Ben @blaclark

Thinking a lot about sustainability and food systems and wild places and the future. 🥦 Green Economy Director for @Delphi_Group 🚲 Victoria, BC Joined June 2010

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Delphi @Delphi_Group

4 years ago

Meet @blaclark, Director, Green & #CircularEconomy 👋 Many of his career highlights are outside the traditional confines of a day job – opportunities can emerge when you least expect them! Connect with Ben on the #JustTransition to a #LowCarbonEconomy: delphi.ca/about-us/

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push the needle @pushtheneedle

4 years ago

here is my review of the 2026 FIFA world cup host stadiums & surround land use lets start with New York / New Jersey F-

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City Describer @CityDescriber

4 years ago

a view of a mountain

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Ben @blaclark

4 years ago

@mtthwbyd Not saying I’m disappointed, but I was expecting a thread about tennis #TGIF 🎾

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Ben @blaclark

4 years ago

A familiar story on the road to a housing crisis… 👇🏻

Homes For Living YYJ @HomesForLiving_

4 years ago

Last night, @CityOfVictoria council voted in favour of a 7-unit townhouse development at 931 McClure. A great looking project that will provide much needed family-sized units near jobs and amenities. But there is a deeper story to tell here... 🧵🧵🧵

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Ben @blaclark

4 years ago

@mtthwbyd I think you mean “monorail” 🚄

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4 years ago

What do you think?

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4 years ago

- New energy utility subsidiary to build efficiency, wind, solar equipment locally - Providing a safe drug supply - Establishing a youth climate corps - Lowering the voting age

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Ben @blaclark

4 years ago

This 'fictional' throne speech describes a pretty hopeful reality for BC:

Seth Klein @SethDKlein

4 years ago

I wrote an imaginary throne speech for @jjhorgan & the @bcndp govt, one that seeks to tackle head on the crises we face. They are welcome to use whatever they like on Feb 8 ... The throne speech Premier John Horgan means to give: nationalobserver.com/2022/01/19/opi… via @NatObserver

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Kate Raworth @KateRaworth

4 years ago

This is big and bleak news. The planetary boundary for chemical pollution (aka 'novel entities') has been quantified for the first time - and it's now clear that humanity is massively transgressing levels that are safe for life on Earth. Plastics! Read on. theguardian.com/environment/20…

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Ben @blaclark

5 years ago

Don’t sleep on #PortfolioDay. So much creativity out there

Raja Nandepu @RajaNandepu

5 years ago

#PortfolioDay is here creating fictional worlds is my fav thing to do :)

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Ben @blaclark

5 years ago

@georgeprbenson Save to Pocket (browser plug in), go back a week later and read a few, forget the rest.

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Ben @blaclark

5 years ago

Lots to chew on in this dataset about the emissions footprint from different foods. Good point about how local food comes with other benefits too.

Tamar Haspel @TamarHaspel

5 years ago

5, LOCAL FOODS AREN’T BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Transport is 5-10% of a food’s climate impact (unless it goes by air). What matter is WHAT you eat, not WHERE it’s from. (I love local for other reasons) Don’t trust me, though, trust @_HannahRitchie. ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs…

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Ben @blaclark

5 years ago

...more hopeful solutions proposed in this thread from @avilewis as grassroots activism meets current political realities. As usual it's more nuanced than 140 characters can capture ;)

Avi Lewis @avilewis

5 years ago

Getting a lot of media requests to comment on the NDP grassroots Wet'suwet'en solidarity statement. The story is getting framed in predictable/sensationalist ways, so I'll say what I have to say in this thread.

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Ben @blaclark

5 years ago

there's a 2007 book by @PaulHawken called Blessed Unrest about a movement where "a male vertebrate is not in charge". Described as the confluence between Indigenous culture, the environment, and social justice movements. Watch the promo on @democracynow democracynow.org/2007/5/23/auth…

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Ben @blaclark

5 years ago

Pretty hard to stay focused and positive lately with everything going on in the climate. I'm gonna try and channel the energy and highlight hopeful solutions and see where that goes. A good starting point is Project Drawdown's Climate Solutions 101: drawdown.org/climate-soluti…