@atomicker.bsky.social
Interests include shin-hanga + sosaku-hanga, art movements during the Taisho + Showa eras of 20th century Japan (shared mostly on https://mstdn.ca/@atomicker these days). Sustainability 🌱 + Canadian 🍁 topics too.
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Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution
With no fossil fuel reserves to rely on and domestic demand rising, the country had to get creative—or go broke just trying to keep the lights on. Here’s how they did it.
www.thenation.com
Once reliant on expensive fossil fuel imports, Uruguay has gone from blackouts & power cuts to energy sovereignty in under 10 years - with a stable mix of wind, solar, hydroelectric, & bioenergy.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #Canada #NoPipelines
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #Canada #NoPipelines
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Canada should be focused on nation-building. Instead we are getting sucked into a needless pipeline war to appease Moe and Danielle Smith.
If the PM tries to kill the tanker ban without consulting BC premier Eby or First Nations he will be in for the fight of his life.
And he will lose.
If the PM tries to kill the tanker ban without consulting BC premier Eby or First Nations he will be in for the fight of his life.
And he will lose.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Canada should be focused on nation-building. Instead we are getting sucked into a needless pipeline war to appease Moe and Danielle Smith.
If the PM tries to kill the tanker ban without consulting BC premier Eby or First Nations he will be in for the fight of his life.
And he will lose.
If the PM tries to kill the tanker ban without consulting BC premier Eby or First Nations he will be in for the fight of his life.
And he will lose.
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That’s how it’s done.
In any sane democracy, NO convicted felon can become PM/President
In any sane democracy, NO convicted felon can become PM/President
Breaking:
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins serving 27-year prison sentence.
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins serving 27-year prison sentence.
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
That’s how it’s done.
In any sane democracy, NO convicted felon can become PM/President
In any sane democracy, NO convicted felon can become PM/President
"We chose a different path when we pressured Ottawa to pass the North Coast Tanker Ban in 2019 — a future powered by clean energy, not oil spills."
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #CostOfLivingCrisis #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #CostOfLivingCrisis #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines
Opinion: B.C.'s North Coast tanker ban is a line we should never cross
The moratorium isn’t just a policy, it’s a promise to protect what we love and to honour Indigenous leadership. Find out more
vancouversun.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"We chose a different path when we pressured Ottawa to pass the North Coast Tanker Ban in 2019 — a future powered by clean energy, not oil spills."
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #CostOfLivingCrisis #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #CostOfLivingCrisis #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines
"Carney says B.C. 'has to agree' on pipeline plan from Alberta"
However, "Hodgson's office told The Canadian Press that the government wouldn't give B.C. a veto over a pipeline project."
So which is it? Only one of these statements can be true.
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #BCPoli #NoPipelines
However, "Hodgson's office told The Canadian Press that the government wouldn't give B.C. a veto over a pipeline project."
So which is it? Only one of these statements can be true.
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #BCPoli #NoPipelines
Carney says B.C. 'has to agree' on pipeline plan from Alberta
OTTAWA - British Columbia "has to agree" on any pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific coast, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday, as his government edges closer to unveiling the
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"Carney says B.C. 'has to agree' on pipeline plan from Alberta"
However, "Hodgson's office told The Canadian Press that the government wouldn't give B.C. a veto over a pipeline project."
So which is it? Only one of these statements can be true.
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #BCPoli #NoPipelines
However, "Hodgson's office told The Canadian Press that the government wouldn't give B.C. a veto over a pipeline project."
So which is it? Only one of these statements can be true.
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #BCPoli #NoPipelines
'A northwest coast oil pipeline and tankers project, anticipated as part of Prime Minister Carney’s “grand bargain” with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, is a fool’s errand.'
www.wcel.org/publication/...
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoLNG #NoPipelines
www.wcel.org/publication/...
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoLNG #NoPipelines
November 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
'A northwest coast oil pipeline and tankers project, anticipated as part of Prime Minister Carney’s “grand bargain” with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, is a fool’s errand.'
www.wcel.org/publication/...
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoLNG #NoPipelines
www.wcel.org/publication/...
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoLNG #NoPipelines
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A single oil spill doesn’t just threaten First Nations communities, but could sink tourism, commercial and recreational fisheries, aquaculture and marine services — all of which depend on the healthy coast. – @coastfunds.bsky.social
Coastal First Nations warn billions at risk if Ottawa sinks tanker ban
First Nations sustainable development has proved an economic engine for coastal communities — that prosperity is in peril if there’s an oil spill, says Coast Funds
www.nationalobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
A single oil spill doesn’t just threaten First Nations communities, but could sink tourism, commercial and recreational fisheries, aquaculture and marine services — all of which depend on the healthy coast. – @coastfunds.bsky.social
On the MOU between Carney & Smith: "... it is a fundamental misconception that an MOU like that is going to remove the legal uncertainty associated with a potential North Coast pipeline or the lifting of the tanker ban"
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoLNG #NoPipelines
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoLNG #NoPipelines
Liberal MPs express surprise and opposition to reports of pipeline deal
Even if the Carney government and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith come to an agreement, opposition from First Nations and the BC government — as well as existing legislation — create substantial legal ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
On the MOU between Carney & Smith: "... it is a fundamental misconception that an MOU like that is going to remove the legal uncertainty associated with a potential North Coast pipeline or the lifting of the tanker ban"
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoLNG #NoPipelines
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoLNG #NoPipelines
"First Nations on B.C.'s North Coast won't support Alberta's pipeline proposal 'now or ever,' says chief"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoLNG #NoPipelines
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoLNG #NoPipelines
First Nations on B.C.'s North Coast won't support Alberta's pipeline proposal 'now or ever,' says chief | CBC News
The president of an organization representing First Nations along British Columbia's North Coast says it won't support a new bitumen pipeline proposal from Alberta's premier "now or ever."
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"First Nations on B.C.'s North Coast won't support Alberta's pipeline proposal 'now or ever,' says chief"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoLNG #NoPipelines
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoLNG #NoPipelines
Coastal First Nations “have fought to keep crude oil tankers out of our territorial waters for over 50 years”
“This is not a decision we take lightly; it represents decades of community engagement and consultation”
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoLNG #NoPipelines
“This is not a decision we take lightly; it represents decades of community engagement and consultation”
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoLNG #NoPipelines
First Nations in B.C. firmly against Alberta's proposed oil pipeline
The coastal First Nations reminded Premier Smith that there is no support for an oil pipeline and tankers project in their waters.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Coastal First Nations “have fought to keep crude oil tankers out of our territorial waters for over 50 years”
“This is not a decision we take lightly; it represents decades of community engagement and consultation”
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoLNG #NoPipelines
“This is not a decision we take lightly; it represents decades of community engagement and consultation”
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoLNG #NoPipelines
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It should not be surprising that Carney’s nation-building projects (read: extraction), which Carney defends as a matter of sovereignty, put the most pressure on Indigenous sovereignty.
Carney’s agenda only works if Indigenous Peoples consent or are pushed out of the way.
Carney’s agenda only works if Indigenous Peoples consent or are pushed out of the way.
CFN Denounces Rumoured Alberta – Ottawa Pipeline MOU: Any Tanker Ban Carve-out Would Require Indigenous Consent
Coastal First Nations remain committed to keeping oil tankers out of coastal waters across Haida Gwaii and BC’s North Coast.
coastalfirstnations.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It should not be surprising that Carney’s nation-building projects (read: extraction), which Carney defends as a matter of sovereignty, put the most pressure on Indigenous sovereignty.
Carney’s agenda only works if Indigenous Peoples consent or are pushed out of the way.
Carney’s agenda only works if Indigenous Peoples consent or are pushed out of the way.
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there is absolutely nothing the carney con stans won't spin into "he's playing 4D chess." according to the stans the new pipeline and american owned lng plants are all part of carney's grand scheme of saving the planet by burning it to the ground and enriching the oil lobby.
#cdnpoli #climatecrisis
#cdnpoli #climatecrisis
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
there is absolutely nothing the carney con stans won't spin into "he's playing 4D chess." according to the stans the new pipeline and american owned lng plants are all part of carney's grand scheme of saving the planet by burning it to the ground and enriching the oil lobby.
#cdnpoli #climatecrisis
#cdnpoli #climatecrisis
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"With air pollution levels rising to the worst levels seen by one organization since records began in 1998, researchers say that lifetime exposure to the 2023 levels in parts of the country could shorten lives by several years." www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/28/n...
Wildfires in 2023 drove Canada's air pollution. How could it affect life expectancy?
With air pollution levels rising to the worst levels seen by one organization since records began in 1998, researchers say that lifetime exposure to the 2023 levels in parts of the country could short...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"With air pollution levels rising to the worst levels seen by one organization since records began in 1998, researchers say that lifetime exposure to the 2023 levels in parts of the country could shorten lives by several years." www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/28/n...
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"This is an historic betrayal of Canada's climate commitments and the rights of Coastal First Nations to protect their land and waters from oil spills." - @climatekeith.bsky.social
Tell Carney: fast track climate solutions NOT pipelines 🙅
act.gp/4of2Kru
Tell Carney: fast track climate solutions NOT pipelines 🙅
act.gp/4of2Kru
Fast-track climate solutions, not fossil fuels
Add your name to tell Carney that Canada’s “nation-building” projects should create green energy and affordable homes.
act.gp
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"This is an historic betrayal of Canada's climate commitments and the rights of Coastal First Nations to protect their land and waters from oil spills." - @climatekeith.bsky.social
Tell Carney: fast track climate solutions NOT pipelines 🙅
act.gp/4of2Kru
Tell Carney: fast track climate solutions NOT pipelines 🙅
act.gp/4of2Kru
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"The carbon pollution from expanding oil production to fill a massive new pipeline will overwhelm any potential reductions involved. We should be pivoting to clean renewable energy, not doubling down on dirty fossil fuels." - @climatekeith.bsky.social
#Cdnpoli #ABpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#Cdnpoli #ABpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Ottawa, Alberta agree to broad outlines of energy deal, including path to pipeline | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have agreed to the broad outlines of a memorandum of understanding that would give Alberta special exemptions from federal environmental l...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"The carbon pollution from expanding oil production to fill a massive new pipeline will overwhelm any potential reductions involved. We should be pivoting to clean renewable energy, not doubling down on dirty fossil fuels." - @climatekeith.bsky.social
#Cdnpoli #ABpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#Cdnpoli #ABpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Do Carney and Danielle Smith need to make out on camera for you to understand?
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Do Carney and Danielle Smith need to make out on camera for you to understand?
Another day, another disappointment from Mark Carney.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
#Canada #CDNPoli #HumanRights
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
#Canada #CDNPoli #HumanRights
No more feminist foreign policy, Carney says
The Prime Minister, who made the comments at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, has placed less emphasis on feminist policies than the Trudeau government
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Another day, another disappointment from Mark Carney.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
#Canada #CDNPoli #HumanRights
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
#Canada #CDNPoli #HumanRights
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At a news conference today, a coalition of civil society groups call for the withdrawal of the federal government’s border security bill, C-12.
Watch & read the press release at iclmg.ca/c-12-press-c...
+ TAKE ACTION to stop C-12 & C-2: iclmg.ca/stop-bill-c-2/ 1/ #cdnpoli #Canada #stopC12 #cdnimm
Watch & read the press release at iclmg.ca/c-12-press-c...
+ TAKE ACTION to stop C-12 & C-2: iclmg.ca/stop-bill-c-2/ 1/ #cdnpoli #Canada #stopC12 #cdnimm
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
At a news conference today, a coalition of civil society groups call for the withdrawal of the federal government’s border security bill, C-12.
Watch & read the press release at iclmg.ca/c-12-press-c...
+ TAKE ACTION to stop C-12 & C-2: iclmg.ca/stop-bill-c-2/ 1/ #cdnpoli #Canada #stopC12 #cdnimm
Watch & read the press release at iclmg.ca/c-12-press-c...
+ TAKE ACTION to stop C-12 & C-2: iclmg.ca/stop-bill-c-2/ 1/ #cdnpoli #Canada #stopC12 #cdnimm
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My position is clear: I am unequivocally opposed to any new fossil fuel development — including LNG.
We must have the courage to say this to every government, of any stripe: if you’re building new pipelines or fossil infrastructure, this shall not pass.
#cdnpoli
We must have the courage to say this to every government, of any stripe: if you’re building new pipelines or fossil infrastructure, this shall not pass.
#cdnpoli
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My position is clear: I am unequivocally opposed to any new fossil fuel development — including LNG.
We must have the courage to say this to every government, of any stripe: if you’re building new pipelines or fossil infrastructure, this shall not pass.
#cdnpoli
We must have the courage to say this to every government, of any stripe: if you’re building new pipelines or fossil infrastructure, this shall not pass.
#cdnpoli
"Mark Carney has made Canada’s first-ever cut to funding for a major program for fighting infectious diseases in the world’s poorest countries - a move that has been sharply criticized by Canada’s development sector."
#Canada #CDNPoli
#Canada #CDNPoli
Canada cuts back spending on fighting infectious diseases at G20 in South Africa
Prime Minister Mark Carney has made Canada’s first-ever cut to funding for a major program for fighting infectious diseases in the world’s poorest countries — a move that has been sharply criticized b...
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Carney’s government has "refused to grapple with the White House’s depravity and have abandoned anything resembling an assertion of domestic sovereignty or self-respect"
#Canada #CDNPoli #ElbowsUp #USPoli
#Canada #CDNPoli #ElbowsUp #USPoli
Carney Promised Defiance. All We’re Getting Is Deference | The Walrus
How far are we willing to go to preserve our relationship with the US?
thewalrus.ca
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Seven months into Mark Carney’s tenure as prime minister, Canada’s “elbows up” promise has turned into a string of climbdowns and humiliations. The Walrus contributing writer @davidmoscrop.com asks: How long can we pretend this strategy is working? thewalrus.ca/carney-promised-...
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Seven months into Mark Carney’s tenure as prime minister, Canada’s “elbows up” promise has turned into a string of climbdowns and humiliations. The Walrus contributing writer @davidmoscrop.com asks: How long can we pretend this strategy is working? thewalrus.ca/carney-promised-...
"Canada has been criticized by domestic and international civil society throughout this year’s conference as missing in action"
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #COP30 #NoLNG #NoPipelines #NationBuilding
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #COP30 #NoLNG #NoPipelines #NationBuilding
Canada talks oil and gas transition abroad while doubling down on industry back home
The Carney government has tipped its hand, revealing its position on a key diplomatic sticking point at this year's UN climate summit — and it's hard to square with the Liberals' latest domestic moves...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"Canada has been criticized by domestic and international civil society throughout this year’s conference as missing in action"
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #COP30 #NoLNG #NoPipelines #NationBuilding
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #COP30 #NoLNG #NoPipelines #NationBuilding
Airborne #microplastics "are spreading to all corners of the planet, penetrating deep into human bodies and sparking alarm among researchers"
Microplastics "have been found in skies above Mount Fuji, in European rain, Arctic snow and within human bodies":
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Pollution
Microplastics "have been found in skies above Mount Fuji, in European rain, Arctic snow and within human bodies":
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Pollution
‘Invisible’ microplastics spread in skies as global pollutant | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Minuscule airborne plastic particles are spreading to all corners of the planet, penetrating deep into human bodies and sparking alarm among researchers of the relatively new subject matter.
www.asahi.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Airborne #microplastics "are spreading to all corners of the planet, penetrating deep into human bodies and sparking alarm among researchers"
Microplastics "have been found in skies above Mount Fuji, in European rain, Arctic snow and within human bodies":
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Pollution
Microplastics "have been found in skies above Mount Fuji, in European rain, Arctic snow and within human bodies":
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Pollution
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www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'this economic plan...does not appear to have been the result of any kind of broader public engagement process, & largely serves as a PR exercise for resource extraction projects & that double down on fossil fuels at a time when we need to ditch them.'
Not a good look: BC’s new environmentally destructive economic plan - CCPA
Look West is the Government of British Columbia‘s newly minted economic strategy. Premier David Eby is calling it a plan to attract $20 billion of investment from the federal government and private se...
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'this economic plan...does not appear to have been the result of any kind of broader public engagement process, & largely serves as a PR exercise for resource extraction projects & that double down on fossil fuels at a time when we need to ditch them.'
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Carney is blowing up his own coalition with this pipeline stuff. You can tell from the Liberal MPs comments they're not happy, their constituents aren't happy, and if Carney pursues this path he'll ignite way more opposition than he's bargaining for.
Liberal MPs express surprise and opposition to reports of pipeline deal
Even if the Carney government and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith come to an agreement, opposition from First Nations and the BC government — as well as existing legislation — create substantial legal ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Carney is blowing up his own coalition with this pipeline stuff. You can tell from the Liberal MPs comments they're not happy, their constituents aren't happy, and if Carney pursues this path he'll ignite way more opposition than he's bargaining for.