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~45% of US corn production is now used to make ethanol, mostly for mixing into gasoline. That's ~13% of all US crop land already used for energy production. Using some of the same land for solar panels would capture 50-100 times more energy per acre.

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Choosing a name matters: In 1891 encyclical Rerum novarum, Pope Leo XIII outlined the rights of workers to a fair wage, safe working conditions, and the formation of trade unions, while affirming the rights to property and free enterprise, opposing both socialism and laissez-faire capitalism.

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Cities levying development charges being per unit basis instead of based on actual incremental costs to the municipality, or at least per square foot, is deeply regressive - we need much lower DCs for smaller homes

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David Cameron thought he was being clever too.

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Just astonishing how much more solar energy the northern oceans have been subject to since the 2020 IMO sulphur reduction. Textbook termination shock, and signals much more warming incoming.

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First night at #AFCtoronto ‘s new home #runitourway

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Very grateful to live in a place where elections are free and fair and results accepted by all peacefully. Thanks to everyone who works on our elections ❤️

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What world class means today (complimentary)

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Toronto added more people (in absolute numbers) than any other metro area in the US and Canada last year. Montreal and Vancouver added more than any outside of Toronto, New York, Houston, and Dallas. Calgary added almost as many people as Miami added, while being a fraction of the size.

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New study shows electrifying commuter rail into San Francisco had huge air quality benefits for area residents and train riders - roll out of GO train electrification can’t come soon enough

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CMHC housing data released. Housing starts in Ontario down almost 40% in Q1 this year relative to last year. Alberta had more starts, in absolute terms, than Ontario.

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NEW 🧵 The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border. Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...

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Hell yes, 🇨🇦 science

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If only more people understood how important this data is. Earth's Energy Imbalance has tripled since Al Gore's 'An inconvenient truth' came out in 2006.

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This is absolutely mind blowing. onemileatatime.com/news/airline...

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🇨🇦CANADA WINS Jonathan David and Tani Oluwaseyi score as the #CanMNT defeats the #USMNT 2-1 in the final full-squad competitive match ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026. Back-to-back wins for Canada vs USA for the first time since the 1980s.

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Let’s goooo! #CanMNT

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Taiwan right now

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Canada will literally join the EU’s defense cooperation organization before they uncouple themselves from America’s elevator standard

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Heartwarming to see solidarity from our friends among Americans

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🚨First day CO₂ at Mauna Loa >430 ppm🚨 This is: -Much higher than ever in the past 800,000 years. -Likely not seen in >3 million years (mid-pliocene warm period). -A CO₂ forcing equal to 2.5-4°C of warming and a 5-25 meters higher global sea level!

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Economic uncertainty at TWICE peak covid levels, astonishing

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Not since the Great Depression have Canada-US tariffs risen as broadly or as sharply. Uncertainty is now double the COVID peak. My latest for @TheHubCanada roughly quantifies the effect on investment and employment. It’s not pretty: thehub.ca/2025/03/04/... #cdnecon #cdnpoli

submitted 67 days ago • 8 comments

Canada should be shifting as many of its regulations as possible to align with the frequently better European / Internationalized alternatives as opposed to following American standards

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Urging Canadians not to "buy Canadian" so much as "buy not-US." We benefit from being integrated in a global trading order, and if the US is withdrawing from that, we have reason to strengthen trade with the rest of the world.

submitted 67 days ago • 20 comments

Oh shocker we found the one country Trump wants to do MORE trade with

submitted 67 days ago • 21 comments