Fridays For Future Ottawa
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A great win on electrifying BC ferries!
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Hey BC Ferries, thanks for hearing us - Stand.earth
xÊ·mÉΞkwÉyÌÉm (Musqueam), SkwxwĂș7mesh (Squamish), and sÉlÌĂlwÉtaÊÉŹ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories (VANCOUVER, B.C.) â Stand.earth has given BC Ferries a âThank Youâ card for reading the Fracked Ferries r...
https://stand.earth/press-releases/bc-ferries-electrification-fracked-ferries-campaign-win-against-lng/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOGtgZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFjb1hqNUtSWlFaM2N3aGpnc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MghjYWxsc2l0ZQEyAAEevZPg9kQyOVjuIyXMmOQNUJgTwklQeJ_mlXnOrdKZirbMsWhJYoolkVocPnU_aem_nK15HNLlwwDuJo9mvQVfCg
about 17 hours ago
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Amnesty completely gets it on climate
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Worldâs âfossil fuel obsessionâ threatens billions of lives: Amnesty
Amnesty International warns fossil fuel infrastructure is a 'major source of human rights violations' around the world.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/12/worlds-fossil-fuel-obsession-threatens-billions-of-lives-amnesty
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If we lived in a just world, the people lying about the existential threat of climate change would face criminal sanction. But we don't live in such a place and our future's in peril
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Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis â by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/14/climate-crisis-communication-super-rich
3 days ago
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A key ingredient of success is avoidance of self harm...
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Want to make America healthy again? Stop fueling climate change
From extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses, climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Health scientists explain what individuals and governments can do about it.
https://theconversation.com/want-to-make-america-healthy-again-stop-fueling-climate-change-269269
4 days ago
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In a well-functioning society, governments hold themselves accountable. Doug Ford is now planning to do the opposite of accountability on climate
www.notllocal.com/local-news/c...
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Citizensâ Climate Lobby warns of rollback in Ontario climate legislation
Advocates sound alarm over proposed repeal in Ontario legislation
https://www.notllocal.com/local-news/citizens-climate-lobby-warns-of-rollback-in-ontario-climate-legislation-11463869
5 days ago
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Here at Fridays for Future Ottawa we warmly welcome the day when China is no longer used as the excuse for doing nothing
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Analysis: Chinaâs CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months - Carbon Brief
Chinaâs carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were unchanged from a year earlier in the third quarter of 2025, extending a flat or falling trend that started in March 2024.
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-18-months/
6 days ago
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N I N E M I L L I O N $$ to study an epically stupid idea. Oh, and btw, the province in not realising already completed work on this "initiative"...
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Ontario awards $9.1M contract to study Hwy. 401 tunnel concept | Globalnews.ca
Internal studies into the concept at the Ministry of Transportation were paused in 2021 and found there was a 'potential for roadway collapse.'
https://globalnews.ca/news/11515292/highway-401-tunnel-feasibility-study-awarded/
7 days ago
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About the only good thing about geoengineering is that it's a tacit admission humans can change our one and only precious home
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Royal Society Report: Geoengineering Is A Really Bad Idea - CleanTechnica
A study by the Royal Academy shows that geoengineering is fraught with climate and political dangers that could backfire on humanity.
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/11/08/royal-society-report-geoengineering-is-a-really-bad-idea/
8 days ago
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Trump and his goons would only be there to spy and piss in the soup anyway...
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Over 100 US leaders to attend Cop30 climate summit as Trump stays away
Dozens of US state and local leaders will be at talks in Brazil with presidentâs team expected to send no representatives
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/07/cop30-climate-trump-us-officials
9 days ago
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While Alberta "can't have" renewable energy, a place that produces 3x the amount of oil they do is getting on with it đ§
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Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 Has Sparked a Massive Renewable Energy Push | OilPrice.com
Saudi Arabia is accelerating its Vision 2030 plan to diversify its economy beyond oil by rapidly expanding renewable energy, green hydrogen, and digital industries.
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Saudi-Arabias-Vision-2030-Has-Sparked-a-Massive-Renewable-Energy-Push.html
10 days ago
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When Doug Ford came into power, people warned him not to cancel 730 renewable energy projects. He did anyways at great expense to the province. And now this is happening...
www.kenoraminerandnews.com/news/ontario...
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Ontario electricity supply costs jump 29 per cent as nuclear spending rises
Ontarioâs electricity rates will jump 29 per cent starting Nov. 1, driven largely by higher spending for nuclear power and a shortfall in last yearâs budget, the Ontario Energy Board says.
https://www.kenoraminerandnews.com/news/ontario-electricity-supply-costs-jump-29-per-cent-as-nuclear-spending-rises
11 days ago
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This presser tells you everything you need to know. According to the Doug Ford regime, a speeding car getting a fine in a school zone is a taxpayer. Very soon people will die because of this vile decision. But hay ZOOM, ZOOM!
13 days ago
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The umpiring during the games was much closer to the truth than Doug Ford's ads
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Donât be fooled by the Ontario Ring of Fire ads aired during Blue Jays games | The Narwhal
Doug Fordâs ads during Blue Jays World Series games suggest mines are up and running in the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, but thatâs not true
https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-blue-jays-ring-of-fire-ads/
14 days ago
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People who are vain and want to fit in are never the friends of a moral cause. As for this individual, in addition to the vanity, this is hardly the first stupid thing he's had to say
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Respectfully, Bill Gates Should Shut Up
The tech billionaire used to be a fierce climate advocate. What changed?
https://slate.com/technology/2025/10/bill-gates-climate-change-hurricane-melissa.html
15 days ago
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In the middle of a climate crisis, when there are many more important things to do, we're spending our money on turning a small white elephant into a big one. Ain't that just peachy?
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Some councillors question wisdom of raising tourism taxes to help pay for Lansdowne 2.0 - Capital Current
A city plan to hike taxes on the tourism industry in order to help pay for the controversial Lansdowne 2.0 project is getting push-back from some city councillors, who question the wisdom of increasin...
https://capitalcurrent.ca/some-councillors-question-wisdom-of-raising-tourism-taxes-to-help-pay-for-lansdowne-2-0/
16 days ago
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People can and do pivot to new things
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Meet the coal miner who just started a geothermal drilling business
A Colorado entrepreneur is going all in on a renewable energy source that will keep him digging â and could be a model for other miners looking beyondâŠ
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/geothermal/colorado-coal-miner-renewable-energy-drilling-business
17 days ago
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Important sectors of the economy can't run if they can't be underwritten
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Climate change is becoming an insurance crisis
Climate change is undermining insurance markets, especially for the households that need coverage most.
https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-becoming-an-insurance-crisis-260952
18 days ago
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Just in case you're wondering how the oil industry has $300 billion in unfunded environmental liabilities
20 days ago
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Let's hear it for more buses that won't be stuck in traffic
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Ottawa eyes bus-only lanes on Merivale Road
A report for the public works and infrastructure committee meeting on Thursday recommends councillors approve the statement of work for the environmental assessment study to place bus lanes on Merival...
https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/ottawa-eyes-bus-only-lanes-on-merivale-road/
21 days ago
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Good people in Muskoka want it to remain the place we all know and love
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Muskoka on the global stage: Why COP30 matters at home
If we fail to act boldly on climate change over the next decade, Muskoka could lose the essence of what makes it special â clean waters, quiet forests, and stable shorelines, writes Peter Johnston of ...
https://www.muskokaregion.com/opinion/columnists/muskoka-on-the-global-stage-why-cop30-matters-at-home/article_f60a1ebc-6cb2-5da6-972d-45b3db7591ca.html
23 days ago
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Dani Does Dumbass...Again
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Danielle Smith dodges climate science in parliament
Are human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, driving climate change? Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't know, as the province plans to double oil production and build pipelines in ...
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/news/danielle-smith-climate-science-parliament-oil-gas-carney
24 days ago
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Folks in Stittsville, let's speak up for some much needed bike infrastucture! A good compliment to the TransCanada trail
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Share your feedback on the West Ridge bike lane and sidewalk project - Glen Gower | Councillor / Conseiller | Stittsville
Originally published October 8, 2025 La version française suit The City of Ottawa has started a study along West Ridge Drive in response to traffic and pedestrian safety concerns raised by residents a...
https://glengower.ca/information/share-your-feedback-on-the-west-ridge-bike-lane-and-sidewalk-project/
25 days ago
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When something goes wrong, Big Oil's paid sociopaths blame renewables, facts be damned đ§
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After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack
When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/08/nx-s1-5534949/spain-blackout-misinformation-renewable-energy
26 days ago
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We urgently need the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) to keep working!
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/21/n...
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New study shows disruption of ocean currents that stabilize the global climate
Clam shell growth rings contain clues about the looming potential for a tipping point into climate collapse.
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/21/news/climate-crisis-ocean-currents
27 days ago
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Who would ever think of Atlantic Canada as being arid? Welcome to the new, but still changing, normal...
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Scientist says climate change driving Atlantic Canadaâs wildfires but forests could be managed better
Atlantic Canadaâs wildfires are growing and scientists say the combination of climate change and regional forest management are making things worse.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/scientist-says-climate-change-driving-atlantic-canadas-wildfires-but-forests-could-be-managed-better/
28 days ago
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Cars aren't always needed to help local businesses thrive. Often, the oposite is true
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Getting vehicles off Wellington Street could revive downtown, some businesses say - Capital Current
Some downtown Ottawa businesses say removing vehicles from Wellington Street would increase foot traffic and attract more customers.
https://capitalcurrent.ca/remove-vehicles-wellington-street/
29 days ago
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If Big Oil's dirty politics we're off the table we'd be making much more progress
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Clean Energy Stocks Beat Fossil Fuels Despite Anti-ESG Backlash
See the top firms ready for a low-carbon economy, despite anti-ESG headwinds.
https://www.investors.com/news/clean-energy-stocks-beat-fossil-fuels-despite-trump-esg-sustainability-backlash/
30 days ago
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Every Canadian knows this is happening. If anything, a 9% increase seems lower than what we've experienced
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CO2 from wildfires increases by 9% as climate crisis supercharges infernos
Greenhouse gases from wildfires at sixth highest level on record after blazes in large areas of the Americas and Africa
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/16/extreme-wildfires-increase-carbon-emissions-climate-change
about 1 month ago
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In Australia, people wisely assess fossil fuel projects in terms of the number of people they will kill. These are only heat deaths, not other catastophic climate events. Via: Climate Council
about 1 month ago
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Let's hear it for Matt Ayling of Almonte who speaks up for bike lanes!
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MSN
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/today-s-letters-why-ottawa-and-other-cities-need-more-bike-lanes/ar-AA1sPVBG?ocid=Peregrine&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
about 1 month ago
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Privatize the profit, socialize the loss. When the industry is done getting rich oil or gas wells they fob the clean-up on others...đ«€
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orphaned wells - Thoughtful Journalism About Energy's Future
Landowners, and concerned residents say the Alberta government is pushing a regulatory system that lets O&G companies dodge taxes, skip rent, and leave orphaned wells behind.
https://energi.media/news/alberta-orphaned-wells-strategy-faces-pushback-from-residents-municipalities-experts/
about 1 month ago
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Let's try not to hit tipping points
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Planetâs first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing âwidespread diebackâ
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C âas fast as possibleâ, warm water coral reefs will not remain âat any meaningful scaleâ, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/13/coral-reefs-ice-sheets-amazon-rainforest-tipping-point-global-heating-scientists-report
about 1 month ago
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Could we all agree that this is heavily understated?
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Mark Carneyâs climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate changeâs existential threat
Climate action no longer seems to be a priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite his previous activism. This is bad news for Canadians and the climate.
https://theconversation.com/mark-carneys-climate-inaction-is-at-odds-with-his-awareness-of-climate-changes-existential-threat-266526
about 1 month ago
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A must read from Michael Mann. In many ways, his earliey book, The New Climate War, was a preamble to this one
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âUS anti-science stance poses global existential threatâ - Research Professional News
Author of Science Under Siege warns that disinformation around science puts humanity at risk
https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-world-2025-10-us-anti-science-stance-poses-global-existential-threat/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNXLdhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHshfJ3-dZFnSam_TYMUQMvhu-ka0-qYKXyWzMXMRH3m0oKh_whHzlLwKHw_m_aem_QLomrWwKBBdwU_UWH-wKeg
about 1 month ago
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Big oil is also running its death cult in Newfoundland
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Wakeham says no link between N.L. wildfires, oil industry in campaign where climate change largely absent | CBC News
The 2025 provincial election is happening in the direct aftermath of one of the worst climate-related disasters in Newfoundland and Labradorâs recent history.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/wakeham-says-no-link-between-n-l-wildfires-oil-industry-in-campaign-where-climate-change-largely-absent-9.6933608
about 1 month ago
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Even with Trump (and Moe in Saskatchewan) trying to keep coal alive, globally its out of the number 1 spot
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Renewables become biggest source of electricity globally for 1st time, beating coal | CBC News
Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new an...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/solar-wind-renewables-coal-electricity-1.7653234
about 1 month ago
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We here at Fridays for Future Ottawa are officially newcomers to the concept of 'greenhushing'. If it works for some people, well, like, OK?
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Greenhushing Is (Whisper It) Coming for Carbon Removal
Greenhushing, in which companies quietly get on with the task of decarbonizing without boasting about it, was once thought to be a way of avoiding accusations of greenwashing and complying with enviro...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-07/climate-crisis-greenhushing-is-whisper-it-coming-for-carbon-removal?embedded-checkout=true
about 1 month ago
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Some places (cough, cough, Ontario) are not into climate commitments, but many other places are standing firm
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NDP government reaffirms climate-change commitments in plan critic says lacks detail | CBC News
Manitoba's NDP government has published a set of guidelines intended to enable the province to become carbon neutral by 2050 â and promised to divulge more detailed "action plans" toward this target w...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-climate-plan-1.7652351
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In five months, India installs ten times more solar than what currently exists in all of Canada
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India adds 20.1 GW of renewables capacity in April-August, says ICRA
India installed 17.5 GW of solar and 2.6 GW of wind in AprilâAugust 2025, a 123% increase year over year, says ICRA.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/01/india-adds-20-1-gw-renewable-capacity-in-april-august-says-icra/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
about 1 month ago
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No word yet on Greta and her brave brothers and sisters. Fortunately, there are very few children for the IDF kill in the flotilla in non-Isreali watershttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0lk292jww4o
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Greta Thunberg among activists detained as Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla
South Africa and Turkey have criticised the incident in international waters. Israel says those on board are safe.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0lk292jww4o
about 1 month ago
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Alberta's Premier talks a good line about free enterprise but that doesn't mean she always wants it to happen
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âAlberta is disincentivizing renewablesâ: report | The Narwhal
Confidence in Albertaâs energy market has been undermined by the âsheer volume and pace of regulatory and policy changes,â major financial backers say
https://thenarwhal.ca/restructured-energy-alberta-investment/
about 1 month ago
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As a rule, the world's religious leaders understand climate better than our political leaders
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âListen to the cry of the Earthâ: Pope Leo takes aim at climate change sceptics
Pontiff laments that some âridicule those who speak of global warmingâ, days after Trumpâs claims of âcon jobâ
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/01/pope-leo-climate-change-sceptics-cry-of-the-earth
about 2 months ago
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Also, we can neutralize fascists and doing so helps with all kinds of things
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Care about climate change? The evidence shows these are the most impactful actions you can take
Care about climate change? Here's what the evidence shows are the most effective things you can do.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250930-beyond-carbon-footprints-the-science-of-the-most-impactful-climate-actions
about 2 months ago
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Rather than making pithy endorsements, city council needs to get behinds this project. For starters, extending the O-Train to Fallowfield station to connect with this proposed project would put pressure on the feds to actually follow through and build it!
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Ottawa councillors welcome plan to build Quebec City-Toronto high-speed rail link - Capital Current
Fast train service has been a dream for decades in Canada, the only G7 country without high-speed rail, and Ottawa city councillors are supportive of the latest plan that could get commuters from Otta...
https://capitalcurrent.ca/ottawa-councillors-welcome-plan-to-build-quebec-city-toronto-high-speed-rail-link/
about 2 months ago
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Hey Ontario, you could have offshore energy too if you'd care to get it in gear
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N.S. introduces bill to allow local use of offshore energy
The Nova Scotia government has tabled a bill that sets up the framework for developing offshore energy.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/commodities/2025/09/28/ns-introduces-bill-to-allow-local-use-of-offshore-energy/
about 2 months ago
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The City is taking tepid action improve transit on Bank street and as getting called out for it
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Bus-only lanes proposed for Bank Street in the Glebe | CBC News
City of Ottawa staff propose adding peak-hour bus lanes to Bank Street, one of the busiest transportation corridors in the city.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/bank-street-glebe-design-bus-bike-car-lane-1.7642881
about 2 months ago
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Amazing that this is happening to such a stable genius
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China Is Leaving America in the Dust on Clean Energy
President Donald Trump is punting on clean energy, continuing to call climate change a hoax. China President Xi Jinping is happy to take the lead.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/china-america-clean-energy-1235435126/
about 2 months ago
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The country that's flooding the world with solar panels and electric vehicles is making domestic progress on emissions too.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
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China, worldâs largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal
China will cut emissions by 7-10 percent in the next 10 years, President Xi Jinping tells a UN climate summit.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/24/china-worlds-largest-carbon-polluting-nation-announces-new-climate-goal
about 2 months ago
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Just think of the commercial interests who put Trump here to say this.
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Trump tells UN that climate change is a 'con job'
President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as âthe greatest con jobâ in the world during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, doubling down on his skepticism of global environmental initiatives and multilateral institutions.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/trump-tells-un-that-climate-change-is-con-job-2025-09-23/
about 2 months ago
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