Vicky Baker

a sense of place. a sense of self. a sense of time. dear friends, listen to me (or don't)

[GMWatch @GMWatch]

Glyphosate use increases risk of wildfires in Canada's forests. Thousands of hectares of forest are sprayed every year by helicopters with large quantities of #glyphosate, making them less hospitable to wildlife and creating a highly flammable landscape🔥 https://t.co/0RZI1cWrvf

[Markham Hislop @politicalham]

Canada is not doing its part to cut emissions.

And the Canadian culprit is Alberta.

Every other province has reduced emissions at least a little since 2005...except Alberta, whose GHGs have risen because of growing oil and gas production.
#ABleg #ABpoli #OOTT

[Skye Richards @skyerich_luna]

Gidimt'en Checkpoint Solidarity Fund needs your support. I raised funds to support building projects in solidarity. Please join me efforts in reaching the $75K needed. @decolonialsol @RBCo2lonization @rrrwong @DonnaClarksnaps @climate604 @ElizabethMay https://t.co/d5GtQ4G0jG

[PUNS @ThePunnyWorld]

What kind of concert only costs 45 cents?

A 50 Cent concert featuring Nickelback.

[Timothy Gray @CanadaGray]

Thanks Ontario! “This is what happens when the entire province mobilizes and takes the message to their elected officials,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford halts Greenbelt development in unexpected turnaround /via @globeandmail https://t.co/EXDSNKejAU #HandsOffTheGreenbelt

[Make Polluters Pay @StopBigOil]

BIG NEWS: CA just just announced that it’s suing Big Oil for climate damages. It's time to #MakePollutersPay 💥

Show your support and join the fight: https://t.co/3701rucoMl

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

When people show you who they are, believe them.

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

Our first house out of grad school was a Money Pit so we did every cheap energy-saving trick we could. Plastic film on the (single-pane original) windows + rolling out insulation in the attic + caulking all the cracks in the walls made a HUGE difference! https://t.co/xYJMjal1yZ

[Wilderness Committee @wildernews]

“It’s not the fundamental threat we are facing, but its definitely not helping us get out of the problem. Letting every single stick of fire-resistant deciduous grow is a solution,” James Steidle w/ @stopthespraybc said.

#Pesticide #Biodiversity

https://t.co/11uGaLdmEQ

[Linda Nowlan @Linda_Nowlan]

Climate specialist? Keen on universities as a force for change? In Vancouver? Come work with us. Apply by Sept. 3. Contract position. Project Specialist - Climate Emergency. Please share widely.

[UBC Sustainability @sustainUBC]

UBC Sustainability Scholar and master's student in engineering leadership, Oluwasina Agunbiade, delivered a draft toolkit for retrofitting at-risk buildings to better withstand extreme heat to Burnaby's climate action and energy team.

https://t.co/OqW7gtEziL

[Brandi Morin @Songstress28]

Shores of Fort Chipewyan down stream from the third largest oil extraction development in the world…Yet industry and AB Government tell them the water is safe.

[Nourish NS @NourishNS]

Thanks so much for this opportunity! Across The region, many supporters of @C4HSchoolFood of helping to provide access to food at school. Thank you to donors who help make it so while we advocate for federal investment in a pan-Canadian school food program. #nspoli

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

Rich states trap global South countries in debt, forcing them to extract and export fossil fuels (and other resources) to service it. Debt also prevents GS governments from investing in green transition.

Climate is a colonial problem. Abolish the debt.

https://t.co/7hIgFx543c

[Ricochet Media @ricochet_en]

Even as B.C. suffered its worst-ever wildfire season, billionaire Jim Pattison doubled down on his investment in exporting the dirtiest fossil fuel on Earth.
https://t.co/KAEOZrUz6z #bcpoli #cdnpoli

[Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna]

I hope Albertans are furious. The decision to chase renewable companies out of Alberta lies at Danielle Smith's feet. Bad for jobs, bad for the economy, bad for investor confidence and bad for the planet. So incredibly dumb.

[Tzeporah Berman @Tzeporah]

This is the Member of Parliament for Kelowna…while her city is being evacuated as a result of wildfires. Making climate policy a divisive electoral issue while hundreds of thousands are being evacuated due to the climate emergency is beyond tone deaf. It’s terrifying. #cdnpoli

[Vicky Baker @vickyheremenow]

@bcnaturalist Thank you for sharing this story! Sounds like an ideal situation.

[Nick Hedley @nickhedley]

Western Europe's power grid today is clean clean. Renewables as a % of the electricity mix this afternoon:

Netherlands 91%
Denmark 89%
Germany 86%
Portugal 82%
UK 71%
Italy 68%
Belgium 65%
Spain 64%
Ireland 62%
Switzerland 62%
France 43% (98% low carbon including nuclear)