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Bev Phillips🇨🇦
@bevjphillips.bsky.social
Cape Bretoner, lover of nature, hoarder of books, wife, mother, reporter who doesn't work for billionaires.
Ocean Waves can be a source of unlimited #cleanenergy. This Wave Power Plant, could power thousands of homes. We have the solutions to the #climateemergenecy. Stop the delays. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #climatecrisis #climate #energy #Tech #renewables #GreenNewDeal
Canada not doing enough Hill Times by @deAdder Substack: open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...
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Imagine the huge outcry if such wholesale annihilation were being perpetrated on land-based wildlife. But because it's happening at sea – almost everywhere, not just Scotland – it goes barely noticed, year in, year out.
Vicki Hird MSc FRES@vickihird.bsky.social · 2mo agoAn appalling preventable slaughter "more than 1,000 harbour porpoises and common dolphins killed annually, 10,000 seabirds and 500 seals. Six humpback whales and 30 minke whales were also found dead in Scottish creel ropes" @WildlifeTrusts @WCL_News www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"France passed a single law and instantly unlocked 11 gigawatts of #solarenergy — without using new land. In 2023, France's government mandated solar canopies over all car parks larger than 80 spaces. The scale was enormous: There are 400,000 parking areas across France #ActOnClimate #Renewables
This is awful. AI is a bubble, on its way to bursting, leaving a huge environmental and social mess in its wake. Just say "NO!!!" to AI.
Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe just launched Canada’s new AI Strategy: AI For All. We’re taking control of our future — with AI that’s governed by Canadian values, AI that’s accountable to Canadians, and AI that serves all Canadians. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
This new scam drains your bank accounts! Must read. CAPTCHA scams are surging as hackers exploit a security tool www.consumeraffairs.com/news/captcha...
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Credit to NASPORA this young man created a product that is made from an invasive plant that performs like plastics, but decomposes after its use. #environment
terrible. 20 years ago, the internet was full of hobbyist blogs and forums. over time, these have been replaced by paywalled substacks and private discord channels, each a walled garden. google's decision to prioritize AI just makes it less likely people will create free, public info
TechCrunch@techcrunch.com · 3mo agoGoogle is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.
Remember when the creators of AI claimed they were accessing books to train their machines on? No, they were doing it to compete with actual authors.
A.G. Pasquella@agpasquella.bsky.social · 3mo agoSupport bookstores that don’t sell plagiarized stolen slop.
No Premier should have the legal authority to do what Tim Houston is doing. Single handedly lifting the ban on fracking with little more than a finger in our face as public debate. share.google/ZCsiV7cfaewR... share.google/ZCsiV7cfaewR...
N.S. premier says decision on fracking bidders is 'pretty imminent' | CBC News
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston thinks a decision on the next step of a process that could lead to exploratory drilling for onshore natural gas in the province is “pretty imminent.”
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Houston government opts out of Canada’s new ‘Flood Risk Finder,’ depriving Nova Scotians of critical information reported by @joanbaxter.bsky.social
Houston government opts out of Canada’s new 'Flood Risk Finder,' depriving Nova Scotians of critical information - Halifax Examiner
The flood hazard portal allows Canadians to type in their address to find out the nature and level of flood risk to their home, or could do. But only if their province or territory opts in to the onli...
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This is a great explainer of an issue that is roiling BC, and echoing across the country
Mo Amir@vancolour.bsky.social · 3mo ago“The truth about B.C.'s unceded land (and your home)” This is grounded in the law, not politics. And until policymakers actually understand it, they can’t deliver the property rights protections that British Columbians deserve. This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm @cheknews.ca 📺
They flew further from earth than anyone has gone before. They rocketed back through the atmosphere at unimaginable speeds. They splash down in the pacific. Live feeds for almost all of it. And now they are floating in the ocean and the phone isn’t working. 😂 #artemisii
A ‘hornets’ nest’ in the making: Anti-fracking coalition report slams N.S. premier’s $30 million push for onshore fossil gas development By @joanbaxter.bsky.social
A ‘hornets’ nest’ in the making: Anti-fracking coalition report slams N.S. premier’s $30 million push for onshore fossil gas development - Halifax Examiner
New report from the Nova Scotia Fracking Resource and Action Coalition (NOFRAC) raises 20 “red flags” about Premier Tim Houston’s “reckless plan to frack” for onshore fossil gas in the province.
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None of this can be sustained. We can't live like this for the next thirty months. We can't even live like this for the next two weeks. He's created massive social trauma on a global scale. The people of the United States owe it to the planet to remove him from office.
Arts, culture, and heritage funding cuts are ‘devastating’ to rural communities reported by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social
Arts, culture, and heritage funding cuts are 'devastating' to rural communities - Halifax Examiner
"This is the first time in 35 years where I would tell young people that this is not a place to stay."
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Oh yeah. It also facilitates contacting the elected representative in the pothole’s area so FFS don’t do that either. We can’t handle any more emails.
Tim Houston - Premier of Nova Scotia Parody@dimhouston.bsky.social · 4mo agoNobody better look at this Nova Scotian created website that tracks potholes and forces government accountability. Don’t share it either. And for goodness sake don’t add pictures. roadrot.ca
My question this morning: What makes the Premier think attending an Oil and Gas conference in Texas is more important than being in the House to defend his awful budget? #nspoli @nsgov.bsky.social
Important Transport Canada survey - do fill out if you ever have been affected by (unnecessarily) high-powered vehicle headlights in Canada. 😵💫🔦🚙 Thank you.
Vision Zero Kjipuktuk-Halifax@visionzerokh.bsky.social · 5mo agoTransport Canada survey on vehicle headlights and glare at night tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...
Canada cannot equivocate on this dangerous an illegal war. Our NATO allies have been clear in rejecting the war.
“If there’s unintended impacts or ramifications, we always listen to that and if we can be responsive, we try to be responsive. Those are discussions that will have to take place,” Houston said. So, we can assume the gutting of rural NS is intended?
Suzanne Rent@suzannerent.bsky.social · 5mo ago‘It’s okay to change your mind’: Protesters call on Tim Houston to reverse cuts to arts, culture, heritage Story by me www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-...
Fun fact: bridge toll removal and 1% HST reduction cost us appx $300 million. All of the devastating cuts in the current budget? $300 million. Is your 1% HST cut worth the loss of tourism, arts & culture, educational quality and wildlife conservation in NS?
Suzanne Rent@suzannerent.bsky.social · 5mo agoI would happily pay one more percentage point on the HST, for bridge tolls, and for parking to help fund grants, museums, bus passes for students, and more #taxmedaddy.
I would happily pay one more percentage point on the HST, for bridge tolls, and for parking to help fund grants, museums, bus passes for students, and more #taxmedaddy.
The African Nova Scotian community simply isn’t having it. ✊ -ND
Article by the hippies at (checks notes) the Associated Press and the Financial Post.
Mike Hudema@mikehudema.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe world's biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates: buff.ly/214kSa7 Read that again. Time for the people that are fueling this crisis to pay for the damage they're causing. #ActOnClimate