<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>GREN NEWS</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">If you haven't done so already, VOTE! </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">With that said, on with the news. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>LOCAL NEWS</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>Climate Emergency Motions passed</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Climate emergency motions in Waterloo Region took place in Wilmot, Wellesley and at Waterloo Region and all have passed. Here is coverage on the Regional declaration. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news-story/9639714-waterloo-region-declares-climate-emergency/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.therecord.com/news-story/9639714-waterloo-region-declares-climate-emergency/</a><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>Fantastic turn out at Climate Strike</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">CTV news reports 4000-4500 people attended the Climate Strike in Waterloo Square, part of the global climate strike day of action. Here is are two videos of this beautiful event. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">This video is from Climate Strike WR <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp86L2RxCXU&feature=youtu.b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp86L2RxCXU&feature=youtu.b</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">This video by WR Record <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OKqlVokccM&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1ef1plB2oCw0509pnJADTqeB_gXbrrqZxC75ClTnEfIiHb1bt02NKoi_0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OKqlVokccM&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1ef1plB2oCw0509pnJADTqeB_gXbrrqZxC75ClTnEfIiHb1bt02NKoi_0</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Over 4 million people globally participated with the Climate Strike globally. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><a href="https://350.org/press-release/over-4-million-people-strike-for-climate-action/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://350.org/press-release/over-4-million-people-strike-for-climate-action/</a></span><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b><br></b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>Kitchener Mayor Vrbanovic askes to keep Municipalities in Mind when you vote</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Highlights of article: </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div style=""><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font size="3" style="">He says despite cities being responsible for "about 60 per cent of the country's infrastructure", municipalities only collect about 10 cents from every tax dollar collected. He says the "model is not sustainable" for much of the work municipalities have on their plates.</font></p><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><font size="3" style="">"For so much of what we're doing, we're really looking for predictable funding, and that's where the gas tax has been beneficial. I mean, locally, between the region and the seven municipalities, we've received about a 160 million dollars over the last four years in gas tax infrastructure money."</font></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b><br></b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="3" style="background-color: inherit;"><font color="#14171a"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Mayor Vrbanovic says the Federation of Canadian Municipalities FCM are asking for the permanent doubling of the gas tax fund, a permanent public transit fund, more affordable housing for supportive & Indigenous & funds for climate change initiatives. Full article here: </span></font></font></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="3" style="background-color: inherit;"><font color="#14171a"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></font></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://www.kitchenertoday.com/local-news/kitchener-mayor-urges-voters-to-consider-municipal-issues-1756092" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kitchenertoday.com/local-news/kitchener-mayor-urges-voters-to-consider-municipal-issues-1756092</a><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>Conestoga Mall has art that makes you think</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><font size="3" style=""><font color="#14171a"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Artist Paul Chartrand has assembled a greenhouse filled with saplings to replace his entire life's carbon emissions. This project is now on display at Conestoga Mall in the hall of the main entrance. To see how many trees it takes for just one person is fascinating. On one hand you look and think: I could do this. On the other hand you look and are blown away by the idea of just how many trees it would take for everyone in a community to have their carbon footprint negated. Very interesting art piece! </span></font></font></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></div></div></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="color: rgb(20, 23, 26); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>Have an Ethical Halloween</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The folks at the Toronto Zoo are encouraging consumers to purchase <span>Halloween Treats that use sustainable Palm Oil. The good ones include chocolate bars by Mars or Hersey's, Lays chips but try to avoid products made by <span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Nestle who produces Kit Kat, Aero, Smarties etc. </span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The complete list is online at CBC here: </span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/what-on-earth-newsletter-halloween-candy-sustainable-1.5324915" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/what-on-earth-newsletter-halloween-candy-sustainable-1.5324915</a></span><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>PROVINCIAL NEWS</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>Aamjiwnaang land protectors create an App to help stop Pollution</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Vanessa and Beze Gray who have run the "Toxic Tour" in Sarnia, have helped create a new app with U of Toronto to help people report incidents of pollution. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Toronto Star coverage is here: </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2019/10/19/u-of-t-indigenous-led-lab-creates-new-app-for-reporting-air-pollution-in-chemical-valley.html?fbclid=IwAR2UgsgUDGtCTQBPy7egwGcV2xXG6rxvOxVAV_NxqgJrlxuVCaqbc6SFxlQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2019/10/19/u-of-t-indigenous-led-lab-creates-new-app-for-reporting-air-pollution-in-chemical-valley.html?fbclid=IwAR2UgsgUDGtCTQBPy7egwGcV2xXG6rxvOxVAV_NxqgJrlxuVCaqbc6SFxlQ</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Here is the website to learn more about the Pollution Reporter App <a href="https://www.landandrefinery.org/chemical-responsibilities-app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.landandrefinery.org/chemical-responsibilities-app</a><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>Aamjiwnaang Land gIven back</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="3" style="background-color: inherit;"><span class="ydp888315c2css-901oao ydp888315c2css-16my406 ydp888315c2r-1qd0xha ydp888315c2r-ad9z0x ydp888315c2r-bcqeeo ydp888315c2r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 0px;">Shell Canada is transferring 28 hectares of land to the </span><span class="ydp888315c2css-901oao ydp888315c2css-16my406 ydp888315c2r-1qd0xha ydp888315c2r-vw2c0b ydp888315c2r-ad9z0x ydp888315c2r-bcqeeo ydp888315c2r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 0px;">Aamjiwnaang. The parcel was owned by one of the largest natural gas producers but has only been leased for farming not oil production. The land is mainly open field and Chief Plain states it will most likely be used for housing. Full story here: </span></font></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5307582?__twitter_impression=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5307582?__twitter_impression=true</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="ydp888315c2css-901oao ydp888315c2css-16my406 ydp888315c2r-1qd0xha ydp888315c2r-ad9z0x ydp888315c2r-bcqeeo ydp888315c2r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-width: 0px;"><br><div style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>FEDERAL NEWS</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span></span><b>ICORE and Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) Mismanagement & Culture of Fear</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(20, 23, 26); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font size="3" style="background-color: inherit;">Three different investigative reports find fiscal mismanagement, lack of protocols & unreasonable spending by ICORE, a branch of the Alberta Energy Regulator. (AER). </font></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="3"><font color="#14171a" face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><font size="3" style=""><font color="#14171a" style=""><span style="color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Report by the Alberta Ethics Commissioner re: Jim Ellis. First page speaks on how the repor<i>t was not made public </i>because the Ethics Commissioner had "no jurisdictional power" to do so. </span><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://open.alberta.ca/publications/report-of-ethics-commissioner-into-allegations-involving-jim-ellis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://open.alberta.ca/publications/report-of-ethics-commissioner-into-allegations-involving-jim-ellis</a></span><div style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is the report by the Office of the Auditor General after receiving a complaint alleging a number of serious concerns with activities related to the International Centre of Regulatory Excellence (ICORE) at the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER). <span><a href="https://www.oag.ab.ca/reports/aer_icore-oct_2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://www.oag.ab.ca/reports/aer_icore-oct_2019/</a></span><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="color: rgb(20, 23, 26); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is the report by Albert's Public Interest Commissioner regarding AER and ICORE related activities that identified conflict of interest and gross mismanagement of public funds.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><a href="https://yourvoiceprotected.ca/independent-investigations-into-icore-related-activities-at-aer-find-conflict-of-interest-gross-mismanagement-of-public-funds-and-critical-oversight-failures/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://yourvoiceprotected.ca/independent-investigations-into-icore-related-activities-at-aer-find-conflict-of-interest-gross-mismanagement-of-public-funds-and-critical-oversight-failures/</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Also this news report by CBC flags a culture of fear at the AER. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/alberta-regulator-whistleblower-1.5312463" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/alberta-regulator-whistleblower-1.5312463</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Greta Thunberg in Edmonton. </b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thousands turned out to support her. The video of her speech is online here: </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://globalnews.ca/video/6051546/greta-thunberg-delivers-speech-at-alberta-legislature-in-edmonton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://globalnews.ca/video/6051546/greta-thunberg-delivers-speech-at-alberta-legislature-in-edmonton</a><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Greta Thunberg parody video</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;">This has totally gone viral. It's an online video called the Greta Thunberg Helpline: for adults angry at a child. It's so funny that Greta Thunberg herself, has endorsed it on Twitter. Highly recommended video & lots of fun. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl99R6FM5s8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl99R6FM5s8</a></div></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></span></div></font></font></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>US & INTERNATIONAL NEWS</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Bank of England Governor Mark Carney states firms ignoring the Climate Crisis will go bankrupt. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/13/firms-ignoring-climate-crisis-bankrupt-mark-carney-bank-england-governor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/13/firms-ignoring-climate-crisis-bankrupt-mark-carney-bank-england-governor</a></span><div style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"Coal King" CEO and Trump Supporter races to avoid going bankrupt</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: CNN, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);">Murray Energy, America's largest private coal miner, recently failed to make payments to lenders. Power Sector demand for coal is projected to drop in 2020 to the lowest level since 1978.</span></span><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/11/business/coal-murray-energy-bankruptcy/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/11/business/coal-murray-energy-bankruptcy/index.html</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><font size="3"><br></font><div style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>PG & E California update: Leading by bad example? </b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><br></b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">As gas line infrastructure ages throughout North America, we could see repeating issues of the strategies currently being used currently by California's PG & E. Here is an overview of how this issue is currently unfolding and it's pretty disgusting in my view, because it appears to be a prototype of how much bad behavior the industry can get away with and there are enormous externalized cost risks to municipalities and communities who will take the hit hard if they continue to go without predictable power or proper settlement agreements. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><br></b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">After gas lines ruptured causing fires in California, PG & E secured $34 billion in debt financing to help it exit bankruptcy. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/PG-E-says-it-got-34-billion-in-debt-financing-to-14535952.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Mobile)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/PG-E-says-it-got-34-billion-in-debt-financing-to-14535952.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Mobile)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span></span><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="background-color: inherit;">Millions of Californians lost power because PG&E refused to spend money to fix it's problems. </span><br></div></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><span style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/a35y38/millions-of-californians-lost-power-because-pgande-refused-to-spend-money-to-fix-its-problems" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/a35y38/millions-of-californians-lost-power-because-pgande-refused-to-spend-money-to-fix-its-problems</a></span><div style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span><span style="color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;">PG&E’s execs were wining and dining their top natural gas customers at a lavish retreat in wine country earlier in the week.</span></span><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><span style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/9kezje/the-company-thats-caused-california-wildfires-is-cutting-off-power-to-2-million-people-to-avoid-another-one" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/9kezje/the-company-thats-caused-california-wildfires-is-cutting-off-power-to-2-million-people-to-avoid-another-one</a></span><div style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Currently three men determine if the power at PG & G gets turned off or not. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><span style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/pge-power-shutoff-decision-who-makes-14548308.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/pge-power-shutoff-decision-who-makes-14548308.php</a></span><div style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;">The CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. told California energy regulators that the state will likely see blackouts for another 10 years like the one imposed last week that left as many as 800,000 customers without power.</span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><span style="color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/10/18/771486828/california-can-expect-blackouts-for-a-decade-says-pg-e-ceo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://www.npr.org/2019/10/18/771486828/california-can-expect-blackouts-for-a-decade-says-pg-e-ceo</a></span><div style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">As many as two-thirds of an estimated 100,000 people hit by devastating wildfires in recent years may miss out on what could be substantial payments from PG&E to help cover their losses. Most people eligible for payouts haven’t yet filled out a three-page document that could provide financial help.</span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10180031-181/pge-has-billions-to-pay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10180031-181/pge-has-billions-to-pay</a><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">.....So those are the "tricks" of PG & E, now time for some trivia "treats." </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>FUN FACTS</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bye bye powerlines! </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">In Australia long electrical power lines are coming down for good and being replaced with renewable micro-grids in remote communities. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/horizon-first-utility-to-pull-down-power-lines-and-replace-with-renewable-micro-grids-71053/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://reneweconomy.com.au/horizon-first-utility-to-pull-down-power-lines-and-replace-with-renewable-micro-grids-71053/</a></span><div style="font-size: medium; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="3" style="background-color: inherit;">Want to store carbon? Save a whale! </font></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="3" style="background-color: inherit;"><span class="ydpc8a6a349css-901oao ydpc8a6a349css-16my406 ydpc8a6a349r-1qd0xha ydpc8a6a349r-vw2c0b ydpc8a6a349r-ad9z0x ydpc8a6a349r-bcqeeo ydpc8a6a349r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; color: rgb(20, 23, 26); display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 0px;">Whales</span><span class="ydpc8a6a349css-901oao ydpc8a6a349css-16my406 ydpc8a6a349r-1qd0xha ydpc8a6a349r-ad9z0x ydpc8a6a349r-bcqeeo ydpc8a6a349r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; color: rgb(20, 23, 26); display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 0px;"> accumulate carbon in their bodies during their long lives of up to 200 years. Each great </span><span class="ydpc8a6a349css-901oao ydpc8a6a349css-16my406 ydpc8a6a349r-1qd0xha ydpc8a6a349r-vw2c0b ydpc8a6a349r-ad9z0x ydpc8a6a349r-bcqeeo ydpc8a6a349r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; color: rgb(20, 23, 26); display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 0px;">whale</span><span class="ydpc8a6a349css-901oao ydpc8a6a349css-16my406 ydpc8a6a349r-1qd0xha ydpc8a6a349r-ad9z0x ydpc8a6a349r-bcqeeo ydpc8a6a349r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; color: rgb(20, 23, 26); display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 0px;"> sequesters around 33 tonnes of carbon dioxide on average. A tree during the same period, only contributes to 3% of the carbon absorption of the </span><span class="ydpc8a6a349css-901oao ydpc8a6a349css-16my406 ydpc8a6a349r-1qd0xha ydpc8a6a349r-vw2c0b ydpc8a6a349r-ad9z0x ydpc8a6a349r-bcqeeo ydpc8a6a349r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; color: rgb(20, 23, 26); display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 0px;">whale</span><span class="ydpc8a6a349css-901oao ydpc8a6a349css-16my406 ydpc8a6a349r-1qd0xha ydpc8a6a349r-ad9z0x ydpc8a6a349r-bcqeeo ydpc8a6a349r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; color: rgb(20, 23, 26); display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 0px;">. </span></font></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><a href="https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/protecting-whales-protect-planet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/protecting-whales-protect-planet</a></span><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I don't know about you but the whale thing is giving me serious flashbacks of the first Star Trek IV movie where they have to go back in time and save a humpback whale to save the planet. Read the slogan on the movie poster in the attachments. It says: The key to protecting the future can only be found in the past. </div><div><br></div>Happy Election and Happy Halloween! </div><div style="font-size: medium; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div style="font-size: medium; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Lulu :0) </div><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></div></div></span></div></div><div style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><span style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><span style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><span style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><span style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><span style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br></div></div></div></div></body></html>