Laura Cameron
@laura-cameron.bsky.social
Organizing, research, writing, and policy for climate justice. Director with Climate Action Team MB. Queer settler on Treaty 1 land (she/her) 🇵🇸
Today, DeepSky announced a direct air capture project in southwestern MB.
This tech is highly costly, risky, unproven, and only serves to delay the transition off fossil fuels. Deeply disappointing to see the MB Gov’t supporting this @manitobagov.bsky.social
climateactionmb.ca/newly-announ...
This tech is highly costly, risky, unproven, and only serves to delay the transition off fossil fuels. Deeply disappointing to see the MB Gov’t supporting this @manitobagov.bsky.social
climateactionmb.ca/newly-announ...
Newly Announced Direct Air Capture Project Threatens Manitoba’s Electrification Only Days After Path to Net-Zero - Climate Action Team Manitoba
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October 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Today, DeepSky announced a direct air capture project in southwestern MB.
This tech is highly costly, risky, unproven, and only serves to delay the transition off fossil fuels. Deeply disappointing to see the MB Gov’t supporting this @manitobagov.bsky.social
climateactionmb.ca/newly-announ...
This tech is highly costly, risky, unproven, and only serves to delay the transition off fossil fuels. Deeply disappointing to see the MB Gov’t supporting this @manitobagov.bsky.social
climateactionmb.ca/newly-announ...
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I helped the Centre for Civic Governance on an exciting new report about the jobs potential of renewable energy and energy conservation investments in Canada. The numbers are huge: 6.3 to 9.5 million job years of new construction work from now to 2050: ccg.eco/research/job.... /2
Jobs for Today: Canada's Building Trades and the Net-Zero Transition - Centre for Civic Governance
Commissioned by Green Jobs BC, a project of the Centre for Civic Governance, Jobs for Today: Canada’s Building Trades and the Net-Zero Transition explores the vital role Canada’s construction industry...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I helped the Centre for Civic Governance on an exciting new report about the jobs potential of renewable energy and energy conservation investments in Canada. The numbers are huge: 6.3 to 9.5 million job years of new construction work from now to 2050: ccg.eco/research/job.... /2
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September 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Today’s #DrawTheLine actions in Ottawa were beautiful.
September 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Today’s #DrawTheLine actions in Ottawa were beautiful.
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NYC: “Make Billionaires Pay”. The demonstration was part of a global series of protests named “Draw The Line,” urging world leaders to prioritize “rights, jobs, justice, democracy, and a meaningful life on a secure planet” prior to the United Nation’s climate conference in November.
September 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
NYC: “Make Billionaires Pay”. The demonstration was part of a global series of protests named “Draw The Line,” urging world leaders to prioritize “rights, jobs, justice, democracy, and a meaningful life on a secure planet” prior to the United Nation’s climate conference in November.
300+ folks in rainy Winnipeg today to #DrawtheLine for justice, connecting the dots between the climate crisis, genocide in Palestine, growing militarism, and migrant scapegoating. Demanding Kinew & Carney put people over profit, say no to new pipelines, and fund real solutions for health, housing..
September 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
300+ folks in rainy Winnipeg today to #DrawtheLine for justice, connecting the dots between the climate crisis, genocide in Palestine, growing militarism, and migrant scapegoating. Demanding Kinew & Carney put people over profit, say no to new pipelines, and fund real solutions for health, housing..
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Almost 300 people braved the rain Saturday afternoon to demand Premier Wab Kinew and the NDP government take action on climate change.
Ralliers decry Kinew’s pro-pipeline policy
Call for Manitoba to push for smart climate policy
www.winnipegfreepress.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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🧵 THREAD: Draw The Line - National Day of Action happening RIGHT NOW across Canada ✊
Today, communities from coast to coast are standing united for people, for peace, and for the planet. Here's what's happening on the ground...
#DrawTheLine @350canada.bsky.social
📍Toronto
Today, communities from coast to coast are standing united for people, for peace, and for the planet. Here's what's happening on the ground...
#DrawTheLine @350canada.bsky.social
📍Toronto
September 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
🧵 THREAD: Draw The Line - National Day of Action happening RIGHT NOW across Canada ✊
Today, communities from coast to coast are standing united for people, for peace, and for the planet. Here's what's happening on the ground...
#DrawTheLine @350canada.bsky.social
📍Toronto
Today, communities from coast to coast are standing united for people, for peace, and for the planet. Here's what's happening on the ground...
#DrawTheLine @350canada.bsky.social
📍Toronto
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A life update & #mutualaid appeal - www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H3D...
E-Trans - jaxson.08.15.10@gmail.com or PayPal - @claytonauthor - www.paypal.com/paypalme/Cla...
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#HealingJourney #Organizing #Communications
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#HealingJourney #Organizing #Communications
life update and a #mutualaid appeal
YouTube video by Clayton Thomas-Muller
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August 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A life update & #mutualaid appeal - www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H3D...
E-Trans - jaxson.08.15.10@gmail.com or PayPal - @claytonauthor - www.paypal.com/paypalme/Cla...
Book me 2 MC, Great Talks and/or Facilitation - transatlanticagency.com/clients/spea...
#HealingJourney #Organizing #Communications
E-Trans - jaxson.08.15.10@gmail.com or PayPal - @claytonauthor - www.paypal.com/paypalme/Cla...
Book me 2 MC, Great Talks and/or Facilitation - transatlanticagency.com/clients/spea...
#HealingJourney #Organizing #Communications
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Pls stop what you are doing and read this entire report on Israel's murder of journalist Anas al-Sharif and five colleagues in Gaza City.
"He characterized Israel’s threats as 'Silence or Death,' and he vowed not to be silent."
It ends with his final message. www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...
"He characterized Israel’s threats as 'Silence or Death,' and he vowed not to be silent."
It ends with his final message. www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...
The Israeli Assassination of Journalist Anas al-Sharif and Five Colleagues in Gaza City
“We understand these are our last days.”
www.dropsitenews.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Pls stop what you are doing and read this entire report on Israel's murder of journalist Anas al-Sharif and five colleagues in Gaza City.
"He characterized Israel’s threats as 'Silence or Death,' and he vowed not to be silent."
It ends with his final message. www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...
"He characterized Israel’s threats as 'Silence or Death,' and he vowed not to be silent."
It ends with his final message. www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...
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Gaza Freedom Flotilla has released statement that Black labour leader Chris Smalls (Amazon Labour Union) faced violence that no one else on Handala did. He has been severely beaten in Israeli custody.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
July 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Gaza Freedom Flotilla has released statement that Black labour leader Chris Smalls (Amazon Labour Union) faced violence that no one else on Handala did. He has been severely beaten in Israeli custody.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
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A very emotional read - but a crucial one
My new column out today:
All of us who work on climate have long walked a razor’s edge between hope and despair, and the last few months (or years) have made it near impossible to keep one’s balance. But I would put the current predicament differently. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/11/o...
All of us who work on climate have long walked a razor’s edge between hope and despair, and the last few months (or years) have made it near impossible to keep one’s balance. But I would put the current predicament differently. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/11/o...
Is Suzuki right that it's 'too late'? We are in an era of simultaneous wins and losses
All of us who work on climate have long walked a razor’s edge between hope and despair, and the last few months (or years) have made it near impossible to keep one’s balance. But I would put the curre...
www.nationalobserver.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A very emotional read - but a crucial one
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Carney says "consultation, cooperation, engagement and participation" is at the heart of Bill C-5 but what about free, prior and informed consent? We don't need nice words, we need full-implementation of UNDRIP.
June 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Carney says "consultation, cooperation, engagement and participation" is at the heart of Bill C-5 but what about free, prior and informed consent? We don't need nice words, we need full-implementation of UNDRIP.
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Two strikes against carbon capture. First, even if it works, it's more expensive than switching to clean renewables. And second, it doesn't work at scale. Those pushing carbon capture as a panacea for Canada's fossil fuel cartel are greenwashing. #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy
Carbon Capture More Expensive Than Switching to Renewables, Stanford Study Reveals
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Carbon Capture More Expensive Than Switching to Renewables, Stanford Study Reveals
Researchers have determined that the large-scale adoption of technologies designed to capture carbon dioxide from industrial emissions and the atmosphere would be significantly more costly and environ...
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June 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Two strikes against carbon capture. First, even if it works, it's more expensive than switching to clean renewables. And second, it doesn't work at scale. Those pushing carbon capture as a panacea for Canada's fossil fuel cartel are greenwashing. #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy
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As Mark Carney introduces legislation that could fast track new pipelines, the IEA is throwing glacier-cold water on that economic strategy…
IEA: Oil still on track to peak by 2030; oil for fuel to peak in 2027
"annual growth slows…to just a trickle over the next several years, with a small decline expected in 2030, based on today’s policy settings and market trends"
Here are some of the most striking charts 🧵
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"annual growth slows…to just a trickle over the next several years, with a small decline expected in 2030, based on today’s policy settings and market trends"
Here are some of the most striking charts 🧵
1/8
June 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
As Mark Carney introduces legislation that could fast track new pipelines, the IEA is throwing glacier-cold water on that economic strategy…
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"Prior to the 2023 provincial election campaign, Kinew promised there would be no new pipelines in Manitoba if he became premier. Just two years later, however, he is enthusiastically promoting the construction of oil and gas pipelines to the Port of Churchill."
www.brandonsun.com/opinion/2025...
www.brandonsun.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: Kinew not immune to political gravity
When I was a Park School student in the early 1970s, my class went on a field trip to Winnipeg. After spending the morning at the Museum of Man and Nature (as it was then known) and being wowed by the...
www.brandonsun.com
June 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"Prior to the 2023 provincial election campaign, Kinew promised there would be no new pipelines in Manitoba if he became premier. Just two years later, however, he is enthusiastically promoting the construction of oil and gas pipelines to the Port of Churchill."
www.brandonsun.com/opinion/2025...
www.brandonsun.com/opinion/2025...
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A note of concern for Premier #WabKinew about proposed oil & gas expansion out of the #HudsonBay, #PortofChurchill, #ArcticGateway
Up on #MCAT blog today. Read post here: climateactionmb.ca/we-need-syst... #mbpoli #cndpoli #wildfires #UNDRIP #TRC94 #pipelines #climate
Up on #MCAT blog today. Read post here: climateactionmb.ca/we-need-syst... #mbpoli #cndpoli #wildfires #UNDRIP #TRC94 #pipelines #climate
June 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A note of concern for Premier #WabKinew about proposed oil & gas expansion out of the #HudsonBay, #PortofChurchill, #ArcticGateway
Up on #MCAT blog today. Read post here: climateactionmb.ca/we-need-syst... #mbpoli #cndpoli #wildfires #UNDRIP #TRC94 #pipelines #climate
Up on #MCAT blog today. Read post here: climateactionmb.ca/we-need-syst... #mbpoli #cndpoli #wildfires #UNDRIP #TRC94 #pipelines #climate
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www.aptnnews.ca?p=272395
Steven Crowchild only had a few moments to address U.S. President Donald Trump as he and other invited delegates welcomed G7 leaders to a summit on Treaty 7 territory. He made the most of it.
Steven Crowchild only had a few moments to address U.S. President Donald Trump as he and other invited delegates welcomed G7 leaders to a summit on Treaty 7 territory. He made the most of it.
Tsuut’ina leader captures world audience as part of G7 delegation
“I tried to say as much as I could, as wisely as I could," said Tsuut'ina Minor Chief Steven Crowchild of his encounter with Donald Trump.
www.aptnnews.ca
June 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
www.aptnnews.ca?p=272395
Steven Crowchild only had a few moments to address U.S. President Donald Trump as he and other invited delegates welcomed G7 leaders to a summit on Treaty 7 territory. He made the most of it.
Steven Crowchild only had a few moments to address U.S. President Donald Trump as he and other invited delegates welcomed G7 leaders to a summit on Treaty 7 territory. He made the most of it.
Nice editorial from @winnipegfreepress.com:
“Getting people to go through the registration process to present to a council committee and have them show up to be heard, only to hold a vote and temporarily cancel public input, is both insulting and counterproductive.”
“Getting people to go through the registration process to present to a council committee and have them show up to be heard, only to hold a vote and temporarily cancel public input, is both insulting and counterproductive.”
June 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Nice editorial from @winnipegfreepress.com:
“Getting people to go through the registration process to present to a council committee and have them show up to be heard, only to hold a vote and temporarily cancel public input, is both insulting and counterproductive.”
“Getting people to go through the registration process to present to a council committee and have them show up to be heard, only to hold a vote and temporarily cancel public input, is both insulting and counterproductive.”
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Dozens of delegates who signed up to speak on active transportation safety at city hall Thursday were not heard.
Speakers furious after city delays hearing feedback on bike safety measures
Dozens of delegates who signed up to speak on active transportation safety at city hall Thursday were not heard.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
June 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Dozens of delegates who signed up to speak on active transportation safety at city hall Thursday were not heard.
20+ Winnipegers took time out of their work day to present on the Wellington bike lane study at Wpg Public Works Cmte this morning, but Councillor Janice Lukes changed the rules to not allow people to speak…
Why doesn’t Council want to listen to its constituents? A wild disregard for democracy
Why doesn’t Council want to listen to its constituents? A wild disregard for democracy
June 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
20+ Winnipegers took time out of their work day to present on the Wellington bike lane study at Wpg Public Works Cmte this morning, but Councillor Janice Lukes changed the rules to not allow people to speak…
Why doesn’t Council want to listen to its constituents? A wild disregard for democracy
Why doesn’t Council want to listen to its constituents? A wild disregard for democracy
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I spent the last few days reaching out to advocates, experts and the government about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new border bill, Bill C-2.
What I learned was…not reassuring.
In fact, advocates are warning it could create a framework for Trump-style mass deportations -- and more:
What I learned was…not reassuring.
In fact, advocates are warning it could create a framework for Trump-style mass deportations -- and more:
June 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I spent the last few days reaching out to advocates, experts and the government about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new border bill, Bill C-2.
What I learned was…not reassuring.
In fact, advocates are warning it could create a framework for Trump-style mass deportations -- and more:
What I learned was…not reassuring.
In fact, advocates are warning it could create a framework for Trump-style mass deportations -- and more:
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To fight wildfires and heat waves, Manitoba needs a climate plan. Op-Ed today in the @winnipegfreepress.com by Scott Durling (Educators for Climate), Chris Morrow (Manitoba Public Health Association) and @laura-cameron.bsky.social. www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
Opinion: To fight wildfires and heat waves, Manitoba needs a climate plan
Facing a record-breaking heat wave in early May, Manitoba has had a devastating start to its unofficial fifth season — fire season — as wildfires continue to ravage communities and smoke blankets much...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
To fight wildfires and heat waves, Manitoba needs a climate plan. Op-Ed today in the @winnipegfreepress.com by Scott Durling (Educators for Climate), Chris Morrow (Manitoba Public Health Association) and @laura-cameron.bsky.social. www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...