Scott Forbes🇨🇦
@theecologyprof.bsky.social
U of Winnipeg ecologist; behavioural ecology; wildlife biology; fisheries; families; birds; climate change; surf-fishing; wood-working; lifelong student of natural history.
Catch-and-release stress in Atlantic salmon shortly before spawning can affect next generation. Offspring show ↓ activity & exploration, & ↑ aggression, all traits that matter during early life. Read here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Great work from Magadalene Papatheodoulou!
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February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
EVERY advisory board on economic development should have an ecologist and climatologist to help avert decisions choosing long-term environmental disaster for the sake of short-term profit. #ClimateActionNow #EndFossilFuels
“The dominance of GDP is not an accident, it occurs because GDP measures what is valuable to capital. It is the structure of capitalism that ultimately must be overcome.”
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
EVERY advisory board on economic development should have an ecologist and climatologist to help avert decisions choosing long-term environmental disaster for the sake of short-term profit. #ClimateActionNow #EndFossilFuels
This is Hux.
Hux HATES Amazon trucks.
Last night was a scene out of the movie Duel. The Amazon truck was on the same route as our walk so we switched streets. But the truck also switched. We took a path through a park to escape, but what was waiting for us?
The Amazon truck.
Hux was VERY unhappy.
Hux HATES Amazon trucks.
Last night was a scene out of the movie Duel. The Amazon truck was on the same route as our walk so we switched streets. But the truck also switched. We took a path through a park to escape, but what was waiting for us?
The Amazon truck.
Hux was VERY unhappy.
February 9, 2026 at 1:04 PM
This is Hux.
Hux HATES Amazon trucks.
Last night was a scene out of the movie Duel. The Amazon truck was on the same route as our walk so we switched streets. But the truck also switched. We took a path through a park to escape, but what was waiting for us?
The Amazon truck.
Hux was VERY unhappy.
Hux HATES Amazon trucks.
Last night was a scene out of the movie Duel. The Amazon truck was on the same route as our walk so we switched streets. But the truck also switched. We took a path through a park to escape, but what was waiting for us?
The Amazon truck.
Hux was VERY unhappy.
Per @robcrank68.bsky.social today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StareDown. A pic from many years ago: a western grebe that landed at night (by accident) in a field near #Creston in se BC. It couldn't take off from land (they need a running start), so I took it to Duck Lake. Those fierce red eyes!
February 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Per @robcrank68.bsky.social today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StareDown. A pic from many years ago: a western grebe that landed at night (by accident) in a field near #Creston in se BC. It couldn't take off from land (they need a running start), so I took it to Duck Lake. Those fierce red eyes!
EVs are the superior technology in every way, but gas car makers don’t want you to know that. This paper examines the strategies legacy car manufacturers use to oppose EVs and how they change over time. #EnergyTransition
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The temporal evolution of resistance strategies during low-carbon transitions: Revealing the industry playbook of US, German, and Japanese automakers in the unfolding electric vehicle transition (1990...
Building on research into the types of resistance strategies employed by incumbent firms (including framing, lobbying, organised pressure, and litigat…
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February 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
EVs are the superior technology in every way, but gas car makers don’t want you to know that. This paper examines the strategies legacy car manufacturers use to oppose EVs and how they change over time. #EnergyTransition
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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American car makers are committing economic suicide, with help from Trump tariffs. The world is moving to NEVs while Ford, GM & Stellantis double down on gas cars. And Trump says US doesn't need Canada? Guess which country is the BIGGEST export market for US cars? 🇨🇦 financialpost.com/transportati...
U.S. auto market share in Canada hits record low on tariff turmoil
U.S. factories’ share of the Canadian vehicle market has tumbled to a new low, as automobile tariffs upend the industry. Read more.
financialpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
American car makers are committing economic suicide, with help from Trump tariffs. The world is moving to NEVs while Ford, GM & Stellantis double down on gas cars. And Trump says US doesn't need Canada? Guess which country is the BIGGEST export market for US cars? 🇨🇦 financialpost.com/transportati...
Less water for farmers (and everyone else) and more wildfires. So sure, let's double down on more oil & gas production. Because that always works. #ClimateCrisis #FossilFools
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Winter snow is declining in key watersheds across Canada, raising concerns about future water supply | CBC News
Declining snowpack can affect everything from municipal water systems and agriculture to lake levels, shipping and wildfire risk in Canada’s forests.
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February 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Less water for farmers (and everyone else) and more wildfires. So sure, let's double down on more oil & gas production. Because that always works. #ClimateCrisis #FossilFools
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What if you had an ice-fishing derby but there wasn't any ice?
#ClimateChange 🎣
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#ClimateChange 🎣
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Iceman race, ice fishing competitions go ahead while missing one key thing: ice | CBC News
Organizers of winter competitions meant to embrace the cold of February are scrambling to adapt to double digit warmth in B.C.
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February 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
What if you had an ice-fishing derby but there wasn't any ice?
#ClimateChange 🎣
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#ClimateChange 🎣
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Study out of the Harvard School of Public Health finds: "Proximity to plants significantly increased cancer incidence, with risk declining by distance."
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Residential proximity to nuclear power plants and cancer incidence in Massachusetts, USA (2000–2018) - Environmental Health
Purpose To investigate the associations between residential proximity to nuclear power plants and ZIP code–level cancer incidence among Massachusetts residents. Methods We assessed proximity of Massac...
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February 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Study out of the Harvard School of Public Health finds: "Proximity to plants significantly increased cancer incidence, with risk declining by distance."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Most Canadian politicians (e.g., Smith, Moe, Kinew, Carney, Poilievre), are handmaids to the #FossilFuelCartel. They are fixated on where the puck has been. But this very nice summary shows where the puck is going. And it's going there FAST. #NewEnergyVehicles #NEVs #EnergyTransition #EndFossilFuels
A few people asked for it, so I built it. Battery costs vs NEV sales. As battery pack costs fall toward ~$100/kWh & below, EV adoption doesn’t rise linearly — it inflects. Inflation & supply-chain shocks add noise, but manufacturing scale & chemistry dominate. Chart + data now live. #Bettrification
Transportation: The First Sector to Flip - EV Curve Futurist
EVs, trucks, and fleets are electrifying faster than expected. Used EVs, falling costs, and battery advances are collapsing ICE economics.
evcurvefuturist.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Most Canadian politicians (e.g., Smith, Moe, Kinew, Carney, Poilievre), are handmaids to the #FossilFuelCartel. They are fixated on where the puck has been. But this very nice summary shows where the puck is going. And it's going there FAST. #NewEnergyVehicles #NEVs #EnergyTransition #EndFossilFuels
Today's alt #BirdoftheDay theme is #red any bird with the colour red from @alan678.bsky.social - a #RedwingedBlackbird showing off. #Birds 🪶
February 8, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Today's alt #BirdoftheDay theme is #red any bird with the colour red from @alan678.bsky.social - a #RedwingedBlackbird showing off. #Birds 🪶
The theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #posted a bird on a post or fence. A curious #Kookaburra. #Birds 🪶
February 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #posted a bird on a post or fence. A curious #Kookaburra. #Birds 🪶
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Alberta’s Premier Smith is a puppet of the oil and gas industry. The only things she cares about is letting that industry do whatever TF they want, planet be damned. And remember, this is as the rest of the world begins leaving internal combustion engines in the dust.
February 7, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Alberta’s Premier Smith is a puppet of the oil and gas industry. The only things she cares about is letting that industry do whatever TF they want, planet be damned. And remember, this is as the rest of the world begins leaving internal combustion engines in the dust.
Canada is spending billions to protect legacy car manufacturers (fossil-fuel based) and the existing jobs. But is anyone looking ahead? Want to know why BYD can produce EVs so cheaply? It's robotics, 97% of production. A big transition is coming. Fast.
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How BYD is Manufacturing EVs at an Unprecedented Scale
Chinese EV heavyweight BYD has rapidly expanded its Western presence thanks to competitive pricing and advanced AI-driven manufacturing systems
manufacturingdigital.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Canada is spending billions to protect legacy car manufacturers (fossil-fuel based) and the existing jobs. But is anyone looking ahead? Want to know why BYD can produce EVs so cheaply? It's robotics, 97% of production. A big transition is coming. Fast.
manufacturingdigital.com/news/how-chi...
manufacturingdigital.com/news/how-chi...
Reposted by Scott Forbes🇨🇦
February 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Reposted by Scott Forbes🇨🇦
Strychnine is awful stuff, the feds are right in not allowing its use. Dangerous, kills carnivores that feed on poisoned squirrels, and could be used for illicit purposes. Alberta ministers must be getting desperate to find fake fights to pick with Canada www.stalbertgazette.com/beyond-local...
Beyond Local: Alberta ag minister urges feds to allow strychnine for gopher control
A request from Alberta and Saskatchewan to allow emergency use of strychnine was denied by the federal government
www.stalbertgazette.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Strychnine is awful stuff, the feds are right in not allowing its use. Dangerous, kills carnivores that feed on poisoned squirrels, and could be used for illicit purposes. Alberta ministers must be getting desperate to find fake fights to pick with Canada www.stalbertgazette.com/beyond-local...
The alt theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay set by @alan678.bsky.social is #Blurred, blurry captures of birds in movement. #RedwingedBlackbird #Birds 🪶
February 7, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The alt theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay set by @alan678.bsky.social is #Blurred, blurry captures of birds in movement. #RedwingedBlackbird #Birds 🪶
The #CaliforniaCondor recovery program, ever since they captured every last wild condor (~two dozen) and moved them into captivity in the 1980's, has been a spectacular success. Condors are now back in the wild breeding again, supplemented by the captive population. Well done! #Conservation
Egg-cellent news! The first California condor eggs of the season have been laid at our wildlife conservation center, and more could be on the way.
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 PM
The #CaliforniaCondor recovery program, ever since they captured every last wild condor (~two dozen) and moved them into captivity in the 1980's, has been a spectacular success. Condors are now back in the wild breeding again, supplemented by the captive population. Well done! #Conservation
I wish the @theglobeandmail.com would get this headline right. Humans ARE primates. Trump's post depicted the Obamas as apes. And his posting it is par for the course for the most despicable primate on the planet.
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Trump deletes racist post depicting Obamas as primates after widespread backlash
White House said a staffer had posted the video erroneously, hours after press secretary Karoline Leavitt said there was nothing offensive about the post
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February 7, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I wish the @theglobeandmail.com would get this headline right. Humans ARE primates. Trump's post depicted the Obamas as apes. And his posting it is par for the course for the most despicable primate on the planet.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I'm all for naming things after Trump. We could start with sewage lagoons and landfills.
Trump Dumps.
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Trump Dumps.
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Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally prepared to drop his freeze on billions of dollars in funding for a major New York infrastructure projec...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:53 PM
I'm all for naming things after Trump. We could start with sewage lagoons and landfills.
Trump Dumps.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/p...
Trump Dumps.
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Make no mistake. EV rebates are ANOTHER SUBSIDY for BIG OIL. There's no need for them. EVs are now as cheap as ICE vehicles & way cheaper to operate. Except we can't get them because of severe quotas to protect Ford, Stellantis, GM & their production of gas cars & trucks.
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Carney shakes up Canada's auto industry, replacing EV sales mandate with purchase rebates | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney is repealing Canada's electric vehicle mandate that set a target that all new vehicles in Canada must be electric in a decade. Instead, the government is introducing stronge...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Make no mistake. EV rebates are ANOTHER SUBSIDY for BIG OIL. There's no need for them. EVs are now as cheap as ICE vehicles & way cheaper to operate. Except we can't get them because of severe quotas to protect Ford, Stellantis, GM & their production of gas cars & trucks.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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