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Interests include Shin-hanga (新版画) & Sosaku-hanga (創作版画), art prints during the Taisho (1912-1926) and Showa (1926-1989) eras of 20th century Japan. Sustainability 🌱 + Canadian 🍁 topics too.

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2026-08-27 20:20:25 GMT

In a first, Germany drew more power from wind and solar than from fossil fuels last year; together, wind and solar generated 44% of Germany’s electricity.
Germany shut down its last remaining nuclear power plants in 2023. It is aiming to wean off of coal power by 2038, though experts say it will likely achieve that goal much sooner.
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/germany-wind-solar-power-2025
#Europe #Germany #ClimateCrisis #Renewables #NoPipelines

2026-07-16 18:56:27 GMT

'There are currently 858 fires actively burning in Canada, including 30 new fires on Thursday'.
'The vast majority of wildfires are burning out of control.'
"This is associated with some of the extreme climate warming that we've been seeing, and the atmospheric drying of the surface".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0m7n427xd8o
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #NoLNG #Wildfires #Smoke #ExtremeWeather

2026-01-12 20:43:51 GMT

Just once, it would be amazing if Mark Carney's government actually took a stand on something.
X, 'which is owned by Elon Musk, has drawn global criticism over sexualized deepfakes created by X’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok'.
'The Liberal government has continued to use X despite the controversy.'
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/canada-not-considering-ban-x-172020954.html
#Canada #CDNPoli #Disinformation #Misinformation #Polycrisis

2025-04-16 19:15:10 GMT

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Reminder: 'Carney declined French TVA debate upon learning Green Party wasn’t invited, he says'
https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/article834014.html
#CDNPoli #Canada #Election2025

2024-10-11 19:17:55 GMT

Title: Rain in Nissaka (1942)
Artist: Hasui Kawase
https://exploreshizuoka.jp/en/inspirations/stories/best-picks/tokaido-highway-shimada-and-kanaya-juku/ #ShinHanga #Art #HasuiKawase #Showa #Autumn #Rain #Tokaido #Kakegawa #Shizuoka #Japan
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/113/290/387/510/416/008/original/5e98ac0ddb7a5bff.jpeg