Kat Tancock
@kattancock.bsky.social
Writer, reader, editor, Russian > English translator. Gardener + crafter. Syilx + Secwépemc territory, British Columbia. kattancock.com
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This is one of our favorites!
December 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is one of our favorites!
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Researchers also showed us how certain actions -- heating up plastics, storing fatty or acidic foods in plastic, or consuming highly processed foods -- can increase the likelihood that these chemicals leach in.
December 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Researchers also showed us how certain actions -- heating up plastics, storing fatty or acidic foods in plastic, or consuming highly processed foods -- can increase the likelihood that these chemicals leach in.
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Fewer and fewer media outlets are putting resources toward the slow, expensive work of dragging government secrets into the light. Will you help us raise $200,000 to keep digging?
All donations to The Narwhal will be matched through Dec. 31 — doubling your impact!
➡️ thenarwhal.ca/double-up
All donations to The Narwhal will be matched through Dec. 31 — doubling your impact!
➡️ thenarwhal.ca/double-up
December 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Fewer and fewer media outlets are putting resources toward the slow, expensive work of dragging government secrets into the light. Will you help us raise $200,000 to keep digging?
All donations to The Narwhal will be matched through Dec. 31 — doubling your impact!
➡️ thenarwhal.ca/double-up
All donations to The Narwhal will be matched through Dec. 31 — doubling your impact!
➡️ thenarwhal.ca/double-up
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I think techno-optimists, lAbundance bros, whatever they are, think that "the environment" is just an amenity or a nice-to-have — somewhere you hike or camp with more or less wildlife around you for color.
No. We're in this mess to begin with because we think our economy is separate from "nature."
No. We're in this mess to begin with because we think our economy is separate from "nature."
December 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I think techno-optimists, lAbundance bros, whatever they are, think that "the environment" is just an amenity or a nice-to-have — somewhere you hike or camp with more or less wildlife around you for color.
No. We're in this mess to begin with because we think our economy is separate from "nature."
No. We're in this mess to begin with because we think our economy is separate from "nature."
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The environment flows through our bodies, altering our trajectories in ways medicine is just starting to see. "Your 'environment' could be the refinery a town over, the lead in the paint of your mother’s home, the plastic sheath of a Hot Pocket you microwaved in 1996." www.wired.com/story/scient...
Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water
New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.
www.wired.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The environment flows through our bodies, altering our trajectories in ways medicine is just starting to see. "Your 'environment' could be the refinery a town over, the lead in the paint of your mother’s home, the plastic sheath of a Hot Pocket you microwaved in 1996." www.wired.com/story/scient...
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Celebrity chefs told Californians that PFAS-coated pans were “safe,” and successfully lobbied Gavin Newsom to veto a bill phasing them out
They didn’t mention they all sell PFAS-coated pans.
New joint investigation with @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @atmosmag.bsky.social is out:
They didn’t mention they all sell PFAS-coated pans.
New joint investigation with @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @atmosmag.bsky.social is out:
Why are famous chefs fighting PFAS bans?
The answer, in retrospect, is obvious—and it’s part of a larger campaign to stop bans on Teflon cookware nationwide.
heated.world
December 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Celebrity chefs told Californians that PFAS-coated pans were “safe,” and successfully lobbied Gavin Newsom to veto a bill phasing them out
They didn’t mention they all sell PFAS-coated pans.
New joint investigation with @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @atmosmag.bsky.social is out:
They didn’t mention they all sell PFAS-coated pans.
New joint investigation with @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @atmosmag.bsky.social is out:
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The Ottawa-Alberta MoU is a backslide on methane goals.
That delay adds 1.9M tonnes of methane, roughly half the annual pollution created by the cars on Canada’s roads.
Alberta is already behind on methane — and now it has permission to fall further behind➡️ buff.ly/qriG0i3
That delay adds 1.9M tonnes of methane, roughly half the annual pollution created by the cars on Canada’s roads.
Alberta is already behind on methane — and now it has permission to fall further behind➡️ buff.ly/qriG0i3
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Ottawa-Alberta MoU is a backslide on methane goals.
That delay adds 1.9M tonnes of methane, roughly half the annual pollution created by the cars on Canada’s roads.
Alberta is already behind on methane — and now it has permission to fall further behind➡️ buff.ly/qriG0i3
That delay adds 1.9M tonnes of methane, roughly half the annual pollution created by the cars on Canada’s roads.
Alberta is already behind on methane — and now it has permission to fall further behind➡️ buff.ly/qriG0i3
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Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
December 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
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This is the technofix Carney's so excited about:
World’s largest CCS project hits new low on amount of carbon captured and stored
Not only has Chevron's Gorgon failed to hit its targets, its performance has declined significantly over time
reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-large...
World’s largest CCS project hits new low on amount of carbon captured and stored
Not only has Chevron's Gorgon failed to hit its targets, its performance has declined significantly over time
reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-large...
December 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is the technofix Carney's so excited about:
World’s largest CCS project hits new low on amount of carbon captured and stored
Not only has Chevron's Gorgon failed to hit its targets, its performance has declined significantly over time
reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-large...
World’s largest CCS project hits new low on amount of carbon captured and stored
Not only has Chevron's Gorgon failed to hit its targets, its performance has declined significantly over time
reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-large...
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In 1980, Devaki Amma met with a life-threatening car accident. Her recovery was slow and excruciating.
But, amidst the darkest of the clouds, Devaki Amma found a silver lining – a native #forest she raised and planted with her own two hands.
#rewilding
www.rewildingmag.com/i-didnt-know...
But, amidst the darkest of the clouds, Devaki Amma found a silver lining – a native #forest she raised and planted with her own two hands.
#rewilding
www.rewildingmag.com/i-didnt-know...
“I didn’t know I was building a forest”
This 90-year-old woman in India offers a lesson on how small, incremental action can lead to meaningful change.
www.rewildingmag.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
In 1980, Devaki Amma met with a life-threatening car accident. Her recovery was slow and excruciating.
But, amidst the darkest of the clouds, Devaki Amma found a silver lining – a native #forest she raised and planted with her own two hands.
#rewilding
www.rewildingmag.com/i-didnt-know...
But, amidst the darkest of the clouds, Devaki Amma found a silver lining – a native #forest she raised and planted with her own two hands.
#rewilding
www.rewildingmag.com/i-didnt-know...
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Following the end of the field season, our small team has spent the past few weeks reviewing all the data we collected during this year, and I am thrilled to announce that the wild population of this critically endangered species reached a new high this year - 427 marmots!
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Following the end of the field season, our small team has spent the past few weeks reviewing all the data we collected during this year, and I am thrilled to announce that the wild population of this critically endangered species reached a new high this year - 427 marmots!
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The arrogance is astounding.
David Cochrane asks about the fact that it would’ve been impossible for the coastal First Nations to travel from their communities to meet the feds on the timeline the govt offered.
“It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds.
Jesus CHRIST.
(Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)
“It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds.
Jesus CHRIST.
(Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The arrogance is astounding.
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NB: Its also an AI/data centre deal (gift to big tech). The terms include:
« Constructing thousands of megawatts of AI computing power, with a “large portion” dedicated to sovereign cloud; »
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/pol...:
« Constructing thousands of megawatts of AI computing power, with a “large portion” dedicated to sovereign cloud; »
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/pol...:
Carney signs major energy agreement with Alberta, laying out conditions for new oil pipeline
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a major new energy co-operation agreement on Thursday, outlining the conditions that need to be met for a new oil pipeline to the P...
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
November 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
NB: Its also an AI/data centre deal (gift to big tech). The terms include:
« Constructing thousands of megawatts of AI computing power, with a “large portion” dedicated to sovereign cloud; »
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/pol...:
« Constructing thousands of megawatts of AI computing power, with a “large portion” dedicated to sovereign cloud; »
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/pol...:
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Yesterday I was up on that pipeline route and a First Nation land guardian was explaining to me the riskiness of shipping oil on those waterways and I kept thinking: how f-ing broke is Canada that it’s thinking of doing this? This is ‘selling your kidney’ level of desperation.
Lets face it, this is a good day for oil companies, businesses, and those in the oil sector. Its a bad day for the environment and for reconciliation with Indigenous nations whose lands this thing will go over. As Blanchet stated, this is the official end of Canada's climate commitments.
Ottawa-Alberta agreement clears federal hurdles for west coast pipeline, suspends clean energy regulations
Federal government won’t implement its oil and gas emissions cap, and both sides will consult with B.C. on project, MOU says
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Yesterday I was up on that pipeline route and a First Nation land guardian was explaining to me the riskiness of shipping oil on those waterways and I kept thinking: how f-ing broke is Canada that it’s thinking of doing this? This is ‘selling your kidney’ level of desperation.
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What we have witnessed tday in this new federal-Alberta agreement is a complete abandonment of core federal climate policy and a complete abdication to the MAGA-aligned govt of Alberta and to oil & gas corporations that send huge chunks their profits to the US.
November 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
What we have witnessed tday in this new federal-Alberta agreement is a complete abandonment of core federal climate policy and a complete abdication to the MAGA-aligned govt of Alberta and to oil & gas corporations that send huge chunks their profits to the US.
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This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
November 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
👏👏👏
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"You can’t just do work on the forest just once," said Secwépemc firekeeper Joe Gilchrist.
"It has to be continuous — it has to be more of a lifestyle change."
Story by Aaron Hemens.
indiginews.com/features/lon...
"It has to be continuous — it has to be more of a lifestyle change."
Story by Aaron Hemens.
indiginews.com/features/lon...
Amid climate impacts, leading Secwépemc firekeeper shares 'a better way of looking after the land'
In a time of worsening wildfires, Joe Gilchrist says cultural burning 'needs to be multiplied hundreds of times' — returning to Indigenous stewardship
indiginews.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"You can’t just do work on the forest just once," said Secwépemc firekeeper Joe Gilchrist.
"It has to be continuous — it has to be more of a lifestyle change."
Story by Aaron Hemens.
indiginews.com/features/lon...
"It has to be continuous — it has to be more of a lifestyle change."
Story by Aaron Hemens.
indiginews.com/features/lon...
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"Clean up electricity and electrify everything possible. This is the nation-building project Canada needs." Couldn't agree more with colleagues @gmbutts.bsky.social @rjcsmith.bsky.social and Peter Nicholson on the only sustainable way forward for Canada www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
New data shows the world is embracing renewable energy. Canada can’t follow Trump’s fossil fuel obsession
North America at risk of becoming an island of fossil fuels in an electrifying world. Canada should take note and choose a better path.
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"Clean up electricity and electrify everything possible. This is the nation-building project Canada needs." Couldn't agree more with colleagues @gmbutts.bsky.social @rjcsmith.bsky.social and Peter Nicholson on the only sustainable way forward for Canada www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
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This is one of the most endangered mammals in the world – there are fewer than 400 alive in the wild right now – so it is pretty special to watch this mom and her two pups emerge from their burrow. Kids will be kids, no matter how rare your species!
P.S. they are Vancouver Island marmots
P.S. they are Vancouver Island marmots
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is one of the most endangered mammals in the world – there are fewer than 400 alive in the wild right now – so it is pretty special to watch this mom and her two pups emerge from their burrow. Kids will be kids, no matter how rare your species!
P.S. they are Vancouver Island marmots
P.S. they are Vancouver Island marmots
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"There are 14,000,000 square metres of parks, boulevards and golf courses in #Vancouver. Six million of that is lawn. We’ve transitioned 7 percent of that. We'll keep increasing as and when we can."
www.rewildingmag.com/the-city-tur...
www.rewildingmag.com/the-city-tur...
The city turning lawns into pollinator meadows
In Vancouver, a city-led (and research-backed) initiative is converting chunks of park land into wilder ecosystems.
www.rewildingmag.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"There are 14,000,000 square metres of parks, boulevards and golf courses in #Vancouver. Six million of that is lawn. We’ve transitioned 7 percent of that. We'll keep increasing as and when we can."
www.rewildingmag.com/the-city-tur...
www.rewildingmag.com/the-city-tur...
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Australia to introduce power cuts... no, wait, free power for 3 hours a day, as the solar boom has reached its, what's the new word?, abundance phase.
HT @volts.wtf www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
HT @volts.wtf www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Australian households to get free electricity three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, the federal government will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Australia to introduce power cuts... no, wait, free power for 3 hours a day, as the solar boom has reached its, what's the new word?, abundance phase.
HT @volts.wtf www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
HT @volts.wtf www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Some news from me — I'm teaching a new class on freelancing at @ubcjournalism.bsky.social next term as the Asper Visiting Professor. jwam.ubc.ca/news/ubc-jou...
October 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Some news from me — I'm teaching a new class on freelancing at @ubcjournalism.bsky.social next term as the Asper Visiting Professor. jwam.ubc.ca/news/ubc-jou...
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"Rewilding is not just about protecting individual species. It’s about re-establishing the relationships between them, many of which are complex and poorly understood."
www.rewildingmag.com/why-rewilder...
www.rewildingmag.com/why-rewilder...
Why rewilders shouldn’t forget about fungi
These mostly hidden life forms have a big role to play in rewilding – and need its support, too.
www.rewildingmag.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"Rewilding is not just about protecting individual species. It’s about re-establishing the relationships between them, many of which are complex and poorly understood."
www.rewildingmag.com/why-rewilder...
www.rewildingmag.com/why-rewilder...
I'm still not travel writing, but I couldn't resist sharing some of my favourite spots in Vancouver with CAA Magazine: caamagazine.com/mb/adventure...
caamagazine.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I'm still not travel writing, but I couldn't resist sharing some of my favourite spots in Vancouver with CAA Magazine: caamagazine.com/mb/adventure...