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Saturday, 25 November, 1 - 2pm | Gore Park, King and James

Speakers include Hamilton Centre MP Matthew Green, Dr. Susie O'Brien of MacGreenInvest, and Ian Borsuk, Executive Director of Environment Hamilton. Radical rap courtesy of Lee Reed.

In the run-up to the next UN global climate talks (COP28), and as fossil fuel companies are publishing another round of obscene multi-billion dollar profits, more than 200 communities around the world have been coming together in November for a Global Day of Action.

As reported in The Guardian, Canadian pipeline companies Enbridge and TC Energy are among the top 10 companies lobbying for legislation to ban or restrict democratic protests, along with Exxon and Koch Industries.

Enbridge is the largest local source of GHG emissions in Hamilton. It is currently pushing for a new pipeline across the city that would increase local gas consumption by nearly one-fifth.

Join us at the Pay Up, Power Up rally to demand:

  • A ban on fossil fuel hook-ups for new buildings.
  • Subsidies for heat pumps installations, including in tenant-occupied buildings.
  • Compensation for climate damage from Enbridge and other fossil fuel companies.

Take a look at some of the other Pay Up, Power Up events from around the world:

 

25 November 2023: Canada oil and gas firms to drill 8% more wells next year as emissions target slips

Canada is the only G7 country that has not achieved any emissions reductions since 1990, and we’re continuing to head in the wrong direction.

Read the article.

26 October 2023: Enbridge and TC Energy implicated in attempts to pervert democracy 

Enbridge and TC Energy are among the top 10 companies that lobbied most for anti-protest bills since 2017, along with ExxonMobil, Koch Industries and Marathon Petroleum.

Read the article.

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Conservation Matters

Municipal Protected Areas Project

Don McLean
Municipal Protected Areas Project The following letter was sent to all Hamilton City Councillors on 4 December 2023. Dear councillors,…
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Climate Crisis

What does COP28 have to do with me?

Steve Chalastra
What does COP28 have to do with me? As published in the Hamilton Spectator, 28 November 2023 The latest UN…
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Elders for Climate Sanity, Fossil Fuel Resistance

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Mary Love
Fo$$il Bank$ Make Graves Hallowe’en Picket On Saturday, 28 October, the Elders for Climate Sanity picketed that Royal Bank of…
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Fossil Fuel Resistance

Hamilton Airport 20-year plan misses the boat on climate

Don McLean
Hamilton 350 Committee steering committee member Don McLean spoke at the October 6 meeting of the city’s Airport Committee. The…
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We urgently need systemic change to address and minimize the effects of the climate crisis being felt all over the world. While Hamilton 350 can’t solve the world’s problems, we’re doing what we can to address the situation in our own backyard.

To do that, we need you and your energy, whether it’s for ongoing work in the committees, below, or for one-off actions and events. Hamilton 350 depends on the efforts of volunteers.

Climate Justice

Focusing on a just transition and ethical practices.

Conservation Matters

Responding to local attacks on the environment.

Elders for Climate Sanity

Taking climate action for the next generation.

Fossil Fuel Resistance

Promoting the transition to renewable energy.

Transportation Action

Pushing for free, frequent and electric public transit.

Other Initiatives

Provide support and direction for Hamilton 350.

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If you don’t have spare time on your hands but can afford to make a GoFundMe donation to help further our work:

There are costs associated with organizing and holding events, getting the word out, providing honoraria for speakers and performers, hosting this website, and much more.

Why 350?

350 represents 350 parts per million, the level scientists have identified as the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere.

What are we currently at?

418.51

For this statistic—and much more—see the website CO2-Earth.

Hamilton 350 acknowledges that we are on the traditional lands of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Mississauga peoples, which are governed by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Agreement and are covered by the Great Lakes Purchase of 1792.

Upcoming Events

  • Elders for Climate Sanity at Art Crawl
    8 Dec 2023 | 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

     A table inside the Cathedral will display E4CS and Cathedral Climate Justice materials.
     Deirdre Pike will conduct a Litany for the…

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  • Transportation Action
    11 Dec 2023 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    https://us06web.zoom.us/j/6730561294

    Christie/Ed co-leads

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  • Conservation Matters
    20 Dec 2023 | 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    https://mcmaster.zoom.us/j/97866812084
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  • H350 Action Update
    20 Dec 2023 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    https://mcmaster.zoom.us/j/96150789998

    Third Wednesday of the month

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Councillor Alex Wilson discussing the City's plans to resist the provincial government's enforced urban boundary expansion and sharing key details of that day's annual report to Council by the Office of Climate Change Initiatives (OCCI).
Don McLean submission to Council, followed by a presentation to council by Lynda Lukasik, Director, Office of Climate Change Initiatives.
Buried beneath the blizzard of Bill 23, Greenbelt removals, and forced urban boundary expansions, the provincial Conservative government also did a vicious number on our wetlands. It's open season on paving them over, including most of those that have been protected for close to four decades.
Hosted by Hamilton 350's Elders for Climate Sanity team. We discussed how you can divest from banks funding the pipeline that Coastal GasLink is trying to push through unceded Wet'suwet'en territory and reinvest and donate your money to support positive change. Presenters included: - Trish Mills, Community Mobilizer - Lella Blumer, For Our Kids - Don Brown, Elders for Climate Sanity
The Ontario Provincial Government just passed Bill 109 'The More Homes For Everyone Act'. It is full of benefits for developers but leaves municipalities and their taxpayers with (among other things) little decision-making ability and a larger tax bill. This video summarizes a 3-hour special council meeting in Hamilton on April 8th. #onpoli #HamOnt
This was our tenth Conservation Matters webinar and it featured an interview with Mohawk Seedkeeper TerryLynn Brant. It also had a video on what the Ford provincial government has done to the climate and environment; an update on the Garner Road marsh hearings at the Ontario Land Tribunal; more info on how Conservation Authority boards are selected; a feature report on new threats to Hamilton's wetlands, headwaters, forests and natural features; and update from our Conservation Watch monitors.
Directly from the mouths of Hamilton350.org members: a summary of the damage Doug Ford and his administration have done to Ontario's efforts to combat climate change and to protect our natural heritage. Music: "Revolution Now" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/
This webinar explored the connections between struggles to protect water and land on different sides of the country. The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) is financing the construction of warehouses on top of the 140 Garner Road Marsh, and at the same time supporting the construction of the Coastal GasLink (CGL) fracked gas pipeline through unceded Wet’suwet’en territory without consent of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs. If successful, AIMCo will pave over the headwaters of Ancaster Creek and damage the forest and watershed in Wet’suwet’en territory in Northern British Columbia. Additionally, their appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, to pave over the Garner Road Marsh following our successful campaign to protect it and the Hamilton Conservation Authority’s denial of a permit for the warehouse project, may result in the weakening of Conservation Authorities across Ontario. This company is the poster child for destructive capitalism that sacrifices nature to make money. We will explore aspects of AIMCo’s destructive efforts to pave over the Ancaster Wetland and drive the CGL pipeline through traditional territory of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, risking the pristine Wedzin Kwa river. The Wedzin Kwa is the Wet’suwet’en people’s source of clean drinking water and home to rich communities of fish and wildlife. We shared concrete actions that you, our audience, can help with to protect the headwaters of Ancaster Creek from this Alberta company. GUEST SPEAKERS: - Carrie Hewitson: Ancaster farmer and neighbour to the threatened wetland - Danielle Boissoneau, Anishnaabe kwe, writer, public speaker, and organizer working towards food sovereignty and liberation for Indigenous peoples.
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📣 Happening SATURDAY...Hamilton 350's Pay Up Oil & Gas, Power Up Green Energy rally that is part of the global 350.org's movement month of action to fight fossil fuel.⚡1 pm at Gore Park (King x James)Our speakers:Sarah Jama (MPP Hamilton Centre), Susie O'Brien (MacGreenInvest) and Ian Borsuk (Environment Hamilton)🎤 And a special performance by local rapper Lee ReedWe'll be demanding:A ban on fossil fuel hook-ups for new buildings.Subsidies for heat pumps installations, including in tenant-occupied buildings. Compensation for climate damage from Enbridge and other fossil fuel companies.Let's come together and fight the power.⚡* As our rally overlaps the Gore Park Community Outreach program that provides food to people in need every Saturday morning, we encourage rally participants to bring a cash donation that we will provide to the program organizers.#powerup #hamont #gorepark #hamilton ... See MoreSee Less

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A National Day of Action to Free Palestine has been called by the Palestinian Youth Movement for Saturday, November 4th. In solidarity, we are postponing the Pay Up, Power Up rally that was scheduled for that day at City Hall. We are working with 350 Canada to determine an alternate date.Hamilton 350 recognizes that climate justice is deeply intertwined with colonial oppression and human rights, and given the continued escalation of violence in Gaza, we stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine. Hamilton 350 has deep sympathy for the Israeli civilians killed in the Hamas attack on October 7th and does not tolerate antisemitic sentiment. However, as more than 8000 Palestinians have been killed at the time of writing with no end in sight, we feel strongly that the Israeli government's disproportionate and genocidal response must be condemned.We demand that all governments, including our own, call for an immediate ceasefire, ensure that humanitarian aid is able to be delivered, and that the human rights of civilians everywhere are respected and protected.We urge you to sign the Amnesty International Canada petition to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. ... See MoreSee Less

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hamilton_350 Hamilton 350 Climate @hamilton_350 ·
5 Dec

Use the calculator to see how the carbon tax/rebate impacts you!

Surprised it’s not tons of $? All the coverage makes it seem like a bigger deal? You’re right!

A small tax won’t fix a world on fire, we still need REAL #ClimateSolutions

But axe-tax #ClimateDenial is dead wrong

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hamilton_350 Hamilton 350 Climate @hamilton_350 ·
5 Dec

Canada brought 3 delegates from @Enbridge last year as part of our *official* representatives

Not talking about dozens of company reps who set up pro oil & gas booths

3 ppl paid by Enbridge were side by side *with* Canada’s officials

The call is coming from inside the house

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davidsuzukifdn David Suzuki FDN @davidsuzukifdn ·
4 Dec

Reducing methane, a potent GHG with more than 80 times the climate warming impact of CO2 over 20 years, is quick & effective climate action. Canada today revised regulations to hold oil & gas accountable for methane emissions reductions. #cdnpoli #methane https://dsfdn.org/CanadaSetsTheBar

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shaw_sandy Sandy Shaw MPP @shaw_sandy ·
4 Dec

The most important issue mobilizing Ontarians in years is being stifled in the legislature.

Why did Ford not allow the public to delegate at committee?

Why vote down ALL AMENDMENTS?

Why limit debate?

What is this government’s secret agenda ?

#Greenbelt #Ontario

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