Liz McDowell

Wildfires raging in northwestern Ontario trigger evacuation alerts | Globalnews.ca Fast-growing wildfires in northwestern Ontario have triggered evacuation alerts, as extreme heat and smoke continue to impact communities near the Manitoba border.

PM Mark Carney's government must pick a path. At a time when there are evacuations in Manitoba and Northern Ontario, it is irresponsible to increase the expansion of volatile, unnecessary fossil fuel projects. 🧵 globalnews.ca/news/1117981...

London bus stop near Amazon HQ 🔥

Who needs humans anyway?

Progressives win both Vancouver council seats in byelection, weakening ABC majority | CBC News The political party that swept to power in Vancouver's 2022 civic election has taken a hit to its majority on council, after both seats in Saturday's byelection were won by progressive candidates Sean...

Resounding win for OneCity and COPE in last night's Vancouver by-election!

And an equally resounding defeat for ABC.
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I'VE SEEN ENOUGH

SEAN ORR AND LUCY MALONEY HAVE WON THE 2025 VANCOUVER COUNCIL BYELECTION

Are we in our heat pump cottage core decor era? I’m here for it

Mapping how Israel’s land grabs are reshaping the occupied West Bank Israel’s assault in Jenin and Tulkarem seeks to suppress resistance and tighten control amid a demographic crisis.

With global attention fixed on the war on Gaza, Israel is rapidly redrawing the map of the occupied West Bank through intensified assaults, paving the way for full annexation.

On Palestine Land Day, we map out what is happening ⤵️

I’ve been thinking a lot about the opportunity presented by the current geopolitical chaos, and how there seems to be no leadership in Canada, at any level, wanting leverage this moment to make new investments in our society. No drive to take action except hunker down and wait…

Great reflections & analysis from @lanagoldberg.bsky.social on the way forward in a post-consumer carbon tax era.

Opinion: Metro Vancouver's climate action cuts would hurt business | Urbanized It is essential that Metro Vancouver Regional District remains committed to its long-term climate goals and does derail the progress.

So glad to see @steveanderson.bsky.social & other leaders in our business community using their voices to defend common sense climate action at Metro Vancouver. And they're right - cutting these common sense programs would hurt businesses in our region.

Feeling Broke? Blame Big Oil | The Tyee Canada’s affordability crisis and fossil fuel company profits are linked, says report.

Surging oil prices were the single largest driver of post-COVID lockdown inflation, @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports for @thetyee.ca.
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Separated bike-lane in downtown Vancouver filled with people on bikes.

It’s REALLY important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against downtown bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of the evidence that they are better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.

Bike-lanes mean business.

This clip lifted my spirits - definitely 8min well spent if you’re wondering whether & how the US is going to pull itself back from the brink.

Poilievre says he’ll scrap carbon levy on industrial emitters and consumers if elected Conservative leader says there would not be a levy on Canadian steel, aluminum, food production, concrete and other industries

Unwilling to forgo a "carbon tax election," Poilievre today declared that a Conservative govt will also repeal industrial carbon pricing. It's by far Canada's most impactful climate policy. This election will be consequential for Cdn climate policy.
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The one true silver lining amongst the utter devastation that Trump & cronies have unleashed. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and send PP packing

First Nations offer to buy ‘iconic’ Hudson’s Bay store chain for tobacco, blanket A coalition of First Nations has offered to purchase the struggling Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) with a deal reminiscent of the retailer’s own early transactions: a blanket and some tobacco. “Seems l...

Read the full story: First Nations offer to buy ‘iconic’ Hudson’s Bay store chain for tobacco, blanket

Okay so real question - which governments or scientific institutions are most likely to step in to fill this void? Or do we just not get a cure for cancer anymore?

Both BC Premier @davidebybc.bsky.social + Leader of the Opposition @johnrustad4bc.bsky.social are calling for federal levies on US thermal coal exports—or an outright ban.
💯 agree this is the right move at the right moment.
#healthyfuture
@cape-acme.bsky.social
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A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog hanging over the New York skyline

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows damaged oil drums piled high at an Exxon refinery.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows cars driving down a road as smoke spews from factories in the distance and air pollution hangs over everything.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog in Los Angeles taken from a high vantage point.

Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed

Know who’s responsible, and hold them accountable

That’s how you write a headline, people.

More than $50 billion US needed to rebuild devastated Gaza Strip: World Bank joint report | CBC News More than $50 billion US will be required to rebuild Gaza after Israel's 15-month campaign against Hamas levelled it, according to a joint report released Tuesday by the United Nations, the European U...

With the money the Liberal government put behind the TMX pipeline, Canada could have led the rebuilding of life in Gaza.

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"This is like a tobacco company teaching kids about health, or a fast food company teaching kids about good nutrition,” said @cape-acme.bsky.social president Melissa Lem. “There's a clear conflict of interest.”
Great coverage of CAPE + @forourkidscanada.bsky.social's new fossil fuels in 🏫 report.

The schaudenfraude we all need

Cute that the @nytimes.com doesn’t just normalize expansionist invasion of a *sovereign nation*, but thinks we’d participate in their dumbass broken political system

Daily Briefing | UK cuts subsidies for biomass power producer Drax

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My smart & thoughtful colleague @lanagoldberg.bsky.social offering a vision for how to ‘axe the tax’ & keep climate action going while making ppl’s lives more affordable

Yes we’ve got a 30 day reprieve but we’re still dealing with an unpredictable vindictive bully who wants to annex Canada. So, how can we use this not-nearly-over crisis to build the economy we want, one that puts workers and the planet first? Good food for thought from @sethdklein.bsky.social

Well thank god all those f*ck Trudeau merch supplies won’t go out of business.

Germany protesting

Nearly 250,000 people in Berlin showed up to protest fascism and the Musk backed AfD party.