Mornin’ folks.

We’ve had a lot of people enquiring about and commenting on #bumblebees asleep on #flowers , especially at this time of year, so here’s a quick (long)🙄 thread explaining what’s going on.

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In just seven years since the Paris Agreement was signed, RBC, Scotiabank, TD, BMO and CIBC have provided approximately $1.1 trillion to fossil fuel companies. And yet they all have public facing ‘sustainability’ mandates coming out the wazoo. nationalobserver.com/2023/04/13/new…

Precisely what mayoral candidate Chloe Brown has called for! spacing.ca/toronto/2022/1…

New weekend, new misleading advert.

Again, this project is costing public money to the tune of *half a billion dollars* for privatizing a waterfront park, constructing a parking lot for 2,000+ cars, and building this paid-admission glass complex on the shoreline.

I love this city and I know it can be so much better — for everyone.

thestar.com/news/city_hall…

Every choice. Every policy. Every action matters. We’re at the most crucial juncture in humanity’s history.

If we “act now,” says IPCC chair Hoesung Lee, we have the solutions “to secure a livable, sustainable future for all.”

Had a great conversation with contributors to this new #animalhistory edited collection.

Book launch | Traces of the Animal Past: Methodological Challenges in Animal History

24 Nov 2022 | 12:30–14:00 EST

Details: yorku.ca/research/robar…

York History Sean Kheraj Jennifer Bonnell York U Research & Innovation

From bears to horses, animals have stories to tell about the past. But, how can these histories that they make be understood?

York History profs Sean Kheraj & Jennifer Bonnell's new book explores how historians are studying & analyzing the histories of animals: bit.ly/3Vev4fl

Today's history book recommendation courtesy of Damn History, the free monthly newsletter for readers & writers of #popularhistory . Congrats to editors Jennifer Bonnell/Sean Kheraj & UCalgaryPress!

Like history? Check out the Damn History newsletter: tinyletter.com/jelhai

free downloads of this article available to first 25 who access the link: utpjournals.press/eprint/E3QR3YX…

It’s (physically) here! So loved this project. free PDF download at link below. Thanks for beautiful work UCalgaryPress press.ucalgary.ca/books/97817738…

New forum article co-authored with Jennifer Bonnell, 'Urban Environmental History in Anglophone Canada: Omissions and Opportunities'
#envhist #cdnhist
doi.org/10.3138/uhr-20…

It’s not just a trace - it’s HERE! Open access, with pieces by ⁦Sandra Swart⁩ ⁦Dr. Lindsay Stallones Marshall⁩ ⁦Sean Kheraj⁩ ⁦Jennifer Bonnell⁩ ⁦EmilyWakild⁩ ⁦Harriet Ritvo⁩ and me (w/Colleen Campbell) +others #envhist #animalhist press.ucalgary.ca/books/97817738…

It’s here! I co-edited this new #animalhistory collection with Jennifer Bonnell.

✅ 17 original essays by leading historians in the field!
✅ Epilogue by Harriet Ritvo!
✅ Online #openaccess using Manifold Scholarship platform!

press.ucalgary.ca/books/97817738…

This Saturday at Evergreen Brick works, a conversation with artists Chris Mendoza and Parker Kay about the long tradition of writers, researchers, and artists who have engaged with the Don River Valley. eventbrite.com/e/yet-you-drea… @Eventbrite

Thanks to Dylan Gautier & Don River radio for this wide-ranging conversation about Toronto’s Don River past & present podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/don…

Hoorah!

In my experience, the best podcast of the year podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gua…