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First called Nature Boy in Gr. 7 when class bully spotted me drawing a red-winged blackbird in my math book. Senior Advisor, Nature Canada

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Nature Canada @naturecanada.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
We want bees to survive. There was a Snoopy comic going around with similar text that was ironically AI generated so we took inspiration from it and used original illustrations from A.A. Milne's 1926 book Winnie-the-Pooh that are in the public domain.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Tesla saved $400 million on its federal taxes by shifting billions of its U.S. profits to countries with lower tax rates. Yes: While you paid your taxes in full, giant corporations maneuvered to pay as little as possible — and it’s all perfectly legal for them. The system is rigged.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet. This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.
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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Environmental Pollutant–Induced Cardiopathogenesis Through Immune Dysfunction: The Emerging Role of Micro- and #Nanoplastics - Canadian Journal of Cardiology onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
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Environmental Pollutant–Induced Cardiopathogenesis Through Immune Dysfunction: The Emerging Role of Micro- and Nanoplastics
Exposure to environmental pollutants and toxicants is increasingly recognized as a major determinant of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Beyond direct toxic effects, these agents profoundly alter immune ...
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Nature Canada @naturecanada.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Applications are now open! This award was established through the legacy gift of Charles Labatiuk. He was an avid nature conservationist. This is to honour his life and his passion for nature. Apply now: naturecanada.ca/about/our-people/aw…
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Brian Smith - Healthcare for Everyone @quicklitning.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Karoline Leavitt parody courtesy of "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" in Canada
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
This summer's mens football World Cup will emit 9 *million* tons of CO2. By 2040, only 10 countries will have enough snow for the Winter Olympics. On this week's Rare Earth, @qasaalom.bsky.social joined me to discuss the intersection of sport & climate. Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Helen Czerski, Claire Poole and Qasa Alom standing in a BBC radio studio next to the Rare Earth logo
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Florida Panther — another potential candidate for the God Squad. It survives in a shrinking corner of south Florida. The problem isn’t the panther. The problem is that millions of people also want to live there.
Photo: Larry Richardson / USFWS
Location: Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Small particles, large questions: unravelling the #toxicity and potential health risks of PET #microplastics / #nanoplastics link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Small particles, large questions: unravelling the toxicity and potential health risks of PET micro-/nanoplastics - Particle and Fibre Toxicology
Despite the extensive use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the public health implications of its micro- and nanoparticles (MNPs) remain poorly understood, raising credible concerns about human exp...
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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 28/03/2026
Roman Mosaic Unearthed - Southwark, London, UK <3 What Time Reveals (9 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/03/28/f... Two archaeologists gently uncover a large Roman mosaic beneath a construction site near The Shard in central London. The vibrant geometric patterns, preserved underground for nearly...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 24/03/2026
I had to do the first-ever maintenance on my 2017 Bolt (which I bought used ~5 years ago). It was making a weird noise. I took it to the dealership, they hooked it up to a computer, it was a quick software fix, cost $200. That's $200 in maintenance across 5 years.
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Nature Boy @novamark.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
But let’s invest millions in trying back a version of the wooly mammoth!
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GMWatch @gmwatch.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
"For years #glyphosate was thought to be generally safe. But it often takes a long time for evidence of harm to emerge—a dramatic example being the 62 years it took to find that DDT was a powerful latency carcinogen." — @gdstone.bsky.social on why Trump's emergency parachute for Monsanto was needed
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In Defense of Roundup©
This week a presidential executive order declared the herbicide glyphosate “crucial to the national security and defense” because it allows “farmers and ranchers to maintain high yields and low pro…
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Well this is fcking crazy. Work from @msbbirds.bsky.social and others found that Black Metaltail hummingbirds can drop their body temperature down to 3 °C (37 °F) during torpor. 🤯 Turns out birds aren't warm-blooded after all! royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article... 📷 Steve Juhasz
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Nature Boy @novamark.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
What a great idea. Now there’s a way to stick it to big pharma.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
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Sierra Club Canada @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
"The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld its decision to list plastics as toxic, enabling Ottawa to ban single-use plastic items." Read more from @davidthurton.bsky.social: www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #CDNpoli #Plastics
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Appeal court rules in favour of Ottawa's toxic plastic listing | CBC News
In a victory for the Liberal government, the Federal Court of Appeal has upheld its decision to list plastics as toxic, enabling Ottawa to ban single-use plastic items.
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gretchenf.bsky.social @gretchenf.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
More top guns like this please !
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Snow is disappearing, so we manufacture it at enormous energy cost. With diverted water. On damaged soils. To keep pretending the climate hasn’t changed. The Winter Olympics are becoming a case study in denial.
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As the Winter Olympics Stares Down a Warming Future, Organizers Must Adapt, Scientists Say
With an icy white sheet still blanketing much of the Eastern United States after an intense storm this week, it’s hard to imagine a future with less snow at this time of year.
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Fat Apollo, baby! @fatapollo.myatproto.social · 28/01/2026
Out of the 4 toronto shows, only one has any seats sold
Seating plan for a theatrre showing 3 seats sold 2together, tehn a space tne one
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gretchenf.bsky.social @gretchenf.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Snowy owls ;)
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
pleading with the richest man in the world for him to let you continue covering international news is so fucking grim
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Nature Boy @novamark.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Mackerel sky
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Michael Gorman @michaeltgorman.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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N.S. group calls on Dalhousie to release agreements for gas exploration program | CBC News
A group concerned about the potential risks of hydraulic fracturing wants Dalhousie University officials to release agreements with the provincial government that establish a new program that could le...
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Sierra Club Canada @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
"If Trump invades Greenland we can expect oil and gas interests ‘based in Canada‘ to side with Trump and tell Canada to keep quiet..." Podcast & Article: www.sierraclub.ca/threat-oil-c... #SovereingtySaturdays #CDNpoli #Greenland #NLpoli #ABpoli #Venezuela
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Big Oil Turns Against Canada & Greenland, & The Threat to Newfoundland and Labrador - Sierra Club Canada
The oil and gas and tech sectors in particular are tools for expanding U.S. influence to countries under threat like Canada & Greenland.
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Copenhagen town hall square, Denmark right now. Massive solidarity with Greenland demonstrations. Source: dr.dk
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GMWatch @gmwatch.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Bayer wants legal immunity from being sued by those it harms, even though Bayer and its subsidiary #Monsanto have aggressively pursued others, including farmers, through the courts! Here's the latest example. sharylattkisson.com/2026/01/baye...
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Bayer lawsuit claims Pfizer, Moderna used Monsanto’s GMO technology to build Covid vaccines | Sharyl Attkisson
Bayer sued Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J, claiming they used Monsanto’s patented GMO technology to develop Covid vaccines.
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John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Have the @liberalca.bsky.socials seen the layoff stats for Conoco, Shell, etc. - tens of thousands over the next year. Imperial is cutting 900 jobs in Calgary alone.
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gretchenf.bsky.social @gretchenf.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Brilliant.
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gretchenf.bsky.social @gretchenf.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
‘It's traditional to make the phrase "peace on earth" …but maybe these days we should be wishing for "peace with earth." Because the climate crisis is a war against nature, a one-sided war ..’ . We (the grand us) need this so much now as the world teeters on the edge of we know not what. Thank you.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The DOJ is more than three weeks late in delivering the Epstein Files. In those three weeks: - Trump declared himself acting President of Venezuela - ICE murdered a woman in Minnesota - Trump is preparing an invasion of a NATO ally - Trump initiated a criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 12/01/2026
I mean, what do you say any more?
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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
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TweetLD @tweetld.art · 08/01/2026
apnews.com/article/new-... dead whale found on the bow of a ship in New Jersey sparks an investigation
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A dead whale found on the bow of a ship in New Jersey sparks an investigation
The death of a whale found on the bow of a container ship at a port along the Delaware River in southern New Jersey is under investigation.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
The rate of global mean sea level rise has increased from ~2.1 mm/year in 1993 to ~4.5 mm/year in 2023. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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The rate of global sea level rise doubled during the past three decades - Communications Earth & Environment
Global mean sea level rise amounted to 4.5 mm per year as a result of warming oceans and melting land ice, more than twice the rate of 2.1 mm/year observed at the start of satellite data in 1993, base...
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
They’re stealing from us. They are stealing from us and we have to put a stop to this. This cannot stand.
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Catherine @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Teeny orange #toadlet found in #Brazil. A unique mating call led biologists to this newly discovered pint-sized #amphibian. #frog Link for more photos and information of this 1 cm long beauty: www.popsci.com/environment/...
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Ecology Action Centre @ecologyaction.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Introducing Ashley Noseworthy - one of our two wonderful guests featured on Episode 9 of People, Place, and the Ocean: Zooplankton and Marine Mammals with Ashley and Laura (Part 1)! Find anywhere you get your podcasts: open.spotify.com/show/5c9pzy4FuuxDod3NajdFLc?si=1e082620dc774b3c
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
These text scammers just don’t get it
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Sierra Club Canada @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Having grown up in northern Newfoundland, Gretchen witnessed the impacts of the collapse of the cod fishery on her community & was drawn to marine biology & ecology. Here's why Sierra Club Canada is special... (Part 1/2) More: www.sierraclub.ca/why-should-y... #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday2025
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East Coast Environmental Law @ecelaw.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The Government of New Brunswick is reviewing its Clean Water Act. Visit the government website at www.gnb.ca/en/gov/engag... to learn more and provide your feedback on the review.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
It’s always amazing to me that so many endangered species have the word “common” in their name. Really hammers home how quickly these conservation crises can arise. These animals were common as recently as when we were naming stuff!
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GMWatch @gmwatch.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
A new film from Denmark asks: Why does the debate on new types of GMOs matter? This short film, which talks to different experts, hopes to inform the debate on new GMOs in Europe www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrzK... (9:55)
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Nature Boy @novamark.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
If a visitor showed up from a different galaxy and asked to see our best spots, one of the places I’d take them would be a coral reef. news.exeter.ac.uk/research/new...
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‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point
Widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs under way, as world reaches first tipping point With global warming set to breach 1.5°C, world dangerously close to further catastrophic tipping points T...
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Nature Boy @novamark.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
In Canada if you are out with a pair of binoculars you’re a weirdo or at least weird. In the UK it’s more normal.
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
World’s landscapes may soon be ‘devoid of wild animals’ and the oceans devoid of marine life Humans are not the caretakers of Mother Nature They are its destroyers and will leave nothing for other species in the quest for more and more materialism www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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World’s landscapes may soon be ‘devoid of wild animals’, says nature photographer
Margot Raggett, whose latest compilation shows animals scrubbed from natural habitats, calls for rethink on UK accelerated housebuilding
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Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 16/10/2025
The US, Saudi Arabia and Russia are leading efforts to weaken a landmark green shipping deal at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), threatening years of climate progress. www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/16/u...
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US, Saudi-led alliance plunges green shipping deal into doubt
A group of mainly oil-reliant nations wants to make it more difficult for the IMO's Net-Zero Framework to be adopted at London talks
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Save Our Seeds @saveourseeds.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
🚨 IUCN just rejected a moratorium on genetically engineered species — by one government vote. Governments: 49.71% yes / 50.29% no NGOs and IPLCs: 55.75% yes / 44.25% no Over 100 scientists warned of irreversible ecological risks, but precaution lost to belief in risky technologies. bit.ly/46Xdg1g
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IUCN backs risky genetic engineering in nature, rejects call for precaution
Abu Dhabi, 15 October 2025 — In a widely anticipated but deeply concerning decision, IUCN members have implicitly endorsed the use of genetic engineering in nature conservation — despite insufficient ...
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Nature Boy @novamark.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Moratorium(4 yrs) on intro of genetically engineered organisms into wild defeated by one vote! Even though we had majority of votes, for motions to pass at IUCN World Congress you need to win both government and NGO categories. We lost the governments vote by one! Can’t get closer than that.
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
This creed hasn’t changed: man above beasts, profit above life. We still trade extinction for “growth,” still justify destruction as destiny. This isn’t fringe—it’s mainstream, rooted in 10,000 years of monotheistic dominion.
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