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@davenewb.bsky.social
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Dad. Husband. Sorry I'm late. There was a dog.
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The bond market crashes the AI party
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The bond market crashes the AI party
The grown-ups have officially arrived
www.ft.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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From the Globe & Mail on oil prices: ICE vehicles account for 41% of global oil consumption. But IEA expects 20 million EVs sold in 2025; 25% of total vehicle sales. Q1 '25 sales +35% yoy. Demand for oil should drop 45 million barrels pa.
November 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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The Avenue
Helen McNicoll
1921
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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In case some auto manufacturing capacity suddenly opens up in Canada ....

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Researchers dismantle Tesla and BYD batteries and reveal "surprising results.” - Evidence Network
German researchers from RWTH Aachen University recently conducted an unprecedented analysis of electric vehicle battery technology, dismantling cells from both Tesla and BYD to reveal ... Read more
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October 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Goodbye to oil—The United Arab Emirates inaugurates a giant solar plant with 3.2 million panels that revolutionizes its energy future
For many years, the United Arab Emirates was known in the entire world for one reason: oil. Thanks to this, the country grew so fast and built impressive
unionrayo.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Trying out the Halloween costume.
October 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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"Well, at least the bases aren't loaded anymore."
October 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Organic fertilizer aids carbon capture in farmland
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Researchers make stunning discovery after studying farmland treated with organic fertilizers for years: 'This is the first direct evidence'
Researchers from Kansas State University studied the ways various farming methods influence how much carbon gets stored in soil.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Walking the dog in Sunnybrook.
Image shows a sun low in the horizon shining over a large meadow surrounded by trees.
October 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Three CNN reporters on three continents wore chemical-tracking wristbands. The results were alarming | CNN
Plastic is woven into our lives and its chemical pollution is in the air we breathe, the dust we inhale, the food we eat. We did an experiment to see what we’re exposed to every day.
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October 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Fossil fuels are losing on three fronts: rising extraction costs, renewables’ rapid cost declines via scale (Wright’s Law), and mounting social-political resistance. Renewables win on price, scalability, and efficiency, while fossil projects face economic, regulatory, and public headwinds. ⚡🌍 #SWB
Why Fossil Fuels Are Having Such A Hard Time Competing With Renewables - CleanTechnica
Fossil fuels struggle to compete with renewables due to: 1) Rising costs from depleting easy reserves; 2) Slower cost declines vs. Wright's Law-fueled renewable tech; 3) Global backlash against pollut...
cleantechnica.com
October 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Toronto ER costs, visits by frequent patients reduced with new housing model
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Toronto ER costs, visits by frequent patients reduced with new housing model | CBC News
The Dunn House, a long-term housing project with easy access to healthcare, is helping 48 of Toronto's most-frequent visitors to the ER. The program has greatly reduced the number of hospital visits a...
www.cbc.ca
October 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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A 2025 study analyzing Swiss solar arrays installed between 1987 and 1993 found that many well-built panels retained over 80% of their original power output after three decades of operation.

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Groundbreaking study shows how solar panels age after 30 years of use: 'It's an important message to the photovoltaic industry'
"Everything that goes into a panel ... has a great influence on performance."
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October 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Anyone who has paid the slightest attention to the oil and gas sector knows that they have been automating and cutting their workforce for years, which is why I have always thought it foolish to count on them to create jobs.
Imperial Oil to cut 900 jobs, will mostly leave Calgary | CBC News
In a release Monday afternoon, the company announces workforce cuts to come by the end of 2027.
www.cbc.ca
September 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Fall II
Alex Janvier ~ Densuline
c. 1980
September 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Rounding the Horn
Terry Watkinson
2020
September 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Portrait style #MonoMoment for #TerrierTuesday
Bunty, a young Airedale terrier, sitting with her head tilted, in black and white against a black background
September 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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For the first time, the Champions League will have an English accent.
September 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Scientists rarely proclaim absolutes. Yet autism researchers are all but certain that there is no simple cause of the condition. Here's why the idea of finding a "smoking gun" for autism is so absurd. www.scientificamerican.com/article/auti... 🧪
Autism Has No Single Cause. Here’s How We Know
Scientists will not find a simple answer to how autism arises, despite Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s promise to announce its causes sometime this month. Here’s what makes the condition so staggeringly comp...
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September 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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I know there's a lot going on, but it should be getting more attention that the governor of Illinois just credibly accused Texas of planning to literally invade his state.

I unpack how profoundly alarming this is @theunpopulist.net:
Trump’s Leaked Plan to Deploy the Texas National Guard Against Illinois Will Tear Apart the Union
If it goes forward, it will plunge the country into an unprecedented constitutional crisis
www.theunpopulist.net
September 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Le Far West
Jean Paul Lemieux
1955
August 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Images from Unsplash.
August 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Unusual images on Unsplash
August 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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New Technologies Will Hasten The End Of Fossil Fuels.
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New Technologies Will Hasten The End Of Fossil Fuels. Yay! - CleanTechnica
The steady pace of technical innovation is putting massive pressure on fossil fuel companies, which simply can't compete much longer.
cleantechnica.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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"The PISA results show each of the Big Four provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia achieving significantly higher average reading scores than all G7 member countries..."
www.fraserinstitute.org/commentary/p....
PISA results—a breakdown by province
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick are among the lowest-scoring provinces on both assessments.
www.fraserinstitute.org
July 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM