Margo Sheppard

Fredericton, NB. "...the health of the global depends on the health of the local." Charles Eisenstein, Climate; A New Story

[Margo Sheppard @MargoSheppard]

Kingston ON gets a P.A.C.E. program for home energy retrofits. https://t.co/FPi3iFIT7x NB Municipalities (with few exceptions) cannot access this money to help their citizens. Need legislative change from PNB to facilitate this.

[Margo Sheppard @MargoSheppard]

Join me and chip in to help @standearth protect primary forests from being turned into wood pellets:
https://t.co/O3WKCrfwsA Biomass is extremely problematic and needs to be exposed as such.

[Margo Sheppard @MargoSheppard]

@terry_seguin Thanks for this. I share your enthusiasm.

[Jacques Poitras @poitrasCBC]

Legislature's committee on climate change is beginning five days of meetings this morning at 10 a.m. to hear from experts on a new five-year plan for the province. Some background here: https://t.co/gfbYH3cTzR

[Jacques Poitras @poitrasCBC]

Story: https://t.co/jhu02BUsTq

[Margo Sheppard @MargoSheppard]

At 7pm on Dec. 8 I will be participating in a municipal councillor discussion on climate change https://t.co/E3zy9VxvHB Included in this shindig are me, Sabine Dietz from Sackville, a Councillor from Quispamsis and Brent Harris of Saint John (convenor).

[Margo Sheppard @MargoSheppard]

Canada's one of the world's biggest financiers of fossil fuels. This isn't climate leadership. Will you end funding of int'l fossil fuel projects by 2022 @S_guilbeault @JonathanWNV? #COP26 https://t.co/HPTawYeUt9 via @leadnowca

[Bill McKibben @billmckibben]

When someone moans about $3.5 trillion spending over 10 years, perhaps remind them that the estimates for the cost of unchecked climate change top out at $551 trillion, which is more money than there is on earth at the moment.

[Moose Hide Campaign @Moose_Hide]

On #RedDressDay, we remember and honour the many Indigenous women and girls we have lost to violence.

More must be done to stand up against this injustice – and to enact the recommendations of the National Inquiry. #MMIWG

[Carl Duivenvoorden @CDuivenv]

Tax avoidance, whether in the Isle of Man, Bermuda or elsewhere, is "fraud" - a massive rip-off of those of us who actually ante up and pay our fair share of taxes. https://t.co/tUVx9LFpjZ

[Corinne Hersey @lakai12]

@MargoSheppard As your mayor, I WILL hear any presentation on this and encourage that fredericton declare a climate crisis.

[Margo Sheppard @MargoSheppard]

Out knocking on doors today. Great reception (had a mask on & stood well away from the door). Record #of comments on Officers' Square--most bad, only one saying "get it done." This on Manresa Dr., frmr home to Ward 1 & Officers Square 'revitalization' supporter Councillor Keenan.

[Margo Sheppard @MargoSheppard]

So pleased to be able to feature some of the very talented artists in Ward 1 in Fredericton. Karen Leblanc is a weaver and Brigitte Clavette is a metalsmith. There are so many others tucked away...know any of them?

[Margo Sheppard @MargoSheppard]

Seems appropriate to mark this day. Too many are killed working for others' benefit. The COVID pandemic has seen too many deaths of essential workers. Thank you to those who remain on the job despite the dangers.

[Margo Sheppard @MargoSheppard]

@lynayanb Seems this service delivers recyclables to the Fundy Region Solid Waste Commission. Costs $17/month. No mention of what happens after it arrives at the landfill. Relies on FRSWC to find markets for the stuff. Otherwise, over it goes!

[Margo Sheppard @MargoSheppard]

@lynayanb Fascinating. I called them; their website is https://t.co/xHqGINU5uY and I will look into this. Chucking all apt waste into the landfill seems like an arcane process. And reduces your landfill's lifespan. Death-span?

[Meduxnekeag River @Meduxnekeag]

Red Trilliums are just about ready to flower on the Preserve.

[Margo Sheppard @MargoSheppard]

I retweet this because a civil society group I support asked Fredericton City Council on several occasions to present on declaring a Climate Emergency. They refused to hear or refer us to Committee. STU Students got same treatment. How is that democracy?

[Margo Sheppard @MargoSheppard]

Hit the Northside Trail: I and my volunteers will be at a table on the trail at McAdam Avenue tomorrow from 10am-1pm and we would love to meet you. Mini-pots containing future giants will be given to those who stop by to chat. Come pick up trail garbage. COVID protocols observed

[Margo Sheppard @MargoSheppard]

I will be participating in this Dialogue on Saturday in my bid for Ward 1's seat on City Council. Thanks for the tweet @RuthbreenC