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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 10h

Very cool!

Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 10h

As climate disinformation groups move into the shadows, @nationalobserver.com has developed an unprecedented new tool: Civic Searchlight. To build it, we assembled a database of council meetings in more than 550 municipalities.

How Canada's National Observer tracked a climate misinfo group going 'under the radar'

As KICLEI's campaign moves into the shadows, Canada’s National Observer has developed an unprecedented new tool: Civic Searchlight. To build it, we assembled a database of council meetings in more tha...

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 1d

A decade ago, Mark Carney, then-governor of the Bank of England, said, “It is governments who must choose whether, and how, to pursue that two-degree world."

Today, he is leading one of those governments — our government. Here's his climate track record so far: thenarwhal.ca/mark-carney-...

How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress | The Narwhal

From cancelling the carbon tax to pausing the EV mandate, Mark Carney’s government is making sweeping changes to Canada’s environmental rules

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 1d

Wow.

Great work by @thetrillium.bsky.social
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Clients of lobby firms connected to premier, his nephew given tens of millions in training funds

Groups represented by a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager got more than $100 million in grant money, a Trillium analysis has found

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 2d

ICYMI: Here's how the Doug Ford government plans to establish areas of Ontario where development can move ahead without abiding by provincial or municipal laws: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...

Ontario drafts special economic zone rules around minister's opinion | The Narwhal

The Doug Ford government’s draft rules for special economic zones under Bill 5 empower ministers and dismiss First Nations’ request for oversight

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 6d

In the spring we heard about these “special economic zones” where, under Ontario’s Bill 5, provincial and municipal laws don’t apply, ostensively speeding up development. Now we have an idea of the rigorous regulatory test they face and it’s, um, the minister having a good feeling about them.

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 6d

The Doug Ford government’s draft regulations for establishing “special economic zones” under Bill 5 rely heavily on the opinion of ministers, and dismiss First Nations’ calls for language affirming Indigenous Rights.

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Ontario’s draft rules for special economic zones limit oversight | The Narwhal

The Doug Ford government’s draft regulations for special economic zones under Bill 5 empower ministers and dismiss First Nations’ request for oversight

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 7d

"I had to work 10 times harder than the average man just to get the same level of recognition," Jane Goodall told us in 2020. "But once I had made a name for myself, I let the data speak for me."

Jane Goodall on Fighting Sexism and What Chimpanzees Taught Her

Jane Goodall discusses what keeps her motivated six decades into her career and how she combated sexism.

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 7d

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AI’s Unquenchable Thirst for Water Could Rival That of Some Nations | The Walrus

Big Tech is doing a great job of hiding the environmental cost of chatbots

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 7d

I was wondering if there was a relation!!!

Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 7d

This is such a lovely and thoughtful Moose Q

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 7d

We all have a role to play in the fight against climate change, and it starts with fostering deeper connections to the non-human world. That's what Alberta nature writer Kevin Van Tighem told us when he took our Moose Questionnaire: thenarwhal.ca/moose-questi...

Alberta author Kevin Van Tighem changed his mind about cattle ranching | The Narwhal

Alberta nature writer Kevin Van Tighem wants his readers to feel their way back into a healthier relationship with the non-human world

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 9d

"While the history of residential schools is indelible for many survivors, collective memory is slippery ... a patient effort is underway to preserve something of that past — to ensure Canada doesn’t forget what happened in residential schools, and what it took to survive them."

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 9d

The last federally run residential school closed in 1997, but traces of the system are everywhere on the land. How to commemorate the dark, painful history of these places? Across Canada, survivors are taking the lead: thenarwhal.ca/truth-reconc...

What should happen to residential school sites? | The Narwhal

Across Canada, Indigenous communities are deciding how to commemorate these residential school histories on the land

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 12d

I’m a serious person with a serious job.

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 12d

Ontario bureau chief @elaineanselmi.bsky.social took the prerogative to have a little fun with our latest newsletter, about a proposed nickel mine in Shania Twain’s hometown of Timmins.

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Is mining ‘still the one’ in northern Ontario? | The Narwhal

A past effort to attract fans to Shania Twain’s hometown of Timmins didn’t go well. A proposed nickel mine has the town wondering: can it only go up from here?

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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 15d

This will kill people. Doug Ford is going to kill people. So we’re clear. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

Doug Ford will outlaw municipal speed cameras this fall: Sources

Sources say Ford's Progressive Conservatives will table legislation later this fall to outlaw the "automated speed enforcement" devices.

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 15d

We hear a lot about Canada's push for critical minerals, and new policies and plans to see it through. It isn't always clear how exactly that will play out on the ground, so @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social headed to Timmins, Ont., to find out: thenarwhal.ca/critical-min...

Massive nickel mine planned north of Timmins, Ontario | The Narwhal

Amid a critical minerals rush, Canada Nickel’s Crawford mine project offers risks and opportunities for Timmins, in northern Ontario.

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Leah Borts-Kuperman (Freelance Journalist) @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social · 15d

My latest for @thenarwhal.ca: A massive nickel mine, and the community that wants to love it. Timmins, Ont., has a long history of mining and its economy could use another boom. But, who will protect the town from financial and environmental bust?

thenarwhal.ca/critical-min...

Massive nickel mine planned north of Timmins, Ontario | The Narwhal

Amid a critical minerals rush, Canada Nickel’s Crawford mine project offers risks and opportunities for Timmins, in northern Ontario.

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 21d

“Why would the Ministry of Natural Resources give up on protecting something that they are mandated to protect?” #ONpoli

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A Port Hope protected area, opened for development | The Narwhal

The Doug Ford government shifted the boundaries of a protected area, opening the way for a subdivision to be built there instead

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 22d

This is cool. This is very, very cool.

"How do you build a house that could get grandma through the apocalypse?": thenarwhal.ca/fire-resista...

How do you build a home that can survive B.C. wildfires? | The Narwhal

In Tsilhqot’in territory, a former Yunesit’in chief and an architect designed a fire-resistant house built to last in B.C.’s hot Interior

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 23d

B.C. just approved one of its largest LNG projects yet.

Ksi Lisims LNG will ship 12M tonnes of gas a year overseas. Ministers say it will benefit the Nisg̱a’a Nation — but also admit it will worsen greenhouse gas emissions.

#bcpoli

Massive Ksi Lisims LNG approved in B.C. | The Narwhal

B.C. just gave the green light to Ksi Lisims, a project capable of producing almost as much as LNG Canada’s first phase

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 23d

Let's roll out in an eastward fashion, please

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 26d

A new federal program will fund energy efficiency upgrades for modest-income households, officials announced today in Winnipeg. It’ll roll out in Manitoba first, before expanding across Canada. Via @jsrutgers.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/greener-home...

Federal greener homes program offers no-cost retrofits | The Narwhal

The Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program will cover the costs of heat pumps and other efficiency upgrades, beginning in Manitoba

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Mark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 25d

Canada signals intent to soon recognize an independent Palestinian state by joining the 142 countries supporting yesterday's motion at the UN General Assembly

The 10 "Nos" were the US, Israel, Argentina, Hungary, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay and Tonga...

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 26d

UN vote on the two state solution and recognition of Palestine as an independent state

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 26d

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Canada Is Killing Itself

The country gave its citizens the right to die. Doctors are struggling to keep up with demand.

www.theatlantic.com

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alison (she/her) FREE LINK @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 26d

#BigBoatStuck

So... this cargo ship got stuck in the (ominous) Fraser Strait on its way to Quebec from China.

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Company launches plan to refloat, salvage grounded ship in Northwest Passage

Updated Sept. 11 at 4:50 p.m. ET A plan to salvage the cargo ship Thamesborg is underway after the Canadian Coast Guard completed aerial and remote-operated vehicle surveys of the vessel, which sits g...

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 27d

Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 28d

“The story of Ontario’s crisis in post-secondary education is, first and foremost, a story of provincial neglect.” Via @thelocal.to

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Ontario’s Post-Secondary Education Crisis in Five Figures | The Local

Stagnant provincial funding, a domestic tuition freeze, cuts to international students, and expensive capital projects—the numbers behind the emergency in higher education.

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Elaine Anselmi @elaineanselmi.bsky.social · 28d

www.latimes.com/environment/...

Humanity is rapidly depleting water and much of the world is getting drier

Research shows vast portions of the world are losing fresh water and getting drier. Groundwater depletion accounts for two-thirds of the continents' water losses, contributing to rising oceans.

www.latimes.com

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 28d

Here’s a breakdown of our investigation into Ontario’s gas well problem, and why new wells and carbon storage are making it even more complicated. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-old-...

Ontario’s gas well problem is getting bigger | The Narwhal

Home to tens of thousands of old wells it can’t afford to plug, Ontario still isn’t collecting enough money from companies to ensure future well-capping costs don’t fall to the taxpayer. Carbon storag...

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