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A Kitchener-Waterloo chapter of @ExtinctionR: Non-violent direct action & civil disobedience for the climate & ecological crisis: https://t.co/mk3rl640Je
Kitchener, Ontario
Joined February 2019
Oil price falls below $20 US a barrel, its lowest since 2002 | CBC News
cbc.ca
The benchmark price for a barrel of North American oil dipped below $20 on Monday morning, the first time that's happened in 18 years.
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Real solutions to the climate crisis don't look like this. In the words of @kathykijiner, "Real, meaningful climate action is all about being inclusive, and it doesn't leave our most vulnerable community members behind." https://t.co/0awzCTiH4u
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Let's flatten this curve too! #ClimateCrisis Forget Business as usual! The #covid19 #CoronaVirus crisis is our best chance to transform the world for good! #staysafe
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Climate-killing products should come with smoking-style warnings https://t.co/2Scvb2drio Graphic imagery should be used on petrol pumps and air tickets, experts say
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Day 26: 4.6 MILLION PEOPLE! @SaveCongoForest @Fridays4future @fff_digital @FFFManchester @Strike4Youth @UKSCN1 @StrikeClimate @pollutersout #ClimateEmergency #ClimateStrike #PollutersOut #ClimateCrisis
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Ecocide needs to become an international crime. To hold business leaders and people of significant public office to criminal account for not protecting people or mass damage or destruction of the ecosystem. #ActOnClimate #ClimateChange #KeepItInTheGround #Ecocide
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Thank you to the 750 people who participated in our digital strike with @fff_digital on 3/28 to make @adanionline and @shell #KeepItInTheGround !
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HUGE WIN! Thanks to tireless activism, the cruise industry will not be eligible for a gov't bailout under the stimulus bill! This industry is dodging US taxes & spewing 95,000 liters of oily waste into our waters each day. They do not deserve our tax $$. https://t.co/fWmn8gnNdo
washingtonpost.com
The industry’s trade group, the Cruise Lines International Association, acknowledged Thursday that the major cruise lines weren’t included in the package, despite meeting with Vice President Mike...
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Day 70 of #SaveCongoRainforest! We often get asked about why we are campaigning for this. I often say that scientists have predicted that at current rates, the Congo Rainforest could be gone by the year 2100. That is scary!#SaveCongoForest_Flora_Fauna @vanessa_vash @Remy_Zahiga💚
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“It is difficult to articulate the speed with which the U.S. and, indeed, the world, has descended into an existential crisis.”
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Us: our friends are sick and dying, it's getting worse, how do we all stay safe Lawmakers: *quietly taking our rights away* https://t.co/3F3lTq9ZgA
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Flying in planes makes pandemics and climate breakdown worse.
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The #CongoBasin undergoes excessive deforestation & the rights of the natives (pygmies) neglected We therefore pray the solidarity of international activists so that together we can say something: it's the 2nd largest forest in the world & crosses 6 African countries. We need you
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The climate fight has not stopped – it’s just moved online! Take action now by joining @GretaThunberg for the “Talks for Future.” https://t.co/ncqOwtqkvi
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Potentially big news: Boulder County Colorado becomes first county to tell insurers they won't work with them if they keep investing in fossil fuels https://t.co/TvHB8TVMPK
cpr.org
"We can't be investing in things that are detrimental to our constituents, our community, our planet,” said Boulder County Commissioner Elise Jones.
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Remember: 1. one of the top ice scientists in the world believes that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is beyond its tipping point and in the midst of an irreversible collapse. 2. satellite observations show Arctic ice decline is accelerating and will hit zero within 5 or 10 years.
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Interesting to see who the real heroes are when crisis hits, they are not the money markets spivs on bloated incomes but the health workers, truckies, police, those who produce food and operate the food supply chain, the educators...these people deliver real value..thankyou.
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This article was calming on my mind. Our lives will be forever changed. It is foolish to dive into frenzy of activity or obsess about scholarly productivity right now. The emotionally & spiritually sane response is to prepare to be forever changed. https://t.co/Godd7PRfCn
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