Mary Anne Schleinich

Look at the quote I found when cleaning out my desk: from @mark-carney.bsky.social July 2019 →"Companies that ignore climate change will go bankrupt without question." @robb-barnes.bsky.social @cape-ab.bsky.social @calgaryclimatehub.ca @environmentaldefence.ca @forourkidscanada.bsky.social

Or if the city built in the true costs of new communities (aka urban sprawl) into the developers' cost of building new homes, then we'd have less sprawl and established communities would be kept up?

Some Who Guard Alberta’s Legislature Have Done Crimes | The Tyee The hiring of four former EPS officers raises questions about the vetting process for security officers. A Tyee investigation.

Hoping the increased investment in police will bring some change. thetyee.ca/News/2024/05... @jeromyyyc.bsky.social @andrewknack.bsky.social

More bad news for BC and the rest of 🇨🇦. @dogwoodbc.bsky.social @cbcsteve.bsky.social

Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services

The sort of talk that serves up widespread lobotomy to men while at terrible cost to all of us. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

‘I’m the psychedelic confessor’: the man who turned a generation on to hallucinogens returns with a head-spinning book about consciousness With the Omnivore’s Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind, Michael Pollan transformed our understanding of food and drugs. Can he do the same for our sense of self?

The day will come when we ask, which was the big step? The human conversation or the chatbot? www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f... There are many ways we loose ourselves instead of becoming aware. The right fit of psychotherapy is the best antidote I know for living reality and living more.

Varcoe: Pathways Alliance executive chair exits as deadline nears for massive carbon capture project Massive carbon capture project worth $16.5-billion proposed by group which includes Suncor Energy, Cenovus Energy, and Imperial Oil.

A photo says it all, doesn't it? calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... @mark-carney.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social @elmeligisarah.bsky.social @climateinstitute.bsky.social @environmentaldefence.ca @cape-ab.bsky.social @robb-barnes.bsky.social

Choose winter: Make Milano Cortina the last Olympics sponsored by fossil fuels - CAPE Urge Canada to protect winter sports and public health by ending fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship at the Olympics.

Take action now! Time for 🇨🇦to step it up!!
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Yes! But it will sure help if you let @naheednenshi.bsky.social and @elmeligisarah.bsky.social know. I have definitely let my MLA @drluannemetz.bsky.social know. Do voters actually look for concrete proposals? And if so, where do they look?

Health Care Emergency Engaging Albertans to build an economy for the future.

Sign here to support public healthcare and ERs in Ab: www.albertandpcaucus.ca/take-action/... @forourkidscanada.bsky.social @cape-ab.bsky.social We can deliver proper care. To everyone living in Alberta. No exceptions. @naheednenshi.bsky.social

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Talking Climate Let's try something new. Share now how you open the topic, right here. www.talkingclimate.ca

Data reveals millions in tax arrears and unpaid leases for nearly 600 Alberta oil and gas companies Public service journalism

@drluannemetz.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social we're tired of O&G subsidies like MOUs, allowing greenwashing, paying unpaid taxes owing, permitting companies who don't keep agreements, bogus AER, and exclusion of renewable competition. #ableg @mark-carney.bsky.social theijf.org/article/data...

In Europe, fossil fuels lose out Fossil fuels decline. Renewables — particularly solar — are on the increase.

www.sweetlightning.eco/in-progress-... European renewables hit a record high in the third quarter of 2024 (up to 47% from 43% a year ago) at the same time as fossil fuel use reached an all-time low (down to 28% from 32% a year ago)." @mark-carney.bsky.social ditch the dinosaur! @calgaryclimatehub.ca

Countdown for Kids

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So obvious in Alberta, to family members whose complaints are dismissed regarding LTC that continues to lower standards, even in ethics. @drluannemetz.bsky.social @lorisigurdsonndp.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social

Another cowardly man takes out a courageous woman.

Keepers of the Water exec dir Jesse Cardinal said government’s ambitions for the energy sector are running up against a hard limit on water.

“The tailings ponds are biggest they’ve ever been. … We don’t have the water for these pipe dreams that the Alberta government has,” Cardinal said.

First Nations Chiefs Call Out Ottawa Over Pipeline Deal Some First Nations chiefs are demanding answers from Ottawa after the federal government signed a pipeline agreement with Alberta that failed to make any mention of fresh water.

First Nations Chiefs Call out Ottawa Over Deal That Doesn’t Mention Water www.theenergymix.com/first-nation... @naheednenshi.bsky.social New tailings pond and slashed water protection?! @landloversnetwork.bsky.social @elmeligisarah.bsky.social @cape-ab.bsky.social @forourkidscanada.bsky.social

Slett, who is also the elected Chief Councillor of the Heiltsuk Tribal Council, said local First Nations “must be in the room” for any discussion about their territories.
Respect looks like that @mark-carney.bsky.social @coreyhogan.ca #cdnpoli @calgaryclimatehub.ca

Defend B.C. Tanker Ban Over Pipeline: Coastal First Nations Coastal First Nations Call on Carney to Defend Tanker Ban on B.C.'s Coast, Despite MOU

“We have not deviated from that position (on a moratorium) at all,” Slett said. “We made it clear to Prime Minister Carney that we would always support the oil tanker moratorium, and we called on him to support it to protect—to grow—our sustainable economy.” www.theenergymix.com/coastal-firs...

French headquarters of Elon Musk’s X raided by Paris cybercrime unit Prosecutors’ announcement comes amid a hardening of European attitudes to social media firms

Pass Bill C-16 now to protect 🇨🇦children against big tech and social media abuses. Sign this petition. childrenfirstcanada.org/campaign/cou... @forourkidscanada.bsky.social @climatemamaclaire.bsky.social @heathermcpherson.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social
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"Extractive states, they argue, are controlled by ruling elites whose objective is to extract as much wealth as they can from the rest of society and to maintain their own hold on power." (Plutocrats, p 279). Lived every day in Ab.

"what separates successful states from failed ones is whether their governing institutions are inclusive or extractive." @heathermcpherson.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social

British Columbians will pay to electrify North Coast mining, LNG projects | The Narwhal Energy minister’s order could exempt North Coast transmission line customers from paying millions

“You’re mortgaging the possibility of diversifying the province’s economy.” @davidebybc.bsky.social 's province is just like Little Miss Smith's. thenarwhal.ca/bc-public-to... @dogwoodbc.bsky.social @calgaryclimatehub.ca @forourkidscanada.bsky.social
Extra thanks to @mark-carney.bsky.social 🤬

British Columbians will pay to electrify North Coast mining, LNG projects | The Narwhal Energy minister’s order could exempt North Coast transmission line customers from paying millions

“The fact that they’re doing this behind closed doors, without any public discussion — that they’re passing on potentially huge costs to taxpayers and not providing any justification — is really alarming,” he said. @mark-carney.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/bc-public-to... @andrewcoyne.bsky.social

2/2 "One of those contracts deletes a handful of words from a decades-old contract called tariff supplement 6, which requires new industrial customers seeking more than 150 megawatts to pay the costs of generating and transmitting the power beyond that threshold." @bclegislature.bsky.social

British Columbians will pay to electrify North Coast mining, LNG projects | The Narwhal Energy minister’s order could exempt North Coast transmission line customers from paying millions

Ahh, BC. Ab already has the highest utility costs in Canada, and now you are going to subsidize LNG industry's costs too! thenarwhal.ca/bc-public-to... of generating and transmitting the power, read on. 1/2

Fermeuse LNG Receives Boost in MOU With South Korea A proposed $15-billion LNG development in NL received a major boost after Fermeuse Energy signed an MOU with South Korea's Hanwha Group.

We know about "permanent" O&G jobs & tired of them. Gives us the clean renewable jobs, friendly clean tourism jobs, with no work camps. www.theenergymix.com/fermeuse-lng... @forourkidscanada.bsky.social @cape-bc.bsky.social @robb-barnes.bsky.social @environmentaldefence.ca @cpaws-snap.bsky.social

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