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On January 20th, 2025, at the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States, Elon Musk sieg heiled the crowd that had gathered to celebrate the occasion. That single act set off a sequence of events that would forever change how the world viewed Elon Musk, Tesla, and the United States of America.Also available at www.youtube.com/@GreenNeighbourSOURCES:Maye Musk shares her ‘crazy' childhood trekking through the African desert in search of a lost city (CNBC, August 21, 2020)https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/21/maye-musks-crazy-childhood-trekking-through-the-desert-in-africa.htmlThe making of Elon Musk: how did his childhood in apartheid South Africa shape him? (The Guardian, March 10, 2025):https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/10/making-of-elon-musk-childhood-apartheid-south-africaERROL MUSK On Growing Up in SA, Elon Musk,Donald Trump,Dating Step Daughter, Ex Wife's I EPISODE 613 (Podcast and Chill Network, Nov 14, 2024):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH1U5x8LXgsHow the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia' extend to apartheid South Africa (The Guardian, January 26, 2025):https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/26/elon-musk-peter-thiel-apartheid-south-africaElon Musk's X app ran ads on #whitepower and other hateful hashtags (NBC News, June 6, 2024):https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/elon-musk-x-twitter-antisemitism-hashtags-trending-hate-rcna151945Elon Musk and the narratives of decadence that link all anti-democratic movements (The Conversation, January 20, 2025):https://theconversation.com/elon-musk-and-the-narratives-of-decadence-that-link-all-anti-democratic-movements-247396Any other CEO would have been fired for what Elon Musk just said (CNN, October 23, 2024):https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/business/elon-musk-nazi-jokes/index.htmlElon Musk's Vision Is Coming Into Focus—and It Looks a Lot Like Neo-Apartheid (February 13, 2025):https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/elon-musk-doge-neo-apartheid Used Teslas pile up in Canada as Musk embraces politics (The Financial Post, March 21, 2025):https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/electric-vehicles/used-teslas-pile-up-in-canadaWhat is the 'TeslaTakedown' movement? What to know ahead of planned 'day of action' (USA Today, March 24, 2024):https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/24/tesla-takedown-protests/82641286007Tesla Protests And Vandalism Surge: Trump Backs Musk-Promoted Theory Left-Wing Billionaires Are Behind Protests (Forbes, March 26, 2025):https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/03/26/tesla-protests-and-vandalism-surge-trump-backs-musk-promoted-theory-left-wing-billionaires-are-behind-protestsBay Area organizers say Tesla protests are bigger than ever as Trump escalates threats (San Francisco Chronicle, March 26, 2025):https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/bay-area-tesla-protests-20241879.phpHundreds gather outside Tesla showroom in Boston to protest Elon Musk (Associated Press, March 24, 2025):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCH6kjh2tlkAnti-DOGE Protesters Demonstrate Outside Of Tesla Dealership In New York City (Forbes Breaking News, Mar 22, 2025):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvPYx8U-2kUFBI launches task force targeting anti-Tesla ‘domestic terrorism' (CNN, March 25, 2025):https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/us/fbi-task-force-tesla-attacks-hnk/index.htmlTrump floats sending Americans to foreign prisons. Civil rights groups say that would be illegal. (March 21, 2025)Pam Bondi warns Jasmine Crockett to ‘tread very carefully' in what she says about Elon Musk (Politico, March 23, 2025)Pam Bondi is more interested in protecting Elon Musk than defending our democracy (MSNBC, March 25, 2025)‘Tesla is a good target': Elon Musk's car business is focus of fury for political role (The Guardian, March 17, 2025)Trump fires inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies (CNN Politics, January 25, 2025)

Green Neighbour examines the case for why Elon Musk must divest from Tesla and resign as CEO of the company.Also posted at www.youtube.com/@GreenNeighbourSOURCES:Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution (abc News, March 18, 2025):https://www.abc12.com/news/politics/judge-rules-doges-usaid-dismantling-likely-violates-the-constitution/article_045f9e25-e3fa-518d-9376-f31f0e4c0d38.htmlTrump's Mass Firing of Inspectors General Bulldozed the Way for Elon Musk's Unaccountable Shadow Government (The Unpopulist, February 16, 2025):https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/trumps-mass-firing-of-inspectorsDiverse groups opposing Trump-Musk agenda coalesce around date for nationwide protest (MSNBC, March 15, 2025):https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/diverse-groups-opposing-trump-musk-agenda-coalesce-around-date-for-nationwide-protest-234497605740Teslas set alight outside French dealership in arson attack (The Telegraph, March 4, 2025):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/03/04/teslas-set-alight-outside-french-dealership-arson-attackTeslas set on fire with Molotov cocktails and shot with gun in Las Vegas attack (NBC News, March 18, 2025):https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/teslas-set-fire-molotov-cocktails-shot-las-vegas-attack-rcna196942Tesla Model Y Was the World's Best-Selling Car in 2023 (Kelley Blue Book, June 14, 2024):https://www.kbb.com/car-news/tesla-model-y-was-worlds-best-selling-car-in-2023Here's Why Tesla Stock Is Dropping Again Today (Howard Smith, The Motley FoolTue, March 18, 2025):https://finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-why-tesla-stock-dropping-155728743.htmlElon Musk says he's shocked at the level of Tesla hate and vandalism happening: 'I've never done anything harmful' (Business Insider, Mar 19, 2025):https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-responds-tesla-vandalism-protests-2025-3Tesla Values Are Tanking Three Times Faster Than Any Other Brand (Inside EVs, March 18, 2025):https://insideevs.com/news/753814/used-tesla-values-depreciation-highTeslas were a symbol of progressive values. Now some progressives are ditching the cars. (NBC News, March 17, 2025)https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/progressives-selling-getting-rid-teslas-elon-musk-rcna196058“No brand has lost so much value so quickly:” Analysts take stock of Musk and Tesla (The Driven, March 17, 2025):https://thedriven.io/2025/03/17/no-brand-has-lost-so-much-value-so-quickly-analysts-take-stock-of-musk-and-teslaTesla (TSLA) - Cash on HandCompanies Market Cap, Cash on Hand as of December 2024https://companiesmarketcap.com/cad/tesla/cash-on-hand/#google_vignetteAs Trump Upends Foreign Policy, Berkeley Scholar Sees Irreparable Damage to U.S. Power and Prestige (UC Berkeley Research, March 7, 2025):https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/news/trump-upends-foreign-policy-berkeley-scholar-sees-irreparable-damage-us-power-and-prestigeTesla EV Sales Statistics (Road Genius, Last updated February 5, 2025): https://roadgenius.com/cars/ev/statistics/sales-by-automaker/teslaElon Musk's net worth falls by $121 billion as Tesla shares sink (Nairametrics, March 7, 2025):https://nairametrics.com/2025/03/07/elon-musks-net-worth-falls-by-121-billion-as-tesla-shares-sinkHow the Tesla brand turned so toxic (The Verge, Mar 20, 2025):https://www.theverge.com/decoder-podcast-with-nilay-patel/633200/tesla-takedown-protest-elon-musk-toxicTesla longtime investor says it's time Elon Musk found a ‘suitable CEO' for the job (Fortune, March 20, 2025):https://fortune.com/2025/03/20/ross-gerber-elon-musk-ceo-tesla-step-down-share-priceTesla's Q1 Sales May Be Its Worst In Years As Analysts Warn Stock Could Sink 50% (CarScoops, March 17, 2025): https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5325321/elon-musk-tesla-politics-republican-buyers-salesWho Will Buy Tesla When It Goes Bankrupt? (Clean Technica, March 13, 2025)Conservatives' Tesla Rescue Mission Has Its Work Cut Out (New York Times, March 16, 2025)

I wanted to share a formative moment that occurred for me back in 2018 when I received an email response from Dr. Michael Bender regarding a question I asked him about his Vostok ice core study. SOCIAL MEDIA: • Web: www.green-neighbour.com • YouTube: www.youtube.com/@GreenNeighbour • YouTube: www.youtube.com/@GreenNeighbour-PolicyWatch • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtLightstone • Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenNeighbour • TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@GreenNeighbour • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenneighbour • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/artlightstone

One of the reasons why some people don't believe that climate change poses an existential threat to civilization is invariably because many of us quite reasonably assume that society would not knowingly destroy itself. Sadly, that just isn't the case. Let's see why. SOCIAL MEDIA: • Web: www.green-neighbour.com • YouTube: www.youtube.com/@GreenNeighbour • YouTube: www.youtube.com/@GreenNeighbour-PolicyWatch • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtLightstone • Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenNeighbour • TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@GreenNeighbour • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenneighbour • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/artlightstone SOURCES: The Corporation (2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v8e7dUwq_Q The New Corporation (2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmZSGNW-QCU Global Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Industry - Market Research Report (IBIS World, September 2024): https://www.ibisworld.com/global/market-research-reports/global-oil-gas-exploration-production-industry Units and Calculators Explained (U.S. Energy Information Administration): https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/units-and-calculators Big oil and gas kept a dirty secret for decades. Now they may pay the price (The Guardian, June 2021): https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/30/climate-crimes-oil-and-gas-environment “We don't want to be the bad guys”: Oil industry's sensemaking of the sustainability transition paradox (Energy Research & Social Science, October 2022): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629622003036 How the oil industry has spent billions to control the climate change conversation (The Guardian, January, 2020): https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jan/08/oil-companies-climate-crisis-pr-spending Your generation got us in this mess': children of big oil employees discuss the climate crisis with their parents (The Guardian, December 2021): https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/07/conversation-between-big-oil-employees-kids US CEOs fired more quickly over low stock prices this year, report says (Reuters, November 4, 2024): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-ceos-fired-more-quickly-140408699.html CEOs Face The Same Threat Of Being Fired As Their Rank-And-File Workers (Forbes, August 2024): https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2024/08/19/ceos-facing-job-insecurity-like-workers

I know… I know. I'm just a retired school teacher... so who am I to question the perspectives of highly qualified scientists who also happen to be climate deniers? Let's find out. CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO: 00:00 - Introduction 00:32 - Dr. Richard Lindzen claims temperatures aren't going up 04:10 - Dr. Richard Lindzen claims the consensus is based on fifty papers. 05:13 - Dr. William Happer 06:29 - Should we listen to climate deniers? 06:45 - Dr. Robert Brulle and the funding of climate denial 07:47 - Dr. Fred Singer going down the up escalator 08:18 - Thanks for Watching! SOCIAL MEDIA: • Web: www.green-neighbour.com • YouTube: www.youtube.com/@GreenNeighbour • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtLightstone • Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenNeighbour • TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@GreenNeighbour • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenneighbour • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/artlightstone SOURCES: Make it Illegal to Knowingly and Intentionally Misinform the Public about Climate Change (Petition, Art Lightstone, Petition.org, 2023): https://www.change.org/p/let-s-make-it-illegal-to-knowingly-and-intentionally-misinform-the-public-about-climate-change Prager University Funded by Fracking Billionaires (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PragerU... PragerU Homepage: https://www.prageru.com/ Satellite temperature record update closes gap with surface records (ARS Technica, 2017): https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/07/satellite-temperature-record-update-closes-gap-with-surface-records/ Major correction to satellite data shows 140% faster warming since 1998 (Carbon Brief, 2017): https://www.carbonbrief.org/major-correction-to-satellite-data-shows-140-faster-warming-since-1998 Satellite temperature data, leaned on by climate change doubters, revised sharply upward (The Washington Post, 2017): https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/06/30/corrected-satellite-data-show-30-percent-increase-in-global-warming-matching-surface-data/ Climate "Science" | Dr. Richard Lindzen (YouTube video, Jordan Peterson, 2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LVSrTZDopM&sttick=0 It's true: 97% of research papers say climate change is happening (The Conversation, 2013): https://theconversation.com/its-true-97-of-research-papers-say-climate-change-is-happening-14051 COMBATING A TWO-DECADE CAMPAIGN ATTACKING THE SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS ON CLIMATE CHANGE (Europhysicsnews, 2013): https://www.europhysicsnews.org/articles/epn/pdf/2013/06/epn2013446p25.pdf RCEC Document "Climate Science and Policy: Making the Connection" (William Happer, George C. Marshall Institute) https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/rcec-document-climate-science-and-policy-making-the-connection/2295975#4 George C. Marshall Institute (Encyclopedia.pub): https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/37182 Frontrunner for Trump science advisor post agreed not to disclose fossil fuel funding (Greenpeace, 2017): https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2017/02/16/william-happer-trump-science-advisor/ Why a high-profile climate science opponent quit Trump's White House (Science, 2019): https://www.science.org/content/article/why-high-profile-climate-science-opponent-quit-trump-s-white-house Climate of Doubt (PBS Documentary, 2012): https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/climate-of-doubt Obstructing action: foundation funding and US climate change counter-movement organizations (Robert Brulle, 2021): https://cssn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Brulle2021_Article_ObstructingActionFoundationFun.pdf

That's right… I used to be a card-carrying member of the Conservative Party. However, I had to withdraw my support for the Conservative Party... and now I'm going to tell you why. CONTENTS OF THIS PODCAST: 00:00 - Introduction 00:29 - My background as a fiscal conservative 01:32 - Why I had to withdraw my support for the Conservative Party 02:50 - We don't need hydrocarbons 03:26 - Hydrocarbons are a losing game 05:28 - A better way forward 06:00 - Thanks for Watching! SOURCES: Conservative delegates reject adding 'climate change is real' to the policy book (CBC, 2021): https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-delegates-reject-climate-change-is-real-1.5957739 The Atmosphere: Getting a Handle on Carbon Dioxide (NASA): https://science.nasa.gov/earth/climate-change/greenhouse-gases/the-atmosphere-getting-a-handle-on-carbon-dioxide/ An Open Letter from Economists on Canadian Carbon Pricing (An Open Letter from Economists on Canada's Carbon Pricing, 2024): https://ecofiscal.ca/2024/03/26/open-letter-carbon-pricing/ Climate change is costing us. Carbon pricing works. (Canada's EcoFiscal Commission, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6_6uefqcQY&t=1s Clearing the air: How carbon pricing helps Canada fight climate change (Canada's EcoFiscal Commission, 2018): https://ecofiscal.ca/carbon-pricing-works/ The carbon price debate is a distraction. What would those who oppose it do instead? (Clean Energy Canada, 2024): https://cleanenergycanada.org/the-carbon-price-debate-is-a-distraction-what-would-those-who-oppose-it-do-instead/ If Canada axed its carbon tax — and rebates — this is how different households would gain or lose (CBC: 2023): https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/axe-the-tax-and-carbon-rebate-how-canada-households-affected-1.7046905 Understanding Canada's Federal Debt, 2015 (Art Lightstone, 2015): https://youtu.be/kwUeivsG2M8?si=67OoT25Z3gQhtGPD SOCIAL MEDIA: • Web: www.green-neighbour.com • YouTube: www.youtube.com/@GreenNeighbour • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtLightstone • Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenNeighbour • TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@GreenNeighbour • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenneighbour • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/artlightstone

In this episode of Dubunk the Debunkers ( originally published as a video at: https://youtu.be/7TVoyh_JJak ) Uncle Gomer takes issue with Rosh Salgado D'Arcy's Debunking of Dr. William Happer's theory of CO2 saturation. The specific video that Uncle Gomer debunks in this episode is entitled, "The Science of CO2: Debunking the Saturation Myth," from Rosh's channel, All About Climate. For anyone who is genuinely curious about the notion of CO2 saturation and how it impacts the Earth's climate, I highly recommend that you watch this video. It can be found at the following URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVBDMeuHq_U&t=294s CONTENTS OF THIS PODCAST: 00:00 - Introduction 00:25 - CO2 Saturation of the Atmosphere 01:24 - CO2 Saturation for Plant Life 03:26 - CO2 Concentration in the Earth's Atmosphere has been Much Higher in the Past 04:38 - Uncle Gomer Debunk's Rosh Salgado D'Arcy's Debunk of Dr. William Happer 06:43 - Thanks for Watching! SOURCES: The Science of CO2: Debunking the Saturation Myth (All About Climate, August 17, 2021): https://youtu.be/TVBDMeuHq_U?si=g2J1JF1E0sUHvJLE Ask the Experts: Does Rising CO2 Benefit Plants? (Scientific American, January 23, 2018): https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ask-the-experts-does-rising-co2-benefit-plants1/ How much CO2 can trees take up? (Grantham Institute, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015) https://granthaminstitute.com/2015/09/02/how-much-co2-can-trees-take-up/ Eocene paleontology and geology of western North America (Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, April 29, 2016) https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjes-2016-0043 Is the current level of atmospheric CO2 concentration unprecedented in Earth's history? (The Royal Society, Last updated March 2020): https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/projects/climate-change-evidence-causes/question-7 High CO2 levels cause plants to thicken their leaves, which could worsen climate change effects, researchers say (University of Washington News, October 1, 2018) https://www.washington.edu/news/2018/10/01/thick-leaves-high-co2/ Leaf Trait Acclimation Amplifies Simulated Climate Warming in Response to Elevated Carbon Dioxide (Global Biogeochemical Cycles, October 1, 2018): https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2018GB005883 x Don't plants do better in environments with very high CO2? (MIT Climate Portal, Updated January 8, 2024): https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/dont-plants-do-better-environments-very-high-co2 Forests Are Losing Their Ability to Hold Carbon (Scientific American, July 26, 2023): https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/forests-are-losing-their-ability-to-hold-carbon/ SOCIAL MEDIA: • Web: www.green-neighbour.com • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GreenNeighbour • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtLightstone • Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenNeighbour • TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@GreenNeighbour • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenneighbour • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/artlightstone

If you live in Canada, and you've looked at your bank account recently, you'll likely see that, at some point on January 15th, you received your quarterly Climate Action Incentive Payment, or what is colloquially referred to as the carbon tax rebate. Will the rebates be enough to cover what most Canadian families spend on carbon tax each year? That's the question I'll be examining in this episode of Green Neighbour. CONTENTS OF THIS PODCAST: 00:00 - Introduction to the Question 02:15 - Scenario A (Upper-Middle Income) 03:38 - Estimating Expenditures on Natural Gas 10:53 - Scenario B (Middle-Middle Income) 13:34 - Scenario C (Lower-Middle Income) 16:08: Final Analysis 17:26 - Thanks for Watching! SOCIAL MEDIA: • Web: www.green-neighbour.com • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtLightstone • Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenNeighbour • TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@GreenNeighbour • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenneighbour/ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/artlightstone/ SOURCES: Motor fuel prices (Ontario Provincial Government): https://www.ontario.ca/motor-fuel-prices/#:~:text=The%20federal%20carbon%20tax%20is%20now%2014.31%20cents%20per%20litre Fuel consumption ratings search tool (Natural Resources Canada): https://fcr-ccc.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/en Average Natural Gas Usage Per Month (Shrink that Footprint, 2023): https://shrinkthatfootprint.com/average-natural-gas-usage-per-month/ Average Natural Gas Usage Per Month – 2024 (Shrink that Footprint, Updated, 2024): https://shrinkthatfootprint.com/average-natural-gas-usage-per-month/ How Big is a House? (Shrink that Footprint) https://shrinkthatfootprint.com/how-big-is-a-house/ Federal Carbon Tax (Trans Gas): https://www.transgas.com/customer-central/federal-carbon-tax Federal Carbon Tax (Trans Gas): https://earth.org/carbon-tax-revenue-neutrality/ Canadians receiving first carbon tax rebate of 2024, here's when (CTV News, 2024): https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canadians-receiving-first-carbon-tax-rebate-of-2024-here-s-when-1.6723609 Brace yourself for surging heating bills (Canadian Taxpayers Federation, 2023) https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/brace-yourself-for-surging-heating-bills Canada's budget watchdog troubled by spin around latest report on carbon pricing (CBC, 2023): https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/watchdog-spin-report-carbon-pricing-1.6805441 Gini Coefficients based on the adjusted family after-tax income, by province and territory, 2016 to 2021 (Statistics Canada, 2021): https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/230809/t007b-eng.htm Tax filers and dependants with income by total income, sex and age (Statistics Canada) https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1110000801 New analysis finds most Canadian households will save money in switch to electricity (Canadian Climate Institute, 2023): https://climateinstitute.ca/new-analysis-finds-most-canadian-households-will-save-money-in-switch-to-electricity ‘Great Canadian Class Study' reveals strong belief in meritocracy despite low mobility across generations (University of Alberta, 2023): https://www.ualberta.ca/folio/2023/11/great-canadian-class-study-reveals-strong-belief-in-meritocracy.html

There is no doubt that climate change is ramping up. We're seeing more dramatic impacts of global warming every day, all around the world, but, do Canadians need to take any responsibility for all of this? After all, the population of Canada is quite small compared to many other countries. In fact, Canada is only responsible for about 2% of the world's total greenhouse gas emissions, so do Canadians get a free pass on our responsibility to take swift and decisive action on climate change? This is the question that we'll be exploring today on Green Neighbour. Please Note: A video version of this episode can be found at: https://youtu.be/xSm5-iZVx4s

After hearing about Tesla's recent worldwide price cuts, I thought I would share this news and discuss why this is such an important development with respect to sustainable transportation and, indeed, climate change. In addition, in the Analytical Tools and Resources segment, we look at a tool that can quickly and easily help you distinguish fact from disinformation. Finally, in the Taking Action segment, we look at a number of different ways anyone can reduce their personal transportation emissions. Analytical Tools and Resources: https://www.snopes.com https://www.factcheck.org https://www.npr.org/sections/politics-fact-check https://www.politifact.com/ Taking Action: https://newmarketcycles.ca/ https://cyclenewmarket.ca/ https://www.bicycling.com/culture/ Resources: Tesla, Canadian Government Incentives (Tesla.com): https://www.tesla.com/en_ca/support/incentives Government of Canada, iZEV eligible vehicles (Government of Canada): https://tc.canada.ca/en/road-transportation/innovative-technologies/zero-emission-vehicles/light-duty-zero-emission-vehicles/eligible-vehicles Tesla's Massive Price Cuts Send Shockwaves Across Auto Industry (InsideEVs): https://insideevs.com/news/632699/tesla-massive-price-cuts-shocks-auto-industry Tesla's Price Cuts Are Roiling the Car Market (Wall Street Journal): https://www.wsj.com/articles/teslas-price-cuts-are-roiling-the-car-market-11674327793 Tesla Price Cuts Are Already Disrupting The Industry (Autospies): https://autospies.com/news/index.aspx?submissionid=114117 US Car Market Shrunk In 2022 But EV Sales Went Up By Two Thirds (InsideEVs): https://insideevs.com/news/631980/us-ev-market-share-increased-2022/#:~:text=EVs%20accounted%20for%205.8%20percent,to%2065%20percent%20in%202022 Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling premium sedan in the world (Electrek): https://electrek.co/2021/04/26/tesla-model-3-becomes-best-selling-premium-sedan-in-the-world Tesla Model Y and Model 3 post impressive sales in UK's December auto market (Teslarati): https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-y-model-3-dominate-uk-auto-market-december/#:~:text=In%20the%20UK's%20battery%20electric,saw%2019%2C071%20sales%20in%202022 Carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (Statista): https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107970/carbon-dioxide-emissions-passenger-transport Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (EPA): https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions#:~:text=Total%20Emissions%20in%202020%20%3D%205%2C981,of%20these%20greenhouse%20gas%20emissions Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (EPA - Transportation): https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions#transportation What will it cost to cut the carbon footprint of cars sold in the U.S? (Argonne National Laboratory): https://www.anl.gov/article/what-will-it-cost-to-cut-the-carbon-footprint-of-cars-sold-in-the-us#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20led%20by,the%20lifetime%20of%20the%20vehicle Here's every electric vehicle that qualifies for the current US federal tax credit (Electrek): https://electrek.co/2023/01/03/which-electric-vehicles-still-qualify-for-us-federal-tax-credit Tesla Growth and Production Statistics: How Many Vehicles Are Sold Across the Globe? (investing.com) https://www.investing.com/academy/statistics/tesla-facts Could the Tesla Model Y be the best selling vehicle of 2023? (Teslarati): https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-y-best-selling-2023 Tesla Production Sites By Model Assignment, Capacity, October 2022 (InsideEVs): https://insideevs.com/news/617854/tesla-production-sites-model-assignment-october2022 Were These Electric Cars Abandoned Because

The Ford government in Ontario has crafted a plan to not only build new gas-fired power plants in the province, but to also ramp up the use of our existing gas-fired plants, and that will mean giving back about half the gains that Ontario made by ending the use of dirty coal to generate electricity. Yet, in September 2022, Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator released a report entitled, Ontario's Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Potential Study, prepared by Dunsky Energy and Climate Advisors. This report tells us that Ontario doesn't need to increase its gas-fired energy capacity at all, and that we can meet our needs with a smart combination of distributed renewable power and efficiency programs instead... all while saving Ontarians $290 billion dollars. Taking Action: Take the Pledge for Climate Action (Ontario Green Party petition to Doug Ford to stop funding oil and gas projects): https://gpo.ca/climate/take-the-pledge/?source=C22.TTP.E.BTN Resources: Doug Ford government spent $231M to scrap green energy projects: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-green-energy-wind-turbines-cancelled-230-million-1.5364815 Why all of Canada will pay for Doug Ford's choice to cancel Ontario's cap-and-trade program: https://thenarwhal.ca/koch-sues-canada/ Ontario could be entering an energy supply crisis. Here's what you need to know: https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-electricity-grid/ Ontario's Coal Phase out: Lessons from a massive climate achievement: https://www.cleanairalliance.org/ontarios-coal-phase-out-lessons-from-a-massive-climate-achievement/ Costing the Cancellation of Cap and Trade: https://youtu.be/0y0nXLwQDJk Metrolinx removes electric vehicle chargers from GO station parking lots: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/metrolinx-ev-charging-stations-1.4972890 Electricity Systems Operator's 2021 outlook: https://www.ieso.ca/en/Sector-Participants/Planning-and-Forecasting/Annual-Planning-Outlook Ontario's Electricity Options: A Cost Comparison: https://www.cleanairalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/options2022nov.pdf Does Ontario Need New Gas Plants? https://www.cleanairalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/New-Gas-fact-or-fiction-sheet-oct-18-v_02.pdf Ontario's Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Potential Study (The Dunsky Report): https://www.ieso.ca/-/media/Files/IESO/Document-Library/engage/derps/derps-20220930-final-report-volume-1.ashx IESO Annual Planning Outlook (Ontario's electricity system needs: 2023-2042): https://www.ieso.ca/-/media/Files/IESO/Document-Library/planning-forecasts/apo/Dec2021/2021-Annual-Planning-Outlook.ashx IESO Recommends Shift to Grid-Scale Storage in Ontario, Relying on Natural Gas Expansions to Ensure Reliability in Near-Term: https://www.ieso.ca/Corporate-IESO/Media/News-Releases/2022/10/Grid-Scale-Storage-in-Ontario-Natural-Gas-Expansions-to-Ensure-Reliability-in-Near-Term Distributed Energy Resources: https://www.ieso.ca/en/Learn/Ontario-Electricity-Grid/Distributed-Energy-Resources Why is Ontario spending billions on nuclear energy when cheap renewables are available? https://sppga.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/10/Why-is-Ontario-spending-billions-on-nuclear-energy-when-cheap-renewables-are-available_-%E2%80%93-Canadian-Dimension.pdf Written and narrated by Art Lightstone Music: Feels, by Patrick Patrikios As Time Passes, by Zapsplat Atmospheria, by Francis Preve Investigations, by Kevin MacLeod Movement, by Dave Miles Half Cool, by Gemini Dulce Reggaeton, by An Jone Cryogenic, by Zapslat No pressure, by Zapsplat Rapid Turnaround, by Zapsplat Deep in Thought, by Zapsplat Still Learning, by Dave Miles Exploring, by Zapsplat Make You Move, by Ofshane

In preparation for the upcoming Global Climate Strike, I thought I would go over six key steps that one might like to consider before heading out to demonstrate on behalf of the climate. CONTENTS OF THIS PODCAST: 00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Step 1: Logistics 02:02 - Step 2: Make Your Sign 04:27 - Step 3: Tell Your Friends 04:50 - Step 4: Spread the Word on Social Media 06:02 - Step 5: Learn About Climate Change 06:55 - Step 6: Share the Action on Social Media 07:33 - Thanks for Watching! RESOURCES: • https://350.org • https://www.youtube.com/c/GlobalWeird... • https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/ • https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/resources/ SOCIAL MEDIA: • Web: www.green-neighbour.com • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtLightstone • Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenNeighbour • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenneighbour • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/artlightstone

In this episode of Green Neighbour, I explore the latest IPCC Report, which is the Working Group III report from the Sixth Assessment cycle. In addition, I discuss some analytical tools and resources that you can use whenever you might encounter a case of climate denial. Finally, I share my personal experience with a form of climate action you might be interested in trying, and that is the use of an electric tankless hot water heater. Notes and Resources: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change (IPCC AR6 Working Group III, Summary for Policy Makers): https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg3/pdf/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_SummaryForPolicymakers.pdf Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change (IPCC AR6 Working Group III, Full Report): https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg3/pdf/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_FinalDraft_FullReport.pdf IPCC Member Nations: https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2019/02/ipcc_members.pdf Top Oil Producing Nations: https://www.worldometers.info/oil/oil-production-by-country/ The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: https://www.noaa.gov/ The National Aeronautic and Space Administration: https://www.nasa.gov/ Ernst versus Encana (Overview of Judge William Smith's Ruling against 21 Oil Companies in 2019): https://www.ernstversusencana.ca/rhode-island-vs-21-oil-gas-companies-judge-william-smith-characterized-operations-leading-to-displacement-death-extinctions-even-and-destruction/ THE CLIMATE DENIAL MACHINE: HOW THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY BLOCKS CLIMATE ACTION: https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/climate-denial-machine-how-fossil-fuel-industry-blocks-climate-action Taking Action: Eemax EEM24013 Electric Tankless Water Heater, Blue: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07D7SY8DR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Gratitude: Thanks to my good friend Marcus Thomas for his productivity mentorship and support as I set out to retool my approach to producing this podcast. Thanks as well to all the following recording artists for the music featured in the soundtrack of this episode: SefChol, "Dangerous Toys" Amulets, "Resolver" Ofshane, "Make Your Move" Patrick Patrikios, "Feels" Patrick Patrikios, "Voices" pATCHES, "Hard to Let Go of Grammar" DivKid, "Digifunk" DivKid, "Icelandic Arpeggios" TrackTribe, "Into the Void" Art Lightstone, "Green Neighbour Upbeat Theme"

The international climate community will be mobilizing for the second time in as many months in another coordinated effort to take decisive action on climate change. This time, however, it's not the government that will be the target of these demonstrations... it's the banks. Analytical Tools and Resources: BankTrack website: www.banktrack.org BankTrack listing of banks and their respective fossil fuel investment: https://www.banktrack.org/search#category=banks Banking on Climate Chaos, Fossil Fuel Finance Report, 2021: https://www.banktrack.org/download/banking_on_climate_chaos_2021/bocc__2021_vf_1.pdf Taking Action: BankBonus website: BankBonus.com Bank Bonus List of Top 15 socially responsible banks: https://bankbonus.com/best/socially-responsible-banks/ In Canada, find a credit union using the Canadian Credit Union Association's “Find a Credit Union” tool: https://ccua.com/about-credit-unions/find-a-credit-union/ Other Resources: CANADA'S BANKS AND FOSSIL FUELS, Stand.Earth: https://www.stand.earth/climate-finance/canada%E2%80%99s-banks-and-fossil-fuels Divestment Report 2021, Stand.Earth: https://www.stand.earth/sites/stand/files/divestinvestreport2021.pdf Banks Always Backed Fossil Fuel Over Green Projects—Until This Year, May 19, 2021: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-wall-street-banks-ranked-green-projects-fossil-fuels/ Six of Canada's Largest Banks Join United-Nations-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance, October 15, 2021: https://about.bmo.com/blog/six-of-canadas-largest-banks-join-united-nations-convened-net-zero-banking-alliancex-of-canadas-largest-banks-join-united-nations-convened-net-zero-banking-alliance/?ecid=us-FEAT2405BRND1-EZBMO3219

Climate strike season is upon us, so let's discuss two upcoming opportunities for you to get out, demonstrate on behalf of the planet, and play a role in making history. Climate Strike Links: Canada is on Fire, 350.org: https://350.org/still-on-fire/ Canada is Still on Fire: Newmarket Day of Action: https://www.green-neighbour.com/activism/canada-is-still-on-fire-newmarket-day-of-action Fridays For Future: https://fridaysforfuture.org/ Global Climate Strike (Hosted by 350.org): https://globalclimatestrike.net/ Notes and Resources: Natural resources Canada, National Wildland Fire Situation Report: https://cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/report United States National Interagency Fire Centre: https://www.nifc.gov https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/statistics/wildfires Number of deaths recorded during B.C.'s heat wave up to 808, coroners say, CTV News: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/number-of-deaths-recorded-during-b-c-s-heat-wave-up-to-808-coroners-say-1.5512723

I got the crazy idea of putting together a quick, freestyle, Christmas episode wherein I could give, perhaps, a few folks out there a simple Green Neighbour Christmas gift, AND give some folks an opportunity to give each other a Christmas gift as well. As my gift, I thought I would share the secret to a filling, satisfying vegan breakfast. Notes and Resources: The truth about fats: the good, the bad, and the in-between: https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-truth-about-fats-bad-and-good

The age of climate denial is dead. Not everybody knows it yet, but, at this point in time, the days of climate denial are clearly numbered. Of this, there is no doubt. Notes and Resources: State of California vs. BP, Chevron, Conocophillips, Exxon Mobil, & Royal Dutch Shell, US District Court, Northern District Of California, March 21, 2018 https://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/exxon-chevron-3-21-18globalwh.pdf Judge rules against oil companies to keep climate liability case in Rhode Island https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/454203-judge-rules-against-oil-companies-to-keep-climate-liability-case-in Robert Brulle, Institutionalizing delay: foundation funding and the creation of U.S. climate change counter-movement organizations: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263114280_Institutionalizing_Delay_Foundation_Funding_and_the_Creation_of_US_Climate_Change_Counter-Movement_Organizations Interview with Robert Brulle: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/robert-brulle-inside-the-climate-change-countermovement/ Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change, Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway https://www.amazon.ca/Merchants-Doubt-Handful-Scientists-Obscured/dp/1608193942 Big Oil's Real Agenda on Climate Change: https://influencemap.org/report/How-Big-Oil-Continues-to-Oppose-the-Paris-Agreement-38212275958aa21196dae3b76220bddc Shell, The Energy Podcast (Episode 5): Why doesn't Shell stop producing oil and gas? https://www.shell.com/inside-energy/the-energy-podcast.html Direct link to Shell's "The Energy Podcast" (Episode 5): Why doesn't Shell stop producing oil and gas? on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/why-doesnt-shell-stop-producing-oil-and-gas/id1458208265?i=1000441352731 Exxon Mobil's Climate Change webpage: https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/Sustainability/Environmental-protection/Climate-change Radio EcoShock with Alex Smith, https://www.ecoshock.org/podcasts Stop Ecocide: www.StopEcocide.Earth Cleaner Air : Gas Mower Pollution Facts: https://www.peoplepoweredmachines.com/faq-environment.htm

Have you ever wondered, "How on Earth could a 1°C increase in global temperature make any kind of difference?" Well, if you have, you're not alone. Plenty of people think that a mere 1°C or 2°C of warming actually sounds pretty nice. This episode looks at why increases in global temperature of just a few degrees can be, well - in a word - catastrophic. Links and Resources James Temple (2019) One man's two-decade quest to suck greenhouse gas out of the sky: Klaus Lackner's once wacky idea increasingly looks like an essential part of solving climate change. MIT Technology Review. https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/02/27/136958/one-mans-two-decade-quest-to-suck-greenhouse-gas-out-of-the-sky/ Daily CO2 Readings: www.co2.earth Learning about Carbon Isotopes: https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/isotopes/ US Environmental Protection Agency, Sources of GHG emissions: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions Exploring the health implications of going vegan: The Change Makers (Netflix)

When it comes to the environment, we are all neighbours.