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Scott Forbes🇨🇦

@theecologyprof.bsky.social
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U of Winnipeg ecologist; behavioural ecology; wildlife biology; fisheries; families; birds; climate change; naturalist.

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 8h
A white-breasted nuthatch has its downs and ups for today’s #BirdOfTheDay themes. #LookingDown #LookingUp #birds #nuthatches #backyardbirds #birdphotography #ECK 🪶
A white-breasted nuthatch, showing its white breast, perches on a branch facing the camera with its black-capped head tilted down to look at what’s below.A white-breasted nuthatch, showing its white breast, perches on a branch facing the camera with its white head tilted up to look at what’s above.
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Clinty1 @clinty1.bsky.social · 10h
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #LookingDown- any bird looking down/head lowered Alt. is #LookingUp- any bird looking up/head raised Here's a twofer for @atlanticbirding.bsky.social theme choice...one tree swallow looking up and one looking down #Birds #TreeSwallow
Two tree swallows-white chests, brown wings, iridescent blue backs. One in the air hovering above the other perched on a dead branch
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 7h
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 8h
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #LookingDown, a baltimore oriole. #Birds 🪶
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
A new study identifies "a statistically significant doubling of the global warming rate during 2011–25 (0.40 °C per decade) compared to 1971–2025 (0.20 °C per decade)." It also claims that "the ensemble mean of 26 climate models fails to capture the observed doubling of the warming."
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
For @robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Brown, a male brown-headed cowbird. #Birds 🪶
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Marco Festa-Bianchet 🇨🇦 @marcofesta.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I remember very well when COSEWIC first assessed the porbeagle as endangered following a catastrophic decline, over 20 years ago. DFO kay-boshed the listing because there were TWO boats commercially fishing this shark www.techtimes.com/articles/328...
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Canada Proposes Endangered Listing for Porbeagle Shark After Audit Exposed 22-Year Bias
Canada species at risk act: Canada proposed Thursday adding the porbeagle shark and 10 other aquatic species to federal endangered protection, reversing more than 22 years of government delay that a 2...
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I get pushback from some colleagues who argue what consenting adults do is their choice. I disagree. The power asymmetries are too great. Faculty-student relationships should be off limits. Period. And if that simple rule was in place, Galloway would still have a career. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Steven Galloway testifies that faculty-student relationships in UBC arts program were common | CBC News
The bestselling author is suing multiple people for defamation — including the main defendant, a former UBC student who accused him of sexual assault, which was later found to be unsubstantiated by a ...
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Follow the money. My strong suspicion is that projects like this - ones that won't be built any time soon, if ever - are promoted by the fossil fuel industry to keep Oil & Gas burning as long as possible. #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #Renewables www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Plans advance for floating nuclear plant in New Brunswick, a first among G7 countries
Facility would be the first nuclear project majority-owned by First Nations and could serve as ‘commercial blueprint’ for developer Prodigy Clean Energy
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Lecia Michelle @leciamichelle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Ducks&GeeseInFlight. This goofball was chasing another Canada goose and flew so close to me! #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky
Canada goose with brown and white feathers and a black head, flying over water preparing to land, its webbed feet downward and its wings spread wide.
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PacBirds @pacbirds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
A common goldeneye for the #Ducks&GeeseInFlight theme of #BirdOfTheDay #birds #nature #photography #ECK
Small diving duck flying low over a river, with dark brown back and wings, and striking white patches, and dark green head, bright yellow eye and white cheek patch.
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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 11/10/2026
The federal government has fast-tracked the Pacific Link pipeline, while the carbon capture plan tied to it gets smaller and smaller. “There’s no binding commitment” to build the Pathways project and “no penalty really” for not doing it. 🔗 buff.ly/zAQF6bP
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Rob's claiming that Alan's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Ducks&GeeseInFlight Due to suffering premature imagification yesterday, there's 1 repeat & 1 new: Canada Geese in Ottawa, Ontario #ECK #birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #Photography #Nikon #PhotographersOfBlueSky
Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) over a frozen Dows Lake, Ottawa, OntarioCanada Geese (Branta canadensis), Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
🪶 Rob has chosen #Ducks&GeeseInFlight as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; any ducks or geese in flight... Last weekend at Lake Manitoba the geese were on the move.
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 10/10/2026
"A proposal by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) to power data centres in the province will only allow natural gas-powered projects to connect to the grid" The worst petrostates on the planet are scrambling to cement AI slop as a new demand source for fossil fuels
A proposal by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) to power data centres in the province will only allow natural gas-powered projects to connect to the grid.

The June proposal states that gas-fired thermal generation can operate in all weather conditions, can handle high electric loads and passes the “electrical island” test, meaning it can provide stable power without grid access.

Renewables, hybrid facilities and standalone energy storage facilities are excluded because they don’t meet those requirements it says.
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Green jobs, clean energy, high pay, abundant jobs: what's not to like? But Mr. Carney thinks Canada's future lies in fossil fuels which is why he's pouring billions into big, fat subsidies for the Oil Barons and spending pennies on #ElectroTech. Make it make sense. www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
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Electrification is happening, and these jobs are already hot, industry says | CBC Climate Change News
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we meet workers training for an industry that needs them for the clean energy transition; see what a Kelvin wave looks like; and find out why trees have ...
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CassWArt 🌴 @casswart.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today is International #SaveTheVaquita Day! 🎉 With fewer than 20 left, the Vaquita is the world's most endangered marine mammal. I painted this piece in the hope of raising awareness for vaquita.day. #Cetacean #Whales #Porpoise #Endangeredspecies #Conservation #Animalart #Sciart #NatureArt
A painting of 3 Vaquitas swimming underwater among some corals and underwater plant life. 

This painting was made for Save the Vaquita Week 2026 in hopes of raising funds and awareness to help the vaquita come back from possible extinction. 

Save the Vaquita Postcard Print is a limited run of 100 signed 5x7 inch postcard prints, on premium cardstock, and will be signed and numbered on the back.

This hand painted original postcard print is a little token and a reminder that you made a difference in helping the Vaquita. All funds will be donated directly to porpoise.org for Save the Vaquita Week!
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This was sunrise at Lake Manitoba last weekend. I just like this pic.
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Patrick Canning 🇨🇦 @patrickcanning.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It's hand-outs for Big Oil and the most fascist premiere Canada has ever had. "Free market" for everybody else.
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Siri, what is malignant narcissism?"
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Beachrunner 🌞🌊 @beachrunner2.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today’s #BirdoftheDay theme is #Green. Not a lotta green on a #GreenHeron, but here’s one anyway. Beautiful little #Birds.
A Green Heron wades at the edge of some vegetation. There are rings in the water where he just jabbed at food.
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Green - any birds or backgrounds that have Green in them. Rainbow lorikeets have green ... and a bunch of other colours too! #Birds 🪶
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The Feds will subsidize a $100 billion pipeline after paying $34bil for the last one. But the PM signs on with Trump to fight subsidized EV technology. This has nothing to do with jobs. It is about blocking the expansion of cheap/accessible alternatives. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Canada signs on to pledge to fight subsidized overproduction of EVs, batteries, and solar panels
More than a dozen G20 countries say their domestic industries are being harmed by excess factory capacity elsewhere
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
No deals with Putin needed for wind and solar. That’s real energy security. #Renewables
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 09/10/2026
🇨🇦🔌 NEW POLL: Nearly half of Canadians (48%) now say they're leaning toward an EV for their next vehicle, up three percentage points since April, according to our latest survey with Abacus Data. #cdnpoli #EV
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Poll: EV interest climbs, but some Canadians are waiting for Chinese EVs, more electric pickups, or just don’t realize prices have improved - Clean Energy Canada
Plus, more than twice as many Canadians would prefer a European-influenced vehicle market over a U.S. one
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Patrick Canning 🇨🇦 @patrickcanning.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Another foreign owned oil project.
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Shell to buy 30% stake in proposed Bay du Nord oil project off Newfoundland | CBC News
Equinor says it will retain a 70 per cent operating interest in the project, which would be the first deepwater oil development in Canada if it goes ahead.
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"That's not a frying pan. That's a frying pan."
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John Woodside @woodsideful.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Everyone can see new oil and gas projects are getting the lion's share of Ottawa's time and resources, but put that next to the latest emissions estimates that show electrification efforts are stalling too and Carney's sales pitch really starts to unravel.
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Hodgson pledges oil and gas at ‘heart’ of economic strategy as national electrification stalls
While Canada's energy minister pitches natural resources as central to a "recalibration" of economic risk, new Canadian Climate Institute figures show the country slipping further from its emissions g...
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Beautifully done CBC story in BC on the secret lives of sea wolves (not orca) and a surprising intro to the Pacific sleeper shark. 6 min youtu.be/lyAaLAipTt0?...
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The wild diet of sea wolves
YouTube video by CBC News
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Get with the plan for the inevitable #EnergyTransition or get out of the way. These neanderthals, Carney front and centre, are getting in the way. Why? They're defending the fossil fuel industry that profits from burning the planet. #CleanTech #ElectroTech www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Canada signs on to pledge to fight subsidized overproduction of EVs, batteries, and solar panels
More than a dozen G20 countries say their domestic industries are being harmed by excess factory capacity elsewhere
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Britons kept in dark about scale of climate crisis, say viewers of ‘first-of-its-kind’ emergency briefing. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Britons kept in dark about scale of climate crisis, say viewers of ‘first-of-its-kind’ emergency briefing
Nine out of 10 people felt motivated to act after watching film outlining threats to food security, economy and public health
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#NobelPeacePrize www.cbc.ca/news/world/n...
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Human rights lawyer Navi Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize | CBC News
Navanethem (Navi) Pillay, a South Africa-born human rights lawyer, former United Nations high commissioner for human rights and judge on the International Court of Justice, was awarded the Nobel Peace...
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Bulldozing Indigenous peoples for the sake of economic progress. Where have I seen that before? #Neocolonialism #Reconciliation #TRC www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Alberta First Nation taking Ottawa to court over move to fast-track Pacific Link pipeline
The group is the first to bring a legal challenge against the federal push to speed approvals for the project, a key priority of both Ottawa and Alberta
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social says today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #waders - any wading bird. I think a #GreatBlueHeron qualifies. #Birds 🪶
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is really quite astonishing. A butterfly migrating from Manitoba to Mexico in 40 days. Amazing! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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1st of 29 monarch butterflies tagged on Canadian Prairies reaches Mexico after perilous migration | CBC News
The first of more than two dozen endangered monarch butterflies tagged with radio trackers on the Prairies this summer has made it to Mexico to overwinter, a mere five weeks after fluttering off from ...
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tigerheron.bsky.social @tigerheron.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Here's my favorite #crooner, for #BirdOfTheDay: A Swainson's thrush.
A bird wth tan back and white belly with tan spots perches on a mossy limb, mouth open as it sings.
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Chris Wiebe @chriswiebe.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I don’t have the words to describe the horror of this act. Isaiah does: “Isaiah 5:20: Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.”
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 09/10/2026
America has absolutely lost itself. I can’t imagine how many generations it will take for the global community to take it seriously again.
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 08/10/2026
The most powerful country in the world is run by psychopaths.
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Dirty tricks from fossil fuels: Chevron Gave $150K to Bay Area Group Accused of Using AI to Fight Heat Pump Rule www.desmog.com/2026/10/05/c...
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Chevron Gave $150K to Bay Area Group Accused of Using AI to Fight Heat Pump Rule
The group claimed victory after regulators recommended delaying landmark rules that would eventually phase out gas water heaters in 2.8 million homes.
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Southern resident killer whales are iconic and also critically endangered. Mr. Carney intends to finish them off with a new pipeline (that makes zero economic sense) that will jack up supertanker traffic in the Salish Sea. This is an environmental abomination. #PipelineBan www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Dead orca calf spotted off Vancouver Island | CBC News
Researchers in Washington state say a southern resident killer whale that suffered multiple reproductive losses in the past has been seen again with a dead calf off British Columbia's coast.
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #crooners - can't you just hear that melodious call of the yellow-headed blackbird, the rough equivalent of a loud, broken accordion? #Birds 🪶
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Congratulations Anne Carson, Canada’s poet extraordinaire, for winning the Nobel prize in literature. 🇨🇦 #Canada www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.
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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sacrifice Zone: Alberta Greenlights the First Step Toward Dumping Tailings Upstream of an Indigenous Community indigenousinsider.substack.com/p/sacrifice-...
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Sacrifice Zone: Alberta Greenlights the First Step Toward Dumping Tailings Upstream of an Indigenous Community
Alberta’s regulator exempted Suncor’s tailings release from environmental review. Fort Chipewyan’s three Nations are fighting back.
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Green Party of Canada | Parti Vert du Canada @canadiangreens.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
WATCH: After approving another climate-killing pipeline, the government now claims it is “avoiding highly sensitive ecosystems.” Today, Elizabeth May demanded to know whether they talked to any scientists before making this deeply flawed decision.
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Clean Up Your Mess Alberta @cuym-alberta.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We started the Clean Up Your Mess campaign last year to hold the #oilandgas industry accountable for their own cleanup. As a provincial election draws closer, the #Alberta government is STILL trying to download tens of billions of dollars in cleanup costs onto taxpayers.
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FrameToFrameNature @frametoframenature.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Today's #BirdOfTheDay thanks to Alan is #BlueWater, birds surrounded by Blue Water. Here is a Harlequin Duck on the blue waters of Lake Ontario. #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #Ontario #Canada @alan678.bsky.social
Harlequin Duck on the blue waters of Lake Ontario
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