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Claire Kraatz @climatemamaclaire.bsky.social · 16h

Tell your local elected leaders to join the campaign!

#elbowsupforclimate #yyc #yeg #jasper #canmore #banff #lethbridge #medhat #grandprairie #reddeer #fortmcmurray

For Our Kids Canada @forourkidscanada.bsky.social · 1d

1 in 4 Canadians already feel the effects of climate disruption. It’s time for nation-building, not nation-burning by respecting Indigenous sovereignty and ending fossil fuel expansion that harms unceded lands, waters & communities. 🌎 #ElbowsUpForClimate

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Claire Kraatz @climatemamaclaire.bsky.social · 14h

💥 Act now! 💥
🔥 Methane is fueling #wildfires.
💨 It’s a super-pollutant heating our planet fast.
✍️ Sign @forourkidscanada.bsky.social 's letter for
urgent action
#cdnpoli #climateaction #climateactionnow #forourkids #emissions #pollution #cleanair
www.forourkids.ca/methane_poll...

Support Bold Action on Methane Pollution

www.forourkids.ca

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 1d

🚨 BREAKING: Filipino climate survivors and activists just dropped a $5-trillion “Polluter’s Climate Bill” calling out the biggest oil and gas companies that keep fueling the climate crisis.

Photo by Jilson Tiu

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canadaboatgaza.bsky.social @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social · 4h

Mskwaasin Agnew (Dene/Cree, Salt River First Nation) was among the humanitarians on board Conscience that was illegally boarded by Israel in international waters.
We are asking everyone to contact the Canadian Government (email addresses & phone numbers on the poster)
#EyesOnGaza #EndGazaBlockade

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Jaymie Heilman @jaymieh.bsky.social · 19h

New petition for a proposed referendum question: Should the Government of Alberta end its current practice of allocating public funds to accredited independent (private) schools?
If you have info on how I can sign this petition, let me know! #abpoli #ableg #yeg
www.elections.ab.ca/new-citizen-...

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For Our Kids Canada @forourkidscanada.bsky.social · 1d

No matter where you live in Canada, you can help defend public integrity in Alberta by flagging David Yager’s potentially conflicting roles to the Alberta Ethics Commissioner via @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social

ecojustice.ca/take-action/...

Image of an oil drilling site with text that says "flag David Yager's potential conflicts of interest to Alberta's ethics watchdog"

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For Our Kids Canada @forourkidscanada.bsky.social · 1d

Housing justice is a huge part of climate justice!

Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 1d

📣 Say it with us: the rent is TOO DAMN HIGH.

That’s why we are fighting for #HomesForAll — and demanding the government invest in housing solutions that work for us.

Share this video, then join the Homes for All campaign 👉 leadnow.ca/HomesForAll

@350canada.bsky.social @smallchangefund.bsky.social

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The Energy Mix @theenergymix.com · 1d

Danielle Smith’s “pipeline do-over” has no investors, no plan, just public money propping up a dying industry, experts warn.

Alberta’s new oil pipeline could cost billions and end up stranded as the world moves past fossil fuels.

More: www.theenergymix.com/albertas-new...

Alberta’s New Pipeline Pitch: Bad for Business, Disastrous for Climate, Analysts Say

Climate advocates and at least one policy analyst are taking Alberta Premier Danielle Smith back to business school after she promised to pitch a new westbound oil pipeline to the federal Major Projec...

www.theenergymix.com

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For Our Kids Canada @forourkidscanada.bsky.social · 1d

Now is the time to invest in regenerative, Indigenous-led projects that protect our shared future. ✍ Sign the #ElbowsUpForClimate letter & support Indigenous-led climate policy:

🔗 elbowsupforclimate.ca
🔗 8thfirerising.ca

8th Fire Rising – Elbows up against colonialism! 8th Fire Rising is a united coalition in Canada to protect Indigenous, labour, and environmental rights.

8thfirerising.ca

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For Our Kids Canada @forourkidscanada.bsky.social · 1d

1 in 4 Canadians already feel the effects of climate disruption. It’s time for nation-building, not nation-burning by respecting Indigenous sovereignty and ending fossil fuel expansion that harms unceded lands, waters & communities. 🌎 #ElbowsUpForClimate

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 2d

A new petition from youth climate activists calls out the U.S. government’s protection of fossil fuel interests, arguing to an international human rights body that these actions have put people in harm’s way and violated human rights.

Find out more here:

US is violating human rights laws by backing fossil fuels, say young activists in new petition

Petition says that US government’s protection of fossil fuel interests has put people in harm’s way

www.theguardian.com

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For Our Kids Canada @forourkidscanada.bsky.social · 4d

Prime Minister Carney: Reject Smith’s BC Pipeline

Sign the petition calling on Carney to reject Alberta’s pipeline proposal, and protect the BC coast — and our future.

leadnow.ca/campaigns/re...

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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 5d

URGENT: Israel has kidnapped over 400 participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters. They were carrying humanitarian aid for starving families in Gaza.

Send an email to Carney and your MP calling for their release and to impose sanctions on Israel: leadnow.ca/campaigns/fl...

Send a message: Protect the flotilla participants and sanction Israel

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Green Communities Canada @greencommunities.bsky.social · 5d

Have you seen the news coverage of our recent report on how we can roll out electric school buses more equitably across Canada?

Register now for our Oct. 15 online panel with the authors of the report.

buff.ly/WNVcqYr

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Jenny Yeremiy, P. Geoph 🪶🌿🇵🇸🇳🇬🇱🇧🇨🇦 @jennyyeremiy.bsky.social · 5d

Send a message to your MLA, tell them to clean up the oil and gas mess!
#cleanupyourmess
www.cleanupyourmess.ca/write-your-mla

Write to Your MLA

Send a digital letter to your MLA about the Mature Asset Strategy in under 2 minutes.

www.cleanupyourmess.ca

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Our Kids' Climate @ourkidsclimate.bsky.social · 5d

🌍👣 Children’s steps, children’s voices.
Be part of the exhibition My Family is at COP30.

📅 Deadline: Oct 12
🔗 Submit here: familiaspeloclima.org/2025/09/15/s...

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Christina Battle @cbattle.bsky.social · 6d

“For us to make 30- or 40-year bets on an industry that by all predictions is going to decline just doesn’t make any economic sense,” he said. But at the moment, “we have a prime minister who is an economist, who is going against all of the economic indicators.”

Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 6d

You pay, they profit, they leave a mess, you pay again. Repeat as necessary www.theenergymix.com/any-new-oil-... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #ClimateChange

Any New Oil Pipeline Will Need Massive Taxpayer Subsidies, Analyst Warns

With a “flashing red warning light” heralding years of low oil prices, and a major Canadian fossil company joining its international peers in laying off hundreds of workers, a Simon Fraser University ...

www.theenergymix.com

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Green Communities Canada @greencommunities.bsky.social · 9d

⚡🚍 Canada has a chance to lead—not just in clean transportation, but in doing it right. Ethical sourcing, responsible disposal, and inclusive design should be the standard, not the exception.

Register now to join our online panel on October 15.

buff.ly/FhvcyIk

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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 4d

It’s simple: Clean energy/Clean air=Healthy minds/Healthy bodies.

The sooner humanity stops burning fossil fuels, the sooner we will enjoy healthier, longer lives.

@gchalliance.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social

Frailty in ageing populations worsened by air pollution, global review finds

Coauthor of research says condition linked to heightened vulnerability and loss of independence – but is reversible

www.theguardian.com

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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 5d

📢 Mark Carney says Budget 2025 will be a “generational investment” in Canada’s economy.

Let’s hold him to it: www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca/tell-carney

A Youth Climate Corps is the kind of bold, nation-building program Canadians are demanding—jobs, resilience, and climate action rolled into one.

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For Our Kids Canada @forourkidscanada.bsky.social · 5d

"Players were invited to explore a Shell-branded island where they could fill up virtual vehicles at interactive Shell gas stations and were encouraged to post screenshots online with the hashtag Shellroadtrips."
theecologist.org/2024/aug/24/...

Big oil is griefing young gamers

The new, rapidly growing, youth gaming market is being targeted by big oil and major climate polluters.

theecologist.org

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Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment @cape-acme.bsky.social · 5d

On Oct 6, join David Suzuki & planetary health leaders on practical steps + big solutions to the environment crisis: https://loom.ly/9paSmn8
#planetaryhealthday

@royalcollege.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social

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Climate Caucus @climatecaucus.bsky.social · 7d

🎒School Trustees Chapter: Polluting Education
📅 Wed, Oct 29 | 12pm PT / 3pm ET
CAPE shares their report on how oil and gas have funded and supplied #misleading climate education.
🔗https://climatecaucus.ca/event/polluting-education-the-influence-of-fossil-fuels-on-childrens-education-in-canada/

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freegrassy.bsky.social @freegrassy.bsky.social · 8d

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

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For Our Kids Canada @forourkidscanada.bsky.social · 7d

Amplifying Spirit Bear TV as an incredible resource for facilitating learning and conversations with kids about residential schools. These video adaptations of the book series from Cindy Blackstock & @caringsociety.bsky.social are beautiful and powerful.
vimeo.com/spiritbeartv

Spirit Bear TV

Spirit Bear is a member of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council and represents the 165,000 First Nations children impacted by the First Nations child welfare case at…

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