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Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 2h

Big oil is also running its death cult in Newfoundland
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Wakeham says no link between N.L. wildfires, oil industry in campaign where climate change largely absent | CBC News

The 2025 provincial election is happening in the direct aftermath of one of the worst climate-related disasters in Newfoundland and Labrador’s recent history.

www.cbc.ca

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Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 1d

Even with Trump (and Moe in Saskatchewan) trying to keep coal alive, globally its out of the number 1 spot
www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Renewables become biggest source of electricity globally for 1st time, beating coal | CBC News

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new an...

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Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 2d

We here at Fridays for Future Ottawa are officially newcomers to the concept of 'greenhushing'. If it works for some people, well, like, OK?
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Greenhushing Is (Whisper It) Coming for Carbon Removal

Greenhushing, in which companies quietly get on with the task of decarbonizing without boasting about it, was once thought to be a way of avoiding accusations of greenwashing and complying with enviro...

www.bloomberg.com

Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 3d

Some places (cough, cough, Ontario) are not into climate commitments, but many other places are standing firm
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

NDP government reaffirms climate-change commitments in plan critic says lacks detail | CBC News

Manitoba's NDP government has published a set of guidelines intended to enable the province to become carbon neutral by 2050 — and promised to divulge more detailed "action plans" toward this target w...

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Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 4d

Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 5d

In five months, India installs ten times more solar than what currently exists in all of Canada

www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/01/i...

India adds 20.1 GW of renewables capacity in April-August, says ICRA

India installed 17.5 GW of solar and 2.6 GW of wind in April–August 2025, a 123% increase year over year, says ICRA.

www.pv-magazine.com

Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 6d

No word yet on Greta and her brave brothers and sisters. Fortunately, there are very few children for the IDF kill in the flotilla in non-Isreali watershttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0lk292jww4o

Greta Thunberg among activists detained as Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla

South Africa and Turkey have criticised the incident in international waters. Israel says those on board are safe.

www.bbc.com

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Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 7d

Alberta's Premier talks a good line about free enterprise but that doesn't mean she always wants it to happen
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‘Alberta is disincentivizing renewables’: report | The Narwhal

Confidence in Alberta’s energy market has been undermined by the ‘sheer volume and pace of regulatory and policy changes,’ major financial backers say

thenarwhal.ca

Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 8d

As a rule, the world's religious leaders understand climate better than our political leaders
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Listen to the cry of the Earth’: Pope Leo takes aim at climate change sceptics

Pontiff laments that some ‘ridicule those who speak of global warming’, days after Trump’s claims of ‘con job’

www.theguardian.com

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Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 8d

Also, we can neutralize fascists and doing so helps with all kinds of things
www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Care about climate change? The evidence shows these are the most impactful actions you can take

Care about climate change? Here's what the evidence shows are the most effective things you can do.

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Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 10d

Rather than making pithy endorsements, city council needs to get behinds this project. For starters, extending the O-Train to Fallowfield station to connect with this proposed project would put pressure on the feds to actually follow through and build it!

capitalcurrent.ca/ottawa-counc...

Ottawa councillors welcome plan to build Quebec City-Toronto high-speed rail link - Capital Current

Fast train service has been a dream for decades in Canada, the only G7 country without high-speed rail, and Ottawa city councillors are supportive of the latest plan that could get commuters from Otta...

capitalcurrent.ca

Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 11d

Hey Ontario, you could have offshore energy too if you'd care to get it in gear
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/co...

N.S. introduces bill to allow local use of offshore energy

The Nova Scotia government has tabled a bill that sets up the framework for developing offshore energy.

www.bnnbloomberg.ca

Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 13d

The City is taking tepid action improve transit on Bank street and as getting called out for it
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Bus-only lanes proposed for Bank Street in the Glebe | CBC News

City of Ottawa staff propose adding peak-hour bus lanes to Bank Street, one of the busiest transportation corridors in the city.

www.cbc.ca

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Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 14d

Amazing that this is happening to such a stable genius
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

China Is Leaving America in the Dust on Clean Energy

President Donald Trump is punting on clean energy, continuing to call climate change a hoax. China President Xi Jinping is happy to take the lead.

www.rollingstone.com

Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 15d

The country that's flooding the world with solar panels and electric vehicles is making domestic progress on emissions too.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

China, world’s largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal

China will cut emissions by 7-10 percent in the next 10 years, President Xi Jinping tells a UN climate summit.

www.aljazeera.com

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Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 16d

Just think of the commercial interests who put Trump here to say this.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Trump tells UN that climate change is a 'con job'

President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as “the greatest con job” in the world during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, doubling down on his skepticism of global environmental initiatives and multilateral institutions.

www.reuters.com

Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 17d

It would be nice if the 'Nation Building' concept could be a little more zenish. Here's a case in point...
energi.media/news/go-bigg...

retrofits - Thoughtful Journalism About Energy's Future

A broad wave of building retrofits could better meet PM Carney's goals and stimulate the economy, decarbonization experts say.

energi.media

Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 19d

Across the country, the media interpretted the Draw the Line protests in various ways - sometime as a climate protest and other times as a protest for progressive causes. The protest was often seen as being directed against the Carney government.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/photo...

- CTVNews

A large protest on Parliament Hill brought together climate justice, migrant justice, Indigenous justice, labour rights, anti-war, and Palestine solidarity groups on Wellington Street outside the Pri...

www.ctvnews.ca

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Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 20d

Tomorrow’s the day! 💚
DRAW THE LINE March
✊Saturday September 20 11AM
Ottawa start: Corner of Elgin & Wellington
Gatineau start: Maison du Citoyen
Together, we’re drawing the line against austerity, colonialism, climate destruction, and war — and for a future where people come before profit.

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Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 22d

Join us on Friday, September 19 for a Mass Bike Ride! This will help us warm up for the March on Saturday AND it's a great way to connect with community! More details here: www.fridaysforfutureottawa.org/the-get-read...
#DrawTheLine #FixonsLesLimites

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Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 22d

Let's Draw The Line together - for People, for Peace and for the Planet

Join the Ottawa-Gatineau DRAW THE LINE March this Saturday at 11am!
In Ottawa, meet at Elgin & Wellington
In Gatineau, meet at Maison du Citoyen

www.fridaysforfutureottawa.org
#DrawTheLine #FixonsLesLimites

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Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 26d

There are many miles to go, but experience tells us, we shouldn't give up hope 👍🫶
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...

‘We’ve done it before’: how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster

Some days it can feel as if climate catastrophe is inevitable. But history is full of cases – such as the banning of whaling and CFCs – that show humanity can come together to avert disaster

www.theguardian.com

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Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 26d

Bike lanes aren't just downtown
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9PD...

Not Just Downtown: Fighting To Expand The Cycling City

YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!

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Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 27d

While billionaires profit from arms deals, Canadians face cuts to essential services. Canada is arming global conflicts and escalating military budgets.
Standing for peace is standing for justice, equity, and the future of our communities.
#DrawTheLine #InvestInCareNotWarfare #FreePalestine

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Fridays For Future Ottawa @ottawaclimate.bsky.social · 28d

🌍 We need you! 🌍
👉 Volunteer the day of the Draw The Line March on Sept 20:
🎤 Sound & Stage
🛡️ Marshals
🪑 Chairs Wagons
🧹 Clean-up
🔥 Chant Team
🎨 Banners
📝 Petition Collectors

On Sept 20, let’s draw the line — for People, Peace, and the Planet. ✊💚

www.fridaysforfutureottawa.org/get-involved/

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