Rene Bissonnette

Grandfather, happily retired, vegan,no car, stopped flying, likes to walk, bike, kayak ,concerned about the future

[Pembina Institute @Pembina]

Even if it doesn’t always feel like it, 🍁's energy transition is on.

⚡ 98% of #BC’s electricity is clean
☀️ Enough new wind + solar projects were installed in the last 10 years to power #SK
🌿#AB phased out coal ahead of schedule

Progress is real, and building. #EnviroWeek

[ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ 🇨🇦 @ONcleanair]

If a project could cost taxpayers and ratepayers billions, shouldn't it face rigorous independent scrutiny?

This Energy Mix article highlights concerns that nuclear approvals are becoming little more than a "rubber stamp": https://t.co/PLwrxuO1aZ

#EnergyPolicy #EnergyPolitics

[David Pugliese @davidpugliese]

Mandatory evacuation in place as Timmins 9 forest fire surges to 2,945 ha https://t.co/U9CfTr6emT

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

One Day Of Extreme Heat Causes 3,400 Excess Deaths Across India
With temperatures touching 48°C (118 F) in Rajasthan, India.

There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate

#climateenergy #renewables #PanelsNotPipelines

[Robert Redmayne Hosking 🎤🔥🌊🌿🌸🌼 @rhosking252]

Climate collapse killing the entire horn of Africa by the second: 🔥

This is the reality: the desecration of landscapes is monumental:

Everything is suffering: and will continue too:

Massive safeguarding is now required: and i mean immediately:

Reality right in front of you:

[Larry Neufeld-@[email protected] @LarryNeufeldSK]

Not good news for many people if they're dependent on gas powered vehicles for transportation or moving of goods
https://t.co/7r4zrq7H6t

[CityNews Calgary @citynewscalgary]

From chokepoint to checkout: How war is squeezing Canada’s food chain https://t.co/uVsHlA2yAd

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

Israelis who block aid trucks to feed starving children in Gaza are considered civilians.

Yemenis who block trade routes to prevent genocide in Gaza are considered pirates.

Americans who block aid ships to feed starving children in Cuba are considered peacemakers.

Iranians who block Strait of Hormuz to prevent ethnic cleansing in Lebanon are considered terrorists.

They invented a language to conceal their crimes against humanity. It’s as simple as that.

[TDot Resident @TDotResident]

Flashback: when discussing Therme, Doug Ford said multiple times: "there is no public money in this deal"

This was completely false. We are spending billions to make the Therme spa happen.

[Isaac Callan @isaaccallan]

NEW: The war in Iran is adding almost $650 in extra fuel costs this year for the average Ontario household, according to the province’s financial watchdog. #Onpoli
https://t.co/dnCfc5z6tr

[Inside Animal Ag @InsideAg5522]

It's time that environmental advocates take a stand on factory farms and the massive pollution they cause, endangering human health and destroying out biodiversity. https://t.co/pu2DDJXOaV

[Chris Glover @chrisglover]

Jets at Billy Bishop:

▶️ would reduce 8,000 new homes planned for 37,000 residents
▶️ could require 86,000 existing homes "to have restrictions on balconies and outdoor space, non-operable windows and mechanical ventilation" because of noise and pollution

#ONpoli
#Cdnpoli

[Our World in Data @OurWorldInData]

Australia is replacing coal and gas power with solar and wind—

At the turn of the millennium, Australia got more than 80% of its electricity from coal. This has dropped to less than 45%.

The chart shows how the country’s electricity mix has changed in recent decades.

In the 2000s and early 2010s, coal was initially replaced by gas, with only moderate growth in solar and wind. But in the last five years, solar and wind have been deployed much more quickly.

Gas is now on the decline, too. In 2023, solar overtook gas to become Australia’s second-largest electricity source.

While coal is declining, it still supplies much more of Australia’s power than most high-income countries.

(This Data Insight was written by @_HannahRitchie and @parriagadap.)

[Rene Bissonnette @BissonnetteRene]

Just wonder what your views are of a politician who squats in public housing for free with servants while earning a $300,000 salary during a recession. Interested Canadian.

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

Carney’s Liberal government gets fatter while more and more people can't even afford to eat.

Put government on a diet to make life more affordable for Canadians once again.

[Ihab Hassan @IhabHassane]

HORRIFIC: Israeli settler terrorists are attacking the village of Shouqba right now — setting fields and vehicles on fire, storming a soccer field, and beating children.

Residents are pleading for help from neighboring villages.

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

The lethal threat of antimicrobial resistance: the use of antibiotics on livestock will rise by nearly a third in the next 15 years without government intervention, with potentially disastrous impacts on human resistance to essential medicines. https://t.co/Aon3jC3BDe

[CP24 @CP24]

Over $1 billion goes to private companies administering Ontario government programs: OPSEU report https://t.co/NIRFyu2yFc

[Tom Parkin @TomPark1n]

Until the Harris PCs, they were Ontario’s responsibility

That offloading is just part of what Conservatives Harris, Eves, Lastman, Rob Ford, Doug Ford and Tory did to wreck the city’s finances

But credit where due, Ford is reversing this mistake, and Olivia got the deal

[Rene Bissonnette @BissonnetteRene]

Perfect. @fordnation

[TDot Resident @TDotResident]

"I know first hand how bad congestion is in this city... I drive into Queen's Park at least 7 times a year."

[Seniors for Climate Action Now! (SCAN!) @Seniors_CAN]

As balcony solar systems gain traction across Europe and parts of the United States, a Calgary-based coalition is pushing for regulatory changes to make small, plug-in solar systems easier to adopt in Canada.
https://t.co/5wzD6QirHE