Jens Wieting
@globalhome.bsky.social
Settler, dad, Sierra Club BC's Senior Policy & Science Advisor, working for a livable planet, the web of life, climate action & social justice, views are my own, he/him
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The idea of #abundance through #fast-tracking major industrial projects, incl. #fossilfuel projects like #LNG in BC, without appreciating that we are already crossing red lines for stability of our natural life support systems, #climate and #biodiversity, is a spectacularly bad idea #bcpoli #cdnpoli
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The idea of #abundance through #fast-tracking major industrial projects, incl. #fossilfuel projects like #LNG in BC, without appreciating that we are already crossing red lines for stability of our natural life support systems, #climate and #biodiversity, is a spectacularly bad idea #bcpoli #cdnpoli
Beautiful morning encounter with this Anna's hummingbird showing off colours and acrobatic flight skills at #maplewoods #bird #birds #nature #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #birdwatching
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Beautiful morning encounter with this Anna's hummingbird showing off colours and acrobatic flight skills at #maplewoods #bird #birds #nature #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #birdwatching
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A Northern Harrier tangles with a Short-eared Owl over the tidal flats of the Fraser Delta. November 2025.
#birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography
#birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography
November 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A Northern Harrier tangles with a Short-eared Owl over the tidal flats of the Fraser Delta. November 2025.
#birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography
#birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography
A ray of hope during bleak times for #nature and #climate. Gratitude to Coastal First Nations for their leadership defending the #GreatBear #Rainforest and Sea from #oiltankers & Premier Eby for signing the #NorthCoast Protection Declaration with them #bcpoli #cdnpoli news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Premier’s, Coastal First Nations’ statement on the North Coast Protection Declaration
This morning, on Nov. 5, 2025, Premier David Eby; Chief Marilyn Slett, president, Coastal First Nations; Mayor Garry Reece, Lax Kw’alaams; Jason Alsop, president, Haida Nation; Paula Amos, Indigenous Tourism B.C.; and Clarence Innis, Hereditary Elder, all signed the following declaration:
news.gov.bc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A ray of hope during bleak times for #nature and #climate. Gratitude to Coastal First Nations for their leadership defending the #GreatBear #Rainforest and Sea from #oiltankers & Premier Eby for signing the #NorthCoast Protection Declaration with them #bcpoli #cdnpoli news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Beautiful morning #birdwatching at #Reifel
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Beautiful morning #birdwatching at #Reifel
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With a central pressure down to 892mb as of 10am EDT, #Melissa is moving up the ranks in the elite sub-900mb group of Atlantic hurricanes -- one of just seven.
Wilma 2005: 882mb
Gilbert 1988: 888mb
Melissa 2025: 892mb
Labor Day 1935: 892mb
Rita 2005: 895mb
Milton 2024: 895mb
Allen 1980: 899mb
Wilma 2005: 882mb
Gilbert 1988: 888mb
Melissa 2025: 892mb
Labor Day 1935: 892mb
Rita 2005: 895mb
Milton 2024: 895mb
Allen 1980: 899mb
October 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
With a central pressure down to 892mb as of 10am EDT, #Melissa is moving up the ranks in the elite sub-900mb group of Atlantic hurricanes -- one of just seven.
Wilma 2005: 882mb
Gilbert 1988: 888mb
Melissa 2025: 892mb
Labor Day 1935: 892mb
Rita 2005: 895mb
Milton 2024: 895mb
Allen 1980: 899mb
Wilma 2005: 882mb
Gilbert 1988: 888mb
Melissa 2025: 892mb
Labor Day 1935: 892mb
Rita 2005: 895mb
Milton 2024: 895mb
Allen 1980: 899mb
Thanks to renewables success the world needs less oil, #BigOil is producing too much, sending prices down & make production unprofitable. Shift subsidies & support away from oil pipelines, LNG terminals & more tankers to long-term jobs & #climateaction #cdnpoli financialpost.com/news/biggest...
Posthaste: The biggest oil glut the world has ever seen is about to come ashore
Oil prices could be set for a deeper plunge as signs grow that the world's crude surplus is bigger than anyone expected. Read more
financialpost.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks to renewables success the world needs less oil, #BigOil is producing too much, sending prices down & make production unprofitable. Shift subsidies & support away from oil pipelines, LNG terminals & more tankers to long-term jobs & #climateaction #cdnpoli financialpost.com/news/biggest...
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“As long as the petroleum industry controls who gets into office, it will control what we buy.” An engaging talk this evening by @johnvaillant #fireweather. “Carney has his work cut out for him”. “We’ve all grown up marinated in petroleum”.
October 23, 2025 at 4:24 AM
“As long as the petroleum industry controls who gets into office, it will control what we buy.” An engaging talk this evening by @johnvaillant #fireweather. “Carney has his work cut out for him”. “We’ve all grown up marinated in petroleum”.
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Illuminating and incriminating. Super Natural BC or Super Polluting? Our beautiful province is among world's worst. Premier Eby: you promised climate leadership. Now prove it. @eby-david.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/a...
The CO2 extractors: British Columbians are among world's most aggressive
They rocketed past the Americans decades ago. Now they are set to blow past even the Saudis with a massive new LNG industry – in charts.
www.nationalobserver.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Illuminating and incriminating. Super Natural BC or Super Polluting? Our beautiful province is among world's worst. Premier Eby: you promised climate leadership. Now prove it. @eby-david.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/a...
BC's #LNG expansion plans threaten provincial, national & global #climate progress “Currently, the Saudis extract 47 tCO2 per capita...British Columbians are aiming to shoot past even the Saudis in CO2 extraction per person.“ Must-read #BCNDP gov #bcpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/a...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/a...
The CO2 extractors: British Columbians are among world's most aggressive
They rocketed past the Americans decades ago. Now they are set to blow past even the Saudis with a massive new LNG industry – in charts.
www.nationalobserver.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
BC's #LNG expansion plans threaten provincial, national & global #climate progress “Currently, the Saudis extract 47 tCO2 per capita...British Columbians are aiming to shoot past even the Saudis in CO2 extraction per person.“ Must-read #BCNDP gov #bcpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/a...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/a...
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#HousingCrisis, have you met #ClimateCrisis? Oh what am I thinking, *of course* you have! #CostOfClimate #ClimateChange www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Climate change may mean ‘hundreds of billions’ at risk in U.S. housing market
New projections suggest a reckoning is coming in the housing market as wildfires and flooding continue and that has implications for the Canadian economy
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
#HousingCrisis, have you met #ClimateCrisis? Oh what am I thinking, *of course* you have! #CostOfClimate #ClimateChange www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Another shocking of clearcutting of at-risk #oldgrowth #forests mapped by the BC gov's own advisory panel. When will the BC NDP gov support First Nations to fast-track conservation solutions instead of incentivizing industrial devastation #biodiversity #bcpoli #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/video/114820...
Concerns raised over Vancouver Island old-growth logging | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Concerns raised over Vancouver Island old-growth logging Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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October 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Another shocking of clearcutting of at-risk #oldgrowth #forests mapped by the BC gov's own advisory panel. When will the BC NDP gov support First Nations to fast-track conservation solutions instead of incentivizing industrial devastation #biodiversity #bcpoli #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/video/114820...
Abacus Data: 91% agree #nature is one of Canada’s most valuable economic assets, 83%, believe #climatechange is happening and that governments should act. Save what's left #oldgrowth & leave #fossilfuels in the ground #climateaction #bcpoli #cdnpoli #forests #climate abacusdata.ca/canadas-natu...
Canada’s Natural Advantage: A Path to Economic Prosperity and Climate Leadership - Abacus Data
New Abacus Data research finds Canadians see nature as one of the country’s greatest economic assets. Over 90% believe investing in nature can drive growth, resilience, and climate leadership.
abacusdata.ca
October 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Abacus Data: 91% agree #nature is one of Canada’s most valuable economic assets, 83%, believe #climatechange is happening and that governments should act. Save what's left #oldgrowth & leave #fossilfuels in the ground #climateaction #bcpoli #cdnpoli #forests #climate abacusdata.ca/canadas-natu...
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The Trump administration recently bought stakes in two Vancouver mining companies and has shown interest in a project north of Prince George.
How the materials would be used is unclear — but it’s unlikely to be green energy.
My latest for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
How the materials would be used is unclear — but it’s unlikely to be green energy.
My latest for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company? | The Tyee
Global instability is creating a rush for critical minerals, which are useful for green energy. And the military.
thetyee.ca
October 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Trump administration recently bought stakes in two Vancouver mining companies and has shown interest in a project north of Prince George.
How the materials would be used is unclear — but it’s unlikely to be green energy.
My latest for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
How the materials would be used is unclear — but it’s unlikely to be green energy.
My latest for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Yet another disturbing #climatecrisis warning. Th fear is that land & ocean carbon sinks are in decline. This makes every new #fossilfuel project twice as dangerous, directly increasing climate pollution & undermining the capacity of natural carbon sinks #bcpoli #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/science...
CO2 levels in atmosphere have tripled since 1960s, highest in 800,000 years: WMO report | CBC News
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level not seen in human civilization and "turbo-charging" the Earth's climate and c...
www.cbc.ca
October 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Yet another disturbing #climatecrisis warning. Th fear is that land & ocean carbon sinks are in decline. This makes every new #fossilfuel project twice as dangerous, directly increasing climate pollution & undermining the capacity of natural carbon sinks #bcpoli #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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"As the rights and titleholders of B.C. North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii, we must inform Premier Smith once again that there is no support from coastal First Nations for a pipeline and an oil tankers project in our coastal waters." -- Marilyn Slett. www.timescolonist.com/business/alb...
Alberta 'on notice' as B.C.'s coastal First Nations oppose pipeline proposal
The head of a group representing First Nations along British Columbia's coast says they will not support a new pipeline proposed by Alberta and nothing can be done to change that.
www.timescolonist.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"As the rights and titleholders of B.C. North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii, we must inform Premier Smith once again that there is no support from coastal First Nations for a pipeline and an oil tankers project in our coastal waters." -- Marilyn Slett. www.timescolonist.com/business/alb...
Need some good news? Here you go. Oil and Gas are next www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Need some good news? Here you go. Oil and Gas are next www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Did you think that we reformed #forestry practices in B.C.? Think again. Clearcutting of #oldgrowth #forests continues on #VancouverIsland & elsewhere, in this case right through a creek, exacerbating the risks of #climate impacts flooding, drought & landslides #bcpoli globalnews.ca/video/114622...
Environmentalists condemn Vancouver Island clearcut | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Environmentalists condemn Vancouver Island clearcut Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
globalnews.ca
October 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Did you think that we reformed #forestry practices in B.C.? Think again. Clearcutting of #oldgrowth #forests continues on #VancouverIsland & elsewhere, in this case right through a creek, exacerbating the risks of #climate impacts flooding, drought & landslides #bcpoli globalnews.ca/video/114622...
I had to step outside and walk for a bit when I heard the news about #JaneGoodall passing. Her kindness and wisdom about about us humans being part of the web of life was deeply authentic. The world feels a bit colder without her in it, but her rich impact shows that we have potential to do better.
The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said.
“Dr Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionised science,” the statement read. “She was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.”
“Dr Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionised science,” the statement read. “She was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.”
October 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I had to step outside and walk for a bit when I heard the news about #JaneGoodall passing. Her kindness and wisdom about about us humans being part of the web of life was deeply authentic. The world feels a bit colder without her in it, but her rich impact shows that we have potential to do better.
LNG is not a solution—it's a climate catastrophe in disguise. Sign the petition today to tell banks to stop funding the LNG boom and invest in a healthy, sustainable future instead.
act.stand.earth/page/88515/p...
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Stop Funding the Methane Menace: Tell Banks to End LNG Expansion!
LNG is not a solution—it's a climate catastrophe in disguise. Sign the petition today to tell banks to stop funding the LNG boom and invest in a healthy, sustainable future instead.
act.stand.earth
September 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
LNG is not a solution—it's a climate catastrophe in disguise. Sign the petition today to tell banks to stop funding the LNG boom and invest in a healthy, sustainable future instead.
act.stand.earth/page/88515/p...
act.stand.earth/page/88515/p...
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When #Climate scientists are terrified by what they see coming we should be too.
There is no time to wait. We're in a #climateEmergency. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #rewilding via @ClimateHuman
There is no time to wait. We're in a #climateEmergency. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #rewilding via @ClimateHuman
September 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
When #Climate scientists are terrified by what they see coming we should be too.
There is no time to wait. We're in a #climateEmergency. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #rewilding via @ClimateHuman
There is no time to wait. We're in a #climateEmergency. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #rewilding via @ClimateHuman