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Climate Action Team Manitoba

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Climate Action Team Manitoba (CAT) is a coalition of organizations working on advancing climate action and affordability in Manitoba (Treaty 1-5 and homeland of the Métis nation).

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Help support @climateactionmb.bsky.social #ClimateEmergency #Manitoba www.fundingchange.ca/nextstop5050...
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Funding Change - We All Win For A Change
Fundraise faster and easier with far less work. Say "goodbye" to physical tickets! Instead share your raffle online with family and friends. It’s the NEW "old" way to fundraise.
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Indigenous people in northern MB have heard this story before. Hydro, mining, flooding, & major development projects have all arrived with promises, paperwork, public relations, and pressure. Too often, our communities were left to live with the damage. So we are not confused." >>
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Help us build the campaign for better public transit in Manitoba! We are hosting a 50/50 raffle fundraiser to support the Next Stop: 50-50 transit campaign. Buy your tickets here and share to help us spread the word 🚌💨 www.fundingchange.ca/nextstop5050...
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Great quote from Kyle Owens: "Expanding accessibility to Winnipeg Transit means that you have a whole generation of new riders that you can introduce to the system by reducing barriers …. The problem is that the system already is not meeting the needs of Winnipeggers." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Winnipeg students will soon ride for free as transit officials prepare for pilot project's rollout | CBC News
Free youth transit passes will be available for students in Manitoba's largest city beginning in September, as Winnipeg Transit prepares to roll out a new pilot program at the start of the school year...
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Great piece in the Free Press today by doctors Riley De Blonde and Scott Blyth on how dangerous to our health and future Hydro's proposed $3-Billion gas-fired turbines would be. @cape-acme.bsky.social www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
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Opinion: Brandon’s gas plant: a health decision
Imagine a Manitoba in which our lives are powered by clean, affordable electricity that Manitobans own and which doesn’t pollute the air and water we depend on.
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Manitoba Eco-Network @mbeconetwork.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The Manitoba Eco-Network & @climateactionmb.bsky.social have partnered on a letter to Manitoba’s Government, focusing on “Regulatory Oversight of AI Data Centres and AI Infrastructure.” Full Letter: mbeconetwork.org/wp-content/u...
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Chris Wiebe @chriswiebe.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
“Kinew will be delighted as we turn Churchill into a year-round port to ship oil and gas past rotting carcasses of expired polar bears and beluga whales” Powerful article on the realities of climate change from @theecologyprof.bsky.social. It’s here. www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
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Opinion: Climate change? It’s already here
Winnipeg’s roads are buckling. Ontario forests are burning. Toronto chokes on wildfire smoke. The summer heat dome in Europe has already killed thousands. Climate change is not some future dystopian v...
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies only have one true fix | CBC News
Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 15/07/2026
830 wildfires burning across Canada right now. And you know what’s going to make it worse in the future? More oil pipelines. This is why our voice and our vote matters.
A NASA map of the wildfires burning across Canada right now.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Got upset and made this so hopefully people will actually listen. What the fuck are we doing here folks?
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"Grid-scale battery storage has fundamentally changed the global energy landscape — and Manitoba needs to get on board." CAT's James Wilt has a new oped in the @winnipegfreepress.com today: www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
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Opinion: If it works in Ontario, why not in Manitoba?
Grid-scale battery storage has fundamentally changed the global energy landscape — and Manitoba needs to get on board.
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Battery storage is “a key missing piece” to address Hydro’s capacity challenges, said James Wilt, Climate Action Team Manitoba’s policy development manager. www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/202...
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Waywayseecappo First Nation sets sights on building battery energy storage systems, renewable projects via new venture
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
“The north is not a sacrifice zone,” said Kakeka Thundersky of Climate Action Manitoba. “We, the people, cannot sustain fossil fuels. Our best interest isn’t in oil and gas. It’s in making sure we have a healthy future with healthy lands, waters and skies.” winnipeg.citynews.ca/2026/06/25/m...
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Manitoba climate activists protest new pipelines, denounce ‘attacks’ on climate policy
Climate activists rallied against the federal government’s push for new pipelines and its “attacks” on climate policy Thursday in Winnipeg. Gathering outside Liberal MP Terry Duguid’s office, Manitoba...
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
"When it comes to building a more equitable transit network here in Winnipeg, a few pieces of the puzzle are no-brainers. “More buses, more routes, more access to everyone,” sings John Samson Fellows on 50/50 Funding," a new track released on June 15, as part of the CAT’s Next Stop 50-50 campaign.
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‘A matter of priorities and choices’
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Moth @walkingminnesota.com · 19/06/2026
What do you mean John from the Weakerthans is writing songs about transit funding!?!?!? 🥹 @climateactionmb.bsky.social
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50/50 Funding by John Samson Fellows
YouTube video by Climate Action Team Manitoba
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"Manitoba offers a good example of how climate change has been de-emphasized against a backdrop of severe weather. Destructive wildfires & floods have become annual events...but not convinced the NDP government to become more aggressive on carbon emissions." www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/edit...
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Opinion: Climate change demands action, not hope
Hoping against hope may have suddenly, quietly, become the world’s new strategy for addressing climate change.
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Marika @marikapea.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
"A new song released this week by John Samson Fellows comes with a clear call to action: 'More buses, more routes, more accessible to everyone.'” www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
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Winnipeg musician brings love for the bus to new song with message to province
A new song released this week by John Samson Fellows comes with a clear call to action: “More buses, more routes, more accessible to everyone.”
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
John Samson Fellows, singer-songwriter, and Laura Cameron, CAT's Director of Programs & Strategy, speak with host Marcy Markusa about a new musical campaign calling on the provincial government to restore equal cost-sharing for municipal transit systems. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IReE...
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New John Samson Fellows song calls for better transit funding
YouTube video by CBC News Manitoba
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
John Samson Fellows and Laura Cameron (CAT's Director) unpack the story behind John's new song that envisions a better transit system in Manitoba: unscriptedmoments.libsyn.com
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Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi
Unscripted Moments: A Podcast about Propagandhi is hosted by two teachers who break down a different Propagandhi song each episode.
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
✨ Brand new song by Weakerthans singer/songwriter and life-long Winnipegger John Samson Fellows! ✨ The song describes a progressive vision for public transit in Manitoba – more buses, more routes, more accessible for everyone. To learn more visit: NextStop5050.ca youtube.com/shorts/Lhlxk...
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50/50 Funding by John Samson Fellows
YouTube video by Climate Action Team Manitoba
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
"Public transit is not simply a municipal service. It is critical infrastructure that supports economic growth, reduces congestion, lowers emissions and connects people to jobs, education and health care..." www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2026/0...
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Opinion: Fewer taking bus after system overhaul; city hall needs to fix issues — quickly
One year after Winnipeg Transit launched the most ambitious overhaul of its bus network in decades, the verdict is becoming increasingly difficult for city hall to avoid.
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This is a win for community and climate! AI data centres use huge amounts of water and electricity, causing noise pollution and other local impacts. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Manitoba won't approve massive AI data centre proposed for south of Winnipeg: Kinew | CBC News
A large AI data centre pitched for a 141-hectare tract of farmland south of Winnipeg will not go ahead, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says.
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
"If you are someone who cares about affordability, air quality and road safety, you will want to see a financial investment in transit. Restoring 50-50 transit funding will make a positive and tangible impact on day-to-day life for the majority of Manitobans."
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Opinion: Funding transit is Manitoba’s future
When it comes to making decisions about how to spend our tax dollars, Manitobans want governments to spend on programs and services that tackle as many priorities as possible.
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Very strong organizing from the active transit community. They're working hard for safer streets in Winnipeg 👏 www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...
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Calls for safer streets after pedestrian struck at Winnipeg intersection
Residents rallied at the corner of Main Street and Mountain Avenue on Monday evening, calling for improved road safety in Winnipeg's North End following a recent collision involving a pedestrian.
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
"James [Wilt from Climate Action Team Manitoba] pointed out Manitoba already has a power-storage advantage. [Lake Winnipeg] essentially serves as a battery that can complement other renewable power sources." www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/202...
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Proponents of solar power push for provincial infrastructure investment to boost grid resilience
In the early 1970s, licence plates were stamped with the slogan “Sunny Manitoba” — a nod to long summer days, crisp blue winter skies and frequent sun dogs reflecting off of blinding white snow. While...
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
After months of alluding to “pipes” & “energy,” Premier Kinew announced that his government hopes to ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) out of the Port of Churchill by 2030. The project would be a climate and environmental catastrophe for Manitoba. The full story: climateactionmb.ca/exporting-ln...
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Exporting LNG Through Churchill Would Be A Climate Disaster - Climate Action Team Manitoba
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
“We have never really recovered from that spending loss,” Brandon Mayor Jeff Fawcett joined a chorus of municipal and environmental leaders who are calling on the province to restore equal transit cost sharing w/ Manitoba cities. www.brandonsun.com/opinion/2026... Bring back 50-50 transit funding!
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Opinion: Public transit worth a larger investment
“Will the premier reverse course and start to repair some of the damage that he’s done with his broken promises from the last election, and instead … restore the 50-50 funding arrangement for transit ...
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
We are so pleased to see The Winnipeg Free Press editorial board calling 50-50 transit funding to be restored! From today's paper... Province must resume role in transit funding: www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/edit...
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Opinion: Province must resume role in transit funding
For a province that claims to be serious about fighting climate change, reducing traffic congestion and building more livable communities, Manitoba’s approach to public transit makes very little sense...
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
This project was a real team effort! We at CAT helped secure a grant for the project, Efficiency MB provided rebates, Sustainable Brandon provided the vision, Riverbank Discovery Centre led the coordinator and Westman Solar Solutions installed. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0...
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Riverbank unveils city’s largest solar array
Brandon’s largest solar array has been installed on the roof of the Riverbank Discovery Centre and will become an educational hub for people interested in solar energy. Brandon Riverbank Inc. marked E...
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
“We think it’s quite hypocritical, and it just doesn’t line up,” said James Wilt, Climate Action Team Manitoba’s policy development manager. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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Kinew’s Churchill goals, climate concerns in conflict, environmental groups say
Environmental groups are calling the Manitoba government contradictory for promoting both Earth Day and possible liquefied natural gas shipments through the Port of Churchill. “We think it’s quite hyp...
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
"The longer we rely on oil and gas for transportation, heating our homes, and growing food, the longer we will be on this price rollercoaster." Op-Ed out today from our Director Laura Cameron. www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
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Opinion: Energy security, not more gas tax cuts
In the wake of U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, oil and gas prices have surged, triggering what’s widely expected to be the worst energy crisis on record. Amid ongoing affordability challenges, gover...
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
There’s been a lot of talk about the need for the Province to restore the 50-50 transit funding agreement. But what does this raffle-sounding policy actually mean? And how much might it cost the Province? Read our latest blog post for more info: climateactionmb.ca/whatis50-50t...
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
“The choice to double down on balancing the budget while further cutting taxes is pushing greater climate costs and devastation onto the next generation, while missing myriad opportunities to grow low-carbon industries and jobs." www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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Environmental groups give Manitoba NDP budget a ‘near failing grade’
The Manitoba government has made big promises to protect and prioritize the environment as it works to boost economic development and become a “have province.” But climate groups say the latest provin...
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Manitoba Eco-Network @mbeconetwork.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
MANITOBA GETS A NEARLY FAILING GRADE: MB's Government released their yearly budget. However, we noticed there was a lot missing - a complete lack of meaningful funding for climate action! Read more on our website: mbeconetwork.org/manitoba-bud... @climateactionmb.bsky.social @cpawsmb.bsky.social
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
"...these measures fall far short of the level of investment needed to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels and protect what’s precious amidst the escalating climate emergency." Read our full response to the MB budget here: climateactionmb.ca/manitobas-ne...
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Manitoba Budget’s Incremental Climate Measures Lack Ambition, Fail to Meet Commitments. - Climate Action Team Manitoba
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Climate group outlines megaproject concerns www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0...
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Climate group outlines megaproject concerns
A climate organization raised concerns over the viability of two Westman megaprojects at a Brandon event Thursday evening. Climate Action Team Manitoba (CAT) and Sustainable Brandon hosted the event a...
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
We partnered with students from Met schools in Winnipeg to create designs for posters about our transit campaign. We're calling on the Manitoba government to reinstate and expand the 50/50 transit funding agreement! winnipeg.citynews.ca/2026/03/15/w...
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Winnipeg high schoolers join climate action initiative to call for better public transit
The youths take action to call for better, safer, and faster public transit. One of the initiatives is putting up posters in downtown Winnipeg. “They all came at this with different goals and differen...
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
My piece in today's @winnipegfreepress.com - the shills for fossil fuels are using the war to argue for more pipelines. Nonsense. We should be headed in the opposite direction as fast as possible: more #renewables, more decarbonization, more energy security. www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
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Opinion: Now is not the time for more pipelines
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
There are many obvious reasons for governments to properly fund transit...But funding transit is also an essential climate policy. Read James Wilt's full op-ed here (originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press): climateactionmb.ca/funding-publ...
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Funding Public Transit is Smart Climate Policy - Climate Action Team Manitoba
The ongoing difficulties arising from Winnipeg Transit’s network redesign has further spotlighted the urgent need for increased government funding to public transit operations in Manitoba, including u...
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Manitoba Hydro has finally published its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which provides a 10-year plan for the province’s electricity and fossil gas needs. We looked into the lengthy report and unpack three major issues with this IRP. Read the full blog post: climateactionmb.ca/manitoba-hyd...
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 30/01/2026
After a year of severe wildfires and drought, a group of Manitoba organizations is calling on the province to focus on climate solutions in its 2026 budget. @jsrutgers.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-cli...
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26 groups call for bold climate action in Manitoba | The Narwhal
The groups call on Manitoba to scale up climate action, including investment in energy efficiency initiatives, transit and conservation
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
"The risks to federalism, Indigenous reconciliation, and our ability to navigate a hostile global trading environment make it clear that this is a profound strategic error." www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
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Canada’s renewed pipeline fixation threatens more than the environment
The risks to federalism, Indigenous reconciliation, and our ability to navigate a hostile global trading environment make it clear that this is a profound strategic error.
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
COP30 was largely a failure. But one huge development came out of it: 24 countries including Mexico, Kenya, Colombia, Spain, Nepal, and Australia signed an agreement recommitting to the 1.5°C goal and developing a fossil fuel phase-out plan. Read more: climateactionmb.ca/a-new-progre...
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A New Progressive Coalition Emerged at COP30 – while Canada and Manitoba Doubled-Down on Fossil Fuels - Climate Action Team Manitoba
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Op-Ed in the Winnipeg Free Press today: "We don’t need fossil gas energy" www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
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Opinion: We don’t need fossil gas energy
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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 23/11/2025
Manitoba is choosing new gas plants to meet its energy needs. Wind, solar and batteries could close the gap instead. @climateactionmb.bsky.social have a roadmap for Manitoba’s clean energy future⬇️
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The Immense Potential of Wind, Solar, and Storage in Manitoba - Climate Action Team Manitoba
By James Wilt, Policy Development Manager
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
The MB government’s decision to support a new fossil gas-fired power plant—announced in today’s throne speech—is a major disappointment that undercuts its recent commitments to emissions reductions, affordability and economic development. Read our full response: climateactionmb.ca/new-provinci...
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New Provincial Fossil Gas-Fired Power Plant Contradicts Climate Commitments, Misses Opportunities - Climate Action Team Manitoba
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Manitoba is an extremely sunny and windy province. Our new special report shows how we can foster renewable energy to move away from fossil fuels: climateactionmb.ca/the-immense-...
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The Immense Potential of Wind, Solar, and Storage in Manitoba - Climate Action Team Manitoba
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
James presented at this town hall yesterday. Over 170 people attended! Residents air concerns about Deep Sky carbon-capture facility. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1...
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Residents air concerns about Deep Sky carbon-capture facility
PIPESTONE — Residents were left with a lot of unanswered questions after a community-organized town hall in Pipestone Wednesday evening on a carbon-capture facility proposed for the area. Montreal-bas...
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Climate Action Team Manitoba @climateactionmb.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Winnipeg-based Canada Water Agency is being scaled back — just two years after being established. ECCC shrinks as support for Canadian oil and gas production remains strong, said James Wilt, Climate Action Team Manitoba’s policy development manager. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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Manitoba premier, Winnipeg mayor hope to get their hands on some of Ottawa’s promised $51B in infrastructure funds
Liberal government puts its dollars behind building projects in its first budget, Manitoba’s elected officials are eyeing a piece of the pie.
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