🇨🇦 Peter 🌏 Fairley 🇺🇸
@peter.fairley.ca
Fan of power grids, democracy & protected bike lanes. NYU SERPie covering energy+climate globally for way too long. Bylines= NYT TheTyee Sierra TheAtlantic IEEESpectrum... Awards = SEJ, Covering Climate Now, SPJ... Portfolio: http://fairley.ca
The ultimate EV www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
‘Everyone said it was impossible’: disabled hikers find freedom through off-road wheelchairs
Using an all-terrain vehicle that’s essentially the Jeep of wheelchairs, a New York tour group helps disabled people get on the trail
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The ultimate EV www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Strong critique of @nytimes.com story. I'd love to hear from more @sierraclub.org insiders.
I was at the Sierra Club during the period described in this article and although I have my criticisms, it gets the issues in the Club fundamentally wrong. A 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Strong critique of @nytimes.com story. I'd love to hear from more @sierraclub.org insiders.
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I was at the Sierra Club during the period described in this article and although I have my criticisms, it gets the issues in the Club fundamentally wrong. A 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I was at the Sierra Club during the period described in this article and although I have my criticisms, it gets the issues in the Club fundamentally wrong. A 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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Woo-hoo! It's publication day.
Thank you to the third grader who inspired the book.
Signed copies available at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
@charlesbridge.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @peter.fairley.ca
Thank you to the third grader who inspired the book.
Signed copies available at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
@charlesbridge.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @peter.fairley.ca
October 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Woo-hoo! It's publication day.
Thank you to the third grader who inspired the book.
Signed copies available at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
@charlesbridge.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @peter.fairley.ca
Thank you to the third grader who inspired the book.
Signed copies available at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
@charlesbridge.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @peter.fairley.ca
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MUST WATCH: Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting
A Middle Tennessee sheriff is defending the arrest of a man for posting an online meme quoting President Donald Trump.
www.newschannel5.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
MUST WATCH: Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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🎯"We already have plenty of evidence of what happens when things better left to governments—which in this case might decide to never flip the switch at all—are ceded to private industry. How comfortable are you with one absurdly damaged man controlling two-thirds of all the satellites in space?"
"There isn't a reasonable scenario where we grant some rich people control over the planet's thermostat and everything turns out fine."
My latest:
My latest:
Letting Silicon Valley Geoengineer the Atmosphere Will End Badly
We already have plenty of evidence of what happens when things better left to governments — which in this case might decide to never flip the switch at all — are ceded to private industry.
www.gravityisgone.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🎯"We already have plenty of evidence of what happens when things better left to governments—which in this case might decide to never flip the switch at all—are ceded to private industry. How comfortable are you with one absurdly damaged man controlling two-thirds of all the satellites in space?"
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China has very detailed maps of our homes.
Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House
One man's robot vacuum was constantly communicating with its manufacturer, sending a detailed 3D map of his house halfway across the world.
futurism.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
China has very detailed maps of our homes.
Characteristically solid story from @shannonosaka.bsky.social.
One nuance to add: Utilities are dropping big $$ on the wrong transmission. They build locally, rather that creating links between regions that would cut generation costs and boost resilience to climate chaos. wapo.st/47rh4a3
One nuance to add: Utilities are dropping big $$ on the wrong transmission. They build locally, rather that creating links between regions that would cut generation costs and boost resilience to climate chaos. wapo.st/47rh4a3
There’s a reason electricity prices are rising. And it’s not data centers.
It’s not data centers or AI, it’s something else.
wapo.st
October 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Characteristically solid story from @shannonosaka.bsky.social.
One nuance to add: Utilities are dropping big $$ on the wrong transmission. They build locally, rather that creating links between regions that would cut generation costs and boost resilience to climate chaos. wapo.st/47rh4a3
One nuance to add: Utilities are dropping big $$ on the wrong transmission. They build locally, rather that creating links between regions that would cut generation costs and boost resilience to climate chaos. wapo.st/47rh4a3
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Canadians, too . . .
Heatdome 2021 . . .
Heatdome 2021 . . .
One of the many things @ninalakhani.bsky.social does so well is show the very real, very now cost of climate change at the most human level. This story is devastatingly good: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full story
Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Canadians, too . . .
Heatdome 2021 . . .
Heatdome 2021 . . .
In Putin's Russia, defending krill = high treason www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing
‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid Pshenichnov
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
In Putin's Russia, defending krill = high treason www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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DHS just posted a Little Dark Age edit. Clear pattern of black-pilled memes and fashy fancams that reflects who ICE wants to recruit
www.instagram.com/bydrewharwell/
www.tiktok.com/@drewharwell
www.instagram.com/bydrewharwell/
www.tiktok.com/@drewharwell
October 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
DHS just posted a Little Dark Age edit. Clear pattern of black-pilled memes and fashy fancams that reflects who ICE wants to recruit
www.instagram.com/bydrewharwell/
www.tiktok.com/@drewharwell
www.instagram.com/bydrewharwell/
www.tiktok.com/@drewharwell
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Appreciate this review by Andrew Macleod!
I only covered Horgan during his time as premier, after the opposition days. It was at the very beginning of my time as a political reporter, the first 5 years
I haven't read his memoir yet but I suspect it will be an interesting experience
I only covered Horgan during his time as premier, after the opposition days. It was at the very beginning of my time as a political reporter, the first 5 years
I haven't read his memoir yet but I suspect it will be an interesting experience
John Horgan’s Memoir Is Revealing. But Not Always Accurate | The Tyee
The book is drawn from a series of interviews he gave as he neared death at 65.
thetyee.ca
October 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Appreciate this review by Andrew Macleod!
I only covered Horgan during his time as premier, after the opposition days. It was at the very beginning of my time as a political reporter, the first 5 years
I haven't read his memoir yet but I suspect it will be an interesting experience
I only covered Horgan during his time as premier, after the opposition days. It was at the very beginning of my time as a political reporter, the first 5 years
I haven't read his memoir yet but I suspect it will be an interesting experience
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Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
Justice Department to Monitor Polling Sites in California, New Jersey
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot ...
www.justice.gov
October 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
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NEW: A significant gap in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska, caused by Trump admin cuts to NOAA/NWS, may have hurt the forecast accuracy for the deadly storm there over the weekend. www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/w...
Predictions for deadly Alaska storm may have suffered due to DOGE cuts | CNN
The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’...
www.cnn.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
NEW: A significant gap in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska, caused by Trump admin cuts to NOAA/NWS, may have hurt the forecast accuracy for the deadly storm there over the weekend. www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/w...
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This is the quiet, but slowly getting louder horror story taking place across the northern hemisphere
Netherlands Scientific Climate Council warns: under pressure from climate change, forests and soils are now taking up less CO2 from the atmosphere, accelerating climate change.
www.wkr.nl/adviezen/ove...
www.wkr.nl/adviezen/ove...
October 15, 2025 at 5:26 AM
This is the quiet, but slowly getting louder horror story taking place across the northern hemisphere
Most of you have probably never seen what a modern power grid looks like in action. For a snapshot, check out this chart showing California's power supply yesterday. I'm happy to answer questions. (Ht Nicolas Fulghum @ember-energy.org via X)
October 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Most of you have probably never seen what a modern power grid looks like in action. For a snapshot, check out this chart showing California's power supply yesterday. I'm happy to answer questions. (Ht Nicolas Fulghum @ember-energy.org via X)
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After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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The US has for months been helping Ukraine mount long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities, in what officials say is a co-ordinated effort to weaken Vladimir Putin’s economy and force him to the negotiating table.
www.ft.com/content/f9f4...
www.ft.com/content/f9f4...
Ukraine hit Russian energy sites with US help
Trump administration has supported Kyiv’s operations since summer in co-ordinated push to weaken Moscow
www.ft.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The US has for months been helping Ukraine mount long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities, in what officials say is a co-ordinated effort to weaken Vladimir Putin’s economy and force him to the negotiating table.
www.ft.com/content/f9f4...
www.ft.com/content/f9f4...
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This article I had published at @motherjones.com in January feels very relevant with federal special ed office layoffs. Project 2025 targeted disability education services. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Project 2025's plan to dismantle public education—and screw over disabled kids
Nearly nine million students rely on DOE-backed disability accommodations.
www.motherjones.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
This article I had published at @motherjones.com in January feels very relevant with federal special ed office layoffs. Project 2025 targeted disability education services. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Every day is a good day to point out that 92% of Reform's donations were found to come from figures and groups linked to the fossil fuel industry. @desmog.com
Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election
Reform UK has received more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations...
www.desmog.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Every day is a good day to point out that 92% of Reform's donations were found to come from figures and groups linked to the fossil fuel industry. @desmog.com
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This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
October 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
NSPM-7 directs agencies to investigate a swath of identities and ideologies that it depicts as falling under “the umbrella of self-described ‘anti-fascism.’” These include “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism and ... hostility towards ... traditional American views on family, religion, and morality.”
Citing an imagined left-wing conspiracy, the president is threatening any person or group holding any one of a broad array of disfavored views with investigation and prosecution. bit.ly/4330Su2
Trump’s Orders Targeting Antifascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition
Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” the president presents an imagined left-wing conspiracy and authorizes punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like.
www.brennancenter.org
October 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
NSPM-7 directs agencies to investigate a swath of identities and ideologies that it depicts as falling under “the umbrella of self-described ‘anti-fascism.’” These include “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism and ... hostility towards ... traditional American views on family, religion, and morality.”
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in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa
October 11, 2025 at 4:58 AM
in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa