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• Post #4382228

  Catherine McKenna telling it like it is. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/livestory/bc-wildfires-august-4-2026-9.7295843?id=9.7295843.14968

• Post #4360752

  https://www.theenergymix.com/summer-of-wildfires-drives-50-rise-in-canadians-climate-concern-prompts-shift-for-some-liberal-voters/ The energy mix item references a very good article on the polarization of climate / fossil fuel attitudes in Canada: https://reclimate.ca/how-petro-state-politics-are-shaping-climate-communications-in-canada/

• Post #4241405

  https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-endangered-species-law-opposition/ ... Of 17,000 comments made in response to the new at-risk species law, 98.98 per cent were opposed....

• Post #4169302

  RE: https://newsie.social/@TheConversationClimate/116998644472580865 From Andrew Weaver...

• Post #4167432

  John Vaillant's very blunt assessment of our policies seen in the face of these wildfires - "an age of dissonance" https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7286910

• Post #4164411

  Ship noise etc is also an issue of course, and not just for the SRKW - a different route might also impact the Northern Resident Killer Whales which are a threatened species. But our expansion of fossil fuel production etc does seem like the actions of a drug pusher. "the warmer ocean is killing the salmon that the southern residents depend on," said Andrew Trites, director of the Marine Mammal Research Unit at [UBC] "It's not the boats per se, it's what they're car...

• Post #4136262

  According to this poll, Canadians say climate change is the biggest global threat. AI was also one of the highest. https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55238-1-global-instability-what-issues-and-countries-do-people-see-as-the-biggest-threats

• Post #4018458

  Canada's premiers - "Climate Change? What Climate Change?" https://canadaspremiers.ca/canadas-premiers-united-for-canadians/

• Post #3992113

  I'm left wondering how much due diligence the feds undertook. https://climateinstitute.ca/not-all-carbon-market-price-floors-are-created-equal/

• Post #3933968

  For the past month or more I'd been concerned at a significant decline in #bumblebee sightings here southwest of Ottawa. A slight increase the last few days then this morning, the wild bergamot and (non native) blue weed are humming with them!

• Post #3909253

  CBC's headline nails it: https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/wildfire-climate-emissions-smoke-9.7274862

• Post #3858944

  RE: https://mstdn.ca/@thenarwhal/116929623718678361 ... The 2020 federal assessment of Roberts Bank Terminal 2 concluded the expansion’s impact on wetland function, Chinook and chum salmon and southern resident killer whales “is high in magnitude, permanent and irreversible.” ...

• Post #3760158

  Nice to see CBC examining Mr. Carney's narrative ...But the Carney government's interpretation of energy sovereignty seems out of step with other countries, says But the Carney government's interpretation of energy sovereignty seems out of step with other countries, says Amy Janzwood, an assistant professor in the department of political science and the Bieler School of the Environment at McGill University in Montreal... https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-energy-sovereignty-o...

• Post #3679789

  Listening to CBC Radio's Ideas' rerun of their first 2023 retrospective of David Suzuki's 1989 broadcasts. As they say, very prescient. It is disturbing how little the politics and excuses have changed. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/david-suzuki-s-survival-guide-a-retrospective-1.6894102

• Post #2372499

  A nice piece by Stéphane Dion https://policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/04/climate-backlash-risk/ As emissions rise and resistance grows, governments must reconcile urgency with public support or risk stalling the transition altogether...

• Post #2372497

  First bumblebee sighting of the year! 🙂

• Post #2372496

  First sighting of an Eastern Towhee this season 🙂

• Post #2372495

  A lovely interview with Jeremy Dutcher that gets into keeping languages alive - by Tom Power on CBC Q. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-50-q/clip/16212632-jeremy-dutcher-worked-improvisers-score-thriller

• Post #2372494

  This grape hyacinth (muscari) popped up in recent years in what is left of my 'wildflower meadow'. I certainly didn't plant it there! I probably planted it the other side of the house decades ago.

• Post #1073025

  A very good segment on CBC's What On Earth - roundup of the short term impact longer term possibilities of the middle east crisis https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-429-what-on-earth/clip/16203121-will-conflict-iran-speed-shift-renewables

• Post #1073024

  Notable uncertainties listed for this analysis and big gaps between variations of current measures versus net zero https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/canada-energy-future/2026/

• Post #1073022

  A very readable review: "...evidence of the last 20 years supports the idea that Iranian decision-making was more nuanced..." https://thebulletin.org/2026/03/revisionism-at-fordow-why-the-wsj-is-wrong-about-the-history-and-future-of-irans-nuclear-program/

• Post #1073021

  RE: https://mstdn.ca/@thenarwhal/116284042147434764 ... Among the participants and collaborators in that report, the Government of Ontario was glaringly absent. The report says the province hasn’t shared valuable data on caribou, polar bears and other regional species that are needed to complete the assessment....

• Post #1073020

  This is one of the most concerning interviews I've seen lately. Basically, drill baby drill. Pipelines in every direction and feeding US energy dominance. (but we will be an energy superpower?) https://www.politico.com/video/2026/03/23/canadian-energy-minister-tim-hodgson-talks-canada-u-s-partnership-american-energy-dominance-and-more-1969655

• Post #1073019

  I seem to have the first Johnny Jump Up bloom of the season. Before most things have even woken up. #bloomscrolling

• Post #589571

  RE: https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/116142933435655487 I couldn't stop laughing...

• Post #589569

  Generally positive re Canadian firms involvement but with a couple of aspects to be cautious of https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/distributed-solar-africa-canada-9.7111633

• Post #453602

  Just had an encounter with the bird I saw in the cold, snowy pre dawn eating and moving prey under a conifer. I had assumed it was a crow - but I ended up flushing out a hawk as I went to investigate a few hours later.

• Post #453600

  I particularly noted this and other mentions of disinformation: "Climate change, once a leading priority, has declined sharply, especially among Conservative voters and those exhibiting higher levels of disinformation. Immediate security concerns appear to be crowding out longer-term risks." https://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2026/01/dread-deepens-to-record-high-as-canadians-rally-to-a-more-churchillian-carney/

• Post #453596

  RE: https://flipboard.com/@scimag/news-from-science-dgvs7ea7z/-/a-00-NGQ42TR-pQCbVBVQoMw%3Aa%3A2427788627-%2F0 As a former long time horse owner, I appreciate finally seeing an explanation.