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Bentley ****TALK CLIMATE****

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Co-founding member of the @calgaryclimatehub.ca & host of the #ClimateLens podcast. Posts are my own. #TalkClimate: you're not alone, you're in the majority. #yyc #ClimateChange #ClimateSky

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🦋🇨🇦Sarrah🇨🇦🦋 @savingdemocracy101.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Walkable cities are the best. This is the way.
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yknot05 @yknot05.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Meanwhile, in Calgary, Alberta our province's Premier is threatening to have the provincial government force municipalities to remove bike lanes that are already in place/established. Apparently car centric petro businesses don't want to give way to kids on bikes.
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Dale Hennessey @dalehennessey.qwertyqwert.ca · 27/09/2026
If ever we needed more proof that CEOs are psychos who can't make good decisions then I don't know what it would be.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A new client just contacted me after watching this podcast interview. They said they were attracted by the blunt title, “How To Actually improve A City.” Inspiration is very important, but ideas, action, leadership and much more persuasive communication are key to the urban change we badly need.
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How to Actually Improve a City (w/Brent Toderian)
YouTube video by The Urbanist Agenda Podcast
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Norway produces more oil than Venezuela. And yet, between January and August 2026, electric vehicles made up 97.8 percent of all new cars sold in that country. Moving to EVs is often based on intelligence, not need. Which is why it lags in the notoriously short-sighted and stupid United States.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 27/09/2026
More here: buff.ly/qGnYNUf
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Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’
Former US vice-president still has optimism for climate advocacy two decades after groundbreaking documentary
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 27/09/2026
“The day is coming when our momentum will overtake the resistance. We’re getting very close now. I think we are going to win this. The remaining question is whether we will win it in time to avoid those negative tipping points I talked about.” – Al Gore in an interview with Al Roker at Climate Week
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pricey? “The Lectric XPedition2 costs $1,399 which is admittedly much more expensive than an entry-level non-electric bike.” You can’t get an EV in the US for less than $30k! Also, a decent non-electric bike will set you back at least $2k.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 27/09/2026
Nearly three-quarters of the 72 five-year plans adopted this year by China focus on climate change and energy. Dig in to this searchable database to learn more: buff.ly/tHajrdO
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Interactive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy
Almost three-quarters of the 72 five-year plans published by China this year include policies or targets related to climate change and energy, according to Carbon Brief analysis.
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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 27/09/2026
#DataCentres #AI #cdnpoli #abpoli #ClimateChange #EnergyTransition #yyc #FossilFuels #NaturalGas #FossilGas #BigOil
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Darth Vader Dancing with Stormtrooper
Alt: Darth Vader Dancing with Stormtrooper
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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 27/09/2026
Sunday space art #sciart Home of Giants 86×96.5cm 34x38in Oil on canvas 2026 Based on a JWST Nircam image of a stellar nursery & the home of the massive stars Pismis 24-1 & 2 which are 74 & 66 times the size of our sun. earthskyart.ca/product/home...
Large impressionist painting of a swirling orange yellow and red nebula at the bottom and upper right , some white clouds above
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Jim Byrne @byrnejm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#ClimateEmergency of course you've never seen anything like this because #ClimateChange #ClimateScience has been warning for decades that you will see #ExtremeWeather worse than we've ever seen in human history. The only fix is #GetOffFossilFuel and accelerate the #RenewableEnergyTransition!
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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Elites Have No Plan for Climate Collapse countercurrents.org/2026/09/elit...
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Elites Have No Plan for Climate Collapse | Countercurrents
Bill McGuire, emeritus professor, Geophysical & Climate Hazards, University College London is unique within the scientific community. He claims that scientists have a public duty to tell the…
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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"In many cases, [Kenya] puts Europe to shame (...) It is hard to comprehend our endless debates on coexistence with essentially harmless animals like wolves, beavers and cormorants, having seen very poor and unsubsidised farmers being asked to live alongside lions, elephants, hippos and hyenas."
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𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮, where I was lucky enough to see some amazing nature after BirdLife’s engaging and energising Global Partnership Meeting and Global Flyways Summit. Here… | Ariel Brunner
𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮, where I was lucky enough to see some amazing nature after BirdLife’s engaging and energising Global Partnership Meeting and Global Flyways Summit. Here are 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻...
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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Canada’s food security strategy leaves too much off the table policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/09/nati...
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What Canada’s national food security strategy is missing
Canada’s national food security strategy invests in resilience, but leaves major gaps on hunger, land access, competition and local food.
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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 27/09/2026
Your Sunday morning podcast is HERE. Fire up that morning coffee and enjoy. Have a GREAT Sunday! PODCAST: www.podcastics.com/episode/4297... #DataCentres #AI #cdnpoli #abpoli #ClimateChange #EnergyTransition #yyc #FossilFuels #NaturalGas #FossilGas #BigOil
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Data Centres: Who Benefits? Who Pays?
Plans for new data centres in Alberta threaten water resources and energy prices
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's striking to see people *still* reacting to the term neoliberalism as if it were a figment of the imagination. I guess the fish doesn't see the water in which it swims. But still to be claiming, in 2026, not to know what it is looks to me like wilful ignorance verging on denial.
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Lawrence MacDonald @climateboomer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Climate disasters are growing. So are cuts to programs that prepare for them apnews.com/article/nepa...
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Climate disasters are growing. So are cuts to programs that prepare for them
Millions of people face deadly climate-related disasters as international aid programs are slashed. Floods in Nepal on Aug. 26 killed over 1,400 people and left thousands missing.
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My latest column at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social: The Trump administration is pushing LNG exports, while his war in Iran is driving up energy prices at home and abroad. More leaders are turning to renewables as a salve for fossil fuel volatility: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/trumps-energ... 🔌💡
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Trump’s ‘energy dominance’ agenda is only making renewables more attractive – at home and abroad
The Trump administration is pushing LNG exports, while his war in Iran is driving up energy prices at home and abroad. More leaders are turning to renewables as a salve for fossil fuel volatility.
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The Slim Dude 🇨🇦 @slimdude.ca · 27/09/2026
“Meanwhile, Ed Sheeran cancelled his high-profile concerts Friday and Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.” Ummm I think Ed had a different reason for being cancelled CBC. #Macklemore www.cbc.ca/news/world/p...
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Powerful nor'easter storm causes widespread flooding, outages in northeast U.S. | CBC News
A slow-moving, powerful storm crept along the coast of the northeast U.S. on Saturday, producing high winds that knocked out electricity to tens of thousands while whipping up big waves and heavy rain...
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The Slim Dude 🇨🇦 @slimdude.ca · 27/09/2026
Saskatchewan charges $300 per year, Alberta charges $200 a year, and Quebec plans to introduce a $125 a year fee next year. Tim Houston thinks we should pay more , almost double the next highest Saskatchewan . www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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New EV, plug-in hybrid levies take effect Oct. 1 in Nova Scotia | CBC News
Nova Scotia’s new tax on electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids comes into effect Oct. 1, but traditional hybrids — ones that aren't plugged in — are exempt.
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Jenny Yeremiy, P. Geoph 🪶🌿🇵🇸🇳🇬🇱🇧🇨🇦 @jennyyeremiy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The pursuit of profit is demonstrated how domestic users (even data centres) are now in competition with LNG export markets… until those markets realize renewables are: cheaper, offer energy sovereignty, less fragile and conflict-free. 👇 #energy #transformation #acceleration #conflict #resolution
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Christie Page @cpageyyc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Why stop at seniors? If your not licensed to drive let’s get you loving transit. While I understand the the age restriction I think we could dream bigger. Free/cheep transit for all non drivers sounds like something to get motivated about.
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Charlie Richmond (Gyro Gearloose) 311.3ppm 🇨🇦🇬🇧☮️⚛️🇺🇦🌈🦋 @charlierichmond.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
1.2 Million Oil Wells Are Buried Underneath Texas. Do You Live on Top of a Dangerous One? www.texasobserver.org/oil-wells-bu...
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1.2 Million Oil Wells Are Buried Underneath Texas. Do You Live on Top of a Dangerous One?
Our state's homes are built above a hundred years of drilling by an industry that was never made to clean up after itself.
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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 27/09/2026
. What we told UK leaders about climate and nature at a national emergency briefing Find out more: theconversation.com/what-we... #ClimateAction
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What we told UK leaders about climate and nature at a national emergency briefing
With so many influential people in the room, the hope was to see a tipping point in the engagement of political, faith, business and cultural leaders.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is in response to several "what the hell are you on about?" replies to a post today. But these are just the latest examples of a widespread determination not to know.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 27/09/2026
Thousands march for climate across France: 'I wish there were more of us, after the summer we've just had'
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Thousands march for climate across France: 'I wish there were more of us, after the summer we've just had'
From Bordeaux to Paris, organizers say 120,000 people took part in 260 demonstrations 'for the climate, for life, for peace, for social justice.
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
One last thing - a video showing the cyclists returning. (Also provided by a family member.) Love seeing this. Toronto needs more bike lanes and more safety for cyclists. @cycletoronto.bsky.social #bikesky #cycleTO #bikes #Toronto
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Photos showing the riders in both directions. (Also provided by a family member.) @cycletoronto.bsky.social #cycleTO #bikesky #bikes #Toronto
An elevated view of the bridge over the Humber River. A long procession of cyclists are occupying the westbound lane as they head westwards. An elevated view, looking westwards on Bloor Street West, showing a long procession of cyclist heading westbound. The sky is orange as the sun has just set.
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 27/09/2026
Too often, public transportation agencies think their responsibility begins and ends at the turnstile. Dutch railways have increasingly embraced the idea they are part of a door-to-door mobility system—one that includes walking, cycling, bike parking, and shared micromobility. youtu.be/ZuiyDEkyPW0
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I talked this week about the mental health crisis afflicting young people, in particular the isolation and loneliness caused by the neoliberal smashing of society. Everyone needs community. Everyone needs belonging. We cannot survive without them.
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I love the Committee Against Bird Slaughter - ordinary people taking direct action against illegal bird hunting and trapping Conservation shouldn't just be left to conservationists!
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Climate Reality / Réalité climatique Canada @realityclimatique.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There’s always something happening with our Community Climate Hubs! 🌱 Connect, learn, and take action with your community — every week brings new opportunities to get involved. 🗓️ Visit our website to see the full calendar: www.climatereality.ca
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Bentley ****TALK CLIMATE**** @bigclimate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Which side are you on? The kids? Or Big Oil + the Big Bankers? Stop supporting world burning Support our kids Support a future. #ClimateChange #MarkCarney #cdnpoli
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
And yes I am adopting "going bikelane" as a shorthand for "premier of a Canadian province decides to reverse municipal policymaking specifically because of the irritation of noisy reactionary minority"
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Grow Together Edmonton @growtogetheryeg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Edmonton's small-scale infill has led to thousands of homes built for in the places people want to live, millions of dollars invested in this province, and a stable demand for construction jobs. We don't need the province making it harder to build homes. Freedom to build: that's the Alberta way.
Christine called ☎️ in about the infills going up in her community. She is not the only one.

Edmontonians have been telling me the same thing for weeks.

I am listening. Would appreciate seeing your comments below from folks who live in Edmonton. What do you think about infill and blanket rezoning?"Stacked area chart showing H1 building permits issued in Edmonton from 2009 to 2026, broken down by four neighborhood types (Downtown, Mature, Between Mature and Henday, and Outside Henday) and seven project types (Single detached, Addition/Conversion, Backyard House, Duplex to Fourplex, Fiveplex to Eightplex, 9+ Row House, and 9+ Apartment). Downtown shows minimal permits throughout the period. Mature neighborhoods peak at over 3,000 permits in 2024, dominated by single-detached homes. Between Mature and Henday and Outside Henday neighborhoods show more volatile trends, with Outside Henday reaching nearly 4,000 permits in 2023. Single-detached homes (dark purple) comprise the largest share across most neighborhoods and years, while apartment and row house projects (orange tones) remain a smaller but consistent portion.
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
An elevated view of cyclists along Bloor Street West at sunset yesterday. Exercising their rights. (Video shared with me by a family member.) @cycletoronto.bsky.social #cycleTO #bikesky #bikes #Toronto
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Dr. Bast 🇨🇦 @bastsbest.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
He just needs a smoking jacket and a pipe and his look is complete.
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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Of course they do. Gotta get out the vote, folks - right now & in 2028. On Monday, the new Transportation Dept rule "is expected to significantly weaken federal mileage standards," in effect "gutting one of the government’s most significant efforts... Gift 🎁 link. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/c...
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Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules (Gift Article)
New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.
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Bentley ****TALK CLIMATE**** @bigclimate.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There's nothing patriotic, at all, about supporting bad policy #MarkCarney #cdnpoli
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Charlie Angus and Markham Hislop Challenge Canada’s Energy Strategy @CharlieAngusNDP, @MarkhamSHislop challenge the business case for a West Coast oil pipeline and ask whether @MarkjCarney’s electrification ambitions have the policies to match. #cdnpoli youtu.be/WhSVkaPl8z0
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Charlie Angus and Markham Hislop Challenge Canada’s Energy Strategy
YouTube video by Energi Media
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I stand with the environment and the kids who are going to "inherit" this environment. They deserve better. An inhabitable planet, one that is not a never ending series of once in a lifetime catastrophes due to human greed, ignorance and hubris. #ClimateCrisis
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Memento Mori @mementomori4950.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New Jersey hits data center powering Microsoft Copilot with $1m fine after drone expose 62 secretly-installed gas generators | TechRadar share.google/I2OLKUjRD4BX...
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New Jersey hits data center powering Microsoft Copilot with $1m fine after drone expose 62 secretly-installed gas generators
A data center was using illegal gas generators
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Danielle Smith going bikelane on the most successful model of Canadian infill would really be perfect.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 26/09/2026
How Paris, New York and Tokyo are all moving away from car-centric urban planning
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How Paris, New York and Tokyo are all moving away from car-centric urban planning
In a study presented on September 9, the Paris Urban Planning Workshop analyzed how residents in seven major cities have been getting around over the past 20 years. The profound transformation of public space has given rise to new practices: residents walk, cycle and take public transport more.
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Bobby Ray Stacy @bobby-ray-stacy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
. These data centers are bad news and we don't need them. I have written 3 major articles on these. The whole thing is shady as sh#t and has been rolling out in the most corrupt, oppressive and tyrannical fashion possible. And God only knows what we've got coming when all these are up online. .
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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Old dogs, new tricks. Well known for its effective advocacy to stop dirty energy projects like coal plants and pipelines, @sierraclub.org is leaning into speed permitting for clean energy infrastructure. @hollybender.bsky.social www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
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Ditch Your Stereotypes of Environmentalists; The Energy Transition Will Not Succeed Without Us
It’s time to get to work building the good, and the environmental movement will help lead us there.
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Bentley ****TALK CLIMATE**** @bigclimate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Meanwhile in Canada #MarkCarney #cdnpoli #ClimateChange
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Michael Scott: Absolutely But Not Really
Alt: Michael Scott: Absolutely But Not Really
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/09/2026
Kids swimming in a pool that's actually part of the river. In the middle of the city. Really just my idea of heaven.
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