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Thanks @RyanJespersen for inviting me to join you on #RealTalkRJ!
Great to discuss science, the environment, and why Alberta's mountains and foothills are so important for water, recreation, wildlife, and dealing with climate change.
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Great to discuss science, the environment, and why Alberta's mountains and foothills are so important for water, recreation, wildlife, and dealing with climate change.
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If you missed this morning's #RealTalkRJ livestream, here's some of what we discussed.
You can also watch @RyanJespersen on YouTube or listen to the podcast.
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/real-talk/id1540709742
You can also watch @RyanJespersen on YouTube or listen to the podcast.
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/real-talk/id1540709742
If you drink coffee in Edmonton, shower in Lethbridge, or care about food from ranching & agriculture — coal mining in the Eastern Slopes affects you.
This is the water that you use.
More about headwaters at http://loveyourheadwaters.ca (TW, FB, IG).
#RealTalkRJ #WaterNotCoal
This is the water that you use.
More about headwaters at http://loveyourheadwaters.ca (TW, FB, IG).
#RealTalkRJ #WaterNotCoal
Alberta's Eastern Slopes are the confluence of water, recreation, wildlife, & more.
Brand new research by @MGEMitchell, @RicSchuster, me, & others shows how important the places are for key benefits that people get from nature. #RealTalkRJ https://y2y.net/blog/new-research-identifies-places-that-protect-benefits-people-get-from-nature
Brand new research by @MGEMitchell, @RicSchuster, me, & others shows how important the places are for key benefits that people get from nature. #RealTalkRJ https://y2y.net/blog/new-research-identifies-places-that-protect-benefits-people-get-from-nature
We published that research "open access" because we want people to see and use the scientific results! #RealTalkRJ #Y2YSci
You can read it in @ERLjournal: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abc121
Explore the interactive data visualization tool: https://forbasin.forestry.ubc.ca/ES_CAN/
You can read it in @ERLjournal: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abc121
Explore the interactive data visualization tool: https://forbasin.forestry.ubc.ca/ES_CAN/
You can read or hear more about our research and what it means for Alberta and Canada in recent media coverage (there's been quite a bit!).
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/jan-16-snake-lasso-climbing-seeing-gravitational-waves-with-pulsars-soil-compaction-and-more-1.5873142/canada-committed-to-protecting-30-of-our-territory-by-2030-which-30-should-it-be-1.5873148?fbclid
#RealTalkRJ #SciComm #CdnSci
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/jan-16-snake-lasso-climbing-seeing-gravitational-waves-with-pulsars-soil-compaction-and-more-1.5873142/canada-committed-to-protecting-30-of-our-territory-by-2030-which-30-should-it-be-1.5873148?fbclid
#RealTalkRJ #SciComm #CdnSci
Open pit coal mining can impact ranching, farming, species at risk, drinking water, tourism, recreation, & more.
Water is our most precious resource and it’s going to become even more important in the future...
https://climateatlas.ca
#RealTalkRJ #ClimateChange
Water is our most precious resource and it’s going to become even more important in the future...
https://climateatlas.ca
#RealTalkRJ #ClimateChange
So what can you do?
Call and write to your MLA, the Premier, & Ministers. Tell them to:
1) fully bring back 1976 Coal Policy
2) start broader land use planning
3) create more protected areas in Alberta (2020 showed how much we need parks!)
#RealTalkRJ https://y2y.net/blog/why-your-voice-matters-when-it-comes-to-speaking-up-for-nature/
Call and write to your MLA, the Premier, & Ministers. Tell them to:
1) fully bring back 1976 Coal Policy
2) start broader land use planning
3) create more protected areas in Alberta (2020 showed how much we need parks!)
#RealTalkRJ https://y2y.net/blog/why-your-voice-matters-when-it-comes-to-speaking-up-for-nature/
And lastly, please get involved with groups working so hard to ensure that people *and* nature can thrive. There are lots of us!
I work for @Y2Y_Initiative and I love it. Your support, donations, and advocacy are needed.
http://www.y2y.net/takeaction
#RealTalkRJ #ABLeg #WaterNotCoal
I work for @Y2Y_Initiative and I love it. Your support, donations, and advocacy are needed.
http://www.y2y.net/takeaction
#RealTalkRJ #ABLeg #WaterNotCoal
