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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 1d

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Donald Trump's trade war and other attacks on Canadian sovereignty have exposed the vulnerabilities of Canada's economy, 35 years after our first free trade deal with the U.S. At the recent Elbows Up ...

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 2d

@seniorsfcan.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/n...

BC First Nations make legal challenges to huge Ksi Lisims LNG project

The Lax Kw'alaams Band and the Metlakatla First Nation filed separate judicial reviews in Federal Court earlier this month, alleging the Minister of Environment and Climate Change ignored their concer...

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 2d

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This river pumps 500 billion microplastics into Lake Ontario each year: study

A new study of one of Canada's most urbanized rivers suggests it dumps the equivalent of about 18 cars worth of microplastics into Lake Ontario every year, a finding that shocked the lead author and u...

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 2d

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Canada's first 'nation-building' nuclear project relies on US suppliers

Canada’s first major “nation-building” investment is going toward a small modular reactor project that depends heavily on US suppliers for key technology and components.

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Danielle Smith dodges climate science in parliament

Are human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, driving climate change? Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't know, as the province plans to double oil production and build pipelines in ...

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Ontario Health Coalition @onthealthcoalition.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 ACTION ALERT 🚨 Sign & share the petition to get as many signatures as we can before the deadline: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en.... Pls confirm the House of Commons email after signing.

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 3d

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A strange start for “climate competitiveness” | Pembina Institute

Last week, on the same day the prime minister talked about the importance of “climate competitiveness” in keeping Canada’s economy strong and secure, his government gave the go-ahead to a major new pi...

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 3d

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 3d

The IESO needs to rethink its plans for Toronto: phase-out the Portlands gas plant and invest in energy efficiency, renewables and storage.
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IESO needs to rethink its plans for Toronto

The IESO needs to rethink its plans for Toronto: phase-out the Portlands gas plant and invest in energy efficiency, renewables and storage. #onpoli #topoli

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 3d

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Report Urges Canadian Companies to Plan for Climate Disruption

Canadian businesses face all sorts of pressing challenges these days, but a new report argues climate transition plans are still crucial to their long-term success.

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 3d

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After Meetings with Lawmakers, Canadian Youth Climate Assembly Members Want Action

Four young Canadians who met with parliamentarians about climate policy in September said the chance to have a civil discussion about climate issues was

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 3d

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700 Large Buildings Seek Affordable Cooling Through B.C. Energy Retrofit Accelerator

More than 700 large buildings across British Columbia have joined a program that helps owners adopt energy-saving technologies like heat pumps, amid growing demand for retrofits in Vancouver and beyon...

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 3d

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International Nature Conservation Congress Denounces Fossil Fuels as Threat to Nature

The motion “represents the strongest language ever adopted in a multilateral forum on the supply of oil, gas, and coal,” and is the first “to explicitly address fossil fuel production as a threat to n...

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 3d

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Oil Sands Tailings Plan Sparks Indigenous Opposition, Calls for Federal Oversight

As the Alberta government advances a proposal to treat toxic oilsands tailings stored in massive ponds and eventually release the treated water into the Athabasca River, nearby Indigenous nations are ...

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 3d

@seniorsfcan.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...

Climate disasters are shutting down pharmacies — are we ready for what comes next?

Despite the dangers caused by power outages, many pharmacies in Canada still don’t have comprehensive disaster plans in place.

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 3d

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Rural volunteers struggle to fight wildfires with broken tools and little training

Firefighters, wildfire survivors and climate advocates are calling on the government to provide more long-term funding for firefighters, rural communities and Indigenous land guardians — and block new...

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 3d

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The pipeline ‘petrobloc’ is pressuring Carney to cave on Northern Gateway revival

It’s not just Conservative politicians who are pushing a new oil pipeline to the West Coast — a sprawling right-wing network of columnists, think tanks and companies are amplifying one another’s messa...

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 3d

Join me in signing the #JewsDemandAction petition calling on governments around the world to do everything possible to end the Israeli military’s assault on Gaza. jewsdemandaction.org jewsdemandaction.org

Jews Demand Action

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 3d

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 3d

Hey Toronto - what do you want to see for Toronto - more nuclear and gas OR more renewables and conservation? Tell Council and the ON Gov't on Tues. Join us with your signs, your voices, and your love for the future.
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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 3d

@seniorsfcan.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/n...

The surging price tag of wildfires, in one chart

Wildfires are getting worse — and recovering from them is becoming much more expensive.

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 3d

@seniorsfcan.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/21/n...

Ottawa falls short on emergency response for First Nations as climate disasters climb: audit

Indigenous Services Canada is still failing to fully address emergency response needs for First Nations communities as climate disasters intensify across the country, a new audit warns.

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 3d

@seniorsfcan.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/n...

Major Projects Office can’t back up its boss’ claim Trans Mountain helps fight climate change

After Dawn Farrell told a House of Commons committee she believes the Trans Mountain pipeline helps fight climate change, Canada’s National Observer asked if the Major Projects Office she leads could ...

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 4d

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Why drought is so widespread in Canada — and what to do about it | The Narwhal

A rush of water-hungry AI data centres is just one reason to rethink industrial water use, as drought becomes a real, year-round problem across Canada

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 5d

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New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore

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lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 5d

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 5d

Since 2016, big banks have directly financed over $15 billion to oil and gas operations in the Amazon rainforest — fueling human rights violations, environmental destruction, and climate chaos. 🧵

lybaspring @lybaspring.bsky.social · 5d

@seniorsfcan.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/20/n...

'National interest' left undefined in Ottawa's major projects law

The federal government still has not issued specific criteria to define the "national interest" under its new major projects law, despite calls from MPs to do so. The Building Canada Act allows the go...

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