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Stephen Thomas
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I believe a better world is possible. Climate justice, solidarity and energy policy.

Clean Energy Manager w/ @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social
Board Member w/ @canrac.bsky.social

Views my own. Nova Scotian settler living in unceded Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. He/Him
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Is winter in the room with us? ☝️West-Coasters are seeing record-breaking warmth, and ECCC says 2026 could be among the hottest years on record. Burning fossil fuels must stop. Renewables are the way forward. Show winter some love—sign our petition for a clean energy grid. dsfdn.org/CleanResilie...
January 20, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Literally gave directions based on where the Blockbuster used to be last week.
you aren't a true Nova Scotian until you give directions using landmarks that haven't existed for at least 10 years
January 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."

Remember this.
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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🚨 There is still time to apply to join our team!

We will be accepting applications for our next National Policy Manager until this Friday, January 16th.

Find out more & apply now! shorturl.at/DAFY5
January 13, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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“We all carry a story of what could have been.” ✊🧡

Canada’s extraction economy didn’t start with pipelines—it began with the forced removal of Indigenous children, a colonial strategy that still shapes environmental injustice today.

🔗 davidsuzuki.org/story/extrac...
January 14, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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#MEDIA🚨 Big Oil’s playbook revealed! Our new illustrated backgrounder exposes the 10 tactics the fossil fuel industry uses to delay climate action and keep Canada hooked on oil and gas 🌍🔥Check it out here environmentaldefence.ca/report/drawn...
Drawn to the Truth: An Illustrated Exposé of Big Oil’s Playbook - Environmental Defence
About The Backgrounder: Drawn to the Truth: An Illustrated Exposé of Big Oil's Playbook is our new backgrounder that exposes ten coordinated tactics used Drawn to the Truth: An Illustrated Exposé of B...
environmentaldefence.ca
December 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Thank you for the amazing support! 🙌 We’ve told our stories and we’ve amplified yours.

We’ve Raised $11,143.11, all thanks to YOU. It’s never too late to donate to help strengthen our work. ✊🏽

To donate:
🔗 www.indigenousclimateaction.com/donate

#ThisIsICA #GivingTuesday #TheSolsticeofStory
January 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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HEY LOVELIES

Part 2 of my series on CCS for @thepointau.bsky.social - about the amazingly-named Gorgon project, owned by Chevron, in Western Australia

thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
January 12, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Very cool job with a very cool org!
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Our energy team is hiring! ⚡️

The position for Energy Efficiency Coordinator is a hybrid position located in Halifax, NS - find more details and submit your application by January 25, 2026!⁠

👉 Learn more & apply today: ecologyaction.ca/about-us/work-us

#HalifaxJobs #NovaScotiaJobs #EnergyJobsNS
January 12, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Forget pipelines. Clean electrification is the nation-building project Canada needs right now.
➡️ Oil demand is expected to peak by 2030
➡️ 67% of Canadians support clean energy > fossil fuels
➡️ Wind and solar are the cheapest way to create power
Clean electrification is the nation-building project we need | Pembina Institute
Finally, it's clear: we’ll be living in an unpredictable and frankly scary world for the rest of this decade thanks to our dear American friends’ impulsive, power-hungry and distinctly unfriendly…
buff.ly
January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.

Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”

Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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What is fascism? What forms has it taken in the past? Is it happened here in America? And how can we stop it?

I try to answer these questions, and more, in this video. Watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWYqrVsBvwI
Are We Witnessing Fascism?
We’ve all heard the F word quite a bit these days. I’m talking, of course, about fascism.But what is its exact definitio
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January 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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La justice environnementale est impossible sans la justice pour les peuples autochtones. ✊💚

Pour en savoir plus sur le Tribunal permanent des peuples sur les enfants autochtones disparu·es et les tombes anonymes : our-truths.com/french
January 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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On Truth & Reconciliation Day, we must act on ongoing harms.

Grassy Narrows still suffers from mercury contamination after 60 + years.

Sign the petition for Mercury Justice

you.leadnow.ca/petitions/me...

#FreeGrassy #GrassyNarrows
September 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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infuriated on behalf of my union siblings in Halifax over this, even moreso after the absurdly long history of struggle in Canada trying to get a union going within Ubisoft.

www.ign.com/articles/ubi...
Ubisoft Shuts Down Assassin's Creed: Rebellion Developer Halifax Studio Just 1 Month After It Unionized - IGN
Ubisoft has shut down its Halifax Studio, just one month after 61 of its 71 workers voted to unionized.
www.ign.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Any global crisis will have the fossil fuel industry and its allies pushing more oil and gas, but nothing about the US's takeover of Venezuela changes the long term forecast for oil demand or the climate science demanding an energy transition.
New pipeline for Canada not the answer to Venezuela crisis
Any global crisis will have the fossil fuel industry and its allies pushing more oil and gas, but nothing about the US's takeover of Venezuela changes the long term forecast for oil demand or the clim...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Tomorrow is the last day to apply!
We're hiring!

I'm thrilled to share that our team is hiring a Clean Energy Campaigner in early 2026.

📝: 1-year, 4-day weeks
✊ Unionized role
💵: $70k - $78k CAD
📍: BC,QC,ON preferred. Flexible w/ hybrid work.
📆: Deadline Jan 8, 2026

All details:
jobs.smartrecruiters.com/DavidSuzukiF...
Clean Energy Campaigner / Spécialiste de campagne, énergie propre
Company Description: ABOUT USThe David Suzuki Foundation is a Canadian environmental non-profit organization, founded in 1990. We operate in English and French, with offices in Vancouver, Toronto and ...
jobs.smartrecruiters.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Still time to apply!
Join our team!🌱

We are currently #hiring a National Policy Manager!

Learn more about the role and apply by January 16th! 👇
shorturl.at/DAFY5
January 7, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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After kidnapping the president, the United States has apparently now stolen tens of millions of barrels of oil from Venezuela.
National Socialism is here
January 7, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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We're hiring!

I'm thrilled to share that our team is hiring a Clean Energy Campaigner in early 2026.

📝: 1-year, 4-day weeks
✊ Unionized role
💵: $70k - $78k CAD
📍: BC,QC,ON preferred. Flexible w/ hybrid work.
📆: Deadline Jan 8, 2026

All details:
jobs.smartrecruiters.com/DavidSuzukiF...
Clean Energy Campaigner / Spécialiste de campagne, énergie propre
Company Description: ABOUT USThe David Suzuki Foundation is a Canadian environmental non-profit organization, founded in 1990. We operate in English and French, with offices in Vancouver, Toronto and ...
jobs.smartrecruiters.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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ICYMI: I sat down with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social to discuss the crisis in our information environment and its roots in social identity.
The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers
Political scientist Samuel Bagg explains why social identity is at the root of the misinformation crisis -- which calls for something deeper than factchecking.
www.volts.wtf
January 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.

For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
July 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Welcome to the American petrostate

By Michael E. Mann | Nov 7, 2024
@BulletinAtomic

The U.S. is now a failed Democratic state. With the reelection of Donald Trump..the U.S. is now poised to become an authoritarian state ruled by plutocrats & fossil fuel interests.
thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
Welcome to the American petrostate
I’ve long said that the obstacles to stabilizing warming below catastrophic levels aren’t physical or technological; they are entirely political in nature, and political obstacles can be overcome. But...
thebulletin.org
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 AM