Bruce Elkin

Writer. Author of Maverick: A Memoir; Simplicity & Success; Thrive!; ABCs of Emotional Mastery. Loves mountains, ocean, rivers. Good wine. Jazz, Blues, Life!

[Bruce Elkin @BelkinB]

New Chapter of my memoir Maverick: The Making Of A Freelance Life and Career up now
The Bigs https://t.co/ZYp2ql3ng4

[Tara Moriarty @MoriartyLab]

Canadian COVID Forecast

Aug 3-16, 2024

SEVERE: BC, NB, NL, North, NS, SK

VERY HIGH: CAN, ON, QC

HIGH: AB, MB, PEI

MODERATE: none

About 1 in 54 people in Canada is CURRENTLY infected.

[JWeiland @JPWeiland]

Prevalence by region:

Every region increasing in wastewater levels. Both the South and West are at roughly 12 month highs.

Midwest: 1 in 42 ⬆️
South: 1 in 25 ⬆️
Northest: 1 in 58 ⬆️
West: 1 in 22 ⬆️

[JWeiland @JPWeiland]

August 9th update:

Estimated daily infections reach 1 million. Remarkable infection rates for a summer surge. Only BA.2->BA.5 was higher in the 2022 summer.

🔸1,000,000 new infections/day
🔸1 in every 33 people currently infected
🔸74% higher than 12 month avg.

[Nate Bear @NateB_Panic]

It's absolutely incredible that the Israeli government released a "Gaza 2035" plan complete with press release and powerpoint presentation confirming that the total destruction and rebuild of Gaza is the goal and we haven't heard a peep about it in the mainstream media

[Wild First @wildfirstcanada]

In 2019, Prime Minister Trudeau promised to remove ocean-polluting Atlantic salmon farms from BC waters by 2025. End the pens.

[Emma Graney 🇦��🤷🏻‍♀️🇨🇦 @EmmaLGraney]

Alberta plans to move its fixed election from May to October, after wildfires forced the evacuation of nearly 30,000 people as parties jostled on the campaign trail. Ellis says the change is needed b/c of the number of springtime natural disasters #ableg https://t.co/IH9eqUM3eu

[Bruce Elkin @BelkinB]

I just called on my MP to implement a true, two-way arms embargo against Israel now. Join me here: https://t.co/N53ezgPuPf

[Bill McKibben @billmckibben]

I'd make this the lead story in every paper and newscast on the planet.
If we don't understand the depth of the climate crisis, we will not act in time.
https://t.co/s7gjIFBBSp

[Bruce Elkin @BelkinB]

.@cafreeland, fossil fuel companies are at the source of the climate crisis and fuelling climate disasters. We need a #WindfallTax on oil & gas to prioritize the livelihoods of people in Canada over the greed of climate-destroying companies. Time is running out ⏰ @GreenpeaceCA

[Bruce Elkin @BelkinB]

How good are you at recognizing AI-generated news? Try this cool (non-AI!) test. got 8/10! https://t.co/lzM9fagiRl #keeptruthhuman

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

"Current policies are taking the world to a 2.8 degree temperature rise...that spells catastrophe, yet the collective response remains pitiful." – @antonioguterres

There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #renewables

[Bruce Elkin @BelkinB]

Every year a staggering 8.7 million people die from air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels. Just as tobacco advertising was banned because of its impacts to human health, it’s time @BCNDP banned fossil fuel advertising. #bcpoli https://t.co/ECasHLhM6r

[Philosophy Quotes @philosophors]

“I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.”

— Leo Rosten

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

‘I was arrested for civil disobedience … I turned 82 in jail!’ — Actor and activist Jane Fonda sounding the alarm about the need for ‘bold action’ on the climate crisis.

There's no time to wait. This planet is all we've got. Defend it. #ActOnClimate

#ClimateEmergency #climate

[Bruce Elkin @BelkinB]

The Earthquake Shaking BC Politics
Could Cons defeat the NDP gov?
via @TheTyee https://t.co/K2YexHZYuc

[Bruce Elkin @BelkinB]

Climate-concerned Candians! Please read and act on this article.

Our archaic voting system once again risks throwing climate policy under the (fossil fuel powered) bus https://t.co/fFxc3KCEFF

[Bruce Elkin @BelkinB]

Small but mighty forests!: https://t.co/My9Ntttv7U
Get started on one in your area. :-)

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

This is where are 'leaders' are at.

#ActOnClimate

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

This is what I've been trying to say: when you merge everyone and everything, you often find nothing. But when you zoom in on teen girls (especially in early puberty) you usually find a sudden change between 2010 and 2015.

[Bruce Elkin @BelkinB]

We know who’s really responsible for climate disasters: the oil and gas industry and their financial backers. If @RBC wants to be a climate leader, they can start by cutting Big Oil’s purse strings. #FossilFoolsDay https://t.co/keZ1bNl3Rf

[Leadnow @leadnowca]

With days to go until @RBC’s AGM, hundreds of people are taking action at RBC branches across Canada. We have one clear message for CEO Dave McKay: Divest from climate chaos and stop funding colonial violence. #FossilFoolsDay

Take action: https://t.co/mP0qbgzx6s