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Interests include shin-hanga ( 新版画 ) + sosaku-hanga ( 創作版画 ), art movements during the Taisho + Showa eras of 20th century Japan. Sustainability 🌱 + Canadian 🍁 topics too. Mastodon - https://mstdn.ca/@atomicker

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · Apr 26

Once reliant on expensive fossil fuel imports, Uruguay has gone from blackouts & power cuts to energy sovereignty in under 10 years - with a stable mix of wind, solar, hydroelectric, & bioenergy.

www.thenation.com/article/worl...

#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #Canada #NoPipelines

Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution

With no fossil fuel reserves to rely on and domestic demand rising, the country had to get creative—or go broke just trying to keep the lights on. Here’s how they did it.

www.thenation.com

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 12h

As Canada blows way past its international GHG commitments, Carney offers up a massive new pipeline for the tar sands to Trump.
This is the - Let's not fight, we can burn the planet together approach to international relations.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News

Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.

www.cbc.ca

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 7m

Title: Signal (1962)

Artist: Kiyoshi Saito

www.dw.com/en/crunch-ti... #ShinHanga #Art #SosakuHanga #Showa #KiyoshiSaito #Japan #Mood

Railway tracks depicted as slim white lines intersect and weave amongst each other across dirty gray earth. In the foreground, a signal light is showing us a steady red. Beyond, overlapping utility poles and industrial gridwork structures screen the shadowy shapes of blocky city buildings. Everything is still: there are no trains on the tracks, no life in the image, no lights in the distant buildings. Above, the sky is dingy and dark.

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 14m

"What makes tar sands particularly odious is that the energy you get out in the end, per unit carbon dioxide, is poor. It’s equivalent to burning coal in your automobile. We simply cannot be that stupid"

#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #KeystoneXL #KXL #NoPipelines #ElbowsUp #USPoli

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 15m

ICYMI from 2011: the #KeystoneXL pipeline Carney & Trump are talking about resurrecting would be a "fuse to the biggest carbon bomb on the planet"

insideclimatenews.org/news/2908201...

#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #KXL #NoPipelines #ElbowsUp #USPoli

NASA's Hansen Explains Decision to Join Keystone Pipeline Protests - Inside Climate News

WASHINGTON—Unless Hurricane Irene interrupts his travel, renowned NASA climate scientist James Hansen will join demonstrators today at the White House to protest the controversial Keystone XL pipeline...

insideclimatenews.org

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 1h

Reminder: the ICJ recently affirmed that if a state "permits or encourages fossil fuel expansion that violates the climate commitments required to avoid 1.5°C warming, it may be violating international law"

#ClimateCrisis #CDNPoli #Canada #KeystoneXL #KXL #NoPipelines

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · Aug 25

The ICJ found 'countries are legally bound to reduce greenhouse gas emissions', 'and not contribute significantly to global warming. Crucially, the court also affirmed that a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right'

#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines

The ICJ’s landmark climate opinion is a turning point Canada can't ignore

It is no longer a theoretical possibility that polluters could be held responsible in court — it is a real and rising legal tide.

www.nationalobserver.com

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 2h

Just like in the years before it was finally cancelled in 2021, Carney & Trump working to resurrect the #KeystoneXL pipeline would draw protests, pushback and a pile of lawsuits.

#ClimateCrisis #CDNPoli #Canada #KXL #NoPipelines #ElbowsUp

Resistance That Wouldn’t Quit: A Timeline of the Keystone XL Pipeline

More than a decade of relentless resistance from tribes, activists, farmers, and local communities finally killed the pipeline that wouldn’t die.

www.yesmagazine.org

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 2h

Bonus for the strong of stomach: Danielle Smith on how to talk Trump's "love language".

"Let me tell you how Canada being able to provide you raw materials or critical minerals or energy and natural gas allows you to have energy dominance in the world"

#ClimateCrisis #CDNPoli #KeystoneXL #ElbowsUp

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 2h

The source "emphasized that Carney brought up the cancelled pipeline", and that #KeystoneXL "was just one example of the ways #Canada could work more closely with the U.S."

This is literally the opposite of what Carney promised in the election.

#ClimateCrisis #CDNPoli #NoPipelines #ElbowsUp

Carney puts Keystone XL on the table in hopes for progress on U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs in 'coming weeks'

Dominic LeBlanc told reporters that both sides discussed 'strengthening the energy partnership with the United States'

ca.news.yahoo.com

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 4h

"Carney raised the prospect of reviving the #KeystoneXL pipeline project (...) as part of a larger pitch on linking energy cooperation"

Not long ago, Carney ran a whole election campaign on the idea of #Canada becoming *less* dependent on the US.

#ClimateCrisis #CDNPoli #NoPipelines #ElbowsUp

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 4h

Now we know why Trump was so flattering in his comments on Carney after their meeting in Washington: Carney was secretly selling us out. Again.

#ClimateCrisis #CDNPoli #Canada #KeystoneXL #NoPipelines #ElbowsUp

Carney pitched reviving Keystone XL pipeline in Trump talks, source says | Globalnews.ca

The source said the pipeline was raised as part of a larger pitch on linking energy cooperation and support for Canada's steel and aluminum sectors.

globalnews.ca

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 5h

Most of us thought we'd seen the last of #KeystoneXL -- but after all these years, Carney & Trump want to bring this monster back to life. As a refresher, here are 5 reasons Canadians were glad to see the end of Keystone XL back in 2021:

#ClimateCrisis #CDNPoli #Canada #NoPipelines #ElbowsUp

Five reasons for Canada to say goodbye and good riddance to KXL

The final nail has been placed in the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline’s coffin as TC Energy suspends work on the pipeline. While President Joe Biden might be delivering the final blow, the pipeline was …

canadians.org

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Sasha the Furious Ghost 👻 @sashafury.blackskycomra.de · 5h

This fucking guy.

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 5h

Mark "Decarbonized Oil" Carney secretly moves to resurrect Stephen Harper's long-dead Keystone XL pipeline.

Mark Carney never fails to disappoint.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

#ClimateCrisis #CDNPoli #Canada #KeystoneXL #NoPipelines #ElbowsUp

Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News

Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.

www.cbc.ca

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 5h

In 2021, just 18% of Canadians wanted our government to continue pursuing the Keystone XL pipeline.

What Canadians think obviously doesn't matter much to Mark Carney.

www.ipsos.com/en-ca/wake-k...

#ClimateCrisis #CDNPoli #Canada #KeystoneXL #NoPipelines #ElbowsUp

In Wake of KXL Decision, Canadians Most Likely to Support Building More Infrastructure at Home

Very Few Want Canada to Continue to Press on Keystone Pipeline, While Close to Four in Ten Want to Move on to Other Priorities

www.ipsos.com

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 5h

"News of the discussion [about reviving #KeystoneXL] pleased Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who welcomed the reports Wednesday that Carney had raised the pipeline with Trump"

Is this what you voted for, Carney supporters?

#ClimateCrisis #CDNPoli #Canada #NoPipelines #ElbowsUp #ABPoli

Insiders say Mark Carney and Donald Trump discussed reviving Keystone oil pipeline

The official said Trump was receptive when the pipeline was raised as the leaders spoke about possible energy-sector co-operation between Canada and the U.S.

www.thestar.com

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 5h

Canadians & Americans from all walks of life, with First Nations on point, fought damned hard for 15 years to stop #KeystoneXL from going ahead. Hard to imagine how Carney & Trump could show *less* respect for any of us at this point.

#ClimateCrisis #CDNPoli #Canada #NoPipelines #ElbowsUp

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 5h

Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News

Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.

www.cbc.ca

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Sierra Club Canada @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social · 8h

(1/4) We need a renewable revolution to create long-term stable jobs in AB, SK, & NL. Canada can go 100% renewable: www.sierraclub.ca/canada-can-g...

But we're still talking about dead-end pipelines, and now liabilities that make us more interconnected with the U.S.
#KeystoneXL #CDNpoli #ABpoli

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 1d

Title: Rising Moon at Katase River (1953)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

www.kanpai-japan.com/tsukimi-moon... #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #Showa #KasamatsuShiro #Autumn #Moon #FullMoon #Tsukimi #Japan

A bright yellow full moon rises over a stretch of the Katase River. Tall grasses line the riverbank on our side of the water; on the opposite bank, houses stand along stone embankments and a short pier. A single pilot steers a little boat along the river with a pole, while another small boat is tied up alongside the dock. Beyond the houses, past a shadowy tree-lined silhouette of a nearby hill, the full moon shines in a clear, starless night sky. The light of the moon and the lights shining in the windows of the houses reflect and scatter along the surface of the river.

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 2d

#Tsukimi: 'This Japanese custom of moon viewing is a contemplative moment of giving thanks and celebrating the seasonal beauty of nature. As the full moon has a mysterious enigma that invokes a sense of longing, tsukimi is a poetic and solemn affair.'

#Autumn #Moon #FullMoon #Japan

Celebrating Tsukimi: Japanese Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋の名月

Tsukimi is a Japanese festival honoring the autumn moon. Learn about this traditional custom, food, and how you can celebrate at home.

www.justonecookbook.com

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 2d

'Tsukimi can be celebrated any night, but it usually refers to the fifteenth night of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, which falls on October 6th in 2025, when the bright full moon appears near the autumn equinox.'

metropolisjapan.com/tsukimi/

#Autumn #Moon #FullMoon #Tsukimi #Japan

Tsukimi: Japan’s “Forgotten” Moon Celebration | Metropolis Japan

Celebrate tsukimi, Japan’s moon viewing tradition. Learn its ties to other Asian Mid-Autumn events like Chuseok and how you can participate.

metropolisjapan.com

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 2d

Title: Hirakawa Bridge (1929)

Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida

www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HiroshiYoshida #Autumn #Moon #FullMoon #MidAutumnMoon #Tsukimi #Tokyo #Japan

A full moon shines down on Tokyo's Hirakawa Bridge. The traditional wooden bridge spans the inner moat at Edo Castle in a graceful arc; the water below is calm and still, while beyond, the shadows of trees obscure the horizon. The bridge is deserted at this time of night. Above, a bright full moon shines in a starless night sky, illuminating tattered clouds as they slide by.

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 5d

Title: Autumn in Hakone Museum (1954)

Artist: Toshi Yoshida

hakone-japan.com/discover/his... #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #ToshiYoshida #Autumn #Hakone #Japan

A bright autumn day in the gardens at Hakone Museum. In the foreground, a narrow path curves and divides: one branch leads toward an archway on the right, while the other leads toward a small pond enclosed by a steep banks up ahead. Trees and shrubs of various kinds populate the landscape, all turning yellow and orange and red with the season. Beyond, dramatic mountains dominate the view; a trail of white smoke rises from a valley somewhere among them, drifting off into the clear blue sky.

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 5d

"Calgary experiences hottest September on record, driest in 140 years"

More pipelines for Smith = more #heatwaves, #droughts, #wildfires & #extremeWeather for the rest of us.

#Canada #CDNPoli #Alberta #Calgary #ABPoli #NoPipelines #ClimateCrisis

Calgary experiences hottest September on record, driest in 140 years | CBC News

Summer 2025 has come to an end in Calgary — a season that might be remembered for its soggy start and prolonged warm and dry end.

www.cbc.ca

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 5d

Title: Deep Autumn (1979)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #Showa #Autumn #KasamatsuShiro #Fuji #MtFuji #MountFuji #Japan

A clear autumn day, looking toward a snow-capped Mount Fuji. In the foreground, a slow-moving river flows past; on the opposite bank, a high wall conceals all but the upper floor of a traditional thatched-roof house. Nearby, trees and grasses are golden yellow with the turning season. Further on, Mount Fuji dominates the view, its snowy peak reflected in the river below.

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 6d

If the Prime Minister can read the room, he won't spend any political capital supporting Smith's pipeline fantasies. Still, this is Mark "Decarbonized Oil" Carney we're talking about here, so I'm not taking any bets.

#Canada #CDNPoi #BCPoli #ABPoli #Alberta #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines