Adrienne Tanner

Bike lanes win as Ford and Smith waste time on a losing battle The battle against bike lanes has never been evidence-based. It’s all about politics and the divide between interests of voters living in city centres, who are less likely to vote for Ford or Smith, a...

Ontario's battle against bike lanes has always ignored facts and evidence. Now Alberta is making the same specious arguments. My latest for @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/04/opinion/bike-lanes-ford-smith-court-ruling

How Oil Companies Manipulate Journalists Subpoenaed emails reveal the ways fossil-fuel corporations try to influence the media—and why they often succeed.

“kill the story” wrote an oil and gas PR agent to the news bureau chief, because of course

Turkey’s Erdogan Fires Statistics Chief After Record Inflation The president of the Turkish statistical institute, Sait Dincer, was removed from office and replaced by Erhan Cetinkaya, who had been deputy president of Turkey’s Banking Regulation and Supervision A...

um. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Didn’t I just read this in NYT today about Trump?

13 and now at a hard stop

City of Vancouver backtracks on relocation of 'iconic' Trans Am Rapture art piece | CBC News After public outcry from some neighbourhood residents, the City of Vancouver has announced it is halting plans to relocate the Trans Am Rapture public art installation to the south end of the Granvill...

Oh honestly. I love this sculpture. How about putting it back where it was before on the eastside where its appreciated www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Official statement dated July 29, 2025, from Canadian senators calling for a full arms embargo on Israel amid the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The letter expresses alarm over Canada’s continued military exports, citing over 1 million Palestinians facing food insecurity and over 1,000 killed while seeking food. It references PM Mark Carney’s statement on Israel’s obstruction of aid and cites new NGO evidence that Canadian weapons are still being exported. The senators urge the government to act under Canada’s Arms Trade Treaty obligations and enforce a full embargo, warning that failure to do so would betray human rights and international commitments.

A list of 26 Canadian senators supporting the July 2025 call for a full arms embargo on Israel. Names include: Yvonne Boyer, Bev Busson, Mary Coyle, Marty Deacon, Tony Dean, Baltej Dhillon, Rosa Galvez, Amina Gerba, Margo Greenwood, Katherine Hay, Nancy Karetak-Lindell, Joan Kingston, Jane MacAdam, Marnie McBean, Mary Jane McCallum, John McNair, Marilou McPhedran, Julie Miville-Dechêne, Rosemary Moodie, Tracy Muggli, Kim Pate, Pierrette Ringuette, Paulette Senior, Yuen Pau Woo, Suze Youance, and Hassan Yussuff, representing provinces across Canada including Ontario, Québec, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, PEI and Nunavut.

Senators Renew Call for Full Arms Embargo on Israel Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza @sencoyle.bsky.social @senatormartydeacon.bsky.social @senmarilou.bsky.social @senmoodie.sencanada.ca @kpateonthehill.bsky.social @senatorsenior.bsky.social
#SenCA #CdnPoli #Gaza
armsembargonow.ca

Justin Ling: Israel has been accused of genocide. This is how Canada should respond Canada can intervene in the case against Israel in support of the principles of international law.

If the western world really cares about international law, it should support the International Court of Justice and intervene in South Africa's genocide case against Israel. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

China charges ahead on climate while the West stalls and spins A good deal of the credit for the country's climate ambition goes to Xi himself, who was concerned about global warming and interested in renewable energy long before he became president

China claims it is ready to take on the role as a leader in the fight against climate change. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/30/o...

In Game-Changing Climate Rollback, E.P.A. Aims to Kill a Bedrock Scientific Finding

It is to weep. In Game-Changing Climate Rollback, E.P.A. Aims to Kill a Bedrock Scientific Finding www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...

A ray of sunshine in this tortured world. Makes my heart sing.

The #Klamath River returns to life! A reawakening ecosystem!
via @francesfisher11.bsky.social
#GreenSky

Toronto should kiss oil and gas advertising goodbye Later this week, Toronto city council is scheduled to debate a staff report recommending new guidelines for fossil fuel industry advertising. The report, as written, is not as strong as it should be. ...

This is the right time for Toronto to kiss oil and gas advertising goodbye. My latest for @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/22/o...

I read this and take heart until I realize how far behind Canada is in many of these areas.

UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for even lower costs The United Nations reports a global shift toward renewable energy, calling it a "positive tipping point."

UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for even lower costs.
apnews.com/article/clim...

India achieves 50% clean power capacity five years ahead of target India reached 484.82 GW of total installed power capacity as of June 30, 2025, with 242.8 GW from non-fossil fuel sources, including 8.8 GW nuclear, 49.4 GW hydro, and 184.6 GW from renewable energy.

India achieves 50% clean power capacity five years ahead of target #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...

This is bad. Creepy, dangerous stuff. Someone doesn't want Carrie Tait investigating allegations of political interference at Alberta’s provincial health authority and is tracking her in public and private settings. Stalking her.

#ableg #abpoli

I don’t need this but it’s so cool I almost want one anyway!

Call on Toronto City Council to stop promoting fossil fuels - CAPE Raise your voice and call on Toronto City Council to take a stronger stand against fossil fuel advertising.

Action alert: The City of Toronto is considering restricting fossil fuel ads. These ads undermine climate action & put everyone at risk.

We have a short window of time for the City Council to act.

Take action here:
cape.ca/action/ban-f...

Next-gen Sue Big Oil activists deserve more than political deflection Why should a BC city of just over 100,000 help fund Sue Big Oil, a lawsuit against some of the world’s wealthiest corporations? The answer is simple: Cities incur huge costs because of climate change.

Next-gen activists looking to Sue Big Oil get a tough lesson in politics. @adriennetanner.bsky.social writes www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/16/o...

The most magical tree in my locality. A finer tree is hard to find 🧐 On a hill side with treenormous roots growing out and downhill. Treenormous branches grow overhead and stretch out over river behind. A treely treenormous monstrous tree, in full green summer finery 💚💚💚

Visited my favourite tree today. Always a joy and so magnificent in full green summer dress 😍😊🙏🌳
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#Trees #ForTheLoveOfTrees #Peace #Love #Nature #Photography #EastCoastKin
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The UCP are always punching down
They never help those who need it the most
Corporate welfare is the only welfare they believe in
IMO, corporate welfare costs Albertans way more in the long run than helping the disabled
#ableg

This, despite an $8.3 billion surplus. Mean spirited is putting it mildly.

Court rejects Ford government’s appeal of injunction blocking bike lane removal A panel of Divisional Court judges have rejected the Ford government’s motion to appeal an injunction preventing the removal of Toronto bike lanes

Baby needed some good news today

Couldn’t agree more Seth.

There's always money for the military. But climate? For years, the climate movement has been calling on the federal government to spend two per cent of GDP on climate infrastructure and action, to no avail. And yet, Canada’s military spending will hit ...

My latest column is out:

I have spent the past 5 years arguing that we need a “wartime” approach to confront the climate crisis. It seems metaphor is not our government’s strong suit – their imagination for a wartime approach is limited to, well, war. 🧵...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/09/o...

So breathless it’s laudatory. Billed as analysis, but missing the critique

Ontario and Alberta collude to put profits ahead of Indigenous clean water rights Collusion by the two provinces to advance their economic projects at the expense of the First Nations Clean Water Act, a bill so close to the heart of Indigenous people, is a disrespectful slap in the...

Ontario and Alberta are colluding to quash the First Nations Clean Water Act. It's a terrible look for provinces seeking Indigenous resource development partners, www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/09/o...

I know. Not seeing it. Sigh

Today’s copper tariff broadside makes me think we should call an international summit and invite everyone except the U.S. to make a new trade plan. Then kiss our southern neighbours goodbye. Because this won’t end.