Brett Favaro
@brettfavaro.bsky.social
Conservation scientist. Tweets about climate, oceans, & sustainable development. Views my own, and do not necessarily reflect views of employer. He/him.
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If you failed, you'd get yelled at. The stress was unbelievable. You quickly learn who is ALWAYS available.
Ian Lee, for example, was ALWAYS available. To the point that it was kind of a running joke.
Sylvain Charlebois? Constantly pitching himself in our inboxes, always ready to hop on camera.
Ian Lee, for example, was ALWAYS available. To the point that it was kind of a running joke.
Sylvain Charlebois? Constantly pitching himself in our inboxes, always ready to hop on camera.
February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
If you failed, you'd get yelled at. The stress was unbelievable. You quickly learn who is ALWAYS available.
Ian Lee, for example, was ALWAYS available. To the point that it was kind of a running joke.
Sylvain Charlebois? Constantly pitching himself in our inboxes, always ready to hop on camera.
Ian Lee, for example, was ALWAYS available. To the point that it was kind of a running joke.
Sylvain Charlebois? Constantly pitching himself in our inboxes, always ready to hop on camera.
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A seriously awesome woman with the right priorities in life. More like her please.
MP Kirsty Duncan became a crusader for safety in sport
A high achiever, she ran the Boston Marathon eight times, lifted weights and did triathlons, but it was her experience as a gymnast with body dysmorphia that inspired her to push for reforms to protec...
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
A seriously awesome woman with the right priorities in life. More like her please.
Kid #1 to #2: "that's the meanest thing anyone has ever said!! YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE HISTORY BOOKS 😡😡🤬"
February 6, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Kid #1 to #2: "that's the meanest thing anyone has ever said!! YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE HISTORY BOOKS 😡😡🤬"
Oh this would be so good
“.. Our BTC price target is 0.0. That’s not just for shock factor. It’s where the math takes us,” the strategist said, noting that Bitcoin has failed to function as a dollar hedge and instead operates as “a speculative instrument correlated to the Nasdaq.”
#Bitcoin
seekingalpha.com/news/4547997...
#Bitcoin
seekingalpha.com/news/4547997...
February 6, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Oh this would be so good
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Decarbonising the pint 🍺
Clean heat isn’t just about homes. A brewery in Sussex shows how industry can lead - ditching gas-fired steam for high-temp heat pumps that recycle waste heat into the next brew.
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
Clean heat isn’t just about homes. A brewery in Sussex shows how industry can lead - ditching gas-fired steam for high-temp heat pumps that recycle waste heat into the next brew.
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
Sussex brewery heat pump slashes emissions from steam brewing - Energy Live News
High-temperature heat pumps replace oil boilers, cutting costs and carbon
www.energylivenews.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Decarbonising the pint 🍺
Clean heat isn’t just about homes. A brewery in Sussex shows how industry can lead - ditching gas-fired steam for high-temp heat pumps that recycle waste heat into the next brew.
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
Clean heat isn’t just about homes. A brewery in Sussex shows how industry can lead - ditching gas-fired steam for high-temp heat pumps that recycle waste heat into the next brew.
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
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Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
A Secret Oil Cartel Might Have Killed Our Clean-Energy Future
In a landmark antitrust case, Michigan alleges oil companies colluded to “capture and kill” clean-energy and electric-vehicle efforts.
www.levernews.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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heat 👏 pumps 👏 !
Today in the Rockaways, I stood with NYCHA residents to announce a $38M investment to bring clean, reliable heat pumps to Beach 41st Street Houses.
February 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
heat 👏 pumps 👏 !
Clearly the problem was a lack of funding
"Officers are accused of trafficking, leaking addresses to hitmen, and leaking police officer addresses, the sources said.
The investigation also uncovered a conspiracy to kill a unit commander at the Toronto South Detention Centre, the sources said."
Holy Christ. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The investigation also uncovered a conspiracy to kill a unit commander at the Toronto South Detention Centre, the sources said."
Holy Christ. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
9 Toronto police officers facing charges related to tow-truck violence: source | CBC News
Nine Toronto police officers are facing charges related to violent incidents involving tow trucks and operators across the Greater Toronto Area, multiple sources tell CBC News.
www.cbc.ca
February 5, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Clearly the problem was a lack of funding
He got awfully flustered by that "we're actually going to work" clapback
"You want to sneak by here? Good to see you. This is not hope." -- Poilievre to Liberal cabinet ministers as they pass in the hall
February 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
He got awfully flustered by that "we're actually going to work" clapback
CBC should hire her right now. On the spot.
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 6:02 PM
CBC should hire her right now. On the spot.
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I understand Americans are upset about the Washington Post - but their new smaller newsroom will have about the same number of editorial as all of Postmedia's 130 print and digital news titles combination.
Canadians slept through this consolidation, foreign ownership, gutting.
Canadians slept through this consolidation, foreign ownership, gutting.
There's a petition to the House of Commons to introduce stricter rules to prevent foreign entities from holding controlling interests in Canadian media.
Long overdue for govt to act & require Postmedia to have Canadian ownership and/or sell off parts to local buyers
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Long overdue for govt to act & require Postmedia to have Canadian ownership and/or sell off parts to local buyers
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-6879 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I understand Americans are upset about the Washington Post - but their new smaller newsroom will have about the same number of editorial as all of Postmedia's 130 print and digital news titles combination.
Canadians slept through this consolidation, foreign ownership, gutting.
Canadians slept through this consolidation, foreign ownership, gutting.
In the context of the overall federal budget, it would be a drop in the bucket to supercharge CBC and try to scoop up a lot of the wreckage from the Post.
There is a "soft power" opportunity opening up here, to build up a reality-based information ecosystem
There is a "soft power" opportunity opening up here, to build up a reality-based information ecosystem
February 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
In the context of the overall federal budget, it would be a drop in the bucket to supercharge CBC and try to scoop up a lot of the wreckage from the Post.
There is a "soft power" opportunity opening up here, to build up a reality-based information ecosystem
There is a "soft power" opportunity opening up here, to build up a reality-based information ecosystem
This is going to sound a bit wild, but maybe the province should just buy the team?
Like it's in our interest to have the publicly-owned stadium well-used. It drives a lot of economic benefit. Why not just take the whole thing over?
Like it's in our interest to have the publicly-owned stadium well-used. It drives a lot of economic benefit. Why not just take the whole thing over?
On @us.theguardian.com, I wrote some words on the fate of the Vancouver Whitecaps.
I truly hope they stay, but I’m not holding my breath.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
I truly hope they stay, but I’m not holding my breath.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Are the Whitecaps about to die? Vancouver sound alarm bells amid difficult sale process
Scheduling and financial impasses at Vancouver’s World Cup stadium are leading down a road the league hasn’t traveled in over a decade
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:29 AM
This is going to sound a bit wild, but maybe the province should just buy the team?
Like it's in our interest to have the publicly-owned stadium well-used. It drives a lot of economic benefit. Why not just take the whole thing over?
Like it's in our interest to have the publicly-owned stadium well-used. It drives a lot of economic benefit. Why not just take the whole thing over?
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Yup. Ghislaine Maxwell plagiarized me to provide content for her fraudulent money laundering “ocean charity.” We exchanged angry emails about this.
Sigh.
Sigh.
A few months later, we noticed that Maxwell's Terra Mar blog was wholesale plagiarizing articles from Southern Fried Science. So there were more emails surrounding that. This was all in 2013.
February 4, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Yup. Ghislaine Maxwell plagiarized me to provide content for her fraudulent money laundering “ocean charity.” We exchanged angry emails about this.
Sigh.
Sigh.
Your Gmail is not secure.
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Your Gmail is not secure.
Organizations that jumped ship early look pretty good right now
Paris prosecutors raid the French offices of Elon Musk’s X as part of an investigation into spreading child pornography and deepfakes.
Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of an investigation into child porn, deepfakes and more
French prosecutors have launched a search at the offices of Elon Musk's social media platform X. This is part of an investigation into alleged offenses, including spreading child pornography and deepfakes.
bit.ly
February 3, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Organizations that jumped ship early look pretty good right now
I'm thinking about all those people who, in the wake of the news about how protein powder is often contaminated with lead, took it upon themselves to defend lead exposure
"Heh, you're all overreacting - lead limits aren't *SCIENTIFIC*"
"Heh, you're all overreacting - lead limits aren't *SCIENTIFIC*"
There’s no safe level of exposure to lead—but a small, strange study shows we’ve made incredible progress in recent decades
A century of hair clippings show lead exposure rates have plummeted
There’s no safe level of exposure to lead—but a small, strange study shows we’ve made incredible progress in recent decades
www.scientificamerican.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:38 AM
I'm thinking about all those people who, in the wake of the news about how protein powder is often contaminated with lead, took it upon themselves to defend lead exposure
"Heh, you're all overreacting - lead limits aren't *SCIENTIFIC*"
"Heh, you're all overreacting - lead limits aren't *SCIENTIFIC*"
What's the Surrey BC version of this?
It’s your city, from the sidewalk to the skyline. The David Dinkins Municipal Building’s rooftop is open & free to everyone, starting this June.
February 3, 2026 at 2:17 AM
What's the Surrey BC version of this?
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News from Helsinki, Finland which recently became coal-free when the last two coal plants closed. The local government just released a statement that the coal exit led to very clear air quality improvements. Can you spot the coal exit in the graph of SO2 concentrations?
February 2, 2026 at 7:48 PM
News from Helsinki, Finland which recently became coal-free when the last two coal plants closed. The local government just released a statement that the coal exit led to very clear air quality improvements. Can you spot the coal exit in the graph of SO2 concentrations?
The impact of this is going to have a long tail. You have to wonder whether these gases have long term health effects we don't fully know right now.
Cancer, lung damage, etc could all spike years from now, and it would be so hard to prove causation
Cancer, lung damage, etc could all spike years from now, and it would be so hard to prove causation
Lots of teargas at ICE tonight in Portland. People were just standing and chanting.
February 2, 2026 at 3:21 PM
The impact of this is going to have a long tail. You have to wonder whether these gases have long term health effects we don't fully know right now.
Cancer, lung damage, etc could all spike years from now, and it would be so hard to prove causation
Cancer, lung damage, etc could all spike years from now, and it would be so hard to prove causation
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
Oh well how about that
It's hard to keep up, but did we already know Bjorn Lomborg was hanging out with Epstein?
February 1, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Oh well how about that
He's not unidentified he's Batman
An unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume angrily confronted Santa Clara city officials during a joint meeting of the City Council, city authorities, and the Santa Clara Stadium Authority on Monday, using his public comment to condemn the city’s stance on cooperation with ICE.
February 1, 2026 at 2:39 PM
He's not unidentified he's Batman