Andhra Azevedo
@andhraaz.bsky.social
Environmental law, soccer, dogs, bikes and birds
Great job @caitlinstockwell.bsky.social!
299: indigenous rights lawyer. Homeowner. Opposes. Ignores voices of Vancouver. Zero strategy to address affordability. Budget is out of touch. Arts and culture. Community centres and parks. Leader in climate. Refuse to believe this budget reflects the majority of council. Who does it benefit?
November 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Great job @caitlinstockwell.bsky.social!
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US podcaster Ezra Klein is the rising star of the tech-funded "Abundance" movement, which calls for fast-tracking major projects.
Seemingly wooed, BC's NDP invited Klein to present to caucus, just months after their own deregulatory spree.
My latest for @thetyee.ca
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Seemingly wooed, BC's NDP invited Klein to present to caucus, just months after their own deregulatory spree.
My latest for @thetyee.ca
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How the Abundance Movement Is Dividing the Left | The Tyee
Calls for fewer rules and faster building have found a progressive audience, including in the BC government.
thetyee.ca
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
US podcaster Ezra Klein is the rising star of the tech-funded "Abundance" movement, which calls for fast-tracking major projects.
Seemingly wooed, BC's NDP invited Klein to present to caucus, just months after their own deregulatory spree.
My latest for @thetyee.ca
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Seemingly wooed, BC's NDP invited Klein to present to caucus, just months after their own deregulatory spree.
My latest for @thetyee.ca
🧵
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💥BREAKING💥 Four young Canadians just launched a lawsuit against the Canada Pension Plan investment manager, #CPP Investments, for alleged mismanagement of climate risks.
Read more about the case brought by @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @gpllp.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/4okNn1i
Read more about the case brought by @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @gpllp.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/4okNn1i
October 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
💥BREAKING💥 Four young Canadians just launched a lawsuit against the Canada Pension Plan investment manager, #CPP Investments, for alleged mismanagement of climate risks.
Read more about the case brought by @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @gpllp.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/4okNn1i
Read more about the case brought by @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @gpllp.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/4okNn1i
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Let's urge BC to prioritize nature‑positive, climate‑ready benefits for people and ecosystems.
→ Here's a helpful guide on taking the Bill 15 survey: www.organizingforchange.org/ipa-survey
→ Environmental voices can tip the balance. Take the 15–20min survey now: feedback.engage.gov.bc.ca/361894
→ Here's a helpful guide on taking the Bill 15 survey: www.organizingforchange.org/ipa-survey
→ Environmental voices can tip the balance. Take the 15–20min survey now: feedback.engage.gov.bc.ca/361894
IPA Survey Guide — Organizing For Change
www.organizingforchange.org
September 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Let's urge BC to prioritize nature‑positive, climate‑ready benefits for people and ecosystems.
→ Here's a helpful guide on taking the Bill 15 survey: www.organizingforchange.org/ipa-survey
→ Environmental voices can tip the balance. Take the 15–20min survey now: feedback.engage.gov.bc.ca/361894
→ Here's a helpful guide on taking the Bill 15 survey: www.organizingforchange.org/ipa-survey
→ Environmental voices can tip the balance. Take the 15–20min survey now: feedback.engage.gov.bc.ca/361894
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The BC Climate Solution's annual report is now posted on the govt website. 🧵
- BC has huge economic advantages in a decarbonizing world, but investors require consistency and predictability of climate policies.
- Kudos to BC for expanding renewable electricity. /1
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...
- BC has huge economic advantages in a decarbonizing world, but investors require consistency and predictability of climate policies.
- Kudos to BC for expanding renewable electricity. /1
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...
Climate Solutions Council
Climate Solutions and Clean Growth Advisory Council
www2.gov.bc.ca
September 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The BC Climate Solution's annual report is now posted on the govt website. 🧵
- BC has huge economic advantages in a decarbonizing world, but investors require consistency and predictability of climate policies.
- Kudos to BC for expanding renewable electricity. /1
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...
- BC has huge economic advantages in a decarbonizing world, but investors require consistency and predictability of climate policies.
- Kudos to BC for expanding renewable electricity. /1
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...
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July 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:
"Countries that cling to fossil fuels are not protecting their economies – they are sabotaging them. Driving up costs. Undermining competitiveness. Locking-in stranded assets. And missing the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century."
"Countries that cling to fossil fuels are not protecting their economies – they are sabotaging them. Driving up costs. Undermining competitiveness. Locking-in stranded assets. And missing the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century."
Secretary-General's remarks on Climate Action "A Moment of Opportunity: Supercharging the Clean Energy Age" [as delivered; scroll down for All-French] | United Nations Secretary-General
Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Friends joining us from around the world, The headlines are dominated by a world in trouble. By conflict and climate chaos. By rising human suffering. By growing...
www.un.org
July 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:
"Countries that cling to fossil fuels are not protecting their economies – they are sabotaging them. Driving up costs. Undermining competitiveness. Locking-in stranded assets. And missing the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century."
"Countries that cling to fossil fuels are not protecting their economies – they are sabotaging them. Driving up costs. Undermining competitiveness. Locking-in stranded assets. And missing the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century."
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“There is overwhelming opposition from First Nations all over the Province to Bills 14 and 15. With the Province’s forced closure of the Bills last night, reconciliation in B.C. is having a near death experience." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip www.ubcic.bc.ca/fnlc_express... #bcpoli
FNLC Expresses Profound Disappointment with the Passage of Bills 14 and 15
Working towards the recognition, implementation and exercise of our inherent Indigenous Title, Rights and Treaty Rights
www.ubcic.bc.ca
May 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“There is overwhelming opposition from First Nations all over the Province to Bills 14 and 15. With the Province’s forced closure of the Bills last night, reconciliation in B.C. is having a near death experience." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip www.ubcic.bc.ca/fnlc_express... #bcpoli
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And with that, the NDP secure their reputation as a government prioritizing ego-driven “Abundance” over their own obligations to DRIPA, and can absolutely no longer be called climate leaders.
NEW - The BC Government has passed Bill 15 by a vote of 47-46 with speaker Raj Chouhan being forced to break a tie. The bill is opposed by FN leaders, municipalities across the province and major business organize nation. #bcpoli
May 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
And with that, the NDP secure their reputation as a government prioritizing ego-driven “Abundance” over their own obligations to DRIPA, and can absolutely no longer be called climate leaders.
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@soniafurstenau.bsky.social: It’s not just the NDP government — and private industry — we’re being asked to trust.
This bill would also empower cabinet to give authority to industry hired professionals and sidestep existing government processes and oversight.
#bcpoli
This bill would also empower cabinet to give authority to industry hired professionals and sidestep existing government processes and oversight.
#bcpoli
Here’s Another Reason to Oppose the Government’s Bill 15 | The Tyee
The NDP’s new law would let companies hired by proponents approve infrastructure projects.
thetyee.ca
May 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
@soniafurstenau.bsky.social: It’s not just the NDP government — and private industry — we’re being asked to trust.
This bill would also empower cabinet to give authority to industry hired professionals and sidestep existing government processes and oversight.
#bcpoli
This bill would also empower cabinet to give authority to industry hired professionals and sidestep existing government processes and oversight.
#bcpoli
This quote from then-MLA Jenny Kwan could apply to Minister Ma's words in 2025 just as it did to Minister Falcon's in 2003:
“The legislation does not say what the minister claims.”
“The legislation does not say what the minister claims.”
In 2003, the BC Liberals passed a law that let it fast-track “significant projects” and bypass the normal approval process.
The NDP of 2003 had strong feelings about the legislation. But it had much in common with today’s #Bill15, introduced by the NDP itself. @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports.
The NDP of 2003 had strong feelings about the legislation. But it had much in common with today’s #Bill15, introduced by the NDP itself. @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports.
With Bill 15, the NDP Is Following the BC Liberal’s Approach | The Tyee
When the Campbell government passed a similar fast-track law, New Democrats were outraged.
thetyee.ca
May 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This quote from then-MLA Jenny Kwan could apply to Minister Ma's words in 2025 just as it did to Minister Falcon's in 2003:
“The legislation does not say what the minister claims.”
“The legislation does not say what the minister claims.”
Great to stand together against Bill 15 this morning. This bill is a blank cheque for Cabinet to pick and choose which projects avoid rigorous EA and permitting reqts without any clear guardrails to uphold Indigenous rights and governance and ensure environmental protections.
HAPPENING NOW: press conference outside the Mungo Martin Big House, where @ubcic.bsky.social, First Nations Summit, @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social, @stand.earth and @wildernews.bsky.social are calling on Premier David Eby and the BC NDP to kill Bill 15.
May 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Great to stand together against Bill 15 this morning. This bill is a blank cheque for Cabinet to pick and choose which projects avoid rigorous EA and permitting reqts without any clear guardrails to uphold Indigenous rights and governance and ensure environmental protections.
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When it comes to Bill 15, Premier Eby said no projects will go ahead without consent and that the legislation won’t be used for pipelines or LNG projects.
None of that is written in the bill. Adam Olsen writes.
None of that is written in the bill. Adam Olsen writes.
The Premier’s Promises Aren’t Enough to Save Bill 15 | The Tyee
The infrastructure bill ignores Indigenous rights and the law. It should be shelved.
thetyee.ca
May 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
When it comes to Bill 15, Premier Eby said no projects will go ahead without consent and that the legislation won’t be used for pipelines or LNG projects.
None of that is written in the bill. Adam Olsen writes.
None of that is written in the bill. Adam Olsen writes.
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What is Bill 15, the speeding-up-major projects legislation introduced by the BC NDP - and what are the concerns? #bcpoli Fantastic explainer by @amandafollett.bsky.social and @zoeyunker.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
Will Cutting Red Tape Make BC Great Again? | The Tyee
The province is facing opposition to legislation that would streamline approval for infrastructure projects.
thetyee.ca
May 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
What is Bill 15, the speeding-up-major projects legislation introduced by the BC NDP - and what are the concerns? #bcpoli Fantastic explainer by @amandafollett.bsky.social and @zoeyunker.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
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To my newborn son: I am absent not out of apathy, but conviction | Mahmoud Khalil
To my newborn son: I am absent not out of apathy, but conviction | Mahmoud Khalil
Deen, the grief I feel being apart from you is one drop in a sea of sorrow Palestinian families have drowned in for generations
www.theguardian.com
May 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
To my newborn son: I am absent not out of apathy, but conviction | Mahmoud Khalil
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Ecojustice raises concerns over Premier Eby’s overreaching new bill ecojustice.ca/news/ecojust... #bcpoli @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social
Ecojustice raises concerns over Premier Eby’s overreaching new bill
Bill 15: Infrastructure Projects Act is overly broad and dangerously vague, group says VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES…
ecojustice.ca
May 7, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Ecojustice raises concerns over Premier Eby’s overreaching new bill ecojustice.ca/news/ecojust... #bcpoli @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social
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“In developing Bill 15 the Province conducted no meaningful consultation and cooperation with First Nations and did not adhere to its own Interim Approach on the Alignment of Laws (Interim Approach)." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip www.ubcic.bc.ca/fnlc_questio...
FNLC Questions Regressive, Conflated Infrastructure Projects Act; Alarmed by Province’s Backsliding on Reconciliation Efforts
Working towards the recognition, implementation and exercise of our inherent Indigenous Title, Rights and Treaty Rights
www.ubcic.bc.ca
May 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
“In developing Bill 15 the Province conducted no meaningful consultation and cooperation with First Nations and did not adhere to its own Interim Approach on the Alignment of Laws (Interim Approach)." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip www.ubcic.bc.ca/fnlc_questio...
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🚨 TAKE ACTION: Bill 5 would gut the Endangered Species Act, hand power to wealthy developers, and break promises to First Nations.
Submit your comment by May 17 to help stop it.
Environmental protections didn’t start this trade war. Erasing them won’t end it.
👉 bit.ly/3SiU19W
Submit your comment by May 17 to help stop it.
Environmental protections didn’t start this trade war. Erasing them won’t end it.
👉 bit.ly/3SiU19W
April 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🚨 TAKE ACTION: Bill 5 would gut the Endangered Species Act, hand power to wealthy developers, and break promises to First Nations.
Submit your comment by May 17 to help stop it.
Environmental protections didn’t start this trade war. Erasing them won’t end it.
👉 bit.ly/3SiU19W
Submit your comment by May 17 to help stop it.
Environmental protections didn’t start this trade war. Erasing them won’t end it.
👉 bit.ly/3SiU19W
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NEW – Analysis: Conservative election win could add 800m tonnes to Canada’s emissions by 2035 | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social w/ comment from Emma Starke and Katya Rhodes
Read here: buff.ly/0HQhsZk
Read here: buff.ly/0HQhsZk
April 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
NEW – Analysis: Conservative election win could add 800m tonnes to Canada’s emissions by 2035 | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social w/ comment from Emma Starke and Katya Rhodes
Read here: buff.ly/0HQhsZk
Read here: buff.ly/0HQhsZk
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If you live in Vancouver, please vote in the byelection today - Saturday - anytime until 8pm! Here's our report card.
If you want to read the report card as a PDF:
movementyvr.ca/wp-co...
Where and how to vote:
vancouver.ca/your-go...
If you want to read the report card as a PDF:
movementyvr.ca/wp-co...
Where and how to vote:
vancouver.ca/your-go...
April 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If you live in Vancouver, please vote in the byelection today - Saturday - anytime until 8pm! Here's our report card.
If you want to read the report card as a PDF:
movementyvr.ca/wp-co...
Where and how to vote:
vancouver.ca/your-go...
If you want to read the report card as a PDF:
movementyvr.ca/wp-co...
Where and how to vote:
vancouver.ca/your-go...
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Today Shift released its annual Canadian Pension Climate Report Card, an independent benchmark for evaluating the quality, depth and credibility of climate policies for 11 of Canada’s largest pension managers, collectively managing $2.4 trillion in retirement savings.
2024 Canadian Pension Climate Report Card — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet
The 2024 Canadian Pension Climate Report Card, an independent benchmark for evaluating the quality, depth and credibility of climate policies for 11 of Canada’s largest pension managers, reveals which...
www.shiftaction.ca
February 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Today Shift released its annual Canadian Pension Climate Report Card, an independent benchmark for evaluating the quality, depth and credibility of climate policies for 11 of Canada’s largest pension managers, collectively managing $2.4 trillion in retirement savings.
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News release today from the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs:
Ksi Lisims Proposed LNG Project Fails Gitanyow Climate Test
www.gitanyowchiefs.com/news/ksi-lis...
Ksi Lisims Proposed LNG Project Fails Gitanyow Climate Test
www.gitanyowchiefs.com/news/ksi-lis...
Ksi Lisims Proposed LNG Project Fails Gitanyow Climate Test | Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs
The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs released today a failing grade for the proposed Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas project based on an updated and evidence-based climate test they are using to thoroughly...
www.gitanyowchiefs.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
News release today from the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs:
Ksi Lisims Proposed LNG Project Fails Gitanyow Climate Test
www.gitanyowchiefs.com/news/ksi-lis...
Ksi Lisims Proposed LNG Project Fails Gitanyow Climate Test
www.gitanyowchiefs.com/news/ksi-lis...
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New report from Ecojustice & @policyalternatives.bsky.social: Global #ClimateAction will cause a steep drop in Canadian oil sands production — and have serious economic consequences and social impacts (including 95% decrease in oil sands jobs.) Read report here: policyalternatives.ca/heads-in-the...
Heads in the sands
Understanding the social and economic risks of declining global demand for Alberta oil
policyalternatives.ca
November 21, 2024 at 2:29 PM
New report from Ecojustice & @policyalternatives.bsky.social: Global #ClimateAction will cause a steep drop in Canadian oil sands production — and have serious economic consequences and social impacts (including 95% decrease in oil sands jobs.) Read report here: policyalternatives.ca/heads-in-the...
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On Monday, a new B.C. government was sworn in. @janellelapointe.bsky.social wonders if they are ready to think bigger when it comes to economic reconciliation & Indigenous Rights thenarwhal.ca/energy-econo...
Can a new B.C. government imagine real economic reconciliation? | The Narwhal
Indigenous nations in B.C. deserve true justice, not tired frameworks
thenarwhal.ca
November 20, 2024 at 2:20 PM
On Monday, a new B.C. government was sworn in. @janellelapointe.bsky.social wonders if they are ready to think bigger when it comes to economic reconciliation & Indigenous Rights thenarwhal.ca/energy-econo...
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Stand.earth is partnering with Ecojustice and taking FortisBC, the largest provider of “natural” gas in British Columbia, to court to stop the company’s blatant greenwashing.
Learn more at stand.earth/Fortis
Learn more at stand.earth/Fortis
March 26, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Stand.earth is partnering with Ecojustice and taking FortisBC, the largest provider of “natural” gas in British Columbia, to court to stop the company’s blatant greenwashing.
Learn more at stand.earth/Fortis
Learn more at stand.earth/Fortis