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Carney Banks On Big Oil
Canada's Climate Capitulation
www.podcastics.com
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
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The Ottawa-Alberta MOU dominated headlines this month.
Our research shows a new pipeline would drive up oilsands emissions—even with the new carbon capture project.
Dive into the numbers ➡️ buff.ly/O8Ru97v
#PembinaIn2025
Our research shows a new pipeline would drive up oilsands emissions—even with the new carbon capture project.
Dive into the numbers ➡️ buff.ly/O8Ru97v
#PembinaIn2025
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Ottawa-Alberta MOU dominated headlines this month.
Our research shows a new pipeline would drive up oilsands emissions—even with the new carbon capture project.
Dive into the numbers ➡️ buff.ly/O8Ru97v
#PembinaIn2025
Our research shows a new pipeline would drive up oilsands emissions—even with the new carbon capture project.
Dive into the numbers ➡️ buff.ly/O8Ru97v
#PembinaIn2025
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A fed judge’s ruling allows HI to include cruise ship passengers in a new tourist tax pursuant to managing climate change. Gov Green signed legislation in May '25 that raises revenue for wildfires among other climate impacts. It's expected to generate nearly $100mn/yr.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Business...
abcnews.go.com/amp/Business...
Federal judge upholds Hawaii's new climate change tax on cruise passengers
A federal judge's ruling allows Hawaii's new tourist tax, which includes a levy on cruise ship passengers, to take effect in 2026
abcnews.go.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A fed judge’s ruling allows HI to include cruise ship passengers in a new tourist tax pursuant to managing climate change. Gov Green signed legislation in May '25 that raises revenue for wildfires among other climate impacts. It's expected to generate nearly $100mn/yr.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Business...
abcnews.go.com/amp/Business...
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A fascinating reality in a country that spans a continent is there’s no common experience of climate. Here’s Downeast Maine today. (In The @nytimes.com ages ago I posited this might be one reason it’s hard to have a common sense of #climatechange. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2007/01/07/w...
December 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A fascinating reality in a country that spans a continent is there’s no common experience of climate. Here’s Downeast Maine today. (In The @nytimes.com ages ago I posited this might be one reason it’s hard to have a common sense of #climatechange. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2007/01/07/w...
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#MarkCarney #cdnpoli #ClimateChange #BigOil #MOU #ClimateSky #CanadaSky #abpoli #EnergyTransition #ClimateAbundance #yyc #ElectroState #PetroState #ElectrifyEverything #Electrification #Solar #Wildfires #Smoke #CostOfClimate #ClimateInaction #CarbonCapture #LNG #FossilGas #MajorProjects #Pipelines
December 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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In this report, we tried to establish the degree of US dependence on China in the minerals & battery space & what to do. US is further behind on processing and battery components. On/ally-shoring are parts of solution but targeted JVs w Chinese firms are too. climateandsecurity.org/2025/05/the-...
The Devil is in the Details: Minerals, Batteries, and US Dependence on Chinese Imports
The United States’ growing dependence on China for critical minerals and battery supply chains poses a significant national security concern.
climateandsecurity.org
December 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
In this report, we tried to establish the degree of US dependence on China in the minerals & battery space & what to do. US is further behind on processing and battery components. On/ally-shoring are parts of solution but targeted JVs w Chinese firms are too. climateandsecurity.org/2025/05/the-...
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We made a similar argument last year in a series of reports. This one called for a clean tech detente with China to allow the US to learn from Chinese firms in key areas like LFP batteries. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Can the U.S. and China Ease Tensions with a Clean Tech Détente?
To limit the damage from an escalating trade dispute, the United States and China should negotiate a clean tech détente to balance support for domestic industries given the reality of the countries’ e...
carnegieendowment.org
December 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We made a similar argument last year in a series of reports. This one called for a clean tech detente with China to allow the US to learn from Chinese firms in key areas like LFP batteries. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
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Enjoying this report by David Hart who argues that the smarter strategy for the US is to compete with China in the EV space. Electric vehicles are a superior technology & will eventually displace ICE vehicles. Abandoning the contest will leave the US behind. www.cfr.org/report/compe...
Compete, Don’t Retreat
The primary U.S. response to China’s first-mover advantages in emerging auto technologies has been protection. A smarter strategy would seek to compete by supporting producers and collaborating with …
www.cfr.org
December 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Enjoying this report by David Hart who argues that the smarter strategy for the US is to compete with China in the EV space. Electric vehicles are a superior technology & will eventually displace ICE vehicles. Abandoning the contest will leave the US behind. www.cfr.org/report/compe...
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Always remember the most important gift we give to our children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
We've got our work cut out for us in 2026 but there's no reason we can't have a lot of fun doing it.
#HappyHolidays #Christmas #Christmas2025
We've got our work cut out for us in 2026 but there's no reason we can't have a lot of fun doing it.
#HappyHolidays #Christmas #Christmas2025
December 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Always remember the most important gift we give to our children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
We've got our work cut out for us in 2026 but there's no reason we can't have a lot of fun doing it.
#HappyHolidays #Christmas #Christmas2025
We've got our work cut out for us in 2026 but there's no reason we can't have a lot of fun doing it.
#HappyHolidays #Christmas #Christmas2025
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2025 will see the warmest Chirstmas on record in many parts of the U.S., with some areas of the Central US experiencing temperatures more than 40°F (22°C) above average.
The Climate 8-Ball is too busy reading some unredacted files to comment.
Source: www.tropicaltidbits.com
The Climate 8-Ball is too busy reading some unredacted files to comment.
Source: www.tropicaltidbits.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
2025 will see the warmest Chirstmas on record in many parts of the U.S., with some areas of the Central US experiencing temperatures more than 40°F (22°C) above average.
The Climate 8-Ball is too busy reading some unredacted files to comment.
Source: www.tropicaltidbits.com
The Climate 8-Ball is too busy reading some unredacted files to comment.
Source: www.tropicaltidbits.com
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The last week of 2025 will bring us the strongest windstorm of the year.
Forecasted maximum gusts of ~140 km/h (39 m/s) and the affected area are more or less similar to the recent extreme northerly windstorms in Finland (Aapeli 2019, Lyly 2024).
Forecasted maximum gusts of ~140 km/h (39 m/s) and the affected area are more or less similar to the recent extreme northerly windstorms in Finland (Aapeli 2019, Lyly 2024).
December 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The last week of 2025 will bring us the strongest windstorm of the year.
Forecasted maximum gusts of ~140 km/h (39 m/s) and the affected area are more or less similar to the recent extreme northerly windstorms in Finland (Aapeli 2019, Lyly 2024).
Forecasted maximum gusts of ~140 km/h (39 m/s) and the affected area are more or less similar to the recent extreme northerly windstorms in Finland (Aapeli 2019, Lyly 2024).
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December 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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”And yet throughout 2025 there remains a rock solid, consistent, worldwide majority of humans that support more & bigger climate-smart policies, Canada most certainly included. That a lot of people not being represented in policies like these.”
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
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
”And yet throughout 2025 there remains a rock solid, consistent, worldwide majority of humans that support more & bigger climate-smart policies, Canada most certainly included. That a lot of people not being represented in policies like these.”
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Pretty sure #MarkCarney needs to be visited by 3 ghosts this holiday season #cdnpoli
December 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Pretty sure #MarkCarney needs to be visited by 3 ghosts this holiday season #cdnpoli
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"If Canada could ever truly consider itself a climate leader that claim was burnt to the ground with Prime Minister #MarkCarney 's recent federal budget dismantling much of the country’s existing climate policy framework, the disastrous #MOU with Alberta & damned near invisibility at #COP30" #abpoli
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
December 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"If Canada could ever truly consider itself a climate leader that claim was burnt to the ground with Prime Minister #MarkCarney 's recent federal budget dismantling much of the country’s existing climate policy framework, the disastrous #MOU with Alberta & damned near invisibility at #COP30" #abpoli
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December 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Always remember the most important gift we give to our children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
We've got our work cut out for us in 2026 but there's no reason we can't have a lot of fun doing it.
#HappyHolidays #Christmas #Christmas2025
We've got our work cut out for us in 2026 but there's no reason we can't have a lot of fun doing it.
#HappyHolidays #Christmas #Christmas2025
December 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Always remember the most important gift we give to our children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
We've got our work cut out for us in 2026 but there's no reason we can't have a lot of fun doing it.
#HappyHolidays #Christmas #Christmas2025
We've got our work cut out for us in 2026 but there's no reason we can't have a lot of fun doing it.
#HappyHolidays #Christmas #Christmas2025
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Happy holidays to everyone.
December 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Happy holidays to everyone.
December 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
December 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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That sweet moment after every Snowflake Lane where Bellevue Way goes completely car free for five minutes
December 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
That sweet moment after every Snowflake Lane where Bellevue Way goes completely car free for five minutes
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Paul Krugman (Nobel-winning economist; columnist)
Core claim: rich, high-productivity places should build more housing; restrictive land-use policy “strangles growth,” and more building is central to affordability (and helps with homelessness and opportunity).
Core claim: rich, high-productivity places should build more housing; restrictive land-use policy “strangles growth,” and more building is central to affordability (and helps with homelessness and opportunity).
December 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Paul Krugman (Nobel-winning economist; columnist)
Core claim: rich, high-productivity places should build more housing; restrictive land-use policy “strangles growth,” and more building is central to affordability (and helps with homelessness and opportunity).
Core claim: rich, high-productivity places should build more housing; restrictive land-use policy “strangles growth,” and more building is central to affordability (and helps with homelessness and opportunity).
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‘Freedom is a city where you can breathe’: four experts on Europe’s most liveable capitals
www.theguardian.com/cities/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/cities/2025/...
‘Freedom is a city where you can breathe’: four experts on Europe’s most liveable capitals
From Copenhagen’s cycle lanes and Vienna’s shared parks to Barcelona and London’s unfulfilled potential, better living is close at hand
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
‘Freedom is a city where you can breathe’: four experts on Europe’s most liveable capitals
www.theguardian.com/cities/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/cities/2025/...
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Happy Holidays! We hope that they're bright, warm, and safe, regardless of how you're moving, whether in Columbus or someplace else. We're also so grateful for you all - thanks for showing up throughout the year to make the difference. Can't wait to see the energy and change we bring into 2026!
December 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Happy Holidays! We hope that they're bright, warm, and safe, regardless of how you're moving, whether in Columbus or someplace else. We're also so grateful for you all - thanks for showing up throughout the year to make the difference. Can't wait to see the energy and change we bring into 2026!
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If you're not moving forwards you're...... #cdnpoli #MarkCarney
December 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
If you're not moving forwards you're...... #cdnpoli #MarkCarney
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Great article about Mike Hewson in current edition of Winning Magazine...
"To offer a glass of water in a gallery required a whole infrastructure: plumbing, drainage and waste systems... So we built it all."
"To offer a glass of water in a gallery required a whole infrastructure: plumbing, drainage and waste systems... So we built it all."
December 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Great article about Mike Hewson in current edition of Winning Magazine...
"To offer a glass of water in a gallery required a whole infrastructure: plumbing, drainage and waste systems... So we built it all."
"To offer a glass of water in a gallery required a whole infrastructure: plumbing, drainage and waste systems... So we built it all."