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Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

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

The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year!

Let’s keep the pressure on global leaders at #COP30 to ensure fossil fuel lobbyists don’t throw them off course.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

For every €1 provided through a Basic Income For Artists pilot program in Ireland, the government got €1.46 back. So it’s being made permanent.

Over and over we see it. It saves public money to provide public housing. And it makes public money to provide basic income.

We can’t afford to NOT do it.

James Callis, Callum Keith Rennie, Rekah Sharma and Grace Park speaking at Panel to crowd

Battlestar Galactica actors panel at Metrocon

Metrocon Battlestar Galactica panel - Callum Keith Rennie, James Callis, Rekah Sharma and Grace Park

A wookie walking through the aisle at Metrocon

Tahmoh Penikett In crowd at Metrocon chatting. Tables like the room with actors at each chatting, signing and taking pics.

Dalek wondering through Metrocon

Gordon Cormier - signing autographs at Metrocon - wearing orange jacket and toque. Canadian Actor playing Ang in Last Airbender Netflix.

At Metrocon Burnaby meeting Battlestar Galactica actors, and Gordon Cormier Ang from Last Airbender. Also a darlek.l wondered through the con.

Poilievre claims Christians 'may be the number 1' victims of hate-based violence | CBC News Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday that Christians and their places of worship are being targeted and, if elected, he will crack down on religion-based hate.

Inflammatory and inaccurate garbage served up in an effort to terrify the congregation and rile them up into a frothy rage. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Meanwhile, in Alberta…

Self-Generation Incentive Program The Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) helps qualified LADWP residential customers install solar and battery storage systems by providing financial incentives. This program supports clean energy...

This is amazing: @ladwp.com, the Los Angeles utility, has launched a program that will install solar+battery systems on qualifying low-to-moderate-income households, *for free*.

Yes: free.

If you know someone eligible, tell them to apply!

Motherfucking wind farms…

Congrats! It’s the eel life!

Tree leaves on this maple are turning bright red. Very pretty ombré effect too down red to green leaves

Tree with leaves slowly turning yellow and brown. Not sure of tree species but it’s tall the small leaves are delicate.

Murder of crows (6) on the paved street watching as I walk by waiting for me to toss them some food on this overcast day

Tall skinny tree with small head of leaves slowly turning yellow and brown and leaves slowly falling to the ground

It’s #autumn Fall! Burnaby trees Turing colours now and looking beautiful.
On my way today to #Knitcity Vancouver

Open House: McHardy Street Housing Co-op
🗓️September 28 | 10:00am - 2:00pm
📍5085 McHardy Street, Vancouver

Once unhoused, residents of this tiny home community in Fredericton are now entrepreneurs A tiny home community in Fredericton offering safe and affordable housing to people who would otherwise be homeless is giving its residents a fresh start as entrepreneurs.

Once unhoused, residents of this tiny home community in #Fredericton are now entrepreneurs #NewBrunswick #Canada

This is an amazing good news story of the day.

www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

As Dr. Jane – one of the United Nations' Messengers of Peace – says, you can look into reducing your environmental footprint.

You can use less water.

You can eat more plant-based meals.

You can help at your local animal shelter.

You can do so much, today on #PeaceDay and every day.

This is a good summary.

Turning houses into homes: Community land trusts offer a fix to Canada’s housing crisis Canada treats land as a tradeable asset, forgetting it’s the foundation for homes, communities and stability. If the country is serious about solving the housing crisis, it must change that.

Community land trusts are a proven model for permanently affordable housing options.

Darryl Dyck explains the concept and demonstrates the need to expand this successful model to bring more affordable homes to communities across Canada. #coophousing #canadacoop

theconversation.com/turning-hous...

Open House Sept 21 10am - 2pm 5085 McHardy Street

Open House: McHardy Street Housing Co-op
🗓️September 21 | 10:00am - 2:00pm
📍5085 McHardy Street, Vancouver

McHardy Street Housing Co-op is built to passive house standards, steps away from transit and pet-friendly.

Learn more: mchardycoop.ca

For those in Vancouver looking for a co-operative housing option … open house Sun. Sept 21 super close to Joyce Collingwood skytrain! More affordable and secure than renting & best thing you get to help build a community, know your neighbours.

above, a highway, below, a green canal space

Before and after: 5 years ago, Utrecht restored the Catharijnesingel.

Once filled in during the 1970s to make way for traffic, the historic canal now flows again around the old city, lined with pedestrian paths, bike lanes, and a park-like landscape.

📸 @filmendefietser.bsky.social (#DCEnetwork)

Linda McQuaig: This is the national project Mark Carney should have chosen Long considered a luxury for chardonnay-sipping environmentalists, solar energy now has the potential to become the energy choice of beer-drinking workers concerned about the cost of living.

"The very thing that’s exciting about solar energy — its abundance and low cost — also makes it of little interest to investors. Sun (and wind) are so freely available all around us that it’s hard to hoard them and make big profits from them."

Amazing, @lindamcquaig.bsky.social!

#canpoli

Car free day Main St Vancouver lots of people walking on street with umbrellas. Tents line the street of vendors and community groups

Oops that photo above is Commercial drive Vancouver.
this one is Main st this past weekend when it rained ☔️

Car free day large banner in middle of street with people walking about on Main St Vancouver BC

Is this the first time the city has done this? It’s fun! In Vancouver and Lower Mainland we have them all the time. It’s great to see local community groups, stores and small crafter/makers on the street. Always packed even when it rains

Oops - typo. ITS 😀 lol.
Halloween season !!! 🎃

Inflatable Halloween 3 pumpkins stacked on each other lit up from inside

Inflatable Halloween decorations a ghost popping out of a pumpkin a skeleton horse a mini dragon, and a wizard with the head of a pumpkin

Inflatable Halloween decoration, cartoon skull staring out through balcony.

Inflatable Halloween decoration three ghosts in front of three pumpkins holding a banner says boo, a cartoonish witch and a cute black bat

It’s started !
#Co-op living and fun neighbours

YouTube video by BC Greens BC Greens Leadership Contest: Debate

This a live-post of the BC Greens leadership debate.

It's hard to keep up & simultaneously post on Twitter so both posts will be mainly be highlights.

The BC Greens have *finally* posted the link on their YouTube page.

Please add in anything I miss! #bcpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPrK...

We’re two municipal councillors who think good government should be boring. We started a podcast to talk about that.

If you care about local government (you should!), housing, taxes, or just enjoy a good quote-take—join us!

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#LocalGovernment #PodcastLaunch #cdnmuni

Premier David Eby's "Real People" Comments are Shameful! British Columbians deserve unity and justice, not division and scapegoating!

Great read from former @bcgreens.bsky.social MLA Adam Olsen on the Premier's harmful comments this week.

If government takes a proactive approach to negotiations, we can work with pursue reconciliation and prosperity at the same time.

#bcpoli

adampolsen.substack.com/p/premier-da...

Climate change indicators All data are referenced at My visualizations: Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentration Arctic Sea Ice Volume and Thickness Arctic Temperatures Antarctic Se…

Visualizations with the latest Earth monitoring data: 📈📉

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+ Polar climate indicators: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
+ United States climate indicators: zacklabe.com/united-state...

Vancouver commercial drive car free day entrance at grand view highway. Entire street is packed with people walking along tents of local vendors and food trucks - noon.

Was in the drive for car free day and got soaked
Good day otherwise !

One of the great things the Government of Canada did was to start doing these "Heritage Minutes" back in, what, the late '80s?

So, of course the great Graham Greene was in one!