How long will the warning last? When will the next warning be issued? How many months will fire season last? How many more years will we pour billions of dollars into industries that make the situation worse?

Delta Optimist@deltaoptimist.bsky.social · 2d ago

"The reason young people are riding their electric devices on the sidewalk is because it is not safe to ride them on the streets. The reason the streets are not safe is because of all the cars and trucks." (and increasingly, really bad driving habits) www.nsnews.com/opinion/opin...

Opinion: Cars are the biggest threat on the road, not kids on e-scooters

All the outrage we feel about teens weaving on e-bikes and scooters would be better spent figuring out how to keep massive motorized vehicles away from all other road users

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In the first year of PM Carney’s government, oil lobbyists had over 1300 meetings – that’s 5 times per working day. So if you have been wondering why Carney's government is expanding pipeline, oilsands, fracking, LNG and gutting climate policy. Here is your answer

Julia Levin@jflevin.bsky.social · 4d ago

1/📣New analysis reveals that fossil fuel lobbying has skyrocketed under PM Carney’s government In the first year of PM Carney’s government, oil lobbyists had over 1300 meetings – that’s 5 times per working day. environmentaldefence.ca/2026/08/06/f...

“Someday they will ask me what we did about the climate emergency. We tried so hard, I will say. We knew, we organized, we pushed for change. I hope I will be able to say we finally came to our collective senses.” Maggie Knight writes. 🌎 thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

‘Be Careful You Don’t Burn Yourself’ | The Tyee

Reflections on parenting through climate chaos.

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"Underwater noise is the obvious pollution footprint, but there's also air pollution," Barford said. "There's all sorts of contaminants and pollution that comes out of a vessel, even when it is operating perfectly normally." We can do better for the whales, and for communities

Brock Wilson@brockwilson.bsky.social · 2w ago

75 southern resident killer whales remain. Experts say a new Alberta-BC pipeline would push their already endangered species closer to extinction. I talked to experts, including @stand.earth, about why they say the pipeline would be “devastating.” My latest for CBC News: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Comments are being received until midnight! Do not delay any further, together we can make a huge impact!

Anna B (she/her)@annabarford.bsky.social · last mo.

🚨🚨🚨 Open Comment Period alert🚨🚨🚨 Anyone concerned about: 1) Stopping pollution before it starts in MetroVancouver and around the world😷 2) Endangered wildlife like orcas and salmon 🐟 3) The future of the planet🌎 Can submit a comment! Check out the links below for a helpful guide #GreenSky

“LNG as a marine fuel is not something that we have a whole set of growth potential for because we’re trying to get to net-zero at 2050 .... So, this is an industry that is not standing up on its own,” Comments are being receive on the Tilbury LNG Phase 2 until Monday. 📣📣📣 stnd.ly/TilburyToolkit

Vancouver Sun@vancouversun.bsky.social · 2w ago

Province bypasses Utilities Commission on key certificate for Tilbury LNG project vancouversun.com/news/provinc...

“LNG as a marine fuel is not something that we have a whole set of growth potential for because we’re trying to get to net-zero at 2050 and have checkpoint targets along the way. So, this is an industry that is not standing up on its own,” said Barford. vancouversun.com/news/provinc...

Province bypasses Utilities Commission on key certificate for Tilbury LNG project

The first phase of the new storage and liquefaction project has already received environmental approval, with construction starting in 2027.

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🚨🚨🚨 Breaking news: BC Government has made an announcement about supporting Tilbury LNG Phase 1. Notably BC EAO public comment period for Phase 2 is not over yet. Why does FortisBC need help with Phase 1 and why are they applying for Phase 2 before Phase 1 is done? news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

From the article: From 2000 - 2024, 68.7 million tonnes of CO2 was captured in the country, ECCC confirmed to The Narwhal. That means the oilsands added more emissions to the atmosphere in one year, [92 in] 2024, than carbon capture equipment has ever stopped from industrial sources over roughly 25

Carl Meyer@meyer.bsky.social · 3w ago

It is 2006. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. It is 2016. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. It is 2026. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbo...

Intimidated by the EPIC comment site? You are not alone, but together we can get past the hurdles. Comments, without identifying details, are already starting to be public AND THERE ARE SOME BANGERS! Check them out here: engage.eao.gov.bc.ca/TilburyExpan... Make your own: stnd.ly/TilburyToolkit

Stand.earth@stand.earth · 3w ago

🚨🚨Last week to submit comments 🚨🚨 We are almost at 500 unique comments! Tilbury LNG is bad news for the planet, the community, and wildlife. Right now we have the opportunity to stop the whole expansion before the permits are finalised. 🧵 #GreenSky

From the article: independent estimates of methane emissions had ranged from 2-4% and up to 6% in the U.S. and 10% in the UK — which would make gas no better than coal and oil.

Prof. Bob Howarth@profbobhowarth.bsky.social · 3w ago

Great summary by Sarah Hoffman at desmog on new report by Center for Climate Integrity on decades-old misinformation campaign by big oil & gas on natural gas, methane, and climate. www.desmog.com/2026/07/20/h...

“Just because it looks muddy … doesn’t mean that it isn’t a paradise for endangered and migratory species.”

The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca · 4w ago

As governments look to expand Roberts Bank, scientists warn one of Canada’s most important ecosystems for salmon, southern resident killer whales and migratory birds could pay the price. @sobittersosweet.bsky.social’s latest: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-pipe... #bcpoli

Nearly a thousand active wildfires continue to rage in Canada. Independent Canadian journalist Rachel Gilmore says Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney’s policies do little to mitigate the climate crisis as he approves new oil pipelines that would operate for decades.

Nearly 1,000 Wildfires in Canada Continue to Burn as Trump & Carney Double Down on Fossil Fuels

Millions of people across North America have experienced hazardous air pollution this month as nearly a thousand active wildfires continue to rage in Canada. In addition to releasing hazardous chemica...

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🚨Tilbury LNG expansion is a bad bet for people, the planet, and your pocket book 💸, and now is time to speak up 📣 The expansion doesn’t have all the permits it needs and we can stop it 🖥️ #GreenSky

🚨🚨Happening now in front of BC Hydro @acornunion.bsky.social hosting an action to call for cooling and affordable energy for people not LNG or corporations 🙋‍♂️🙋🙋‍♀️ Billions are pouring into Fossil Fuels and pollution instead of people

Oceans Campaigner @annabarford.bsky.social said the impacts of increased tanker traffic on endangered orcas and “hard-won salmon restoration” would make a new pipeline “nothing short of premeditated extinction for the region.”

So excited to be at the Climate Block Party at Granville Park, repping @stand.earth ✨💚 If you’re in Vancouver, stop by! We’re around until 4pm

NEW – Interview: COP31 president says electrification is ‘surest way to protect citizens’ | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ www.carbonbrief.org/interview-co...

What a way to spend a Wednesday night:

Got questions and concerns about gas expansion in BC? Tonight is your chance to ask them! Government zoom open house on the Tilbury LNG facility going through environmental assessment will start at 6pm. Check out the rsvp link in commented post ⬇️⬇️

Stand.earth@stand.earth · last mo.

Come one come all to the online town hall for gas expansion. This is your only chance to ask questions live of the government and fossil fools pushing the expansion of Tilbury LNG plant nestled within MetroVancouver. 👇 👀

"To avoid locking GHG emissions incompatible with remaining carbon budgets, this implies a rapid scaling down of new fossil fuel-related investments, combined with a scaling up of financing to allow energy and infrastructure systems to transition (high confidence )." (IPCC 2023 AR6, WG III at 1579)

Anna B (she/her)@annabarford.bsky.social · last mo.

After an unsuccessful scramble to line up investors in the face of a global shift to cleaner, cheaper renewable energy, Smith & Carney announced that the West Coast Pipeline will be a partnership between the AB government and federally-owned Trans Mountain Corp. www.theenergymix.com/90-public-ow...

🚨🚨The energy transition is on: but what can you do? FIGHT TO KEEP FOSSIL FUELS IN THE GROUND 🦖 Right now an LNG/gas plant comment period📣 is open in MetroVan. Use your voice🗳 to stop fossil fuel infrastructure. There is no limit 🌎 to who can participate, so don't be shy! stnd.ly/HaveYourSay

Eric Roston@eroston.bsky.social · last mo.

There's one flavor of GOOD accelerating change that few foresaw: All-in price declines in solar, wind and batteries relative to coal and gas. The energy transition is ON, and fossil-fuel wars are only accelerating it.

I cant believe they think this is a good spot for tankers

After an unsuccessful scramble to line up investors in the face of a global shift to cleaner, cheaper renewable energy, Smith & Carney announced that the West Coast Pipeline will be a partnership between the AB government and federally-owned Trans Mountain Corp. www.theenergymix.com/90-public-ow...

'90% Public Ownership' Announced For West Coast Pipeline

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and PM Mark Carney have announced a route and a tentative partnership for a new pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast, with taxpayers picking up the lion’s share of th...

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Tilbury LNG comes with pollution and risks to the planet 🌎 @lillywoodbury.bsky.social lays out some great points in this blog though I offer one suggestion: LNG also stands for Liquid National Gaslighting

Stand.earth@stand.earth · last mo.

“With my home base on the west coast of Vancouver Island, the closest proposed LNG project to me is FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG facility expansion,” writes @lillywoodbury.bsky.social in her blog for @surfrider.org. #GreenSky

Turns out his “values” were just recycling stephen harper’s fifteen year old petro politics. That he convinced lots of people here he was about anything other that status quo corporate conservatism is one of Canada’s greatest political scams.

Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · last mo.

It’s time to unlock Canada’s full potential as an energy superpower.

Globally, 84% of the heatwave days people were exposed to in 2020-24 would not have occurred without climate change. The rate of deaths associated with heat exposure increased by 23% from the 1990s, reaching 546,000 deaths annually. Look where people are dying. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

At a time when extreme heat is taking lives, we need to fight pollution like our lives depend on winning the battle. Because they do.

Stand.earth@stand.earth · last mo.

Yesterday, in a video posted on his YouTube channel, Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social admitted that Canada is breaking with their climate commitments and that the country’s emissions will rise. 🧵 #GreenSky

I just signed this petition with Stand.earth: It is bad enough that the production and burning of LNG produces GHG's like coal without smoke. Shipping LNG endangers nearby communities. Where I live, Steveston, would be affected. Sign the petition: Stop Tilbury LNG at act.stand.earth/page/78758/p...

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