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This is just f'ing awesome: tiny little solar power plants are sprouting on German balconies. A million of them now! This needs to be legalized in the US, ASAP. I want my own balkonkraftwerk.

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In the wake of that bonkers AI-generated reading list that circulated last month, I asked Canadian authors, poets and illustrators to recommend one piece of fiction they recommend reading this summer. www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

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Dear websites: Why does my anti-virus program block advertising? Because malware in advertising is now a frequent occurrence. Stop accosting me for blocking your ads. If you had taken the trouble to vet your ads for malware, we wouldn't have reached this point.

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“See? There’s no need to bow down to our new robot overlords. You can bow down to tyrants and genocidal fanatics with no computer assistance whatsoever,” spin doctor Steve advises. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

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4°C/7.2°F of warming by 2084. Whether or not you understand what that means, understand that we CAN AND MUST rapidly phase out fossil fuels, because failing to do so is a death sentence for most people and life on Earth. This is not a drill.

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Controversial Alberta private health centre helped behind the scenes by Airdrie mayor, documents reveal theijf.org/controversia...

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At the coal meeting in Fort MacLeod with @cbjalberta.bsky.social and the rest of the pro clean water crew. Standing in 28 degrees and smoke to demand the AB Gov doesn’t poison us! #abpoli #ableg #crazytown

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How does @debmaluk.bsky.social find such perfect rabbits? The Black-tailed Jackrabbits I find have seen some shit! #mammals #becurious 🦊

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Best sign seen, through the wildfire smoke, at last night's UCP Coal Party in Fort Macleod: Coal = Wildfires A stark reminder. #yql #yyc #yeg

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Benzene: The Toxic Chemical in Both Gas Stoves & Cigarette Smoke cleantechnica.com/2025/06/11/b...

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Did you notice drug prices in Alberta seem higher? That's because the UCP raised them #yyc #yeg #yql #abpoli #abhealth

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"To accommodate these students, administration said the school’s library, music room and wellness centre will all be converted into classroom space." This is why teachers voted to strike. And why we should all support them. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

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“Our country needs to stop pretending that some electrons are red and some are blue. Clean energy is now, simply, energy. It is the dominant energy. Ceding this ground to China is not energy dominance. It’s energy surrender.” 🔥🔥🔥 from @douglewin.bsky.social www.douglewin.com/p/energy-sub...

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94.5% of 39,000 unionized Alberta teachers vote to strike if bargaining reaches impasse. albertapolitics.ca/2025/06/94-5...

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Wildfire smoke carries health risks for everyone #ClimateCrisis www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Oh man RIP Brian Wilson 🙏….thank you for all the music!

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Saskatchewan government will pay equivalent of 2 nights in a hotel for wildfire evacuees. #skpoli #Regina #ClimateCrisis www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Meet China’s new $10,000 EV: The Chery QQ Domi #ElectricVehicles electrek.co/2025/06/10/m...

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Federal government releases final spotted owl recovery strategy — after 18 years, and after letting the owl population fall to one individual #bcpoli #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/10/n...

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By 10am we're on the cusp between medium & high risk wildfire smoke AGAIN. 2025 will irrefutably be yet another year where Calgarians breathe literally 100s of hours of smokey air where the norm since time immemorial was just 12 hours per year. Our bodies weren't made for this #SueBigOil #AQHI #yyc

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Smoke-free summers are a thing of the past #ClimateCrisis #wildfires edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

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McCain wind & solar power plan rejected by Alberta. New plant will not be able to reduce power costs as concept falls under the UCP renewables ban #yql #yyc #yeg #abpoli lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbri...

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Alberta looking forward to "increased trade opportunities" with the U.S. after lifting ban on American liquor #abpoli #yyc #yql #yeg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Amazon removes ‘sham’ cookbook listing from site after Ontario author speaks out. Canadian writer is the victim of AI book faking #cdnpoli #uspoli #WritingCommunity www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

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On Wednesday May 5, 2025, a massive glacier collapsed destroying a village called Blatten in Switzerland. It was home to 300 people, who had been evacuated a week earlier. A powerful reminder of the growing impact of climate change, and the danger leaders like Donald Trump pose. #Resist

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"Harvest records from Japan and China suggest that high night-time temperatures reduce the quality of rice, a staple food for billions of people." @nature.com

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Shed a tear for the city's poor weeping birches #yql lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbri...

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Canada is on fire. The national media is focused on building pipelines for national unity. Oil production is at record levels. We are back of the pack in the G7 for failing all our environmental goals. My latest on Canada's oil obsession. charlieangus.substack.com/p/burn-the-p...

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EXTRAORDINARY HEAT Record heat from Africa to Europe to Asia. 46.9C in SENEGAL 45.1C in ALGERIA Minimums up to 33C 40C in Cantabria Region of SPAIN (North) 42.8C in TURKEY Minimums up to 28C Heat will just become worse and spread to Central Europe.

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While wait times rise and surgeries are delayed, the UCP’s friends and insiders keep getting paid through suspicious contracts. Danielle Smith says healthcare is 'fine.' Albertans know it’s not. We need public health care that puts people before politics. #VoteforBetter youtu.be/M6kB4V9HDcA

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I've been volunteering with the @fallcelticfestival.bsky.social for the last year - it's a great, bee growing event in the GTA to celebrate Celtic culture and heritage (and a lot of fun!) They've just joined Bluesky - pls give them a follow and welcome them here! :)

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Trans Mountain’s financial nightmare offers lessons in the reality of pipelines #abpoli #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/10/a...

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One of the coolest features of the Agami Heron is its gorgeous, flowing crest that flutters as it poses and preens. But I've never seen it up close before with the details and textures. #CostaRica #herons #nature #birds

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Google and Meta search both report that Cape Breton Island has its own time zone 12 minutes ahead of mainland Nova Scotia time because they are both drawing that information from a Beaverton article I wrote in 2024

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Canada Post rejects the union's proposal for arbitration & insists no full-time worker could ever deliver parcels on a weekend #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

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Captured Gaza food aid boat activists are to be shown violent videos by the IDF in an attempt to desensitize them to Israeli violence against Palestinians, Defence Minister says #eupol

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Alberta blows by 800 'official' measles cases and now we're gonna travel 🦠 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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What is the mountain bike equivalent of stumbling into beauty?

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New tourism app ignores the EV driver demographic. Information on which locations are near Southern Alberta's abundant chargers is missing #yql lethbridgenewsnow.com/2025/06/09/n...

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‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems. Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding #ClimateCrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Double Your Nissan Leaf’s Range With A Home-Swapped Battery. This whole job was done on the driveway in just three hours. No fancy lifts, just some elbow grease and determination. insideevs.com/news/761788/...

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BC winemakers adjust for ‘scary’ future beyond their control www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/09/n...

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Danielle Smith has news for the people of Canada: you have ‘the lowest living standards in the world’ albertapolitics.ca/2025/06/dani...

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