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Tens of millions in North America are experiencing dangerous air quality levels due to intense wildfires burning across Canada.

As the climate crisis worsens, wildfires will become more frequent and destructive, driving health inequities.

The time for climate action is now.

Jun 7, 2023 at 5:48pmWeb
Show thread@energiepiratJun 7, 2023
@humanrightswatch May they start to understand and change their habits.
Show threadChristoJun 7, 2023
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The time for action was 60 years ago but better late than never
Show threadTriciaJun 7, 2023
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Toxic air due to particulate matter and hazardous materials burning in structures, such as asbestos. Very dangerous.
Show threadVEG The Aging HippieJun 7, 2023
@humanrightswatch The time for climate action was 40 years ago, but the greed of big oil prevented that.
Show threadJonathan Kamens 86 47Jun 7, 2023
@humanrightswatch The time for climate action was forty years ago. The second best time is now, though nothing we do now will be enough to avert mass extinction and terrible suffering and death for billions of people.
Show threadFallsMom 🌻Jun 7, 2023
@humanrightswatch @[email protected]. daughter lives in DC they are masking outdoors. ☹️
Show threadjillcoachJun 8, 2023
@humanrightswatch The time for action was 50 years ago, when we had a fighting chance of success
Show threadDilman DilaJun 8, 2023
@humanrightswatch alt text please
Show threadC0ppertopJun 8, 2023
@humanrightswatch
This is how I see the world ending.
With a cough and a wheeze. Not a bang.
Show threadmichiJun 8, 2023
@humanrightswatch Maybe stopping fracking would help.
Show threadAbuela 🪁Jun 8, 2023

@humanrightswatch I remember reading something about the conservative take on fire-fighting budgets. You won’t be surprised:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-wildfires-rapattack-aerial-teams-1.6838626

#AlbertaWildfires

Cuts to Alberta elite aerial firefighting team came despite pleas to keep them in service | CBC News

Alberta's decision to cancel funding for an elite wildfire-fighting crew in 2019 came despite pleas to keep the Rapattack program from at least three municipalities, including one that has since been evacuated during this spring's blazes.

CBC
Show threadNicole ParsonsJun 8, 2023

@humanrightswatch

https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/fighting-climate-chaos/climate-deniers/koch-industries/

Koch Industries: Secretly Funding the Climate Denial Machine

Koch Family Foundations have spent $145,555,197 directly financing 90 groups that have attacked climate change science and policy solutions, from 1997-2018.

Greenpeace USA - We fight for a greener, more peaceful world.
Show threadSimon BrookeJun 8, 2023

@humanrightswatch the best time for climate action was fifty years ago, but the second best time is today.

#ClimateEmegency