Blair Mahaffy
@blairmahaffy.bsky.social
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Living in the Boreal Forest of Manitoba developing software, playing guitar, taking photos, sailing, curling, riding horses. Green Party Candidate Provencher (federal) and Lac du Bonnet (MB).
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Essential research shows that particulate pollution—generated from motor fuels exhaust, tire wear, wildfires, factories, etc—is associated with dementia. More evidence that it is in the interest of public health to reduce pollution. (Gift link)
What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain
www.nytimes.com
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Expanding LNG will increase prices and pollution. Proponents flog the stale idea that fossil gas can replace coal to generate electricity, but that no longer holds up when renewables are a far cheaper option. davidsuzuki.org/story/expand...
Expanding LNG will increase prices and pollution
Proponents flog the stale idea that fossil gas can replace coal to generate electricity, but that no longer holds up when renewables are a far cheaper option.
davidsuzuki.org
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Here's something that's not talked about enough
The air pollution from burning fossil fuels kills an estimated 10 million people a year
1 in 6 deaths is caused by fossil fuels
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The air pollution from burning fossil fuels kills an estimated 10 million people a year
1 in 6 deaths is caused by fossil fuels
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Wildfires were a distinctive feature of the Pliocene
Which is where we are heading
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Which is where we are heading
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
CO2 from wildfires increases by 9% as climate crisis supercharges infernos
Greenhouse gases from wildfires at sixth highest level on record after blazes in large areas of the Americas and Africa
www.theguardian.com
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@aradwanski.bsky.social preview of Carney’s likely climate strategy confirms that Canada is, yet again, refusing to deal with the oil and gas sector, which generates around 1/3 of Canada’s emissions. Carney is gambling w Canada's economic future & he should know better. 🧵
Carney’s climate vision to deprioritize emissions targets, focus on economic advantages
‘Climate competitiveness strategy’ expected this month as Prime Minister seeks to reframe Canada’s approach to environment, energy
www.theglobeandmail.com
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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
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
· Oct 3
Mark Carney promised to deliver a Youth Climate Corps in the liberal platform. Now it’s at risk of being cut, unless we act.
✉️ Tell your MP, Mark Carney, and his cabinet: keep your promise. Fund a permanent, well-resourced Youth Climate Corps in the 2025 budget: goodgreenjobsforall.ca/tell-carney
✉️ Tell your MP, Mark Carney, and his cabinet: keep your promise. Fund a permanent, well-resourced Youth Climate Corps in the 2025 budget: goodgreenjobsforall.ca/tell-carney
Tell Carney - YCC — The Campaign for a Youth Climate Corps
goodgreenjobsforall.ca
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Seth Klein
@sethdklein.bsky.social
· Sep 28
Canada, major fossil-fuel producers are widening the gap between output and climate targets: report
Canada and other major fossil fuel-producing countries are derailing the world’s chance to hit key targets to rein in climate change, a new international report suggests, with 2030 production levels e...
www.nationalobserver.com
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