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‘There were eight of us, only two are alive’: the growing crisis of arsenic in Argentina’s water In some of the country’s poorest, driest areas, people rely on water contaminated with arsenic 60 times over safe limits, causing crippling illnesses in families

‘There were eight of us, only two are alive’: the growing crisis of #arsenic in #Argentina’s #water www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

‘I have watched politicians failing yet and yet again’: lessons from a life as an environment writer Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it well

‘I have watched politicians failing yet and yet again’: lessons from a life as an environment writer www.theguardian.com/environment/...

In 1939, a Royal Commission found burning forests leads to more bushfires. But this cycle of destruction can be stopped After devastating fires in 1939, authorities began burning forests to reduce fuel load. But we now know this creates conditions for even worse fires.

In 1939, a Royal Commission found burning #forests leads to more #bushfires. But this cycle of destruction can be stopped
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🚀 I am very excited to release the SamGeoQGIS plugin for geospatial image segmentation, powered by Meta’s Segment Anything Model (SAM 3)

In this full tutorial, I’ll walk you through how to install, configure, and start segmenting satellite imagery in QGIS without writing a single line of code!

Considered a noxious weed here in Alberta

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Why the #US is Removing Thousands of #Dams and Letting #Rivers Run Free - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/05/w...

AAC Determinations – Wrong All This Time? An Editorial Opinion – Right From The Stump, December 2, 2025By David Elstone, RPF, GDBA - Spar Tree Group/View From The Stump & Jim Girvan, RPF, MBA - Associate, Indstrial Forestry Service Ltd. A rec...

AAC Determinations – Wrong All This Time?

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The unpaid bills of Alberta oil and gas companies, explained | The Narwhal We break down the ways some Alberta oil and gas companies are shirking their bills, and what that means for Alberta municipalities and landowners

Breaking down the bills some #Alberta oil and gas companies aren’t paying: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-surf...

From earthquakes to wildfires, Canada is woefully ill-prepared for disasters Canadians faces a growing safety crisis yet they remain unprepared. The real danger is complacency.

#NoNaturalDisaster

From #earthquakes to #wildfires, #Canada is woefully ill-prepared for #disasters

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Alberta’s New Pipeline Will Remain a Pipe Dream - Macleans.ca Danielle Smith’s pipeline promise is nothing but a political abstraction

"if revenue and jobs were the issue, she wouldn’t have placed a moratorium on renewables, resulting in an estimated $33 billion in lost or delayed investments, putting thousands of jobs at risk."

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Fire, Water, and National Security: Why Canada Cannot Backslide - Policy Magazine The August 2023 wildfires, 10 km from Fort Smith, NWT/Jason Johnson

#Fire, #Water, and National #Security: Why #Canada Cannot Backslide
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One of the GOAT sci-fi movies, absolutely

Some commercial lobster fishers say Indigenous treaty fishing threatens stocks. Government memo says otherwise | CBC News The fifth estate investigates misconceptions and allegations fuelling conflict in Canada’s largest lobster fishery, where Mi’kmaw fishers face broad opposition when exercising treaty rights.

Some commercial #lobster #fishers say #Indigenous treaty fishing threatens stocks. #Government memo says otherwise
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Forest Futures – new forest-climate knowledge hub based at uOttawa – is hiring three key positions:
🔹 Senior Research Associate lnkd.in/gfByajdH
🔹 Research Associate / Post-Doctoral Fellow www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
🔹 Coordination / Partnerships Manager lnkd.in/gyKz_eNu

There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers | George Monbiot Climate sceptics tell us that more people die of extreme cold than extreme heat. What’s the truth? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

There’s a catastrophic black hole in our #climate #data – and it’s a gift to deniers by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

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This ancestry shows best when I'm drinking beer! 😁

Love the Habitat You're With Locals in Tucson, Arizona are applying “reconciliation ecology” techniques to rehabilitate the region’s degraded landscapes and waterways.

A humble #FeelGood story about #water and #fish

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Two BLM employees tag fish in Alaska.

A new report reveals that fish and wildlife conservation generates substantial economic benefits. Federal, state, local, and nonprofit contributions combined contributed $115.8 billion in total economic activity and supported over 575,000 jobs nationwide. Read more: fisheries.org/2025/11/new-...

I hear you... I live in AB and the future looks bleak.
The problem is that the UCP knows that the province remains a conservative stronghold, and they'll likely be re-elected in spite of their actions. We're essentially running on a two-party system, and it's killing us, quite literally.

Unless you have an amphicar...

The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf

Click here and donate to Mind Australia for Rohan's 100km run to raise funds for headspace Box Hill Mind Australia supports more than 13,000 people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges every year. We have been providing this individualised,

Our son, Rohan, is doing something extraordinary for his 18th birthday, & @scidocmartin.bsky.social & I are so proud.

He's partnered with Headspace to run 100km, raising money for this wonderful organisation!

If you can share or donate, we'd be very grateful!

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Salmon monitoring efforts under-reported in the Yukon, say biologists | CBC News As Yukon chinook and chum salmon numbers decline, monitoring efforts in the territory are being under-reported, say biologists. A recent report provides a broad look at Pacific salmon species in the Y...

#Salmon #monitoring efforts under-reported in the #Yukon, say biologists

Good job @steph-peacock.bsky.social

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Inside Ontario’s plan to merge 36 conservation authorities to 7 | The Narwhal Doug Ford’s government is seeking public feedback on its plan to overhaul Ontario’s conservation authorities, reducing local agencies from 36 to 7

‘Whiplash’ and ‘scar tissue’: conservation authorities grapple with Ontario’s most dramatic overhaul yet: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...

The False #Economy of #Education Cuts
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Good night Jessica!!

I now know that there is a #freshwater bivalve in #Alberta that is called a fatmucket, and that made my day!
Credit: @inaturalist.bsky.social

#Canada-#US #Softwood #Lumber Trade: When #Trade Becomes Tactics

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Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites

#Drax still burning 250-year-old #trees sourced from #forests in #Canada, experts say

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PRESERVING OUR WATERSHEDS: How Placer County Water Agency and Yuba Water Agency are reducing wildfire risk to protect water supplies By Jim Peifer, Executive Director, Regional Water Authority Though summer is behind us, the risk of wildfires persists in our region’s forests. According to Cal Fire, eight of California’s 10 most des...

PRESERVING OUR #WATERSHEDS: How Placer County #Water Agency and Yuba Water Agency are reducing #wildfire #risk to protect water supplies

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