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Mary Anne Schleinich

@interactionfirst.bsky.social
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🇨🇦 therapist, dancer, writer, local climate leader- courageously facing reality and committed to the global family. www.marystherapy.ca

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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"How we imagine the matter of water matters....its ceaseless migrancy...in a fundamentally decentralized world...always in multiple forms of relations--and that power can be crucial in ... the capacity to animate or exhaust their participants."(p184 #RobertMacFarlane) @johnpomeroy.bsky.social #nepal
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
www.theenergymix.com/michigan-sup... Celebrating "Michigan Supreme Court ruling as the lifting of a 70-year period of silencing." @corblund.bsky.social knows all about that under so called direct democracy by @daniellesmithab.bsky.social. @cpaws-snap.bsky.social @lorenmcginnis.bsky.social
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Michigan Supreme Court Suspends Enbridge Permit for Line 5 Pipeline Tunnel
In a landmark victory for Michigan First Nations and others working to defend the Great Lakes ecosystem, the Michigan Supreme Court has rescinded a permit critical to Enbridge Inc.’s plan to replace a...
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
@naheednenshi.bsky.social a bedrock principle in Michigan law, ... is that the waters and bedlands of our lakes, ... are not for the use of private corporations or individuals, being rather held in trust for the public,” www.theenergymix.com/michigan-sup... #yyccc @sturgeoncounty.bsky.social
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Michigan Supreme Court Suspends Enbridge Permit for Line 5 Pipeline Tunnel
In a landmark victory for Michigan First Nations and others working to defend the Great Lakes ecosystem, the Michigan Supreme Court has rescinded a permit critical to Enbridge Inc.’s plan to replace a...
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Ireland (also Ab) needs water to fight current wildfires, along with hospitals. So far, data centre water needs are question. At some point shutting down data centres might help the life of humans and nature and their habitats. @calgaryclimatehub.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Ireland has the highest density of data centres in the world, and just announced nation-wide water restrictions until August 26, due to water shortages and increasing demand. www.pembina.org/blog/data-ce... Alberta will hurt in more ways than one if we welcome them here. @cape-ab.bsky.social
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Data centres, rising demand, and Alberta's energy bills | Pembina Institute
Canada needs more electricity — fast. In part, this is due to the projected growth of data centres that can power artificial intelligence and the increasing demands of our digital services.
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
What's in the coffin you ask? Why, it's packed with the largest denominations of tax payer dollars they could find. Remaining sums fill the pockets of @pathwaysalliance.bsky.social CEOs and @daniellesmithab.bsky.social @stephenharper.bsky.social et al. @pembina.org @environmentaldefence.ca
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social running to catch the carbon capture funeral procession. @thenarwhal.ca @pathwaysalliance.bsky.social @calgaryclimatehub.ca thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbo... @climatemamaclaire.bsky.social @cathmckenna.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social @avilewis.ca @www.thegravitywell.net
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Again --high utilities are a CHOICE Albertans are making with @daniellesmithab.bsky.social Announcement of five priority intertie projects latest major step forward in building resilient, low-cost Canadian electricity system @calgaryclimatehub.ca www.pembina.org//media-relea...
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Announcement of five priority intertie projects latest major step forward in building resilient, low-cost Canadian electricity system | Pembina Institute
CALGARY — David Pickup, director of the Pembina Institute’s Electricity program, made the following statement in response to the Government of Canada’s announcement in support of five specific interti...
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
@cape-ab.bsky.social @forourkidscanada.bsky.social @robb-barnes.bsky.social @charlieangus104.bsky.social @avilewis.ca @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social @jeromyyyc.bsky.social @acornunion.bsky.social @vibrantcalgary.bsky.social @cbcsteve.bsky.social @lorenmcginnis.bsky.social
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
www.albertandpcaucus.ca/news/post/ne...
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
This should be obvious to everyone! When I had a back issue that took me out of work for 9 months, the hospital PT was best, altho I went to many private clinics. Why? Her range of cases was greater. She knew more. Private healthcare is a misuse of $$ and disservice to users.
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social STOP PRIVATIZATION OF HEALTHCARE!!! Let people who want to pay for private do so in other countries. They have the freedom to choose. Do not allow our public funded institutions to erode and be destroyed.
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cm 🍁 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Braden Manns, a local kidney doctor and professor at the University of Calgary, made a TikTok account to share information about our healthcare system. Account: @ bradenmannsyyc vt.tiktok.com/ZSQNm5tYj/ #Calgary #Alberta
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
albertapolitics.substack.com/p/bold-move-... I sure like to see this @naheednenshi.bsky.social @drluannemetz.bsky.social! I hope to see more like it regarding clean air, clean water and effective changes to mitigate global warming!! @albertandp.ca @avilewis.ca
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Bold move or big mistake? Naheed Nenshi implores Ottawa to step in and force Alberta to drop surgery line-jumping scheme
Send ‘a strong signal that Canada works’ NDP Opposition leader urges PM Mark Carney in letter
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I wish we had an all Canadian Blue sky, as well as the combo. It's just hard to see the more local posts among the 90% US and I feel mine are useless! :( @bsky.app @support.bsky.team
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Pay particular attention to the three bullet points and what follows here→Buildings are huge lever for residential affordability and Canada’s National Electricity Strategy www.pembina.org//op-ed/build... #yyccc We need action not climate labels! @jeromyyyc.bsky.social @mykeatkinson.bsky.social
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Buildings can be a demand-side driver for Canada’s National Electricity Strategy | Pembina Institute
Canada’s newly-released National Electricity Strategy for an electrified Canadian economy highlights how buildings, among other sectors, are a nation-building opportunity for economic growth, affordab...
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social I guess it's OK if you're a white hockey player in a group event, . . . www.theguardian.com/football/202... @aptnnews.bsky.social #cdnpoli @charlieangus104.bsky.social @avilewis.ca
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Thomas Partey out of Ghana’s World Cup opener after visa application to Canada refused
The midfielder Thomas Partey will miss Ghana’s opening World Cup game against Panama in Toronto on Wednesday after being refused a visa to Canada
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
If this isn't clear enough, look up the 1960s movie The Day the Fish Came Out. It's funny but a serious wake up that we are still sleeping through 60 yrs later! www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-... @naheednenshi.bsky.social @corblund.bsky.social @calgaryclimatehub.ca @climatemamaclaire.bsky.social
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Legacy coal mines tied to toxic selenium levels in Alberta lake, as legal pressure mounts for cleanup
A recently published scientific study is raising fresh concerns about the long-term environmental impacts of coal mining in Western Canada, finding that pollution from a mine closed decades ago contin...
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Sometimes it's bullies (DS) who are most afraid of other bullies. But sometimes we are too. Time to remember who are our friends. Like @nigelb.bsky.social and the presence of intact mountains themselves.
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
"Non-discriminatory regulatory actions by a Party that are designed and applied to protect legitimate public welfare objectives, such as public health, safety and the environment, do not constitute indirect expropriations, except in rare circumstances." taken from the article below.
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Excellent article. Thank you @nigelb.bsky.social et al. ablawg.ca/2026/04/14/t... @www.thegravitywell.net @cape-ab.bsky.social @lorenmcginnis.bsky.social @calgaryclimatehub.ca @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social
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The Next Shoe Drops. The Northback (Grassy Mountain) Interests File an International Investment Law Claim Against Canada
By: Nigel Bankes and Kyla Tienhaara Matter Commented On: Request for Arbitration, Riversdale Resources Pty Ltd and Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v Canada, December 16, 2024, and Notice of Intent to S…
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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
“Any further #coal mining could tip the fishery to the point where fish would no longer survive…You’re talking about source water for the #Saskatchewan River system. This lake provides water all through the Prairies right to #Hudson’sBay. And that #selenium contamination flows all the way through.”
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Legacy coal mines tied to toxic selenium levels in Alberta lake, as legal pressure mounts for cleanup
A recently published scientific study is raising fresh concerns about the long-term environmental impacts of coal mining in Western Canada, finding that pollution from a mine closed decades ago contin...
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Colombia has decided to stop licensing new coal, oil or gas exploration, and is aiming to develop other industries (including renewable energy), focus more on tourism and boost agriculture. www.theguardian.com/environment/... @calgaryclimatehub.ca @aptnnews.bsky.social @lorenmcginnis.bsky.social
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Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock
Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major polluters
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
@corblund.bsky.social @landloversnetwork.bsky.social @www.thegravitywell.net @anthropocenempg.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social Keep speaking the truth about water. We need it clean! www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @cape-ab.bsky.social
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Argentina just ripped up its pioneering glacier law. What does this mean for millions of people’s drinking water?
Javier Milei’s revisions to the law will open up high-altitude areas to mining and risk water reserves already strained by the climate crisis, say activists
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enrich12 @enrich12.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Now that mainstream media has abdicated their duty to truthfully inform the public, the heroes of the day are the cartoonists. They tell truth. @deadder.bsky.social
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
We have a responsibility to protect Canada’s extraordinary natural heritage – from our lakes and forests to our mountains and coastlines. Our new Nature Strategy will protect up to 2.4 million km² of our lands and oceans — and mobilise new capital for sustained conservation efforts going forward.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 01/04/2026
My latest post on substack: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Top 40 Impacts of Climate Change
What could happen and what will happen as the planet warms and the human population continues to grow.
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Paul @endthecaste.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
THIS perfectly describes most of today’s media bias and failure!
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
When will we ban politicians from educating us about . . . education?!!!! @drluannemetz.bsky.social @shoffmanab.bsky.social
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Cool thing about SSRIA is that one of its founders brought back retrofit knowledge from Holland and is already doing it here. @jeromyyyc.bsky.social @mykeatkinson.bsky.social #yyccc @naheednenshi.bsky.social Work together on trust →true engagement →affordable homes → well being for all. 🌺
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Mike @brechinbrae220031.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Prime Minister Carney announced $3.8 Billion investment for nature across Canada. Thank you for scaling-up investments in nature to achieve your government’s commitments to protect 25% of land & ocean by 2025 & 30% by 2030. Send a thank you to Prime Minister Carney. naturecanada.ca/messages-of-...
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Send Your Message of Hope to PM Mark Carney! - Nature Canada
Send a Message of Hope to Prime Minister Mark Carney. The more messages, the better!
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Phillip Meintzer @phillipmeintzer.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Orphan wells in AB increased 97% last year to a record high of 3,388 wells w/ a cleanup cost of $1.12 billion. Today, our joke of an energy regulator announced its latest orphan levy: $154.56 million. Industry only have to pay 7% more for DOUBLE the wells. www.aer.ca/about-aer/me... #ABLeg #ABPoli
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Bulletin 2026-15
In accordance with Part 11 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is prescribing an orphan fund levy (OFL) for the 2026/27 fiscal year in the amount of $154.56 million...
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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 26/03/2026
@jvipondmd.bsky.social @druhfarrell.bsky.social‬ @byrnejm.bsky.social‬ @cwalcottyyc.bsky.social‬ @interactionfirst.bsky.social‬ @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social‬ @warnkekim.bsky.social‬ @jennyyeremiy.bsky.social‬ @carbonconvo.bsky.social ‬ @albertawilderness.bsky.social @projectcalgary.bsky.social
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
"Fossil fuels rec'd $1.3tn in explicit subsidies in 2022 & $5.7tn in implicit subsidies, according to the IMF. IEA said 96% of new large-scale solar& onshore windfarms had lower electricity generation costs than new coal& gas plants in 2023." www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m... @calgaryclimatehub.ca
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Church leaders criticise Christian owner of GB News over channel’s climate attacks
Exclusive: Paul Marshall also challenged over his own ‘misleading’ statements and £1.8bn of fossil fuel investments in his hedge fund
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Worth reading in full. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... @anthropocenempg.bsky.social @350.org @greenpeace.org @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social @sierraclub.org @charlieangus104.bsky.social @heathermcpherson.bsky.social
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How to end this war | Salar Mohandesi and Ben Mabie
A once robust American anti-war movement is significantly weaker than it was in its heyday. The immensely unpopular war on Iran offers a real opportunity to rebuild it
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Yup. Over 750,000 customers had their data exposed that was given by TD to a banking regulatory body. @mark-carney.bsky.social
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Very cool article. Open, and read to the end. @keiragunn.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?
Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
“We’ve spent close to £130m on repairing infrastructure damaged by Dennis and £30m on flooding infrastructure in the last five or six years, so in the scheme of things, it’s a small amount. This town got wise.
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
“If you’re upstairs, all the floor joists you and your family are standing on collapse as well, and you go into the river,” he said. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... So amazing that UK has already taken care of them BEFORE they lost their homes! @mark-carney.bsky.social
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‘To live a normal life again, it’s a dream come true’: UK’s first climate evacuees can cast off their homes and trauma
Forty-odd residents of Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl, south Wales, relieved by council buyout after years in fear of fast flooding
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/... Investment in reaching net zero yield economic returns >100%, along greater comfort, health and affordable cities. #yyccc @jeromyyyc.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social @forourkidscanada.bsky.social @calgaryclimatehub.ca @cape-ab.bsky.social @cape-bc.bsky.social
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Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’
Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
With renewables sourcing nearly 50% of Euro energy, energy sovereignty is a vision within closer reach. @oliviachow.bsky.social @anthropocenempg.bsky.social @calgaryclimatehub.ca www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre... @jeromyyyc.bsky.social @mykeatkinson.bsky.social
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Rebranding Europe’s energy transition from climate policy to survival
Brussels is turning climate policy into industrial strategy, hoping to step beyond populist anger over costs.
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vASv...
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Thich Nhat Hanh - "Please Call Me By My True Names" - Zen Buddhism
YouTube video by Samaneri Jayasāra - Wisdom of the Masters
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Terrible time for @mark-carney.bsky.social to cut 🇨🇦agricultural researchers. www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @landloversnetwork.bsky.social @www.thegravitywell.net @calgaryclimatehub.ca @tonymcquailndp.bsky.social @heathermcpherson.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social @ualberta.bsky.social
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Tech firms and AI farming tools ‘playing with the food system’, warns thinktank
Google, Microsoft and Amazon among companies using algorithms and AI to influence what crops are grown and how, say critics
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
What policies would a change in Ab government bring @naheednenshi.bsky.social? @cape-ab.bsky.social @drluannemetz.bsky.social calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Alberta broke its renewable energy market; 2026 will decide if it can be fixed
Decisions will determine whether Alberta reclaims its position as Canada's corporate renewables leader or cedes that title permanently.
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
“There should be no impediment to Customs Border Protection issuing refunds,” said George Tuttle, a trade attorney. www.theguardian.com/business/202... @mark-carney.bsky.social #cdnpoli
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US judge orders refunds for more than $130bn in illegal Trump tariffs
Trade court directs customs to repay importers with interest after supreme court ruled tariffs unlawful
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
In Oregon cities I see that architects are valued. There is no reason that #yyccc and #cdnpoli can't also learn to embrace change. It's a nation building project waiting to happen @mark-carney.bsky.social www.theenergymix.com/how-oregon-i... @naheednenshi.bsky.social @calgaryclimatehub.ca
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How Oregon Is Building Back Smarter After Wildfire
Thanks to state incentives, the new homes are more energy efficient and resilient to future threats.
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Not just any, but a community that helps us stay embodied with ourselves can help us "metabolize grief, anger, and fear so that they do not harden into hatred." dailymeditationswithmatthewfox.org/2026/03/02/k... @forourkidscanada.bsky.social @cape-ab.bsky.social @www.thegravitywell.net
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Kaira Jewel: The Role of Community in Practicing Resistance & Compassion - Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox
For today’s DM, I share, with her permission, a shortened version of a recent essay from Kaira Jewel’s Substack.* It was originally titled, “Compassion as Protection: Practicing with Those Who Cause H...
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Flares need to be stopped immediately. thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-f... @forourkidscanada.bsky.social @climatemamaclaire.bsky.social @cape-ab.bsky.social @drluannemetz.bsky.social @coreyhogan.ca Make regulators accountable! @calgaryclimatehub.ca @anthropocenempg.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social
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LNG Canada likely delaying flaring fix to save money | The Narwhal
Experts think LNG Canada is prioritizing profits over the public and ask why the BC Energy Regulator isn’t stepping in
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Mary Anne Schleinich @interactionfirst.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Do the hard math! Don't use EPA's opt out of realities method of accounting. @mark-carney.bsky.social @climatehuman.bsky.social @cape-ab.bsky.social @calgaryclimatehub.ca www.sweetlightning.eco/externalitie... @naheednenshi.bsky.social @drluannemetz.bsky.social
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Externalities
Is your life really worth nothing?
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