@Sunfolk

Strategies for #energy #sustainability, distributed #solar, #cleanenergy and #climatejustice. I live at the Yarrow Ecovillage and am a member of @PipeUpNetwork.

 Chilliwack, BC
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Joined May 2010
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100% #cleanenergy is 100% possible. What does it look like where you live? thesolutionsproject.org/why-… #ActOnClimate
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Well, @JustinTrudeau, @Dave_Eby what are your thoughts about Canada's ranking (58 out of 62) on the Climate Change Performance Index? Are we acting like there is a climate emergency? newclimate.org/resources/pub…

The Climate Change Performance Index 2023

Developed by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and CAN, the CCPI analyses and compares climate change mitigation efforts across 59 countries (plus EU as a whole). Together these countries account for...

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Mike Hudema
@MikeHudema25 Apr 2023
We have the technology to dump oil forever. #Solar #wind, #geothermal and now #tidalpower from ocean waves. We have so many solutions. Implement them.#ActOnClimate #climateaction #Energy #tech #go100re #renewableenergy #GreenNewDeal
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In a recent op-ed, Catherine McKenna — who serves as the UN’s greenwashing expert — said Canadian oilsands companies are greenwashing themselves and responsible public policy must address increasing emissions from the sector. #AlbertaWarRoom nationalobserver.com/2023/02…

Alberta’s War Room accuses Catherine McKenna of misleading Canadians

In a recent op-ed, McKenna — who serves as the UN’s greenwashing expert — said Canadian oilsands companies are greenwashing themselves and responsible public policy must address increasing emissions...

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Chrystia Freeland’s Trans Mountain pipeline is being propped up by Canadian banks nationalobserver.com/2023/02… via @NatObserver

Chrystia Freeland’s Trans Mountain pipeline is being propped up by Canadian banks

While the average Canadian is struggling with inflation and increased interest rates, TMX is getting special treatment from Canadian banks and hiding its full financial picture.

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In 2021, the Dutch court ordered @Shell to adjust its corporate policy and stop causing climate change. But now, Shell is appealing the verdict. Help us beat Shell again. Share this video and donate ➡️ bit.ly/Shell-Message #MessageForShell #AWordWithWael #BeatShell
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This one might just be my angriest yet: Strikes! Full version here: youtu.be/Gljtvwhcdhc
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"Canada ranks as one of the top public funders of international fossil fuel development... Between 2019 and 2021, it provided an average of $8.5 billion annually..." msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-c… What about it @JustinTrudeau, @s_guilbeault? #ClimateCrisis
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"Governments must crack down on #greenwashing and regulate banks to phase down financing of coal, oil and gas and speed up investment in climate solutions that are good for our communities," - @sarahbeuhler on UN's new #HLEG standards #NZBA #GFANZ #COP27 stand.earth/press-releases/s…

Stand.earth on UN High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) issuing new Net-Zero criteria at COP27 - Stand.e...

“Governments must crack down on greenwashing and regulate banks to phase down financing of coal, oil and gas and speed up investment in climate solutions that are good for our communities”

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A climate change report card for the world msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-c… #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
I just subscribed to Charles Eisenstein charleseisenstein.substack.c… "We sense that ‘normal’ isn’t coming back, that we are being born into a new normal: a new kind of society, a new relationship to the earth, a new experience of being human."--Charles Eisenstein
Climate change: A communications failure thehill.com/opinion/energy-e… #ClimateEmergency #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction
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The Trans Mountain Boondoggle: Taxpayers Lose Billions, Oil Companies Win via @TheTyee thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/10/…

The Trans Mountain Boondoggle: Taxpayers Lose Billions, Oil Companies Win | The Tyee

A new analysis confirms the pipeline expansion makes no economic sense and taxpayers will subsidize Big Oil.

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Major Breakthrough For Electric Cars To Go Mainstream: Researchers Develop 10-Minute Charging Method via @forbes forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2…

Major Breakthrough For Electric Cars To Go Mainstream: Researchers Develop 10-Minute Charging Method

The charging time even undercuts that of Tesla Superchargers, which take about 20 minutes for a full charge.

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Message to Prime Minister Trudeau: Put a Hard Cap on Oil and Gas Emissions below2c.org/2022/09/message-… #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction
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Why's it so hard to tackle #climatebreakdown? Because the oil sector has made $3bn-a-day profits for 50 yrs. And with that money they've bought politicians, blocked legislation, funded climate denial & paid PR agencies to greenwash their image. That's why theguardian.com/environment/…

Revealed: oil sector’s ‘staggering’ $3bn-a-day profits for last 50 years

Vast sums provide power to ‘buy every politician’ and delay action on climate crisis, says expert

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“This latest endorsement from the Vatican makes it even harder for world leaders to ignore the central role of fossil fuels in the climate catastrophe unfolding around us," says @CampanaleMark @fossiltreaty nationalobserver.com/2022/07…

“The planet already is 1.2 C hotter, yet new fossil fuel projects every day accelerate our race...

The Vatican is endorsing the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty following earlier calls to divest from coal, oil and gas.

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Tzeporah Berman @Tzeporah on CBC’s The National: We need system change to deal with the #ClimateCrisis. Let your political representatives know that this is important to you. #ClimateEmergency #ClimateAction
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Morally wrong? I'm speechless!
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@elonmusk26 May 2022
Use of the word “billionaire” as a pejorative is morally wrong & dumb 😛
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Robert Reich
@RBReich2 Jun 2022
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. Pharma buys off Congress. No action on drug prices. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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Business execs want the EU to ramp up its transition to green energy to cut off Russian oil msn.com/en-ca/money/markets/… #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction
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