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Andy Kubrin

@AndyKubrin

Communicator, writer, environmental activist, and family historian. So many hats, but just one head, alas.

 Calgary, Alberta
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Joined March 2011
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.@AppleSupport Why did it take a full month and at least 6 calls to resolve my recent case? Why do support agents promise to call back but never do? Why is your troubleshooting so haphazard? I've never seen such poor support. I think you owe me an explanation.
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Well done, @sophiamathur!
Sophia Mathur #StandWithUkraine (@sophiamathur) profile pictureSophia Mathur #StandWithUkraine@sophiamathur16 Dec 2024
✍️I got an LTE in @TorontoStar 📰 "Canada has become a petrostate" ... when I was 10 years old, the Honourable Catherine McKenna and I made a #pinkypromise to protect the climate, and I felt empowered ... McKenna will be remembered as a #goodancestor thestar.com/opinion/letters-…
An obsolete business model and Dickensian labour relations mar Canada Post

An obsolete business model and Dickensian labour relations mar Canada Post

What Canada Post needs is a business model that focuses on providing letter mail and parcel delivery to rural communities that break even.

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#WordPress experts, I'm trying to build a full-width site but I can't seem to make it work. I'm using Twenty Twenty-Two. I don't code. What's the easy way to get this done? Another theme? A plugin? Much appreciation for your advice.
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Protecting our right to a healthy environment should not be a partisan issue. This is why we are taking concrete steps towards protecting the health and well-being of Canadians. Your voice is shaping our future. Get involved: canada.ca/en/environment-cli…
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Bought a ring light, but it makes me look ghastly in #CapCut #video. Also puts big rings in my eyeglasses. How to filter that out? Experts, opine!
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Your friendly reminder: #netzero is a fraud. Phase-out is the only solution. Carbon credit speculators could lose billions as offsets deemed ‘worthless’ | Carbon offsetting | The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/…
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Ibram X. Kendi
@ibramxk4 Jul 2023
Power comes before freedom, not the other way around. Power creates freedom, not the other way around. We can’t be free unless we have power. Freedom is not the power to make choices. Freedom is the power to create choices. theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
What to an American Is the Fourth of July?

What to an American Is the Fourth of July?

Power comes before freedom, not the other way around.

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The EU aims to be climate-neutral by 2050 – an economy with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. This objective is at the heart of the European Green DealEN••• and in line with the EU’s commitment to… europa.eu/!MTNp8X
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Cool in every sense. teapawt.org/philritz1/status/16560…
Phil BuildTheFutureNow 🇺🇸🦅🌲💙 (@PhilSustainable) profile picturePhil BuildTheFutureNow 🇺🇸🦅🌲💙@PhilSustainable9 May 2023
Cars bake cities. Heard of that “heat island” effect? It’s caused by miles of 🚗 blacktop and paved parking spots. Want to chill off? Trade the polluting cars for growing trees. We’ll move faster 🚌 💨, live healthier, and have a 🌲 cool neighborhood.
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What goes for #Australia goes for #Canada. No #fossilfuel expansion. #abpoli #cdnpoli teapawt.org/lagiseru/status/163838…
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#Alberta, that means us too. teapawt.org/Peters_Glen/status/162…
Glen Peters (@Peters_Glen) profile pictureGlen Peters@Peters_Glen11 Feb 2023
Constraining 1.5°C scenarios (default) to have more realistic declines in coal (PPCA) means that oil & gas have to go down faster, with the US & Europe doing most of the heavy lifting. This fundamental point is too often overlooked! @FuelOnTheFire nature.com/articles/s41558-0…
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.@nationaljournal quotes CCL about RISEE Act prospects in lame duck: “There’s still really an opportunity for a couple more climate wins this year,” said Ben Pendergrass, VP of government affairs at CCL. “It’s time to get RISEE over the finish line.” 🧵 nationaljournal.com/s/719758…
Lawmakers eye coastal-restoration funds in year-end blitz

Lawmakers eye coastal-restoration funds in year-end blitz

Members in both parties and chambers are angling to pass legislation to funnel more offshore-energy revenue to coastal states. That money will play an increasingly critical role as offshore wind...

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My good friend, Weird Al Yankovic, just sent this to me and I just had to share it with you because it’s so good. Thank you for all the birthday wishes today!
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.@Eddypc: "Civil society has been fighting for more than 10 yrs for Canada to end its suicidal support to the industry that is putting us in conflict with nature and making us sicker and poorer. Today’s announcement represents a major win against destructive corporate interests."
EnvironmentalDefence (@envirodefence) profile pictureEnvironmentalDefence@envirodefence8 Dec 2022
BREAKING: 🎉 🎉 Canada has not only taken the first step towards redirecting its massive financial support for fossil fuels, it will redirect $2.5 billion to #climate goals. We applaud Canada's climate leadership! RELEASE: environmentaldefence.ca/2022… #cdnpoli #stopfundingfossils
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IISD Energy
@IISD_Energy8 Dec 2022
📢 BREAKING: @NRCan just announced new policy guidelines to end int’l public financing for #FossilFuels by the end of 2022. If implemented, this is expected to redirect at least $2.5 bn /yr away from fossil fuels & towards #CleanEnergy.👏 🧵1/4 #cdnpoli iisd.org/articles/statement/…
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That’s a terrible outcome. @citizensclimate teapawt.org/andrew_leach/status/15…
Andrew Leach 🇨🇦 (@andrew_leach) profile pictureAndrew Leach 🇨🇦@andrew_leach4 Dec 2022
Replying to @andrew_leach
Emissions from Quebec transportation have grown faster than Canadian oil and gas emissions since 2015. The objective of the carbon pricing system was harmonized prices, and having widely diverging prices does not meet that objective. teapawt.org/andrew_leach/status/15…
That’s not good for California or Canada teapawt.org/andrew_leach/status/15…
Andrew Leach 🇨🇦 (@andrew_leach) profile pictureAndrew Leach 🇨🇦@andrew_leach22 Nov 2022
Right now, California/Quebec emissions allowance futures are settling for ~$40CAD for next April. If that holds, the carbon price for driving a car on the Metropolitaine in Montreal will be almost 40% less than the carbon price of driving on the 401 in Ontario or the QE2 in AB.
No such thing. RT @NewYorker: How many books is too many books? nyer.cm/eoBANlC
Here are three charts showing Canada’s emissions problems — both with and without its oil and gas industry. @bsaxifrage breaks it down for @NatObserver. #analysis #BigOil #emissions #cdnpoli nationalobserver.com/2022/11…
How much of Canada’s ongoing climate failure is caused by oil and gas industry pollution?

How much of Canada’s ongoing climate failure is caused by oil and gas industry pollution?

Here are three charts showing Canada’s emissions problems — both with and without its oil and gas industry.

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