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Ann Baird
@dabhadoodles.bsky.social
Homesteader, 3 term municipal councillor, Biologist, nature lover, climate nerd, re-wilder, gut biome farmer, local foodie, goat milker, cheese maker, husband lover, community builder, 1st Living Building Challenge project, cats/dog/chickens.
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Just a heads up for those who care about silly things like our planets ability to support human life... we are about 5 days from hitting a record low Antarctic sea ice extent. #climate
February 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned climate scientist
Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned climate scientist
Prof James Hansen says pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated, though other scientists disagree The pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated, according to renowned climate scientist Prof James Hansen, who said…
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Wow, these poll results are fantastic! 👇
📢 New Leger polling shows a rare level of national unity: 80% of Canadians oppose greater American ownership of our natural resource projects.

As oil & gas interests with close ties to Trump push for fossil fuel expansion—including the PRGT pipeline—our governments must stand firm.

bit.ly/4hLivmZ
New poll: Canadians strongly oppose greater U.S. control of our natural resources, including American-owned gas pipeline in B.C.
Unceded Anishinaabe Algonquin Territories , 7 February 2025: A national Leger poll conducted last weekend, as Canadians waited for President Trump’s threatened tariffs to hit the country, shows a rar...
climateactionnetwork.ca
February 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
February 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The number of toxic chemicals included in the Living Building Challenge RED LIST are increasing.

living-future.org/red-list/
The Red List - Living Future
About The Red List A list of chemicals representing the “worst in class” The Living Building Challenge (LBC) Red List is a list of chemicals representing the “worst in class” substances prevalent in t...
living-future.org
February 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Surprising easy to understand.
Fantastic article detailing the differences and relationships between populism, liberalism, and democracy.
#democracy
My daughter's 5th grade homework kept me up last night.

Here are my thoughts on how populism is redefining freedom and democracy in Alberta, Canada, and beyond. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
December 3, 2024 at 3:37 PM
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BBC piece on aviation & climate avoids any climate context
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
For a 50% chance of not exceeding 1.5°C we need a global cut in CO2 of ~19% year on year. For "well below 2°C" it's 7% pa.Yet we're still discussing angels dancing on the head of a pin. Where are the grown-ups?
Can flights hit net zero by 2025 and at what cost to passengers?
Governments don’t want to tell people they’re going to have to pay more, argues an expert.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 2:50 PM