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Happy World Soil Day to all who celebrate! And in honour of the day, a throwback to my recent Senate speech on the need for Canada to create a national soil strategy. #WorldSoilDay #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #UnitedNations
Don't spoil the soil: the need for a national strategy on soil health
YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons
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December 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Happy World Soil Day to all who celebrate! And in honour of the day, a throwback to my recent Senate speech on the need for Canada to create a national soil strategy. #WorldSoilDay #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #UnitedNations
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Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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Read how a measles comeback is related to ostrich hysteria and why it threatens our already fragile healthcare system.
#measles
queergranddad.substack.com/p/losing-our...
#measles
queergranddad.substack.com/p/losing-our...
Losing Our Immunity: How Anti-Vax Propaganda Put Canada Back on the Measles Map
From anti-vaxxers to ostrich cures — Canada’s loss of measles elimination status shows what happens when science denial takes root.
queergranddad.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Read how a measles comeback is related to ostrich hysteria and why it threatens our already fragile healthcare system.
#measles
queergranddad.substack.com/p/losing-our...
#measles
queergranddad.substack.com/p/losing-our...
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how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
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(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
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how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
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November 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
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[links to referenced articles in ALT text]
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Knowledge is power, especially for moms! Understanding the health risks of wildfire smoke and knowing how to monitor air quality gives us the tools to keep our children safe. Let's be prepared and empower our families to stay healthy, no matter what. 💖 #MomStrong
www.vaildaily.com/news/how-wil...
www.vaildaily.com/news/how-wil...
How wildfire smoke impacts health
During wildfire season, every fire comes with the direct risk of what it burns. But there is a secondary risk that comes with all wildfires: The impact of smoke haze on human health. Smoky air...
www.vaildaily.com
September 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Knowledge is power, especially for moms! Understanding the health risks of wildfire smoke and knowing how to monitor air quality gives us the tools to keep our children safe. Let's be prepared and empower our families to stay healthy, no matter what. 💖 #MomStrong
www.vaildaily.com/news/how-wil...
www.vaildaily.com/news/how-wil...
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The reason there was so much waste last year was the govt never advertised you should be getting vaccinated. There was no one word about Covid from Danielle Smith Or the #UCP govt.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Province to charge majority of Albertans $100 for COVID-19 vaccine this flu season | CBC News
The province says Albertans who will need to pay for their COVID-19 vaccine this flu season will be charged a $100 administration fee for each dose.
www.cbc.ca
August 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The reason there was so much waste last year was the govt never advertised you should be getting vaccinated. There was no one word about Covid from Danielle Smith Or the #UCP govt.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Via Andrew Nikiforuk.
Alberta's Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Alberta's Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Alberta’s Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines | The Tyee
The virus hits the old and poor hardest. The province is erecting hurdles for granting them protection.
thetyee.ca
August 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Via Andrew Nikiforuk.
Alberta's Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Alberta's Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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I understand the limitations of my knowledge.
I’ve also been told, repeatedly, by MDs that I should not bother them about things outside my competence.
While they’re making public assertions about things very much inside my competence. “Respirators don’t work.” one example that has harmed millions
I’ve also been told, repeatedly, by MDs that I should not bother them about things outside my competence.
While they’re making public assertions about things very much inside my competence. “Respirators don’t work.” one example that has harmed millions
July 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I understand the limitations of my knowledge.
I’ve also been told, repeatedly, by MDs that I should not bother them about things outside my competence.
While they’re making public assertions about things very much inside my competence. “Respirators don’t work.” one example that has harmed millions
I’ve also been told, repeatedly, by MDs that I should not bother them about things outside my competence.
While they’re making public assertions about things very much inside my competence. “Respirators don’t work.” one example that has harmed millions
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Discover Magazine: “Allergic to Everything — The Mysteries of Mast Cells”
“How one of the oldest components of the human immune system can trigger a mysterious and little-understood syndrome.”
“this phenomenon is mast cell activation syndrome, or MCAS”
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“How one of the oldest components of the human immune system can trigger a mysterious and little-understood syndrome.”
“this phenomenon is mast cell activation syndrome, or MCAS”
t.co/FZzOQB7iju
https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/allergic-to-everything-the-mysteries-of-mast-cells
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July 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Discover Magazine: “Allergic to Everything — The Mysteries of Mast Cells”
“How one of the oldest components of the human immune system can trigger a mysterious and little-understood syndrome.”
“this phenomenon is mast cell activation syndrome, or MCAS”
t.co/FZzOQB7iju
“How one of the oldest components of the human immune system can trigger a mysterious and little-understood syndrome.”
“this phenomenon is mast cell activation syndrome, or MCAS”
t.co/FZzOQB7iju
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Great reporting here. This story highlights how anti-vax and anti-science the UCP are. They gaslight the public to support their anti-vax ideology. If vaccines are being wasted, that is on them, not the public. They should improve uptake, not eliminate access.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How does Alberta's new COVID-19 vaccine policy compare to other provinces? We asked | CBC News
Alberta's decision to reduce access to publicly funded COVID-19 vaccines so far appears to set the province on a different course than many other Canadian jurisdictions.
www.cbc.ca
July 2, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Great reporting here. This story highlights how anti-vax and anti-science the UCP are. They gaslight the public to support their anti-vax ideology. If vaccines are being wasted, that is on them, not the public. They should improve uptake, not eliminate access.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I love this new local veggie growing craze. There's absolutely ZERO reason we have to ship lettuce from God-knows-where when we can grow it within 100 kms from local stores.
This lettuce is grown indoors and is sold in grocery stores in St. Anthony #Newfoundland #Labrador #SabriFarms
Sabri Farms produce is changing the lettuce game
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sabri Farms produce is changing the lettuce game
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This lettuce is grown indoors and is sold in grocery stores in St. Anthony | CBC News
On the tip of the Northern Peninsula, fresh leafy greens are being grown inside a shipping container and then being put on grocery store shelves. Local grocery shoppers are excited for the new fresh a...
www.cbc.ca
June 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I love this new local veggie growing craze. There's absolutely ZERO reason we have to ship lettuce from God-knows-where when we can grow it within 100 kms from local stores.
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Also if we move towards heat pumps and renewable energy, we can heat and cool spaces effectively and efficiently! Heat pumps are basically magic. (And I’ve got all of mine set to dehumidify in my flooded house right now)
Fun fact: air conditioning takes less energy than heating and no less important. The belief that it's "decadent" is puritanism.
Air conditioning is an absolutely vital life-saving technology on a swiftly-warming planet, and people who claim it's somehow more shameful to cool a home than it is to heat one are idiots.
I wrote this a few years ago and still stand by it:
foreignpolicy.com/2022/01/16/c...
I wrote this a few years ago and still stand by it:
foreignpolicy.com/2022/01/16/c...
June 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Also if we move towards heat pumps and renewable energy, we can heat and cool spaces effectively and efficiently! Heat pumps are basically magic. (And I’ve got all of mine set to dehumidify in my flooded house right now)
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I remain convinced that the Alberta govt has been one of the worst in the Western hemisphere when it comes to covid. This was the govt that was caught hiding evidence that masks in schools reduced infection rates. This was the govt that reopened against expert advice and filled ER's in the summer.
June 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I remain convinced that the Alberta govt has been one of the worst in the Western hemisphere when it comes to covid. This was the govt that was caught hiding evidence that masks in schools reduced infection rates. This was the govt that reopened against expert advice and filled ER's in the summer.
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'My three-year-old has already had more smoky days in his short life than I had throughout my *entire* childhood.'
Reflections on Rage, Worry & Wildfire Smoke in our latest newsletter: gooutside.substack.com/p/rage-worry...
Reflections on Rage, Worry & Wildfire Smoke in our latest newsletter: gooutside.substack.com/p/rage-worry...
June 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
'My three-year-old has already had more smoky days in his short life than I had throughout my *entire* childhood.'
Reflections on Rage, Worry & Wildfire Smoke in our latest newsletter: gooutside.substack.com/p/rage-worry...
Reflections on Rage, Worry & Wildfire Smoke in our latest newsletter: gooutside.substack.com/p/rage-worry...
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What's a pyrocumulonimbus?
There was an outbreak of them across northern Alberta on Thursday evening.
Check it out 👇
badweatherkyle.com/pyrocumuloni...
There was an outbreak of them across northern Alberta on Thursday evening.
Check it out 👇
badweatherkyle.com/pyrocumuloni...
Pyrocumulonimbus outbreak in Alberta | Bad Weather Kyle
A series of firestorms raged across northern Alberta on the evening of 28 May.
badweatherkyle.com
June 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
What's a pyrocumulonimbus?
There was an outbreak of them across northern Alberta on Thursday evening.
Check it out 👇
badweatherkyle.com/pyrocumuloni...
There was an outbreak of them across northern Alberta on Thursday evening.
Check it out 👇
badweatherkyle.com/pyrocumuloni...
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So…about AI’s energy use…
“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
Report: Creating a 5-second AI video is like running a microwave for an hour
That's a long time in the microwave.
mashable.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
So…about AI’s energy use…
“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
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Just published:
Build the FantaMix — fresh filtered air at home, no exhaust, under $200.
Open-source DIY guide (60 pages, step-by-step).
🧰 HEPA + partial heat recovery
medium.com/@levangelist...
Build the FantaMix — fresh filtered air at home, no exhaust, under $200.
Open-source DIY guide (60 pages, step-by-step).
🧰 HEPA + partial heat recovery
medium.com/@levangelist...
May 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Just published:
Build the FantaMix — fresh filtered air at home, no exhaust, under $200.
Open-source DIY guide (60 pages, step-by-step).
🧰 HEPA + partial heat recovery
medium.com/@levangelist...
Build the FantaMix — fresh filtered air at home, no exhaust, under $200.
Open-source DIY guide (60 pages, step-by-step).
🧰 HEPA + partial heat recovery
medium.com/@levangelist...
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A new study shows that air cleaners can reduce up to 98,1 % of viral load in the air of a #COVID patient's room with confirmed positive airborne viral RNA.
Rooms with HEPA ventilation had zero virus detected.
👏 #CleantheAir in hospitals and schools!👏
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Rooms with HEPA ventilation had zero virus detected.
👏 #CleantheAir in hospitals and schools!👏
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A new study shows that air cleaners can reduce up to 98,1 % of viral load in the air of a #COVID patient's room with confirmed positive airborne viral RNA.
Rooms with HEPA ventilation had zero virus detected.
👏 #CleantheAir in hospitals and schools!👏
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Rooms with HEPA ventilation had zero virus detected.
👏 #CleantheAir in hospitals and schools!👏
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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COVID is bad for our children’s kidneys. Make sense since the kidneys are made up of countless tiny tufts of blood vessels known as glomeruli that filter toxins out of our blood. COVID is a vascular infection.
Don’t get COVID.
Get vaccinated.
Wear an N95
Clean the air you breathe.
Don’t get COVID.
Get vaccinated.
Wear an N95
Clean the air you breathe.
April 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
COVID is bad for our children’s kidneys. Make sense since the kidneys are made up of countless tiny tufts of blood vessels known as glomeruli that filter toxins out of our blood. COVID is a vascular infection.
Don’t get COVID.
Get vaccinated.
Wear an N95
Clean the air you breathe.
Don’t get COVID.
Get vaccinated.
Wear an N95
Clean the air you breathe.