MMacLean
@macleanm.bsky.social
in Ottawa, thinking about my city and the world at large. How I earn a living: www.linkedin.com/in/mjmacleanconsulting
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In case you need another reason to not drink bottled water…
People Who Drink Bottled Water on a Daily Basis Ingest 90,000 More Microplastic Particles Each Year
Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who ...
www.wired.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
In case you need another reason to not drink bottled water…
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I’ve watched at least two dozen reels, showing the terrible snow conditions in Colorado and Europe right now.
Guess how many of those videos mentioned climate change? And how many mentioned chemtrails?
The same number. ONE. 😱
Guess how many of those videos mentioned climate change? And how many mentioned chemtrails?
The same number. ONE. 😱
The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it
How do you talk to someone who doesn't believe in climate change? Not by rehashing the same data and facts we've been discussing for years, says climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. In this inspiring, ...
www.ted.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I’ve watched at least two dozen reels, showing the terrible snow conditions in Colorado and Europe right now.
Guess how many of those videos mentioned climate change? And how many mentioned chemtrails?
The same number. ONE. 😱
Guess how many of those videos mentioned climate change? And how many mentioned chemtrails?
The same number. ONE. 😱
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Read the full email Sharyn Alfonsi sent her team about CBS pulling their segment on the Trump admin’s deportations of Venezuelan migrants
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Read the full email Sharyn Alfonsi sent her team about CBS pulling their segment on the Trump admin’s deportations of Venezuelan migrants
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A tiny bundle of winter cheer is bouncing through our snowy woodland today…
Shall we see who’s behind door 20? ❄️✨
#RSPBAdvent25
Shall we see who’s behind door 20? ❄️✨
#RSPBAdvent25
December 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A tiny bundle of winter cheer is bouncing through our snowy woodland today…
Shall we see who’s behind door 20? ❄️✨
#RSPBAdvent25
Shall we see who’s behind door 20? ❄️✨
#RSPBAdvent25
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“NCAR has played a greater role in advancing weather prediction & atmospheric modeling than perhaps any other single entity in the world,” says @weatherwest.bsky.social
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
Trump administration plans to break up largest federal climate research center
Russ Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, said the National Science Foundation "will be breaking up" the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“NCAR has played a greater role in advancing weather prediction & atmospheric modeling than perhaps any other single entity in the world,” says @weatherwest.bsky.social
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
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A thread of how to say “nobody asked you” from around the world, starting with this one…
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
December 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A thread of how to say “nobody asked you” from around the world, starting with this one…
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
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NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
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Three children in Ottawa have died of flu-related complications this season. PLEASE make sure to get vaccinated ASAP.
With flu activity increasing rapidly across the region, we’re sharing an important update from the Medical Officers of Health for Ottawa Public Health and the Eastern Ontario Health Unit about what this means for families and how to reduce your risks of severe illness.
December 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Three children in Ottawa have died of flu-related complications this season. PLEASE make sure to get vaccinated ASAP.
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ICYMI: Ever heard of a grätzloase? It means “neighbourhood oasis”– a miniature park replacing a parking space, aka parklets. With the blessing of city hall, more than 100 of them have sprung up across Vienna since 2015. And in theory, anyone in Vienna can build one.
‘Why would you take away a parking place?’: the city where anyone can build an urban oasis
Grätzloasen – low-cost, urban ‘parklets’ built by volunteers – are on the rise in Vienna as sceptics are being won over by the splash of welcome greenery and boost to community spirits
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
ICYMI: Ever heard of a grätzloase? It means “neighbourhood oasis”– a miniature park replacing a parking space, aka parklets. With the blessing of city hall, more than 100 of them have sprung up across Vienna since 2015. And in theory, anyone in Vienna can build one.
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Only 10% of Americans live car-free, but 40% are curious about car-freedom.
Remember that the phrase "American love affair with the automobile" was invented by a car-industry copywriter for 1950s spon-con.
Remember that the phrase "American love affair with the automobile" was invented by a car-industry copywriter for 1950s spon-con.
An astonishing percentage of Americans are open to car-free living.
The problem isn't attitudes. The problem is the failure to invest in viable options.
humantransit.org/2025/12/many...
The problem isn't attitudes. The problem is the failure to invest in viable options.
humantransit.org/2025/12/many...
Many Americans Are Open to Car-Free Living — Human Transit
Is Americans a “car culture” or are they “car dependent”? Do they drive because they love driving, or are they in an unhealthy relationship with a substance it would be happy to do without? Obviousl...
humantransit.org
December 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Only 10% of Americans live car-free, but 40% are curious about car-freedom.
Remember that the phrase "American love affair with the automobile" was invented by a car-industry copywriter for 1950s spon-con.
Remember that the phrase "American love affair with the automobile" was invented by a car-industry copywriter for 1950s spon-con.
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Today I brought a voice of dissent to the city budget vote. The residents of Somerset Ward are my boss: not the mayor and not other members of council. I know you want a city that works and that leaves no one behind. This budget missed the mark, so I voted against it. I will keep fighting for you.
December 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Today I brought a voice of dissent to the city budget vote. The residents of Somerset Ward are my boss: not the mayor and not other members of council. I know you want a city that works and that leaves no one behind. This budget missed the mark, so I voted against it. I will keep fighting for you.
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This is my number one conflict on my commute home. The drivers slam on their brakes, they're irate, they swear and some of them get out of the car. But the fact of the matter is I was already in the intersection, that's why I was right in front of them when they turned. They just didn't look!
More than half of Toronto drivers in a Universtiy of Toronto study didn't look for people walking or on bikes before turning right. Study used eye-tracking tech.
Increasingly deadly vehicles, dumb laws, and irresponsible driving equal people being injured and killed.
www.utoronto.ca/news/more-ha...
Increasingly deadly vehicles, dumb laws, and irresponsible driving equal people being injured and killed.
www.utoronto.ca/news/more-ha...
December 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This is my number one conflict on my commute home. The drivers slam on their brakes, they're irate, they swear and some of them get out of the car. But the fact of the matter is I was already in the intersection, that's why I was right in front of them when they turned. They just didn't look!
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Don’t forget, for many years #Uber insisted loudly that it would reduce traffic in cities. Instead, Uber drivers cruise without passengers 40% of the time. Uber and Lyft no longer claim they reduce traffic. They now admit they increase congestion.
So much for “making cities better…”
Via @wsj.com
So much for “making cities better…”
Via @wsj.com
The Ride-Hail Utopia That Got Stuck in Traffic
Uber and Lyft said they would ease congestion. Instead they made it worse.
www.wsj.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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🚨 A Canadian company just signed a deal to rush 20 bomb-resistant vehicles to ICE — the same agency committing violent, racist raids, and tearing families apart.
Tell PM Carney to block the deal now. 🛑 #cdnpoli #StopTheDeal
leadnow.ca/campaigns/no...
Tell PM Carney to block the deal now. 🛑 #cdnpoli #StopTheDeal
leadnow.ca/campaigns/no...
December 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
🚨 A Canadian company just signed a deal to rush 20 bomb-resistant vehicles to ICE — the same agency committing violent, racist raids, and tearing families apart.
Tell PM Carney to block the deal now. 🛑 #cdnpoli #StopTheDeal
leadnow.ca/campaigns/no...
Tell PM Carney to block the deal now. 🛑 #cdnpoli #StopTheDeal
leadnow.ca/campaigns/no...
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If video were available back then, this is how disappearances during right-wing Latin American dictatorships would look.
Seeing citizens kidnapped by government forces should drive people to take to the streets, but apparently, it is not enough.
Seeing citizens kidnapped by government forces should drive people to take to the streets, but apparently, it is not enough.
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
If video were available back then, this is how disappearances during right-wing Latin American dictatorships would look.
Seeing citizens kidnapped by government forces should drive people to take to the streets, but apparently, it is not enough.
Seeing citizens kidnapped by government forces should drive people to take to the streets, but apparently, it is not enough.
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AI is a climate issue. AI is a climate crisis.
A few important points here
- Generative AI supercharged data centre growth: lobbyist and substacker lines pretending like this is just streaming are false
- Even when you consider much of the projected growth is speculative, the *likely* projects are still MASSIVE
media.licdn.com/dms/document...
- Generative AI supercharged data centre growth: lobbyist and substacker lines pretending like this is just streaming are false
- Even when you consider much of the projected growth is speculative, the *likely* projects are still MASSIVE
media.licdn.com/dms/document...
December 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
AI is a climate issue. AI is a climate crisis.
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Both @jleiper.bsky.social and I are fighting for a budget that puts people first, a budget that delivers reliable transit, safe communities and a city where everyone can afford to live and thrive.
Add your name to tell City Council that we need a budget built for people: www.arieltroster.com/budget
Add your name to tell City Council that we need a budget built for people: www.arieltroster.com/budget
December 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Both @jleiper.bsky.social and I are fighting for a budget that puts people first, a budget that delivers reliable transit, safe communities and a city where everyone can afford to live and thrive.
Add your name to tell City Council that we need a budget built for people: www.arieltroster.com/budget
Add your name to tell City Council that we need a budget built for people: www.arieltroster.com/budget
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Too many cities have loudly declared that they don’t know what the word “emergency” means. #ClimateEmergency
City: We unanimously declare a climate emergency! We must make change no matter what the cost, humanity's survival depends on it!
Community: Can we put in a protected bike lane to get more people cycling.
City: No, we'll lose parking spots.
Community: Can we put in a protected bike lane to get more people cycling.
City: No, we'll lose parking spots.
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Too many cities have loudly declared that they don’t know what the word “emergency” means. #ClimateEmergency
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Chronique | La lecture et l’écriture, véritable gymnastique pour les neurones, reculent et régressent.
Intelligences
www.ledevoir.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Chronique | La lecture et l’écriture, véritable gymnastique pour les neurones, reculent et régressent.
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Is it time for a Chris Dornan starter pack? Do you need to know what is happening to what used to be called the “news media"? Here’s an immodest reading list to get you started, whether you are a high school media literacy teacher, the incoming president of the CBC, or the CEO of Postmedia. 👇👇👇
November 19, 2024 at 4:43 AM
Is it time for a Chris Dornan starter pack? Do you need to know what is happening to what used to be called the “news media"? Here’s an immodest reading list to get you started, whether you are a high school media literacy teacher, the incoming president of the CBC, or the CEO of Postmedia. 👇👇👇
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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 10:32 PM
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.
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Eye on the ball folks! It seems the pipeline piece may well be a distraction. While a pipeline remains very unlikely, the practical impact of this deal are all the immediate concessions to oil & gas industry & the federal abandonment of core climate policies.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/n...
BREAKING: Alberta gets its way in deal with Ottawa
A newly signed memorandum of understanding gives Alberta almost its entire list of demands, from the removal of regulations to the fast-tracking of a pipeline.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Eye on the ball folks! It seems the pipeline piece may well be a distraction. While a pipeline remains very unlikely, the practical impact of this deal are all the immediate concessions to oil & gas industry & the federal abandonment of core climate policies.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/n...
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The man has principles
Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.
He directly cites today's MOU:
He directly cites today's MOU:
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The man has principles