Bentley
@bigclimate.bsky.social
Co-founding member of the @calgaryclimatehub.ca, host of the #ClimateLens podcast, Alberta Regional Organizer for Climate Reality Canada. Posts are my own. #yyc #ClimateChange #ClimateSky
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Haven't been a fan of, to say the least, most of PM #MarkCarney 's moves inre #ClimateChange but very happy with this one. #EVs don't solve our transportation/climate challenges but they are a critically important short to medium term #EmissionReduction solution. #cdnpoli www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
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Rare earth metal recycling facility opens in Birmingham
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Read on: www.dpaonthenet.net/article...
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Rare earth metal recycling facility opens in Birmingham
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Read on: www.dpaonthenet.net/article...
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January 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Rare earth metal recycling facility opens in Birmingham
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Read on: www.dpaonthenet.net/article...
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Rare earth metal recycling facility opens in Birmingham
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Read on: www.dpaonthenet.net/article...
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Recommended read: A commentary co-authored by climate scientist Prof @clequere.bsky.social in Nature argued that several climate trends have locked in “irreversible progress in climate action”.
Irreversibility in climate action - Nature Climate Change
Although climate action is undermined by political interests and institutional inertia, multiple safeguards are in place to prevent backsliding on progress so far, and positive feedbacks reinforce…
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January 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Recommended read: A commentary co-authored by climate scientist Prof @clequere.bsky.social in Nature argued that several climate trends have locked in “irreversible progress in climate action”.
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“It just worked. That’s what you’ll find with these conversions — they’ll be done and then instantly people will be like, ‘Why didn’t we do this 20 years ago?’”
What are you waiting for, Calgary? #yyccc #roadsafety #community apnews.com/article/one-...
What are you waiting for, Calgary? #yyccc #roadsafety #community apnews.com/article/one-...
Why US cities are reverting 1-way streets back to their original 2-way design
Midsize cities across the U.S. are increasingly converting one-way streets to two-way routes. Transportation planners view the step as one of the easiest ways to improve safety and make downtowns more...
apnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
“It just worked. That’s what you’ll find with these conversions — they’ll be done and then instantly people will be like, ‘Why didn’t we do this 20 years ago?’”
What are you waiting for, Calgary? #yyccc #roadsafety #community apnews.com/article/one-...
What are you waiting for, Calgary? #yyccc #roadsafety #community apnews.com/article/one-...
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Did you know?
2025 was the third hottest year on record, and the last 11 years are the warmest ever. Oceans absorbed 90% of the extra heat, fueling stronger storms, heavier floods & marine die-offs.
This isn't "weather", it's our planet screaming. Time to listen.
#OceanHeat
2025 was the third hottest year on record, and the last 11 years are the warmest ever. Oceans absorbed 90% of the extra heat, fueling stronger storms, heavier floods & marine die-offs.
This isn't "weather", it's our planet screaming. Time to listen.
#OceanHeat
January 17, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Did you know?
2025 was the third hottest year on record, and the last 11 years are the warmest ever. Oceans absorbed 90% of the extra heat, fueling stronger storms, heavier floods & marine die-offs.
This isn't "weather", it's our planet screaming. Time to listen.
#OceanHeat
2025 was the third hottest year on record, and the last 11 years are the warmest ever. Oceans absorbed 90% of the extra heat, fueling stronger storms, heavier floods & marine die-offs.
This isn't "weather", it's our planet screaming. Time to listen.
#OceanHeat
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Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. n.pr/4bzqnrR
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
n.pr
January 16, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. n.pr/4bzqnrR
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"It's not just about choosing #EmissionReduction policies. it's about providing Canadians the tools to hold to account this industry that's been disproportionately polluting, lying about it & heavily supported through taxpayer dollars while others actually do their fair share of our climate effort."
Are we really MOVING BACKWARDS on #ClimateChange in Canada in spite of the hottest years on record & the worst #WILDFIRES and #SMOKE we've ever seen? We dig in with #CAPE & the Hub's own Dr Joe Vipond & #CANRAC 's Caroline Brouillette
PODCAST www.podcastics.com/episode/3955... #MarkCarney #cdnpoli
PODCAST www.podcastics.com/episode/3955... #MarkCarney #cdnpoli
Carney Banks On Big Oil
Canada's Climate Capitulation
www.podcastics.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
"It's not just about choosing #EmissionReduction policies. it's about providing Canadians the tools to hold to account this industry that's been disproportionately polluting, lying about it & heavily supported through taxpayer dollars while others actually do their fair share of our climate effort."
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"When all you have is a hammer...."
Every #OilWar story is a #ClimateChange story, Canada as much as anywhere #Venezuela #ClimateChange #ElectroState #EnergyTransition #ClimateSky #cdnpoli #CanadaSky www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Every #OilWar story is a #ClimateChange story, Canada as much as anywhere #Venezuela #ClimateChange #ElectroState #EnergyTransition #ClimateSky #cdnpoli #CanadaSky www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Canada needs new pipeline urgently to counter Venezuelan oil surge, Strathcona chair says
Canadian tycoon Adam Waterous says approvals for major nation-building projects needs to be three months to remain competitive
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January 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
"When all you have is a hammer...."
Every #OilWar story is a #ClimateChange story, Canada as much as anywhere #Venezuela #ClimateChange #ElectroState #EnergyTransition #ClimateSky #cdnpoli #CanadaSky www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Every #OilWar story is a #ClimateChange story, Canada as much as anywhere #Venezuela #ClimateChange #ElectroState #EnergyTransition #ClimateSky #cdnpoli #CanadaSky www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Every #OilWar story is a #ClimateChange story, Canada as much as anywhere #Venezuela #ClimateChange #ElectroState #EnergyTransition thenarwhal.ca/canada-venez...
What the attack on Venezuela means for Canadian oil | The Narwhal
The U.S. is asserting exclusive control over Venezuelan oil. What will that mean for Alberta, Canada and global oil markets?
thenarwhal.ca
January 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Every #OilWar story is a #ClimateChange story, Canada as much as anywhere #Venezuela #ClimateChange #ElectroState #EnergyTransition thenarwhal.ca/canada-venez...
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January 16, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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First Solar Power Plant in Kyrgyzstan Will Save 120,000 Tons of Carbon Emissions Every Year
Find out more: www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fir...
#ClimateAction
First Solar Power Plant in Kyrgyzstan Will Save 120,000 Tons of Carbon Emissions Every Year
Find out more: www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fir...
#ClimateAction
First Solar Power Plant in Kyrgyzstan Will Save 120,000 Tons of Carbon Emissions Every Year
The 100MW installation will generate 210 million kWh of clean electricity annually, and represented one of the largest foreign investments.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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First Solar Power Plant in Kyrgyzstan Will Save 120,000 Tons of Carbon Emissions Every Year
Find out more: www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fir...
#ClimateAction
First Solar Power Plant in Kyrgyzstan Will Save 120,000 Tons of Carbon Emissions Every Year
Find out more: www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fir...
#ClimateAction
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How would the new deal to cut tariffs on up to 49,000 Chinese EVs affect uptake? By my math, in the maximum case, battery EVs would move from 5.5% of sales to 8.1% of sales. This is potentially a *small* start of a much-needed overhaul of EV strategy in Canada. What comes next matters the most.
January 16, 2026 at 8:06 PM
How would the new deal to cut tariffs on up to 49,000 Chinese EVs affect uptake? By my math, in the maximum case, battery EVs would move from 5.5% of sales to 8.1% of sales. This is potentially a *small* start of a much-needed overhaul of EV strategy in Canada. What comes next matters the most.
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First, clean-energy project grants restored. And now, Revolution Wind, Empire Wind, and the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind projects back in session.
It was a tough week for Trump's energy agenda, to say the least.
It was a tough week for Trump's energy agenda, to say the least.
Trump suffers clean-energy grant, offshore wind losses
It started with an order to restore climate funding for blue states, and ended today with yet another judge saying Trump can't halt offshore wind…
www.canarymedia.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
First, clean-energy project grants restored. And now, Revolution Wind, Empire Wind, and the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind projects back in session.
It was a tough week for Trump's energy agenda, to say the least.
It was a tough week for Trump's energy agenda, to say the least.
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Their efforts brought the pipe back online safely while ensuring all Calgarians had access to safe, clean water during this critical period.
Additional work will continue as we work towards additional pipe reinforcement in Spring and Fall.
Updates posted below 2/
www.calgary.ca/emergencies/...
Additional work will continue as we work towards additional pipe reinforcement in Spring and Fall.
Updates posted below 2/
www.calgary.ca/emergencies/...
Bearspaw water main break
www.calgary.ca
January 16, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Their efforts brought the pipe back online safely while ensuring all Calgarians had access to safe, clean water during this critical period.
Additional work will continue as we work towards additional pipe reinforcement in Spring and Fall.
Updates posted below 2/
www.calgary.ca/emergencies/...
Additional work will continue as we work towards additional pipe reinforcement in Spring and Fall.
Updates posted below 2/
www.calgary.ca/emergencies/...
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With PM Carney taking the axe to #AntiGreenwashing, #BigOil (and of course Carney himself) can lie with impunity about the #CarbonCapture boondoggle and a great many other things #cdnpoli #ClimateChange #MarkCarney #ClimateSky www.desmog.com/2025/01/14/e...
Exclusive: Norway’s Equinor Forced to Withdraw Key Carbon Capture Claim
This story is the tenth part of a DeSmog series on carbon capture and was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. Equinor has retracted a claim that it stores about a million tonnes of ca...
www.desmog.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:50 PM
With PM Carney taking the axe to #AntiGreenwashing, #BigOil (and of course Carney himself) can lie with impunity about the #CarbonCapture boondoggle and a great many other things #cdnpoli #ClimateChange #MarkCarney #ClimateSky www.desmog.com/2025/01/14/e...
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Every #OilWar story is a #ClimateChange story #Venezuela #ClimateChange #ElectroState #EnergyTransition #ClimateSky bsky.app/profile/keta...
"A Venezuelan oil industry controlled by Trump and his cronies won’t benefit ordinary Venezuelans or Americans. Instead, it will enrich oil company executives and elites while destabilizing the country and worsening the climate crisis"
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Trump’s reckless grab for power, riches, and oil in Venezuela
Who stands to profit, and who stands to pay? “Ten years from now, twenty years from now, you will see; oil will bring us ruin. Oil is the Devil's excrement" – Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso…
oilchange.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Every #OilWar story is a #ClimateChange story #Venezuela #ClimateChange #ElectroState #EnergyTransition #ClimateSky bsky.app/profile/keta...
Haven't been a fan of, to say the least, most of PM #MarkCarney 's moves inre #ClimateChange but very happy with this one. #EVs don't solve our transportation/climate challenges but they are a critically important short to medium term #EmissionReduction solution. #cdnpoli www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
www.npr.org
January 16, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Yeah I don't mind praising or damning as the moment requires
January 16, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Yeah I don't mind praising or damning as the moment requires
Awesome! Keep us posted!
January 16, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Awesome! Keep us posted!
Haven't been a fan of, to say the least, most of PM #MarkCarney 's moves inre #ClimateChange but very happy with this one. #EVs don't solve our transportation/climate challenges but they are a critically important short to medium term #EmissionReduction solution. #cdnpoli www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
www.npr.org
January 16, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Haven't been a fan of, to say the least, most of PM #MarkCarney 's moves inre #ClimateChange but very happy with this one. #EVs don't solve our transportation/climate challenges but they are a critically important short to medium term #EmissionReduction solution. #cdnpoli www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...
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not suprised I am
January 16, 2026 at 6:59 PM
not suprised I am
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It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Cost is the top barrier to EV adoption.
Allowing more affordable EVs into Canada can unlock demand, cut emissions, and strengthen the EV market.
Our take on today’s EV tariff announcement ⬇️
www.pembina.org/media-releas...
Allowing more affordable EVs into Canada can unlock demand, cut emissions, and strengthen the EV market.
Our take on today’s EV tariff announcement ⬇️
www.pembina.org/media-releas...
January 16, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Cost is the top barrier to EV adoption.
Allowing more affordable EVs into Canada can unlock demand, cut emissions, and strengthen the EV market.
Our take on today’s EV tariff announcement ⬇️
www.pembina.org/media-releas...
Allowing more affordable EVs into Canada can unlock demand, cut emissions, and strengthen the EV market.
Our take on today’s EV tariff announcement ⬇️
www.pembina.org/media-releas...