Sign on a house I passed by in Annapolis Royal, NS today.

From Cornell U: Each spring, hundreds of migratory bird species stream northward from their wintering grounds in Central and South America. This animation, based on real bird observations, offers a beautifully detailed glimpse into one of nature’s most inspiring phenomena.

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Great to see a relaxed Mark Carney enjoying some silliness. youtube.com/watch?v=TZmh...

'Dandelions,' was painted by the Danish artist Bertha Wegmann around 1910. It wasn't an arbitrary choice of a plant to paint: the dandelion was used to promote the women’s liberation movement in Scandinavia because of its capacity for uncontrolled, strong-willed growth.

From the Good News department, courtesy of Reuters, today:

Renewable power generation provided a record 32 per cent of global electricity last year, a report by energy think tank Ember said on Tuesday, as overall electricity demand grew 4 per cent driven by heatwaves and data centres.

What I find delicious in all this upending of global stock markets is that Trump left it to a billionaire-capitalist caninet member like Bessent, surely crying in secret over his investment portfolio, to explain it away.

See? We do need people with English degrees.
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Even Mike Pence? On Trump’s tariff announcements yesterday.

Ex-treasury secretary Lawrence Summers: “The best estimate of loss from tariff policy is now [close] to $30 trillion or $300,000 per family of four.” “The Trump Tariff Tax is the largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history.” —Mike Pence.

Another lovely read — and yet a compendium of do-able actions on climate—from the charming Torontonian Sarah Lazarovic.
Most Vibrant Planet
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Half of all Nova Scotians rely on well water, the quality of which is at great risk from the provincial government's sudden urge to end a moratorium on fracking.
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