Andy Kroeker
@andykroeker.bsky.social
Partner, Dad, Grandpa. Executive Director West Elgin Community Health Centre @WECHC. Born at 318 ppm CO2.
"That is the enduring power of symbolic nationalization: it turns the interests of the oil industry into the interests of us all, without ever asking whether this is actually the case.
It’s time to see this rhetorical trick for what it is. Because when we actually read the label on “Canadian” oil.."
It’s time to see this rhetorical trick for what it is. Because when we actually read the label on “Canadian” oil.."
"Take a closer look at the label on “Canadian” oil.
The companies that dominate oil sands production are predominantly foreign owned, largely by American investors. Tens of billions of dollars flow out of the country through dividends and share buybacks."
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... #cdnpoli
The companies that dominate oil sands production are predominantly foreign owned, largely by American investors. Tens of billions of dollars flow out of the country through dividends and share buybacks."
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... #cdnpoli
Why Patriotic Calls to Support ‘Canada’s’ Oil Ring Hollow | The Tyee
As Trump’s US rakes in oilsands profits, we’re sold a clouded narrative of energy sovereignty.
thetyee.ca
September 20, 2026 at 3:58 PM
"That is the enduring power of symbolic nationalization: it turns the interests of the oil industry into the interests of us all, without ever asking whether this is actually the case.
It’s time to see this rhetorical trick for what it is. Because when we actually read the label on “Canadian” oil.."
It’s time to see this rhetorical trick for what it is. Because when we actually read the label on “Canadian” oil.."
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Rehab to where? Ontario mayors want to force people into treatment without giving them somewhere to live: ricochet.media/justice/reha...
Rehab to where? Ontario mayors want to force people into treatment without giving them somewhere to live
The Ford government is considering involuntary addiction treatment while people asking for help wait months for voluntary care — and supportive housing waits stretch into years
ricochet.media
September 19, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Rehab to where? Ontario mayors want to force people into treatment without giving them somewhere to live: ricochet.media/justice/reha...
www.cbc.ca/news/science... "Until humanity stops burning colossal amounts of coal, oil & gas ...extreme heat will keep smashing all-time records, killing millions & costing trillions, hitting transport & health systems, & pushing up prices for household basics like food". #ClimateCrisis #CdnPoli
August was Earth's hottest month, European climate agency finds | CBC News
Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Niño, according to...
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September 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
www.cbc.ca/news/science... "Until humanity stops burning colossal amounts of coal, oil & gas ...extreme heat will keep smashing all-time records, killing millions & costing trillions, hitting transport & health systems, & pushing up prices for household basics like food". #ClimateCrisis #CdnPoli
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NEW: Canada’s emissions are now more than 20 years behind on the country’s 2030 target.
Our latest analysis shows the policy choices that have Canada lagging and explains how to get back on track. 👇
https://440megatonnes.ca/insight/net-zero-canada-more-than-20-years-behind-2030-target/
Our latest analysis shows the policy choices that have Canada lagging and explains how to get back on track. 👇
https://440megatonnes.ca/insight/net-zero-canada-more-than-20-years-behind-2030-target/
September 11, 2026 at 1:04 PM
NEW: Canada’s emissions are now more than 20 years behind on the country’s 2030 target.
Our latest analysis shows the policy choices that have Canada lagging and explains how to get back on track. 👇
https://440megatonnes.ca/insight/net-zero-canada-more-than-20-years-behind-2030-target/
Our latest analysis shows the policy choices that have Canada lagging and explains how to get back on track. 👇
https://440megatonnes.ca/insight/net-zero-canada-more-than-20-years-behind-2030-target/
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New from me at TVO, on yesterday's bleak FAO report on Ontario's homelessness crisis. www.tvo.org/article/anal...
ANALYSIS: Ontario’s homelessness problem is bad and getting worse | TVO Today
A new report says Ontario should expect its homeless population to grow by nearly 15,000 — and that’s probably optimistic.
www.tvo.org
September 11, 2026 at 2:51 PM
New from me at TVO, on yesterday's bleak FAO report on Ontario's homelessness crisis. www.tvo.org/article/anal...
Thanks to the Urban League for hosting last night's #Ward10 all candidates debate. Thanks to all the candidates for your courage in running to make #LdnOnt a better place to live, work and play for everyone. Now it's up to the rest of us to learn about the candidates and get out and vote. #LdnVotes
September 11, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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Happy 60th anniversary to the brilliant universe of Star Trek, and all who made it possible. Live long and prosper. 🖖
September 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Happy 60th anniversary to the brilliant universe of Star Trek, and all who made it possible. Live long and prosper. 🖖
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Further to this story, here's an excellent statement from @jflevin.bsky.social of Environmental Defence:
environmentaldefence.ca/2026/09/04/c...
environmentaldefence.ca/2026/09/04/c...
Canada's Latest Climate Report Should Be Call to Action, Instead Gov't Tried to Bury It - Environmental Defence
Statement from Julia Levin, Associate Director, National Climate, Environmental Defence Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin
environmentaldefence.ca
September 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Further to this story, here's an excellent statement from @jflevin.bsky.social of Environmental Defence:
environmentaldefence.ca/2026/09/04/c...
environmentaldefence.ca/2026/09/04/c...
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Not sure how anyone can read this new report from the UN and conclude that it says there's nothing more to be done and that fossil fuels are now inevitable.
September 7, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Not sure how anyone can read this new report from the UN and conclude that it says there's nothing more to be done and that fossil fuels are now inevitable.
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In fact, the oil and gas companies paid some of the very same spokespeople, after they lost their jobs with the tobacco industry.
Want to know more? Watch or read Merchants of Doubt!
Want to know more? Watch or read Merchants of Doubt!
September 6, 2026 at 2:29 PM
In fact, the oil and gas companies paid some of the very same spokespeople, after they lost their jobs with the tobacco industry.
Want to know more? Watch or read Merchants of Doubt!
Want to know more? Watch or read Merchants of Doubt!
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And lastly for now; no mention of deaths or mortality from climate change.
These are the real human costs, and our government is still ignoring them. Every life matters.
These are the real human costs, and our government is still ignoring them. Every life matters.
September 4, 2026 at 10:22 PM
And lastly for now; no mention of deaths or mortality from climate change.
These are the real human costs, and our government is still ignoring them. Every life matters.
These are the real human costs, and our government is still ignoring them. Every life matters.
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+10C summer warming in Nunavut.
The government's OWN RESEARCH tells us we're cooked. And yet Carney is full steam ahead on pipelines and cutting fuel taxes. They didn't even make their minister available for comment here.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
The government's OWN RESEARCH tells us we're cooked. And yet Carney is full steam ahead on pipelines and cutting fuel taxes. They didn't even make their minister available for comment here.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canadians should prepare for a 5 C hotter future, report warns | CBC News
The federal government's new report summarizing the latest science on climate change warns that under current climate policies, the impact on Canadians will likely be "far from benign."
www.cbc.ca
September 4, 2026 at 4:49 AM
+10C summer warming in Nunavut.
The government's OWN RESEARCH tells us we're cooked. And yet Carney is full steam ahead on pipelines and cutting fuel taxes. They didn't even make their minister available for comment here.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
The government's OWN RESEARCH tells us we're cooked. And yet Carney is full steam ahead on pipelines and cutting fuel taxes. They didn't even make their minister available for comment here.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Budget 2026: Call for renewables and affordability
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September 4, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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26M Canadians in 930 Communities Faced Climate Impacts So Far This Year, New Map Shows www.theenergymix.com/26m-canadian...
26M Canadians in 930 Communities Faced Climate Impacts So Far This Year, New Map Shows
More than 26 million Canadians in more than 930 communities, more than 60% of the population, have personally faced the impacts of climate change so far this year, the #ElbowsUp for Climate campaign r...
www.theenergymix.com
September 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
26M Canadians in 930 Communities Faced Climate Impacts So Far This Year, New Map Shows www.theenergymix.com/26m-canadian...
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Earth is soon going to exceed the safe temperature threshold agreed upon by the world in the 2015 Paris climate accord because of warming from the burning of coal, oil and gas says the UN report.
Global warming will exceed limit says UN report
A report from the United Nations says the world has lost its chance to prevent the harms caused by global warming.
www.aptnnews.ca
September 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Earth is soon going to exceed the safe temperature threshold agreed upon by the world in the 2015 Paris climate accord because of warming from the burning of coal, oil and gas says the UN report.
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~5,000 scientists from 102 countries have signed the World Scientists' Warning to Humanity: A Third Notice, declaring a #PlanetaryEmergency from #ClimateChange, #BiodiversityLoss, pollution and crossed #PlanetaryBoundaries.
Sign here: forms.gle/BAfifGWesmoY...
Sign here: forms.gle/BAfifGWesmoY...
August 28, 2026 at 8:57 AM
~5,000 scientists from 102 countries have signed the World Scientists' Warning to Humanity: A Third Notice, declaring a #PlanetaryEmergency from #ClimateChange, #BiodiversityLoss, pollution and crossed #PlanetaryBoundaries.
Sign here: forms.gle/BAfifGWesmoY...
Sign here: forms.gle/BAfifGWesmoY...
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New report from Shift: Indigenous Rights and Canadian Pension Funds. www.shiftaction.ca/indigenousri... ➡️
August 18, 2026 at 4:14 PM
New report from Shift: Indigenous Rights and Canadian Pension Funds. www.shiftaction.ca/indigenousri... ➡️
Is Canada flunking climate? The picture isn’t great, but there might be a way out | CBC Climate Change News share.google/mRKFcQp3KQvT...
Is Canada flunking climate? The picture isn’t great, but there might be a way out | CBC Climate Change News
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we learn how Canada is doing compared to other countries in a recent environmental report card, see Nazi warships uncovered by drought and heat in Europe...
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August 16, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Is Canada flunking climate? The picture isn’t great, but there might be a way out | CBC Climate Change News share.google/mRKFcQp3KQvT...
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Dear government, don’t send startling, high-pitched alerts about wildfires to ordinary people's phones. Send them to the CEOs of fossil fuel companies and make them impossible to switch off until they stop the destructive plunder that's contributing to climate change.
August 15, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Dear government, don’t send startling, high-pitched alerts about wildfires to ordinary people's phones. Send them to the CEOs of fossil fuel companies and make them impossible to switch off until they stop the destructive plunder that's contributing to climate change.
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As wildfires, floods and storms affect our homes, families and communities, Canadians deserve better from our national pension manager. Tell CPPIB to stop investing in fossil fuel expansion and protect our retirement security in a safe climate future. #cdnpoli win.newmode.net/shiftaction/...
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
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August 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
As wildfires, floods and storms affect our homes, families and communities, Canadians deserve better from our national pension manager. Tell CPPIB to stop investing in fossil fuel expansion and protect our retirement security in a safe climate future. #cdnpoli win.newmode.net/shiftaction/...
Three ways to protect against this destructive, disequalizing chaos:
1. Manage domestic prices more rationally.
2. Tax back some of those war profits, use proceeds to partially compensate consumers.
3. Shift to other sources of energy not so exposed to war and oligopoly.
1. Manage domestic prices more rationally.
2. Tax back some of those war profits, use proceeds to partially compensate consumers.
3. Shift to other sources of energy not so exposed to war and oligopoly.
August 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM