Julia Levin
@jflevin.bsky.social
Posting about climate justice and energy policy. Associate Director, National Climate @ Environmental Defence Canada. Views my own. She/her. Settler on stolen land. 📍Unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People / Ottawa
Worker in NY is suing his employer for failing to provide oil- and gas-free retirement funds, saying investing his money in fossil fuels violates his religious convictions This new legal front could give workers a legal right to sustainable retirement investments www.eenews.net/articles/wor...
Worker sues for access to fossil-fuel-free investment options
A Thermo Fisher worker sued the company for ignoring his religious accommodation for a 401(k) plan without oil and gas investments.
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Mississauga becomes first Ontario city to pause new AI data centres www.pentictonherald.ca/spare_news/a...
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Proposed Alberta pipeline would cross Jasper National Park Beyond the symbolism of running a mega carbon bomb through a community that was burnt down because of a climate disaster, what could go wrong? www.jasperlocal.com/2026/08/01/p...
Proposed Alberta pipeline would cross Jasper National Park - News
A proposed Alberta oil pipeline would pass through Jasper National Park, reviving questions about industrial development in one of Canada's most protected landscapes. According to Alberta&...
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Solar and wind power are now the cheapest source of new electricity in Ontario environmentjournal.ca/renewable-en...
Renewable energy is now the cheapest source of new electricity in Ontario - The Environment Journal
By Jake Brooks Ontario has reached a momentous turning point. With a few caveats, the price of new electricity from renewable energy sources is now below that of electricity from […]
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Enbridge postpones plans for second phase of Mainline oil pipeline expansion because Canadian oil producers have not committed to significant output increases But tell me again that we need an enormous new taxpayer funded pipeline www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Canada's Enbridge postpones plans for second phase of Mainline oil pipeline expansion
Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge has postponed the 250,000-barrel-per-day second phase of its Mainline crude pipeline network, it said on Friday, partly because Canadian oil producers have not com...
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1/ Over the weekend -- while Canadians across the country were dealing with raging wildfires and the aftermath of severe flooding and heatwaves -- PM Carney quietly accelerated the timeline on his taxpayer funded pipeline. environmentaldefence.ca/2026/08/04/p...
PM Carney proceeding at breakneck pace with West Coast Pipeline - Environmental Defence
Statement by Julia Levin, Associate Director, National Climate, Environmental Defence Over the weekend, while Canadians across the country are dealing
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Councillors in Rocky View County, bordering Calgary vote to pause data centre proposals The moratorium is to be in place until the county establishes regulations for such developments globalnews.ca/news/1199712...
Councillors in Rocky View County, bordering Calgary vote to pause data centres | Globalnews.ca
Councillors in Rocky View County have voted to put a moratorium on the building of any new data centres until the county establishes regulations for such developments.
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ExxonMobil withdraws another carbon capture project billingsgazette.com/news/state-r...
ExxonMobil withdraws application for Montana's first carbon capture project
An ExxonMobil subsidiary has withdrawn its application to the Bureau of Land Management involving a contested project to pump carbon dioxide into the ground of southeastern Montana.
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China generates less than half of its electricity from coal for the first time www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/c...
China, the world’s largest coal consumer, generated less than 50% of its electricity from the fossil fuel in the six months to June, marking a first for the country which has been promoting the use of...
China, the world’s largest coal consumer, has been promoting the use of renewable energy, with a deadline for coal consumption to peak no later than 2030.
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Mississauga votes for data centre moratorium that could set Canadian precedent www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/29/n...
Mississauga votes for data centre moratorium that could set Canadian precedent
A proposed one-year pause on data centre applications was supported 11-0; the bylaw is subject to final approval in September.
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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...
75 of these whales remain. A new West Coast pipeline would be 'devastating' for them, experts say | CBC News
Multiple environmental groups are concerned the Alberta government's proposed oil pipeline route poses a risk to southern resident killer whales. They are protected under the Species At Risk Act, but ...
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For years, LNG Canada committed to operate without routine flaring to B.C.’s energy regulator New docs reveal it removed them before the facility launched — then the flaring started thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-d...
LNG Canada dropped commitments to operate ‘without routine flaring’: docs | The Narwhal
For years, LNG Canada made environmental commitments in documents submitted to BC Energy Regulator (BCER). It removed them before the Kitimat facility launched
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A US AI company is suing a small Kentucky town for having issued a 12-month moratorium to research the construction plans for a data center near the entrance to a national park gearjunkie.com/parks-and-pu...
AI Company Sues City for Opposing Data Center Next to National Park
Local governments are pushing back against AI data centers. Some AI companies are suing them to force construction — with or without public support.
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Big Tech Is Now Targeting Native American Land for Massive Data Centers www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/u...
Big Tech Is Now Targeting Native American Land for Massive Data Centers
The data center boom has roiled communities across the country, but on Native land, a Big Tech push for quick approvals has pitted the need for development against a history of exploitation.
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PM Carney is selling Canada's assets off to piece by piece This is not what Canadians elected him to do thedeepdive.ca/canada-airpo...
Carney advances airport valuation work ahead of investor summit
IFM says Ottawa is advancing airport ownership options ahead of Carney’s September summit despite majority public opposition.
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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...
Carbon capture promises by politicians span almost 20 years | The Narwhal
It’s expensive and unproven at scale. From Stephen Harper to Mark Carney, Canadian politicians have made promises on carbon capture — yet to be delivered
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You can't "tough it out" through extreme heat or wildfire smoke. As climate risks grow, workplace protections must grow with them. Keeping workers safe means treating climate change as a health and safety issue. Read @clcpresident.bsky.social's latest op-ed: www.ohscanada.com/opinions/our...
Our climate is changing and the health and safety of workers is on the line
It’s July, and out-of-control wildfires are raging across the country, polluting our air and showing how hot it already is.
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PM Carney's proposal to gut major project decision-making is pitting Indigenous nations against each other, warn Chiefs at the AFN gathering That's not nation building
iPolitics@ipolitics.bsky.social · 3w agoChiefs seek common ground as Ottawa’s project push strains First Nations unity #cdnpoli #ipolitics
When did States know enough to act on climate change? That question is no longer just historical. It's increasingly a legal one. Our 🆕 report provides evidence that many governments knew about fossil fuel-driven climate change far before they admitted: www.ciel.org/reports/what... 🧵
New report forecasts 3- to 6-degree temperature increase for Banff National Park in the next few decades "We’re losing it all right before our eyes" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Report forecasts 3- to 6-degree temperature increase for Banff National Park | CBC News
A Parks Canada report says the temperature in Banff National Park could rise by three to six degrees in the next few decades due to climate change. The projections are based on existing emissions and ...
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“The Nisga’a Lisims govt has held no discussions with AB and the federal got about any oil pipeline. Nisga’a citizens can rest assured that despite this ill-conceived process being advanced by AB, nothing can happen on our lands without our consent, our treaty guarantees it”
The Right News, Right Now.@bradporcellato.bsky.social · last mo.Fast-tracked Alberta pipeline would face Indigenous consultation crunch: 'I don't believe it's possible' https://t.co/IVrn6waK96 — The Right News, Right Now. (@BradPorcellato) Jun 25, 2026 June 25, 2026 at 02:17AM via Twitter https://twitter.com/BradPorcellato
Paris took oil giant Total to court - and won The court ruled that Total must account for its consumers’ GHG emissions (ie downstream emissions), giving the French oil giant six months to update its climate policies & what is doing to mitigate downstream emissions. apnews.com/article/fran...
Paris court gives French oil company TotalEnergies 6 months to tighten its climate policies
A Paris court has ruled that energy company TotalEnergies must account for its consumers’ greenhouse gas emissions.
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Indigenous Nations now co-own or hold commercial stakes in enough clean energy projects to power more than 1 in 10 watts generated in Canada. futureofgood.co/indigenous-c...
Indigenous Clean Energy now delivers 10 per cent of Canada's generated electricity – Future of Good
Indigenous Nations now co-own or hold commercial stakes in enough clean energy projects to power more than 1 in 10 watts generated in Canada.
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🚨 Breaking: Ontario's nuclear-heavy energy plan could cost ratepayers $117 billion to nearly $300 billion more than renewable alternatives. The PM wants to follow suit! ⚡ Cheaper, safer and faster options exist: renewables, storage and efficiency. 👉 Read it:
The Real Costs of Ontario's Nuclear Gamble - Environmental Defence
This analysis compares Ontario’s planned nuclear-heavy electricity pathway with a renewable energy alternative built around wind, solar, battery storage, and energy efficiency. It finds that the nucle...
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Carney's Pipeline MOU with Alberta is the final nail in the coffin for Canada’s climate policy. It’s time to rise up and stop Big Oil from winning everything on their wishlist. That's why people are rising up in 35+ communities for the #PeoplesMOU Day of Action on June 25th. Join us: 350.org/mou/
From the brilliant folks @Ember: For the first time, every OECD country is generating less electricity from fossil fuels than at its historical peak. Canada is at the bottom (4th last) - ie we're one of the laggards in the OECD in terms of phasing out fossil fuel generation
How much taxpayer money is PM Carney putting at risk, by promising support to build both a new oil pipeline & carbon capture infrastructure? According to interviews by the Financial Times, it could reach $100bn www.ft.com/content/b980...
Who will pay for Canada’s proposed west coast pipeline?
The project aims to send up to 1mn barrels a day to Asia and reduce reliance on the US
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The #hydrogen hype continues to fizzle: IEA cuts likely 2030 clean hydrogen project pipeline by 40% www.gasworld.com/story/iea-cu...
IEA cuts likely 2030 clean hydrogen project pipeline by 40%
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has cut the volume of clean hydrogen production it considers likely to be operating by 2030 by around 40%.
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Solar overtakes gas in California But tell me again Min Hodgson how Canada should double down on fossil fuel exports www.utilitydive.com/news/califor...
California gas generation down 60% from 2024 as solar, imports surge
Solar generation in CAISO increased 21% from January through May compared with the same period in 2024, the Energy Information Administration said.
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The European Union’s 2030 targets for carbon capture and storage are unlikely to be achieved as the #CCS sector remains dogged by fragmentation, uncertain economics and project delays. www.upstreamonline.com/carbon-captu...
EU set to miss 2030 CCS targets, says WoodMac
Fragmentation of value chain major stumbling block in scaling CCS capacity
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