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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 12m

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 · 44m

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 · 18h

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 · 20h

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 2d

Important read here:

Fracking's Water Demand Soared in Drought-Plagued Northeast BC.

A report today from Stand.earth shows the industry’s water use increased 50% in 2024. via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Fracking’s Water Demand Soared in Drought-Plagued Northeast BC | The Tyee

A report today from Stand.earth shows the industry’s water use increased 50 per cent in 2024.

thetyee.ca

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 2d

Liberals and Conservatives have let corporate grocers rip off Canadians for far too long.

Billions in profits for the Big 3 Grocers, while working-class people wonder how they’ll afford their next meal.

No more waiting for the market to fix itself. Canada needs a public option for grocery stores.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 2d

This excellent video builds out the case for public grocery stores.

This idea is landing super well with Canadians, who are tired of trading their paycheques for overpriced food so corporations can line their pockets.

It’s the kind of populist offer the NDP can win with! Join us: lewisforleader.ca

The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 2d

With grocery giants ripping off Canadians, it’s time for a bold alternative: public grocery stores.

Food analyst Aaron Vansintjan explains how a publicly-run grocery option could solve the crisis of skyrocketing food costs.

youtu.be/RPuEhQl8Cxo

Why Canada needs public grocery stores

YouTube video by The Breach

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 2d

Important read here:

Fracking's Water Demand Soared in Drought-Plagued Northeast BC.

A report today from Stand.earth shows the industry’s water use increased 50% in 2024. via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Fracking’s Water Demand Soared in Drought-Plagued Northeast BC | The Tyee

A report today from Stand.earth shows the industry’s water use increased 50 per cent in 2024.

thetyee.ca

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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 3d

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time.

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 3d

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time.

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 4d

It's not worth trading our kids' futures for lower trade tariffs.

Please, pick another path Prime Minister Carney.

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 4d

...reviving the zombie Keystone XL pipeline proposal, and potentially spending billions on a cockamamie and destabilizing "golden dome" missile defense system that may well leave us locked in the house with a regime that is quickly descending into fascism...

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 4d

This is extremely alarming. Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social won the federal election promising to make us *less* depending on the US. Now we are hearing reports that he is offering up a CLOSER energy and military partnership in exchange for a trade deal... 🧵

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News

Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.

www.cbc.ca

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 4d

1/ Keystone XL died the first time because it was a climate catastrophe without a viable business case.

Now Carney wants to zombie it back to life to appease Trump.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News

Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.

www.cbc.ca

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