@atomicker.bsky.social
Interests include shin-hanga ( 新版画 ) + sosaku-hanga ( 創作版画 ), popular art prints during the Taisho + Showa eras of 20th century Japan. Sustainability 🌱 + Canadian 🍁 topics too.
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Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution
With no fossil fuel reserves to rely on and domestic demand rising, the country had to get creative—or go broke just trying to keep the lights on. Here’s how they did it.
www.thenation.com
Once reliant on expensive fossil fuel imports, Uruguay has gone from blackouts & power cuts to energy sovereignty in under 10 years - with a stable mix of wind, solar, hydroelectric, & bioenergy.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #Canada #NoPipelines
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #Canada #NoPipelines
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📰 Must read | Climate risk & pensions
Quoted in the latest piece by Eleonor Wand in The Hill Times.
“These risks must be taken seriously. Canadian pensions are gambling with the retirement of millions of Canadians.”
🔗 www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
#ClimateFinance #CAFA
Quoted in the latest piece by Eleonor Wand in The Hill Times.
“These risks must be taken seriously. Canadian pensions are gambling with the retirement of millions of Canadians.”
🔗 www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
#ClimateFinance #CAFA
Canada’s largest pension manager ‘backsliding’ on climate, risks being unable to pay out pensions: report
Last year, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board invested $7.1-billion in new fossil fuel assets and ‘quietly removed’ its public net-zero commitment, which Senator Rosa Galvez says means 'Canadian...
www.hilltimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
📰 Must read | Climate risk & pensions
Quoted in the latest piece by Eleonor Wand in The Hill Times.
“These risks must be taken seriously. Canadian pensions are gambling with the retirement of millions of Canadians.”
🔗 www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
#ClimateFinance #CAFA
Quoted in the latest piece by Eleonor Wand in The Hill Times.
“These risks must be taken seriously. Canadian pensions are gambling with the retirement of millions of Canadians.”
🔗 www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
#ClimateFinance #CAFA
Title: Snow at Zojo-ji Temple (1953)
Artist: Hasui Kawase
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Winter #Snow #ZojojiTemple #Minato #Tokyo #Japan
Artist: Hasui Kawase
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Winter #Snow #ZojojiTemple #Minato #Tokyo #Japan
February 4, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Title: Snow at Zojo-ji Temple (1953)
Artist: Hasui Kawase
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Winter #Snow #ZojojiTemple #Minato #Tokyo #Japan
Artist: Hasui Kawase
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Winter #Snow #ZojojiTemple #Minato #Tokyo #Japan
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This should be front page news in Canada. The rule of law is fundamental to Canadian democracy.
#Canadasky
#Canadasky
The law should apply equally to everyone, regardless of their wealth, power and status.
On January 21, 2026, the CCLA joined more than 40 organizations in denouncing certain provisions in Bill C-15.
Read more here.
ccla.org/press-releas...
On January 21, 2026, the CCLA joined more than 40 organizations in denouncing certain provisions in Bill C-15.
Read more here.
ccla.org/press-releas...
CCLA Joins a Broad Coalition of Civil Society Groups Objecting to Anti-Democratic Provisions in Bill C-15 - CCLA
ccla.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This should be front page news in Canada. The rule of law is fundamental to Canadian democracy.
#Canadasky
#Canadasky
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Carney is setting us up to fail. The auto industry & petroleum companies are going to stay rich, right up to the planets collapse.
Canada is already run by the USA. #PetroState #Fools #Climate
Canada is already run by the USA. #PetroState #Fools #Climate
Government expected to announce it's scrapping EV mandate in favour of new fuel efficiency system: source | CBC News
The federal government is expected to announce its national automotive strategy on Thursday that includes scrapping Canada's electric vehicle mandate and replacing it with a new system of fuel efficie...
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Carney is setting us up to fail. The auto industry & petroleum companies are going to stay rich, right up to the planets collapse.
Canada is already run by the USA. #PetroState #Fools #Climate
Canada is already run by the USA. #PetroState #Fools #Climate
Mark Carney's cuts to agriculture science 'will hurt farmers and grocery shoppers'
"This is going to contribute to higher food prices for all Canadian consumers"
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #AAFC
"This is going to contribute to higher food prices for all Canadian consumers"
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #AAFC
Farmers oppose agricultural science cuts in Canada | The Narwhal
The federal government is closing farm research centres and cutting back on agriculture science, leaving farmers scratching their heads
thenarwhal.ca
February 4, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Mark Carney's cuts to agriculture science 'will hurt farmers and grocery shoppers'
"This is going to contribute to higher food prices for all Canadian consumers"
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #AAFC
"This is going to contribute to higher food prices for all Canadian consumers"
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #AAFC
'Carney’s government is cutting hundreds of environment and science jobs': 'Canadians should be very concerned'
"These aren't just numbers on a spreadsheet. This is real science being cut (...) You can't cut public science or staff without increasing public risk."
#Canada #CDNPoli
"These aren't just numbers on a spreadsheet. This is real science being cut (...) You can't cut public science or staff without increasing public risk."
#Canada #CDNPoli
Carney’s government is cutting hundreds of environment and science jobs. Here’s what that means for Canadians | CBC Radio
Scientists and labour leaders are warning that cuts to Environment and Climate Change Canada could significantly impact the health and safety of Canadians as well as Canada's wildlife and environment.
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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Things like this are what deepen my mistrust in Carney. He just cuts without any reflection on the consequences. His elbows up is total BS because he’s clueless about anything other than banking. What a waste he is.
While Carney's cuts at Agriculture & Agri-Food #Canada 'are wide-ranging, projects that could help Canadian farmers become less reliant on the US — a major supplier of pesticides and fertilizers — and more adaptable to climate change appear to be the hardest hit.'
#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #AAFC
#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #AAFC
Feds slashed farm research. An internal email suggests they don't know what Canada's losing
Senior officials at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) did not know how their decision to close three research stations on the Prairies would impact the department's research program when they an...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Things like this are what deepen my mistrust in Carney. He just cuts without any reflection on the consequences. His elbows up is total BS because he’s clueless about anything other than banking. What a waste he is.
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Je suis saturée en mauvaises nouvelles, mais cet article me semble important.
"Will the federal government remain silent on the potential for multiple violations of the Canada Health Act? Will civil society be compelled to seek a court order to force the federal government to enforce the Canada Health Act?"
Probably.
#Canada #CDNPoli #CanadaHealthAct
Probably.
#Canada #CDNPoli #CanadaHealthAct
How Alberta Plans to Kill Public Health Care Across Canada | The Tyee
A new law opens the door for two-tier care that would destroy medicare.
thetyee.ca
February 4, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Je suis saturée en mauvaises nouvelles, mais cet article me semble important.
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Do it!! Damn it.
'If it chooses, Ottawa can block this by enforcing the Canada Health Act.'
#Canada #CDNPoli #Health #CanadaHealthAct
#Canada #CDNPoli #Health #CanadaHealthAct
"Will the federal government remain silent on the potential for multiple violations of the Canada Health Act? Will civil society be compelled to seek a court order to force the federal government to enforce the Canada Health Act?"
Probably.
#Canada #CDNPoli #CanadaHealthAct
Probably.
#Canada #CDNPoli #CanadaHealthAct
February 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Do it!! Damn it.
'If it chooses, Ottawa can block this by enforcing the Canada Health Act.'
#Canada #CDNPoli #Health #CanadaHealthAct
#Canada #CDNPoli #Health #CanadaHealthAct
"Will the federal government remain silent on the potential for multiple violations of the Canada Health Act? Will civil society be compelled to seek a court order to force the federal government to enforce the Canada Health Act?"
Probably.
#Canada #CDNPoli #CanadaHealthAct
Probably.
#Canada #CDNPoli #CanadaHealthAct
How Alberta Plans to Kill Public Health Care Across Canada | The Tyee
A new law opens the door for two-tier care that would destroy medicare.
thetyee.ca
February 4, 2026 at 2:11 AM
'If it chooses, Ottawa can block this by enforcing the Canada Health Act.'
#Canada #CDNPoli #Health #CanadaHealthAct
#Canada #CDNPoli #Health #CanadaHealthAct
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www.sweetlightning.eco/in-progress-... European renewables hit a record high in the third quarter of 2024 (up to 47% from 43% a year ago) at the same time as fossil fuel use reached an all-time low (down to 28% from 32% a year ago)." @mark-carney.bsky.social ditch the dinosaur! @calgaryclimatehub.ca
In Europe, fossil fuels lose out
Fossil fuels decline. Renewables — particularly solar — are on the increase.
www.sweetlightning.eco
February 4, 2026 at 12:45 AM
www.sweetlightning.eco/in-progress-... European renewables hit a record high in the third quarter of 2024 (up to 47% from 43% a year ago) at the same time as fossil fuel use reached an all-time low (down to 28% from 32% a year ago)." @mark-carney.bsky.social ditch the dinosaur! @calgaryclimatehub.ca
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Can Albertans kick her out ffs
"Will the federal government remain silent on the potential for multiple violations of the Canada Health Act? Will civil society be compelled to seek a court order to force the federal government to enforce the Canada Health Act?"
Probably.
#Canada #CDNPoli #CanadaHealthAct
Probably.
#Canada #CDNPoli #CanadaHealthAct
How Alberta Plans to Kill Public Health Care Across Canada | The Tyee
A new law opens the door for two-tier care that would destroy medicare.
thetyee.ca
February 4, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Can Albertans kick her out ffs
At a shrine in #Kyoto, apprentice female entertainers called "maiko" have thrown beans as part of an annual ceremony to pray for people's good health for the year.
#Setsubun is the last day of winter on the traditional Japanese calendar, and usually falls on February 3.
#Japan #NHK
#Setsubun is the last day of winter on the traditional Japanese calendar, and usually falls on February 3.
#Japan #NHK
Kyoto shrine hosts 'Setsubun' bean-throwing ceremony | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
At a shrine in Kyoto, apprentice female entertainers called
www3.nhk.or.jp
February 3, 2026 at 11:49 PM
"Will the federal government remain silent on the potential for multiple violations of the Canada Health Act? Will civil society be compelled to seek a court order to force the federal government to enforce the Canada Health Act?"
Probably.
#Canada #CDNPoli #CanadaHealthAct
Probably.
#Canada #CDNPoli #CanadaHealthAct
How Alberta Plans to Kill Public Health Care Across Canada | The Tyee
A new law opens the door for two-tier care that would destroy medicare.
thetyee.ca
February 3, 2026 at 11:34 PM
"Will the federal government remain silent on the potential for multiple violations of the Canada Health Act? Will civil society be compelled to seek a court order to force the federal government to enforce the Canada Health Act?"
Probably.
#Canada #CDNPoli #CanadaHealthAct
Probably.
#Canada #CDNPoli #CanadaHealthAct
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The purpose of Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act is to destroy public health care as we know it.
Not just in Alberta, but throughout Canada, by legislating two-tier health care. @djclimenhaga.bsky.social writes. #abpoli
Not just in Alberta, but throughout Canada, by legislating two-tier health care. @djclimenhaga.bsky.social writes. #abpoli
How Alberta Plans to Kill Public Health Care Across Canada | The Tyee
A new law opens the door for two-tier care that would destroy medicare.
thetyee.ca
February 3, 2026 at 10:47 PM
The purpose of Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act is to destroy public health care as we know it.
Not just in Alberta, but throughout Canada, by legislating two-tier health care. @djclimenhaga.bsky.social writes. #abpoli
Not just in Alberta, but throughout Canada, by legislating two-tier health care. @djclimenhaga.bsky.social writes. #abpoli
Title: Suijin no Mori, Sumida River (1934)
Artist: Koitsu Tsuchiya
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #ShinHanga #Art #KoitsuTsuchiya #Showa #Winter #Snow #SumidaRiver #Sumida #Tokyo #Japan
Artist: Koitsu Tsuchiya
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #ShinHanga #Art #KoitsuTsuchiya #Showa #Winter #Snow #SumidaRiver #Sumida #Tokyo #Japan
February 3, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Title: Suijin no Mori, Sumida River (1934)
Artist: Koitsu Tsuchiya
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #ShinHanga #Art #KoitsuTsuchiya #Showa #Winter #Snow #SumidaRiver #Sumida #Tokyo #Japan
Artist: Koitsu Tsuchiya
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #ShinHanga #Art #KoitsuTsuchiya #Showa #Winter #Snow #SumidaRiver #Sumida #Tokyo #Japan
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Same problem on this side of the border. Across this country, our governments are putting the interests of fossil fuel companies and their bottom line above the interests of communities, ecosystems, our tax dollars, and our future. Make polluters pay!!! 🤬 #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli #BCPoli
February 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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In Mark Carney’s Davos speech he said we had to accept the world 🌍 as it is. There couldn’t be anything further from the truth. We can make the world what it is, we can demand better. Accepting things that are this terrible is defeatist.
February 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
In Mark Carney’s Davos speech he said we had to accept the world 🌍 as it is. There couldn’t be anything further from the truth. We can make the world what it is, we can demand better. Accepting things that are this terrible is defeatist.
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Also slashing the algal and marine research programs in the east. Oil industry looking good again, though
While Carney's cuts at Agriculture & Agri-Food #Canada 'are wide-ranging, projects that could help Canadian farmers become less reliant on the US — a major supplier of pesticides and fertilizers — and more adaptable to climate change appear to be the hardest hit.'
#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #AAFC
#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #AAFC
Feds slashed farm research. An internal email suggests they don't know what Canada's losing
Senior officials at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) did not know how their decision to close three research stations on the Prairies would impact the department's research program when they an...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Also slashing the algal and marine research programs in the east. Oil industry looking good again, though
While Carney's cuts at Agriculture & Agri-Food #Canada 'are wide-ranging, projects that could help Canadian farmers become less reliant on the US — a major supplier of pesticides and fertilizers — and more adaptable to climate change appear to be the hardest hit.'
#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #AAFC
#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #AAFC
Feds slashed farm research. An internal email suggests they don't know what Canada's losing
Senior officials at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) did not know how their decision to close three research stations on the Prairies would impact the department's research program when they an...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:18 AM
While Carney's cuts at Agriculture & Agri-Food #Canada 'are wide-ranging, projects that could help Canadian farmers become less reliant on the US — a major supplier of pesticides and fertilizers — and more adaptable to climate change appear to be the hardest hit.'
#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #AAFC
#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #AAFC
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"’Backwards’ was my first thought," said Cathy Holtslander, director of research and policy at the National Farmers Union. "Obviously, they made these cuts without knowing what they were doing."
Feds slashed farm research. An internal email suggests they don't know what Canada's losing
Senior officials at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) did not know how their decision to close three research stations on the Prairies would impact the department's research program when they an...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
"’Backwards’ was my first thought," said Cathy Holtslander, director of research and policy at the National Farmers Union. "Obviously, they made these cuts without knowing what they were doing."
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Carney's dangerous austerity plan means fewer food inspectors & less capacity to track food borne illness. As the US is gutting its food safety regulations & Canada imports over half our food from the US, how does cutting food inspection here make us safer? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Food inspection agency to cut more than 1,300 jobs, says union
The union representing employees at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says staff have been told there will be 1,371 agency jobs cut as part of the government's cost-cutting exercise.
www.thestar.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Carney's dangerous austerity plan means fewer food inspectors & less capacity to track food borne illness. As the US is gutting its food safety regulations & Canada imports over half our food from the US, how does cutting food inspection here make us safer? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Canadians, Please consider signing this petition asking for renewable energy to be funded equally well as fossil fuels via subsidies. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Sign this Petition - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 2, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Canadians, Please consider signing this petition asking for renewable energy to be funded equally well as fossil fuels via subsidies. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Carney's MOU with Smith says an "appropriate adjustment" would be made to the tanker moratorium to allow for a new pipeline.
'Coastal First Nations have strongly opposed such a pipeline, saying the risk to their way of life is far too great.'
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #NoPipelines #ClimateCrisis
'Coastal First Nations have strongly opposed such a pipeline, saying the risk to their way of life is far too great.'
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #NoPipelines #ClimateCrisis
B.C. would struggle to contain oil spill off north coast, research suggests
Decades of research shows waves, wind and darkness would defeat containment efforts for much of the year, raising questions about new oil export plans
www.timescolonist.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Carney's MOU with Smith says an "appropriate adjustment" would be made to the tanker moratorium to allow for a new pipeline.
'Coastal First Nations have strongly opposed such a pipeline, saying the risk to their way of life is far too great.'
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #NoPipelines #ClimateCrisis
'Coastal First Nations have strongly opposed such a pipeline, saying the risk to their way of life is far too great.'
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #NoPipelines #ClimateCrisis