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Israel arrests 36 Palestinians in the West Bank, attacks on farmers ramp up https://aje.news/c7at5p

@mark-carney.bsky.social Israel is starving Gaza. Again. Canada continues to trade with genocidal Israel.

Iran’s Foreign Minister:

@mark-carney.bsky.social Canada trades with Israel.

Poll: British Columbians overwhelmingly want government to build new renewable projects over natural gas. cleanenergycanada.org/poll-british...

Wrapping up #WeekWithoutDriving in #Madrid, where my family and I are living 'til next summer. Since arriving in late August, we've only been in cars a few times (1 regrettable uber drive and for a 4-day (dreamy) road trip in France). Car-free life is so easy and joyful in Madrid! Here's why.

An articulate economist who cares deeply about ordinary people; Richard Wolff is so refreshing to listen to. No wonder he's a professor, he's clearly a good teacher, taking complex, mysterious systems and presenting them in their most basic form. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtwY...

As Mark Carney & Danielle Smith ram through yet another new pipeline, remember that our leaders (at all levels) have failed to clean up over 300,000 wells and 450,000 kilometres of pipeline across Alberta after a century of development. No cleanup = no new pipelines!!! #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli

A pagoda garden in Norfolk, Virginia — green space tucked into the urban fabric. Parks and shade can change how a city feels long before you look at any chart.

CleanUpYourMess.ca just launched our new website! It features stories from ordinary Albertans affected by the oil & gas cleanup crisis, and actions YOU can take right now to stop tens of billions in industry's cleanup costs from being pushed onto the public! #ABPoli #ABLeg @cuym-alberta.bsky.social

Overwhelmed by huge world events over which you have literally no control? We get it. That's why on this month's show we bring you our good pal #GeraldWheatley who has been one of Calgary's biggest champions on building LOCAL resilience, community & justice www.podcastics.com/episode/4338... #yyc

Alberta’s current data centre policy means Alberta’s first hyper-scale centre risks adding $267-$462/year to household electricity bills. Our analysis found electricity costs are on track to rise 15%-25% every year for the next five years. #abpoli Curious to see our Perspectives? 👉 buff.ly/J6INJkw

We just #roadtripped from Edmonton to Vancouver Island in an #EV 🚗🗺️ 2,804 kilometres, with 184 minutes of total charging time and $280 in charging costs — 30% less than what fuel would have cost for the same distance. Explore the full breakdown of our journey 👉 buff.ly/LpdTtV8

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Delighted the Herald published this which I co-wrote with Sophie. Climate crisis & energy transition away from fossil fuels are accelerating. Let's accept that reality. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... @jvipondmd.bsky.social @jennyyeremiy.bsky.social @calgaryclimatehub.ca @seniorsfcan.bsky.social

What's the truth about proposed AI Data Centres in Alberta? "A new map of data centres in Alberta shows proposed AI facilities demanding more than 100 times the electricity used by existing ones in the province, a spike that comes with significant emissions impact." 1/2

Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?

Excellent perspective here "Two days before the collapse, the ground temperature hit its highest point in the last two years, " www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Use this AI misinformation cheat sheet to call the UCP out on each of their talking points! stopthedatacentre.ca/debunk-lies

If you think it's hot where you are, it's 127 degrees Fahrenheit in Iran

The MAGA response to wildfire smoke is like a CT scan of their raddled bellicosity open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

NEW: Big Oil and Gas created the myth that natural gas is "clean" — despite knowing the health and climate harms of methane decades earlier than previously reported. A major CCI investigation exposes how the gas industry deceived the public and policymakers into believing gas is a climate solution.

The Las Vegas skyline from Blade Runner 2049 vs the Toronto skyline from right now.

Not sure Carney's got this whole petropolitics thing down just yet. You don't want to announce your wholehearted embrace of oil and gas immediately before the season now known as "fire season" or your words will be echoing through people's heads while they wheeze through their morning dog walks.

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Announced during a historic heat wave. These guys are buffoons.

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I wish I could attend this webinar. I fully support Cuba's independence, however, and I'd like Canada and the great majority of the international community to support Cuba in the face of unwarranted American aggression. www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...

The war in the Middle East war has been driving up inflation, our gas prices, and now the cost of electronics. It's so refreshing to hear informed people like this retired US Green Beret talking about what's going on; what's working, and what cannot possibly work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNBj...

Her daughter's school closed. Because of the heat. 🥵🔥🌡️ "How much more of a wakeup call do we need?" - Maya Mailer, living the #LCAW2026 heatwave firsthand. Every fraction of a degree averted counts. Stop burning fossil fuels! #OurKidsClimate #ClimateAction #OurKidsHealth #ProtectWhatWeLove

Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."

Oh, look; thousands of Bosnian soccer players and fans chanting for Palestine. The world sees the genocide, the killing of children. Palestine, you are not alone. youtube.com/shorts/3g-0E...

'In normal conditions, weather systems move from west to east across Europe, but under the Omega pattern, hot air drawn from northern Africa has been trapped over the continent. Europe is warming at 2 x the global average, making heat episodes increasingly likely. www.theage.com.au/environment/...

More children were killed during the first month of the war in Gaza (October 2023) than during 2019, 2020, or 2021, in all the world’s other war zones combined. Professor Norman Finklestein youtube.com/shorts/QOckG...

I just made a donation to @thenarwhal.ca and became a member, because they do terrific investigative journalism. Mainstream media used to be local and less beholden to billiionaires, so they often had more accurate and useful reporting. Now, however, we need to turn to bold independents like Narwhal

Alberta's government has been flip-flopping on its coal mining policies for years. Now, a citizen petition is calling for a ban on new mines. With three coal mines operating in the province, and at least three more in development, here's where things stand right now: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-coal...

As wildfires, floods and other climate impacts accelerate, experts say our best chance of adapting may be accepting a simple truth: we can’t predict everything, explains @writermjs.bsky.social in this moving reflective piece: thenarwhal.ca/how-to-live-...

I'm neither Jewish nor American, like Hannah Einbinder, so my voice carries less weight. Nevertheless, I have written three emails to our Foreign Minister and I have joined with three friends in meeting with our MP to call for Canadian sanctions against Israel. www.youtube.com/shorts/RWueX...

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

#WaterNotCoal #StopCoal #ProtectOurWater #SaveOurSlopes #SaveOurMountains #yyc #abpoli #ClimateChange #cdnpoli #FightThePower

"Funny how birds are so important to oil and gas enthusiasts when they're man-splaining why wind turbines are so horrible. But when it comes to polluting watersheds or digging up half of a 10,000 year old wetland complex it's all good. The bird concerns suddenly vanished." Rob Miller, climate in YYC

Today is #ShowYourStripes day! This year, St Michael's Tower atop Glastonbury Tor is encouraging everyone to use the Climate Stripes to start a conversation about climate change and the actions they are taking. Thank you @nationaltrust.org.uk! Graphics: www.ShowYourStripes.info

Electrofficiency: electric tech is far more efficient than the fossil tech it replaces. A heat pump, an EV, an induction hob, same job on a fraction of the energy. That’s why electrification taking centre stage at COP matters. Excellent piece in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Mona Khalil, one of Lebanon's leading conservationists has died following an Israeli attack on her home, she had dedicated her life to protecting the country's turtles www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

France will be at the epicenter of the most significant heat anomaly on the planet over the next few days. The sheer extent of the country that could experience temperatures above 40°C is nothing short of astonishing.

An excellent summary and analysis of what has happened in the Middle East and where things are now headed. open.substack.com/pub/middleea...

Cuba helped several African countries in their liberation struggles against brutal colonial occupiers, including against the apartheid regime in South Africa which the US backed and supported. That’s what he means by “radical left-wing terrorism”, just to be clear. x.com/SecRubio/sta...