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Sarah Dorner @sarahdorner.bsky.social · 12h

For our files on wastewater surveillance and ethics.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12h

EPA officials directed scientists to assess whether the government could develop methods for detecting abortion pills in wastewater — a practice sought by the anti-abortion movement. The request appears to have originated from a letter sent from GOP members to Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator.

Under Trump, E.P.A. Explored if Abortion Pills Could Be Detected in Wastewater

Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency found that they could develop methods to identify traces of the medication if necessary — a practice long sought by the anti-abortion movement.

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Jaela Bernstien @jaelabernstien.bsky.social · 15h

A bit of positive news for your friday — my colleague @enveco.bsky.social explains how Canada's electricity sector flipped the switch on emissions. @climateinstitute.bsky.social #ClimateChange #Emissions #NetZero

Canadian Climate Institute @climateinstitute.bsky.social · 1d

How did Canada flip the switch on electricity emissions? By nearly eliminating coal and growing renewable energy. ⬇️
440megatonnes.ca/insight/the-...

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Toula Drimonis @mtltoula.bsky.social · 19h

As a Montrealer, this makes me so proud! 🙌
“Though other cities offer bike-sharing programs, “Montreal revolutionized the trend,” TIME wrote, calling Bixi’s technology “the backbone” of bike-sharing services in cities including London and New York.”
montrealgazette.com/news/bixi-bi...

Bixi bike-sharing program among the top 25 inventions in 25 years, TIME Magazine declares

The list also includes the iPhone and the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator.

montrealgazette.com

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ScarletCoral @scarletcoral.ca · 1d

La @villedemontreal.montreal.ca rayonne par son réseau cyclable & @biximontreal.com 🚲✨

" #Montreal ’s bike boom [...] is highly energy-efficient, costs almost nothing, reduces congestion and pollution, and obviates the need for huge car parks"

#bikemtl #velomtl #urbanism #polmtl #biximtl #mtlpoli

The Economist @economist.com · 1d

As the use of bicycles rises, and cities do more to make riding them pleasant, bikes are polarising people and setting off culture wars

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

econ.st

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Claire Trottier 🇨🇦 @doctrott.bsky.social · 1d

A must read thread responding to the most bizarre “critique” I’ve ever seen of wealth taxes. The article reads pretty much like a verbatim copy of @patmillscanada.bsky.social ‘s central messaging, while telling us to cut a check to the government and to shut up 🤷🏼

Patriotic Millionaires Canada @patmillscanada.bsky.social · 1d

Wow! Someone's cranky!

While we appreciate the free press from Terence, let's see if we can improve his mood point by point.

financialpost.com/opinion/tere...

Terence Corcoran: Help! I’m rich, so tax me more. Pretty please…

Here’s a message for socialist millionaires: send in the money voluntarily, or shut up. Read more from Terence Corcoran

financialpost.com

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Claire Trottier 🇨🇦 @doctrott.bsky.social · 1d

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Patriotic Millionaires Canada @patmillscanada.bsky.social · 1d

Sending money voluntarily does not solve the problem! Taxes should require those who have profited the most from investments in education, infrastructure, healthcare, etc. to reinvest back into the economy and ensure those services stay well funded.

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ScarletCoral @scarletcoral.ca · 1d

En tout cas, il y en a un au MBAM, à côté d'autres inventions de Michel Dallaire, si je me souviens bien
Mais ça fait vraiment longtemps que je n'ai pas visité le MBAM

Vélo et bollard Bixi

Le Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, un musée humaniste, inclusif et innovant, qui s’ouvre à toutes les disciplines comme les arts visuels, l’histoire et les sciences.

www.mbam.qc.ca

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Sarah Dorner @sarahdorner.bsky.social · 1d

Je ne suis pas allée récemment, mais est-ce qu'il y a un bixi au Musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada?

ScarletCoral @scarletcoral.ca · 1d

Le génie de #Montréal / du Québec à l'honneur
@biximontreal.com fait parti du palmarès des meilleures inventions du magazine @time.com 👏

"In 2008, when Montreal introduced its bike rental system, TIME selected it as one of the year’s best inventions"

#velomtl #biximtl #bixi #bikeshare #velopartage

TIME Best Inventions Hall of Fame

See the most iconic inventions of the past 25 years

time.com

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Jonathan Rosenthal @journalistjon.bsky.social · 1d

Though bike lanes take up less than 2% of road space in Montreal (cars get 80% and pedestrians the balance), they are a hot issue in its mayoral election on November 2nd. Soraya Martinez Ferrada, the leading opposition candidate, wants to pause new bike lanes and remove some if the cause anxiety 4/

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Jonathan Rosenthal @journalistjon.bsky.social · 1d

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

This week we have a change of pace in the International pages of @economist.com we have a great piece by @dlknowles.bsky.social where he takes a look at how pedal power is booming around the world, but also spinning up a new culture war. 1/

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Sarah Dorner @sarahdorner.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll have to add to our collection of Hungarian authors. Our relatives in Budapest celebrated today’s announcement. They have always been generous with gifts of books.

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Sarah Dorner @sarahdorner.bsky.social · 1d

A great case study for my urban waters course.

staring blankly into the abyss @ianmosby.bsky.social · 1d

I love this story so much. Nature waiting patiently in the wings for humans to get their shit together or go extinct.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

www.theguardian.com

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Sarah Dorner @sarahdorner.bsky.social · 1d

« À Polytechnique, six hommes et une femme ont obtenu une prime de marché. La proportion des professeures à l’école de génie est passée de 14 % à 19 % au cours des cinq dernières années. »

La Presse @lapresse.ca · 1d

Professeurs d’université | Les femmes touchent moins de primes que les hommes 

Les femmes qui enseignent à l’université sont bien moins nombreuses que les hommes à recevoir des « primes de marché », selon des données de La Presse.

www.lapresse.ca

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Sarah Dorner @sarahdorner.bsky.social · 2d

Les chats perdus d'Outremont.

Chat perdu nommé Céline Forget. Connue pour son passage à Infoman.

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Sarah Dorner @sarahdorner.bsky.social · 2d

Tout peut se faire. Et ça peut être fait tout croche. Voici l'exemple de la piste cyclable de Laurier Ouest après sa réfection, construit par Ensemble Montréal. Laurier Ouest représente la vision d'Ensemble Montréal selon le Plan de mobilité durable d'Outremont. cc @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social

Texte entier disponible : https://mtl.ged.montreal.ca/constellio/?collection=mtlca&portal=REPDOCVDM#!displayDocument/00000098855

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Sarah Dorner @sarahdorner.bsky.social · 2d

Souvent, les infrastructures à la surface (infrastructures vertes, etc.) sont ajoutées de façon « opportuniste » lorsqu'il y a remplacement des infrastructures en eau. Ce serait dommage de perdre ces « opportunités » pour optimiser l'utilisation de nos taxes.

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Sarah Dorner @sarahdorner.bsky.social · 2d

"faire une petite pause sur les pistes cyclables et investir dans les égouts" - Soraya Martinez Ferrada. Ouf. Elle s'en fout de l'optimisation des travaux d'infrastructures essentielles. Ce n'est pas une bonne gestion de l'argent des contribuables.

Nicolas Marcotte @nicolasmarcotte.bsky.social · 2d

Je ne suis pas raciste mais… je fais campagne pour démanteler un moyen de transport écologique, économique, efficace et surtout qui diminue la congestion routière.

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Jean-François Cliche @clicjf.bsky.social · 2d

Intéressant, ça : les critères de sélection du prochain Scientifique en chef du Québec ont été publiés cette semaine. Des volontaires ? 😉
publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/ga...

publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca

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Le Soleil @lesoleil.com · 2d

Sécheresse au Québec: plusieurs municipalités doivent importer de l’eau

Le sud du Québec est assoiffé et ce ne sont pas les 15 à 20 millimètres de pluie tombés mardi qui viendront l’étancher.

www.lesoleil.com

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ScarletCoral @scarletcoral.ca · 3d

Quels cours d'eau devrait-on ressuciter à #Montréal ?
Il est souvent question de la rivière Saint-Pierre, mais il y en a bien d'autres 💦

via La semaine verte / @info.radio-canada.ca : « retrouver ces cours d’eau pour rendre nos villes plus agréables à vivre et s’adapter à la crise climatique. »

Redonner vie aux rivières souterraines | La semaine verte

YouTube video by Radio-Canada Info

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Sarah Dorner @sarahdorner.bsky.social · 3d

« Better planning is also needed in the municipal response to climate change... Some politicians think their cities only need bigger pipes to capture rainwater... But innovative solutions like sponge parks are part of the answer ».

Montreal Gazette @mtlgazette.bsky.social · 3d

Cut the red tape, consulting engineering firms tell mayoral candidates

In Montreal in particular, “we’re caught up in bureaucracy” that slows down projects, says the head of the Association des firmes de génie-conseil Québec.

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cstegen.bsky.social @cstegen.bsky.social · 4d

Maintenant, Soraya pourra s’intéresser à son candidat dans St-Edouard

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Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 4d

My department @geographieudem.bsky.social is looking for a professor in human geography specializing in the study of social-ecological transformations, political ecology, climate change, environmental justice and/or the geography of risks and infrastructures. Deadline November 10, share widely!

Glass buildings with a paved path in between (gray, with blue lines)

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Sarah Dorner @sarahdorner.bsky.social · 4d

I know it sometimes feels like the world is upside down, but Outremont made serious progress in intercultural relations thanks to Mindy Pollak, Valérie Patreau (the flowers were a gift to them from our community at their last council meeting) as well as the Ensemble Montréal team.

Valérie Patreau and Mindy Pollak at their final Outremont borough council meeting.

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Sarah Dorner @sarahdorner.bsky.social · 4d

Safe streets for kids, car and bike sharing services, services and community centres (especially synagogues) within walking distance are all important for Hassidic families. Car-free days are once a week in our neighbourhood!

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