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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 23h
As Phase 2 of LNG Canada reaches final investment decision, major partners are selling their stakes in the project. New @ieefainstitute.bsky.social research asks if the divestments could be evidence of a changing appetite for the project’s risks 🤔 ieefa.org/resources/ln...
ieefa.org
LNG Canada Phase 2: After FID key questions remain
Phase 2 must contend with greater uncertainty around construction costs, economic inflation, potential global oversupply, and a turbulent trade environment.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 23h
As Phase 2 of LNG Canada reaches final investment decision, major partners are selling their stakes in the project. New @ieefainstitute.bsky.social research asks if the divestments could be evidence of a changing appetite for the project’s risks 🤔 ieefa.org/resources/ln...
ieefa.org
LNG Canada Phase 2: After FID key questions remain
Phase 2 must contend with greater uncertainty around construction costs, economic inflation, potential global oversupply, and a turbulent trade environment.
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Richard Brooks @richardbrooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Shell pre-empts the Prime Minister of Canada, announces expansion of LNG Canada overnight. TC Energy also announces doubling of Coastal Gaslink fracked gas pipeline capacity. More pollution, whale-injuring tanker traffic, flaring, conflicts, profits for foreign corps, fracking. Good for who?
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 29/09/2026
Canada just greenlit a massive LNG Canada expansion that will 2x its pollution & risks to whales, salmon, & Indigenous communities. Meanwhile, foreign oil executives will profit, leaving the people in Canada with the consequences. 🫍 Sign now to stop the attacks on our future. bit.ly/4ADTLY5
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 28/09/2026
Exciting news! 💚 bit.ly/3VwEVCJ Climate Campaigner @sunilsingal.bsky.social has been nominated for⚡️ an Electrification Champion award ⚡️by the Building to Electrification Coalition, a program of the Zero Emissions Innovation Centre in British Columbia. 👉 bit.ly/4yZoCNr 🖼️: B2E
Gradient blue background with neon swiggles. Circular photo of Sunil Singal. “SUNIL SINGAL
Electrification Champion Nominee
Sunil is a climate campaigner with Stand.Earth, and active coordinator of ENGOs, elected officials, building sector leaders, businesses, and organizations wanting to accelerate the Zero Carbon Step Code (ZCSC) in BC.
Why Sunil is an Electrification Champion:
- Leader in advocacy and community mobilization, with a keen understanding of building decarbonization policy progress in all communities across BC
- Coordinates and leads meetings with BC Ministers and provincial staff to encourage stronger policy adoption
- Champion of bottom-up campaigns of local supporters in communities that are considering adopting the ZSC
- Development of campaigns that counter claims that BC is not yet ready for the higher steps of the ZCSC”
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 28/09/2026
The Bulldoze Nature Bill is a sweeping bill that could have devastating consequences on the nature we love, the people we care about, and the future we all deserve. But people from coast to coast aren’t having it. #Canada #GreenSky
thenarwhal.ca
Carney’s Bill C-39 overhauls environmental reviews and Indigenous consultation | The Narwhal
When the feds proposed fast-tracking major project approvals, they were warned against centralizing power. Critics say Building Canada Strong Act does just that
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 28/09/2026
ICYMI 🚨 Gas stoves and asthma don’t mix. #GreenSky
theguardian.com
Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find
Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cuts
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 27/09/2026
New science is making solar even more affordable? ☀️ Say less…. 👀 #JustTransitionNow
reneweconomy.com.au
Researchers unlock new path for ultra low-cost solar by swapping out scarce and costly metal in PV cells
An international team of researchers has successfully built the first high-performance tandem solar cell that swaps out a scarce, expensive metal for one that is abundant and costs 1% as much.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 26/09/2026
🔔 #GoodClimateNews alert 🔔 Pollution from burning fossil fuels is set to drop this year, due to falling demand for oil and gas from the energy crisis in West Asia. So when it comes to polluting pipelines or planet-heating LNG projects, tell your local policymakers to read the writing on the wall.
theenergymix.com
Climate Emissions from Fossil Fuels Set to Fall in 2026 as Oil and Gas Glut Approaches
Greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels are on track to fall this year due to the massive disruption of global oil and gas supplies brought on by the continuing conflict in the Strait of Ho...
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 26/09/2026
With a snap B.C. election being called on October 24, we need to make sure every candidate hears us loud and clear: HANDS OFF OLD GROWTH 🛑🌲 🧵 #bcpoli #Canada #HandsOffOldGrowth #ProtectBCForests #SaveOldGrowth
 Painting of a hand of an old growth forest with a waterfall flowing down the wrist, as other hands rise up to try and grab it. “HANDS OFF OLD GROWTH RALLY” “SUN, OCT 04”

“STAND FOR THE ECOSYSTEMS THAT SUSTAIN US ALL” “COURTENAY 1-3PM SIMMS PARK PAVILION AND PROVINCE-WIDE!”Painting of a hand of an old growth forest with a waterfall flowing down the wrist, as other hands rise up to try and grab it. “HANDS OFF OLD GROWTH RALLY” “SUN, OCT 04”

“STAND FOR THE ECOSYSTEMS THAT SUSTAIN US ALL” “B.C. LEGISLATURE VICTORIA SUN 1-3PM”
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 25/09/2026
BREAKING: @microsoft.com is reportedly backing away from its controversial methane-powered data center in West Virginia. Wonder what gave this tech giant cold feet? 🤔 Maybe it was the wave of community resistance and threat to its “climate leader” image? Find out here:
stand.earth
In West Virginia, Microsoft silently backs away from one of the world's biggest data center projects - Stand.earth
Earlier this year, Stand.earth Research Group calculated that a single Microsoft data center facility in West Virginia powered entirely with onsite methane gas generators was set to increase the compa...
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 24/09/2026
🪓 Our MPs are back in Ottawa, and before the first day was even done, environmental rollbacks and attacks on labour were already on the agenda. 🧵 #GreenSky #Canada
Background photo of an old growth forest with a cartoon of a bulldozer going across it. “PARLIAMENT IS BACK:
NATURE & WORKERS
ARE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK. The Bulldozing Nature Bill is here. Here is what they don't want you to know.” Arrow icon in bottom right corner.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 24/09/2026
All the more reason to #MakePollutersPay for knowingly fueling these climate disasters that put our health at risk.
kotatv.com
New report examines links between climate, pollution and brain health
A report by the Neuro Climate Working Group reveals that extreme heat and air pollution significantly increase the risks of dementia and mental health issues.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 24/09/2026
These are some of the hidden faces of the fashion industry: garment workers in Bangladesh, the world’s third largest apparel exporter. Garment workers sew your clothes, stitch by stitch, yet Big Fashion is putting the burden of the energy transition on their shoulders. 🧵 #GreenSky #Fashion
Yellow and patterned maroon background. “These are the faces of fashion.” Arrow icon. Four stunning illustrations of Bangladeshi garment workers in various colorful shawls. “Art: Doris Rose @dorisroseart” in bottom left corner. Stand.earth logo in bottom right corner.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 24/09/2026
Japanese financial institutions have officially been put on notice 👀🏦 From megabanks to trust banks to regional lenders, it’s time for Japan’s major financiers to #SayNoToLNG. #GreenSky Find out more here:
forourclimate.org
Japanese financial institutions given 30 days to respond to $1.77 billion LNG carrier financing
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: The UK’s oldest and most respected policy institute thinks Canada is bonkers. @chathamhouse.org has released an expert opinion confirming what many Canadian economists have already pointed out: investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure isn’t going to make Canada more secure. #GreenSky
chathamhouse.org
Why Carney’s pipeline gamble is a bad bet for Canadian taxpayers
Tensions with the US and Alberta are leading Prime Minister Carney to back new oil and gas infrastructure. Smoothing the path to electrification would be a better use of public funds.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 23/09/2026
🔔 #GoodClimateNews alert 🔔 NEW CAT JUST DROPPED ‼️ 🐈 That’s right, a new species of tiger cat called Tilcayo was just formally identified by researchers in Bolivia’s Yungas forest. Learn more here:
cbc.ca
New cat species identified in Bolivia | CBC News
A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia's cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described in...
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Alaina Wood @thegarbagequeen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Absolutely loving the conversations happening at the @selc.bsky.social #ClimateWeekNYC event about the intersection between race, class, and environmental injustices. It’s so refreshing to see Southern voices and organizing efforts get uplifted in spaces where we’re typically ignored.
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Alaina Wood @thegarbagequeen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Reposting because Big Tech is everywhere at Climate Week 😵‍💫
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 22/09/2026
I am pretty sure that if data centres were going to drive a massive global surge in renewable energy, we would've seen it in the data by now www.irena.org/Publications...
Bar chart comparing annual global clean‑tech investment by sector — renewable power, energy efficiency, and grids — showing modest 2023–2025 bars and much larger 2026–2030 required annual investments to triple renewable capacity and double efficiency by 2030.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 22/09/2026
#BigTech’s AI is melting the planet. AI data centers are polluting communities’ air, hogging their water, spiking their electricity bills, and spurring a new dirty boom in fossil fuels. None of this is good for people or the planet, no matter how tech billionaires try to spin it. 🧵 #GreenSky
Photo of a 6-foot-tall ice sculpture that reads “AI is melting the planet”, at the North entrance of the Javits center in New York City, during Climate Week 2026. Photo credit to Tech Is Not Neutral, CAAD Coalition, and Friends of the Earth U.S.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 22/09/2026
BREAKING: Last night, B.C. Ministers Dix, Davidson and Federal Ministers Dabrusin approved the controversial Tilbury LNG expansion, despite a record number of community members opposing the polluting project. 🧵 #GreenSky #bcpoli
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Tilbury Phase 2 LNG rubber stamped: We'll keep fighting pollution every step of the way - Stand.earth
Unceded Coast Salish Territories (Vancouver, B.C.) –  Reacting to the news that the controversial Tilbury LNG expansion has been approved by BC Ministers Dix, Davidson, and Federal Ministers Dabrusin ...
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 22/09/2026
Feeling worn down by burnout or paralyzed by climate anxiety? You’re far from alone. Check out this helpful advice from leading climate-aware therapist Leslie Davenport.
grist.org
How to deal with burnout on a burning planet
Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport offers advice to two readers facing paralysis from different points in their climate journeys.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 21/09/2026
‼️ 🚨 Mark your calendars, U.S. residents 🚨 ‼️ If you’ve been watching climate disasters unfold, feeling infuriated that the fossil fuel industry *knew* this would happen, here’s your chance to #MakePollutersPay. #GreenSky #ThePeopleVsBigOil RSVP 👇
thepeoplevbigoil.org
Join Us: Oct. 5 | The People v. Big Oil
Big Oil knew and lied. Now, they need to pay. Join us in Washington, D.C, to make our voices heard.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 21/09/2026
Even people working for @microsoft.com know what the company is doing is wrong... 🧵 #GreenSky
arstechnica.com
Microsoft exec called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history”
Microsoft, OpenAI emails reveal fear of AI “doom loop” killing news orgs.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 21/09/2026
🪟 An even easier way to generate solar power? #BigOil is not gonna like this. 🤭💚 #GreenSky ☀️
pv-magazine.com
SolarWindow launches 0.85 mm-thick, self-adhesive solar film - pv magazine Global
SolarWindow has launched ElectroFlex, an ultra-thin, flexible, self-adhesive solar product for flat and curved surfaces. The new product features 24.4% cell efficiency and targets transportation, aero...
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 20/09/2026
Because issues around air pollution, noise, electricity bills, and water use weren't enough, AI data centers are also accelerating the production of forever chemicals. Neat.
theguardian.com
‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 20/09/2026
🦢 Birders, time to tap in. The climate movement needs you. 🦅 We need a #JustTransitionNow to protect all creatures on this planet, from birds to butterflies to whales. Take action with us here: stand.earth/take-action
pbs.org
The alarming decline of bird populations and why humans should care - Horizons
Birds are not only wondrous creatures that live amongst us, they’re also an essential part of life on Earth – helping grow food, keeping pests at bay and spreading seeds. But more than half of migrato...
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 19/09/2026
The climate crisis is a public health crisis. Demand bold, climate action for a #JustTransition to a future powered by renewables. And call on your policymakers to #MakePollutersPay for knowingly putting the people and places we love in harm’s way. 👉 makepolluterspay.net
makepolluterspay.net
Make Polluters Pay
It’s time to make polluters pay for the damage they’ve done.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 18/09/2026
In case you needed another reason to say NO to polluting AI data centers…. #GrenenSky NJ residents 🚨Take action with Pinelands Alliance to call for a statewide data center moratorium from your state leaders. Link here: engage.pinelandsalliance.org/datace…
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 18/09/2026
YES. Fast fashion is like a drug, offering cheap highs at a massive cost to the planet. Black Friday binges and online hauls make the problem worse. Love this kind of innovation!
theguardian.com
Bristol becomes first British city to ban advertisements for fast fashion
Green-run council also curbing ads for airlines, cruises, fossil fuels and SUVs on its billboards and bus shelters
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 18/09/2026
@microsoft.com has 38 gigawatts of data center capacity planned by 2032. Just how big is 38 GW? If Microsoft was a country, this means they would have the 35th largest electrical capacity in the *world*. If that electricity isn't being generated by renewables, our planet is cooked – literally.
reuters.com
Microsoft plans 38 gigawatts of data center capacity by 2032, Bloomberg News reports
Microsoft plans to build out its data-center capacity to about 38 gigawatts by 2032, more than ​triple its current footprint, Bloomberg News reported ‌on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matt...
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17/09/2026
Now THIS is how you take local climate action with your own two hands. 💪 Brilliant work, Mischa! Keep on swimming 🏊
euronews.com
Meet the IT guy who swims to work while cleaning Zürich’s waterways
Swimming to work reveals ‘a surprisingly rich little urban ecosystem’ beneath Zürich.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17/09/2026
⌛The Major Projects Office comment period is about to close! We have 48 hours to get our comments in to tell ‘em: STOP THE WEST COAST PIPELINE. 🧵 #GreenSky #cdnpoli
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17/09/2026
ALERT! @microsoft.com AI data centers are harming communities and the climate. Call on the tech giant to change course before it's too late at MicrosoftLies.com.
Image of a microchip with caution striping all around it. “ALERT!” Microsoft logo with warning icon on it.
“MICROSOFT AI DATA CENTERS THREATEN OUR COMMUNITIES” “MicrosoftLies.com” Stand.earth logo in bottom right corner.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17/09/2026
ICYMI 🌊 Mark your calendars, folks in and around Vancouver, B.C.! Don’t miss this important event from the Seven Sisters campaign: Seven Sisters on the Salish Sea: Our Sacred Duty. Hope to see you there! 💚
Photo of LNG tankers off the B.C. coast at top of image and colorful gradient with Seven Sisters logo at bottom of image. Quote reads "Have I done all to keep the air fresh? Have I cared enough about the water? Have I done everything I could to earn my grandchild's fondness?" Geswanouth Slahoot (Dan George). Former Chief of the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation. “Se'Si Le presents.
Join First Nations People and the Seven Sisters standing up for the health of the Salish Sea.
Seven Sisters on the Salish Sea:
Our Sacred Duty
September 21, 2026” “St. Andrew's Wesley United Church
1022 Nelson St.
Vancouver, BC
6pm-8pm” Photos of each speaker with speaker names listed:
-TA-AH AMY GEORGE (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH NATION) -CHARLENE ALECK (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH NATION) -KAYAH GEORGE (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH NATION)
- MARILENE SILVA KAIKUXIPA (MACUXI TRIBE, BRAZIL) -CYALTSA FINKBONNER (LUMMI) -ROBIN LOVELACE (TLINGIT, TAGISH) -KAYELONI SCOTT (SPOKANE/NEZ PERCE)”
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17/09/2026
NVIDIA is the largest company in the world, and has an ever increasing pollution footprint to match. In fact, since 2020, its indirect emissions have risen 725%, enough to match the product use emission of state-owned Russian coal. And they still claim to be a sustainability leader. #GreenSky 🧵
Background photo of a microchip. REPORT icon in top left corner. “NVIDIA’s AI climate hoax: Analysis on NVIDIA’s rising emissions and greenwashing” “NVIDIA’s indirect emissions have risen 725% since 2020, despite claiming AI will be a ‘net benefit’ for climate.” Arrow icon in bottom right corner.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 16/09/2026
The only thing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency protects these days are the Trump administration's grifts and its fossil fuel backers.
latimes.com
EPA scraps power plant emissions limits in sweeping rollback
The Trump administration is rolling back the majority of Biden-era limits on greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to remove “red tape” that drives up energy costs, agency officials said.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 16/09/2026
This $19.4 billion, @microsoft.com-backed data center in Vineland, New Jersey is a good example of how Big Tech companies are taking advantage of small communities to make gobs of money and push an agenda almost no one wants. #GreenSky
newrepublic.com
The Big Greedy Data Center Next Door
Data centers may be the perfect encapsulation of an economy built to benefit the already rich. After construction started on a vast facility in Vineland, New Jersey, residents didn’t just get mad; the...
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 16/09/2026
The cost of doing nothing is much higher than the cost of taking climate action. Never forget: #BigOil knew burning fossil fuels would lead to widespread devastation. We need a #FossilFuelTreatyNow. 👉 fossilfueltreaty.org
fossilfueltreaty.org
Fossil Fuel Treaty
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 16/09/2026
HEY EVERYONE - NEW REPORT!!! NVIDIA is the largest company by market cap on the planet. But it hides key climate data, while claiming AI is going to be a 'net benefit' for climate. We (8 groups) put together the first ever broad critique of NVIDIA's climate record: ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n...
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 16/09/2026
💼We’re hiring! 💼 If you’re excited about the opportunity to support communities resisting Big Tech’s polluting data centers, this job is for you. 👀 We encourage folks to apply by September 20, 2026. Apply here: ats.rippling.com/standearth/jobs/70…
Blurry background photo of microchip. “Do you have BANDWIDTH for data center organizing? [smirk emoji] Come work with us.” Stand.earth logo at bottom of image.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 15/09/2026
Right now the hands of billionaires are reaching for Canada's resources at @mark-carney.bsky.social's investment summit in Toronto. One of the projects on the table is Ksi Lisims LNG. 🧵 #GreenSky #SayNoToLNG #InvestmentSummit
Background photo of the B.C. coast. REPORT icon in top left corner. “The Truth about Ksi Lisims:
Why are we funding American billionaires?
A new report exposes a dangerous deal on the B.C. coast.” Arrow icon in bottom right corner.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 15/09/2026
This week, @mark-carney.bsky.social’s putting Canada up for auction to oil and gas execs and American billionaires. One of the projects on the table is Ksi Lisims LNG. Our new report reveals why this polluting project could drain Canadian’s wallets for decades to come. #InvestmentSummit
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Indigenous Climate Action @indigenousca.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Indigenous Climate Action is happy to announce our latest report! Energy Sovereignty: An Indigenous Framework for Responsible Energy Investment! ✨ Read the full report through our #LinkInBio! #IndigenousClimateAction #EnergySovereignty #ClimateJustice #IndigenousSovereignty
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 15/09/2026
Fashion brands say they want sustainable fashion and claim to care about their workers. But our latest investigation, “Fashion’s Fair Share”, finds that 15 of Bangladesh’s biggest buyers are still putting the burden of the energy transition on the very garment workers they rely on. #GreenSky 🧵
Background photo of garment workers in Bangladesh. REPORT icon in top left corner. Arrow icon in top right corner. “Every year, 15 fashion brands buy millions of tons of clothing made by garment workers in Bangladesh. Isn't it time for Big Fashion to pay its fair share to protect the workers whom it relies on? We found that 15 global fashion brands buy more than a quarter of all the garments made in Bangladesh. We are calling on those 15 companies to ACT, and act now, by committing to join our new initiative: the Clean Fashion Investment Pact.”
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Richard Brooks @richardbrooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Lots of coverage in media about the rally to confront the Billionaires who are wheeling and dealing today at the #Canada Investment Summit for control over land, water, minerals, air. $1 trillion up for sale incl. $100 billion of oil and gas projects #greensky toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/15/m...
toronto.citynews.ca
Carney's investment summit in Toronto draws protests
The summit is expected to attract the heads of some of the world's largest asset managers, including BlackRock CEO and chairman Larry Fink.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 14/09/2026
A blatant giveaway to the Trump regime’s fossil fuel exec cronies. We need to #MakePollutersPay.
nytimes.com
E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 14/09/2026
Billionaires descend on Toronto, Canada for the Prime Minister's private "Investment Summit". Ksi Lisims methane gas terminal is on the table. Gwii Lok’im Gibuu explains why it needs to be taken off the menu. #SayNoToLNG
stand.earth
Gwii Lok'im Gibuu and the truth about Ksi Lisims - Stand.earth
This Opinion Editorial originally appeared in Tagesspiegel, a leading German news publication on September 8th, 2026 My name is Gwii Lok’im Gibuu; colonially known as Jesse Stoeppler. I am a member of...
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 14/09/2026
#BigOil knew burning fossil fuels would lead to widespread devastation. Polluters (and the politicians that subsidize them) all have names and titles. It’s time to hold them accountable. #MakePollutersPay.
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