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Laura Graham

@L_Graham

JD/MPA candidate @SchulichLaw & @DalhousieSPA ⚖️ | former soil science nerd @stfxuniversity | climate justice, running, gardener in progress | she/her

 Kjipuktuk/Halifax
Joined September 2012
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Ben See@ClimateBen19 Mar 2022
BREAKING: simultaneous freakish heat in the Arctic and Antarctic described as 'impossible' and 'unthinkable' by scientists as abrupt climate change accelerates wildly 🧵
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“Trees are more valuable alive than dead both for climate and for biodiversity.” Biomass is NOT a climate solution! #nspoli #nbpoli #cdnpoli #ClimateCrisis #biodiversity theguardian.com/environment/… – at Halifax, Nova Scotia
‘Enough with the burning’: EU executive accused of sacrificing forests

‘Enough with the burning’: EU executive accused of sacrificing forests

Campaigners criticise European Commission strategy that allows continued burning of trees for fuel

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"To say cutting down trees and burning them for power is a renewable energy source feels counterintuitive and, in reality, it is." cnn.com/interactive/2021/07/…
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Avi Lewis
@avilewis8 Jul 2021
Residential “schools”, heat waves, and devastating fires- they’re all connected. And it’s urgent we see those connections clearly. Read more here:👇 #cdnpoli straight.com/news/avi-lewis-…
Avi Lewis: "The truth is coming to the surface"—fires, graves, and a

Avi Lewis: "The truth is coming to the surface"—fires, graves, and a

The NDP candidate in West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country reflects on the connections between colonialism, climate inaction, and harrowing heat.

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Last week I was in a thread where someone wondered about heat, human survivability/habitability, and climate change. I've done some technical work on this specific question, so, quick thread on basics, and what to worry about. Key term to know: The "wet bulb" temperature.
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sdfuller@sdfuller8 Jun 2021
As Canada as embarks on a new commitment to the #ParisAgreement & a #BlueEconomyStrategy, the connector between ocean & climate needs to play a central role. Tks for the collaboration ⁦@baumlab⁩ ⁦⁦@Oceans_North⁩ ⁦@RSCTheAcademies⁩ theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
How harnessing oceans can help Canada in reaching its climate goals

How harnessing oceans can help Canada in reaching its climate goals

Building a climate-ambitious Blue Economy Strategy in which our blue and green economies are fully integrated would be ‘win-win’ for Canadians

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Canada 🇨🇦 in more detail... This is just insane. The whole country warmer than normal, by a lot. teapaw.org/Pat_wx/status/13562697…
Patrick Duplessis (@Pat_wx) profile picturePatrick Duplessis@Pat_wx1 Feb 2021
All of Canada had above-normal temperatures this past month. Parts of E'rn & N'rn QC, Labrador and Nunavut even got their warmest January on record! For Kuujjuaq, QC, the previous record is smashed by more than 2 degrees! #climate #meteoQC #NLwx
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Cumulative snowfall is 25-50% behind the normal amount as of January 27 in Atlantic Canada as we approach the mid-point date of the normal curve. #winter #NSwx #NLwx
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The launch of HalifaxBikeBlog! Learn about all of the bike lanes in Halifax, starting with protected bike lanes on the peninsula: halifaxbikeblog.com/2020/11/…
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In case you still thought this was about conservation, last night non-Native fishers broke into a lobster pound, poured paint thinner in the water to kill the lobsters, assaulted the Mi’kmaw fishers, and set fire to a woman’s van.
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Stephen Maher@stphnmaher4 Oct 2020
While I was working on a story this week about the Mi'kmaq fishery, I came across this mugshot of Donald Marshall Junior from 1973, when he was, I think, 18. Somehow the picture makes the injustice come alive. macleans.ca/news/canada/mikm…
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After 21 years of government inaction Mi’kmaq assert their right to fish nsadvocate.org/2020/09/18/af…

After 21 years of government inaction Mi’kmaq assert their right to fish - Nova Scotia Advocate

What’s playing out in the waters off Digby is complex, but the bottom line is that both non-Indigenous fishermen and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans are trying to stop Mi’kmaq from exercising...

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The earth probably saw its highest temperature ever reliably recorded today: 130F (54.4C) in California. But it's not a record that will last. washingtonpost.com/weather/2…
Death Valley soars to 130 degrees, potentially Earth’s highest temperature since at least 1931

Death Valley soars to 130 degrees, potentially Earth’s highest temperature since at least 1931

If confirmed, it's the planet's highest temperature ever measured in August and third highest any time.

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By the time a toddler graduates from high school, summer sea ice in the high North could be a thing of the past on.natgeo.com/3iVFwWf
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It’s been so hot and dry in PEI for months that farmers fields are literally catching on fire and we’re still talking about climate change as if it’s a down the road issue
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Northern artists' masks selected to be part of national exhibit ift.tt/3fKl5cP
Northern artists' masks selected to be part of national exhibit | CBC News

Northern artists' masks selected to be part of national exhibit | CBC News

Forty-five masks, incorporating everything from tufted caribou hair to walrus tusks, will be exhibited as artwork at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in Banff this October.

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While the Beaches Act protects our beaches as a public resource for our use and enjoyment, it doesn't protect public access to those beaches.
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Due to a technical issue 911 calls are not getting through. Until further notice, in Halifax Regional Municipality call 902-490-5020 for Police and Fire and 1-888-346-9999 for EHS. Further updates will be provided when available.
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New interview I did for the Globe and Mail: Author Ingrid Waldron on Africville and the history of environmental racism in Canada /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Author Ingrid Waldron on Africville and the history of environmental racism in Canada

Author Ingrid Waldron on Africville and the history of environmental racism in Canada

In her book, Waldron uses Nova Scotia’s Africville as a case study for environmental racism in Canada. It’s a story not often taught in school, but worth remembering as anti-racism protests erupt...

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Tari Ajadi@tariajadi6 Jun 2020
He’s not on here, but Harry is one of the smartest and most dedicated people I know. Go check this article out, and demand more from your city councillors:
Tim Bousquet (@Tim_Bousquet) profile pictureTim Bousquet@Tim_Bousquet6 Jun 2020
Defund the Halifax police: With calls around the world to redirect police resources, Halifax city councillors are tripping over themselves to see who can be most "pro police" halifaxexaminer.ca/featured/… by Harry Critchley

Defund the Halifax police - Halifax Examiner

Since the widely publicized death of George Floyd at the hands of MPD officer Derek Chauvin (what some commentators have called a “televised lynching”), calls for police accountability and even...

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