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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 1d

This certainly galvanizes me to act. I really don’t like snakes!

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 22h

Love this new video from @breachmedia.ca on why Canada needs public grocery stores 👇
youtu.be/RPuEhQl8Cxo?...

Why Canada needs public grocery stores

YouTube video by The Breach

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 22h

Love this new video from @breachmedia.ca on why Canada needs public grocery stores 👇
youtu.be/RPuEhQl8Cxo?...

Why Canada needs public grocery stores

YouTube video by The Breach

youtu.be

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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 1d

AI, civil liberties and your job—what you need to know.

Our racial equity researcher @verosioufi.bsky.social offers a crash course on AI; risks to our jobs and civil liberties; policies needed for AI to serve people over profit.

Oct 29, Noon PT—Register Now!
bcpolicy.ca/events

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 1d

Check out this piece by @chrishatch.bsky.social
on the extraordinary growth of solar power (but also how much 🇨🇦 is behind the curve) 👇

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 1d

This certainly galvanizes me to act. I really don’t like snakes!

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 1d

Check out this piece by @chrishatch.bsky.social
on the extraordinary growth of solar power (but also how much 🇨🇦 is behind the curve) 👇

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 2d

Solar and wind are growing so quickly that they outpaced all the growth in electricity demand this year. Which means they started eating into fossil fuelled power, leading to a modest drop in fossil generation. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/13/o...

Our friendly neighbourhood fireball

Solar and wind are growing so quickly that they outpaced all the growth in electricity demand this year. Which means they started eating into fossil fuelled power, leading to a modest but significant ...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 2d

Solar and wind are growing so quickly that they outpaced all the growth in electricity demand this year. Which means they started eating into fossil fuelled power, leading to a modest drop in fossil generation. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/13/o...

Our friendly neighbourhood fireball

Solar and wind are growing so quickly that they outpaced all the growth in electricity demand this year. Which means they started eating into fossil fuelled power, leading to a modest but significant ...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 2d

Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate change. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/10/n...

Head of Carney’s Major Projects Office thinks Trans Mountain is good for climate

Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate ch...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 3d

Looking for a hopeful read this Thanksgiving. Check out this piece by @chrishatch.bsky.social on the extraordinary growth of solar power (but also how much 🇨🇦 is behind the curve):

Our friendly neighbourhood fireball www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/...

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 3d

Looking for a hopeful read this Thanksgiving. Check out this piece by @chrishatch.bsky.social on the extraordinary growth of solar power (but also how much 🇨🇦 is behind the curve):

Our friendly neighbourhood fireball www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/...

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 3d

Three young Canadians who joined the Gaza flotilla are still being held by Israel. Call on the Canadian govt to provide immediate consular support: win.newmode.net/palestineact...

New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore

win.newmode.net

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 3d

Any chance to talk climate with the great @drmelissalem.bsky.social is a gift.

Planetary health and personal health are bound together in the fabric of life on earth.

Oh yeah, and my brother @sethdklein.bsky.social will be there too!

Looking forward to this...

Melissa Lem @drmelissalem.bsky.social · 3d

Cannot wait to moderate the opening keynote of UBC CPD + @cape-acme.bsky.social's Climate Emergency Conference with @sethdklein.bsky.social + @avilewis.ca on Oct 25.
It's going to be a barn burner, everyone—don't miss it!
Join us for the watch party in Vancouver, or online: ubccpd.ca/learn/learni...

Screenshot of UBC CPD's "Planetary Health Emergency: The Health Benefits of Climate Action" conference webpage

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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 5d

BC's labour legislation makes it difficult for workers in fragmented workplaces—like cleaners, fast-food workers and app-based drivers—to unionize and negotiate better working conditions says researcher @verosioufi.bsky.social.

Sectoral bargaining could end that.

Could This One Change Give Vulnerable BC Workers More Power? | The Tyee

Sectoral bargaining could level the playing field for today’s employees.

thetyee.ca

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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 4d

Precarious work is becoming more prevalent with unions calling for new bargaining rules to level the playing field for employees.

Sectoral bargaining means workers from 1 sector could negotiate better wages & working conditions, researcher @verosioufi.bsky.social explains.

Could This One Change Give Vulnerable BC Workers More Power? | The Tyee

Sectoral bargaining could level the playing field for today’s employees.

thetyee.ca

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 5d

On Oct 14th, the Lewis for Leader Campaign is hosting our first National Mass Organizing call—and you’re invited!

Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @anjaliappadurai.bsky.social and others to hear how you can get involved in our people-powered campaign.

RSVP: lewisforleader.ca/organizercall

Mass Organizing Call for Avi Lewis - with Naomi Klein and Anjali Appadurai. October 14th: 5pm PT, 6pm MT, 7pm CT, 8pm ET, 9pm AT, 9:30pm NT. Learn more at lewisforleader.ca/organizercall.

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 5d

Great piece here by @charlieangus104.bsky.social. 👇
(And thanks for the shout-out Charlie 🙏).

The Great Derangement: Carney, Trump and the Return of Keystone XL
open.substack.com/pub/charliea...

The Great Derangement: Carney, Trump and the Return of Keystone XL

Well, that was unexpected.

open.substack.com

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 5d

The great derangement syndrome. As the world blows past the 1.5 degree red line Trump and Carney talk about reviving Keystone XL.
It won't lower tariffs on wood, furniture, steel, auto.
But it will be a massive carbon bomb to a struggling planet.
My latest.

substack.com/home/post/p-...

The Great Derangement: Carney, Trump and the Return of Keystone XL

Well, that was unexpected.

substack.com

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 5d

We're making a last push to win a Youth Climate Corps in next month's federal budget. Please help us get it over the line 👇

Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 6d

Momentum is growing for a Youth Climate Corps, a bold new public program to put young people to work protecting our communities & tackling the climate crisis.

It's built for this moment.

Tell Carney: it’s time to fund a Youth Climate Corps!
👉 www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca/tell-carney

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 5d

Great piece here by @charlieangus104.bsky.social. 👇
(And thanks for the shout-out Charlie 🙏).

The Great Derangement: Carney, Trump and the Return of Keystone XL
open.substack.com/pub/charliea...

The Great Derangement: Carney, Trump and the Return of Keystone XL

Well, that was unexpected.

open.substack.com

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 5d

Could This One Change Give Vulnerable BC Workers More Power? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Could This One Change Give Vulnerable BC Workers More Power? | The Tyee

Sectoral bargaining could level the playing field for today’s employees.

thetyee.ca

Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 5d

A bit, but the YCC as envisioned would be much bigger, and provide decent pay.

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 5d

We're making a last push to win a Youth Climate Corps in next month's federal budget. Please help us get it over the line 👇

Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 6d

Momentum is growing for a Youth Climate Corps, a bold new public program to put young people to work protecting our communities & tackling the climate crisis.

It's built for this moment.

Tell Carney: it’s time to fund a Youth Climate Corps!
👉 www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca/tell-carney

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BC Climate Emergency Campaign @bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 6d

By approving Ksi Lisims, the BC gov has chosen the side of the fossil fuel industry at the exact moment global markets are shifting to renewables.

Piece by Dr. Melissa Lem (@cape-bc.bsky.social), Kai Nagata (@dogwoodbc.bsky.social) & Emiko Newman (BCCEC).

bcclimateemergency.ca/in-the-news-...

Opinion: BC’s massive carbon bomb approval is an act of arson — BC Climate Emergency Campaign

By Dr. Melissa Lem, Kai Nagata, and Emiko Newman.

bcclimateemergency.ca

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