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François-Nicolas Robinne
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#Forest #Hydrologist at the Government of #Alberta | #geographer and #rewilding believer | #forests, #wildfire, & #water security | Husband, father, baker, boxer, omnivorous, loud sneezer!
Only in #Alberta
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Can’t process that number.

Unspeakable evil.
November 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Reposting to correct an error: trump admin is quietly gutting 13 buildings and about 100 laboratories at Goddard campus that has been instrumental to Hubble and James Webb telescope missions. Staff say they’ve be locked and told to move equipment. Anything left behind will be thrown away.
NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear
(CNN) — Alarm is growing among federal workers at NASA’s iconic Goddard Space Flight Center’s main campus in Greenbelt, Maryland — the nerve center for groundbreaking missions like the Hubble
www.wkow.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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As the most transparent government in Alberta history, my UCP are restricting access to the results our Alberta Next push-poll surveys.

Just because we used YOUR tax dollars doesn't mean we need to share the results with YOU. 🤣

#abpoli #ableg
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Province misses OIPC deadline to release Alberta Next survey results
The government has refused to release results of the surveys following multiple access to information requests from Postmedia.
edmontonjournal.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Today in fish news: After more than 100 years away, salmon are back in the headwaters of the Klamath River. At least 140 Chinook adults are spawning, and more are coming.

But there's restoration work still to do. Some federal funding for it is delayed. @nytimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/c...
A River Restoration in Oregon Gets Fast Results: The Salmon Swam Right Back
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Yes yes yes!!! Can't wait to vote to remain in Canada Forever!!
Today, I submitted 456,365 Albertans’ signatures to Elections Alberta, petitioning the Premier to do the right thing, avoid a divisive and economically harmful referendum, and allow MLAs to vote and reaffirm that Alberta’s future is in Canada.🇨🇦

Alberta is #ForeverCanadian
October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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The US Ambassador gave a keynote address to a right-wing group that was posting memes attacking public health rules in Alberta separatist FB groups during the pandemic:

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October 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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IMPOSES a collective agreement and is shielded from litigation for four years. Danielle Smith is Canada's Donald Trump. #ABPoli #CanPoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Striking Alberta teachers to be forced back to work through notwithstanding clause | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government introduced a bill on Monday to force striking teachers back to work as early as Wednesday.
www.cbc.ca
October 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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1/4 Notwithstanding Clause.
The Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms sets out those rights & freedoms that Canadians believe are necessary in a free & democratic society. The right to strike is considered an "indispensable component" of the freedom of association under Section 2(d) of the Charter.
October 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
30 years without clean #water: Neskantaga First Nation Chief expresses dismay

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30 years without clean water: Neskantaga First Nation Chief expresses dismay
Report finds 35 First Nation communities continue to face water advisories, including 9 lasting over a decade
theijf.org
October 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
‘Nothing to harvest’: After unprecedented #wildfires, the #forestry #industry is forced to adapt: thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-wil...
Manitoba plans new strategy in wildfire fight | The Narwhal
After a devastating wildfire season, Manitoba is considering new tools to protect forests, communities — and industry profits
thenarwhal.ca
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Calling all freshwater parasitologists! There's still time to submit a contribution to our upcoming special collection in J. Freshwater Ecology: Parasites in Freshwater Ecosystems! Deadline to submit is March 6 2026. Ask about our available APC discounts.
October 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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New co-author paper led by Dr. Jonathan Moore.
#fishsci #conservaton #bcpoli #salmon

We identify four syndromes of the combined local impacts of watershed pressures and climate change.

And identified several key management actions and policies that would help safeguard salmon watersheds.
October 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Why rewilders shouldn’t forget about #fungi (#rewilding)

www.rewildingmag.com/why-rewilder...
Why rewilders shouldn’t forget about fungi
These mostly hidden life forms have a big role to play in rewilding – and need its support, too.
www.rewildingmag.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Adjusted for inflation, Albertan’s are currently staring down $320 billion in unfunded oil and gas closure liabilities."

The Mature Asset Strategy for #Alberta’s #Oil and #Gas Closure Liability Crisis: Where there is Smoke [and Mirrors], there is Fire

ablawg.ca/2025/09/30/t...
The Mature Asset Strategy for Alberta’s Oil and Gas Closure Liability Crisis: Where there is Smoke [and Mirrors], there is Fire
By: Martin Olszynski, Drew Yewchuk, and Shaun Fluker Matter Commented On: Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy: What we Heard and Recommendations Report, April 3, 2025 PDF Version: The Mature Asset Stra…
ablawg.ca
October 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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What happens when a critical sector like forestry, the backbone of so many rural communities in western Canada, is no longer viable or sustainable because so much standing and future volume has been lost to wildfires? www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Wildfire management at a crossroads: Mitigation and prevention or response and recovery?
As direct and indirect costs of fires continue to grow, so too might motivation to invest more heavily in mitigation
www.science.org
October 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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RIP Jane Goodall, who has died at 91.

She was a gentle disrupter who reshaped how we understand our place in nature. Her research with chimpanzees revolutionized science, and her boundless optimism touched the world.

buff.ly/5Hwx3Z7 🌎🩺
October 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM