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Climate action, film exec, political volunteer
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hoping to see my former coworkers' new publication, a nonprofit news co-op to replace the Glacier papers that closed earlier this year, flourish and help prove a different model for journalism
www.freshetnews.ca/a-new-beginn...
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A new beginning for local news in Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities - Freshet News
The Freshet News is a new voice for Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities with a mission to put community back in community news.
https://www.freshetnews.ca/a-new-beginning-for-local-news/
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Impressive, Anian
#canada
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Heiltsuk Nation celebrates 1st baby delivered in homelands in years | CBC News
An early labour in Bella Bella, B.C., where the hospital isn't equipped to deliver babies, had a happy ending as the first Heiltsuk baby was born on Heiltsuk territory in years. And, in a special turn...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/heiltsuk-baby-born-heiltsuk-land-9.6937387
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Charlie Richmond (Gyro Gearloose) 311.3ppm
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Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century, says leading economist | Green economy | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century, says leading economist
Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/13/climate-investment-is-biggest-growth-opportunity-of-21st-century-says-economist-nicholas-stern
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There is a
#GlobalClimateMajority
. We need to start acting like it
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#GlobalClimateMajority
#ClimateChange
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A silent majority of the worldโs people wants stronger climate action. Itโs time to wake up | Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
About 89% of the public want their governments to do more to tackle the climate crisis โ but donโt know theyโre the majority
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2025/apr/23/climate-action-public-support
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I don't understand why we're restricting EV sales when we need the emission reductions so badly. Great idea!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Chinese EV tariffs created '2-front trade war' hurting Prairie canola, pork producers: Kinew | CBC News
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is asking the prime minister to scrap Canada's 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in return for China lifting its tariffs on Canadian canola and pork.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kinew-carney-canola-tariffs-prairie-pork-9.6936340
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I had no idea. 1989! Anyone know what became of this? "Britain has some of the leading experts in this field...the UK will be establishing a new centre for the prediction of climate change, which will lead the effort to improve our prophetic capacity." CC
@katharinehayhoe.com
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Dr Andrew Boswell #ClimateLitigation
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๐จ Legal win ๐จ Ministers canโt duck environmental duties after this win Our legal challenge exposed failure to assess environmental impacts of Carbon Capture & Storage - a dirty distraction, locking us into gas
#ClimateJustice
Read my op Ed
scrapcc.org/IS-EDP-OPED
Press Release:
scrapcc.org/PR-IS
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Kevin J. CREATURE
7 days ago
A new diner just opened in my smallish city's "downtown." It's tasty, but it's on a fast one-way road that sees a lot of traffic, including semis. The road is garbage to walk, wheelchair, bike, skate, etc. on and I expect the diner to fail soon because car traffic just doesn't bring in customers.
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FFS Europe! "While the world is burning, the EPP has nothing better to do this week than to involve us all in a debate about sausages and schnitzel,"
@annacavazzini.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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EU parliament votes to ban meat names for plant-based foods
Pressure to ban meat labels for plant-based products comes from Europe's livestock farmers.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w5v75deewo
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Earth Negotiations Bulletin
9 days ago
A high-level panel at the first ever World Summit for Indigenous Peoples and Nature under the IUCN World Congress highlighted the enormous contribution of Indigenous Peoples to conservation, and stressed the need to place them at the heart of such efforts at the national and international levels.
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Richard Wilson
9 days ago
"Global renewable power capacity is expected to double between now and 2030, up by 4,600 gigawatts (GW). This is roughly the equivalent of adding China, the EU and Japanโs power generation capacity combined to the global energy mix." I bet it will be bigger.
www.iea.org/reports/rene...
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Executive summary โ Renewables 2025 โ Analysis - IEA
Renewables 2025 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2025/executive-summary?utm_content=buffer65e59&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=buffer
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9 days ago
A bridge for the future: The aluminum helideck of the decommissioned Gyda platform has become a new pedestrian and bike bridge in Trondheim, Norway. Think about all the cool things we can do with all the thousands of tonnes of fixed fossil capital out there!
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Landmark aluminium bridge built with recycled materials opens in Norway
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen) opens a new pedestrian bridge in Trondheim, built by Leirvik in collaboration with Hydro and partners. It is the first aluminium bridge bui...
https://www.hydro.com/en/global/media/news/2025/landmark-aluminium-bridge-built-with-recycled-materials-opens-in-norway/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNJseRleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHs4aw_yTelcJQfaRx55m8VGxUXjidLZtkgG_cvwJ1im0mlfRhDrMvaoek1yE_aem_z453PN-yHJ0QBMNcX8_TSA
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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2rz08en2po
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BYD: Chinese EV giant sees UK sales soar by 880%
The Shenzhen-based electric car maker says the UK is now its biggest market outside China.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w5jl2jgqwo
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"With sustainability comes empathy and compassion. These are all traits that you get when you decide to take care of the place that gives you life."
@hectorbellerin.bsky.social
Great interview, great take:
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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'With power comes responsibility' - Hector Bellerin wins BBC Green Sports Award
Former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin talks about his attempts to live a more sustainable life as he wins the BBC Green Sports Award.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cly17g1yp09o
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Mounties in Burnaby, B.C., searching for missing 11-year-old boy | CBC News
RCMP are offering few details after announcing late Wednesday night that Kai Pavlovic was missing, but have released photographs of the child and are asking for tips in locating him.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/missing-11-year-old-kai-pavlovic-burnaby-1.7649366
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Clara Jeffery
15 days ago
RIP to Jane Goodall, who opened the world's eyes to our closest relatives. (Photo by NatGeo's Hugo Van Lawick)
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Canada's National Observer
15 days ago
@climatekeith.bsky.social
, senior energy strategist with Greenpeace, said Smith is "starting a fight she knows she can't win so she can claim everyone is against Alberta when this economically unsound project doesnโt go ahead.โ
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BREAKING: Alberta announces it will be the proponent of a new pipeline application
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced a new proposed pipeline on Wednesday to carry oil from Alberta to the West Coast. The province itself will be the proponent applying to the federal Major Proje...
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/01/news/alberta-announces-new-pipeline-application
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Fantastic. Thank you
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Great recommendations
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A Page in your life ๐๐
20 days ago
As we approach the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, hear the stories of Indigenous voices through a collection of films, documentaries and specials CBC Gem has provided.
gem.cbc.ca/collection/t...
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | CBC Gem
Hear the stories of Indigenous voices through this collection of specials, documentaries, and films.
https://gem.cbc.ca/collection/truth-and-reconciliation
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Heather J. "Witchy" Wood๐งโโ๏ธ
16 days ago
CBC Books: Patty Krawec's 'must-read' books to reflect on the Indigenous experience in North America
www.cbc.ca/books/patty-...
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Patty Krawec's 'must-read' books to reflect on the Indigenous experience in North America | CBC Books
Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. The Anishinaabe Ukrainian author and activist recommends 18 titles to read today and beyond.
https://www.cbc.ca/books/patty-krawec-s-must-read-books-to-reflect-on-the-indigenous-experience-in-north-america-1.7643303
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APTN News
17 days ago
The Orange Shirt Society is planning a special event in what they say is another major stepping stone for truth and reconciliation.
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Orange Shirt Society says its event is another major stepping stone in reconciliation | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
https://youtu.be/yX4mlNeBq-8
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APTN News
17 days ago
With September 30 marking National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, APTN News looks at how many of the 94 Calls to Action have been answered since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission delivered its final report in 2015.
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How many of the TRCโs Calls to Action have been answered? | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
https://youtu.be/1XvllqNILRQ
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Chris Istace ๐จ๐ฆ
17 days ago
#VictoriaBC
#YYJ
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Jesse D. Jenkins
21 days ago
This week on SHIFT KEY: A stack of electricity techs โ solar, batteries, EVs etc. โ seem to be displacing fossil fuels across China & the developing world. Is this the start of the "Electrotech Revolution"? Rob & I discuss the evidence with
@kingsmillbond.bsky.social
heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
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Kevin J. CREATURE
25 days ago
I'm unreasonably fond of "box o' rocks" heat storage. Get a bunch of bricks/gravel/whatever, wrap 'em in resistive heating elements, heat 'em up when it's sunny or windy, use the heat when it's not. Stupid-simple and robust. I've seen 50-year-old "box o' rocks" apartment heaters still going strong.
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TD Bank Group had the worst ratio of its Canadian banking peers, with 31 cents going to low-carbon energy for every dollar directed at fossil fuels. The bank did not respond to a request for comment.
@tdbank-canada.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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Canadian banks financed fossil fuels more than renewables in 2024 | CBC News
Canada's big banks financed about $200 billion in fossil fuel investments last year, compared with about $104 billion to low-carbon energy, a new report says. But the proportion varied from bank to ba...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/banks-fossil-fuels-1.7638101
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"Everything that affects the ocean affects us," said Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu's minister for climate change.
@cbcnews.ca
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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Treaty to protect world's oceans set to soon come into force after 60 nations ratify it | CBC News
The first treaty to protect marine diversity in international waters will come into force early next year, after Morocco became the 60th nation to ratify the agreement on Friday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/oceans-conservation-treaty-un-1.7638780
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No word about the gasoline in the water or engine oil. Did they even get the truck out? Impact to the environment should be the first consideration.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Video shows huge truck plunging into B.C. lake in sudden shoreline collapse | CBC News
A company based on central Vancouver Island has been reprimanded after its articulated rock truck and driver fell into Nitinaht Lake โ an incident that was captured in a stunning video that has gone v...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/shoreline-collapse-logging-truck-lake-1.7635634
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Calgary Climate Hub
30 days ago
The
#WhatAboutChina
excuse for Climate inaction is officially dead
www.noahpinion.blog/p/china-is-q...
#ClimateChange
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China is quietly saving the world from climate change
Giving credit where credit is due.
https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/china-is-quietly-saving-the-world
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Barijohn
about 1 month ago
I do love Kates website. Use it all the time ๐
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Stephen Jarvis
about 1 month ago
Cycling in to work with a stiff headwind and clear blue skies thinking "I wonder what the grid is looking like today?" Surprise, surprise: 70% renewables, gas down close to 10%, prices in the single digits (and negative overnight). ๐๐ก
grid.iamkate.com
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Feel for kids and their parents on this. Great
#techfree
challenge:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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What happened when teens tried out tech-free bedrooms?
Elizabeth and Henry are among those ditching technology in their bedrooms to see how they cope.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1lelqg0jy3o
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Thanks. Looks like it's on
@cbcgem.bsky.social
in Canada. Will check it out!
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Love the art work for the
@queerfilmfestival.ca
by Charlene Johnny, a Coast Salish artist from the Quw'utsun Tribes.
charlenejohnny.com
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Dr. Catherine Macdonald
about 1 month ago
Happy Drag โn Tag to all!
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Seth Klein
about 1 month ago
Earlier this week, our Youth Climate Corps campaign leaders hosted a reception at the federal Liberal caucus retreat in Edmonton. Check out this amazing video about their efforts, and then take the action at the link below ๐
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Tofino is already my favourite place on earth and now this? I love the leadership.
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Tofino to become 1st municipality in Canada to ban sale of single-use plastic water bottles: district | CBC News
The District of Tofino says it's banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles one litre and under, barring a few exceptions โ a move the municipality says is the first of its kind to be adopte...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tofino-single-use-plastic-water-bottles-1.7632441
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Jerry Chen
about 1 month ago
i can't believe they built me into the app
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Hey Andrew, thanks for pointing this out! We will look at implementing compost bins in all of our stores!
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Bruce
about 1 month ago
Exactly what we need more of - rooftop solar!
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Prof Sensible
about 1 month ago
The way to go!
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Beth Foraker
about 1 month ago
#VirtualPowerPlant
๐ Such a cool idea! โ๏ธ
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www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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These homes generate power for the grid โ and residents don't worry about blackouts | CBC News
When there's a blackout, the power stays on at Rebecca Calder's house. That's because her home is equipped with a battery for backup power. But that battery can do a lot more โ not just for Calder's h...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/virtual-power-plant-blatchford-1.7625284
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John Scalzi
3 months ago
Also here was this 1991 song from
@billybragg.bsky.social
where he proclaims, at the very least, his enthusiastic heteroflexibility
youtu.be/2Xsv9iZPYwE
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Billy Bragg โ Sexuality (Official Video)
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
https://youtu.be/2Xsv9iZPYwE
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amBi
about 2 months ago
Septemberโs here, and you know what that meansโitโs time to celebrate Bi Pride Month! ๐ซ Read and subscribe! ๐
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It's Bi Pride Month!
and we're going all out ๐๐ฉท๐
https://mailchi.mp/ambi/its-bi-pride-month-2025
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