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Time to crank it up!

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Incredible

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Canadian research discoveries funded by non-profit and government mechanisms led to the development of: 1. Insulin 2. Polio vaccine 3. Cardiac pacemakers 4. Stem cell treatments 5. Ozempic How many people are alive in the world today because of this funding?

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What happened to you PBS? You used to be cool, with Sesame Street in the mornings and Red Dwarf marathons at night. You’ve changed, man.

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For non-indigenous people who are working with First Nations on climate, resource management or other seemingly unrelated issues: we need to understand that that this reality permeates everything else 💔💔 Two epidemics are behind it: * Toxic drug supply * COVID-19

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There is a lot of talk right now about leaving platforms in order to not participate in the systems these fashy bois are fomenting. I think that’s valid but I also think it’s valid to stay to show them that no matter how much power and wealth you amass, you cannot force people to think you’re cool

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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"

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Finally! Applies to many health facilities including ER and acute hospital wards. I spent a day in the ER in Dec with a relative with extreme vulnerability to infection, and had to argue multiple times with the (constantly coughing) ER nurse before she put on a mask cfjctoday.com/2025/01/07/m...

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Who knows how much of a menace poetry may become in 2025!

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Jimmy Carter by @deAdder Substack: open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

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One group to listen to - actuaries. Mostly apolitical with one objective only, accurate underwriting of insurance so profits stay up. Results for first 8 months of 2024, over a baseline of expected Covid deaths (ie, this is higher that baseline) www.actuaries.digital/2024/12/17/m...

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All I want for Christmas is for you to consult future #climate projections in your work next year. Everywhere you are affected by weather or climate now, even indirectly, can use climate projections instead of past data. Design, planning, maintenance, operations, procurement, accounting. All of it.

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The 2024 Headline of the Year Nominees 🧵

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Great, well researched piece on a complex topic. We know how we got here (fire suppression, climate change), but solutions are not as easy as the slogans suggest.

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Big news for renewable power in BC 🚨 Wind power projects will be exempted from environmental assessment, says Energy Minister Adrian Dix "BC is calling for renewable energy ... at a moment when other provinces are are doing exactly the opposite," he says #bcpoli

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A video showing the toppling of the dictator Hafez al-Assad’s statue in the Syrian city of Latakia and the removal of the old regime’s flag. Crowds are celebrating this morning for Syria’s new future.

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With all the doom and gloom these days, there's one bright spot that caught my eye. Pakistan is set to completely replace its entire grid with solar energy. This is a poor country that absolutely struggled to cobble together the US dollars to buy petroleum...

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Why is AI Donald Trump planting the Canadian flag in the Swiss Alps?

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Don't look now, but the global rise of EVs is starting to seriously threaten oil demand. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Warmest fall on record in Vernon🫠

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yeah army was gone when I arrived. now it's furious koreans smoking cigarettes and playing bad music

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[1/2] All that matters is CADR! Ignore things super-hyper-mega HEPA. Often times a filter that only provides 70-80% actually provides more clean air than a filter that is 99.97%(HEPA). I used a 16x20 3M filter taped to a Taotronic AP-003(with no internal HEPA installed) and got a 30% boost in CADR.

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Not sure if anyone has done this, so I made a Starter Pack for B.C. local elected officials… chime in and I’ll add you. go.bsky.app/UU5rr3i

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From 1932

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💯

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This thread is just so delightful.

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The nays have it - Montague's July amendment -inspired recommendation to re-introduce gas for space and hot water heating in new construction in Vancouver FAILS! with Bligh, Dominato, Meiszner joining Carr and me in opposition to support climate resilient solutions

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Vancouver staff present 2 options to rollback ban on gas space and hot water heating: stick with zero carbon step code with some adjustment for multi-unit bldgs; follow energy step code (allows some gas heating). Option 2 increases GHG emissions (up to 20k cars on road) with no affordability benefit

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Those calling for the defunding of the CBC forget that in much of rural Canada, the CBC is one of the only radio signals. It’s also the only source of broadcast news if you don’t have “Cable TV”. My town lost its news radio transmitter due to Stingray cuts. Then Stingray cut talk programs. /1

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Is it weird to use LinkedIn the way I once would've used a blog, then throw to it from here? Maybe! But you know what else is weird? The way Ottawa is rolling out its oil-and-gas emissions cap. And if you're eager for my thoughts on that... www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Grateful to Canada Healthwatch for keeping a close eye on the BC case of H5N1. A 16 year old in critical condition is NOT something to be taken lightly. I worry that if this has pandemic potential - it’ll be impossible to control. Anti-mask and anti-vaxx rhetoric have done untold amounts of damage

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Genetic sequencing of the #H5N1 #birdflu virus from the Canadian teenager shows worrying changes. It doesn't mean H5 is taking off — but it's a reminder that it might, says @scottehensley.bsky.social. "This is exactly the scenario that we fear.” www.statnews.com/2024/11/18/b...

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Trying to diversify the energy conversation here on Bsky a bit. First up, a starter pack for those working broadly in the area of energy and development (or poverty alleviation): go.bsky.app/MaViJyS Let me know if I’ve missed anyone.

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That Indigenous Starter Pack I created is now at 150 accounts - that's the max (please check it out and follow). Sorry for the people I wasn't able to include. I'd like to pass on the task to someone else to create the next version with more names. I don't want to be a gatekeeper or anything.

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