“There are lineages in the deep sea that have survived all of Earth’s mass extinctions, except potentially what we’re about to do,” deepwater ecology scientist Cherisse Du Preez said. thetyee.ca/News/2026/08...

Deep-Sea Mining Would Devastate Ocean Life, DFO Scientist Warns | The Tyee

Some creatures that ‘survived all of Earth’s mass extinctions’ might not make it if we go ahead.

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‘We've never seen [such] fuel dryness’: B.C. officials struggle to get wildfires under control Hear more on APTN News Brief:

APTN News Brief: "Explosive and extremely dangerous": B.C. fire official says dry conditions unprecedented

Our lead story: as the out of control Bradley Creek wildfire rips through an area near Vernon, B.C.—destroying some 230 homes, including thirty Okanagan Indian Band residences—a provincial offi...

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"It’s as if we launched a war against nature, and that has turned place after place into something that resembles a war zone," writes @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social. "The climate movement is a peace movement, a movement to end this war and its casualties."

We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit

Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys

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Since industrial logging began more than a century ago, most of Vancouver Island’s productive old-growth forests — those capable of growing the large trees characteristic of the island’s rainforests — have been cut. About 20 per cent of those forests remain.

B.C. is logging its last old growth and protesters are trying to stop it

Vancouver Island’s old growth rainforests are among the rarest ecosystems on Earth and protesters are trying to stop the logging there.

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One of the clearest descriptions of climate dynamics for laypeople that you’ll ever hear: “It will inevitably get worse. It will get worse and worse and worse.”

This isn't the new normal. It's just the beginning

This summer’s disasters appear to have boosted climate multilateralism, at least within Europe, and underscored the need to tackle fossil fuels. But we may not be waiting long for the scientists' “wor...

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Pencils are one of the tools of my trade and this is one of the best sets I’ve been gifted: The limited edition Blackwing 574 Native American. Designed by artist Chris Pappan (Osage, Kaw, Sioux), a portion of proceeds goes to the Cheyenne River Youth Project, enriching art programs for Lakota youth.

My editor asked me to write about what happened to summer:

We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit

Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys

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🧵Right-leaning newspapers are trying to blame Europe's raging wildfires on everything EXCEPT fossil fuels 1. The Wall Street Journal Frontpage story: "Greece fights wildfires as Europe crisis spreads" WSJ editorial: "How green policies fuel fires in Europe"

NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.

We asked a first grader to interview his hero: A bird scientist

NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.

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"When it comes to social, economic, and environmental policy, [the Carney government] is following through on its promise to “nation-build” with a sweeping program of austerity, deregulation and cuts," writes @lukewsavage.bsky.social. #GiftLink 🎁 #CdnPoli www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...

James 🇨🇦@jemotluk.bsky.social · 3d ago

"In 2025 millions of Canadians rallied behind what they took to be a promise of renewed economic sovereignty and progressive nation-building. Over the past year, the government they elected has effectively delivered the exact opposite." #cdnpoli

What can flowers, fungi, weather, treaties and human resilience teach us about communication? Our August issue explores the many ways we connect and what happens when those connections break down. buff.ly/BxYA7PW

Penticton Indian Band opens doors to wildfire evacuees from Okanagan Indian Band #Penticton

Penticton Indian Band opens doors to wildfire evacuees from Okanagan Indian Band - Penticton News

The Penticton Indian Band is putting together an Evacuation Reception Centre to assist wildfire evacuees from further up the Okanagan Valley. 

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Dan Wilson, the chief of the Okanagan Indian Band, says they don’t know the full extent of the wildfire's destruction on their homes and infrastructure, and he can’t say when residents will be allowed back.

Okanagan Indian Band chief says wildfire 'still active' in area

The chief of the Okanagan Indian Band says he doesn't know when citizens will be allowed into the community because of wildfires.

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NEW: Renewable energy developer Avangrid has pulled a long-standing and controversial solar project on Washington’s Badger Mountain, a site sacred to Indigenous nations, following years of delays and tribal objections. With @highcountrynews.org

Solar Developer Cancels Washington State Project on Sacred Indigenous Land

The company, Avangrid, pulled its long-standing and controversial project following years of delays, as well as tribal objections spurred in part by High Country News and ProPublica reporting.

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In the Inuit community of Nain, thawing permafrost is shifting the ground beneath everyone's feet. As the Arctic warms, permafrost is thawing faster — and threatening to accelerate climate change, reports Frey Blake-Pijogge thenarwhal.ca/nain-permafr...

Permafrost thaw is transforming northern communities | The Narwhal

In the rapidly warming Arctic, permafrost thaw is transforming the landscape in unpredictable and challenging ways

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I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.

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Israeli court halts crocodile transfer to Palestinian prison over animal welfare concerns

LONDON: An Israeli court on Sunday temporarily blocked plans by the national security minister to install crocodile-filled moats around Ketziot Prison, following a legal challenge centered on the rept...

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Mark Carney has: -scrapped consumer carbon tax -scrapped oil/gas emissions cap -cut $1.3B from environment Canada -weakened industrial carbon pricing -axed 2 billion trees program -approved 1M barrels/day pipeline -weakened greenwashing laws While this is happening:

BC Hydro reports 'extensive damage' to infrastructure from Bradley Creek wildfire #VernonBC

BC Hydro reports 'extensive damage' to infrastructure from Bradley Creek wildfire - Vernon News

BC Hydro crews are working to assess the damage from the Bradley Creek wildfire.

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Maybe I'm wrong abt this feeling but "human-caused climate change" seems to have lost its political and physical relevance to decision making and policy So when an article mentions that phrase re wildfires, it's treated like an asteroid hurtling towards us that no one caused and no one can stop

Daniel Sanchez Estrada moved a box full of radical literature. A right-wing judge sentenced him to 30 years in prison.

How anti-ICE protesters became prisoners in Trump's war on antifa

“We are not terrorists.”

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#ableg

The Breakdown AB@thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 3d ago

This is quite the tantrum! Smith said in Red Deer that if the courts affirm the Duty to Consult requirement in the separatist question currently in legal limbo... She would potentially repeal the Citizen Initiated Referendum Act. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

“In 2024, an uncertified company [in Jiangxi Province] was found to have improperly dismantled 364 metric tons of waste lithium iron phosphate batteries. The resulting contamination caused vegetation to die across 6 acres of forest and killed more than 420 cubic feet of standing timber.”

In Red Deer... Danielle Smith had a hard time convincing members that the Duty to Consult is real. But she did commit to holding a binding referendum on separatism in May or April of 2027 if the separatist question gets support. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

“We paid attention to what’s happening on the land, and we could see a change in the area we burned,” said Wynne. “We were going through a drought and experienced a heat dome, but the area we burned stayed green longer. Different plants began to grow there."

Healing with Fire: The Spokane Tribal Network’s Journey to Restore Cultural Burns and Native Foods | U.S. Department of the Interior

The Spokane Tribal Network is working to demonstrate the Spokane Tribe’s practice of cultural burns to nurture a healthy environment and improve the Tribe’s food sovereignty.

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Rob Shaw: BC Conservatives urged to stop using term 'First Nations'

Rob Shaw: BC Conservatives urged to stop using term 'First Nations'

Leaked guidance from Kerry-Lynne Findlay's office encourages some MLAs to use 'Indian' instead

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“Treaty 8 Sovereign Nations, formerly Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta, has officially changed our name in response to the unprecedented political climate being fostered by the current Alberta government.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

No forest fire is complete without a fun factoid from the Gas of Life lobby 🧪

While Big Oil makes billions from fueling climate change, U.S. communities are paying billions to recover from its impacts. In the first half of 2026 alone, the U.S. experienced 12 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters. There must be accountability NOW.

Exxon and Chevron profits surge on rising oil prices due to Iran war

ExxonMobil and Chevron on Friday reported second-quarter profits that surged on rising oil prices due to the Iran war.

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