In this week’s Science Matters, David Suzuki underscores the need to balance our enthusiasm for saving honeybees with the needs of all pollinators. Rewilding our urban spaces, and making room for wild bees is the way forward. 🐝ow.ly/jRjE50RV9tK

☀️Join us 1 week from today for an important #SunshineStory Webinar: Indigenous Led Energy Transition Across Turtle Island.

We are in the midst of the transition, and Indigenous nations and communities are the ones leading it.

Register here:
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Help protect the beautiful creatures of Ontario's Greenbelt by signing a petition to stop Highway 413 from destroying their protected green space! #HandsOffTheGreenbelt #StopHWY413 #ProtectBiodiversity #onpoli

Did you know that 29 federally identified species at risk will be further endangered if Highway 413 is built?

Meet the small, but mighty Redside Dace - an endangered minnow found almost exclusively along the proposed route of #Highway413
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“The science is out there that describes what caribou need to survive… if we’re going to have caribou we need to change our practices,” Rachel Plotkin shares on The Clear Cut podcast. Dive into episodes 26 & 27 to hear Rachel expand on this crucial topic: wildlandsleague.org/theclearcut/

While the salaries of fossil fuels executives continue to grow, it comes at the expense of their employees through job cuts and reduced wages. Unpack the opportunities behind cutting Canada’s fossil fuel production: re-generation.ca/pdf/combined-m… #WellbeingWednesday

🔥Oil Change International’s new #BigOilRealityCheck shows how oil & gas companies fueling climate chaos cannot be trusted to put out the fire. 8 companies alone are on track to use 30% of our remaining 1.5°C carbon budget. #EndFossilFuels
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Whether it’s used for fabrics, bioplastics, fuels, paper products or building materials, hemp has many advantages and few disadvantages. 🌿

David Suzuki talks hemp in the latest Science Matters: ow.ly/vXow50RMN0K

The people of Grassy Narrows First Nation have faced numerous colonial traumas such as mercury contamination and logging of their forests for FAR too long. On Sept 18, you’re invited to stand with Free Grassy in the face of their continued oppression: freegrassy.net/grassy-narrows…

Community activism, we love to see it! STOPthe413NOW EnvironmentalDefence
Together, we can stop the destructive Highway 413 & save the Greenbelt 💪Add your voice: ow.ly/a5pG50RC0TX #StopHWY413 #HandsOffTheGreenbelt

Great news. Environmental justice in action. 👏Wishing good health to all members of Aamjiwnaang First Nation. #CEPA #R2HE

As wildfire season kicks in, lots of people ask how experts link fires to climate change even if the fires are caused by humans. Have a listen to this Fire Behaviour Specialist from the B.C. Wildfire Service break it down.

Learn more: ow.ly/G7BL50RHMtX

Trust and believe the birds will be judging which plants they find in your garden this summer! Birds Canada is here to help make your garden a bird-friendly one with its plant selector search tool: birdgardens.ca #GardeningTips #BirdSanctuary

Natural flooding risk factors are elevated by clearcut logging. We can't control if there's snow on the ground in spring, but we can control where, when and how much forest cover is removed from each watershed by logging and need to do better: ow.ly/m2FN50RIMpR NRDC 🌎🏡

Could the seafood you buy be tainted with human rights abuses? Recent reports by The Outlaw Ocean Project and other experts suggest so. 🤮

Tell grocers its time they take responsibility for the seafood they sell and investigate their supply chains! ow.ly/OVWx50RHIQU

A big win for communities: Caledon has officially passed the motion to implement Green Development Standards! 📣

Maybe your town/city is next to join many around the GTHA that are working towards implementing Green Development Standards. 👀

No other policy would have such a widespread, positive impact on our climate commitments than curbing the massive carbon pollution produced by oil & gas companies. ✊ 200+ Canadian scientists and academics urge quick action on an oil & gas emissions cap. ow.ly/OW0i50RHIO3

Read from teachers who are advocating for a renewable energy future for us all.

If you agree, support #RenewablePowerForAll and sign our petition now⚡dsfdn.org/Sign-the-petit…