Paul Reniers
@paulreniers.bsky.social
Cis settler grateful to sit by the Salish Sea. Hoping to do some good. Professional negotiator, Certified Association Executive, manager, advocate, editor familiar with unions, post-secondary education, nonprofits, municipalities, housing co-ops.
Let’s stop talking about abstract future consequences of global warming and start talking about the lives being lost now due to the climate crisis.
"In a recent study reviewing more than 180 peer-reviewed articles...we found that climate change could result in around one billion premature deaths by the end of the century unless serious action is taken to reduce emissions."
A billion premature deaths.
theconversation.com/cop29-climat...
A billion premature deaths.
theconversation.com/cop29-climat...
COP29: Climate change could kill millions — and world leaders must work to limit fatalities
The 1,000-ton rule states that a person is killed every time humanity burns 1,000 tons of fossil carbon. Minimizing the deaths caused by climate change should be a global priority.
theconversation.com
November 27, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Let’s stop talking about abstract future consequences of global warming and start talking about the lives being lost now due to the climate crisis.
Call on the Minister of Health to investigate regulatory capture by insecticide producers: preventcancernow.ca/submissions/... #canpoli
Letter to Minister of Health re: Industry interference in pesticide assessment - Prevent Cancer Now
A science-based notice of objection should trigger urgent second-thought on pesticide registrations. Instead the PMRA consulted industry then dismissed Prof Christy Morrissey's findings of excessive i...
preventcancernow.ca
November 27, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Call on the Minister of Health to investigate regulatory capture by insecticide producers: preventcancernow.ca/submissions/... #canpoli
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BIG STARTER PACK NEWS! Announcing an important new team-up…celebrated climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com and I are co-curating this Starter Pack full of people & organizations that specifically overlap smart/better cities and climate action. Please share & suggest additions! go.bsky.app/7Wh2uvp
November 27, 2024 at 8:48 PM
BIG STARTER PACK NEWS! Announcing an important new team-up…celebrated climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com and I are co-curating this Starter Pack full of people & organizations that specifically overlap smart/better cities and climate action. Please share & suggest additions! go.bsky.app/7Wh2uvp
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New website hosts resources to fight gender based violence and harassment in the workplace. #labour #labor www.c190inaction.org
C190 In Action - Addressing Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
ILO Convention 190 is the first international treaty to recognize everyone’s right to a world of work free from violence and harassment.
www.c190inaction.org
November 25, 2024 at 8:30 PM
New website hosts resources to fight gender based violence and harassment in the workplace. #labour #labor www.c190inaction.org
Maybe one of the most important spirts stories of the next 30 years, and a testament to the power of vision and systems thinking. www.nytimes.com/athletic/594...
How Michele Kang became one of the biggest investors in women’s soccer
Kang sees this moment in women's sports as a "tipping point" for investment, something that can't be stopped
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Maybe one of the most important spirts stories of the next 30 years, and a testament to the power of vision and systems thinking. www.nytimes.com/athletic/594...
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Doctors Without Borders teams in #Sudan are treating war-wounded patients with catastrophic injuries and providing humanitarian aid and medical care.
More than 11 million have been displaced by the current conflict, including over 3 million who have fled to countries like Chad & South Sudan.
More than 11 million have been displaced by the current conflict, including over 3 million who have fled to countries like Chad & South Sudan.
It's only through a combination of chance and expert medical care that these children survived.
@msf.bsky.social releases shocking X-rays from a Khartoum hospital to highlight the impact of the Sudan conflict on children
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
@msf.bsky.social releases shocking X-rays from a Khartoum hospital to highlight the impact of the Sudan conflict on children
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
X-rays show shrapnel and bullets buried in children caught in Sudan war
Images released by MSF doctors highlight impact of conflict in the country, with medical supplies and aid unable to reach people due to fighting
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Doctors Without Borders teams in #Sudan are treating war-wounded patients with catastrophic injuries and providing humanitarian aid and medical care.
More than 11 million have been displaced by the current conflict, including over 3 million who have fled to countries like Chad & South Sudan.
More than 11 million have been displaced by the current conflict, including over 3 million who have fled to countries like Chad & South Sudan.
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A big part of having a good experience on Bluesky (or on any social media) is simply kindness. And gratitude.
Say hello.
Welcome newcomers.
If someone writes something that makes you think or feel good, tell them.
Be generous about sharing & complimenting other’s work.
Embrace the mosaic. 🦋
Say hello.
Welcome newcomers.
If someone writes something that makes you think or feel good, tell them.
Be generous about sharing & complimenting other’s work.
Embrace the mosaic. 🦋
November 16, 2024 at 7:45 AM
A big part of having a good experience on Bluesky (or on any social media) is simply kindness. And gratitude.
Say hello.
Welcome newcomers.
If someone writes something that makes you think or feel good, tell them.
Be generous about sharing & complimenting other’s work.
Embrace the mosaic. 🦋
Say hello.
Welcome newcomers.
If someone writes something that makes you think or feel good, tell them.
Be generous about sharing & complimenting other’s work.
Embrace the mosaic. 🦋
As an EV owner, I am eager to share this thread as it provides great clarity in situating cat culture in our environmental crisis.
THREAD: I’m going to share this thread here to clearly state my perspective on electric vehicles, car dependency and better cities, for all those who frequently ask me about it, including media, elected leaders and many others. Here goes. Please share it frequently if you think it will help. 🧵#EVS
November 16, 2024 at 2:18 AM
As an EV owner, I am eager to share this thread as it provides great clarity in situating cat culture in our environmental crisis.
Just registered for CSAE's webinar on Indigenous Socio-Economics and Demographics. Glad to be part of Canada's associations sector educating itself for reconciliation. site.pheedloop.com/event/EVEDCO... #reconciliation #associations
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September 10, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Just registered for CSAE's webinar on Indigenous Socio-Economics and Demographics. Glad to be part of Canada's associations sector educating itself for reconciliation. site.pheedloop.com/event/EVEDCO... #reconciliation #associations
We built this city on rock and crows. #Vancouver # YVR
June 30, 2024 at 5:46 PM
We built this city on rock and crows. #Vancouver # YVR
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Chair of mayor's budget task force identifies No. 17 fire hall, Hastings Park as city properties not maximizing value.
Vancouver's only zero-carbon fire hall viewed as 'underutilized asset'
Chair of mayor's budget task force identifies No. 17 fire hall, Hastings Park as city properties not maximizing value.
dlvr.it
January 24, 2024 at 4:22 AM
Chair of mayor's budget task force identifies No. 17 fire hall, Hastings Park as city properties not maximizing value.