David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’m not sure that “Bring Back Smog” is going to be a winning election slogan for the Republicans. 000
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What a beautiful Tuesday afternoon in Vancouver 🇨🇦 I get to ride along the False Creek Seawall as I take my grandson to his architecture program at Arts Umbrella. Then, enjoy the view from Granville Island's Ron Basford Park. 030
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.vancitylookout.com/p/volunteer-...vancitylookout.comVolunteer bus bench building highlights need for South Vancouver transit investmentWith municipal elections on the horizon, the infrastructure that supports some of the city’s most in-need transit riders have become a key election issue. 010
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump bans CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White HouseUS president has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major traditional news media since start of second term 000
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...nationalobserver.comFeds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessmentsThe change comes as part of a suite of amendments to Canada's impact assessment laws passed by the Carney government early Wednesday morning. 063
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Editorial cartoon by @theomoudakis.bsky.social for the Toronto Star, Wed. Sept. 9, 2026. 010
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/04/o...nationalobserver.comWildfires are front-page news. Why isn't their cause?Canada has a serious climate literacy problem. Only about half of Canadians correctly identify burning fossil fuels as the primary source of climate pollution. 020
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comUN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scaleTogo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland 120
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Last week on our road trip to the Okanagan, we saw this beautiful rainbow as we were leaving Hope. 110
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026For all those people wondering what to do while their EV is charging on a road trip, may I suggest eating pizza 🍕. My wife and I enjoyed a delicious tandoori paneer pizza while our @volkswagen.bsky.social ID Buzz was filling up at the Electrify Canada station in Hope 🇨🇦 030
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Last night's annual lantern procession at Trout Lake was fun. Here's the East Van Carnival Band getting ready to lead the procession. Then the moon rising over Trout Lake and a glimpse at one of the lantern displays. 092
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026In the Sky with the Pilots Fighting a BC Megafire via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/08...thetyee.caIn the Sky with the Pilots Fighting a BC Megafire | The TyeeThe Tyee joins a helicopter crew on a critical day in the battle to stop the Ainslie Creek wildfire. 010
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 18/08/2026www.nationalobserver.com/2026/08/17/n...nationalobserver.comEV sales mandate officially on the way outThe federal government is moving to repeal regulations requiring automakers to hit certain electric vehicle sales targets before having all the alternative measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ... 001
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Today’s Vancouver Sun ePaper morphed into The National Post. This is the front page. 020
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026When the world's on Fire you should: a) build another pipeline b) switch to renewable energy 020
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...theglobeandmail.comOkanagan fires offer a glimpse of a worsening wildfire crisisExperts say Canadian wildfires are part of a much larger problem connected to the burning of fossil fuels 010
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 08/08/2026This photo was taken yesterday (photographer unknown) from the front yard of my former Elliott Street neighbours in #Summerland. 040
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 03/08/2026An example of the beautiful forest on Keats Island. 040
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 31/07/2026If you are riding through John Hendry (Trout Lake) Park this evening, there's a barrier on the piece of the BC Parkway bicycle path adjacent to the soccer field. There's a leak in the irrigation system. #bikeyvr #Vancouver 221
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 13/07/2026www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/13/n...nationalobserver.comThe mouth of a BC river could be ground zero for Carney's biggest environmental fight yetCanada’s mightiest salmon river, the Fraser in BC, is already fighting for survival. Now, here come the oil tankers. 020
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 07/07/2026My #FIFA hydration break is the perfect beverage for tonight's USA vs Belgium game. A Belgian-style beer brewed in #Burnaby- @dageraadbeer.bsky.social Go #Belgium 🇧🇪 020
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 02/07/2026What a beautiful Canada 🇨🇦 Day afternoon for riding along the West Dyke Trail in Richmond. 120
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Do we really care about #RoadSafety in #Vancouver ? Once again, while riding my eBike at #30kmh in a "park" zone on Victoria Drive, I was passed by a driver. This time between me & the sidewalk. We must do better @visionzerovancouver.ca @hubvancouverubc.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social 020
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 25/06/2026“Climate change is increasingly acting to reduce productivity, erode living standards and drive up the prices of essentials. Food production and prices are on the front line. This won’t change until we collectively get serious about climate action.” www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: However bad your grocery bill is, it will get worseA confluence of pressures as a result of El Niño and climate change is creating the storm for further rapid price hikes 030
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 20/06/2026I'm looking forward to hearing my wife and her West End Singers choir colleagues at this performance tomorrow evening. 000
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I never expected to see a "UFO" when riding the SeaBus. 000
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 13/06/2026The on again, off again ceasefire with Iran adds to Trump’s collection of FIFA peace prizes. 000
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 11/06/2026www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/11/n... “Corn is one of the most demanding fertilizer crops there are, and we’re using so much of it in a car engine,” …. “We really have to move away from biofuels coming from food crops.”nationalobserver.comIran war jeopardizes global food securityTransitioning to sustainable practices could boost resilience to compounding geopolitical and climate threats, experts say. 010
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 11/06/2026It's always beautiful walking around Trout Lake. 000
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 30/05/2026My wife and I love having the Commercial St Cafe within walking distance of our home. 000
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Once again, drivers block an intersection because they proceed into it when there are no empty lanes on the other side. Note the 3 drivers on Broadway blocking people crossing on Lakewood Drive. @visionzerovancouver.ca @theicbc.bsky.social @hubvancouverubc.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social 040
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 29/05/2026'Egregious': Feds race to destroy key organic research fields www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/28/n.... WHY??nationalobserver.com'Egregious': Feds race to destroy key organic research fieldsField crews at the federal agricultural research station in Swift Current, Sask., have destroyed Canada's only public organic research plots and are planning to plant the fields with non-organic wheat... 010
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 17/05/2026www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/15/n... As we face a hot summer & water restrictions why does Mayor Sim want to increase GHG emissions? #Vancouvernationalobserver.comMayor Ken Sim tries to kill Vancouver's popular gas ban. AgainVancouver Mayor Ken Sim is trying to get rid of the city's ban on natural gas heating in new buildings as well as a suite of other rules designed to reduce emissions. 120
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Having recently spent a lot of $$ shopping on Broadway I really don't understand why council and businesses want to make it difficult for people to #ShopByBike 190
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 15/05/2026You can see BC Place & the decorated cement pillar with a FIFA peace prize logo. If you're attending World Cup games you'll see this view as you'll need to walk from Mainstreet/Science World SkyTrain Station to the stadium since the Beatty St exit at Stadium/Chinatown Station is closed. #FIFAlogic 020
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 08/05/2026www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/08/n... And I thought Stephen Harper’s attacks on science were bad and dangerous. Little did I know that Canada’s “new” government would do the same thing.nationalobserver.comOttawa's plan to shutter farm research facilities, food safety lab draws Parliamentary rebukeThe 10-person committee unanimously recommended in a Wednesday report that Ottawa immediately pause its decision to close the centres and consult with farmers, researchers, advocates and industry grou... 031
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Remembering the "Four Dead in Ohio" - killed at #KentState by the National Guard on May 4, 1970. 020
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Ontario municipalities face the consequences of Ford's speed camera ban www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/23/n... Doug Ford loves to talk about "safety" except for #RoadSafety & protecting kids.nationalobserver.comOntario municipalities face the consequences of Ford's speed camera banCar wrecks, speeding surges and financial messes: Six months into Ontario's speed camera ban, here's what cities and towns across the province are saying. 110
Reposted by David FinnisDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 21/04/2026This remains the greatest piece of persuasive advertising ever made about electrification. It's insane to me that Nissan dropped it & it's insane that no one on the green left has picked it up to make it a national PSA.youtu.beNissan LEAF: Gas Powered Everything commercialYouTube video by Motor1 21421141
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 21/04/2026When faced with the death of a loved one, British Columbians can only choose between burial and fire cremation. There is another alternative, already offered in other provinces and that is alkaline hydrolysis, aka aqua nation. Please sign the petition on www.aquamationbc.caaquamationbc.caAQUAMATIONBC COALITIONAlkaline Hydrolysis, Aquamation British Columbia, Bio Cremation, Water Cremation, Human Funeral, Sustainable Cremation, Greener 000
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 19/04/2026There was a good crowd today at Champlain Square in #Vancouver (Housing Minister Gregor Robertson has his MP office there) to demand an end to subsidies to #LNG polluters and instead to invest in clean, #RenewableEnergy. 100
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 16/04/2026The way too common #Vancouver "tradition" of blocking crosswalks at intersections. Main St at 5th Ave 150
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026My ride home was beautiful. Looking west at Yaletown from the Cambie St Bridge. #Vancouver 070
David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Canada slow-walks PFAS rules amid US trade pressure www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/13/n.... Too bad we can’t sue Republicans for the environmental and health damage they are doing.nationalobserver.comCanada slow-walks PFAS rules amid US trade pressureWhen Donald Trump took office and began levelling trade threats against Canada, environmentalists raised fears that pending environmental regulations for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals wou... 010