Jonathan
@jonathandemoor.bsky.social
Pretty quiet myself, but appreciating the smart, interesting stuff you have to share…
Ecology, bioacoustics, birds, photography
Edmonton, AB / T6 & MNA
Photos: https://jonathandemoor.myportfolio.com
Sounds: https://jonathandemoorrecordings.bandcamp.com
Ecology, bioacoustics, birds, photography
Edmonton, AB / T6 & MNA
Photos: https://jonathandemoor.myportfolio.com
Sounds: https://jonathandemoorrecordings.bandcamp.com
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NEW:
Elections Alberta has approved musician Corb Lund's Citizen Driven Initiative application to ban coal activity within the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Elections Alberta has approved musician Corb Lund's Citizen Driven Initiative application to ban coal activity within the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Citizen Initiative Application Approved, Notice of Initiative Petition Issued - Elections Alberta
EDMONTON – Today, Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, issued a Notice of Initiative Petition. This confirms a citizen initiative petition application has been received and the Chief Ele...
www.elections.ab.ca
December 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
NEW:
Elections Alberta has approved musician Corb Lund's Citizen Driven Initiative application to ban coal activity within the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Elections Alberta has approved musician Corb Lund's Citizen Driven Initiative application to ban coal activity within the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
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Landkeeping
With rising temperatures, longer summers, drought, and more wildfires occurring in the United States and Canada, there is growing interest in the impact and efficacy of Indigenous fire and cultural bu...
osupress.oregonstate.edu
December 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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'Attitude and Attention, Punk Rockers,' by Norval Morrisseau (1932-2007), from his 1989-90 'Punk Rocker' series.
(Courtesy of the Norval Morrisseau Estate and the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies)
(Courtesy of the Norval Morrisseau Estate and the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies)
December 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
'Attitude and Attention, Punk Rockers,' by Norval Morrisseau (1932-2007), from his 1989-90 'Punk Rocker' series.
(Courtesy of the Norval Morrisseau Estate and the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies)
(Courtesy of the Norval Morrisseau Estate and the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies)
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Just finished up a series of statistics workshops—this….
December 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Just finished up a series of statistics workshops—this….
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Why is the media consistently saying "energy," when they actually mean "oil and gas"?
"Alberta energy deal" rather than "Alberta oil and gas deal" etc.
This is obfuscation.
It serves to present these agreements as beneficial to all, rather than specifically beneficial to the oil and gas industry.
"Alberta energy deal" rather than "Alberta oil and gas deal" etc.
This is obfuscation.
It serves to present these agreements as beneficial to all, rather than specifically beneficial to the oil and gas industry.
December 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Why is the media consistently saying "energy," when they actually mean "oil and gas"?
"Alberta energy deal" rather than "Alberta oil and gas deal" etc.
This is obfuscation.
It serves to present these agreements as beneficial to all, rather than specifically beneficial to the oil and gas industry.
"Alberta energy deal" rather than "Alberta oil and gas deal" etc.
This is obfuscation.
It serves to present these agreements as beneficial to all, rather than specifically beneficial to the oil and gas industry.
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Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea …
#EMobility
#EMobility
August 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea …
#EMobility
#EMobility
Booooo. We must do better. @mark-carney.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Booooo. We must do better. @mark-carney.bsky.social
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“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
– Upton Sinclair
I do over-share this quote, but it's just so apt for so many things wrong with the world (pretty timeless too).
– Upton Sinclair
I do over-share this quote, but it's just so apt for so many things wrong with the world (pretty timeless too).
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
– Upton Sinclair
I do over-share this quote, but it's just so apt for so many things wrong with the world (pretty timeless too).
– Upton Sinclair
I do over-share this quote, but it's just so apt for so many things wrong with the world (pretty timeless too).
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Dear people merging onto the interstate/highway/freeway, etc,
SPEED UP! Seriously, don’t slow down to hesitantly merge, GUN IT and zipper in.
Hugs and kisses,
A woman who drive a six speed manual and never makes people slam in their damn brakes when she freaking merges 💗
SPEED UP! Seriously, don’t slow down to hesitantly merge, GUN IT and zipper in.
Hugs and kisses,
A woman who drive a six speed manual and never makes people slam in their damn brakes when she freaking merges 💗
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Dear people merging onto the interstate/highway/freeway, etc,
SPEED UP! Seriously, don’t slow down to hesitantly merge, GUN IT and zipper in.
Hugs and kisses,
A woman who drive a six speed manual and never makes people slam in their damn brakes when she freaking merges 💗
SPEED UP! Seriously, don’t slow down to hesitantly merge, GUN IT and zipper in.
Hugs and kisses,
A woman who drive a six speed manual and never makes people slam in their damn brakes when she freaking merges 💗
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The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.
#auspol #ClimateChange
#auspol #ClimateChange
Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why
The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.
www.nature.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.
#auspol #ClimateChange
#auspol #ClimateChange
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Possibly weirded out my long-suffering colleagues with this idiosyncratic observation last week, and feel like it belongs in a meme.
#rstats #python #ripdavidlynch
#rstats #python #ripdavidlynch
October 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Possibly weirded out my long-suffering colleagues with this idiosyncratic observation last week, and feel like it belongs in a meme.
#rstats #python #ripdavidlynch
#rstats #python #ripdavidlynch
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Native title on 900,000ha of Cape York has been returned to the traditional owners, and it’s expected that Native Title for all of entire Cape York will be settled by the end of next year.
Cape York land returned to owners 255 years after Captain James Cook arrived
A native title claim in the region where Captain James Cook made landfall after his ship crashed into the Great Barrier Reef in 1770 is among one of three to finally be settled by the Federal Court th...
www.abc.net.au
October 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Native title on 900,000ha of Cape York has been returned to the traditional owners, and it’s expected that Native Title for all of entire Cape York will be settled by the end of next year.
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What is the science behind health improvements often experienced when listening to nature?
earth.fm/earth-storie...
earth.fm/earth-storie...
October 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
What is the science behind health improvements often experienced when listening to nature?
earth.fm/earth-storie...
earth.fm/earth-storie...
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I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
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The @abbiodiversity.bsky.social is hiring a statistical ecologist! This is my previous position and is IMO an awesome job. Focus will be on birds 🐦 and acoustics 🔉, holler if you'd like to chat about it!
Learn more & apply by October 30, 2025: abmi.ca/abmi-home/co...
Learn more & apply by October 30, 2025: abmi.ca/abmi-home/co...
Statistical Ecologist
<p>The Human Footprint Analyst plays a pivotal role in one of ABMI’s most recognized programs—the Human Footprint Monitoring Program—tracking human land use patterns across Alberta&r...
abmi.ca
October 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The @abbiodiversity.bsky.social is hiring a statistical ecologist! This is my previous position and is IMO an awesome job. Focus will be on birds 🐦 and acoustics 🔉, holler if you'd like to chat about it!
Learn more & apply by October 30, 2025: abmi.ca/abmi-home/co...
Learn more & apply by October 30, 2025: abmi.ca/abmi-home/co...
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what a shit show.
October 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
what a shit show.
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Explaining Canadian Thanksgiving to Americans
October 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Explaining Canadian Thanksgiving to Americans
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Moist owlettes. 🪶
October 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Moist owlettes. 🪶
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YEG municipal election: be wary of candidates running under The Pace Party. A lot of right wing talking points and complete nonsense.
October 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
YEG municipal election: be wary of candidates running under The Pace Party. A lot of right wing talking points and complete nonsense.
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Sent! Hopefully adding your voice too will influence the implementation of this bill. Thanks Aerin for sharing the link!
Will Canada repeat past mistakes or truly learn and do better?
Bill C-5 could lock us in for even more climate change, pollution, conflict, and more. 😱
Send a letter to Prime Minister Carney urging criteria to define a “project of national interest”.
www.wcel.org/blog/nationa...
Bill C-5 could lock us in for even more climate change, pollution, conflict, and more. 😱
Send a letter to Prime Minister Carney urging criteria to define a “project of national interest”.
www.wcel.org/blog/nationa...
Our checklist for national interest projects
Parliament passed Bill C-5 giving the federal government sweeping powers to fast-track projects deemed to be in the “national interest.” We’ve set out seven non-negotiable criteria for what truly coun...
www.wcel.org
September 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Sent! Hopefully adding your voice too will influence the implementation of this bill. Thanks Aerin for sharing the link!
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What tuna is sustainable for consumers? A guide: sustainablefisheries-uw.org/tuna-sustain...
An Overview of Tuna and its Sustainability in 2025 - Sustainable Fisheries UW
Is tuna sustainable in 2025? Learn how to make informed seafood choices with this comprehensive guide to tuna sustainability.
sustainablefisheries-uw.org
August 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
What tuna is sustainable for consumers? A guide: sustainablefisheries-uw.org/tuna-sustain...