Rooney’s old account @girls_can@social.cleverlibre.org

And so it begins. #fires

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-20/nsw-fire-season-starts-as-crews-battle-70-blazes-in-strong-winds/102752616

“We fundamentally do not know the extent of the long-term damage continual reinfection with #COVID19 will cause to children, and the data we have so far are upsetting. What are we willing to risk? Are we OK with more children contracting diabetes? Are we OK with many more children developing highly disabling orthostatic intolerance? How about chronic fatigue, cognitive impairment, sleep disorders and heart problems?”

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-treating-kids-as-invulnerable-is-treating-them-as-disposable

#Meta & #Google business:
"These companies are drawing $10 BILLION a year in ad revenue out of #Canada--paying zero tax here on that income.
But they'll use mob tactics to skip out on a 3% tariff.
TorStar & Postmedia have, between them shed $600M annually in annual payroll since 2011. Taxpaying #Canadian journalists gone.
Just think of the journalism We. Could. Have. Had.
Accurate & verified information is the lifeblood of democracy."

#cdnpoli
More @garossino here:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1674860211444785152.html

"NASA has declared automobiles are officially the largest net contributor of climate change pollution in the world."

Cars aren't part of the problem—they *are* the problem. 🧵

This cartoon hits hard.

It hits even harder when you notice the 2007 publication date in the lower right corner.

#climate #environment #nature #COP15 #COP27 #sustainability #PredatoryDelay

When your only climate plan is #AxeTheTax then Canadian cities start being evacuated due to deadly climate supercharged wildfires, sometime all you can really do is cancel your #BurnBabyBurn rally. #Poilievre himself, now a victim of #ClimateChange

#cdnpoli #Kelowna #Yellowknife

“Your Car, My Breath”

Quite a powerful picture 👇👇

By Marta Frej

We all understand the implications of political leaders who avoid using their official mobile devices in favour of their personal ones. What is Doug Ford hiding from the people of Ontario?

#DougFord
#OnPoli
#TheGreenbelt
#Developers
#PoliticalDonors

https://globalnews.ca/news/9905383/doug-ford-government-phone-pandemic-not-used/

#today sat on the porch and watched the rain. We’ve had an unusual amount this year and it’s wreaked havoc on the vegetable garden. Three healthy pumpkin vines have only set two pumpkins, female flowers don’t appear when the vines feet are too wet.
Have had serious discussions with my oldest about relocating here when , not if , weather patterns get worse. The heat is tolerable and short lived and we have an abundant well, everything else can be managed somehow . Melancholy.

As #Kelowna went under #wildfire evacuation orders yesterday prior to last night's maelstrom, Tracy Gray - federal CPC MP for Kelowna-Lake Country - was posting about "Trudeau's carbon tax" in apparent ignorance of the fact her Kelowna constituents don't pay it because #BC has had its own carbon tax since 2008 and are not a part of the Federal Carbon Pricing system. #cdnpoli

Mike Roman, indicted alongside Trump yesterday, is assistant chairman of Harper's IDU. His specialty is dirty tricks to rig elections.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/14/politics/trump-indictment-list

So many people with the power to make things better have made so many truly terrible choices instead and we are all so much worse off for it

For many months, I tracked all the day-of-week hashtags I encountered. In case you were looking for any new day-of-week hashtags to follow on Mastodon, here's a pretty big list...

#FotoMontag
#LyricalMonday
#MondayMotivation
#Mondog
#MusicMonday
#MythologyMonday
#PhotoMonday

#TGVTuesday
#ThickTrunkTuesday

#BookQW
#HumpDay
#WaterfallWednesday
#Wednesdog
#WerewolfWednesday
#WIPWednesday

#ThiccSquirrelThursday
#ThirstyThursday
#ThrowbackThursday

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#VCSBG Monday night #boardgames and #craftbeer in #Moorpark
The Heat: Pedal to the Metal #boardgame has been a group regular over the last few months. As a card based racing game it works very well. The “heat” mechanic adds both choice & risk. I have still not managed to get the timing right. But it was close.
Paul described QE as “High Society 2.0”. QE is an auction game with a twist. Only the winner and the auction leader know the winning bid. Whomever bid the most in the game cannot win.

don’t let the book ban people know I found this in a drawer at the library

Great exhibition on the pioneering Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari, particularly her work on locally-made, zero-carbon construction, focussing on women's spaces.

https://www.azw.at/en/event/yasmeen-lari/

Seems a bit odd but Queensland's fire season starts a bit earlier than southern states. Dependent now on the El Niño conditions in the Pacific. Take care across the state. Report any suspicious behaviour or any unattended smoke/fires. #qldpol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-14/three-fire-questions-everyone-should-answer/102714260

Planting a large variety of new trees is a good thing. It’s good for the climate, it’s good for human well-being, and it’s good for biodiversity.

Creating monoculture tree plantations is NOT a good thing. They don’t do much for biodiversity and they are at great risk of pest infestation, disease, drought, and ultimately being destroyed by wildfires. The only value of monoculture tree plantations is — from a capitalist perspective — to claim spurious carbon offsets, thereby allowing the continuation of Business As Usual and the endless consumption of fossil fuels.

Cutting down existing trees, especially in old-growth forests, is a *terrible* thing to do. There is no justification for it, outside of someone finding a way to make lots of money by desecrating nature.

Here is part of the conclusion from a report on "Forests and Decarbonization – Roles of Natural and Planted Forests"...
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Realizing the greatest possible benefits of tree planting requires sensitivity to both ecological and sociological contexts. Wherever possible, we should protect carbon stocks in natural ecosystems, including savannas, grasslands, and both undisturbed and naturally regenerating forests. However, there is also an important role for managed forests: planting can reduce pressure on unmanaged forests, and yield wood products that may displace fossil fuels. Ultimately, however, tree planting is not a panacea to mitigate climate change, as only immediate and drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions can limit warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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FULL REPORT -- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2020.00058/full

#Trees #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange

As heat waves sweep nations around the world with more frequency and more deadly impact, many want to place blame. And so, one meteorologist for the Weather Channel has begun naming significant heat waves after major oil companies

https://www.greenmatters.com/weather-and-global-warming/heat-waves-named-after-fossil-fuel-companies

#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate