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Jens Wieting

@globalhome.bsky.social
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Settler, dad, Sierra Club BC's Senior Policy & Science Advisor, working for a livable planet, the web of life, climate action & social justice, views are my own, he/him

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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
As our fed & some prov govs continue pushing #fossilfuel expansion, #LNG & #oil projects during an escalating #climatecrisis, they are testing new levels of Orwellian messaging @chrishatch.bsky.social in @nationalobserver.com #bcpoli #cdnpoli #ABpoli #LNG www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/...
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Zero Carbon newsletter | Canada's National Observer: Climate News
Climate correspondent Chris Hatch sorts through the kaleidoscope of news, ideas, politics and culture on climate change solutions.
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Tracey Saxby @traceysaxby.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fun facts: 🔥Since 2007, BC’s climate pollution has decreased by 2.3 million tonnes. 🔥Approved LNG export projects will increase BC’s climate pollution by 21.2 million tonnes by 2035. 🔥This is ten times more pollution than we’ve managed to cut in nearly 20 years.
Trends in BC's greenhouse gas pollution from 1990 to 2023, with two projected futures. Approved LNG projects will increase BC's emissions by 21.2 million tonnes. If we meet BC's climate targets emissions will decrease by 80%. From 2007 to 2023 BC has only reduced 2 million tonnes of climate pollution.
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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
LNG Canada is moving forward with its Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, B.C. This project doubles exports from this facility to 28 million tonnes annually, meaning more fracking in northern B.C., where people are already suffering from toxic gas exposures that cause multiple, lifelong health issues.
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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This morning Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the West Coast Oil Pipeline has been designated as a project of national interest. Decisions we make today about oil and gas will shape how dangerous the future becomes. Break the silence, sign our pledge! buff.ly/1u7rdqW
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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In a Sept. 18 letter obtained by The Tyee, the director of Washington's Department of Ecology said the West Coast Oil Pipeline project would double the volume of crude oil exported and a spill from one could be up to eight times larger than the Exxon Valdez. Read more: buff.ly/XKm66gi
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The state of #Washington is urging the #Carney government not to fast-track the new West Coast oil #pipeline, saying shared waters are “too valuable” to expedite a project that could lead to a catastrophic oil spill & harm ecosystems & the maritime economy #bcpoli #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Pump the Brakes on the West Coast Oil Pipeline, Washington Says | The Tyee
A letter obtained by The Tyee shows the state’s Ecology Department has serious concerns about spill risks and tanker traffic.
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Billion $ fed & prov support for fast-tracked industrial megaprojects like the North Coast Transmission Line, expansion of the Red Chris gold & copper mine & Roberts Bank port expansion have huge impacts on nature & the UN goal to halt & reverse biodiversity loss #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Carney’s Push to Fund Industry Imperils Canada’s Nature Promises | The Tyee
Canada participated in a ‘historic’ global moment for biodiversity. Experts say we’re not following through.
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Great Globe article about the struggle to protect the last #oldgrowth in B.C., highlighting a key finding of Sierra Club BC's state of the forest report: at-risk old growth areas recommended for protection are logged at 4x the rate of other old growth #bcpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Why do people return to Vancouver Island year after year to protect the forests?
What kind of relationship will we choose to have with forests that have witnessed multiple generations of history?
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 22/09/2026
Labour groups are warning about new Liberal changes coming to a little-known section of the Canada Labour Code that the government has used to try and end several high-profile strikes. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Unions Slam Liberals’ Federal Labour Code Changes | The Tyee
The Canada Labour Congress says the legislation would let Ottawa break strikes.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Climate crisis probably weakened glacier that caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, first study finds. Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Climate crisis probably weakened glacier that caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, first study finds
Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August
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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
B.C.'s budget contained an error that could cost the province up to $2.5 billion in gas royalties over five years. The government admits to $1.5 billion, but that's less than half of what independent economists found. buff.ly/eYPs4xP
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"The zoning exercise is happening as Premier David Eby tells Forests Minister Ravi Parmar to find more trees for companies to log in order to meet a logging target of 45 million cubic metres per year." #OldGrowth #Forests #WorthMoreStanding #bcpoli #Climate #Biodiversity thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Will BC’s Land Zoning Plan Protect More Forests? | The Tyee
New pilot sites will help determine whether restored areas are logged again, government ministers say.
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The proposed “Working #Forest” Model raises concerns for Syilx Okanagan Nation: “Decisions about how these lands will be managed must begin with the health of the land and the involvement of the title holders whose territories are being affected." #forests #bcpoli #cdnpoli syilx.org/proposed-wor...
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Proposed “Working Forest” Model Raises Concerns For Syilx Okanagan Territory | Syilx Okanagan Nation
MEDIA RELEASE | September 16, 2026 tkwəɬniwt (Westbank), Syilx Okanagan Nation Territory: The syilx Okanagan Nation is raising concerns about British Columbia’s proposed Working Forest Landscape Model...
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Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The US EPA everyone! Emissions from power generation accounts for 25% to 30% of US GHG emissions. Models show that greenhouse gas emissions cause climate change. And, if all 'carbon dioxides' were indeed eliminated tomorrow, the Earth would rapidly turn into a snowball. www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 02/09/2026
How did we so miserably fail the now extinct northern spotted owl? And what’s to stop B.C.’s other 2,600 struggling species from following in the owl’s flight path to extinction? thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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BC Has an Extinction Problem. Scientists Say There’s a Fix | The Tyee
Enacting an endangered species law is key, wildlife advocates say.
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Sobering but necessary @thetyee.ca article covering B.C.'s escalating #biodiversity crisis & broken habitat protection promises. “Time is the killer here. We’re spending too much time talking and not enough time acting." Chris Johnson, chair-elect COSEWIC #bcpoli #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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BC Has an Extinction Problem. Scientists Say There’s a Fix | The Tyee
Enacting an endangered species law is key, wildlife advocates say.
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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
B.C. just announced its "Working Forest Landscape Model"— what exactly does it mean for old growth? Read our full statement: sierraclub.bc.ca/stories-even...
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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Leaked emails show B.C. is considering zoning forests into commercial, multiple-use, or conservation categories. The proposal was developed without consulting First Nations and may create a new barrier to protecting old growth and the watersheds we depend on. Read more: buff.ly/57hhnWk
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BC Is Quietly Planning to Split Forest Lands into Three Use Zones | The Tyee
The policy shift, revealed in a government email obtained by The Tyee, takes First Nations by surprise.
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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Our World Cup old growth campaign is a wrap! It reached 1.6M views, plus earning coverage from Global News and the Vancouver Sun. Thousands signed our petition. Thanks to all who donated, shared, and showed up! You can still take action at sierraclub.bc.ca/action_centr...
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Bad news about Trump's plan to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, threatening millions of hectares of old-growth #forests. Also: I wished we had a rule like this to protect the last #oldgrowth in B.C. & Canada #saveoldgrowth #bcpoli #cdnpoli www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump administration to rescind rule protecting old-growth forests
Almost 45m acres of national forests could be potentially opened to road construction, drilling and logging
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Highly recommended. Many thanks to @arnokopecky.bsky.social for this long and fascinating article about the Cowichan Case and the fallout from irresponsible political reactions #bcpoli #cdnpoli www.pressreader.com/canada/macle...
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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
High elevation logging for B.C.'s forests? A new article in the Tyee show B.C.'s most remote forests in high elevations aren't safe from the push for more logging, and the species that depend on them are running out of places to go. Read it here: thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Logging Companies Are Pushing into High-Elevation Forests | The Tyee
As BC seeks to increase harvest rates, more trees are falling in areas once considered too remote to log.
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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A recent AP feature follows protesters sleeping on roads to protect some of the last old growth on Vancouver Island. SCBC policy and science advisor, Jens Wieting, provided research and data for this article. Read it here - buff.ly/SajH2XI
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British Columbia is logging its last old growth. Protesters are sleeping in the road to stop it
Activists on Vancouver Island are once again trying to stop the logging of old growth forests, some of the rarest and most carbon rich ecosystems on Earth.
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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The Tla-o-qui-aht said no to mining in their Clayoquot Sound Tribal Park. B.C. issued Imperial Metals a gold exploration permit anyway, threatening intact rainforest, salmon, and a tourism economy built on healthy ecosystems. Ask your MLA to rescind it: buff.ly/XoUsPjX.
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Took a bit too long and shouldn’t have been so hard but I am still grateful to finally see the single most important message for the future of humanity & the web of life as we know it in a #CBC headlline #wildfires #climateaction #bcpoli #cdnpoli Stop burning #fossilfuels www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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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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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Important overview on massive infrastructure & impacts on ecosystems & species to expect at the mouth of the Fraser River & the Salish Sea if another oil pipeline bringing more oil tankers would go ahead. Thank you @arnokopecky.bsky.social #bcpoli #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/13/n...
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The mouth of a BC river could be ground zero for Carney's biggest environmental fight yet
Canada’s mightiest salmon river, the Fraser in BC, is already fighting for survival. Now, here come the oil tankers.
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We pay to subsidize #fossilfuel production. We pay for the consequences. Then governments spend billions more expanding the industry making those disasters steadily worse Thanks @chrishatch.bsky.social for summing up the madness of our current #climate & #energy path #climateaction #bcpoli #cdnpoli
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The arithmetic of ash
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is welcome news for nature in BC. These announcements show that protecting nature & supporting Indigenous leadership go hand in hand. If BC builds on this momentum & picks up the pace, reaching its commitment to protect 30 of lands by 2030 is still within reach www.thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
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BC Announces Plans for Three New Indigenous-Led Conservation Areas | The Tyee
Small patches of wilderness are ‘lifeboats for wildlife,’ says one advocate. ‘But you also need the arks.’
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Sierra Club Canada @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
"If BP doesn't see Bay du Nord as a good investment in terms of return and debt that is a massive warning against any public investment in the project, and against the Bay du Nord project's viability." Full Statement: www.sierraclub.ca/bay-du-nord-... #NLpoli #CDNpoli #Equinor #EQNR #BayDuNord #BP
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BP Exits Bay du Nord: Warning Sign Against Any Public Subsidies / Ownership & Project Viability - Sierra Club Canada
As BP exits that says they doesn't see Bay du Nord as a good investment in terms of return and debt that is a massive warning against any public investment in the project: and against the Bay du Nord ...
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Prior to being elected prime minister, Carney dubbed climate change “an existential threat.” Yet last week, he called the plan to fight climate change “unsustainable over the long term” & “too expensive.” @chrishatch.bsky.social on the new Carney doctrine. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/06/o...
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Mark Carney's new climate doctrine
Prior to being elected prime minister, Carney dubbed climate change “an existential threat.” This week, he was calling the plan to fight climate change “unsustainable over the long term” and “too expe...
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I want to wake up and hear about federal & provincial governments partnering with the private sector on heat pumps, e-buses, solar, wind, and batteries - without a single new life-threatening fossil fuel project north, south, east, or west #StopThePipeline #bcpoli #cdnpoli #BigOil #climateaction
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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Our forest ad campaign for the World Cup is making headlines! We're calling on B.C. to protect the last old-growth forests and transition to sustainable second-growth forestry 🌲 Check out this coverage by the Vancouver Sun: vancouversun.com/news/bc-envi...
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B.C. environmental group's ad campaign during World Cup puts spotlight on old-growth logging
The Sierra Club B.C. ads say an average of 100 soccer fields of old-growth forest are still clear-cut every day in B.C.
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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
⚽ With international attention on B.C. for the World Cup, through our ad campaign we're shedding light on the truth: unsustainable logging practices and lack of protection have put old-growth forests on the brink. Will you help save what's left? Make your voice heard at ProtectOldGrowth.ca
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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
On Sunday, we joined in community to remember the 619 people who died during the heat dome. This loss of life is preventable. We're calling on all levels of government to invest in clean energy, not expand fossil fuels that are driving this extreme weather. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Dozens gather in Vancouver to remember those who died during 2021 heat dome
Five years after B.C.’s deadly heat dome killed more than 600 people, dozens gathered at Vancouver City Hall Sunday to remember those lost. As the CBC's Shaurya Kshatri reports, health authorities are...
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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Despite public outcry, the dredging of Burrard Inlet will go ahead to make more room for oil tankers. In this Global News interview, our campaigner Jens Wieting shares why this announcement is bad news for the environment & communities in the Vancouver area & beyond. globalnews.ca/video/119393...
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Burrard Inlet dredging approved | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Burrard Inlet dredging approved Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I spoke with CBC's On the Coast about plans to #dredge the Burrard Inlet. Dredging could further harm marine ecosystems,, tankers carrying more oil increase the risk of a catastrophic spill & expanding #fossilfuel exports puts our #climate & economy at risk #bcpoli #yvr www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
1/2 Our freshly launched World Cup #oldgrowth campaign got featured by Global News. We're using this moment to shine a spotlight on one of the world's most endangered ecosystems. Watch the coverage, then take action #bcpoli #cdnpoli #Forests #WorldCup #Nature globalnews.ca/video/119030...
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Sierra Club BC launches World Cup ad campaign | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Sierra Club BC launches World Cup ad campaign Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Grateful for more media coverage of our #oldgrowth #forest campaign during the #worldcup in #Vancouver #bcpoli #cdnpoli vancouversun.com/news/bc-envi...
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B.C. environmental group's ad campaign during World Cup puts spotlight on old-growth logging
The Sierra Club B.C. ads say an average of 100 soccer fields of old-growth forest are still clear-cut every day in B.C.
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BC Climate Emergency Campaign @bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Canada's oil & gas industry is raking in mind-blowing profits due to the war in Iran. Why isn't Canada (and B.C.) taxing those excess profits?! Polling shows the idea is a political winner. Opinion piece by the BCCEC Coordinator in @thetyee.ca today: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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The Iran War Pumps Up Oil and Gas Profits. Tax Them | The Tyee
Canada could use the money to fund public services and support the most vulnerable.
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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Our freshly launched World Cup old-growth campaign got featured by Global News! We've covered Vancouver in forest transit ads, projections and LED trucks to bring the call for old-growth protection to an international audience. Watch the story here: globalnews.ca/video/119030...
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Sierra Club BC launches World Cup ad campaign | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Sierra Club BC launches World Cup ad campaign Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
1/2 Our freshly launched World Cup #oldgrowth campaign got featured by Global News. We're using this moment to shine a spotlight on one of the world's most endangered ecosystems. Watch the coverage, then take action #bcpoli #cdnpoli #Forests #WorldCup #Nature globalnews.ca/video/119030...
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Sierra Club BC launches World Cup ad campaign | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Sierra Club BC launches World Cup ad campaign Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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The Energy Mix @theenergymix.com · 09/06/2026
Canadian workers are speaking out against the possibility that their retirement savings could fund the #LNGCanada liquefied natural gas megaproject. While the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has repeatedly signalled interest in the oil and gas sector.
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Pension Beneficiaries Fear Funds Will Pour Retirement Savings Into LNG
As Ottawa looks to pension funds to finance major energy projects and LNG Canada moves to double production in Kitimat, beneficiaries warn their retirement savings could become their “biggest contribu...
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BC Climate Emergency Campaign @bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Ever feel like you're the only one who cares that the planet is collapsing around us? 🤯 It's barely in the news. Friends & family don't bring it up. But recent polling shows: you're not alone! 🤝🏼 Let's normalize talking about it. Silence begets silence. Full poll: bit.ly/4uld0Bi
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
ICYMI - Ben Parfitt's latest in @thetyee.ca about the unsustainable and unrealistic annual cut levels held by a handful of major logging corporations is another must-read for anyone who cares about #forest stewardship in B.C. #bcpoli #cdnpoli #oldgrowth #forestry #climate thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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The ‘Reckoning’ Coming for BC Logging Licences | The Tyee
Corporations have logged less than they're entitled to for years. Here's why. And what it means for the future of forestry.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Two-thirds of Canadians support an excess profits tax on oil and gas, according to new polling data released today by Climate Caucus. www.theenergymix.com/excess-profi...
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Excess Profits Tax on Oil and Gas Receives Majority Support from All Regions, Age Groups
Two-thirds of Canadians support an excess profits tax on oil and gas, according to new polling data released June 2 by Climate Caucus.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 22/05/2026
In this issue: 🇺🇳 UN states voted 141 to eight to adopt a new climate resolution. 🇺🇸 Donald Trump posted misinformation about the climate scenario “RCP8.5”. 💼 Key dates for next week and pick of the job vacancies.
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DeBriefed 22 May 2026: UN adopts landmark resolution | Trump takes on ‘RCP8.5’ | Climate migration - Carbon Brief
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate...
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Jens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"As plank after plank of Canada’s #climate strategy is dismantled, more and more of those climate-anxious voters are feeling a major case of buyer’s remorse." Thanks Seth Klein for this reality-check in the Guardian #cdnpoli #bcpoli #LNG #climateaction www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Canadian prime minister Mark Carney is not the climate guy you thought | Seth Klein | Jens Wieting
"As plank after plank of Canada’s climate strategy is dismantled, more and more of those climate-anxious voters are feeling a major case of buyer’s remorse, disoriented by the dissonance between who t...
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BC Climate Emergency Campaign @bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
B.C. is moving backwards fast on climate, environment & reconciliation. We’re not staying quiet while that happens! But our MLAs keep telling us they’re not hearing from people about climate concerns anymore... help us prove them wrong!💪🏼 Send a letter at the link below👇🏼
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