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Without Strong Anti-Greenwashing Legislation Democracy in Canada is at Risk. - Sierra Club Canada Oil & gas-sponsored disinformation is actively playing a role in dismantling democracies, Canada needs strong anti-greenwashing regulations.

(1/2) β€œ'Residents of Kitimat, B.C., say LNG Canada’s operations are leaving them exhausted and worried for their health' - The Narwhal. There are reports of respiratory problems linked to flaring as 'plume of black smoke rises from LNG Canada...'"

Take action: www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/...

10.11.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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LIVE BLOG: Climate Community Reacts to the 2025 Canada Budget Starting at 6:30 PM ET, The Energy Mix will host a discussion with climate and sustainability experts as Finance Minister FranΓ§ois-Philippe Champagne delivers the Liberal government’s first budget.

#Budget2025 has left many wondering about the future of the emissions cap.

β€œPeople want clear regulations on big polluters,” says Conor Cutis (@conorcurtis.bsky.social). Public polling shows strong support for a cap if well implemented.

See what others have to say on the oil & gas emissions cap πŸ‘‡

05.11.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Call on Canada to speak out against Israel’s illegal detention of those bringing aid to Gaza - Sierra Club Canada Climate Action Network Canada speaks out against Israel’s illegal detention of flotilla participants bringing aid to Gaza

"We reiterate our demand that #Canada halt its arms exports to Israel and use every tool at its disposal to ensure that Israel ends the genocide..."

Sierra Club Canada is part of CAN-Rac: www.sierraclub.ca/israel-illeg...

16.10.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Govt of Canada thinks nuclear will keep us globally relevant in a hostile world - a very dangerous and experimental game. How about we try upping our game on cheaper, cleaner, fairer alternatives this time around ?

16.10.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enbridge investors to get billions as gas giant expands into small-town Ontario Enbridge executives know Ontario ratepayers are a cash cow for its gas business, and in recent calls with investors they said they plan to milk it for all its worth.

πŸ’° Enbridge pulled in $1.3 B from #Ontario ratepayers in the first half of 2025 β€” a 27.5% jump.

Profits climb while families pay more for fossil fuels.

Time to shift investments to affordable, #renewable energy. πŸŒ¬οΈβ˜€οΈ

Read Here: shorturl.at/8y4ye

#onpoli #climatenews #onclimate

09.10.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s happening ! Too bad the media in Canada is too obsessed with pipeline drama to focus on the real story most of the time.

08.10.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok it has to be said : the train to ottawa airport is one of the worst pieces of inscrutable transit infrastructure I have experienced. People arriving in your city will never be able to negotiate this. So they won’t. So sad . Hope this can be fixed.

07.10.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
For the First Time Ever, Nova Scotia Wildfire Season Extended Until November
YouTube video by The Weather Network For the First Time Ever, Nova Scotia Wildfire Season Extended Until November

This is 21st Century Fire.
(Nova Scotia is one of the foggiest, soggiest provinces in Canada) #wildfire
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sje...

05.10.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Orange Shirt Day 2025 Activity - Sierra Club Canada Since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its 94 Calls to Action many of those calls are still waiting to be answered.

β€œA decade since the #TruthAndReconciliation Commission released 94 Calls to Action, yet many of those calls are still waiting to be answered.

17 not yet started
29 still at the proposal stage
33 in progress
Only 15 completed

More: www.sierraclub.ca/orange-shirt...

#NDTR #NDTR2025 #OrangeShirtDay

29.09.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Healthy Bays says don’t experiment with open pen salmon farming in our bays in Nova Scotia - affecting lobster fishery the most valuable and sustainable fishery we have ..

10.09.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Patriarchy No One Can Hear You Scream: Rebecca Solnit on Jeffrey Epstein and the Silencing Machine One of my favorite books when I was young was T. H. White’sΒ The Once and Future King, and one of its central themes is the attempt of King Arthur to replace an ethos of β€œmight is right” with someth…

I wrote this five years ago. Today we heard the screams. lithub.com/in-patriarch...

03.09.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 886    πŸ” 290    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 16
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On @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social's 🌳THE ENVIRONMENT IN CANADA🌳 ep69 the team explain why there's still no business case for Canada shipping LNG to Europe and Germany and why the rise of AI doesn't change that fact.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... πŸ”Ά

02.09.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The β€˜de-manning’ of Canada’s oilsands sector Canada's oil and gas industry has been getting less labour-intensive for more than a decade now. When will our elected officials finally acknowledge that β€” and its obvious implications for the future?

Oilsands jobs are dropping even as production skyrockets. As oil companies stress automation, is the oilpatch still a driver of jobs?

29.08.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 6
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Remember when it rained in Atlantic Canada?

16.08.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is that my Uber?

15.08.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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(1/n) Do you know someone impacted by the wildfires in NL and in need of help?

Those in need of aid can contact communications@sierraclub.ca by email (we can connect them from there directly to the local organizers in NL).

#NewfoundlandAndLabrador #NLWildfires #NLWildfire

14.08.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kassie Drodge, of Sierra Club Canada in #StJohn's is organizing a #MutualAid network to assist people with the #wildfires.

Google form with more details about how people - not engaged in other efforts - can assist with informal services via the mutual aid network: docs.google.com/forms/d/1fdp...

13.08.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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POWER OF YES: Say 'no' to short-sighted development, dismantling protections, false solutions Over 75% of Canadians are concerned about climate impacts on safety, food prices, taxes, and insurance, columnist says

Over 75% of Canadians worry about climate impacts on safety, food, and costs, yet Ontario is on track to miss its climate targets.
Renewable energy is sidelined & fossil fuel projects are getting the green light.

Ontario is moving backwards!

#climate #onpoli

www.newmarkettoday.ca/columns/powe...

08.08.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Wildfire smoke was so bad in Fort Mac over the weekend that visibility was only a few hundred feet. PM2.5 was at 1700¡g/m³ ☠️☠️☠️

07.08.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 8

Sounds familiar @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social , eh?

06.08.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The science is clear that fossil fuel fueled climate change is making heat waves, fires, floods, hurricanes, & extreme weather worse. Yet major news outlets, especially TV news, often fail to name the connection. Demand they do better! sc.org/EndClimateSilence

06.08.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4
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Every year on July 28th, World Nature Conservation Day highlights the urgent need to preserve our forests, wildlife, soil, water, and air, writes Melody Li: www.sierraclub.ca/world-nature... #WorldNatureConservationDay #WorldNatureConservationDay2025

28.07.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's official. 2025 is now the third worst wildfire year on record in Canada. A study from 2018 examining fire-regime changes in Canada over the prior 57 years showed the fire season had been starting approximately one week earlier and ending one week later. Probably longer now.

27.07.2025 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I love this insight .

19.07.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Toronto skyline shrouded in smoke as air quality warning issued Chopper footage captured a hazy Toronto skyline amid Health Canada's air quality warning as wildfire smoke from Northern Ontario moves South.

WATCH: #Toronto is blanketed in smog as wildfire smoke from across #AOntario chokes the city: shorturl.at/SLT27

🚨 Toronto's #airquality remains amongst the worst in the world.🚨

PLEASE avoid going outside unless you absolutely have to (& keep your windows closed) - your lungs will thank you! πŸ˜Άβ€πŸŒ«οΈ

16.07.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/rural-saskatchewan-faces-drought-declare-state-of-emergency-1.7577980

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/rural-saskatchewan-faces-drought-declare-state-of-emergency-1.7577980

Fourth-generation rancher: β€œThis spring has been the worst drought that we've lived through in our 33 years… Nothing even started, nothing grew"

08.07.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Great job and you are a beautiful face for the Senate ! No make up required.

27.06.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Please watch:

Listen to how Senator Mcphedran explains how both Conservatives and Liberal MPs have handed over almost entire control to PM Carney in Bill C5, how Canada’s democracy is being destroyed, & how the #cdnmedia failed us all. This is the beginning of the end of πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦. #Canadasky #cdnpoli

26.06.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 7
β€œI think people don't fully appreciate how much of a seismic shift this is in the way Canada is governed. You know, people have certain assumptions that laws passed by Parliament will remain enforced and will be obeyed unless changed by Parliament. This changes a really fundamental assumption, and it's all being done under the guise of an emergency, an economic emergency. And I think people should stop and ask themselves, are we really in a situation where we need to be undermining fundamental norms of the way our democracy works?” – Joshua Ginsberg, Ecojustice

β€œI think people don't fully appreciate how much of a seismic shift this is in the way Canada is governed. You know, people have certain assumptions that laws passed by Parliament will remain enforced and will be obeyed unless changed by Parliament. This changes a really fundamental assumption, and it's all being done under the guise of an emergency, an economic emergency. And I think people should stop and ask themselves, are we really in a situation where we need to be undermining fundamental norms of the way our democracy works?” – Joshua Ginsberg, Ecojustice

As Canada's Senate debates whether to give Cabinet the power to decide how and whether certain laws apply to selected projects, thinking about this from @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social's Joshua Ginsberg.

26.06.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

A bill of this scope warrants a few airmiles for MPs and a sober approach. look before you leap.

26.06.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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