The fact that fossil fuel-driven climate change poses a serious risk to financial stability is even truer today than it was 11 years ago when Mark Carney understood what he seems to have since forgotten.

West Coast Environmental Law@wcelaw.bsky.social · 5d ago

New blog: In 2015, then-Bank of England Governor Mark Carney gave a massively influential speech, warning insurers and investors that fossil fuel-driven climate change posed a serious risk to financial stability. What would he think of himself today? 👇 #cdnpoli

🌡️ Covering extreme heat this summer? This week’s #SEJournal offers reporting tips on heat risks and why the Presidential Records Act matters for environmental records. Read: SEJ.org/SEJournal #EnvironmentalJournalism #ClimateReporting

The latest review from #SEJournalBookShelf is of a book that I'm eager to delve into. Jonathan Slaght's "Owls of the Eastern Ice" was fascinating and I'm sure "Tigers Between Empires" will be too. Congratulations, @jonathanslaght.com!

SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists@sejorg.bsky.social · 4mo ago

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Siberian tiger populations declined sharply. “Tigers Between Empires” traces the efforts of #biologists in remote #Russia working to save the big cats, in a new #SEJournalBookShelf review by Jennifer Weeks. @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.sej.org/publications...

Happy International Beaver Day! With gratitude to everyone who has ever turned the pages of "Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver" and "Beavers: Radical Rodents and Ecosystem Engineers." #canlit #kidlit #beavers @ecwpress.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social

Four ways the rogue president is undercutting the U.S. first amendment, which prohibits the federal government from passing laws restricting free speech or curtailing a free press. Michael Harris writes. #uspoli

Pay Close Attention to Trump’s War on the Free Press | The Tyee

Four ways the autocrat aims to corral and kill US news media. Canada, take note.

thetyee.ca

Are you a journalist who is interested in writing about #rewilding? Or a reader wanting to learn more about this concept? Check out the latest #SEJournalFeature and then head over to the Rewilding magazine website and delve into all the great content there. @sejorg.bsky.social

@aadamglenn.bsky.social · 7mo ago

#Rewilding: a global movement to restore natural processes and boost biodiversity + an online magazine designed to expose more people to the concept. @kattancock.bsky.social explains: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social @johnrplatt.bsky.social

On point! From my FPF colleague on real meaning of charges against Don Lemon and Georgia Fort:

Freedom of the Press Foundation@freedom.press · 7mo ago

The charges against @donlemonofficial.bsky.social and @bygeorgiafort.bsky.social “are absolutely frivolous,” FPF’s Seth Stern tells CNN’s Victor Blackwell. Trump’s point “is not to win. The point is to intimidate and chill lawful newsgathering.”

Even though the U.S. suffers multiple billion-$ #climatechange-related catastrophes, the gov't has ceased sharing the #data, per #SEJournalReportersToolbox. But in this case, civil society has rescued the info: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social

Feb. 4 is World Read Aloud Day! This year’s theme is “celebrate learning” and I’ll be doing just that with virtual visits to classrooms in Canada and the U.S. Join me in honouring the power of reading and the importance of literacy as a foundational human right. #kidlit #WRAD @orcabook.bsky.social

Yes, big thanks to @katemessner.com for helping #kidlit authors like me connect with teachers and librarians. I'm looking forward to my WRAD visits on Wednesday to schools in Texas and Alberta.

Caroline Fernandez@parentclub.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Three cheers for @katemessner.com for all her coordination with #WRAD2026 sign up sheet. I'm sure it was like herding cats! Hip, Hip... #kidlit #kidlitchat

My "Bison: Community Builders & Grassland Caretakers" is in great company on this list. Thanks to @therevelator.org for highlighting these new books that all aim to get young people involved with activities that support and protect wildlife and our environment.

John R. Platt@johnrplatt.bsky.social · 9mo ago

New Wildlife Books for Children and Teens (That Adults May Find Interesting Too) -- by @pkuper.bsky.social @franbwrites.bsky.social @junesmalls.bsky.social & many others therevelator.org/new-wildlife...

One week until my “Better With Bison” webinar at the North American Bison Discovery Center. Join me Oct. 25, 1PM CT, to learn about what makes bison so special. ✅ FREE to attend | virtual | kids and adults welcome 🔗 Join here: meet.google.com/ywx-uncf-nya... @orcabook.bsky.social #bison #kidlit

Trump's 2026 budget plan to defund the North American Breeding Bird Survey and USGS Bird Banding Laboratory will be a continent-wide blow to bird conservation efforts. Undoubtedly, that's the point. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int... #citizenscience #birdbanding #ornithology

Opinion | What we’ll lose if bird banding ends

Scientists have tagged birds for more than 100 years. That preservation program might be defunded.

washingtonpost.com

My favourite part of writing "Owls: Who Gives a Hoot?" was talking to kids involved in owl conservation. Last week, I finally got copies to one of those inspiring young people and his teacher at their school in South Africa. www.citizen.co.za/alex-news/ne... #owls #kidlit @orcabook.bsky.social

Marlboro learner featured in international book about owls | Alex News

Marlboro Gardens Secondary School learner Adivhaho Mokakatleng beams with pride after being featured in an international book about owls. His passion for wildlife, nurtured through the Owlproject.org ...

citizen.co.za

It was such a pleasure to be part of this @orcabook.bsky.social group launch of 8 fabulous new books for kids. Thanks to Munro Books for the beautiful venue and all the lovely people who came out to celebrate with us. #kidlit #Canlit

Robin Stevenson@robinstevenson.bsky.social · last yr.

Here's our crew of launching authors! Monique Gray Smith, Jess Willows andJohnny Aitken @franbwrites.bsky.social Mark Leiren-Young, Gabrielle Prendergast, @gregorcraigie.bsky.social and me! Fly high, little books! (Thanks for the photo, @orcabook.bsky.social)

"A Financial Times analysis of more than 350,000 posts on X related to the election, gathered since the snap poll was announced in March, revealed a network of co-ordinated accounts pushing content to boost Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and tarnish his counterpart, the Liberal’s Mark Carney."

Canadians bombarded with rightwing content on Musk’s X ahead of election

FT analysis finds network of social media accounts attacking Liberal leader Mark Carney

ft.com

📚👍 Spring doesn't just bring flowers.🌷 There's also these new #kidlit books by: @parentclub.bsky.social @laurabontje.bsky.social @franbwrites @caseylyall.bsky.social @susanhughes.bsky.social @mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social @valeriesherrard.bsky.social @kirsten-marion

On this #EarthDay, I'm thinking of these Yellowbells (Fritillaria pudica) that I photographed during an April visit to the CSKT Bison Range in Montana a couple years ago. Despite cold, harsh winters and hot, dry summers, they reach for the light every spring and bring beauty to the world.

When fascism rises, journalism and women’s rights are first to fall. Poilievre is attacking both. We won’t let him. #SaveTheCBC #WomensRights #CdnPoli #MediaFreedom #NeverPoilievre

Public lands were key to pulling bison back from the edge of extinction and remain essential to protecting this keystone species. I'm honoured to have "Bison: Community Builders & Grassland Caretakers" included in this @the-revelator.bsky.social roundup of books about public lands.

The Revelator@therevelator.org · last yr.

In a perfect world, a book-review column focused on public lands would provide readers with exciting tips & insights about visiting national parks & monuments, wildlife refuges, & other breathtaking sites across the United States. But it’s not a perfect world... therevelator.org/books-public...

Do we really need to choose between the environment & economy in #Election2025? 🤔 On Apr. 15 @ 2pm PT, join our expert panel to discuss key election issues – incl. what deregulation could mean for workers, the environment & everyday Canadians. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #cdnpoli

Join us for an urgent discussion on the @apnews.com ban, White House press pool, and other attacks on the press by the Trump administration, featuring @briankarem.bsky.social, @stephaniesugars.bsky.social, and @caitlinvogus.bsky.social. 🗓️ April 16, 2pm ET/11am PT freedom.press/access-denied

It’s publication day for “Bison: Community Builders and Grassland Caretakers”! The Book Birthday edition of my Better With Bison newsletter has launch news, a peek inside the pages (highlighting the wonders of bison poop) and more. mailchi.mp/8906ca675612... #bison #kidlit @orcabook.bsky.social

I've read "Pride Puppy," unlike many of the people who want to ban it. It's a delightful book with a positive message and fun illustrations. Author @robinstevenson.bsky.social and illustrator @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social do not deserve the hatred that is being flung at them. #standwiththebanned

Robin Stevenson@robinstevenson.bsky.social · last yr.

PRIDE PUPPY illustrator @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social is taking on the folks inventing and spreading misinformation about our book! She's brilliant and hilarious- and if you want to know why there's so much fuss about a book about a puppy, just read this. www.whatwouldjuliedraw.com/pridepuppy

I'm fed up with AI companies illegally using my books to train their generative AI. I just sent them a letter demanding they remove my works from their training data. You can use the Authors Guild's letter template to send your own: actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...

Tell AI Companies They Do Not Have the Right to Use Your Work

I just sent a letter telling AI companies they do not not have the right to use my work. Use the Authors Guild's letter template to send your own.

actionnetwork.org

Attention Canadians. Be careful you're not carrying any "illegal ideas" if you're trying to cross the border. Ideas like, perhaps, human rights or climate change?

Also highly recommended for beaver fans: Chapter 4 of "Water Always Wins" by @ericagies.bsky.social. As she explains so well, beavers are "the original water engineers" and can help us deal with both drought and flooding. (The book's other 9 chapters are great, too.)

Erica Gies / SlowWater.world@ericagies.bsky.social · last yr.

@franbwrites.bsky.social book "Once They Were Hats" was the first beaver book I read, and it's a great one. It's a deep dive into beavs' role in creating the North America we know today, epic engineering achievements, and their many other wonderful capabilities. Highly recommend on Beaver Day!

Happy International Beaver Day! I've been writing about these guys for more than 15 years and they still amaze me. We came so close to wiping them out. Thank goodness enough concerned and determined individuals took action and changed the course of history. #InternationalBeaverDay #CanLit

I'm in awe of, and grateful for, this man's dedication to defending democracy. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

WATCH LIVE: Sen. Cory Booker protests Trump’s agenda in marathon Senate speech

It was a remarkable show of stamina — among the longest in Senate history — as Democrats try to show their frustrated supporters that they are doing everything possible to contest President Donald Tru...

pbs.org

We can all celebrate and honour Indigenous languages by learning Indigenous names of a few local animals and plants. In my kids' books, I include examples, like these ones in "Bison: Community Builders and Grassland Caretakers." @orcabook.bsky.social #NationalIndigenousLanguagesDay #kidlit