Jonathan Fowlie
@jonathanfowlie.bsky.social
Coffee-based life form that wants to be outside. Politics nerd and lover of words.
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It's easy to get disheartened by ongoing headlines highlighting setbacks on the road to addressing the climate crisis. But below this surface I see some major reasons to be encouraged and to steel our resolve for 2025.
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Quiet Climate Progress in a Challenging Year
Scanning climate headlines from 2024, it’s easy to see something of a setback year. The UN’s late-October assessment of current national climate action plans concluded they will result in 2030 emissio...
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January 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It's easy to get disheartened by ongoing headlines highlighting setbacks on the road to addressing the climate crisis. But below this surface I see some major reasons to be encouraged and to steel our resolve for 2025.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/quiet-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/quiet-...
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If children walked to school in our bike lanes would city leaders still consider paint a good enough barrier?
December 1, 2024 at 5:14 PM
If children walked to school in our bike lanes would city leaders still consider paint a good enough barrier?
Reposted by Jonathan Fowlie
A week after Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, was accused of being a “wrecking ball” jeopardizing global climate talks, Saudi officials are leading an effort to block a UN deal to tackle plastic pollution, negotiators said.
Saudi Arabia Leads Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty
Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 6:32 PM
A week after Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, was accused of being a “wrecking ball” jeopardizing global climate talks, Saudi officials are leading an effort to block a UN deal to tackle plastic pollution, negotiators said.
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"You are an abuser of women": The searing email that Pete Hegseth's own mother sent him in 2018 accusing him of sleeping around, cheating on his wife and debasing and belittling women. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...
Text of the Email That Pete Hegseth’s Mother Sent Him
Penelope Hegseth sent the email to her son in 2018 as he was in the middle of divorcing his wife, Samantha.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:38 AM
"You are an abuser of women": The searing email that Pete Hegseth's own mother sent him in 2018 accusing him of sleeping around, cheating on his wife and debasing and belittling women. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...
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Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it
November 29, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it
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Documents leaked from an industry group show how some of the world’s largest petrochemical and plastics companies have been pushing back against a “tide of anti-plastic sentiment” — especially among young people concerned about the environment.
Inside the Plastic Industry’s Battle to Win Over Hearts and Minds
Documents leaked from an industry group show how plastics companies are pushing back against a “tide of anti-plastic sentiment.”
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Documents leaked from an industry group show how some of the world’s largest petrochemical and plastics companies have been pushing back against a “tide of anti-plastic sentiment” — especially among young people concerned about the environment.
Reposted by Jonathan Fowlie
This story is just extraordinary - lucid, insightful, an unsparing indictment of things large and small, without a trace of bitterness. Patrick Fealey's grace and intelligence and the injustice of his life will stay with you, as they should. www.esquire.com/news-politic...
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:44 PM
This story is just extraordinary - lucid, insightful, an unsparing indictment of things large and small, without a trace of bitterness. Patrick Fealey's grace and intelligence and the injustice of his life will stay with you, as they should. www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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Love this piece by @lesliemac.bsky.social. Should be shared widely. We may be fed up, but Black women can’t afford to check out. There are many ways to keep doing the work in ways that focus on our communities.
medium.com/@LeslieMac/i...
medium.com/@LeslieMac/i...
I Can’t Watch the World Burn, Because the Fire Will Burn Me First
The image circulating across social media — a group of Black women calmly drinking coffee atop a skyscraper while the city burns below —…
medium.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:17 AM
Love this piece by @lesliemac.bsky.social. Should be shared widely. We may be fed up, but Black women can’t afford to check out. There are many ways to keep doing the work in ways that focus on our communities.
medium.com/@LeslieMac/i...
medium.com/@LeslieMac/i...
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The Office of the Seniors Advocate wants to hear from British Columbians about their perceptions and experiences with ageism, particularly related to #seniors.
Fill in their survey by December 13.
www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca/current-issu...
Fill in their survey by December 13.
www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca/current-issu...
Ageism Survey - Seniors Advocate
What is ageism? The World Health Organization defines ageism as “…the stereotypes (how we think), prejudice (how we feel) and discrimination (how we act) towards others or ourselves based on age.” Stu...
www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca
November 26, 2024 at 9:20 PM
The Office of the Seniors Advocate wants to hear from British Columbians about their perceptions and experiences with ageism, particularly related to #seniors.
Fill in their survey by December 13.
www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca/current-issu...
Fill in their survey by December 13.
www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca/current-issu...
“With growing geopolitical instability and the escalating impacts of the global climate crisis, Canadians would be right to go further and ask why our collective future is being decided by swing voters in suburban Pennsylvania or rural Wisconsin.”
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Europe is leaving Donald Trump’s America behind. Should Canada do the same?
Canada has a trillion dollar economic relationship with the U.S., writes Luke LeBrun. With a snap of Trump’s fingers, millions of livelihoods could be ruined.
www.thestar.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:09 AM
“With growing geopolitical instability and the escalating impacts of the global climate crisis, Canadians would be right to go further and ask why our collective future is being decided by swing voters in suburban Pennsylvania or rural Wisconsin.”
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Totally agree. I was at the Vancouver launch and was really glad to see a packed room of folks who are keen to help enable its success.
This is great news and exactly the right direction for BDC. We need to get more capital into the hands of Canadian entrepreneurs not well-served by our banks.
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BDC launches Community Banking to help boost Canada’s active small business count by 10% and help grow the economy
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada’s only bank devoted exclusively to entrepreneurs, today launched a new Community Banking initiative created to help Canada’s economic performance ...
www.bdc.ca
November 25, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Totally agree. I was at the Vancouver launch and was really glad to see a packed room of folks who are keen to help enable its success.
Not gonna lie, when I heard the words “bomb cyclone” I thought these guys would be goners. #SantaLives
November 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Not gonna lie, when I heard the words “bomb cyclone” I thought these guys would be goners. #SantaLives
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Wondering who will serve on Premier David Eby’s Executive Council?
Watch the livestream of the Cabinet swearing in here ⬇️
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uh7y...
#bcpoli
Watch the livestream of the Cabinet swearing in here ⬇️
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uh7y...
#bcpoli
2024 Cabinet Swearing-In Ceremony
YouTube video by GovernmentofBC
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November 18, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Wondering who will serve on Premier David Eby’s Executive Council?
Watch the livestream of the Cabinet swearing in here ⬇️
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uh7y...
#bcpoli
Watch the livestream of the Cabinet swearing in here ⬇️
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uh7y...
#bcpoli
I totally aree with @rjcsmith.bsky.social here and think simlar can be said for the role of municipalities and the private sector.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: With Trump in the White House, expect the states to take charge on climate progress
The president-elect is likely to pull the U.S. away from climate-change solutions. So efforts to reduce emissions in America will have to come from the state level
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:01 PM
I totally aree with @rjcsmith.bsky.social here and think simlar can be said for the role of municipalities and the private sector.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
This is a really thoughtful and insightful piece about the electoral events around the world in 2024 and what we do from here.
medium.com/presencing-i...
medium.com/presencing-i...
An Emerging Third Option: Reclaiming Democracy from Dark Money & Dark Tech
Seven Observations On 2024 and What’s Next
medium.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:27 AM
This is a really thoughtful and insightful piece about the electoral events around the world in 2024 and what we do from here.
medium.com/presencing-i...
medium.com/presencing-i...
"The battery trial train delivered better-than-expected results in fuel savings, cutting fuel costs by 35-50%"
electrek.co/2024/11/08/u...
electrek.co/2024/11/08/u...
'UK-first' intercity battery trial train outperforms diesel
A "UK-first" intercity battery trial train proved that single battery technology can outperform diesel engines cost-effectively.
electrek.co
November 17, 2024 at 3:27 PM
"The battery trial train delivered better-than-expected results in fuel savings, cutting fuel costs by 35-50%"
electrek.co/2024/11/08/u...
electrek.co/2024/11/08/u...
Such a great event! I'm sad to miss it this year but just couldn't make it work. Good luck @turnbullwhitby.bsky.social on what is sure to be another awesome #SustainableFinanceForum
Join me at our 3rd Annual Sustainable Finance Forum November 28-29 at the Rogers Centre Ottawa. We're bringing together leaders in sustainable finance like Rhian-Mari Thomas, Helena Viñes Fiestas, Michael Jantzi, David Atkin, Nicole Yazbek-Martin, and more.
www.sustainablefinanceforum.ca
www.sustainablefinanceforum.ca
Sustainable Finance Forum | Sustainable Finance
www.sustainablefinanceforum.ca
November 17, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Such a great event! I'm sad to miss it this year but just couldn't make it work. Good luck @turnbullwhitby.bsky.social on what is sure to be another awesome #SustainableFinanceForum
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Today in Columbus, Ohio.
November 16, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Today in Columbus, Ohio.
“One source insisted that despite the surprise, the president-elect and the transition team were moving forward with the nomination at this time.”
www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/p...
www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/p...
Trump’s transition team caught off guard by Hegseth allegation | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team was in the middle of announcing new Cabinet picks this week when they were informed of a sexual assault allegation about one of his previous selections, ...
www.cnn.com
November 16, 2024 at 2:24 AM
“One source insisted that despite the surprise, the president-elect and the transition team were moving forward with the nomination at this time.”
www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/p...
www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/p...
Love this!
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November 16, 2024 at 2:21 AM
Love this!
I get this is like a bouillon cube of liberal intellectualism but still it’s probably my favourite “collab”
of 2024.
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of 2024.
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Ezra Klein on Where Democrats Go From Here
Podcast Episode · Pod Save America · 2024-11-13 · 1h 15m
podcasts.apple.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:13 PM
I get this is like a bouillon cube of liberal intellectualism but still it’s probably my favourite “collab”
of 2024.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
of 2024.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
I’m guessing this was the highlight of his day. Thanks for sharing @ravikahlon.bsky.social
When I was elected, my son was struggling with me being away.
Premier @jjhorgan showed up unplanned to play Pokémon and to tell him why he needed me in Victoria.
He cared for his colleagues families as much as he cared for families across BC.
Sending love to his family❤️🙏🏾
Premier @jjhorgan showed up unplanned to play Pokémon and to tell him why he needed me in Victoria.
He cared for his colleagues families as much as he cared for families across BC.
Sending love to his family❤️🙏🏾
November 15, 2024 at 1:13 AM
I’m guessing this was the highlight of his day. Thanks for sharing @ravikahlon.bsky.social
Only 22 days to get ready for YVR or else it’s gonna be a Cruel December… er… August… no, shoot… I Knew This Was Trouble!
Okay, This is Me Trying… Clearly I Need to Calm Down to get Ready For It.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaOf...
Okay, This is Me Trying… Clearly I Need to Calm Down to get Ready For It.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaOf...
Swiftie dads, welcome to the Eras Tour boot camp... | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
YouTube video by 22 Minutes
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November 14, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Only 22 days to get ready for YVR or else it’s gonna be a Cruel December… er… August… no, shoot… I Knew This Was Trouble!
Okay, This is Me Trying… Clearly I Need to Calm Down to get Ready For It.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaOf...
Okay, This is Me Trying… Clearly I Need to Calm Down to get Ready For It.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaOf...