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solarab.bsky.social
A climate activist. An advocate for universal free electricity. (I have it, why can't you?) Saving the biosphere is a precedence-taking activity. Author, song writer, vagabond, microgenerator. A proud Canadian.
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Time for some myth-busting on the Alberta provincial government's coal mining propaganda tour #yql #yyc #yeg #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #ClimateCrisis #pollution

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This aged well… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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The NDP have responded to Smith’s increase to seniors drug prices. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Sarah Elmeligi actually has the background to address these things. She’s well worth a listen. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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94.5% of 39,000 unionized Alberta teachers vote to strike if bargaining reaches impasse. albertapolitics.ca/2025/06/94-5...

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This solar canopy cools wastewater and powers a city utility electrek.co/2025/06/12/s...

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The end of the rule of law by @deAdder Substack: open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

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The brilliant work of Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social

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Pope Leo’s first US episcopal appointment, San Diego’s Bishop-designate Pham, a Vietnamese refugee, invites priests and faith leaders to “stand in solidarity”with migrants at courthouse on June 20, as they make court appearances.

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Another not so common bird from backyard. Ball pen on paper. Red-vented Bulbul on Siam Cassia from my sketchbook. #art #nature #birds #illustration #sciart #indianwildlifeartist #scientificillustration #birdart #ink #wildlifeart #traditionalart #sketchbook

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This is just f'ing awesome: tiny little solar power plants are sprouting on German balconies. A *million* of them now! This needs to be legalized in the US, ASAP. I want my own balkonkraftwerk.

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In the wake of that bonkers AI-generated reading list that circulated last month, I asked Canadian authors, poets and illustrators to recommend one piece of fiction they recommend reading this summer. www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

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Dear websites: Why does my anti-virus program block advertising? Because malware in advertising is now a frequent occurrence. Stop accosting me for blocking your ads. If you had taken the trouble to vet your ads for malware, we wouldn't have reached this point.

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“See? There’s no need to bow down to our new robot overlords. You can bow down to tyrants and genocidal fanatics with no computer assistance whatsoever,” spin doctor Steve advises. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

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4°C/7.2°F of warming by 2084. Whether or not you understand what that means, understand that we CAN AND MUST rapidly phase out fossil fuels, because failing to do so is a death sentence for most people and life on Earth. This is not a drill.

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Controversial Alberta private health centre helped behind the scenes by Airdrie mayor, documents reveal theijf.org/controversia...

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At the coal meeting in Fort MacLeod with @cbjalberta.bsky.social and the rest of the pro clean water crew. Standing in 28 degrees and smoke to demand the AB Gov doesn’t poison us! #abpoli #ableg #crazytown

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How does @debmaluk.bsky.social find such perfect rabbits? The Black-tailed Jackrabbits I find have *seen* some shit! #mammals #becurious 🦊

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Best sign seen, through the wildfire smoke, at last night's UCP Coal Party in Fort Macleod: Coal = Wildfires A stark reminder. #yql #yyc #yeg

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Benzene: The Toxic Chemical in Both Gas Stoves & Cigarette Smoke cleantechnica.com/2025/06/11/b...

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Did you notice drug prices in Alberta seem higher? That's because the UCP raised them #yyc #yeg #yql #abpoli #abhealth

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"To accommodate these students, administration said the school’s library, music room and wellness centre will all be converted into classroom space." This is why teachers voted to strike. And why we should all support them. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

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“Our country needs to stop pretending that some electrons are red and some are blue. Clean energy is now, simply, energy. It is the dominant energy. Ceding this ground to China is not energy dominance. It’s energy surrender.” 🔥🔥🔥 from @douglewin.bsky.social www.douglewin.com/p/energy-sub...

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94.5% of 39,000 unionized Alberta teachers vote to strike if bargaining reaches impasse. albertapolitics.ca/2025/06/94-5...

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Wildfire smoke carries health risks for everyone #ClimateCrisis www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Oh man RIP Brian Wilson 🙏….thank you for all the music!

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Saskatchewan government will pay equivalent of 2 nights in a hotel for wildfire evacuees. #skpoli #Regina #ClimateCrisis www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Meet China’s new $10,000 EV: The Chery QQ Domi #ElectricVehicles electrek.co/2025/06/10/m...

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Federal government releases final spotted owl recovery strategy — after 18 years, and after letting the owl population fall to one individual #bcpoli #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/10/n...

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By 10am we're on the cusp between medium & high risk wildfire smoke AGAIN. 2025 will irrefutably be yet another year where Calgarians breathe literally 100s of hours of smokey air where the norm since time immemorial was just 12 hours per year. Our bodies weren't made for this #SueBigOil #AQHI #yyc

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Smoke-free summers are a thing of the past #ClimateCrisis #wildfires edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

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McCain wind & solar power plan rejected by Alberta. New plant will not be able to reduce power costs as concept falls under the UCP renewables ban #yql #yyc #yeg #abpoli lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbri...

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Alberta looking forward to "increased trade opportunities" with the U.S. after lifting ban on American liquor #abpoli #yyc #yql #yeg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Amazon removes ‘sham’ cookbook listing from site after Ontario author speaks out. Canadian writer is the victim of AI book faking #cdnpoli #uspoli #WritingCommunity www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

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On Wednesday May 5, 2025, a massive glacier collapsed destroying a village called Blatten in Switzerland. It was home to 300 people, who had been evacuated a week earlier. A powerful reminder of the growing impact of climate change, and the danger leaders like Donald Trump pose. #Resist

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"Harvest records from Japan and China suggest that high night-time temperatures reduce the quality of rice, a staple food for billions of people." @nature.com

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Shed a tear for the city's poor weeping birches #yql lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbri...

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Canada is on fire. The national media is focused on building pipelines for national unity. Oil production is at record levels. We are back of the pack in the G7 for failing all our environmental goals. My latest on Canada's oil obsession. charlieangus.substack.com/p/burn-the-p...

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EXTRAORDINARY HEAT Record heat from Africa to Europe to Asia. 46.9C in SENEGAL 45.1C in ALGERIA Minimums up to 33C 40C in Cantabria Region of SPAIN (North) 42.8C in TURKEY Minimums up to 28C Heat will just become worse and spread to Central Europe.

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While wait times rise and surgeries are delayed, the UCP’s friends and insiders keep getting paid through suspicious contracts. Danielle Smith says healthcare is 'fine.' Albertans know it’s not. We need public health care that puts people before politics. #VoteforBetter youtu.be/M6kB4V9HDcA

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I've been volunteering with the @fallcelticfestival.bsky.social for the last year - it's a great, bee growing event in the GTA to celebrate Celtic culture and heritage (and a lot of fun!) They've just joined Bluesky - pls give them a follow and welcome them here! :)

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Trans Mountain’s financial nightmare offers lessons in the reality of pipelines #abpoli #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/10/a...

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One of the coolest features of the Agami Heron is its gorgeous, flowing crest that flutters as it poses and preens. But I've never seen it up close before with the details and textures. #CostaRica #herons #nature #birds

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Google and Meta search both report that Cape Breton Island has its own time zone 12 minutes ahead of mainland Nova Scotia time because they are both drawing that information from a Beaverton article I wrote in 2024

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Canada Post rejects the union's proposal for arbitration & insists no full-time worker could ever deliver parcels on a weekend #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

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