos/</a></font></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" class=""><font color="#222222" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10211"><span class="" style="line-height: 25.2px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10209"><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10208"></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" class=""><font color="#222222" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10205"><span class="" style="line-height: 25.2px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10204">Russia decrees every gas station must have Electric Car Chargers within the year. </span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" class=""><font color="#222222" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10119"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10118"><span style="line-height: 25.2px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10117" class=""><a href="http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1099934_russia-decrees-every-gas-station-must-have-electric-car-charging-too" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10112">http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1099934_russia-decrees-every-gas-station-must-have-electric-car-charging-too</a></span><br></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" class=""><font color="#222222" class=""><span class=""><br></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" class=""><font color="#222222" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_12067"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_12066">New UN Waste Management report states holistic waste management could save countries hundreds of billions USD and reduce green house gas emissions by 20% annually.</span></font><span style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244);" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_12061" class=""></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr" class=""><font color="#222222" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_12222"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_12221"><a href="http://www.unep.org/newscentre/Default.aspx?DocumentID=26844&ArticleID=35410&l=en" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_12217">http://www.unep.org/newscentre/Default.aspx?DocumentID=26844&ArticleID=35410&l=en</a> <br></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_10822">Video Recommendation:</b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr">Naomi Klein has a one hour speech given at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas. She speaks with candor about disposable societies at risk elegantly weaving the plight of Syrians, to Indigenous peoples and the challenges of resource and oil extractions around the world. She then provides the path forward on how we can restructure our economic systems to facilitate the changes we need to see for humanity to survive. View here; <a href="http://mobile.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/naomi-klein-close-to-tears-during-speech-at-the-festival-of-dangerous-ideas/story-fnj3rq0y-1227514374493" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_8057">http://mobile.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/naomi-klein-close-to-tears-during-speech-at-the-festival-of-dangerous-ideas/story-fnj3rq0y-1227514374493</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr">Have a great week everybody! </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582" dir="ltr">Lulu :0) </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441827473445_2582"><br></div></div></body></html>