Karen S
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Karen S
@karenjan9.bsky.social
Green. Anti-patriarchy. Curious.
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Extinction Rebellion protest criticises inaction over 1.5C climate change target

We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!

Find out more: www.northern-times.co.uk/ne...
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Extinction Rebellion protest criticises inaction over 1.5C climate change target
Members of the campaign group gathered outside 55 Tufton Street in Westminster.
www.northern-times.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Lawsuit against cement company over the impact of cement / concrete on livelihoods.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Swiss court admits Indonesian islanders climate case against Holcim
A court in Switzerland said on Monday it would admit a legal complaint against Swiss cement maker Holcim which alleges the company is doing too little to cut carbon emissions and hence contributing to...
www.reuters.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Hell might freeze over, but Canada will never be the 51st State 🇨🇦💪🇨🇦 👇
American liquor exports collapsed 85% because of the Canadian boycott.
File the Jim Beam white flag under FAFO!

"In the winter of 25 they were hungry, just barely alive.
By January Jim Beam had fell
It's a time we’ll remember, oh so well
The night we drove old MAGA down
And the bells were ringing"
December 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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SCAN!'s latest campaign is featured at the top of the home page and links to more information and resources: seniorsforclimateactionnow.org
Home - Seniors for Climate Action Now
seniorsforclimateactionnow.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Climate action is happening all around us — in communities, classrooms, churches, and unexpected corners of the world. Here are a few stories of hope, concern, and practical choices we can make together.
3 creative ways to use green energy | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
Get more from Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe on Patreon
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December 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Your 'doom quote' for today:

"In the text of the Paris Agreement ... there is not the slightest acknowledgment that something has gone wrong with our dominant paradigms ... The current paradigm of perpetual growth is enshrined at the core of the text."

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The Great Derangement
Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first ma...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Five schools in Ireland to receive funding for climate action works
What can your school learn from this?!

We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!

Read on: www.ireland-live.ie/news/of...
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Five schools in Offaly to receive funding for climate action works
Funding provided as part of rollout of Climate Action Summer Works Scheme
www.ireland-live.ie
December 13, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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It doesn't make sense to give more rights to corporations than to the ecological systems required to keep all life (including corporations!) going.

We NEED strong Nature Protection Laws NOW >> act.gp/4oBlUYz
December 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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"The waters of Hecate Strait can be extremely volatile and treacherous, with a rocky and heavily articulated coastline. These conditions greatly increase the risks of an oil spill. Due to these impediments, preventing damage from such a spill would be exceptionally difficult."
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Oil and gas companies collectively owe hundreds of millions to Alberta citizens, municipalities and the provincial government, and making these companies pay up isn't easy. Why do they owe so much?

via @drewanderson.bsky.social @thenarwhal.ca @drewanderson.bsky.social
The unpaid bills of Alberta oil and gas companies, explained | The Narwhal
We break down the ways some Alberta oil and gas companies are shirking their bills, and what that means for Alberta municipalities and landowners
thenarwhal.ca
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Thou shall not pass 🙅‍♀️

"Chief Donald Edgars in Haida Gwaii told the assembly that the province’s Oil Tanker Moratorium Act is vital legislation that recognizes B.C.’s north and central coast as “some of the most dangerous waters in the world.”"

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
AFN chiefs pass resolution rejecting changes to oil tanker ban
Assembly also calls for withdrawal of Alberta-Ottawa energy deal that could see the prohibition modified
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Don't look away from this tragedy - this is a sign of things to come as we head to 2ºC

I sound like a broken record - we are *utterly* unprepared.

We need to *urgently* have a clear view of the risks and do something about robust early warning systems that reach people on the ground timeously!
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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>1,700 people are dead from floods & landslides across Indonesia, Sri Lanka,Thailand, Malaysia & Vietnam, with many more still missing & more extreme rain predicted

It's barely news in Australia

Has anyone in the Albanese govt even acknowledged these warming-induced unnatural compound disasters❓
December 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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PM Carney subsidizes Big Oil to pump carbon to increase production.
He walks back greenwashing rules allowing Big Oil to lie.
He cuts a deal on planet killing methane.
Now his team is walking.
The CEO isn't smartest guy in the room when it comes to a burning planet.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Climate change advisers quit over Carney government’s energy deal with Alberta
Two departing members of Canada's Net-Zero Advisory Body say the Carney government is shredding any hope the country will meet its climate goals.
www.thestar.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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I adore Eurovision, but i can not watch it while they ignore a genocide. #Boycott
Irish broadcaster explains its reason for pulling out of Eurovision over Israel's participation.
"It is unconscionable... given the appalling loss of lives in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis there.”
Good to see a broadcaster putting humanity ahead of dollars.

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Four countries to boycott Eurovision 2026 as Israel cleared to compete
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands pull out after decision not to hold vote on Israel’s participation
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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“Some of the chemicals were banned for use decades ago and their presence suggests that they are really persistent … so soils are a long-term sink of these pollutants.”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances
Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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First past the post breeds autocratic behavior. We don't have to look far for examples. Thank you Sanna Marin for articulating what we're fighting for. Your political system sets the bar high, consensus, compromise, 'listening', understanding different values. This is what we're fighting for!
Hearing about the beauty of cooperation in Finland, it hits home.

A system that expects parties to listen, compromise and find common ground produces calmer politics and better decisions.

Canada can have that too with proportional representation. We just have to choose it.
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Our warped election system is the greatest threat against our nation.
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Big news in British Columbia! The all party Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform after months of hearings. 1/10
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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That's our FVC Victoria Chapter rallying the BC NDP. We need to see them follow through with setting up what the public consultation asked for, a citizens assembly, then implement what they come up with. Premier David Eby, the ball's in your court, 93% supports Pro Rep. Lets get it done!!
BC ran a public consultation this year and invited submissions on electoral reform. The result was overwhelming. Ninety three percent supported proportional representation.

Our volunteers outside the BC NDP convention on Saturday heard the same. People want a better democracy.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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Big news in British Columbia! The all party Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform after months of hearings. 1/10
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Two members of the National Guard have been shot near the White House in Washington, according to the US secretary of homeland security. on.ft.com/4omKUCZ
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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While oil and gas CEOs pocket obscene salaries, communities worldwide foot the bill for climate disasters that follow.

It’s time to flip the script: Make Polluters Pay. Sign the petition and help us pressure governments to tax fossil fuel companies and fund real climate solutions.
Polluters broke it, we're paying for it. Make Polluters Pay
Sign the pact, record your story. Join the global movement to make polluters pay.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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My latest for @rollingstone.com
Trump’s Vendetta Against Wind is Gutting Jobs and Raising Prices.
But in Baltimore, I met blue collar workers who are fighting back, preparing for the “Green Workforce of the Future,” and defending offshore wind.
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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For my entire life I've heard that if you visit Mexico "don't drink the water."

I'd now give the same advice to anyone visiting the US. Especially in the states that produce oil and gas.
November 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM