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Tim Takaro

@timtakaro.bsky.social
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Physician-scientist in planetary health, active optimist and father of two.

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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I wish the PM would consider living in the world we have instead of the world he wishes we had. We live in a world where fossil energy expansion increases carbon emissions, that increases temperatures, that increases people dying in climate-related events. No more pipelines!
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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Great read! Sadly not the only fossil E project that needs to stop! See map with George Rammell and green party leader @Emily Loewen. A lot of work still to be done!
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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Meanwhile governments with fossil energy want to get that money out of the ground and burned up as soon as possible, hoping no one will notice the crime until they are gone.
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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
The NDP locked BC into billions in LNG subsidies. What did we get? Few long term jobs, mostly low wage. Profits shipped offshore. Climate targets gone. Clean tech innovation underfunded while yesterday's industry gets billions. You can't easily remove a bad commitment. It's true for gas everywhere.
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Jasmine Crockett @jasmineforus.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Bad Bunny understood the assignment…
A picture of bad bunny with the word love
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Wilderness Committee @wildernews.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Chiefs representing more than 600 First Nations voted unanimously for Ottawa to uphold the oil-tanker ban and to withdraw from the deal between the federal and Alberta governments that could see a pipeline project pushed through. #cdnpoli #pipeline
theguardian.com
Canada may approve a new oil pipeline. First Nations fear another ‘worst-case scenario’
Mark Carney is considering lifting a tanker ban that has protected coastal communities for 53 years
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants by @sambiddle.com theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...
theintercept.com
ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants
Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate — and paid cash bonuses for performance.
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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
BC Government/gas industry greenwash of new gas plant in Kitimat explained by CAPE's Dr. Sally Harvie. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 14/10/2025
We all have blind spots, which is why it is important to check them regularly especially while driving an economic engine forward.
timescolonist.com
Comment: LNG start-up flaring is a public-health blind spot — and B.C. is ignoring it
LNG terminals burn nearly three times more gas during their first two years of operation than afterward.
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BC Climate Emergency Campaign @bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
By approving Ksi Lisims, the BC gov has chosen the side of the fossil fuel industry at the exact moment global markets are shifting to renewables. Piece by Dr. Melissa Lem (@cape-bc.bsky.social), Kai Nagata (@dogwoodbc.bsky.social) & Emiko Newman (BCCEC). bcclimateemergency.ca/in-the-news-...
bcclimateemergency.ca
Opinion: BC’s massive carbon bomb approval is an act of arson — BC Climate Emergency Campaign
By Dr. Melissa Lem, Kai Nagata, and Emiko Newman.
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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
As the elders have told us, water is life. Here in BC, we have a gas industry, heavily subsidized by taxpayers, that is sucking the life out of northern communities. The government is apparently addicted to this relationship. What will our grandchildren say about this when they are grown?
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Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment @cape-acme.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
@timtakaro.bsky.social (CAPE physician, SFU researcher & study co-author): “LNG has taken centre stage in the Carney administration’s nation-building strategy, and yet we’re continuing to discover how poorly regulated this industry really is, particularly with respect to its risks to human health.”
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Comment: LNG start-up flaring is a public-health blind spot — and B.C. is ignoring it. LNG terminals burn nearly three times more gas during their first two years of operation than afterward. Recommended read by Drs @timtakaro.bsky.social and Laura Minet: www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
timescolonist.com
Comment: LNG start-up flaring is a public-health blind spot — and B.C. is ignoring it
LNG terminals burn nearly three times more gas during their first two years of operation than afterward.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
More than 200 musicians demand Carney move away from fossil fuels. 'Canada is burning' reads the campaign's letter, signed by the @theweatherstation.bsky.social , Luna Li, Cris Derksen, @danmanganmusic.com, @sarahharmer.bsky.social and more www.cbc.ca/music/carney...
cbc.ca
More than 200 musicians demand Carney move away from fossil fuels | CBC Music
'Canada is burning' reads the campaign's letter, signed by Sarah Harmer, Luna Li, Cris Derksen, the Weather Station and more.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Bill McKibben on Democracy Now discussing the explosion of renewable energy and "Sun Day" youtu.be/Sb2_28t0RSg?...
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Bill McKibben on Renewable Energy, "Sun Day" & the "Last Chance" for Climate
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
BC isn’t broke! Equip yourself with arguments to challenge austerity narratives in favour of more sustainable, progressive policy solutions like fair taxation & robust public investment. Join our webinar with senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social‬, Sept. 17, noon PT bcpolicy.ca/events/
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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
insidemedicine.substack.com
Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.
The end of an era.
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Clem A Kaos @clemakaos.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
YES! Lisa Cook for POTUS!!
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
As wildfires rage across 🇨🇦 – a unifying experience from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland and so many places in between – one thing is clear: Approving new fossil fuel infrastructure is a willful act of arson. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
theguardian.com
Canada wildfire season already second worst on record as experts warn of ‘new reality’
More than 470 Canadian fires classified as ‘out of control’ as scientists say climate change exacerbating the burning
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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
This statement by CANE makes so much sense. When pension board says, it's their fiduciary responsibility to invest in fossil E. remind them it's a dead end for the planet and future gens, i.e. impossible to be a good longterm investment for anyone who cares about people.
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Claire Kraatz @climatemamaclaire.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Canadians are already facing the devastating impacts of climate change. From #wildfire smoke blanketing our cities to floods, #heatwaves, and thawing permafrost – the crisis is here, now, and worsening. If we fail to act, the consequences will be catastrophic. #fires #wildfires #health #nurses
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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War writes on the 80th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing. Never again! Eliminate nuclear weapons progressive.org/op-eds/after...
progressive.org
After Eighty Years, Nuclear Threat Remains Grave
A nuclear war would be catastrophic. We must eliminate nuclear weapons to ensure events like the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki never happen again.
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Rob Duncan @robduncan.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
#USPOL #USA #us #uspoli #poli #politics #cdnpoli #canada #MidasMighty #america #Politics-matter #PoliticsNation #Ethics #Justice #SocialJustice #bcpoli #abpoli #onpoli #topoli #yyjpoli #yvrpoli #yyzpoli #ClimateActionNow #ClimateChange #Climate #Ecosocialism #Nature #BCClimateAction #capitalism
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Edward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
What if 2025 isn't just one of the hottest years ever, but also the coolest year for the rest of our lives? Join @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social tomorrow (Aug 5) at 7pm ET for a chat about #heatwaves and what we can do to achieve a healthier future: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #cdnhealth
Outlook for August 2025 temperature patterns in Canada posted by Environment Canada showing that most of Canada will be above average temperatures.
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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
You gotta love Andrew Nikiforuk's expose' of the planetary criminal, Alberta's premier Smith. Her utter hypocrisy is stunning, and yes, she really does sound like a magpie! thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
thetyee.ca
The One Bird Danielle Smith Is Most Like | The Tyee
Behold the freewheeling magpie, a tireless scavenger that never stops squawking.
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🇨🇦 Ken Robinson: Proud/ NASTY CANADIAN in AB 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @kprobinson0155.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
And who can't vote but can run..
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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
What good is the UN Security Council if it cannot stop Israel from starving children as a policy of displacement? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
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As Starvation Rises, Israeli Minister Says Israel Is ‘Driving Out’ Gazans
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
“Canada's pursuit of mega fossil fuel expansion projects stands in stark defiance of the ICJ... This historic ruling is not merely a legal opinion; it's a global mandate that shatters any illusion of continued fossil fuel impunity." www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/23/n...
nationalobserver.com
Landmark court ruling a stark rebuke of Canadian position on climate change
The ICJ finding is a watershed moment in the fight against climate change that should send shivers down the spine of the fossil fuel industry, while threatening to upend the legality of Prime Minister...
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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
What good is the UN Security Council if it cannot stop Israel from starving children as a policy of displacement? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
nytimes.com
As Starvation Rises, Israeli Minister Says Israel Is ‘Driving Out’ Gazans
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Frontline communities at serious health risks from LNG, growing body of scientific research shows. Oped by Dr Ulrike Meyer & Dr @timtakaro.bsky.social: Gvts need to show via a comprehensive, cumulative & independent health impacts assessment that industry is safe. vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
vancouversun.com
Opinion: Frontline communities at serious health risks from LNG, growing body of scientific research shows
Frontline communities at serious health risks from LNG, growing body of scientific research shows
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
My latest: For years the climate movement has been calling on fed gvt to spend 2% of GDP on climate infrastructure & action, to no avail. Now 🇨🇦’s military spending will hit 2% this year. Why's it so hard to spend what it takes confronting the real emergency? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/09/o...
nationalobserver.com
There's always money for the military. But climate?
For years, the climate movement has been calling on the federal government to spend two per cent of GDP on climate infrastructure and action, to no avail. And yet, Canada’s military spending will hit ...
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Wilderness Committee @wildernews.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Solidarity with Gitxsan land defenders resisting the PRGT pipeline ✊ On Tuesday, land defenders marched with a new Tiny House through Victoria to the Environmental Assessment Office to make it clear: there is no consent for PRGT. The house now heads north to the frontlines. #prgt #landback
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Jennifer Nathan @climatejusticenow.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
NOT SATIRE: U.S. Politicians Say Wildfire Smoke is Ruining Americans’ Summers, Demand Canada Stop It www.theenergymix.com/not-satire-u...
theenergymix.com
NOT SATIRE: U.S. Politicians Say Wildfire Smoke is Ruining Americans’ Summers, Demand Canada Stop It
Six Republican members of the U.S. Congress have sent a letter to Canada's ambassador calling for action on the wildfires sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states.
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CAPE BC - Canadian Ass'n of Physicians for the Environment BC @cape-bc.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
A majority of British Columbians support pausing LNG development until a cumulative, independent health impact assessment is completed. Health care is their top priority—oil and gas subsidies subsidies are their lowest.
cape.ca
Fewer Than 2 in 10 Canadians Want Their Tax Dollars Going To Largely Foreign-Owned Companies To Build More LNG Projects - CAPE
With Canada’s first LNG export terminal opening in a matter of weeks, fewer than two in 10 Canadians, or 18 per cent, want their tax dollars going to largely foreign-owned oil and gas companies to bui...
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CAPE BC - Canadian Ass'n of Physicians for the Environment BC @cape-bc.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Fracked gas harms health—from cancer to childhood asthma. In the @vancouversun.bsky.social, CAPE doctors Ulrike Meyer & @timtakaro.bsky.social call for a pause on LNG expansion in B.C. until a full, independent health impact assessment is done. 1/
vancouversun.com
Opinion: Frontline communities at serious health risks from LNG, growing body of scientific research shows
Frontline communities at serious health risks from LNG, growing body of scientific research shows
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Canada’s Oil and Gas Growth Could Backfire—Study finds billions in oil and gas investment at risk as global demand declines. Up to 66% of future capital investments in Canadian oil and gas projects are in danger of becoming stranded. www.iisd.org/articles/pre...
iisd.org
Canada’s Oil and Gas Growth Could Backfire—Study finds billions in oil and gas investment at risk as global demand declines
A new report released today by the IISD and Environmental Defence warns that Canada’s continued expansion of oil and gas production risks stranding billions in future investment as the world accelerat...
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Tweety @tweety-woody.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS RT 1 Rehoboth Northbound” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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NO KINGS RT 1 Rehoboth Northbound · Mobilize
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from President Trump and...
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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
There is further, very dangerous aggression from Israel, as a few hours ago, it bombed Iranian targets, including nuclear facilities. This is VERY dangerous.
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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Would someone please explain to the Canadian Prime Minister that a decarbonized fossil energy pipeline is a fiction? He said this yesterday as if it was physically possible. I guess he forgot about the emissions from the fuel being burned and pretends carbon capture works at scale.
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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Does anyone know how much it costs to get a pardon from Trump these days? I'd like one for a friend (it's a surprise).
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🇨🇦 Ken Robinson: Proud/ NASTY CANADIAN in AB 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @kprobinson0155.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
#RiseUpUSA
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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Message to G7 leaders meeting in the beautiful Canadian Rockies: Remember Jasper fire last year. Don't burn us up!
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Wilderness Committee @wildernews.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
🚨 TAKE ACTION: Stop Bill 15 and the BC NDP's power grab 🚨 Bill 15 is a disaster for the climate, Indigenous rights and our democratic rights in B.C. Write in to tell your MLA to reject this disastrous Bill 👇 #bcpoli #stopbill15
wildernesscommittee.org
Stop Bill 15: A power grab that could destroy ecosystems
Territorial Recognition
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Clem A Kaos @clemakaos.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
“In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, and has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration." #Bruce
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CAPE BC - Canadian Ass'n of Physicians for the Environment BC @cape-bc.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Dr. @timtakaro.bsky.social of @cape-acme.bsky.social says if LNG & pipelines aren’t intended, the law should say so—future governments might not interpret it that way. "It's crucial that we not make it easier to build fossil fuel energy infrastructure, & this bill does make it easier," he says.
cbc.ca
Premier stands behind bill to fast-track infrastructure projects, despite growing backlash | CBC News
Premier David Eby is not backing down from proposed legislation that would allow the government to fast-track infrastructure projects despite concerns from Indigenous and environmental groups.
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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Pretending that we don't still have a climate emergency is political malpractice. There's no sovereignty on a dead planet.
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Robb Barnes 🇨🇦 @robb-barnes.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Ontario is dependent on the US for gas. This has to change - especially as the health harms of gas become clearer and prices shoot up in response to tariffs. We have the tools to make the changes we need. Let's get it done! @cape-acme.bsky.social www.theenergymix.com/advocates-pu...
theenergymix.com
Advocates Push to Ditch Gas Amid Soaring Prices in Ontario, B.C.
As gas prices rise again in Ontario and British Columbia, leaving millions of Canadians at the mercy of volatile markets—and Wall Street—health and climate experts say it's time for policymakers to br...
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Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment @cape-acme.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
BREAKING: New report reveals fossil fuel companies funding misleading #ClimateEducation in schools across Canada, downplaying fossil fuels’ role in the climate crisis and the urgent need to transition away from them. Read the joint press release and report from CAPE & For Our Kids: loom.ly/WhY0TbM
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Fossil fuel companies funding and supplying misleading climate education to Canadian schools, new report shows - CAPE
Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat | February 18, 2025 — Amid concerns about rising misinformation, disinformation...
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Tim Takaro @timtakaro.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
No wonder they're also against vaccines!
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