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It’s nearly Christmas.

I can’t wait to give the gift of holding power to account for shitty decisions.

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Thanks for this thread! 💪 That last article was a good read.

It should be no surprise that environmental NGOs are under specific, intensive, & sustained attack by a de facto alliance of right-wing (think Project 2025) & centrist forces (think Abundance).

Torture State USA It’s called “the box.” A tiny 2x2 enclosure where people are forced to spend hours exposed to the elements.

There are 400 Canadians including toddlers who have been kidnapped by ICE. Amnesty International is now reporting on the use of torture at the detention facilities. This is the march of American fascism.
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Enough deals with provinces, just enforce the law: Guilbeault To make progress on the targets, the federal government should keep federal regulations to clean up Canada’s electricity grid, make good on repeated (and so far unfulfilled) promises to strengthen ind...

Canada has the authority to enforce environmental laws, yet is choosing not to as climate targets fade into the distance.

Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault says it's time for the federal government to tell provinces: "Actually, you can't break the law."

Exxon’s new greenwashing ploy The oil giant claims it can eliminate more than 90 percent of emissions from gas-powered AI facilities. Critics say that’s nonsense.

FYI because there will be false claims:

Carbon capture has never been used successfully at a commercial gas-fired power plant in the U.S., and no existing carbon capture facility has ever consistently achieved a 90 percent capture rate.

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B.C. allowed CNRL to sidestep rules for over 4,300 pipelines: docs | The Narwhal B.C.’s energy regulator quietly let one of Canada’s biggest oil and gas companies dodge the rules for thousands of ‘non-compliant’ pipelines

That’s how we know that B.C.’s energy regulator quietly allowed an oil and gas giant to sidestep the rules for more than 4,300 pipelines, as Matt Simmons and Zak Vescera revealed this year.

thenarwhal.ca/b-c-quietly-...

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Nice trailhead sticker! I was astounded to see (and paddle) a trailhead boat in southern Guyana a few years ago — moved there from the NWT of all places.

Attawapiskat organizers ask to intervene in Bill 5 court challenge | The Narwhal Founders of Okiniwak Indigenous Youth Movement and Friends of the Attawapiskat River want a say in Ontario court case affecting the Ring of Fire

As a case led by nine First Nations challenging Ontario’s Bill 5 winds its way through the courts, two grassroots organizers from Attawapiskat want to bring in their perspectives on the Breathing Lands — beyond the Ring of Fire: thenarwhal.ca/bill-5-lawsu...

From shoreline habitat to lush forests to iconic mountain ranges, the West Coast is home to incredible landscapes. But industry & residential development threaten them all. Protect oceans, mountains & forests through a symbolic gift of West Coast habitat: giving.natureconservancy.ca?utm_campaign...

OPINION: Don’t wait for B.C. public health to protect you this flu season - Surrey Now-Leader H3N2 could make this a rough winter – be prepared

Dr Lyne Filiatrault has written about how this year's H3N2 flu variant is straining hospitals, and what we can do to help alleviate that: get vaccinated, wear a mask, and filter the air.

surreynowleader.com/2025/12/06/o...

Species to Watch in 2023 • The Revelator This will be a critical year for several endangered and threatened species, as well as a time of opportunity for others.

Species to Watch in 2026?

I'm planning an editorial similar to this one we ran in 2023.

What would YOU include on this year's list? therevelator.org/species-to-w...

This queen raised a million bucks for charity by hiking 100 miles in drag Pattie Gonia's effort supports nonprofits working to make the outdoors more equitable.

The heartwarming, badass story we all needed this holiday season 💚 💅

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/environmentalist-drag-queen-pattie-gonia-raises-million-dollars-charity-hike-100-miles/

Researcher 'shocked' as Winnipeg considers scrapping recent bird-friendly window bylaw The City of Winnipeg is considering 'deleting' its bird-friendly window requirements for a mix of new builds along major corridors and near malls based on industry feedback that suggested the rule was...

WTAF:

@cityofwinnipeg.bsky.social considering removing bylaw for bird-friendly windows.

Bylaw only applies to new builds along major corridors & near malls!

But industry doesn’t like it. So nature takes the hit, literally.

Winnipeggers, you gotta write to council.

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Thank you for keeping this thread going, as well as all your reporting on this topic.

I don’t live in the Fraser Valley anymore but I really appreciate your work on this issue — both in the moment and long after.

BREAKING: Officials in Sumas, Wash., immediately south of Abbotsford will be sounding their flood siren that warns residents to evacuate. This is a sign of likely flooding in Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford.
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Lewis Pitches Green New Deal in Race to Lead NDP A candidate in the leadership race for the federal New Democratic Party has released a sustainable jobs plan outlining how the party would pursue climate action while creating over a million unionized...

Lewis Pitches Green New Deal in Race to Lead NDP www.theenergymix.com/lewis-pitche...

We were on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom! Such a pleasure to have had the chance to feature on this iconic program. Thanks to the the entire WK team, and to Rae and Peter, for giving wolverines their day in the limelight! Stream it now at www.nbc.com/mutual-of-om...

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That is so exciting! Way to go, team. I will try to watch from up here in Canadia. Send to the ‘15 WFellows!

Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...

WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.

Safe bike-lanes mean business.

If you’re able to donate, pledging a monthly donation is better than a one-time bigger donation ➡️ helps NGOs etc to budget and plan.

Challenge.

When someone says, “Well, that’s what the typical Albertan thinks" or "that's just politics," try:

“Some do, but a lot of us are worried about how this hurts democracy.”

You’re reminding everyone listening that unchecked power is not "normal."

People often ask: what can ordinary people do to stop populists like Trump and Smith from running roughshod over democratic norms?

Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people."

Anything that punctures that myth helps. +