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Rod Ruff @rodruff.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

What a year it’s been for ENBIX! From hosting impactful events to creating invaluable resources, we’ve built a strong foundation for advancing emissions-neutral building practices in Alberta. Huge thanks to everyone who made this possible! www.enbix.ca/enbix-first-...

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Celebrating ENBIX's first year | ENBIX

Reflecting on a year of collaboration, knowledge-sharing, industry partnerships and driving progress in emissions-neutral building practices across Alberta.

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Alberta Ecotrust Foundation @albertaecotrust.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Through our Climate Innovation Fund, Alberta Ecotrust Foundation has invested $500,000 in green bonds offered by RE Royalties Ltd., a Vancouver-based leader in renewable energy finance. Read the full news release: albertaecotrust.com/news/alberta...

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Alberta Ecotrust invests in RE Royalties to accelerate energy transition solutions | Alberta Ecotrust Foundation

Impact investment in RE Royalties for clean energy solutions.

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 01/03/2025

⚡ Are you excited about Canada's #CleanEnergy opportunity? Support our research & analysis in the climate and energy space by leading fundraising efforts, building relationships with donors, and more. Join our team as a Senior Director 👇

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Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships (Toronto, Hybrid) - The Pembina Institute - Career Page

Apply to Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships (Toronto, Hybrid) at The Pembina Institute in Toronto, ON, Canada.

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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Overwintering Bald Eagle numbers keep climbing in #YYC. This year 50 were observed on the Xmas count with more still outside the official count zone. In the '80s the average count was 4(!). Warmer winters + more waterfowl + more breeding eagles means more winter eagles!! #birds

A 3 1/2 year old Bald Eagle perched on a winters day.

A adult Bald Eagle flying on a winters day.

A 1 1/2 year old Bald Eagle perched on a winters day.

A 4 1/2 year old Bald Eagle perched on a winters day.

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 28/12/2024

Before he passed away in November, Karsten Heuer sat down with us and reflected on tracking caribou on foot, walking 3,400 kms across the Rockies, bringing bison back to Alberta and the day he already thought he died:

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Rockies conservation icon Karsten Heuer reflects on life and death | The Narwhal

Karsten Heuer has lived beyond limits, fought fiercely to protect Rocky Mountain wild places and now prepares for his final journey

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Aaron @bigtimeyyc.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Interesting proposal for the CNIB site in Bridgeland. skyrisecities.com/forum/thread...

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

If you're a fan of the late, great Rickey Henderson, this is the tribute you need to read. From the always amazing @tylerkepner.bsky.social

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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

It is now possible to see more Pronghorn in a single winters day than there were on the entire Canadian prairies a hundred years ago. The Canadian pop'n once declined to 3000- 5000 individuals , but now stands ~40K.

Seven pronghorn are standing in a field of Canola in the winter.

Seventeen pronghorn are standing in a field in the winter.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 18/12/2024

I’m increasingly convinced that the love that powers long term climate action grows out of all the time we spend doing the things we love, in the places we love, with the people we love. Without that, what are we fighting for?

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 11/12/2024

What happens when populism meets intergovernmental relations and foreign affairs? Not much good. Here are my thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...

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Adieu, Team Canada?

Populism and the erosion of norms in Canadian intergovernmental relations

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

New from me: "He understands what each at-bat is asking for." What's it take to be a $765 million man? Just be Ted Williams! I looked at Juan Soto's parallels with Ted - and asked 4 managers what that tells us about the career he's likely to have. www.nytimes.com/athletic/598...

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As Juan Soto embarks on $765M future, Ted Williams’ shadow lingers: Where could he end up?

What hitter in all of baseball history is the most comparable to Soto through age 25? Ted Williams. So where could Soto end up — in 2040?

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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

And the new era begins. My Substack is alive again, and here's my first post paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-fraudu...

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The Fraudulence of “Waste, Fraud and Abuse”

History repeats itself, the first time as farce, the second as clown show

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Rod Ruff @rodruff.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

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Celebrating ENBIX's first year | ENBIX

Reflecting on a year of collaboration, knowledge-sharing, industry partnerships and driving progress in emissions-neutral building practices across Alberta.

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Rod Ruff @rodruff.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

One constant remains in our beloved province of Alberta: (mostly) rat-free status. www.albertafarmexpress.ca/news/alberta...

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 09/12/2024

Americans are now one-third less likely to die from cancer at the same ages as Americans in 1990

How has the risk of dying from cancer changed in the United States?

To understand this, we can look at national cancer death rates in the United States.

The gray line shows the crude rate, which is the rate of deaths from cancer per 100,000 people. It has risen between 1950 and 1990 and has fallen slightly since then.

However, cancer death rates rise sharply with age, and the age of the US population has increased since 1950, so we would expect cancer death rates to rise for that reason alone.

What if we adjust for the increased age of the US population?

The red line, the age-standardized rate, shows this. It shows the cancer death rate if the age structure of the US population was held constant throughout.

This shows a slight rise until 1990 and then a significant decline; rates have fallen by one-third.

This means Americans are now one-third less likely to die from cancer at the same ages as Americans in 1990.

This comes from several factors: better screening and earlier diagnosis, medical advances in cancer treatments, and public health efforts to reduce risk factors like smoking and exposure to carcinogens.

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Bob Nightengale @bnightengale.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

The Mets sign Juan Soto to record 15-year, $765 million. @JonHeyman 1st.

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Jane Flegal @janeaflegal.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

A truly excellent piece by @arnabdatta.bsky.social outlining the case for cautious optimism--and pragmatism--on climate, thanks in part to strategic shifts in climate strategy that yielded BIL & IRA. Climate champions of all varieties should take his advice. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/o...

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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

JOB: Executive Director, Okanagan Basin Water Board * Lead OBWB to promote coordinated water mgmt throughout Okanagan basin * Salary $140k-170k/yr * Apply by 24 Jan 2025 * obwb.ca/employment-o... #ConservationJobs #NonProfitJobs

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 06/12/2024

“I hope the warmth of the Blackfoot comes through in this story about their remarkable cultural resurgence,” says journalist @jameswsthomson.com, reflecting on his new feature. Get the story behind the story in our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-r...

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‘Reigniting that relationship’ with buffalo | The Narwhal

In Alberta and Montana, the Blackfoot Confederacy is bringing buffalo herds back to the plains, with dreams of restoring the traditional hunt

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Alberta Ecotrust Foundation @albertaecotrust.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

The Expression of Interest Portal for our Environmental Impact Grant is OPEN! The portal will close on January 20, 2025. Use the link below to get started . . . albertaecotrust.com/.../environm...

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Alberta Ecotrust Foundation @albertaecotrust.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Hello! We are excited to start posting and connecting with all of you over here at Bluesky. Stay tuned for more content from Alberta Ecotrust Foundation!

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Rod Ruff @rodruff.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

This is a fantastic conversation with Bob Dhillon, the CEO of Mainstreet Equities. Highlights include how carbon pricing impacts tenants, undertaking a carbon neutral retrofit, EV charging in MURBs, and generally avoiding gov't programs because they are too complex. pca.st/episode/a26a...

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Balancing Housing and Sustainability: Insights from Bob Dhillon of Mainstreet Equity Corp. - ARC ENERGY IDEAS

Join Peter Tertzakian and Jackie Forrest from the ARC Energy Research Institute as they explore trends that influence the energy business, including financial, political, environmental, technological,...

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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Once a year, The Narwhal gives you the Best Deal Ever: independent, in-depth, beautiful, complicating journalism with a side of winter fashion!

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Simon Dyer @simondyer.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Albertans have until Dec 6. to comment on the review of the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan. Worth pointing out 14 promised provincial parks still have not been designated 10 years later! your.alberta.ca/ssrp-review/...

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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 26/11/2024

How a 10-storey, mass-timber structure serves as a case study for commercial buildings: Limberlost Place, set for a soft opening in 2025, is the first institutional building of its kind in Ontario

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How a 10-storey, mass-timber structure serves as a case study for commercial buildings

Limberlost Place, set for a soft opening in 2025, is the first institutional building of its kind in Ontario

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