Ian Stephen
@ianstephen.bsky.social
Environmental Coordinator, Chawathil First Nation. (BC, Canada)
Active @ The WaterWealth Project
Not currently practising: Red Seal Electrician, Certified Passive House Tradesperson, Certified Passive House Consultant
Climate motivated. Dogged.
Active @ The WaterWealth Project
Not currently practising: Red Seal Electrician, Certified Passive House Tradesperson, Certified Passive House Consultant
Climate motivated. Dogged.
Caribou Homeland
YouTube video by Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
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December 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Reposted by Ian Stephen
The future of pipelines depends on the hard economic realities of the market. A looming recession, supply glut and slowing demand will exert downward pressure on oil prices—all of which could reduce pipeline profitability. https://macleans.ca/economy/albertas-new-pipeline-will-remain-a-pipe-dream/
Alberta’s New Pipeline Will Remain a Pipe Dream - Macleans.ca
Danielle Smith’s pipeline promise is nothing but a political abstraction
macleans.ca
December 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The future of pipelines depends on the hard economic realities of the market. A looming recession, supply glut and slowing demand will exert downward pressure on oil prices—all of which could reduce pipeline profitability. https://macleans.ca/economy/albertas-new-pipeline-will-remain-a-pipe-dream/
"If wellbeing is not represented, the benefits of climate action will be undervalued because the models cannot account for them."
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Climate action saves lives. So why do climate models ignore wellbeing?
Why climate models miss what matters most: our wellbeing.
theconversation.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"If wellbeing is not represented, the benefits of climate action will be undervalued because the models cannot account for them."
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By BC CDC
"Ecolens is a unique web platform that invites BC residents to share their personal experiences of climate change through photos, stories, and other creative expressions."
ecolens.ca
"Ecolens is a unique web platform that invites BC residents to share their personal experiences of climate change through photos, stories, and other creative expressions."
ecolens.ca
EcoLens – Snapshots of our climate story
Snapshots of our climate story
ecolens.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
By BC CDC
"Ecolens is a unique web platform that invites BC residents to share their personal experiences of climate change through photos, stories, and other creative expressions."
ecolens.ca
"Ecolens is a unique web platform that invites BC residents to share their personal experiences of climate change through photos, stories, and other creative expressions."
ecolens.ca
Pretty slick letter writing tool by Code Blue, calling on the province to secure BC's freshwater future.
www.codebluebc.ca
www.codebluebc.ca
CodeBlueBC
Our waters need your voice. Help make watershed security a priority in 2024.
www.codebluebc.ca
October 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Pretty slick letter writing tool by Code Blue, calling on the province to secure BC's freshwater future.
www.codebluebc.ca
www.codebluebc.ca
"To locate the thermal refuges, they used a drone equipped with a thermal camera to produce a map of the river.
The researchers then conducted snorkel surveys at identified sites."
psf.ca/blog/finding...
The researchers then conducted snorkel surveys at identified sites."
psf.ca/blog/finding...
Finding the ‘cold’ in the Coldwater River | Pacific Salmon Foundation
What connects British Columbia’s lush west coast to the arid, dry Nicola Valley in the Southern Interior? Look no further than the Pacific salmon migration. As salmon travel from the coast into the Ni...
psf.ca
October 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
"To locate the thermal refuges, they used a drone equipped with a thermal camera to produce a map of the river.
The researchers then conducted snorkel surveys at identified sites."
psf.ca/blog/finding...
The researchers then conducted snorkel surveys at identified sites."
psf.ca/blog/finding...
Reposted by Ian Stephen
New York City is Getting a Dutch-Style Bicycle Hub and it’s a Game Changer.
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New York City is Getting a Dutch-Style Bicycle Hub and it's a Game Changer
In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a new facility promises to redefine what bike commuting can look like in New York with the opening of the Hub, by Oonee.
momentummag.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
New York City is Getting a Dutch-Style Bicycle Hub and it’s a Game Changer.
momentummag.com/new-york-cit...
momentummag.com/new-york-cit...
Hi friends
BC is making lots of changes re environmental protections. This webinar and guide covers the most urgent. Deadline for public comment is 4:00 PM PST tomorrow, September 30.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsuB...
For upcoming public consultations I'll try to put useful info at evenstephen.ca
BC is making lots of changes re environmental protections. This webinar and guide covers the most urgent. Deadline for public comment is 4:00 PM PST tomorrow, September 30.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsuB...
For upcoming public consultations I'll try to put useful info at evenstephen.ca
IPA/Bill 15 Phase One Engagement Guidance
YouTube video by Organizing for Change
www.youtube.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Hi friends
BC is making lots of changes re environmental protections. This webinar and guide covers the most urgent. Deadline for public comment is 4:00 PM PST tomorrow, September 30.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsuB...
For upcoming public consultations I'll try to put useful info at evenstephen.ca
BC is making lots of changes re environmental protections. This webinar and guide covers the most urgent. Deadline for public comment is 4:00 PM PST tomorrow, September 30.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsuB...
For upcoming public consultations I'll try to put useful info at evenstephen.ca
If you've got National Day for Truth and Reconciliation off, maybe use it to help protect the quality of air, land, & water our children & grandchildren will live with, & tell BC that UNDRIP and free, prior, and informed consent of First Nations is not optional.
Deadline Sept 30, at 4:00pm PST.
Deadline Sept 30, at 4:00pm PST.
Watch: A recording of our webinar on the Infrastructure Projects Act (BC Bill 15) and how to participate in the engagement process (a 15-20min survey) is now available. #bcpoli
IPA/Bill 15 Phase One Engagement Guidance
YouTube video by Organizing for Change
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
If you've got National Day for Truth and Reconciliation off, maybe use it to help protect the quality of air, land, & water our children & grandchildren will live with, & tell BC that UNDRIP and free, prior, and informed consent of First Nations is not optional.
Deadline Sept 30, at 4:00pm PST.
Deadline Sept 30, at 4:00pm PST.
Worth a listen. Long intro though. Might want to skip ahead 4 minutes or so.
www.youtube.com/live/ILJEfm8...
www.youtube.com/live/ILJEfm8...
This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Science Under Siege
YouTube video by This Week in Science (TWIS)
www.youtube.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Worth a listen. Long intro though. Might want to skip ahead 4 minutes or so.
www.youtube.com/live/ILJEfm8...
www.youtube.com/live/ILJEfm8...
"First Ottawa ended green renovation grants. Then they axed EV rebates. The federal government later cancelled the carbon tax. After that, Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended the EV sales mandate. Now he’s cutting off zero-interest loans for green renovations."
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Ottawa ends zero-interest loan program for green home renovations up to $40,000
“I don’t know what’s going to be left of (Ottawa’s) climate agenda,” said Brendan Haley, senior director of policy strategy at Efficiency Canada.
www.thestar.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
"First Ottawa ended green renovation grants. Then they axed EV rebates. The federal government later cancelled the carbon tax. After that, Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended the EV sales mandate. Now he’s cutting off zero-interest loans for green renovations."
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Reposted by Ian Stephen
This study illuminates the undeniable impact of cycling on fostering a stronger, more caring society.
momentummag.com/cyclists-com...
momentummag.com/cyclists-com...
Study shows cyclists are more concerned about the common good than drivers
Researchers have shed light on a remarkable finding: cyclists exhibit a greater commitment to the common good compared to drivers
momentummag.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This study illuminates the undeniable impact of cycling on fostering a stronger, more caring society.
momentummag.com/cyclists-com...
momentummag.com/cyclists-com...
Reposted by Ian Stephen
New from @theguardian.com: Climate change kills, Spanish PM tells deniers at launch of plan to tackle crisis.
“If we don’t want to bequeath our children a Spain that’s grey from fire and flames, or a Spain that’s brown from floods, then we need a Spain that’s greener.”
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“If we don’t want to bequeath our children a Spain that’s grey from fire and flames, or a Spain that’s brown from floods, then we need a Spain that’s greener.”
buff.ly/hedaa3w
Climate change kills, Spanish PM tells deniers at launch of plan to tackle crisis
Pedro Sánchez says country’s deadly August wildfires show society needs to mobilise and take immediate action
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:31 AM
New from @theguardian.com: Climate change kills, Spanish PM tells deniers at launch of plan to tackle crisis.
“If we don’t want to bequeath our children a Spain that’s grey from fire and flames, or a Spain that’s brown from floods, then we need a Spain that’s greener.”
buff.ly/hedaa3w
“If we don’t want to bequeath our children a Spain that’s grey from fire and flames, or a Spain that’s brown from floods, then we need a Spain that’s greener.”
buff.ly/hedaa3w
"critical intersections of climate change, development, and Indigenous self-determination"
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IC Launches “Hotspots” with Professors and Students to Spotlight Indigenous Frontlines of Climate Change – Intercontinental Cry
Intercontinental Cry (IC) Magazine today announces the launch of Hotspots, a new journalistic series created in partnership with Cherokee Professor Jeff Corntas
icmagazine.org
September 16, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"critical intersections of climate change, development, and Indigenous self-determination"
icmagazine.org/ic-launches-...
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Senior governments adding fuel to the fire with plans to fast track and fund fossil fuel projects should at least step up when climate impacts hit. Costs of retreat where necessary can quickly overwhelm the resources of local governments and communities, never mind individual property owners.
September 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Senior governments adding fuel to the fire with plans to fast track and fund fossil fuel projects should at least step up when climate impacts hit. Costs of retreat where necessary can quickly overwhelm the resources of local governments and communities, never mind individual property owners.
Coquihalla River today
September 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Coquihalla River today
Reposted by Ian Stephen
“So it’s generations and generations of eggs and salmon who don’t have those genes anymore to be wild.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
After nearly 100 years, adult winter-run Chinook salmon seen in California river
State’s fish and wildlife department posted a video showing an adult female guarding a nest of eggs
www.theguardian.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“So it’s generations and generations of eggs and salmon who don’t have those genes anymore to be wild.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...