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John Merkley
@johnmerkley.bsky.social
Mid-level bureaucrat
Today my 3yo son threw a toy duck at me and yelled “duck” and had no idea how profound I thought it was
December 16, 2024 at 5:04 AM
Sad to see this project stall out. $205 million of Federal investment left on the table. “Over the past year we have seen major scale back in electrification projects globally” says company.
$1 billion expansion of B.C. lithium-ion battery factory on hold
Uncertainty and increased competition pushed E-One Moli to pause its Maple Ridge factory expansion, which would have created 350 jobs.
vancouversun.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:57 AM
Reposted by John Merkley
We all think plastic pollution is a problem, and it is. In the nearly 70 years between 1950 and 2019, the world produced a total of ~9.5 billion tonnes of plastic.

But all the plastic we have EVER produced weighs as much as CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere during the first three months of 2024!
November 29, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Any mural artists out there?
November 27, 2024 at 5:02 AM