Leslie Garrett
@lesliegarrett.bsky.social
Author; climate reporter; lover of dogs, cats; optimist-ish. Words in The Atlantic, Washington Post, Aeon, Good Housekeeping, more. Currently editorial director at Bluedot Living. London, ON.
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Read the full five part story here: grist.org/project/indi...
Reporting: Anita Hofschneider and Jake Bittle
Illustrations: Jackie Fawn
#Indigenous #Fish #Dams #Justice #Environment
Reporting: Anita Hofschneider and Jake Bittle
Illustrations: Jackie Fawn
#Indigenous #Fish #Dams #Justice #Environment
How the Klamath Dams Came Down
Last year, tribes in Oregon and California pulled off the largest dam removal in U.S. history. This is their story.
grist.org
March 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Read the full five part story here: grist.org/project/indi...
Reporting: Anita Hofschneider and Jake Bittle
Illustrations: Jackie Fawn
#Indigenous #Fish #Dams #Justice #Environment
Reporting: Anita Hofschneider and Jake Bittle
Illustrations: Jackie Fawn
#Indigenous #Fish #Dams #Justice #Environment
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February 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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buy Canadian.
Noble idea. an one I will pursue.
But I think we need to really consider applying this tactic to perhaps the most important industry.
Media.
A thread...
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Noble idea. an one I will pursue.
But I think we need to really consider applying this tactic to perhaps the most important industry.
Media.
A thread...
1/
a canadian flag with a red maple leaf in the middle
ALT: a canadian flag with a red maple leaf in the middle
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
buy Canadian.
Noble idea. an one I will pursue.
But I think we need to really consider applying this tactic to perhaps the most important industry.
Media.
A thread...
1/
Noble idea. an one I will pursue.
But I think we need to really consider applying this tactic to perhaps the most important industry.
Media.
A thread...
1/
I don't have to reply to a pitch to write for me when the writer uses "u" instead of "you", do I? I'm thinking ... no.
January 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I don't have to reply to a pitch to write for me when the writer uses "u" instead of "you", do I? I'm thinking ... no.
Beautiful story about one of the many ways in which immigrants contribute to our cities and create community. In this case, by sharing their culture's food: thelocal.to/ivory-coast-...
The First Business in ‘Little Côte d’Ivoire’? | The Local
From Chinatown to Little Italy, every historic ethnic enclave in Toronto began with a single newcomer setting up shop. Can that process still work in 2025?
thelocal.to
January 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Beautiful story about one of the many ways in which immigrants contribute to our cities and create community. In this case, by sharing their culture's food: thelocal.to/ivory-coast-...
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Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
"The cruelty is the point."
Nobody wants to actually address homelessness, except to punish those unlucky enough to experience it. Sometimes I wonder what Canada would have looked like post-Covid lockdowns had there been less generous federal income supports. My guess: worse wicked problem, same brutish response.
NEW: Premier Doug Ford is prepared to override the courts by giving municipalities and police "enhanced legislative powers" to "dismantle" homeless encampments across Ontario.
#onpoli
#topoli
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#onpoli
#topoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
December 5, 2024 at 4:05 PM
"The cruelty is the point."
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speaking of pardons....
President Biden still has the power to free Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier.
President Biden still has the power to free Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier.
This Thanksgiving, Biden Should Grant Clemency to Leonard Peltier
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
Amnesty International has campaigned for Peltier’s release for decades. The group recently sent a letter to President Biden, reiterating their demand.
www.democracynow.org
December 2, 2024 at 3:06 PM
speaking of pardons....
President Biden still has the power to free Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier.
President Biden still has the power to free Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier.
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I have my platform biases like everyone.
But I’m slightly puzzled how little coverage the global plastics treaty talks is getting. Either we get this right or every other story on each site doesn’t matter www.carbonbrief.org/five-charts-...
But I’m slightly puzzled how little coverage the global plastics treaty talks is getting. Either we get this right or every other story on each site doesn’t matter www.carbonbrief.org/five-charts-...
Five charts: Why a UN plastics treaty matters for climate change - Carbon Brief
A global treaty on plastics, touted as the most important environmental treaty since the Paris Agreement, will be negotiated in South Korea.
www.carbonbrief.org
November 30, 2024 at 8:45 AM
I have my platform biases like everyone.
But I’m slightly puzzled how little coverage the global plastics treaty talks is getting. Either we get this right or every other story on each site doesn’t matter www.carbonbrief.org/five-charts-...
But I’m slightly puzzled how little coverage the global plastics treaty talks is getting. Either we get this right or every other story on each site doesn’t matter www.carbonbrief.org/five-charts-...
"Rather than run from climate conversations, Democrats ... should shout with one voice every time a community is poisoned by pollution or a climate disaster leaves a family homeless ... : “Look what these fossil fuel fat cats are doing to you!" 👏 newrepublic.com/article/1886...
The Answer to Democrats’ Class Problem Is Staring Them in the Face
The climate crisis offers one of the strongest fields imaginable for proving fealty to the working class against rapacious elites.
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:14 PM
"Rather than run from climate conversations, Democrats ... should shout with one voice every time a community is poisoned by pollution or a climate disaster leaves a family homeless ... : “Look what these fossil fuel fat cats are doing to you!" 👏 newrepublic.com/article/1886...
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it's clear now that republican trolls are squatting here. i know it's tempting to engage, but i cannot stress enough that blocking is the only way to preserve this community. block and move on. block and move on. block and move on.
November 25, 2024 at 2:22 PM
it's clear now that republican trolls are squatting here. i know it's tempting to engage, but i cannot stress enough that blocking is the only way to preserve this community. block and move on. block and move on. block and move on.
The Local continues to do really great reporting and storytelling. This one about the killing of the Ontario Science Centre: thelocal.to/ontario-scie...
The Killing of the Science Centre | The Local
The 55-year old museum shuttered without warning one Friday in June. Then devastated staff were given four months to dismantle it. A former employee on the last days of a beloved institution.
thelocal.to
November 25, 2024 at 2:54 PM
The Local continues to do really great reporting and storytelling. This one about the killing of the Ontario Science Centre: thelocal.to/ontario-scie...
Bluesky starting to feel like a great house party where you keep bumping into people you kinda forgot about but are genuinely happy to see again.
November 24, 2024 at 2:56 AM
Bluesky starting to feel like a great house party where you keep bumping into people you kinda forgot about but are genuinely happy to see again.
Well … can thank the election for sending me back to therapy, and bringing back my need for both a sleep aid and mouthguard so I can’t grind my teeth 😩. Was a nice 4 year reprieve
November 12, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Well … can thank the election for sending me back to therapy, and bringing back my need for both a sleep aid and mouthguard so I can’t grind my teeth 😩. Was a nice 4 year reprieve
Starting to think I might want to remove "optimist" from my bio.
a man in a suit and tie is giving a thumbs up sign
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is giving a thumbs up sign
media.tenor.com
October 21, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Starting to think I might want to remove "optimist" from my bio.
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I have 14500 followers on twitter and I post lots of positive gentle stuff there I would dearly like to have that many here on Bsky but it might take years. As an artist who sells my work directly via the web I keep using twitter rather than starving but my goodness I wish I didn’t need to
August 7, 2024 at 2:56 PM
I have 14500 followers on twitter and I post lots of positive gentle stuff there I would dearly like to have that many here on Bsky but it might take years. As an artist who sells my work directly via the web I keep using twitter rather than starving but my goodness I wish I didn’t need to
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