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Carney’s calamitous course causes consternation at climate summit
Canada arrived at COP30 with empty hands, expressly moving backwards on almost every climate policy we’ve put in place since Paris.
www.nationalobserver.com
I wrote a little thing.
Alt title: the Hypocrisy in Having Value(s)
Alt title: the Hypocrisy in Having Value(s)
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We wrote a research article some years back on the facade of corporate climate commitments and the reasons why such commitments proved ultimately hollow: hbr.org/2017/11/how-...
How Bold Corporate Climate Change Goals Deteriorate Over Time
For years, many people have argued that the free market will be sufficient to address the climate crisis. But is that the case? In a study of five Australian companies over a 10-year period, researche...
hbr.org
February 7, 2026 at 8:53 PM
We wrote a research article some years back on the facade of corporate climate commitments and the reasons why such commitments proved ultimately hollow: hbr.org/2017/11/how-...
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Statler and Waldorf have more of a comment than a question
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Statler and Waldorf have more of a comment than a question
sobering but important read.
Especially as the US stock market gyrates.
And its political system flounders.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Especially as the US stock market gyrates.
And its political system flounders.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Opinion | The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM
sobering but important read.
Especially as the US stock market gyrates.
And its political system flounders.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Especially as the US stock market gyrates.
And its political system flounders.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
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Can't wait to join two of my climate heroes, @katharinehayhoe.com + @courtghoward.bsky.social, in a featured panel conversation at this year's PEGASUS Institute hybrid conference at the University of Waterloo in May.
Join us: pegasusinstitute.ca/pegasus-conf...
@cape-acme.bsky.social
#healthyfuture
Join us: pegasusinstitute.ca/pegasus-conf...
@cape-acme.bsky.social
#healthyfuture
February 7, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Can't wait to join two of my climate heroes, @katharinehayhoe.com + @courtghoward.bsky.social, in a featured panel conversation at this year's PEGASUS Institute hybrid conference at the University of Waterloo in May.
Join us: pegasusinstitute.ca/pegasus-conf...
@cape-acme.bsky.social
#healthyfuture
Join us: pegasusinstitute.ca/pegasus-conf...
@cape-acme.bsky.social
#healthyfuture
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In Minneapolis ordinary people with no connection whatsoever to Mexico are now flying Mexican flags, so ICE officers will waste hours pulling them over and questioning them. They call it "ICE fishing." H/t Mayra
February 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM
In Minneapolis ordinary people with no connection whatsoever to Mexico are now flying Mexican flags, so ICE officers will waste hours pulling them over and questioning them. They call it "ICE fishing." H/t Mayra
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When a political party answers a charge of racism with a body‑shaming insult, they’re not rebutting the claim — they’re advertising their values. This is what it looks like when cruelty becomes the brand.
February 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
When a political party answers a charge of racism with a body‑shaming insult, they’re not rebutting the claim — they’re advertising their values. This is what it looks like when cruelty becomes the brand.
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“Rhetoric that she used around it — talking about Alberta values, & in other public statements saying that federally appointed judges are not legitimate gatekeepers to democracy and so on — suggests that it's a real concerted effort to delegitimize the role of the courts in policymaking in Alberta”
February 7, 2026 at 4:21 PM
“Rhetoric that she used around it — talking about Alberta values, & in other public statements saying that federally appointed judges are not legitimate gatekeepers to democracy and so on — suggests that it's a real concerted effort to delegitimize the role of the courts in policymaking in Alberta”
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New edition of The Sprawl kicks off today! We're going to look at how hosting the Olympics—and not hosting 2026—has shaped Calgary. But we're also planning some fun in-person pop-ups. Stay tuned for more details on Analog Week!
What Calgary's Olympic past can show us about our future | The Sprawl
In fractured times, we can come together.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
New edition of The Sprawl kicks off today! We're going to look at how hosting the Olympics—and not hosting 2026—has shaped Calgary. But we're also planning some fun in-person pop-ups. Stay tuned for more details on Analog Week!
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The Washington Post was so close, yet far.
There's no mention of long Covid that an estimated ~45M+ in the U.S. have experienced. Just vaccines. Vaccines matter but they don't eliminate long COVID risk. And no mention of N95 masks or clean air
wapo.st/4qjFtWk
There's no mention of long Covid that an estimated ~45M+ in the U.S. have experienced. Just vaccines. Vaccines matter but they don't eliminate long COVID risk. And no mention of N95 masks or clean air
wapo.st/4qjFtWk
Opinion | A viral infection can have devastating effects. I experienced this firsthand.
The consequences of the anti-vaccine movement reach beyond today’s controversies.
wapo.st
February 7, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The Washington Post was so close, yet far.
There's no mention of long Covid that an estimated ~45M+ in the U.S. have experienced. Just vaccines. Vaccines matter but they don't eliminate long COVID risk. And no mention of N95 masks or clean air
wapo.st/4qjFtWk
There's no mention of long Covid that an estimated ~45M+ in the U.S. have experienced. Just vaccines. Vaccines matter but they don't eliminate long COVID risk. And no mention of N95 masks or clean air
wapo.st/4qjFtWk
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Something robust of this nature is SO needed! 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel firms may have to pay for climate damage under proposed UN tax
Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation could also force ultra-rich to pay global wealth tax
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Something robust of this nature is SO needed! 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Southern Alberta Renewable Energy photos
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February 6, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Southern Alberta Renewable Energy photos
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Today in Alberta - February 6: A risk analysis from City of Calgary administration finds that if council repeals citywide rezoning, $861-million in federal funding could be impacted.
February 6, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Today in Alberta - February 6: A risk analysis from City of Calgary administration finds that if council repeals citywide rezoning, $861-million in federal funding could be impacted.
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Bruce Fanjoy has launched a petition to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top security clearance.
It's open for a couple of months.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
It's open for a couple of months.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7148 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Bruce Fanjoy has launched a petition to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top security clearance.
It's open for a couple of months.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
It's open for a couple of months.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Sharing a new paper from the always erudite always intelligent always important @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
Synthesis challenges in complex evidence: A critical analysis of systematic reviews of face mask efficacy
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Synthesis challenges in complex evidence: A critical analysis of systematic reviews of face mask efficacy
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Sharing a new paper from the always erudite always intelligent always important @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
Synthesis challenges in complex evidence: A critical analysis of systematic reviews of face mask efficacy
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Synthesis challenges in complex evidence: A critical analysis of systematic reviews of face mask efficacy
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Imagine a world where either everyone else got the benefit of the doubt as much as Trump, or Trump got the same benefit of the doubt as anyone else. Either would be preferable.
February 6, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Imagine a world where either everyone else got the benefit of the doubt as much as Trump, or Trump got the same benefit of the doubt as anyone else. Either would be preferable.
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Looking forward to participating in this @albertawilderness.bsky.social event with @nigelb.bsky.social Mandy Olsgard @stevewilton.bsky.social and Claire Barber.
Let's pack the room!!!!
www.albertawilderness.ca/product/awa-...
Let's pack the room!!!!
www.albertawilderness.ca/product/awa-...
AWA's Coal Conversations: Awareness, Advocacy, and Action - Alberta Wilderness Association
When it comes to coal, there’s a lot of confusion about what’s actually going on in Alberta’s Eastern Slopes. So, let’s set the record straight — join us for an afternoon dedicated to increasing aware...
www.albertawilderness.ca
February 6, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Looking forward to participating in this @albertawilderness.bsky.social event with @nigelb.bsky.social Mandy Olsgard @stevewilton.bsky.social and Claire Barber.
Let's pack the room!!!!
www.albertawilderness.ca/product/awa-...
Let's pack the room!!!!
www.albertawilderness.ca/product/awa-...
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The Globe & Mail has published video shot by Russian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova while embedded with Russian forces.
Trofimova directed Russians At War, the controversial film which sought to whitewash Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Bewildering choice.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-...
Trofimova directed Russians At War, the controversial film which sought to whitewash Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Bewildering choice.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-...
Video: Witnessing the drone war for Ukraine from the Russian side
The war in Ukraine shows how effective drones have become in combat. The Globe embedded with Russian forces in late 2025 and saw how the drone war is affecting the battlefield and civilians.
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The Globe & Mail has published video shot by Russian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova while embedded with Russian forces.
Trofimova directed Russians At War, the controversial film which sought to whitewash Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Bewildering choice.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-...
Trofimova directed Russians At War, the controversial film which sought to whitewash Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Bewildering choice.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-...
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Trump offered to unfreeze funding for NYC tunnel if Dulles airport, train station renamed for him, source says reut.rs/4ac0nRa
Trump offered to unfreeze funding for NYC tunnel if Dulles airport, train station renamed for him, source says
U.S. President Donald Trump offered last month to drop his hold on funding for a key $16 billion New York Hudson River tunnel project in exchange for Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer supporting the renaming of Washington Dulles Airport and New York Penn Station after Trump, a source told Reuters Thursday.
reut.rs
February 6, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Trump offered to unfreeze funding for NYC tunnel if Dulles airport, train station renamed for him, source says reut.rs/4ac0nRa
Looking forward to participating in this @albertawilderness.bsky.social event with @nigelb.bsky.social Mandy Olsgard @stevewilton.bsky.social and Claire Barber.
Let's pack the room!!!!
www.albertawilderness.ca/product/awa-...
Let's pack the room!!!!
www.albertawilderness.ca/product/awa-...
AWA's Coal Conversations: Awareness, Advocacy, and Action - Alberta Wilderness Association
When it comes to coal, there’s a lot of confusion about what’s actually going on in Alberta’s Eastern Slopes. So, let’s set the record straight — join us for an afternoon dedicated to increasing aware...
www.albertawilderness.ca
February 6, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Looking forward to participating in this @albertawilderness.bsky.social event with @nigelb.bsky.social Mandy Olsgard @stevewilton.bsky.social and Claire Barber.
Let's pack the room!!!!
www.albertawilderness.ca/product/awa-...
Let's pack the room!!!!
www.albertawilderness.ca/product/awa-...
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Agrivoltaics: "not just a land-sharing concept, but a systems-level solution to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.”
‘Agrivoltaics is not just a land-sharing concept, but a systems-level solution to some of the world’s most pressing challenges’
Scientists have conducted a six-sphere literature analysis of agrivoltaics, considering sustainability, soil–crop productivity, socioeconomic resilience, solar power generation, spatial efficiency, an...
www.pv-magazine.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Agrivoltaics: "not just a land-sharing concept, but a systems-level solution to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.”
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fYI - My exchange in committee yesterday with Justice Minister Sean Fraser about Premier Danielle Smith’s threat to withhold funding for new Alberta judges unless the province is given more input into federal appointments. #cdnpoli #LCJC #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #SenateofCanada
45th legislature/45e legislature - YouTube
youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Where my bitcoin go?
a close up of a raccoon playing with a piece of paper that says ellentube
ALT: a close up of a raccoon playing with a piece of paper that says ellentube
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Where my bitcoin go?
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The CIA’s World Factbook, a repository of facts on nations that for six decades provided detailed figures on birth and death rates and major exports, relied upon first by government agents and eventually researchers, educators, journalists and more, was shuttered without warning on Wednesday.
C.I.A. World Factbook Ends Publication After 6 Decades
The Factbook, a version of which dates to 1962, provided facts, figures, maps and more to generations of economists, professors, journalists and others.
nyti.ms
February 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The CIA’s World Factbook, a repository of facts on nations that for six decades provided detailed figures on birth and death rates and major exports, relied upon first by government agents and eventually researchers, educators, journalists and more, was shuttered without warning on Wednesday.
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The NB government is setting standards others should follow, including requiring ASHRAE 241 for new public buildings.
This is what being responsible looks like. Refreshing, eh?
This is what being responsible looks like. Refreshing, eh?
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt's Liberal government will no longer use X for "routine" government communications:
February 5, 2026 at 11:53 PM
The NB government is setting standards others should follow, including requiring ASHRAE 241 for new public buildings.
This is what being responsible looks like. Refreshing, eh?
This is what being responsible looks like. Refreshing, eh?
Understatement of the year: That’s a big mismatch
“Some are saying we’ll have a 10% GDP loss at between 3C and 4C degrees [of global heating], but the physical climate scientists are saying the economy and society will cease to function as we know it. That’s a big mismatch,”
“Some are saying we’ll have a 10% GDP loss at between 3C and 4C degrees [of global heating], but the physical climate scientists are saying the economy and society will cease to function as we know it. That’s a big mismatch,”
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Understatement of the year: That’s a big mismatch
“Some are saying we’ll have a 10% GDP loss at between 3C and 4C degrees [of global heating], but the physical climate scientists are saying the economy and society will cease to function as we know it. That’s a big mismatch,”
“Some are saying we’ll have a 10% GDP loss at between 3C and 4C degrees [of global heating], but the physical climate scientists are saying the economy and society will cease to function as we know it. That’s a big mismatch,”