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Stephen Thomas

@stephenjwt.bsky.social
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I believe a better world is possible. Climate, energy policy, and solidarity. Clean Energy Manager w/ @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social Board Member w/ @canrac.bsky.social Views my own. Nova Scotian settler living in unceded Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. He/Him

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David Suzuki Foundation @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social · 21h
Just one day before the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Prime Minister Mark Carney has dealt yet another devastating blow for the climate and Indigenous rights. Who else is sick of seeing this government bend over backwards for fossil fuel billionaires?
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nothing to celebrate here. It's a sad day. Combined, LNG Canada Phases 1 & 2 will have downstream carbon emissions roughly equivalent to TOTAL annual domestic emissions for all of BC. Phases 2 will only result in about 240 more permanent jobs. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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LNG Canada to move forward with Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, B.C. | CBC News
LNG Canada says its multibillion-dollar Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, B.C., is going forward, in a move that could double exports of liquefied natural gas from the northern coastal facility to oversea...
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yet another generational mistake that wastes tens of billions of dollars, does real harm to communities, wrecks the climate and hurts energy affordability in Canada. Visionless, and a damn shame. Canada Strong 🫠 #cdnpoli #energysky #bcpoli #climate www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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LNG Canada to move forward with Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, B.C. | CBC News
LNG Canada says its multibillion-dollar Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, B.C., is going forward, in a move that could double exports of liquefied natural gas from the northern coastal facility to oversea...
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Deranged, dangerous, pathetic, cowards. Sad and enraging that these masked douchebags need to intimidate survivors, elders and communities to feel tough and like they belong. These men make their loneliness and insecurity everybody’s fucking problem. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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RCMP investigating apparent white nationalist demonstration on Indigenous land near Kamloops
Police issued a statement Monday afternoon detailing their intention to investigate an apparent white nationalist demonstration at Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc native reserve near Kamloops, B.C.
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
El Niño-Driven Heat Could Cause Nearly Half a Million More Deaths, Group Says www.theenergymix.com/this-years-e...
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El Niño-Driven Heat Could Cause Nearly Half a Million More Deaths, Group Says
As many as 451,000 more heat-related deaths between June and the end of February could be attributed to El Niño, compared with heat deaths expected in a typical year, finds Climate Impact Lab in a new...
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Exciting things happening in the Maritimes: "Could a single Maritime power grid make electricity more reliable?" This is exactly the sort of collaboration and long-term thinking we need as we plan for the age of #electricity in Canada. #cdnpoli #nspoli #EnergySky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Could a single Maritime power grid make electricity more reliable? | CBC News
When Canada's premiers met in Prince Edward Island back in July, leaders from the Maritime provinces had power on their minds — just not the political kind.
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David Suzuki Foundation @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ottawa is kicking off fall by "streamlining" how project impacts are assessed in Canada. In this case, "streamlining" processes = steamrolling protections for nature and human health. Industry will profit; we'll pay the price. Our thoughts: bit.ly/3V2FmVf
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Climate Action Network Canada @canrac.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The federal government’s latest legislative changes are gutting environmental and labour protections to build major projects above all else - at the expense of Canadian communities and the ecosystems they hold dear. Are major projects built this way truly in Canada’s national interest?
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Climate Action Network Canada reacts to latest environmental deregulation - Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac)
Unceded Anishinaabe Algonquin Territories , 21 September 2026,: In response to legislation changes introduced today, Katie Gibbs, National Policy Manager at Climate Action Network Canada, issued the ...
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The changes to the Canada Labour Code in this new bill are “without precedent in Canadian law and they’re without precedent even amongst our trading partners in the G7.” “It provides the complete and unlimited discretion to the federal minister to decide who gets to go on strike and who does not.”
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 22/09/2026
Funny, because the Truckers got three weeks to hang out before police lifted a finger. Interesting.
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Julia Levin @jflevin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ahead of the government's caucus retreat & Parliament's return next week, we released new polling. The results? The federal government’s plans to subsidize a new pipeline plan & fast-track mega projects are hurting their popularity. environmentaldefence.ca/2026/09/16/n...
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Canadian Climate Institute @climateinstitute.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Canada’s electricity strategy aims to double power supply by 2050, but realizing the full economic, affordability and energy-security benefits of that investment requires: - Doubling electrification⚡️ - Doubling energy efficiency🎯 Read more ow.ly/cNhK50ZOLyK
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Clean energy leaders call on Canada to “double, double, double” by 2050 | Pembina Institute
OTTAWA — Leading Canadian clean energy industry associations and think tanks have submitted a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney calling on the federal government to expand its emerging national electricity strategy around three mutually reinforcing objectives: double electricity supply, double electrification and double energy efficiency by 2050.
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’m aggressively being served “Voice for Energy” ads this week. I think it’s a fucking tragedy that industry is allowed to shill and grease the public with predatory content on affordability and security right now - especially without disclosing funding by Gas industry. #cdnpoli #climate
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
As gas jumps another ten cents/litre due to craziness on the other side of the planet with zero connection to Canada, this is my regular reminder that the cost of producing that gas hasn’t changed one cent. More on why we pay so much for our own petroleum: centreforfuturework.ca/2026/05/17/a...
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A Sequel We Don’t Want: What the 2026 Oil Price Shock Will Cost Canadians. - Centre for Future Work
The war in the Persian Gulf has caused the biggest disruption in oil supply in world history, and is driving up costs and inflation around the world – including in Canada. New research from the Centre for Future Work, published through the False Profits project, shows how damaging this latest oil shock will be for affordability and inflation in Canada. It also proposes policies to protect consumers and workers.
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"Canada is now more than 20 years behind its 2030 target, with net zero nowhere in sight" #cdnpoli #climate #energysky 440megatonnes.ca/insight/net-...
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2030 target and net zero: Canada is 20 years behind
This analysis shows that the country’s current climate policy package would leave emissions stubbornly high through mid-century.
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Y’all, one does not “prepare” for a word that has warmed by 5°C. One experiences the total collapse of the systems that sustain our communities. Every fraction of a degree matters. And #cdnpoli is failing badly right now. We gotta get to work. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Canadians should prepare for a 5 C hotter future, report warns | CBC News
The federal government's new report summarizing the latest science on climate change warns that under current climate policies, the impact on Canadians will likely be "far from benign."
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"While this is devastating and alarming, it is not the end of the fight. Every tenth of a degree means lives saved. Period." Timely words and ageless millennial memes by the great @alexcoolfergus.bsky.social #cdnpoli #climate climatememes.substack.com/p/carbon-cap...
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Carbon Capture is Not Fetch
And we should all stop trying to make it happen.
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
‘Call to Apathy, Not to Arms’ as UN Warns Climate Overshoot Is Inevitable, Downplays Fossil Phaseout www.theenergymix.com/call-to-apat...
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'Call to Apathy, Not to Arms' as UN Report Downplays Fossil Phaseout
A leading UN agency's report confirms humanity will overshoot the 1.5°C global warming threshold but understates the potential to phase out fossil fuels and bring emissions to net-zero by 2050, indepe...
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Ecology Action Centre @ecologyaction.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New polling from the AOSWC and Spark Advocacy shows strong support for offshore wind development in Nova Scotia. Nearly 3 out of 4 of respondents had favorable views of offshore wind, but this support was conditional on concerns over risk management and potential impacts to marine ecosystems.
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Sobering new numbers from @climatecaucus.bsky.social show that more than 6 in 10 Canadians have experienced climate impacts this year so far. #cdnpoli #Climate 1/
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Climate Caucus @climatecaucus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“We face a stark choice: continue building like we did in the 1950s… or build for 2050 and beyond: #disaster-ready, #energy-secure homes that protect families” said Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland: bit.ly/3SnLHK3 Learn about #ElbowsUpforClimate housing asks: elbowsupforclimate.ca/housing-2/ #cdnpoli
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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) @irena-official.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📉 Total installed costs for battery energy storage have fallen by around 95% since 2010, reaching USD 140/kWh in 2025. Lower costs are making storage more viable to pair with solar & wind power, making renewable power more reliable. More in IRENA’s report ➡️ www.irena.org/Publications...
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Wiring Canada’s Electricity Lines Together a ‘Top Nation-Building Project’ ⚡ Great piece by the folks at Adamant on @theenergymix.com www.theenergymix.com/wiring-canad...
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Wiring Canada’s Electricity Lines Together a ‘Top Nation-Building Project’
The economic case is strong for a national electricity grid in Canada that links everyone to clean, affordable power. Today, provinces trade more power with the United States than they do with one ano...
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ᐊᐢᑭᐩ SACRED EARTH @sacredearthorg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We’re growing our team ⚡️ Sacred Earth is hiring an Operations Coordinator to help support the finance, HR, and systems behind our Indigenous-led Just Transition work. For eligible applicants ages 18–30. Apply by Sept. 13: sacredearth.solar/careers
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Joan Phillip, a First Nations matriarch and an MLA in Vancouver Strathcona died Friday. Tributes have been pouring in with Premier David Eby calling her an 'epic fighter.' Phillip was 74.
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Tributes for First Nations leader and MLA Joan Phillip, dead at 74
Joan Phillip has died, with Premier David Eby honouring her as an "epic fighter." The MLA for Vancouver-Strathcona died Friday, surrounded by family.
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Climate Action Network Canada @canrac.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Join us next week for Part 2 of our Trade & Climate Webinar Series! In this second webinar, we will dig into Canada’s high-risk, high-emissions bet on LNG expansion, unpacking concerns around ownership, consent, market realities & more. 📅 Sept 1st, 1pm ET / 10am PT 📍 Register: shorturl.at/UnJMi
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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 26/08/2026
The new Meta data centre, once it comes online, could add $270–$460 a year to household electricity bills. Our analysis shows that Alberta’s planned data centre policy creates risks of further electricity bill increases. Here's what you need to know ➡️ buff.ly/cVuvKy7
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Canadian Climate Institute @climateinstitute.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
New study from Pembina Institute shows that Saskatchewan’s decision to extend coal power will cost twice as much as renewables and storage, and will lead to higher electricity rates and higher emissions. ow.ly/jRJM50ZFRVP
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Climate Action Network Canada @canrac.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Tariff retaliation is necessary, but not enough. True resilience demands we not only diversify trade, but move away from a volatile high-carbon status quo. Canada must support workers and communities as we build the economy of the future. shorturl.at/rihP6
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Climate Action Network Canada reacts to the collapse of the Canada-U.S. trade talks - Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac)
Unceded Anishinaabe Algonquin Territories , 25 August 2026: In response to the collapse of the U.S.-Canada trade negotiations over the weekend, Caroline Brouillette, Executive Director of Climate Ac...
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Oil Change International @oilchange.org · 25/08/2026
Trump's war on Iran has claimed thousands of lives and driven up the cost of living for millions of working people. Meanwhile, Big Oil cashes in. bit.ly/3UlZjWC
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Big Oil Is Seeing Windfall Profits as Trump’s War on Iran Drives Up Prices
Amid the destabilization and devastation caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran, oil executives are raking in billions.
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Fondation David Suzuki @fonddavidsuzuki.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Le captage du carbone, une panacée pour la crise climatique? Non! 👎 David Suzuki vous explique pourquoi : dsfdn.org/4fq7mKd
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I missed this gem while I was unplugged on vacation. Great writing from @jameswsthomson.com with @nationalobserver.com 📰 "The smoke that came from nowhere for no reason" www.nationalobserver.com/2026/08/07/o...
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The smoke that came from nowhere for no reason
The Globe and Mail published a jarring editorial that lamented our smoky summers without once pointing toward their cause. For Canada's paper of record, it's a serious omission of a reality the govern...
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Very cool job opening with @climatecaucus.bsky.social is closing for submissions this Friday, Aug 28th! Great opportunity with a fantastic team doing great work! #Climate climatecaucus.ca/programs-pol...
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Job Posting: Programs & Policy Senior Manager - Climate Caucus
About Climate Caucus Global challenges, local solutions: there has never been a more crucial time to accelerate community-level climate policy and to amplify trusted voices […]
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Great piece of writing by @mitchellbeer.bsky.social on @theenergymix.com today "The End of the World vs. the End of the Week: Carney’s Pushback on Trump’s Bullying Could Point to the Next Energy Transition Moment" #climate #cdnpoli energymixweekender.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
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The End of the World vs. the End of the Week: Carney’s Pushback on Trump’s Bullying Could Point to the Next Energy Transition Moment
There are no guarantees. (There never are.) But PM Mark Carney’s latest move to protect Canadian sovereignty could open a path to the real nation-building projects we need and want.
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David Suzuki Foundation @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples should be a day of celebration, but the choices our government is offering Indigenous Peoples is difficult to ignore. Read the full story online: dsfdn.org/carney-elbows-in
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I’m having a great summer, and this is how you know I’m having a great summer:
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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 28/07/2026
China’s electric vehicle exports reached a record $9.2 billion in May 2026, with most going to Southeast Asia. 🤯 EV adoption is accelerating across Asia, adding to evidence that electrification is reducing future demand for oil. 🚗⚡ Dive into the data from @ember-energy.org ➡️ : buff.ly/kf1nY1E
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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 24/07/2026
Canada’s electricity demand is set to double by 2050. That’s why we need more grid integration. Yesterday’s First Ministers’ conference in PEI shows promising momentum to build new interties, but there’s no time to waste - let’s #ElectrifyNow. Our statement here ⬇️ buff.ly/monub6p
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Mounting trade pressures reinforce the need for connected Canadian grid | Pembina Institute
EDMONTON — Tim Weis, Senior Director, Industrial Decarbonization at the Pembina Institute, made the following statement following the First Ministers’ announcement to advance the buildout of…
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 24/07/2026
Renewables are now the world's largest source of electricity – and the main source of new supplies
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
It me 🧠 Along with the existential doom of big smoke and heat wave days, they often come with being down and out with a killer migraine. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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Does wildfire smoke make your head pound? Canadian study finds spike in migraine-related hospital visits | CBC News
New Health Canada research found a six per cent increase in headache-related hospital trips linked to particulate matter from wildfires, suggesting periods of smoke-filled air may precede severe heada...
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David Suzuki Foundation @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Some good news from the Maritimes: clean electrification with renewables is the future.⚡ Want to have your say in Canada's electricity future? Send a letter to Ottawa: dsfdn.org/canada-clean-electricity
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Maritime Provinces, Federal Government to Explore Electricity Co-operation, System Integration This is the kind of "MOU" you love to see on energy in Canada ⚡ #cdnpoli #nspoli #electrification news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/07/2...
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Maritime Provinces, Federal Government to Explore Electricity Co-operation, System Integration
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Hadrian @hadrianmk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Canada is trading real and immediate harms for speculative long-term benefits. We need to think twice about the race to adopt AI indiscriminately across every sector of society and the economy. Major new @policyalternatives.ca report on AI: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Think twice: A citizen’s guide to artificial intelligence in Canada | CCPA
Canadians need to think twice about the promise and inevitability of artificial intelligence and be prepared to push back on the AI industry
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Great new report from @hadrianmk.bsky.social and @policyalternatives.ca Think twice: A citizen’s guide to artificial intelligence in Canada. The harms outweigh the speculative benefits of #AI adoption. Canadians should be prepared to push back. #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Think twice: A citizen’s guide to artificial intelligence in Canada | CCPA
Canadians need to think twice about the promise and inevitability of artificial intelligence and be prepared to push back on the AI industry
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Canadian Climate Institute @climateinstitute.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
How can Canada double the size of its electricity grids while keeping prices down? Partnering with coauthor Michael Liebreich, we propose a new policy idea to help deliver on those two goals. Read our our Policy Brief: ow.ly/XX2k50Zrmxq
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New federal fund proposed to finance power grid expansion while keeping prices down
Proposed Powering Canada Forward Fund would enable Canada to double the capacity of its electricity grid by 2050 without driving up...
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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 19/07/2026
Canadians are facing another devastating wildfire season, supercharged by climate change. Yet Canada's governments plan to spend taxpayer $ on a new pipeline, alongside a weakened Pathways carbon capture deal that will see emissions go up, not down. 🚨 Canadians deserve better. #cdnpoli
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Canadian Labour @canadianlabour.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
You can't "tough it out" through extreme heat or wildfire smoke. As climate risks grow, workplace protections must grow with them. Keeping workers safe means treating climate change as a health and safety issue. Read @clcpresident.bsky.social's latest op-ed: www.ohscanada.com/opinions/our...
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Our climate is changing and the health and safety of workers is on the line
It’s July, and out-of-control wildfires are raging across the country, polluting our air and showing how hot it already is.
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Last time I saw The Odyssey it was circa 1999 and my social studies teacher wheeled out a tv on a cart with a VCR and put on this timeless classic:
VHS movie cover of “Wishbone: Homer Sweet Homer”, depicting a Jack Russell Terrier dressed as Odysseus
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Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Truly the stupidest of times. So much horror and anxiety and real struggle (and lots of brilliant, important emergent work worth celebrating too) But hot damn, truly the dumbest of times. apple.news/AMkrhjwOmT2W...
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Trump threatens to raise tariffs over Canadian wildfire smoke — CTV News
U.S. President Donald Trump says the cost of pollution from wildfire smoke drifting south of the border 'must' be added to the tariffs imposed on Canadian goods.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Carney's climate plan:
Screenshot of the facebook event for: "Shoot at hurricane Irma" in which people intended to shoot down a fucking hurricane
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