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I'm glad to be here with 220 folks at downtown Calgary library to listen to @katharinehayhoe.com . Here's word cloud she created from our one-word answers to one of her questions on our phone. @calgaryclimatehub.ca @albertawilderness.bsky.social @forourkidscanada.bsky.social @andykubrin.bsky.social

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"Increasingly, employers hire workers on a contract basis that offers low wages, no pension and no benefits”. Kyle Johnston, president of the Red Deer and District Labour Council thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

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Surprise! New York’s congestion pricing plan to fix traffic… actually fixed traffic

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"Carney understands that the UK has reduced our CO2 footprint from 12 T/person in '95 to 6T, whereas in Canada are well over 20T/ person. Canada has to demonstrate that it understands why we’re all suffering from these extreme weather events, and why the future of humanity is now severely at stake.”

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The scariest part of climate collapse is how ordinary it’s starting to feel. This week, I wrote in Canada’s National Observer about smoke season, moral injury, and raising kids in a world that shrugs it off. #ClimateSky

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Israel’s war on Iran has buried our genocide in the headlines, but what Israel is doing in Gaza is a stain upon humanity. Don’t stop talking about it. mondoweiss.net/2025/06/whil...

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Breaking | Israeli occupation aircraft continuing bombing residential buildings and launching heavy airstrikes in Jabalia al-Balad, northern Gaza Strip. #gazagenocide

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"Renewable power like solar and onshore wind is the least expensive and quickest power generation source to deploy in the United States, even without government subsidies, Lazard said in a report on Monday." www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

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In the past year we've had a series of papers with results that've shocked #climate scientists - the globe is heating #FasterThanExpected & we don't fully know why The public discourse is not keeping up. Here's a series of 5 new studies that climate hawks & journos need to have on their radar 🧵

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Saskatchewan’s decision to continue running coal plants would make it an unnecessary outlier and the last province to do so. The province has some of the best solar and wind resources in the country, which are only getting cheaper alongside battery storage www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

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Arrogant, ignorant U.S. mainstream media figures and politicians are calling for "regime change" in #Iran. This magisterial history of U.S.-Iran relations shows how wrong and dangerous this is. My post from 2021 @mondoweiss.net. mondoweiss.net/2021/05/mast...

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In 'serious omission,' G7 leaders release wildfire charter with no mention of climate change www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/17/n...

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Renewable power is huge in Texas, supplying gigawatts of cheap, clean power. It's backed up by GWs of battery storage, furthering that cheap, clean supply across more hours. State Republicans put forward 4 bills to limit expansion of renewables; they all failed. insideclimatenews.org/news/1206202...

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A Muslim candidate for mayor of the nation's largest city, defending the rights of a Jewish candidate for mayor, who was arrested for defending the rights of immigrants not to face detention without warrants. This is the kind of solidarity Trump and his goons fear.

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A billion people drink coffee every day, but the industry is rife with deforestation and human rights abuses. Over half of the coffee we drink is linked to these practices. The good news is there are plenty of solutions. Etelle Higonnet explains (coffeewatch.bsky.social‬)

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“They're missing the whole point in that we're seeing more fires, a longer fire season, more intense fires, more severe fires, because the climate is changing due to human activities,” said fire expert Mike Flannigan. “It's a serious omission, and that's being very polite.”

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Students and staff are pushing for @monashuniversity.bsky.social to divest from fossil fuels and end its partnership with Australia's biggest oil and gas company, Woodside. Market Forces spoke to Drilled ➡️ drilled.media/news/monash #climate

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BREAKING: A U.N. official says 47 Palestinians were wounded, mostly by gunfire, when a crowd overran a Gaza aid hub. An Associated Press journalist heard Israeli tank and gun fire, and saw a military helicopter firing flares.

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Israeli tank fire kills at least 59 in Gaza crowd trying to get food, medics say www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...

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Excursion #39, Calgary Riverwalk. A woman said "The world is NOT moving away from fossil fuels." For that to remain true, countries must abandon climate action AND energy markets must ignore the falling costs + increasing reliability of renewables & cleantech. Who thinks those are going to happen?

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When leaders accept pricey gifts from board members they appointed, it raises big questions. Is it ethical—or just a classic case of “how much can we get away with?” Alberta’s integrity is under the microscope after the ticket controversy. #GiftGate #InvestAlberta #PublicTrust #abpoli #cdnpoli

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What happens when cities invest in walking & biking? UCLA & Google studied 11,500+ cities—the largest global look at active travel. ✅ Safer, denser streets = more walking & biking ✅ A global shift could cut emissions 6% ✅ $435B/year in health benefits newsroom.ucla.edu/re...

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Renewable energy saves Europe billions in expensive fossil fuel imports. @ember-energy.org have crunched the numbers.

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"All told, it’s an unprecedented assault on humanity’s understanding of how global warming is transforming the planet."

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Yesterday, @climatemamaclaire.bsky.social repped For Our Kids Alberta at a powerful rally in front of Calgary City Hall that demanded #G7 leaders take meaningful action for climate justice and protect Indigenous sovereignty around the world!

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“The Fossil Fuel Treaty is not just a plan—it’s a lifeline,” said Mayor @mayorofgm.bsky.social Burnham, joining Massive Attack to endorse the call just before a sold-out show in Manchester on #WorldEnvironmentDay2025. This is the moment music, activism, and leadership united for climate justice.

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Here’s a New York Times photo of the Chicago “No Kings” rally. NYT said the march that followed spanned at least 10 blocks.

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“From 1981 to 2015, there were an average of 18 smoke hours per year in the city of Calgary. No year had over 100. Now we see hundreds of smoke hours routinely: 315 in 2017, 450 in 2018, 439 in 2021, 512 in 2023, and 2024 was ‘only’ 200.”

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Until we shift to renewable energy, these wildfires will continue. Our kids deserve so much better. #abpoli #climate #wildfire #ableg #cdnpoli @climatemamaclaire.bsky.social

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Coal mining in the Rockies will poison our water, ruin our beautiful mountains, and clog our air with dust. . .all for a measly 1% of royalties while a foreign company profits. And that's why MOST Albertans say NO to coal. #abpoli #ableg #climate @climatemamaclaire.bsky.social @cpawsnab.bsky.social

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Nice summary of the last five years. Nikiforuk "The Stink of BS at Premier Smith's Coal Town Hall" via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

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French MEP Rima Hassan spoke at a Paris pro-Palestinian rally after being deported from Israel for joining the Gaza flotilla ship Madleen. Her detention sparked protests in cities across France. Six activists were expelled while two others remain in Israeli custody.

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Hello followers - please emphasize that we need BOLD #methane emissions regulations as methane is a super pollutant. Send your letter today! #ClimateActionNow #pollution #wildfires #cdnpoli

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The #LeuserEcosystem is the last place on Earth where orangutans, tigers, elephants, & rhinos coexist. Today, the landscape sits at a crossroads — will it become a model for rainforest conservation, or disappear piece by piece? www.ran.org/the-understo...

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I've been a fan of @greenenergyfutures.bsky.social for well over a decade, and it's a great honor to be interviewed by David Dodge in one of his blogs! greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/408-... #ClimateCrisis #EnergyTransition

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Elon Musk gutted the federal government, dismantled key institutions, and cut off food and medicine to some of the poorest people on the planet. By leaving DOGE, he’s trying to restore his reputation and rescue his struggling businesses. He should never be allowed to recover.

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A Youth Climate Corps would mean #jobs for young people who are eager to make a positive difference in our country. @coreyhogan.ca @juliedabrusin.bsky.social @eleanor4centre.bsky.social #youth #employment #canlab

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Make your voice heard. Tell MPs to stop fuelling #FireWeather. 👉 ecojustice.ca/take-action/...

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🚨 Israeli forces have reportedly boarded the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. Connection to the Madleen ship has been lost.

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#freedomflotilla #madleen #gaza #palestine #greta

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#LNG projects depend on high prices & high demand to be profitable. But by 2030, the 🌎 is looking at oversupply & weakening demand. To limit economic risks for taxpayers, #Canada must stop funding new LNG.👇 @iisd.org ➡️ www.iisd.org/articles/dee...

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Undocumented immigrants pay almost $100 billion in taxes each year. The top 1% evade $163 billion in taxes each year. Stop pretending that immigrants are the ones taking advantage of taxpayers.

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Methane leaks from dormant oil and gas wells in Canada are seven times worse than thought Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. Over a 20-year period, it traps about 80 times more heat in the atmosphere than the same amount of carbon dioxide. phys.org/news/2025-06...

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As the EU debates whether they will allow US LNG to be imported and considered "clean," it is good to review the latest info from the IEA on which country has the most methane emissions from oil and gas operations. It's not even close. The US is the leader by a lot.

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