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Cheryl Bozarth @cherylbozarth.bsky.social · Aug 3

Sunday reads: Nature Alberta’s summer publication is out now, & it’s a special #water issue. Covering water #conservation issues in the province of #Alberta. You can read for free online at naturealberta.ca/magazine/ Magazine - Nature Alberta

#naturealberta #glaciers #waterconservation #wetlands

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Cheryl Bozarth @cherylbozarth.bsky.social · Jun 25

Alberta don’t be fooled by Smith’s deflection & gaslighting. We don’t need a waste of tax payer $$ for a bogus AB next panel!

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Apr 19

It’s been a long week. Every day under this administration somehow feels worse than the last. We know how exhausting this fight can be, but don’t give up. Get some rest tonight. Tomorrow is another big day. Many of our coalition members spent today traveling to event sites around the country.

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Cheryl Bozarth @cherylbozarth.bsky.social · Apr 19

Great Grey owl!

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Apr 5

WHAT THE F**K!

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Apr 5

We just want to say—we’re sorry. We know how emotionally exhausting all of this is, and we truly understand. But you’re not alone. We’re in this together.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Apr 5

Excited for all the new American banana and coffee factories.

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

Absolutely devastating study released last week on North American pollinator biodiversity: "We assessed the extinction risk of nearly 1,600 species of vertebrate and insect pollinators and found that more than one in five species is at risk of extinction."

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CarnivalMan @carnivalman.bsky.social · Mar 31

So you think grocery prices are high now? While the new is filled with outrages from DC, a double whammy is coming for US agriculture this year. We've had a normal die-off this Winter, but we keep native bees that are more resistant to local threats. #apismellifera

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Scientists warn of severe honeybee losses in 2025

Researchers at Washington State University projected that honeybee colonies in the U.S. could decline by up to 70% this year.

www.nbcnews.com

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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · Apr 1

Banks see a dire climate future — and ways to profit #banks #ClimateCrisis politi.co/4hZnnF5

Banks see a dire climate future — and ways to profit

politi.co

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Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson.bsky.social · Mar 17

The Insanity of the Carbon Capture Deception

Great educational video by Dave Borlace on the damage due to carbon capture and direct air capture.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=prrF...

Here's the @Stanford paper discussed
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...

The insanity of the Carbon Capture deception.

YouTube video by Just Have a Think

www.youtube.com

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Cheryl Bozarth @cherylbozarth.bsky.social · Feb 26

Alberta, Alberta, Alberta

What have you done!

Ugh

Cheryl Bozarth @cherylbozarth.bsky.social · Jan 16

edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

Opinion: Alberta needs an energy regulator that puts people before profits

Alberta desperately needs a regulator that puts people and the planet before profits.

edmontonjournal.com

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Cheryl Bozarth @cherylbozarth.bsky.social · Jan 14

www.linkedin.com/pulse/altade...

Altadena Wildfires

My house in Altadena burned down in the wildfires on Wednesday. It all happened quickly.

www.linkedin.com

Cheryl Bozarth @cherylbozarth.bsky.social · Jan 14

Indeed!

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Cheryl Bozarth @cherylbozarth.bsky.social · Jan 14

Climate change is increasing wildfire risk! www.nature.org/en-us/what-w...

Yes, Climate Change is Raising the Risks—and Stakes—of Extreme Wildfires

Rising temperatures, parched forests, and shifting precipitation patterns are fueling severe wildfires with unprecedented impacts. There is still time to act.

www.nature.org

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Cheryl Bozarth @cherylbozarth.bsky.social · Jan 13

Not so ethical!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

No evidence to support Alberta agency's claims about cleanup of oilsands spills, study suggests | CBC News

An analysis of a decade's worth of data kept by the Alberta Energy Regulator suggests the agency has made unsubstantiated claims about the success of oilsands tailings spills cleanup.

www.cbc.ca

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Jan 9

These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.

These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.

You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...

A street is orange from flames and you can see the high winds in the palm trees. Sparks fly down the street

A fire truck is engulfed in parks and flames are seen on the hill. The entire photo is red and orange from the fire

A fireman with a hose runs across the front of a house in flames in the background

The inside of a house is a ball of flames. The only visible thing inside is a burning Christmas tree

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · Jan 10

"The current fires are reminders of the costs of forgetting." - @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

The chronicle of a fire foretold | Rebecca Solnit

The current fires in Los Angeles are reminders of the costs of forgetting

www.theguardian.com

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Robert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · Jan 10

Our annual temperature report will come out, alongside NASA & NOAA, at 11 AM ET / 8 AM PT / 5 PM CET today.

I'll also be doing a thread to summarize the results.

Robert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · Jan 9

It's almost time!

@berkeleyearth.org's Global Temperature Report for 2024 will come out tomorrow.

If you are a journalist who requested an embargoed copy, then you should have already received it.

For new requests, or if it didn't arrive, please contact [email protected]

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Nov 17

"every fraction of a degree matters" is true as hell. In the same way that releasing CO2 hurts people and planet, avoiding its release saves us from potential harm

This isn't some saccharine 'hopeful' message: it's the hard, inarguable physical reality.

www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...

a graphic showing a linear relationship between emissions of co2 and the warming of earth, projected out also into various scenarios

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Nick Hedley @nickhedley.bsky.social · Jan 10

Global losses from natural disasters reached 320 billion U.S. dollars in 2024

The LA fires alone could be half that amount in the new year
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/global-...

Global losses from natural disasters reached 320 billion U.S. dollars in 2024

www.cleanenergywire.org

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Cheryl Bozarth @cherylbozarth.bsky.social · Jan 10

Here is a picture of Beth the Bernewfie & Lorne the mutt. From 🇨🇦

PS. Our hearts go out to you. It was only a few months ago that our beloved community of Jasper faced the same hideous reality.
But the love & support between people has been incredible.
You got this!

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Jan 10

No, the world has not breached the 1.5C global warming target.

It’s a climate target - which means it’s an average that must be sustained over at least a decade.

We currently sit at 1.2 C. Which is already very bad.

The science is clear: every bit of warming matters, every action matters.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Jan 10

World breaches 1.5C global warming target for first time in 2024

https://www.ft.com/content/fd914266-71bf-4317-9fdc-44b55acb52f6

World breaches 1.5C global warming target for first time in 2024

Data for warmest year sparks fears climate change is accelerating faster than expected

www.ft.com

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