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Retired Professor, Geographer, Environmentalist, Cyclist: OnPoli, CdnPoli: born at 310.4 ppm: he/him πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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Advocates for Ingram River wilderness area ask Halifax to join fight to protect land | CBC News A campaign to protect the proposed Ingram River wilderness area is hoping the Halifax municipality will join the cause.

#NovaScotia
Advocates for Ingram River wilderness area ask Halifax to join fight to protect land

Province has protected less than half of proposed wilderness area

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

10.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 131 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
The oil companies are lying again

My latest newsletter: the deadline for a deal between Ottawa and Alberta on industrial carbon pricing is just weeks away. The oil and gas companies and their political proxies are already trying to tilt the table in their direction β€” and fudge the facts.

www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/...

10.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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Environmental Defence Available for Comment on Conservation Authorities Changes - Environmental Defence Environmental Defence is available to comment on Minister McCarthy's latest announcement regarding Ontario's Conservation Authorities and its impact on the environment, and public safety.
10.03.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Joint Statement: Alberta Government, Oil Companies’ Announcement of Tailings Cleanup Projects - Alberta Wilderness Association This tailings remediation announcement represents a very small drop into a 1.7 trillion litre bucket, and not a serious attempt to clean up an industry with billions of dollars of toxic liabilities si...
07.03.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore

Join me in asking the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to protect our pensions and step up on climate: win.newmode.net/shiftaction/... #cdnpoli #pensions

07.03.2026 03:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I predict a Green wave in the local elections. Anyone who thinks our byelection win was an outlier is mistaken | Zack Polanski Since the Gorton and Denton victory, I have travelled the UK and seen the energy that result unleashed. More will follow, says Zack Polanski, leader of the Green party

I predict a Green wave in the local elections. Anyone who thinks our byelection win was an outlier is mistaken | Zack Polanski

07.03.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 398 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 5
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Key climate takeaways from CPPIB’s Alberta public meetings β€” Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet Last month, Canadians attending public meetings held by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in Alberta pressed the managers of our $780-billion national pension fund on a growing contradi...
06.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BYD’s Second-Generation Blade Battery Makes Western EV Tech Look Ancient The battery can add a staggering amount of range in under 10 minutes. Here's just how quick it is, and how it compares to the best Western designs.

On a 1,500-kilowatt charger, these batteries added over 500 miles of indicated range in ten minutes.

05.03.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 365 πŸ” 115 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 31
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We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis

We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps www.theguardian.com/environment/...

05.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Canadian Provinces, Territories Pledge to Boost Grid Infrastructure A new National Energy Corridor Agreement commits 10 Canadian provinces and territories to break down longstanding barriers between provincial grids and enable a more connected, resilient and self-reli...

This sounds promising.

With the global race for clean energy and US threats, there has never been a better time to build a clean, connected, Canadian grid.

Federal investment will be key to unlocking Canada's potential here.

@cape-acme.bsky.social

www.theenergymix.com/nation-build...

05.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Refuses to Rule Out β€˜Boots on the Ground’ in Iran: β€˜I Have to Do the Right Thing’ The president said he would not make the blanket pledges on troop deployment that he claimed had been made by previous administrations.

Trump threatening "boots on the ground."
As a Canadian I don't give a shit whether Americans follow their pedophile, rapist supreme leader to their deaths.
However, Mr Carney, I will NEVER accept "Canadian Boots on The Ground." in an illegal war. Just saying. www.yahoo.com/news/article... #cdnpoli

05.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 123 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1
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Carney says Canadian military participation in Middle East war can't… National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

PM says he won't rule out joining the US/Israel war even as he says "It appears that these actions are inconsistent with international law."
We are being set up here folks.
Contact your MP. Contact the PM tell them we can't go along with this illegal war.
nationalnewswatch.com/2026/03/04/c...

05.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 282 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 12
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Carney reaffirms Canada’s support for strikes on Iran β€˜with regret’ - National | Globalnews.ca Carney said in Australia that the growing Middle East conflict 'is another example of the failure of the international order' and that Canada's support 'is not a blank cheque.'

"I'm really sorry that I'm supporting an illegal bombing campaign, so sorry, incredibly sorry, but anyway, carry on boys, gotta get them Iranians before they hypothetically get us in the maybe future" is not it, my dude. Milquetoast diplomacy sucks so much.
globalnews.ca/news/1171502...

04.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 198 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 1
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PM Mark Carney on Canada participating in US military action in Iran: "One can never categorically rule out participation ... we will always defend Canadians. We will always stand by and defend our allies when called upon."
Don't even fucking think about it! #cdnpoli

05.03.2026 12:33 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4
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Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin. The Bad River Band is fighting to stop Line 5 and protect its watershed. Meanwhile, local sheriffs are already tallying the cost of riot gear.

The RCMP have acted as a goon squad for pipeline protection too in Canada even though they haven't gotten direct funding from a fossil fuel company: Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin. grist.org/indigenous/e...

04.03.2026 12:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Nature loss could cost twice as much as the financial crash, leaked report reveals
www.itv.com/news/2026-02...

04.03.2026 12:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚ C.mon Doug, you just funning, right? Right?

04.03.2026 01:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Young Canadians sue Canada’s largest pension plan Four young Canadians are suing Canada’s largest pension manager over climate risk β€” here’s why you should pay attention to this groundbreaking case

Young Canadians are suing Canada’sΒ largest pension manager over climate risk β€”Β here’sΒ why you should be paying attentionΒ  ecojustice.ca/news/young-c...

03.03.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rare Canadian rainforest at risk from logging | The Narwhal Two forestry companies hold licences to log in B.C.’s rare rainforest, home to ancient trees, endangered caribou and rare lichens. Could a provincial park preserve the region?

Forestry companies hold licences to log in Canada’s inland temperate rainforest, home to endangered caribou and rare lichens.

A proposal for a new provincial park now has renewed interest, via @sarahkcox.bsky.social

thenarwhal.ca/rare-canadia...

03.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 7
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The spiral of silence around climate change Though many Canadians think our neighbours aren't thinking about climate change much at all, more than 30 million Canadians admit to being concerned or very concerned, according to recent polls. The t...

While it’s true that the climate has dropped off the topmost list of immediate priorities, and often feels like part of a broader β€œpolycrisis” infecting our age, a new survey of more than 4,000 Canadians shows 75 per cent are still worried about it. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/27/o...

02.03.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Doh!

02.03.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Report: Ontario's Air Pollution System Fails to Protect Public Health CELA issues report, Application for Review calling on province to fix air pollution system to protect public health.
02.03.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Water security is Canada’s next economic imperative Last year was a wake-up call for many Canadians about the precarious nature of water, even in a country long defined by its apparent abundance. By the end of September, 85 per cent of Canada was exper...

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ’§ "If Canada is to protect its sovereignty, public health, environment & economic prosperity, waterΒ security...must move to the centre of national decision-making, supported by investment, innovation &Β leadership equal to the scale of the challenge."
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/30/s...

01.03.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cowichan decision is β€˜rock solid law’,Β won’tΒ affect private landowners, UBC expert says - UBC News A new UBC analysis says the Cowichan decision is grounded in solid law and does not threaten private landowners, outlining pathways for fair, forward-looking solutions.

Cowichan decision is β€˜rock solid law’,Β won’tΒ affect private landowners, UBC expert says news.ubc.ca/2026/02/cowi...

27.02.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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27.02.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Me too, Genius!

27.02.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œBike lanes β€” a viable, sustainable, cheap and efficient means to curb carbon dioxide emissions and pollution β€” have instead been blamed for aggravating traffic congestion (something study after study proves isn’t the case).”

#polmtl

cultmtl.com/2025/12/is-m...

26.02.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Canada is off course for its climate targets Canada is further from its climate targets than it was just two years ago. The Canadian Climate Institute’s assessment of the ...

Canada is off course for its climate targets, with more riding on fewer policies 440megatonnes.ca/insight/cana...

26.02.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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N.S. culture minister faces questions about cuts to tourism, arts On Wednesday, Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage Minister Dave Ritcey deferred to staff when asked if stakeholders would be given a reason why certain programs were chosen for funding cuts.

Woke up to hearing 12 museums closing. Then watching the interview of the Minister responsible Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage.....and.....I have never in my life seen such incompetence. Watch the video and tell me I'm wrong.
#NSBudget #NSCulture www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

26.02.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Winnipeg councillor wants to make temporary bike lanes permanent - Canadian Cycling Magazine Janice Lukes says permanent protected lanes on Wellington Crescent will boost safety, while preserving traffic flow

The push follows ongoing calls from the city’s cycling community, especially after 61-year-old Rob Jenner was fatally hit by a hit-and-run driver while riding to work in June 2024

cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/new...

25.02.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0