Julie MacArthur 🍁
@jlmacarthur.bsky.social
Energy transitions #momademic & Canada Research Chair in Reimagining #Capitalism @royalroadsu.bsky.social
#Climatejustice, #energydemocracy, #solidarity #economies.
#Cargobike fan. Born at 337 PPM.
Author: www.ubcpress.ca/empowering-electricity
#Climatejustice, #energydemocracy, #solidarity #economies.
#Cargobike fan. Born at 337 PPM.
Author: www.ubcpress.ca/empowering-electricity
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Research in Action - Julie MacArthur: The Power Shift: Energy transitions and community empowerment
YouTube video by Royal Roads University
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Research explainer for some of my #energydemocracy work @royalroads.ca, with researchers and practitioners from across #Canada. Features our new map of energy co-operatives and how grassroots #innovation, #diversity and #justice is essential for #climate action. #energysky youtu.be/9qy7EKgYTok
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📢 For the first time in over a decade, Canada has been shamed at #COP30 as the “Fossil of the Day” — the most dishonourable award given during COPs to the countries “who are the best at being the worst and doing the most to do the least.”
Read our press release:
shorturl.at/hSGvm
Read our press release:
shorturl.at/hSGvm
Canada shamed as “Fossil of the Day” at COP30, for the first time in more than a decade - Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac)
Belém, Brazil, 18 November 2025:
Today at COP30, international civil society denounced Canada as Fossil of the Day—the first time since 2014 that Canada has been singled out for this dishonour.
Foss...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
📢 For the first time in over a decade, Canada has been shamed at #COP30 as the “Fossil of the Day” — the most dishonourable award given during COPs to the countries “who are the best at being the worst and doing the most to do the least.”
Read our press release:
shorturl.at/hSGvm
Read our press release:
shorturl.at/hSGvm
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A press release from the Heiltsuk Nation, which is currently dealing with a floundering freight barge in its territorial waters, responds directly to reports about the MOU:
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A press release from the Heiltsuk Nation, which is currently dealing with a floundering freight barge in its territorial waters, responds directly to reports about the MOU:
This is such a timely (free, open access!) book on the politics of and resistance to fossil fuel infrastructures in #Canada. Beautifully written and nuanced take on the entanglements between #Indigenous sovereignty, coalition building, #petro-masculinities and #labour politics. #energysky 🙌
I awoke to the headline this morning that Ottawa and Alberta are reportedly “close” to a deal that includes a new heavy oil pipeline to the northwest coast of BC…
It feels timely to share that my book is out now with UBC Press, available open access
www.ubcpress.ca/mega-pipelin...
It feels timely to share that my book is out now with UBC Press, available open access
www.ubcpress.ca/mega-pipelin...
Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance
Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance - Tar Sands, Social Movements, and the Politics of Energy Infrastructure; Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance reveals how and why social movements have frustrated major pip...
www.ubcpress.ca
November 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is such a timely (free, open access!) book on the politics of and resistance to fossil fuel infrastructures in #Canada. Beautifully written and nuanced take on the entanglements between #Indigenous sovereignty, coalition building, #petro-masculinities and #labour politics. #energysky 🙌
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Increasing number of women in politics leads to more diverse (and progressive, even feminist (shock, horror 😁) policies, NWC report finds – #speirgorm www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Increasing number of women in politics leads to more diverse policies, NWC report finds
National Women’s Council says female leaders advance women friendly policies
www.irishtimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Increasing number of women in politics leads to more diverse (and progressive, even feminist (shock, horror 😁) policies, NWC report finds – #speirgorm www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
This is a really useful pivot to clean heat policy & away from electricity dominated analyses - first I've seen like it. 👏👏👏
I'm delighted to share our new Clean Heat Policy Tracker, an initiative led by @regassistproj.bsky.social via the Clean Heat Forum). www.raponline.org/toolkit/clea...
Clean Heat Policy Tracker
Table of Contents Acknowledgements The Clean Heat Policy Tracker 2025 was designed and authored by Duncan Gibb and Richard Lowes (Regulatory Assistance Project/Clean Heat Forum). Chiara Delmastro (Int...
www.raponline.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is a really useful pivot to clean heat policy & away from electricity dominated analyses - first I've seen like it. 👏👏👏
Research explainer for some of my #energydemocracy work @royalroads.ca, with researchers and practitioners from across #Canada. Features our new map of energy co-operatives and how grassroots #innovation, #diversity and #justice is essential for #climate action. #energysky youtu.be/9qy7EKgYTok
Research in Action - Julie MacArthur: The Power Shift: Energy transitions and community empowerment
YouTube video by Royal Roads University
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Research explainer for some of my #energydemocracy work @royalroads.ca, with researchers and practitioners from across #Canada. Features our new map of energy co-operatives and how grassroots #innovation, #diversity and #justice is essential for #climate action. #energysky youtu.be/9qy7EKgYTok
Check out this new open access book - #Feminist #Climate #Policy in #Industrialized States - with policymaker interviews, chapters on degrowth, construction, photovoce and participatory methods + much more. Three cheers for the editors :) www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...
October 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Check out this new open access book - #Feminist #Climate #Policy in #Industrialized States - with policymaker interviews, chapters on degrowth, construction, photovoce and participatory methods + much more. Three cheers for the editors :) www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...
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The emerging political economy of deep-sea mining: an analysis of opaque ownership structures, by @justinalger.bsky.social, Kate J. Neville & @atterbalac.bsky.social
The emerging political economy of deep-sea mining: an analysis of opaque ownership structures
Despite the significant environmental and social concerns associated with deep-sea mining, the International Seabed Authority (ISA)—the organization tasked with governing the international seabed—i...
www.tandfonline.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The emerging political economy of deep-sea mining: an analysis of opaque ownership structures, by @justinalger.bsky.social, Kate J. Neville & @atterbalac.bsky.social
Job alert - We're hiring a researcher @cascadeinstitute.bsky.social for a 2 year contract on 'fast and fair' #energy #transitions. Open to remote or here in beautiful Victoria, BC. Pls share. #energysky. cascadeinstitute.org/opportunitie...
Fellow, 'Fast and Fair' Energy System Innovation
The Cascade Institute seeks a Fellow to contribute to our Clean Energy Scale Up & Acceleration research stream.
cascadeinstitute.org
September 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Job alert - We're hiring a researcher @cascadeinstitute.bsky.social for a 2 year contract on 'fast and fair' #energy #transitions. Open to remote or here in beautiful Victoria, BC. Pls share. #energysky. cascadeinstitute.org/opportunitie...
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We're still recruiting for this study: Are you neurodivergent & have done, or considered, a PhD? We’re researching how doctoral study works (or doesn’t) for neurodivergent people. Take our 30min survey: forms.office.com/e/ft9jyWsPUW
Questions? Email [email protected]
#PhD #Neurodivergent
Questions? Email [email protected]
#PhD #Neurodivergent
Microsoft Forms
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July 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We're still recruiting for this study: Are you neurodivergent & have done, or considered, a PhD? We’re researching how doctoral study works (or doesn’t) for neurodivergent people. Take our 30min survey: forms.office.com/e/ft9jyWsPUW
Questions? Email [email protected]
#PhD #Neurodivergent
Questions? Email [email protected]
#PhD #Neurodivergent
For those interested Karl Janelle will be sharing results from our new Canadian Co-operative Energy Project and Organization Dataset (@deryatarhan.bsky.social, Lewis Blagogie and Ara Argondona). Data is free and open access on Borealis: borealisdata.ca/dataset.xhtm...
July 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
For those interested Karl Janelle will be sharing results from our new Canadian Co-operative Energy Project and Organization Dataset (@deryatarhan.bsky.social, Lewis Blagogie and Ara Argondona). Data is free and open access on Borealis: borealisdata.ca/dataset.xhtm...
The 3rd Canadian #Community #Energy Forum starts tomorrow @royalroads.ca. Super excited to host CECC & share work w/ researchers, policymakers, project developers & politicians keen to develop a more just and resilient energy system in #Canada. www.cecooperative.ca/the-3rd-annu... #energysky
The 3rd Annual Community Energy Co-operative Forum and CECC AGM - Community Energy Cooperative Canada
The 3rd Annual Community Energy Co-operative Forum and CECC AGM Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual Community Energy […]
www.cecooperative.ca
July 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The 3rd Canadian #Community #Energy Forum starts tomorrow @royalroads.ca. Super excited to host CECC & share work w/ researchers, policymakers, project developers & politicians keen to develop a more just and resilient energy system in #Canada. www.cecooperative.ca/the-3rd-annu... #energysky
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An awesome story about how solar microgrids kept the power on during Puerto Rico's latest blackouts.
This is bottom-up, power-to-the-people shit. Get excited!
This is bottom-up, power-to-the-people shit. Get excited!
Could Microgrids Be Puerto Rico's Answer to Endless Blackouts?
Meanwhile, feds redirect $365 million away from solar toward grid fixes
spectrum.ieee.org
June 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
An awesome story about how solar microgrids kept the power on during Puerto Rico's latest blackouts.
This is bottom-up, power-to-the-people shit. Get excited!
This is bottom-up, power-to-the-people shit. Get excited!
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UPDATED: We are posting this placard at all of our offices and asking our union contract farms to post as well.
We encourage our friends to put up similar placards at their business as immigration agents do not have the right to go on private property without permission.
We encourage our friends to put up similar placards at their business as immigration agents do not have the right to go on private property without permission.
June 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
UPDATED: We are posting this placard at all of our offices and asking our union contract farms to post as well.
We encourage our friends to put up similar placards at their business as immigration agents do not have the right to go on private property without permission.
We encourage our friends to put up similar placards at their business as immigration agents do not have the right to go on private property without permission.
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Curtail of migrants rights, marines in LA, Palestine, definition of who is a 'woman', rampant transphobia and anti-trans legislation, occupations, genocides, policing of school & uni curricula transnationally ...
Current manifestations of global interlocked and interfeeding systems of oppression.
Current manifestations of global interlocked and interfeeding systems of oppression.
June 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Curtail of migrants rights, marines in LA, Palestine, definition of who is a 'woman', rampant transphobia and anti-trans legislation, occupations, genocides, policing of school & uni curricula transnationally ...
Current manifestations of global interlocked and interfeeding systems of oppression.
Current manifestations of global interlocked and interfeeding systems of oppression.
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Border and Rule is available for free download!
I wrote a book spanning ICE & borders, Palestine & policing, colonialism & global fascism - in service to internationalist struggles.
I can no longer travel to US, but this book (as well @silkys13.bsky.social & @micahh.bsky.social 's) can come to you
I wrote a book spanning ICE & borders, Palestine & policing, colonialism & global fascism - in service to internationalist struggles.
I can no longer travel to US, but this book (as well @silkys13.bsky.social & @micahh.bsky.social 's) can come to you
Another world is possible if we fight for it.
FREE Ebooks: Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and police repression, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about border and poli...
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June 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Border and Rule is available for free download!
I wrote a book spanning ICE & borders, Palestine & policing, colonialism & global fascism - in service to internationalist struggles.
I can no longer travel to US, but this book (as well @silkys13.bsky.social & @micahh.bsky.social 's) can come to you
I wrote a book spanning ICE & borders, Palestine & policing, colonialism & global fascism - in service to internationalist struggles.
I can no longer travel to US, but this book (as well @silkys13.bsky.social & @micahh.bsky.social 's) can come to you
Reposted by Julie MacArthur 🍁
ICE agents intentionally started the violence in LA.
June 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
ICE agents intentionally started the violence in LA.
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Workers in the oil & gas sector increasingly face dangerous working conditions brought on by extreme heat. The Biden administration issued a rule mandating that, when temps exceed 80F, employers must provide water & rest breaks.
The O&G industry is lobbying Trump to reverse the rule.
The O&G industry is lobbying Trump to reverse the rule.
Heat is killing oil workers. The industry is trying to kill a rule for that.
Opposition to a planned rule to limit heat deaths comes as oil and gas workers face increasingly dangerous conditions.
www.eenews.net
May 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Workers in the oil & gas sector increasingly face dangerous working conditions brought on by extreme heat. The Biden administration issued a rule mandating that, when temps exceed 80F, employers must provide water & rest breaks.
The O&G industry is lobbying Trump to reverse the rule.
The O&G industry is lobbying Trump to reverse the rule.
Reposted by Julie MacArthur 🍁
Reports of Bluesky's impending demise are greatly exaggerated: "Bluesky has caught on with many news influencers, but X remains popular." www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
As our own data shows, interest in X in Canada has steadily declined, esp. among women. socialmedialab.ca/2025/05/05/n...
As our own data shows, interest in X in Canada has steadily declined, esp. among women. socialmedialab.ca/2025/05/05/n...
Bluesky has caught on with many news influencers, but X remains popular
The share of news influencers in our sample with a Bluesky account roughly doubled in the four months after Election Day 2024, from 21% beforehand to 43% by March.
www.pewresearch.org
May 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Reports of Bluesky's impending demise are greatly exaggerated: "Bluesky has caught on with many news influencers, but X remains popular." www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
As our own data shows, interest in X in Canada has steadily declined, esp. among women. socialmedialab.ca/2025/05/05/n...
As our own data shows, interest in X in Canada has steadily declined, esp. among women. socialmedialab.ca/2025/05/05/n...
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An absolutely chilling story about a cost of climate disasters we don't think/talk about enough, from @ninalakhani.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Sexual exploitation and domestic violence soared after Lahaina wildfire, report finds
Exclusive: One in six female survivors surveyed felt forced to engage in ‘survival sex’ for necessities after 2023 catastrophic Hawaii fire
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
An absolutely chilling story about a cost of climate disasters we don't think/talk about enough, from @ninalakhani.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"59% of people no longer fully trusting political news online" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... You can find out more about this stat in our new public report on "The State of Generative AI Use in Canada 2025: Exploring Public Attitudes and Adoption Trends" socialmedialab.ca/2025/04/08/n...
Can you spot fake news videos? Google's new AI tool makes it harder to know what's real | CBC News
Google's new AI video tool, Veo 3, is designed to be astonishingly realistic, generating its own dialogue, sound effects and soundtracks. Some AI experts say that level of technology is unsettling and...
www.cbc.ca
May 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"59% of people no longer fully trusting political news online" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... You can find out more about this stat in our new public report on "The State of Generative AI Use in Canada 2025: Exploring Public Attitudes and Adoption Trends" socialmedialab.ca/2025/04/08/n...
Hey #academicsky , We're hiring two new Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs at @royalroads.ca in Victoria, BC
1. Changemaking (very open cross-disciplinary call)
2. Generative and Agentic AI and Reimagining Pedagogy.
Applications due July 9.
royalroads.mua.hrdepartment.com/hr/ats/JobSe...
1. Changemaking (very open cross-disciplinary call)
2. Generative and Agentic AI and Reimagining Pedagogy.
Applications due July 9.
royalroads.mua.hrdepartment.com/hr/ats/JobSe...
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May 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Hey #academicsky , We're hiring two new Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs at @royalroads.ca in Victoria, BC
1. Changemaking (very open cross-disciplinary call)
2. Generative and Agentic AI and Reimagining Pedagogy.
Applications due July 9.
royalroads.mua.hrdepartment.com/hr/ats/JobSe...
1. Changemaking (very open cross-disciplinary call)
2. Generative and Agentic AI and Reimagining Pedagogy.
Applications due July 9.
royalroads.mua.hrdepartment.com/hr/ats/JobSe...
#Wildfire season is off to a brutal start again this year. 84 'out of control' fires out of 166+ active burns across #Canada. 17,000 people evacuated in Manitoba this week. Canada is warming at 2x the global average & multiple temp records broken 28 May (Kamloops BC 35C). www.bbc.com/news/article...
Western Canada wildfires emergency hits Saskatchewan as thousands flee
Saskatchewan's premier says the situation is "unlike anything we have faced in quite some time, if not ever".
www.bbc.com
May 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
#Wildfire season is off to a brutal start again this year. 84 'out of control' fires out of 166+ active burns across #Canada. 17,000 people evacuated in Manitoba this week. Canada is warming at 2x the global average & multiple temp records broken 28 May (Kamloops BC 35C). www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The EU’s demand for battery minerals is set to grow 5x by 2050. The US aims for 50% EV sales by 2030. Morocco’s ‘green policies’ serve this race—but with little evidence that local communities will benefit from the boom. www.tni.org/en/publicati...
Critical Raw Minerals in Morocco | Transnational Institute
As global powers scramble for green supremacy, Morocco positions itself as a key player in the race for critical minerals. But will this pursuit of "green growth" deliver true transformation—or entren...
www.tni.org
May 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The EU’s demand for battery minerals is set to grow 5x by 2050. The US aims for 50% EV sales by 2030. Morocco’s ‘green policies’ serve this race—but with little evidence that local communities will benefit from the boom. www.tni.org/en/publicati...