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Google removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website this week. The change was first spotted by Bloomberg. Read more here: tcrn.ch/4aKfIZa

submitted 118 days ago • 31 comments

Xi Jinping just made his first climate-focused, internation speech in several years. While he said little that is new in substance, Xi's speeches are always important signals of the leadership's priorities. 🧵

submitted 40 days ago • 2 comments

Though a clear majority of people worldwide support strong action on climate change, they believe they are in the minority — leading to poor progress on the issue. Activating this majority could be key to ending this crisis. @coveringclimatenow.org www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/22/a...

submitted 42 days ago • 4 comments

The future of US clean manufacturing may depend on IRA investment certainty & jobs winning over political ideology born of too successful O&G propaganda.

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This Guardian article includes (without credit) an apparent regurgitation of my detailed thread from months ago about Praxis (a Thiel-backed self-professed “network state”), Greenland, & Denmark ambassador Ken Howery (a partner of Peter Thiel). At least the MSM is picking it up. 1/

submitted 49 days ago • 14 comments

NEW – Glossary: Carbon Brief’s guide to 24 ‘climate-friendly’ farming methods | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @yaninequiroz.bsky.social 🎨 Kerry Ann Cleaver and Tom Pearson Read here: buff.ly/R9vJYz4

submitted 50 days ago • 2 comments

Excellent post from Tanvi Ratna on X. Trump’s new tariffs aren’t a trade tweak—they’re the first move in a full-spectrum reset. $9.2T in debt matures in 2025. Inflation lingers. Alliances are shifting. One announcement just set a dozen wheels in motion. 🧵 threadreaderapp.com/thread/19078...

submitted 59 days ago • 1 comment

NEW POLL: Majority of Canadians support climate action and renewable energy ahead of federal election In these turbulent times, Canadians are sticking to their values of taking care of each other and the environment. ow.ly/lhtl50VjlL5

submitted 77 days ago • 1 comment

Putin's dealmaker with Trump is on the US sanctions list. Kirill Dmitriev nevertheless plays key role in ongoing Russian-US talks. He argues that «the Arctic is too important for Cold War-style politics»

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

Behind the scenes, the U.S. is positioning itself for Arctic dominance, resource control, and geopolitical power. Greenland and Canada are the keys. www.collapse2050.com/why-the-u-s-...

submitted 141 days ago • 1 comment

Exxon was partnered with Russia to develop oil extraction in the Arctic before Putin invaded Ukraine. Had to quit in 2018 over the war and sanctions. Immediately, in the Saudi mtg, the oil deal is revived. Trump told the oil industry to give him a billion & he would do anything they wanted.

submitted 104 days ago • 2 comments

Only 6.6% of countries are full democracies. Canada is one of them. That's something to be proud of. Something worth fighting for. *Data comes from a division of The Economist. The report is interesting reading if you're worried about the state of modern politics.

submitted 79 days ago • 43 comments

Everybody is leaving out the most significant, important thing that happened at this meeting in Saudi Arabia: Trump agreed to lift sanctions so Exxon and Russia could continue their Arctic oil project that was stopped in 2018. TRUMP & PUTIN are doing business. open.substack.com/pub/america/...

submitted 103 days ago • 5 comments

As resource risks rise, invasion becomes a more likely scenario as a dying empire ghasps for air. www.collapse2050.com/what-a-us-in...

submitted 124 days ago • 4 comments

Saskatchewan and Alberta governments don't get it yet. In an Q4 earnings call to shareholders, U.S. refinery giant Marathon Petroleum Company unequivocally told investors they plan to abandon their long-time Alberta oil patch suppliers. #skpoli #abpoli www.desmog.com/2025/03/05/t...

submitted 82 days ago • 1 comment

ICYMI: I spent three miserable days listening to some insane shit at CPAC on climate for you.Thanks to my great editors at @desmog.bsky.social it’s a palatable 1200 words or so. www.desmog.com/2025/03/04/t...

submitted 88 days ago • 3 comments

They're outsourcing their smear campaigns to AI now.

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

Oooh, juicy new report from @rhodiumgroup.bsky.social looks into "The Potential for Geothermal Energy to Meet Growing Data Center Electricity Demand." Hell yes. This is my shit.

submitted 82 days ago • 4 comments

From London to Houston: How Chris Wright’s Anti-Net Zero Rhetoric Shifts cleantechnica.com/2025/03/11/f... @cleantechnica.bsky.social

submitted 82 days ago • 3 comments

"We have decided to increase funding for the production of tanks and helicopters in Europe. Next week, France will gather the chiefs of staff of countries ready to guarantee future peace in Ukraine." "The future of Europe will not be decided in Washington or Moscow." — Macron. #StandWithUkraine

submitted 89 days ago • 232 comments

"Our nuclear deterrent is self-sufficient, French from start to finish. Ever since 64 it has helped keep Europe safe and peaceful. However, after Merz's historic call, I have decided to open up discussion on using it to protect our allies throughout Europe." — Macron. #StandWithUkraine #EuropeanArmy

submitted 89 days ago • 107 comments

This is the Canadian Trump and Russia hate the most.

submitted 89 days ago • 37 comments

Spotted somewhere in Calgary, Canada. “There is no enemy like a friend betrayed”

submitted 89 days ago • 170 comments

Friends, What do you think are the true goals of the current United States Administration? What do they want? We have a community of thinkers and experts here. Maybe you've seen some analysis on the topic. Where are the United States and the world headed? Thank you.

submitted 91 days ago • 440 comments

Greenpeace organisations are on trial in North Dakota, US to fight a meritless SLAPP lawsuit brought by Energy Transfer. Learn more about Big Oil bully Energy Transfer’s SLAPP lawsuit >> act.gp/4idZeel

submitted 97 days ago • 1 comment

Yeah, the #Alberta premier who didn't just roll over and give the industry everything it wants in the face of a crisis. Who knew that Albertans own the oil, not the oil companies. #ABleg #Canada youtu.be/ZF4VDrerztM

submitted 98 days ago • 2 comments

Always worth reading @rhodiumgroup.bsky.social's Clean Investment Monitor and its quarterly data. Important to note that manufacturing investment seems to have top-ticked for now. www.cleaninvestmentmonitor.org/reports/clea...

submitted 98 days ago • 2 comments

“A federal judge’s decision on an Ontario nuclear waste facility has set a new precedent for what consultation with First Nations should look like, raising the standard for projects across Canada.” 🪶 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli #consultation #FirstNation #rights 👏💪🤝 www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/21/n...

submitted 100 days ago • 1 comment

Wilkinson wants to sink billions into a pipeline we don’t need. Big Oil wants you to believe there’s no alternative, but an East-West Electricity Grid would create jobs, boost energy independence, and protect our economy. #NoNewPipelines

submitted 112 days ago • 3 comments

'Good luck with that': CNN gets cheeky response after DOGE records request: Members of the "privacy team" in an office that oversees the hiring of federal workers were fired, which limits how much access the public is granted to government records. CNN learned about the firings in the Office of…

submitted 104 days ago • 2 comments

Starmer’s #nuclear reactors won’t be small, cheap or popular. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 106 days ago • 3 comments

Every Republican administration in the post-WWII era has committed crimes. Nixon got busted & punished for his. While he was in the midst of it, Roger Ailes came to his office & pitched him a RW media outlet. The explicit goal was to prevent the kind of social consensus that yields accountability.

submitted 107 days ago • 19 comments

Climate change communication in the real world — Science Moms has an ad during the Super Bowl this year! Our research shows that 70% of adults in the United States believe global warming will harm future generations. Watch the ad here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYwP...

submitted 114 days ago • 6 comments

I found it! Trump’s tariff whisperer Stephen Marin, Senior Economic Adviser’s paper from November 2024 on how to change the entire global economic order to make it subservient to the USA. This is why he’s attacking Canada and Mexico. It’s a trial balloon. www.hudsonbaycapital.com/documents/FG...

submitted 111 days ago • 2 comments

NEW – Mapped: How extreme weather is destroying crops around the world | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from Andy Challinor, Prof Elena Piedra-Bonilla, Dr Monica Ortiz, Ananta Prakash Subedi Read here ➡️ https://buff.ly/42Rqf2D

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

I wrote this in July, with great discomfort. I wish it were now irrelevant. But we are heading for dark times at horrifying speed. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 109 days ago • 59 comments

Imagine a fully decarbonised power system. What market rules do we need? How should grids be regulated or tariffs designed? Our team @regassistproj.bsky.social has produced a Power System Blueprint - key regulatory solutions linked to 6 central principles. Read here👇 blueprint.raponline.org

submitted 109 days ago • 5 comments

“By destroying the climate humans have killed the biggest farmer on the planet” tsakraklides.com/2025/02/14/e...

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Great stuff here from @thewalrus.ca. More local/regional coverage is exactly what's needed right now. thewalrus.ca/the-walrus-l...

submitted 109 days ago • 15 comments

US-funded ‘social network’ attacking pesticide critics shuts down after Guardian investigation - v-Fluence halts operations after widespread backlash over private portal profiling environmental health advocates www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 113 days ago • 2 comments

Dear Elon, we’re out. The Tyee will no longer be posting to X (formerly Twitter) and we’ve removed the X sharing buttons from our stories. Here’s why.

submitted 116 days ago • 34 comments

From Australia but pretty much confirms that Saskatchewan nuclear SMR plans are a distraction to delay and ensure burning fossil fuels longer. Not a climate action plan. Another juice media honest government ad. #cdnpoli #skpoli #onpoli #NuclearPower www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBqV...

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