Angela Antle
@acantle.bsky.social
2025 Rachel Carson WiR at LMU, Munich, debut novel (The Saltbox Olive - Breakwater 2025), Writers at Woody Point co-host, former CBC, MUN PhD candidate - #petrocultures #climatejustice #EnvHum Energy Futures www.theindependent.ca www.angelaantle.com
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Angela Antle
@acantle.bsky.social
· Oct 31
Dear Mr. Wakeham: Climate changes aren’t coming — they’re here – The Independent
Not only are wildfires caused by climate change, new research links the heatwaves that cause them to oil companies active in Newfoundland and Labrador
theindependent.ca
This summer my family cabin was incinerated in one of the #Newfoundland wildfires. Recently our new premier stated he didn’t think #wildfires were caused by climate change. theindependent.ca/commentary/e...
Wow! Wouldn’t it be wonderful if #Canada and #Newfoundland embraced community energy!
February 10, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Wow! Wouldn’t it be wonderful if #Canada and #Newfoundland embraced community energy!
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Up to £1 billion (!) of new funding for local energy projects to be made available through the Local Power Plan...
Community energy investment to build community wealth and power
Biggest ever public investment in community energy will cut bills and create revenue for community centres, social clubs and places of worship.
www.gov.uk
February 9, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Up to £1 billion (!) of new funding for local energy projects to be made available through the Local Power Plan...
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"The news stories you consume...are increasingly controlled by technocrat Trump loyalists, and algorithmically skewed to the right to foment hatred...you’d do better getting all your news from Neil Young press releases."
Stewart Lee's brilliant weekly column.
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Stewart Lee's brilliant weekly column.
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February 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
"The news stories you consume...are increasingly controlled by technocrat Trump loyalists, and algorithmically skewed to the right to foment hatred...you’d do better getting all your news from Neil Young press releases."
Stewart Lee's brilliant weekly column.
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Stewart Lee's brilliant weekly column.
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Some 10,000 people demonstrated in Milan on Saturday, on the first full day of the Winter Olympics, to protest against the environmental, economic and social impact of the Games. A hardcore splinter group later attempted to reach the Santagiulia Olympic ice hockey rink, resulting in clashes.
February 8, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Some 10,000 people demonstrated in Milan on Saturday, on the first full day of the Winter Olympics, to protest against the environmental, economic and social impact of the Games. A hardcore splinter group later attempted to reach the Santagiulia Olympic ice hockey rink, resulting in clashes.
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#Fermeuse, NL, left out of the picture when it comes to a mega LNG project on its doorstep: Mayor Jerome Kenny says “while Hanwha and Fermeuse Energy may have entered into some MOU, Council has not seen, or have been made aware of, the contents of the MOU."
www.theenergymix.com/local-econom...
www.theenergymix.com/local-econom...
Local Economies Pushed Aside as Newfoundland LNG Megaproject Presses Ahead
The arrival of a deep-pocketed industrial conglomerate from South Korea may be improving the odds for a $10- to $15-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) megaproject off the Newfoundland coast that was ...
www.theenergymix.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:45 PM
#Fermeuse, NL, left out of the picture when it comes to a mega LNG project on its doorstep: Mayor Jerome Kenny says “while Hanwha and Fermeuse Energy may have entered into some MOU, Council has not seen, or have been made aware of, the contents of the MOU."
www.theenergymix.com/local-econom...
www.theenergymix.com/local-econom...
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New Political Science Research: local press coverage enhances the quality of U.S. state-level democracy, and serves as a moderating force when it comes to ideological extremism in state legislative politics:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Press Coverage and Accountability in State Legislatures | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Press Coverage and Accountability in State Legislatures - Volume 120 Issue 1
www.cambridge.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
New Political Science Research: local press coverage enhances the quality of U.S. state-level democracy, and serves as a moderating force when it comes to ideological extremism in state legislative politics:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Must read.
Methane pollution from US oil and gas infrastructure causes more climate change than the entire economies of all but seven nations on earth.
(This is with methane's climate impacts conservatively evaluated over a 100-year time frame. Evaluated over shorter time frames, methane's impacts are worse.)
(This is with methane's climate impacts conservatively evaluated over a 100-year time frame. Evaluated over shorter time frames, methane's impacts are worse.)
Accounting for methane from natural gas infrastructure in United States greenhouse gas emission estimates
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that United States net greenhouse gas emissions have declined over the last two decades and are no…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Must read.
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You’re invited to the Playwrights Canada Press Winter 2026 Book Launch, an evening celebrating the newest works from some of the country’s most acclaimed and influential playwrights. RSVP here: www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/2026/Pl...
January 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
You’re invited to the Playwrights Canada Press Winter 2026 Book Launch, an evening celebrating the newest works from some of the country’s most acclaimed and influential playwrights. RSVP here: www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/2026/Pl...
Have you checked tool libraries?
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Have you checked tool libraries?
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BREAKING: Winter sports fans want Olympic organizers to drop fossil fuel sponsors.
Good to join international colleagues in a unified call to protect our health and save our snow and ice.
More here: www.newweather.org/2026/01/29/n...
Good to join international colleagues in a unified call to protect our health and save our snow and ice.
More here: www.newweather.org/2026/01/29/n...
January 30, 2026 at 12:39 AM
BREAKING: Winter sports fans want Olympic organizers to drop fossil fuel sponsors.
Good to join international colleagues in a unified call to protect our health and save our snow and ice.
More here: www.newweather.org/2026/01/29/n...
Good to join international colleagues in a unified call to protect our health and save our snow and ice.
More here: www.newweather.org/2026/01/29/n...
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For much of the 20th Century, the forces of violence and oppression claimed their way was "natural." (It's "natural" for men to be in charge; it's "natural" for whites to be in charge; it's "natural" for man to dominate nature).
Seems like now they're saying their way is "realistic."
Seems like now they're saying their way is "realistic."
Funny how often throughout history when bad people want to justify doing bad things, they call it 'realism.'
Industry Officials Say Biden Energy ‘Transition’ Overtaken By Trump ‘Realism.’ insideepa.com/remaking-epa... ($)
Industry Officials Say Biden Energy ‘Transition’ Overtaken By Trump ‘Realism.’ insideepa.com/remaking-epa... ($)
January 27, 2026 at 7:27 PM
For much of the 20th Century, the forces of violence and oppression claimed their way was "natural." (It's "natural" for men to be in charge; it's "natural" for whites to be in charge; it's "natural" for man to dominate nature).
Seems like now they're saying their way is "realistic."
Seems like now they're saying their way is "realistic."
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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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"Liam, age 5, was the fourth child in the district to be detained by immigration agents in the past two weeks, school officials said.
"Two of them are high-schoolers.
"One is a 10-year-old girl who was apprehended on her way to school..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
"Two of them are high-schoolers.
"One is a 10-year-old girl who was apprehended on her way to school..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
Detention of 5-Year-Old by Federal Agents Incenses Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:50 PM
"Liam, age 5, was the fourth child in the district to be detained by immigration agents in the past two weeks, school officials said.
"Two of them are high-schoolers.
"One is a 10-year-old girl who was apprehended on her way to school..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
"Two of them are high-schoolers.
"One is a 10-year-old girl who was apprehended on her way to school..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
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My bike and I hope to contribute more to the economy this year than ever before.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@mason4c.bsky.social
@howardfrumkin.bsky.social
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@mason4c.bsky.social
@howardfrumkin.bsky.social
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
January 21, 2026 at 12:34 PM
My bike and I hope to contribute more to the economy this year than ever before.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@mason4c.bsky.social
@howardfrumkin.bsky.social
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@mason4c.bsky.social
@howardfrumkin.bsky.social
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social
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Imagine a world in which these 32 mega-polluters (aka merchants of death) decided to become part of the solution by using their might for right.
Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Imagine a world in which these 32 mega-polluters (aka merchants of death) decided to become part of the solution by using their might for right.
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This piece by @acantle.bsky.social is worth a read.
While oil production goes up, oil jobs go down. So if we are going to subsidize something, we are better off subsidizing the transition of oil&gas workers out of the industry than subsidizing oil&gas companies.
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theindependent.ca/commentary/e...
While oil production goes up, oil jobs go down. So if we are going to subsidize something, we are better off subsidizing the transition of oil&gas workers out of the industry than subsidizing oil&gas companies.
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theindependent.ca/commentary/e...
Why taxpayer subsidies for Big Oil won’t create more jobs – The Independent
As Equinor delays Bay du Nord decision, report finds less than 1% of Canada’s jobs now in fossil fuels
theindependent.ca
January 21, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This piece by @acantle.bsky.social is worth a read.
While oil production goes up, oil jobs go down. So if we are going to subsidize something, we are better off subsidizing the transition of oil&gas workers out of the industry than subsidizing oil&gas companies.
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theindependent.ca/commentary/e...
While oil production goes up, oil jobs go down. So if we are going to subsidize something, we are better off subsidizing the transition of oil&gas workers out of the industry than subsidizing oil&gas companies.
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theindependent.ca/commentary/e...
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Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
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Here's where that cash is going instead:
This figure shared by @katemac.bsky.social lives rent free in my head ever since I saw it.
Tl;Dr Oil companies are spending their money on share buybacks *instead of investing in their own upstream capacity aka future production* - a window into what they really think about their long term future.
Tl;Dr Oil companies are spending their money on share buybacks *instead of investing in their own upstream capacity aka future production* - a window into what they really think about their long term future.
January 15, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Here's where that cash is going instead:
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Check out my list of Canadian books that are steeped in place. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01... @49thshelf.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social
10 Books to Shape Your Sense of Place · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
A recommended reading list by the author of Meltdown: The Making and Breaking of a Field Scientist (The University of Alberta Press).
49thshelf.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Check out my list of Canadian books that are steeped in place. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01... @49thshelf.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social
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Looking back on 2025, this was a big one for us.
3.5 months of radio silence since then, so, yeah, it was harassment.
3.5 months of radio silence since then, so, yeah, it was harassment.
My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up.
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Looking back on 2025, this was a big one for us.
3.5 months of radio silence since then, so, yeah, it was harassment.
3.5 months of radio silence since then, so, yeah, it was harassment.
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Problem: Plastic pollution permeates peoples’ parts.
Proposed solutions:
1) Stop spending taxpayers’ money to subsidize the fossil fuel industry.
2) Scale up scientific research to develop non-harmful plastic alternatives.
3) Enact a global ban on single use plastics.
Other suggestions?
Proposed solutions:
1) Stop spending taxpayers’ money to subsidize the fossil fuel industry.
2) Scale up scientific research to develop non-harmful plastic alternatives.
3) Enact a global ban on single use plastics.
Other suggestions?
Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs
go.nature.com/4j1dLeY
go.nature.com/4j1dLeY
Your brain is full of microplastics: are they harming you?
Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists are scrambling to understand their effects on health.
go.nature.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Problem: Plastic pollution permeates peoples’ parts.
Proposed solutions:
1) Stop spending taxpayers’ money to subsidize the fossil fuel industry.
2) Scale up scientific research to develop non-harmful plastic alternatives.
3) Enact a global ban on single use plastics.
Other suggestions?
Proposed solutions:
1) Stop spending taxpayers’ money to subsidize the fossil fuel industry.
2) Scale up scientific research to develop non-harmful plastic alternatives.
3) Enact a global ban on single use plastics.
Other suggestions?
Fabulous lecture on #disinformation and rumours the power of social media.
On Feb 24, I gave a lecture at UW explaining what my team's decade-plus research on online rumors during crises reveals about the right wing "bullshit machine." Fittingly, a lightning strike impacted the original audio. Here's a fixed version w/ the full transcript: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjiG...
A Spotlight on Rumors
YouTube video by UW (University of Washington)
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Fabulous lecture on #disinformation and rumours the power of social media.
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Very good statement from the Cambridge Summit organizers.
December 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Very good statement from the Cambridge Summit organizers.
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If you are interested in studying participatory cryosphere science or permafrost science feel free to reach out about these opportunities. Will be recirculating in early January. Also for international scholars there's a new funding opportunity for postdocs where these projects could apply as well!
December 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If you are interested in studying participatory cryosphere science or permafrost science feel free to reach out about these opportunities. Will be recirculating in early January. Also for international scholars there's a new funding opportunity for postdocs where these projects could apply as well!
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What an astonishingly dishonest piece of propaganda for the fossil fuel industry, including its citing of Obama's extremely outdated energy policies and its misrepresentation of Norwegian public opinion.
“The mind-set shift needed here is to acknowledge that while climate change is real and harmful, the utility of fossil fuels is not something the oil and gas industry tricked the public into,” Matthew Yglesias writes.
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Do. Why Don’t Democrats?
Liberals should reconcile with America’s oil and gas industry.
nyti.ms
December 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
What an astonishingly dishonest piece of propaganda for the fossil fuel industry, including its citing of Obama's extremely outdated energy policies and its misrepresentation of Norwegian public opinion.