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karenatsharon.bsky.social @karenatsharon.bsky.social · 4h

How Canadian steelmakers are '...
www.cbc.ca/news/climate... stepmoving us away fromfossil fuelis a good step! #cdnpoli

How Canadian steelmakers are 'greening' their steel | CBC Climate Change News

Steelmaker Algoma says U.S. tariffs on steel are pushing it to more quickly transition to electric steelmaking. Here's why decarbonizing steel is such a big deal, how it's being done in Canada and wha...

www.cbc.ca

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Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 2h

karenatsharon.bsky.social @karenatsharon.bsky.social · 4h

How Canadian steelmakers are '...
www.cbc.ca/news/climate... stepmoving us away fromfossil fuelis a good step! #cdnpoli

How Canadian steelmakers are 'greening' their steel | CBC Climate Change News

Steelmaker Algoma says U.S. tariffs on steel are pushing it to more quickly transition to electric steelmaking. Here's why decarbonizing steel is such a big deal, how it's being done in Canada and wha...

www.cbc.ca

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Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 2h

Would @cityofabbotsford.bsky.social consider doing the same?

Those ebikes would help with all our hills!
Just saying... I'm not in my 20s any more.

E-bikes reduce air pollution - improve population health.
Maybe @fraserhealth.ca would agree e-bike rebates by cities are a good thing.

Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 2h

Striking to see the Q1 2025 lack of growth for tesla superchargers. (Lower than any year back to Q2 2019.
This corresponds with Elon Musk getting distracted and swerving into the "oncoming traffic" of politics.

Focus on Tesla Elon. It is important.

Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 2h

Surrey BC faces a $20 million dollar annual cost between now and 2030 to address coastal flooding.

(Remember that climate change raises the sea level every year) This cost will continue. It is important not just to adapt but to STOP climate change

www.surreynowleader.com/local-news/s...

Surrey facing $20M annual cost to 2030 to address coastal flooding, report says

West Coast Environmental Law report questions whether burden should be entirely borne by taxpayers

www.surreynowleader.com

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Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 2h

With climate change, the sea is rising steadily, year after year.

Think of it in reverse. The sea-walls and the dikes to stop storm surges are shrinking each year. Lower and lower until they reach the top of the waves.

Everywhere, gradually wearing down.

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Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 2h

This correlation is strong encouragement for Elon to stay focused on the important work at Tesla and leave government to others.

Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 2h

A graph showing quarterly growth of US High speed charging stations.
Each period shows tesla adding roughly 100 stations.
EXCEPT - Q1 of 2025 when Elon Musk was dangerously preocupied with political interference.

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Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 2h

In Q1 of 2025 Elon Musk swerved into the "oncoming traffic" of political interference. It hurt society, progress and specifically hurt Tesla.

Look at the growth of Tesla Super chargers and what happened in Q1 2025.

The world and Tesla needs Elon to stay focused on Tesla.

A graph showing quarterly growth of US High speed charging stations.
Each period shows tesla adding roughly 100 stations.
EXCEPT - Q1 of 2025 when Elon Musk was dangerously preocupied with political interference. This correlation is strong encouragement for Elon to stay focused on the important work at Tesla and leave government to others.

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Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 3h

Summer Outreach: 1,000+ new voices for climate accountability

As a taxpayer should you shoulder the cost of pollution alone? or should fossil fuel companies pay their fair share of the costs?

Good people are inviting you to engage.
Learn more here: suebigoil.ca/declaration/

Sue Big Oil Declaration

They knew. They profited. They need to pay their fair share. For decades, oil and gas corporations have known that burning fossil fuels would cause the heat waves, wildfires, drought and floodi...

suebigoil.ca

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 26d

Violence only begets violence. Enduring change comes from building solutions, transforming minds, and cultivating what is good, in the human heart and in the world.

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Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 1d

@bsky.app can you point to tips for searching and finding handles?

I’m not having much success and searching requires exact name spelling or the handle ( not helpful when searching for the handle)

If I want to reach out to a govt leader I don’t want to be using the handle for a parody account. 😊

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

n.pr

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Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 1d

Mining, processing, transporting and burning Fossil fuels is the main cause of climate change.
We've enjoyed the encouragement provided by your reports as Ukraine helps Russia decarbonize with the 20% reduction in fossil fuel refining.

Slava Ukraini

Something good comes from something evil.

Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 1d

This makes informed people angry at climate inaction by governments.

Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 1d

About *a third* of global fossil fuel CO2 emissions emitted during the Industrial age have occurred in roughly the last 17 years. The previous third was emitted over a period of roughly 26 years. The first third was emitted over a period of about 131 years.

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Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 1d

We're always excited to see reductions in the volume of fossil fuel use, mining, refining, because there are clean alternatives that don't cause climate change.

Congratulations to #Ukraine for their diligent work to reduce the fossil fuel refining in #Russia by about 20%.

From bad something good

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Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 2d

And investing in East West coast to coast grid connections lets Canadian provinces share renewable electricity generation and demand.

Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 2d

Great job! Good science.
Thanks for sharing your experience so others can see how possible it is to shift from polluting power to cleaner power for our homes.

For many homes making one gas appliance an electric appliance is the affordable path forward.

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Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 4d

Now, if only I kept a small sticker in my pocket that said free trial that I could slap on the window

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Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 4d

Is it like the free samples they offer at the grocery store maybe they’re offering those cars for the convenience of people who are walking 🤣

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Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 4d

@markcarney.bsky.social

Research finds that Canada’s emissions have remained largely stable or even increased in some sectors, making it one of the highest per-capita emitters globally.

source: Harrison, K. (2021). Why Canada’s climate policy is (still) failing. Policy Options

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Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 7d

#greenwashing

While oil and gas companies state their strategy is working towards net zero by funding companies that look like they’re contributing to the fight against climate change, they are in fact developing innovative ways to sell more oil and gas.
#hydrogen
#ccs
#criticalThinking
#sales

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 9d

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.

There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.

Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis

City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

www.forbes.com

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Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 9d

electrek.co/2025/09/30/s...

More than half of the European Union’s (EU) electricity came from renewables in the second quarter of 2025, and solar is leading from the front.

Solar leads EU electricity generation as renewables hit 54%

In Q2 2025, renewables powered 54% of EU electricity, with solar leading the mix and topping all sources in June for the first time.

electrek.co

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Fraser Valley Climate Action 🌿🌎💡 @fvca.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you Pope Leo!