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These irreplaceable, centuries-old cedars in the Caycuse valley (Ditidaht territory) - & the unique ecosystems they are an integral part of - were mowed down by Teal Jones Group, the largest privately owned logging company in BC.

The The Guardian has shone an international spotlight on John Horgan & the BC NDP's failure to protect BC's endangered #oldgrowth forests. I will keep taking these before & after photos until they act on their promise to #saveoldgrowth. @KatrineConroy #bcpoli theguardian.com/world/2020/dec…

Here’s the summary: If we hold the VPD budget at its 2020 amount, and reallocate savings from capital deferrals, then we could fund everything listed above, limit the tax ⬆️ to 5%, and keep the entire budget $17M below 2020 levels. 15/

One of hundreds of ancient cedars clearcut in the #Caycuse Valley by Teal-Jones with approval from John Horgan & the BC NDP. Government data shows that more than 97% of BC's big tree forests have now been logged. @KatrineConroy Nathan Cullen. Save what's left! #saveoldrowth #bcpoli

😢 Huge tree hauled down Vancouver Island today. Wow. #bcpoli

Ever seen one of the big ones come down? John Horgan George Heyman BC NDP #fairyCreekBlockade

This year, BC Timber Sales is auctioning off four old-growth blocks consisting of over 190 hectares in the Tsitika valley. The region is home to all five species of Pacific salmon whose spawning beds are impacted by logging. thetyee.ca/News/2021/05/1…

After taking 5 YEARS (!!) to answer my freedom-of-info request, Canada Revenue Agency has released a secret study confirming millionaire migrants made 90% of lux home purchases in two Metro Vancouver municipalities while declaring refugee-level incomes 2/ scmp.com/news/china/dip…

We need climate action leaders, not climate action delayers. I co-authored this piece calling on the BC NDP to take the climate crisis seriously and end the smokescreen on their weak climate plans. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2021/0…

1/8 20 years ago, I heard about 9/11 on the radio in Afghanistan. At 18, I couldn’t imagine buildings so tall or why someone would kill so many people. Soon after, I was sold to the US & sent to #Guantanamo. 8 years later, when I saw video of 9/11 for the first time,

I saw someone suggest that for Truth and Reconciliation Day, people who can afford to donate their holiday salary to Indigenous orgs. I will be doing so. I have a few in mind but if anyone has suggestions in the Prince George/Northern B.C. area (Dakelh Territory) let me know

"We found that the overall upfront cost to replace all energy in the 145 countries which emit 99.7% of world CO2 is about $62 trillion. "However, due to $11 trillion annual energy cost savings, the payback time for the new system is less than 6 years." thehill.com/opinion/energy…

In ME ‘blueberry plants shaded by the panels won’t produce much fruit…MA cranberries better results, panels higher off ground/spaced more widely apart…AZ, doubling yield of tomatoes w/30% less water, tripling yield beans/peppers using half as much water’ energynews.us/2022/09/01/mai…

UK energy company Drax claims it's enabling a zero carbon future by moving from coal to biomass Except Drax's wood pellet mills in the US deep south have been exposed as a sewage system for air pollution and VOCs - and wood biomass can be worse than coal unearthed.greenpeace.org/2022/09/26/dra…

🚨 BIG NEWS! 🚨 The world is set to add as much renewable power in the next 5 years as it did in *the whole of the past 20 years* as countries seek to take advantage of renewables' energy security benefits Read more in International Energy Agency's new market report: iea.li/3VX9ZX5

AI. Energy. Biotech. Especially enjoyed energy piece, “We need to start imagining the things we could do with cheap energy — massive desalination, cleanup of pollutants, aluminum smelting, cheap manufacturing, etc” Noah Smith 🐇 noahpinion.substack.com/p/techno-optim…

One of the reasons trepidation for Stratospheric Aerosol Injection are so silly - we're already running this experiment (in both directions) with various types of fossil fuel combustion.

⚡️ The Branding Checklist I've been working on this for some time; I softly launched it during the weekend and received great feedback. The idea is to keep updating it and make it the best free resource for founders building a brand. Reply "Brand" + RT to get the beta version.