Reposted by Seán O’SheaHadrian @hadrianmk.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Happy Friday to everyone except the Canadian oil industry, which made $1.9 billion in profits this week. 🧵 Thread... 15522
Seán O’Shea @sean-cromane.bsky.social · 30/04/2026ecojustice.ca/news/the-fed...ecojustice.caThe federal government’s first Spring Economic Statement is a missed opportunity to put people and the planet firstWhile Canadians continue to pay the cost of rising energy and living expenses, Ottawa prioritizes the corporate profits of fossil fuel and pesticide industries through more subsidies and deregulation… 000
Reposted by Seán O’SheaJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Denmark's coal-to-wind transition is one of the most dramatic energy transformations of the past three decades. In 1990, coal provided 90% of Danish electricity. Today it is under 3%. Wind now covers roughly 60% of electricity generation. The last coal plant is scheduled to close by 2028. 276125963948
Reposted by Seán O’SheaGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/04/2026The electrical revolution is happening - across several domains - faster and further than almost anyone dared predict. And any country that does not embrace it will be left in the fossil age. 491431454
Seán O’Shea @sean-cromane.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Are we still all genuflecting at the altar of Collison so then? 000
Seán O’Shea @sean-cromane.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Spoke with @nationalobserver.com last week about how Canada’s overuse of pesticides could hamper plans to expand its trading partners www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/03/n...nationalobserver.comFrance recalls Canadian lentils as Carney weakens pesticide rulesHealth risks exposed in a blockbuster French TV investigation about Canadian lentils have introduced new tensions between Carney's European trade ambitions and his government's proposal to eliminate a... 030
Seán O’Shea @sean-cromane.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Simply a phenomenal performance! Calm and collected well past his years!! 010
Seán O’Shea @sean-cromane.bsky.social · 21/10/2025When I moved to Toronto almost a decade ago, I had never watched a second of baseball. One of the first things I did as a lonely immigrant was attend a Jays game. It made me fall in love with the Blue Jays, baseball, and Toronto itself. This team is special. 4485
Seán O’Shea @sean-cromane.bsky.social · 11/06/2025On Sunday myself and colleagues from @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social joined @ufcwcanada.bsky.social to highlight the risk agricultural workers face from exposure to toxic pesticides. The workers who put food on our tables deserve protection from dangerous chemicals. windsorstar.com/news/local-n...windsorstar.com'Sounding the alarm' — Farm workers union takes Health Canada to court over pesticide safetyA national union representing farm workers filed a lawsuit against Health Canada, accusing it of failing to enforce pesticide safety. 095
Reposted by Seán O’SheaEcojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Canada is on the cusp of regulating #PFAS under environmental law. The new Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, @juliedabrusin.bsky.social, has a chance to lead and finish the job. Tell Minister Dabrusin: Regulate toxic PFAS now. Send your letter today ➡️ bit.ly/4kw4Vpebit.lyTell the federal government to finish the job on “forever chemicals”It’s time for Canada to act on toxic “forever chemicals.” PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” are toxic, don’t break down, and are building up in our bodies and environment. 1109
Seán O’Shea @sean-cromane.bsky.social · 15/04/2025I spoke with @thestar.com about the threat from the Trump administration to environmental regulations in Canada. We've seen the fundamental dismantling of environmental rules and governance in the United States. We can't allow the same to happen here. 186
Reposted by Seán O’SheaEcojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 05/03/2025PFAS, aka “forever chemicals,” are building up in our bodies and environment. They don’t break down and are linked to cancer and immune issues. Today, Canada took a key step by recognizing #PFAS as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act #CEPA — but there’s more work to do. 👇 11010
Seán O’Shea @sean-cromane.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Trump has no interest in protecting public health. His administration is pushing to block states from warming about the dangers of toxic pesticides. jacobin.com/2025/03/trum...jacobin.comTrump’s EPA Wants to Block Toxic Pesticide WarningsDonald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency is advancing a proposal to block states from warning consumers about herbicides and other agricultural products in their food — including the widely used... 010
Reposted by Seán O’SheaEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 20/01/2025Earthjustice is ready for this moment. Over the last four years, we have built our capacity to navigate the new legal landscape. Many of the incoming administration's plans are rehashes of old fights – fights that we have won before.earthjustice.orgAs Trump Takes Office Again, Earthjustice Is Ceding No GroundOne election will not deter us or erase the environmental progress we've achieved. 736992
Reposted by Seán O’SheaJack Hauen @jackhauen.bsky.social · 17/12/2024New: An internal email confirms bike lane removals won't start until spring at the earliest. #onpoli #topoli www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...torontotoday.caToronto bike lane removals to start in March at the earliest‘Ontario does not intend to make any physical changes … before March 20, 2025’: Ministry of the Attorney General email 2128
Reposted by Seán O’SheaAstra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Solidarity is the only thing that can save us. If you look back at history, solidarity has propelled essentially all social progress that we now celebrate or take for granted. And is what we need to move forward. A newish interview at the link 👇 jacobin.com/2024/11/soli...jacobin.com“Solidarity Is the Only Thing That Can Save Us”Without cultivating a strong sense of solidarity with mass numbers of people we’ll never meet, we’re doomed to slip further into atomized isolation and defeat. 38429