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VP @AtmosphericFund, Chair @envirodefence, several key roles at home. Energized by good people and brave ideas. Optimistic problem solver.

[Serge Ibaka @sergeibaka]

Probably my favorite city in North America…

[Paul Beckwith @PaulHBeckwith]

High heat is preferentially killing the young, not the old, new research finds https://t.co/tUpj5NQbem

Heat disproportionately kills young people: Evidence from wet-bulb temperature in Mexico - by Andrew Wilson et al.https://t.co/6QpcLfABfm

[Scale Microgrids @ScaleMicrogrids]

The electric grid we use today was designed by people who knew how to live without electricity.

[Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) @TOenviro]

The @AtmosphericFund has released its report on 2023 greenhouse gas emissions in the GTHA. Here’s Toronto’s breakdown 🧵 #topoli

➡️Carbon emissions in Toronto are up 1.5% & are rising, approaching pre-pandemic levels. Only strong climate action will bend this curve.

[Shenaz Kermalli @ShenazKermalli]

When are we ever going to be open and embrace, rather than push away or feel threatened by cultures different from our own?
my latest in @TorontoStar
https://t.co/ngg9ZPvfjT

[The Narwhal @thenarwhalca]

Before Ryan Amato became a central figure in the Greenbelt scandal, he worked on Ontario’s Bradford Bypass and Highway 413. New documents show little record of that work, and critics are raising questions. Via @EmmaMci https://t.co/Emjv92IivK

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data. https://t.co/pBWLfi5QKC

[Matt Elliott @GraphicMatt]

Check your inbox: it’s @cityhallwatcher #302

Doug Ford says he wants data to justify bike lanes. The good news? We’ve got lots.

A detailed look at ridership data, traffic data, and whether it’s true that Toronto gets six months of winter. (It’s not!)

https://t.co/YdfwrovVq6

[Tzeporah Berman @Tzeporah]

Let’s get something straight about fossil fuel phase-out: renewables needn’t replace all the coal, oil and gas we use today bc most of it is just used to produce and move those fossil fuels around!

We only need to replace the useful energy: 37% of what we currently produce 🫨🧵

[Matt Corridoni @mattcorridoni]

Millennial culture is undefeated.

SUPERSTAR!

[Emma McIntosh @EmmaMci]

Sheila found the Ford government rerouted the project to a path that offered the poorest performance for commuters, the fewest expected riders and lowest travel time savings — but runs through land owned by companies led by developer Angelo De Gasperis.

https://t.co/hhdn3e8zGi

[Timothy Gray @CanadaGray]

Just in case anyone wondered if the attack on bike lanes by @Fordnation is anything other than a planned, cynical pander to uniformed car drivers in advance of an election. He knows that bike lanes work and save lives. #onpoli #cycling

[Marco Chown Oved @MarcoOved]

SCOOP: emissions from the Portlands gas plant too high for tall towers.

Too bad the public just spent $1.4 billion to prep the area for residential development. #TOpoli #onpoli

https://t.co/oWb9bEn7dx

[Frog and Toad Bot @FrogandToadbot]

Frog came into the house.

”Toad,” said Frog, “your pants and jacket are lying on the floor.”

“Tomorrow,” said Toad from under the covers.

“Your kitchen sink is filled with dirty dishes,” said Frog.

“Tomorrow,” said Toad.

[Holly Jean Buck @hollyjeanbuck]

"Climate disinformation" is an elitist trap.

Why?

It centers the professional-managerial class in climate action — people who work with information — rather than people who build goods and grow stuff.

https://t.co/1OfvSLKqgE

[Elamin Abdelmahmoud @elamin88]

Not gonna gatekeep cucumber salads but v glad to have strength in numbers, can we at last force the era of the cucumber to properly begin now

[The G.L.O.A.T. @LakeSuperior]

I hate being this warm.

[DeSmog @DeSmog]

Earlier this year a far-right group called Canada Proud began running Facebook ads to its more than 534,000 followers attacking CCS as well as the country’s largest oil and gas producers.

Learn more in the article from @GeoffDembicki 🔗
https://t.co/5ohqUBuSFw

[Matt Elliott @GraphicMatt]

This makes me wonder how many other ongoing major infrastructure projects could be greatly sped up if there was a willingness to spend more money for faster work. Maybe reports could offer a “ludicrous speed” option with estimated costs, just for fun.