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[Alan Rycroft 🇨🇦 also on Mastodon @alanrycroft]

With just a quarter of followers I have on #exTwitter, I get far more engagement on Mastodon

And it is friendly

Consider the switch from #Billionaire controlled media to non-profit microblogging

Check it out:

https://t.co/Yl8QcVX0D3

[Federal Oil & Gas Lobbying Bot 🇨🇦 @FedLobBot]

🚨 On Thu. August 22, 2024, Suncor Energy Inc. lobbied Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

[PSAC-AFPC @psac_afpc]

PSAC joins Canadian unions representing more than 2 million workers calling on the federal government to reinstate funding to the UNRWA and ensure urgent humanitarian aid continues to flow into Gaza.

https://t.co/UIZNnyAiXb

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

Powered by wind and water: This Canary Island is proving it is possible to run on renewables: https://t.co/8Ks5vYyFW0

28 days straight, 100% renewable. It Can Be Done. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #renewables #go100re

[Carolina Ibarra @lacaroibarra]

Looking forward to listening and learning about the municipal perspective across #BC.

[Katie DeRosa @katiederosayyj]

NEW - Premier @Dave_Eby announces the long-awaited BC Builds plan. The govt will provide $2 billion in low-cost financing to speed up the construction of 4,000 rental units. 20 parcels of public or non-profit land have been identified for rental projects, Eby said more will come

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Reindeer under Northern lights

📹 eventyr (Even Tryggstrand)
https://t.co/qQl6DKXZKb

[The Tyee @TheTyee]

#ICYMI: Bell Media’s decision to sell dozens of local radio stations, lay off thousands of media workers and shut down news programs is catastrophic, appalling and reprehensible, B.C. Premier David Eby said this morning. #CdnMedia #BCPoli
https://t.co/HbrVO8L2Ha

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

2 photos of the arctic both taken in the summer more than 70 years apart show the dramatic change in the continent ice cover.

There is no time to waste. No planet B. #ActOnClimate

#ClimateEmergency #climate #phaseoutfossilfuels #renewables #GreenNewDeal pic via @ChristianAslund

[Cindy Blackstock @cblackst]

Would really like to see political candidates run on facts and ideas instead of insults and conspiracy theories.

[Office of the Federal Housing Advocate @HousingLogement]

Today, the Advocate calls for the creation of a National Encampments Response Plan by August 31.

Governments must act now to:
• provide basic necessities & save lives
• halt evictions
• uphold #HumanRights
• offer permanent housing

Read more➡️ https://t.co/G52mdt3IW4

[Gregor Craigie @GregorCraigie]

Canada's tent encampments are a "a physical manifestation of exactly how broken our housing and homelessness system is from coast to coast to coast in Canada," says Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josee Houle. #HousingCrisis #cdnpoli https://t.co/ljJhxGCjSm

[Catherine Munro @CatherineMMunro]

Another power cut. I am trying to work by the light of some candles and a tangle of fairy lights #Shetland #StormJocelyn

[Katie DeRosa @katiederosayyj]

NEW - BC has set a grim new record w the highest number of overdose deaths since the public health emergency was declared in 2016. Last year, 2,511 people died of drug toxicity, far eclipsing the previous record of 2,310 deaths in 2021. #bcpoli

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

The Earth passed 2°C of warming on hottest day ever recorded: https://t.co/0QuSnGSNDz

We're in a climate emergency. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #renewables #go100re

[West Coast Environmental Law @WCELaw]

People around the world are pushing for #ClimateAction through the courts! 2024 promises to be an eventful year for #ClimateLitigation. #EnvironmentalLaw #SueBigOil https://t.co/xZSAov4HFr

[PreparedBC @PreparedBC]

Following a disaster like an earthquake, you may need to stay at home with your emergency kit.

An emergency kit should have everything you’ll need to be comfortable & safe at home for at least 2 weeks. Think of it like ‘camping at home’ 😉

Learn more: https://t.co/75ksmdRSOv

[Brishti Basu @brish_ti]

I wrote about this issue at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in depth in 2022.

Patients, a staff member, a neighbour, advocates were interviewed, and highlighted this exact phenomenon + systemic racism/discrimination.

For more context, info read below: #yyj

https://t.co/qI5Q0aFndx

[Federal Oil & Gas Lobbying Bot 🇨🇦 @FedLobBot]

🚨 On Tue. December 5, 2023, Pathways Alliance Inc. lobbied the Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

[Carolina Ibarra @lacaroibarra]

I got some good news this morning. The @PacificaHousing team found #housing for another person living in a park. Another senior. They were also able to place them temporarily indoors elsewhere until the unit is ready in a couple days. There are so many people out there…

[Alan Rycroft 🇨🇦 also on Mastodon @alanrycroft]

Canada, British Columbia and First Nations Leadership Council agree to invest up to $1-billion on conservation

#paywalled

https://t.co/Y7HP7uNP1s

#NatureAgreement #bcpoli #cdnpoli #conservation #30x30