#underwoodfire — Public Fediverse posts

Sharing this rant to #EndFossilFuels again since *after* I made this, *another* fire (#underwoodFire) started even closer to #PortAlberni. Like so many other towns this year, it has threatened all of our homes and lives.

There is blame to lay: it is at the feet of the fossil fuel industry.

To every person in Canada, including oil industry workers:

We must transition people out of this destructive work at a wartime pace. We can do it, we just have to want to help each other end fossil fuels as soon as possible.

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChaos #ClimateChange #WesleyRidgeFire #BCWildfire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkPJijt61Rg

Sharing this rant to #EndFossilFuels again since *after* I made this, *another* fire (#underwoodFire) started even closer to #PortAlberni. Like so many other towns this year, it has threatened all of our homes and lives.

There is blame to lay: it is at the feet of the fossil fuel industry.

To every person in Canada, including oil industry workers:

We must transition people out of this destructive work at a wartime pace. We can do it, we just have to want to help each other end fossil fuels as soon as possible.

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChaos #ClimateChange #WesleyRidgeFire #BCWildfire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkPJijt61Rg

Sharing this rant to #EndFossilFuels again since *after* I made this, *another* fire (#underwoodFire) started even closer to #PortAlberni. Like so many other towns this year, it has threatened all of our homes and lives.

There is blame to lay: it is at the feet of the fossil fuel industry.

To every person in Canada, including oil industry workers:

We must transition people out of this destructive work at a wartime pace. We can do it, we just have to want to help each other end fossil fuels as soon as possible.

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChaos #ClimateChange #WesleyRidgeFire #BCWildfire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkPJijt61Rg

Sharing this rant to #EndFossilFuels again since *after* I made this, *another* fire (#underwoodFire) started even closer to #PortAlberni. Like so many other towns this year, it has threatened all of our homes and lives.

There is blame to lay: it is at the feet of the fossil fuel industry.

To every person in Canada, including oil industry workers:

We must transition people out of this destructive work at a wartime pace. We can do it, we just have to want to help each other end fossil fuels as soon as possible.

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChaos #ClimateChange #WesleyRidgeFire #BCWildfire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkPJijt61Rg

Sharing this rant to #EndFossilFuels again since *after* I made this, *another* fire (#underwoodFire) started even closer to #PortAlberni. Like so many other towns this year, it has threatened all of our homes and lives.

There is blame to lay: it is at the feet of the fossil fuel industry.

To every person in Canada, including oil industry workers:

We must transition people out of this destructive work at a wartime pace. We can do it, we just have to want to help each other end fossil fuels as soon as possible.

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChaos #ClimateChange #WesleyRidgeFire #BCWildfire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkPJijt61Rg

we are now on Stage 3 water restrictions! No fill *or* topping up of ponds or pools! So that definitely captures the #poolpond ;)

I'm going to go get an adapter for my little pond pump hose so it can hook up to a regular garden hose and we'll use all the #pool water for watering the gardens over the next few weeks until the rains truly return.

#Fire #PortAlberni #UnderwoodFire #Water #ClimateChange #Drought #DIY #BackyardProject
https://socialbc.ca/@alberniweather/115036554816818531

2/2 I continued blogging Alberniweather and on FB and Twitter but I gradually removed my personal self from Facebook and eventually during the Pandemic, I decided the Facebook environment was just too toxic even for weather stuff and I shut down my page and left Facebook completely.

The impact on traffic to Alberniweather.ca and its prominence in the community was, and still is, significant.

I have diehard followers, many who have become friends over the years, I still get the odd call from media, or even the public about random weather things.

I have good connections with a few folks at Environment Canada (though their staff have become thinner and more transient :(

and major events still get spikes of local traffic but I since about 2022, and after I removed myself from Twitter that year, I don’t blog nearly as much. I would do a few posts in a week, and then go months without posting. I just got out of the habit I guess.

But I am still interested in the weather. I still feel like Alberniweather is a useful service for people in my community. I still feel a willing obligation to inform people about the weather and I believe I am trusted to do so by the public and local leaders. I’ve never made any money at it, I sold ad space on the website for a few years but it wasn’t worth the hassle and I didn’t feel comfortable taking the money when I was councillor. I have had some generous spontaneous donations at times.

But mainly I do it because it’s interesting, and I hope it is useful for people especially when people are looking for information during a major event.

The highest traffic I have ever had on Alberniweather pre-FB exit was the local Dog Mountain forest fire in 2015.

post-FB exit: the #underwoodfire

People want easy access to reliable local, trusted, information.

Large media orgs have mostly given up on this.

I am grateful we still have an active local newspaper and radio and that both trust me and I trust them.

@akurjata @alberniweather

throat is sore from being outside too long in the smoke tonight. :(

Even with the A/C on in the car and on recirculating (no outside air).

Was starting to feel that tight chest feeling.

Feeling better now that I have been inside for awhile.

#underwoodfire #portalberni #airquality

Just sent this email to all my local elected reps, municipal, First Nations, provincial MLA and federal MP.

Dear Local Leadership,

A short message as I know you are all very busy with the fire on top of normal duties.

The world, including our ancient forests and bustling towns need all of you to become climate campaigners or the inevitable day will come when it all burns.

The “explosive” and “unprecedented” nature of this fire was preventable had world leaders followed their own commitments in the 1990s and reduced fossil fuel use to zero as quickly as possible. Fossil fuel production continues to rise in Canada. It must stop. You must advocate for and implement policy to achieve this. It is your duty as representatives concerned for both the present and future inhabitants of this land.

I deeply hope this fire shows there can be no equivocation. We must end the use of fossil fuels and every level of government must pursue that goal with every possible measure.

I found this ten year old sign in my backyard as I was cleaning up to prepare our home for possible evacuation.

Thank you for your service, and stay safe.

Cheers
Chris
CC: @josie_osborne
#underwoodfire #bcwildfire #endfossilfuels #climateEmergency #canpoli #cdnpoli

I found this in the back as I was cleaning up in case we need to evacuate.

Am I being too subtle?

cc: @josie_osborne

#EndFossilFuels #bclng #underwoodfire #portalberni #canpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #climatedisaster #bcwildfire #ourWorldOnFire