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📰 Must-read op-ed in @theglobeandmail.com 📰 While RBC abandons its sustainable finance goals, Canada's #1 fossil financing bank is blaming new anti #greenwashing inclusions in the Competition Act.

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I love these people. #cdnpoli

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We're 100% behind this message and support our allies at @commonhorizoncommun.org @canrac.bsky.social & @musicdeclarescan.bsky.social. @mark-carney.bsky.social it's time to pick a path and support bold climate action. Go to carneypickapath.ca to join the call.

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This was an epic feat - we built a 95-metre wide installation to tell @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social to pick a path, say no to pipelines and YES to bold climate action. We want an E-W grid, green jobs and homes, not divisive pipelines. www.instagram.com/reel/DJ-Nnzk...

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BREAKING: Today, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), which manages over $714 billion of Canadians’ retirement savings, quietly abandoned its commitment to net-zero by 2050. This is a shocking failure of responsibility from one of the world’s largest public investors.

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Beautiful clouds last night during a [brief] break from the rain. #YYC

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@investors4paris.bsky.social found gaps in the audits of CNRL & Suncor related to O&G liabilities and the energy transition. This omission minimizes the potential risk to shareholders and has major implications for Canadians and our economy. www.investorsforparis.com/auditor-gaps... #ABLeg #CDNPoli

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Feds bought & built TMX. Complain about the cost but it’s operating. They delivered. This was supposed to be a bargain. Tidewater in exchange for meaningful reductions in GHGs. Has the oil industry delivered there? That’s the starting point for discussions about further pipelines. #ableg #cdnpoli

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Sit-ins against the MAGA pipeline in #VictoriaBC and #Vancouver today! Come join! And let's stop PRGT. 1810 Blanshard St in Victoria. Learn more at: stopprgt.ca #yyj #bcpoli #stopprgt

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BREAKING: pro-democracy and climate organizers sit-in at the offices of the Ministry of Energy in Victoria and Premier David Eby’s office in Vancouver today, while more supporters demonstrate outside, to demand the B.C. Government reject the U.S.-backed PRGT pipeline.

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Come join the sit-in against the MAGA pipeline! 1810 Blanshard St in Victoria. #yyj #bcpoli #stopprgt

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BREAKING: Sit-ins call on BC NDP to reject MAGA pipeline. Pro-democracy organizers are sitting-in at the offices of the Min of Energy in Victoria and Eby’s Vancouver office today, to demand that the BC NDP reject the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline. New website out now: stopprgt.ca A 🧵

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Feeling post-election blues? Does the rising cost of living bum you out? Are you tired of politicians putting corporate interests before working people? Be part of the solution and come join Common Horizon Calgary on May 24th! actionnetwork.org/events/commo... #ABLeg #ABPoli #YYC

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"(The insurance broker said) well, because of the number of claims that they had in the northeast last year, they are declining any policies with the T3J, T3N postal codes." The climate crisis is already here, it's just not evenly distributed.

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⚠️UPDATE: The Alberta Energy Regulator approved Northback’s coal exploration program on Grassy Mountain. Now what? Important: Everyone’s effort to fight the Australian company + AER has not been in vain. Read more: albertawilderness.ca/the-alberta-... #abpoli #ableg #Mountainsnotmines #coal

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Another shameful decision from Alberta's Energy Regulator that will have negative consequences for our headwaters. The AER consistently fails to meet its own stated mandate to “provide safe, orderly, and environmentally responsible energy development.” www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #ABLeg #ABPoli

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lmao wow no one has ever tried this before 👍

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Not surprising at all when real estate is Canada's largest contributor to GDP. Our government(s) have hitched the entire economy to the housing market, which means that as house prices climb, so does our GDP... They're incentivized to keep housing unaffordable. #CDNPoli

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Bad argument because it should be gone regardless.

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A former Board member of a major oil sands company as Minister of Natural Resources? That’s a look…

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It's my favourite time of the year. 🥰

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Capitalism means that our home insurance went up by >$1000 this year, while our insurance company boasts about making more than $3.2 BILLION (CAD) in profits last year alone, all while justifying it because of wildfire claims. Corporations are cooking the planet, and we pay for it.... #ClimateChange

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What’s at the heart of Alberta premier Danielle Smith’s separation rhetoric? Oil. Her position, @drewanderson.bsky.social writes, has been driven since the outset by the Free Alberta Strategy. It's a plan to back oil and gas — even if it means breaking up Canada. thenarwhal.ca/free-alberta...

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This is wrong, so I said so. An Alberta Energy Regulator's Close Ties to Danielle Smith via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...

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"Once again we have the [GoA] & its ... energy experts, maneuvering around the Polluter Pay Principle. ... The Premier’s “Advisory Council on Alberta’s Energy Future”, ... led by David Yager (“Mature Asset Strategy Report” (MASR) is a result of 5 mths of talks by industry insiders." #ableg #abpoli

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David Yager met Alberta Premier Danielle Smith 16 years ago. “We clicked,” he says. Now his involvement in energy policy and regulation has some concerned about conflict-of-interest possibilities. #abpoli

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This is why we can't blame "humanity" (as one group) for environmental destruction. A new study found that the wealthiest 10% worldwide, are responsible for TWO THIRDS of global warming, while the poor are most impacted. Climate change is class warfare. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ClimateChange

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Another aspect of Alberta’s policies and future bring influenced by Smith’s relationships instead of what is best for the province. #ableg #abpoli

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Cleaning up your own mess is one of first things we learn as kids. Leaky, abandoned infrastructure is yet another way fossil fuel companies don't do this basic act. But understand: It's not just neglect. It is a requirement of their profit model, which is built on leaving us with their mess.

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The methane emissions from abandoned fossil fuel infrastructure globally are larger than any single country except for China, the USA, and Russia. But cleaning up these abandoned facilities would cost ~$100 billion according to the International Energy Agency. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The oilsands are environmental racism at its finest. - "During my time working as a resident doctor in Alberta's oilsands region, I realized that I was seeing more patients with acute asthma than I would at my usual job in Edmonton." www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli

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Yager’s “Mature Asset Strategy” threatens to let companies off the hook for cleanup costs and shift that burden onto taxpayers. His conflicting roles as oilpatch executive, advisor to the Premier, and AER Board member should raise major doubts about the intent of his recommendations. #ABLeg #ABPoli

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Smith previously appointed Yager to lead an advisory panel on Alberta’s energy future while he was CEO of a well abandonment company. In this role, Yager made suggestions that would directly benefit his company, like providing incentives to clean up abandoned wells. #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli #YYC #YEG

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Yager serves as Special Advisor to Premier Danielle Smith, but also sits on the Board of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER). The regulator is supposed to operate independently from the government - yet “Smith could directly influence the AER’s direction through Yager.” #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli #YYC

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A new story from @thetyee.ca shows that David Yager, the man responsible for Alberta’s new "mature" oil well cleanup scam, has deep connections to Premier Danielle Smith and a legacy of conflicts of interest - red flags everywhere. thetyee.ca/News/2025/05... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli #YYC #YEG

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Today, Chief Troy Knowlton of Piikani Nation made it clear to Smith that she has not only united First Nations in Alberta against Bill 54 and separation... She's united First Nations across Canada against what she's doing. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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"Critics warn that taxpayers and local communities could be on the hook for cleaning up a growing inventory of abandoned oil wells and fossil fuel infrastructure in Alberta under a new “mature assets” strategy proposed by industry veteran David Yager." www.theenergymix.com/alberta-foll... #ABLeg

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Mike Judd of Timberwolf Wilderness Society timberwolfwildernesssociety.ca explains what restoration of the Eastern Slopes looks like. #abpoli #ableg #polluterpay #EasternSlopes #water #wilderness #restoration

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A new study mapped where orphan wells threaten groundwater across the USA & found that large numbers of older wells pose a greater risk of contamination. For perspective, Alberta has ~300K "mature" wells across the province, what does that mean for water? insideclimatenews.org/news/0405202... #ABLeg

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Do i know anyone on AISH? I have a quick question.

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"The political and ideological successes of the MAGA movement were made possible in part by a liberal-left that abandoned the working class economically and politically under the mantle of postmodernism and identity politics..." monthlyreview.org/2025/05/01/t...

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Hello! I'm Nathaniel Schmidt and I'm running to be your next Ward 8 City Councillor. Calgary has a bright future and I want to use my experience and positive vision to help create a city that works better - for my family, and for yours Get involved: www.nathanielschmidt.ca #yyc #yyccc #natefor8

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Would love to know what the number is for Alberta. #ABLeg #ABPoli

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I share this image often. But it's important for people to recognize just how much oil & gas disturbance DOMINATES Alberta's landscape. Yes, we need to be mindful of additional disturbance. BUT, the footprint of renewable energy is marginal compared to the harmful legacy of oil & gas. #ABLeg #ABPoli

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BREAKING NEWS💥: The Supreme Court of Canada has REJECTED Ontario’s appeal — and now the youth-led #Mathur v. Ontario case is headed BACK to court! This is a game-changer for climate justice in Canada. No more delays. It’s time for Ontario to face the music. READ 👉 bit.ly/4d3ljuU #GenClimateAction

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