Important new study out at Nature Climate Action showing that individual climate actions do not stop people from participating in collective climate action. Instead, they were associated with greater collective engagement and somewhat stronger policy support. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Personal climate actions do not crowd out collective action and policy support: longitudinal evidence - npj Climate Action

npj Climate Action - Personal climate actions do not crowd out collective action and policy support: longitudinal evidence

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Friendly reminder that these things aren't impacted by closing the Strait of Hormuz so maybe, just maybe, we should implement them to avoid being impacted by future conflicts: -Solar panels -Wind turbines -Battery storage -Electric vehicles -Bicycles -Natural fertilizers -Electric heat pumps

Apple's greatest accomplishment isn't technological, it's *psychological*. Apple managed to convince millions of people that buying products from a multi-trillion dollar corporation with close ties to both Trump and Xi makes them members of an oppressed religious minority. 42/

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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Quite the quote: “I honestly think that it is the Alberta way, to ignore any problems,” Stephen Carter, a political strategist leading one pro-Canada group, told me one morning... “As long as we’ve got money coming into our pockets — the dollar dollar bills — we don’t seem to give a s—t.”

Toronto Star@thestar.com · 2w ago

Opinion: The Star's Richard Warnica was not sure what he was expecting when he asked Doug Ford to comment on his own comments about Alberta separatism at a press conference in Calgary earlier this month, but Richard says he certainly wasn’t expecting Ford to undo his belt.

Here's a fun little coincidence I noticed: Every Republican Congressmember loudly blaming Canada's forest management policies for this year's unprecedented wildfires (and ignoring climate change) is a massive recipient of fossil fuel funding. Receipts👇

Well expect now to see people reverse-engineer themselves into climate denial as a result of their support for our PM. It's the only way for them to reconcile what he's doing & still support his actions. His pro-pipeline messaging during the wildfires serves as a way to desensitize his supporters.

My IRL friends call me Chris@christyceeck.bsky.social · 2w ago

We're seeing 2 things in play: The illusion of truth effect: If people hear a lie enough, they start to believe it. The messenger effect: A cognitive bias whereby the credibility and even likability of the person delivering a message influences how it's received & believed. (People trust Carney.)

god damn 34% of y'all are EXTREMELY susceptible to propaganda

NEW: Big Oil and Gas created the myth that natural gas is "clean" — despite knowing the health and climate harms of methane decades earlier than previously reported. A major CCI investigation exposes how the gas industry deceived the public and policymakers into believing gas is a climate solution.

The Fraud of “Clean” Natural Gas | Center for Climate Integrity

How Big Oil and Gas Created the Myth that Natural Gas is a Climate Solution

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Same experience today, but now because of the smoke. Apologies for mentioning this, though, since worrying about climate change is a Trudeau-era fad that we’re supposed to have moved on from.

I’m always reluctant to directly attribute any one weather event to climate change. But Canada’s current fossil-fuel boosterism does hit a bit harder while considering whether we have to keep our 6-year-old home from the baseball camp he’s been excited about, because of potential record heat.

Dr. Samantha Green, a Toronto family physician who researches heat, says mandated air conditioning in daycares is "urgently" needed. “We know extremely hot days are expected to triple in Toronto in the coming decades. We need to protect our most vulnerable. That includes children.” #onpoli

She works in an air conditioned office while her kids struggle with the heat. Why aren’t we doing more to cool Toronto daycares?

As temperatures soar, children in daycares across the city are enduring temperatures far above what physicians say is healthy.

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In 2008, skeptics claimed more than 20% variable renewables on a large grid was not possible. In 2017, they backtracked to 80%. And then to 90%. Then 95%. Once it became obvious that 100% renewables is possible, now they say, "not everywhere is like California" and "what about nighttime?"

NEW: This is the story of how one of the most influential climate papers in history came to exist thanks to one of the companies most responsible for causing the climate crisis — and one with a financial stake in the technologies described in the paper. w/ @drilledmedia.bsky.social

Beyond Denial: How Oil Execs Shaped a Landmark Climate Study

BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.

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❗️NEW❗️ A quarter of the board that manages Canada's largest pension fund has direct ties to the fossil fuel sector.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s Concerning Growth in Fossil Fuel Ties

The addition of the Canadian Natural Resources Limited director expands fossil fuel representation on the board overseeing nearly $800 billion in retirement savings, as CPPIB faces scrutiny over its…

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Metrolinx writes off more than $500M in upgrades, cuts GO expansion spending

Metrolinx writes off more than $500M in upgrades, cuts GO expansion spending

Plan to massively increase GO train service facing ‘uncertainty’: annual report

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Why Canada's Energy Superpower Dream Is Fading - With Max Fawcett Must watch interview. Max joins me for a wide-ranging discussion of global energy trends, their implications for Canada, and energy policy and politics. #bcpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli #onpoli youtu.be/czycTkAYPZ0

Why Canada's Energy Superpower Dream Is Fading - With Max Fawcett

YouTube video by Energi Media

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Functionally, this doesn't sound like the most different thing from a carbon tax.

Courtney Theriault@ctheriault.bsky.social · 2mo ago

BREAKING: Premier Danielle Smith announces $100 affordability rebate for up to 3.4M Albertans. This will replace any suspension of the provincial fuel tax.

Exclusive: my interview with Guilbeault - he thinks Carney believes the markets will largely take care of climate, that this govt has a "negative bias" towards regulations, and that Canada will likely be sued for violating the net-zero law if it doesn't ditch it first thenarwhal.ca/guilbeault-e...

Guilbeault on Carney’s faith in a market fix for climate change | The Narwhal

Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault says he was ‘becoming a tool to justify some of the things the government is doing,’ as he leaves the Liberals

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New in PN: Trump's losing fight against the green energy revolution "He can’t bring back coal, which will wind up as a niche energy source. He can’t make EVs illegal or stop people from buying them as the cars get more appealing, & pretending batteries don't exist won't stop the explosion of solar"

Trump is fighting the green energy revolution. He'll lose.

Market forces are stronger than MAGA.

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These ads are designed to make fossil fuels look harmless. They’re not.

@avilewis.ca @davidebybc.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social @carlabecksk.bsky.social @maritstilesndp.bsky.social

Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We're just getting started! youtu.be/nyx-gdh36Sw?...

Remarkable: The amount of land burned in 2023 in Canada was two times higher than the old record. Smoke from that year’s Canadian fires killed 82,100 people globally — 33,000 in the U.S. — because of PM 2.5 particle pollution.

Cyrus Farivar@cfarivar.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds apnews.com/article/smog...

there is going to be a day when we have to explain fossil-fuelled vehicles to kids and they are just going to burst out laughing at the entire concept www.canarymedia.com/articles/ev-...

If only it were this easy.

Canadian oil and gas companies are profiting off the Trump regime’s war on Iran, which has impacted thousands of Iranians, Lebanese and others throughout the region. 🧵 🗣️ @ketanjoshi.co

Sound advice from @doctorvive.bsky.social "To think of #climate change as something that we are doing, instead of something we are being prevented from undoing, perpetuates the very ideology of the fossil-fuel economy we’re trying to transform"

People Love to Say “We” Are Causing Climate Change. But Who Is We?

Everyone is not equally complicit here.

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Worth noting that most of the people who say Bluesky is dead or useless are journalists, not organizers. Bluesky has been OUTSTANDING for me as an organizer. I've raised THOUSANDS of dollars here, gotten HUNDREDS of people to actual events, gotten LOADS of people to DO POLITICAL THINGS.

Danielle Smith's latest bullshit scheme - to present herself as the voice of Jesus saying how much the Lord loves pipeline expansion. As the planet burns. www.desmog.com/2026/05/13/o...

Oil Pipelines Align With Jesus, Danielle Smith Tells Christian Leaders

Building a new oil pipeline to the west coast of Canada is consistent with the teachings of Jesus, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told a gathering of Christian leaders and organizations from across th...

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The government could start by enforcing the rules they have already made: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/rep...

Report details equipment problems, flaring violations at LNG Canada

An emissions report LNG Canada filed to the B.C. Energy Regulator details operational issues at the plant in March as it continued to surpass the amount of gas it is

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Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Canada is an energy superpower and we’re going to lead the world in sustainable energy. That’s why we introduced new measures to cut methane emissions – to drive innovation, bring down pollution, and make Canada more competitive in global energy markets.