Carney announces $1.2B investment to protect oceans from his own climate policy

Carney announces $1.2B investment to protect oceans from his own climate policy

Vancouver, BC – Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced more than one billion dollars in federal funding to keep the ocean safe from the consequences of his own actions.

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Carney carefully weaves in his shock doctrine narrative, telling us why we have to do this NOW so “we can continue to live our lives as we choose.” The implication being: no oil pipeline, no sovereignty. Which is an unhinged thing to say, actually!

May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future - @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future

EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average

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Fun facts: 🔥Since 2007, BC’s climate pollution has decreased by 2.3 million tonnes. 🔥Approved LNG export projects will increase BC’s climate pollution by 21.2 million tonnes by 2035. 🔥This is ten times more pollution than we’ve managed to cut in nearly 20 years.

"The [BC] government "appears rudderless, unable to articulate a clear vision for the province apart from ever more mining and fossil fuel development," @marclee.bsky.social wrote. #bcpoli @policyalternatives.ca www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/22/n...

BC's Eby calls snap election as Conservative Party flails

The provincial election will be set for Oct. 24, a week after the municipal elections.

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3,680 wildfire stories. Only 170 mentioned climate change. The media plays a critical role to inform and educate the public. @theglobeandmail.com @vancouversun.bsky.social @theprovince.com @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social @globalnews.ca I call on you to do better. reclimate.ca/what-canadas...

What Canada’s Wildfire Media Coverage Is Missing: Climate Change - Re.Climate

When wildfires strike, the news focuses on what’s happening now. But Canadians also need to understand why wildfires are getting worse and what can be done to solve it.

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David Eby just called a snap election, right on top of local municipal elections. #bcelection2026

Outgoing UN chief says polluters have treated atmosphere like an ‘open sewer’ - António Guterres laments world leaders’ inaction and says oil and gas firms ‘must pay’ for climate devastation #climatecrisis Story by @olliemilman.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Outgoing UN chief says polluters have treated atmosphere like an ‘open sewer’

António Guterres laments world leaders’ inaction and says oil and gas firms ‘must pay’ for climate devastation

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What a lame excuse for calling an election, Eby. You had a majority. A slim one, sure. But why are you wasting taxpayer dollars and confusing voters by forcing us all to vote in municipal and provincial elections at the same time? Is it ego? Stupidity? Opportunism? globalnews.ca/news/1206910...

B.C. election ‘isn’t wanted’: Reaction pours in to David Eby’s announcement | Globalnews.ca

B.C. will hold its municipal elections on Oct. 17 and now the provincial election will be held the following Saturday, which is Oct. 24.

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BC is doubling down on dirty fossil fuel infrastructure. The latest? Dix has approved Tilbury LNG's expansion. Vancouver, beware, you will be choking on their air pollution. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

“Fingerprints of climate change” are clear in devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, first study finds - Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August #climatecrisis @wwattribution.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Climate crisis probably weakened glacier that caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, first study finds

Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August

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How do I feel about a snap election? 🤬 I think David Eby should do their freaking job and stop manoeuvring for political advantage. I am tired of politicians calling an election every time the polls swing their way. Do. Your. Job. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Why David Eby is considering a snap election

B.C. Premier David Eby isn’t ruling out a snap election, but why is this suddenly being discussed? And what impact could it have on local elections underway across the province? The CBC's Justin McElr...

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"The worst energy policy in the world" - fossil fuel subsidies #climatecrisis www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The worst energy policy in the world

The Iran war could serve as a turning point in accelerating the global transition away from fossil fuels: Every additional day that oil and gas prices are high and future supplies are uncertain, wind ...

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Climate change is deadly. We cannot keep using taxpayer dollars to prop up fossil fuels (LNG exports) that are owned by Trump's billionaire buddies. Invest in Canada. Invest in renewables. Invest in public transit. Invest in a safer future. @mark-carney.bsky.social @davidebybc.bsky.social

The Energy Mix@theenergymix.com · last mo.

Early analysis is pointing to climate change as a likely contributing factor after a towering flash flood swept through a border area of Nepal and Tibet Wednesday. The death toll has risen to 540, with 1,300 people still missing. www.theenergymix.com/160-dead-hun...

Attention Canadian LNG boosters - this is happening everywhere we are expecting to sell LNG: Thailand to switch from LNG toward renewables in wake of Iran war www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Thailand to Shift From LNG Toward Renewables in Wake of Iran War

Thailand plans to shift away from imported gas and embrace renewables and nuclear power as it seeks to build an energy system that’s less vulnerable to external shocks like the Iran war.

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The signatories to our open letter are growing! We're grateful to the following individuals for adding their names: -Lisa Marie Barron, former BC NDP MP -Corky Evans, former BC NDP MLA -Leah Main, Councillor, Village of Silverton -Tom Perry, former BC NDP MLA -Wayne Stetski, former BC NDP MP

BC Climate Emergency Campaign@bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We just sent an open letter to Premier Eby & the BC NDP signed by more than a dozen former BC-based NDP MLAs, MPs, Indigenous leaders, labour & community leaders. The letter expresses serious concerns about governmental backsliding on climate action. Read the letter: bit.ly/4vvJHfZ #bcpoli

This trade war should jolt us out of our reliance on volatile fossil fuels and accelerate our transition to clean, secure and reliable energy.

More fun! Let's invest public money in protected bike and roll lanes instead of fossil fuels. 🚴‍♂️🧑‍🦽🚴‍♀️

Eric Doherty@ericdoherty.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#ClimateAction can make life better for everyone. Barcelona's network of protected bike and roll lanes allows Carlos to leave his car at home and roll where he is going faster. Less fossil fuels. Less expensive. More trees. More fun! #wheelchair #urbantruth

Did you know that the Canadian public "already pays more to ship each barrel of oil on the publicly owned pipeline than contracted oil companies." And Carney lies about it, claiming it makes money, as Canada burns. thetyee.ca/News/2026/08... #cdnpoli #bcpoli

Trans Mountain Looks to Slash Pipeline Shipping Fees | The Tyee

The deal would leave the public on the hook for more of the TMX megaproject’s cost overruns.

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I've stared at (and sometimes help produce) these climate graphics for some 3 decades by now, and still, it's always striking to see: "Observed changes in climate over the last 2025 years" from @edhawkins.org's github.com/ed-hawkins/c...

Regional wildfires have triggered a state of emergency in B.C. for the fifth time in 10 years. Meanwhile, Premier David Eby and Prime Minister Carney's policies to expand LNG exports are adding fuel to the fire with no benefit for Canadians. 🔥Read my op-ed below:

Opinion: B.C.'s wildfires and fossil fuels: We need to connect the dots

Wildfire is a public cost of climate change yet there's no provincial acknowledgment they're exacerbated by domestic fossil fuel production

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This year has felt weird to me and I figured out why: because it doesn't feel weird. Whats happening in Summerland right now is devastating. But it's also routine. Jasper. West Kelowna. Fort Nelson. Fort McMurray. 100 Mile House. Communities are evacuated now. Every year. youtu.be/wLI3Qiv0cmU?...

'Every year is going to be a bad fire year': wildfire expert | Power & Politics

YouTube video by CBC News

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"Sticker Shock!" Guess what. Climate change is expensive. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Dawson Creek water pipeline could cost up to $272M to build, new estimates show | CBC News

Dawson Creek city staff say a water pipeline for the northeast B.C. community could now cost up to $272 million to build, nearly triple the previous estimate.

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This statement needs to appear on every wildfire article @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social. "Experts say that while fire is a natural part of Canada's forests, human-caused climate change has led to more extreme and more frequent natural disasters, including wildfires." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Clinton set to assess damage after 'apocalyptic' wildfire forces evacuations | CBC News

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the area, where the Pear Lake and Fiftynine Creek fires have merged into a 668-square-kilometre behemoth that's destroyed a number of properties.

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Lawyers representing My Sea to Sky put the government on notice: granting new public funding to LNG projects could violate the Canadian Charter. Read the full letter here: ecojustice.ca/wp-content/u... With @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @patrickcanning.bsky.social

Oh, buddy. This isn't it. The job is to build a better society -- more prosperous, more equitable, and more just. The job is not "reflexively oppose taxes."

A former proponent of carbon capture comparing emissions-reduction to "a vacation, or even a donation to a worthy cause that you will feel good about" tells you everything you ever needed to know about carbon capture. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: Canada should back away from carbon capture and storage and focus on infrastructure like pipelines

The time might come to build CCUS, but right now we need to focus on economic and national sovereignty

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Some inspiration for your weekend. We can do this! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Historic breakthrough’: Colombia climate talks end with hopes raised for fossil fuel phaseout

Nearly 60 countries back voluntary roadmaps to wean world off coal, oil and gas, at conference prompted by frustration with UN climate summits

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Inspiration from Santa Marta: "We must therefore will the present and future we want through our power as movements, mobilizing people in their millions to demand the changes needed to build just and sustainable societies and economies." fossilfreerising.org/declaration

People's Summit for a Fossil Free Future

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