Fernando M.
@fernandoleft.bsky.social
Personal - human, cyclist, climate/energy policy nerd, and owner of one of the last Fernando handles left.
Professional - Federal Director of Policy and Government Affairs for the Canadian Renewable Energy Association.
He/Him
Professional - Federal Director of Policy and Government Affairs for the Canadian Renewable Energy Association.
He/Him
Today I learned that Auto-Tune was developed from oil exploration technology. Thanks @iea.org for that bit of trivia.
So we have the O&G industry to thank for T-Pain. Conclude as you will.
So we have the O&G industry to thank for T-Pain. Conclude as you will.
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Today I learned that Auto-Tune was developed from oil exploration technology. Thanks @iea.org for that bit of trivia.
So we have the O&G industry to thank for T-Pain. Conclude as you will.
So we have the O&G industry to thank for T-Pain. Conclude as you will.
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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ozzy osbourne dies
everyone: "enjoy hell (complimentary)"
hulk hogan dies
everyone: "enjoy hell (derogatory)"
everyone: "enjoy hell (complimentary)"
hulk hogan dies
everyone: "enjoy hell (derogatory)"
July 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
ozzy osbourne dies
everyone: "enjoy hell (complimentary)"
hulk hogan dies
everyone: "enjoy hell (derogatory)"
everyone: "enjoy hell (complimentary)"
hulk hogan dies
everyone: "enjoy hell (derogatory)"
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🔌💡 (1/3) @jigarshahdc.bsky.social : "The moment that we’re in is the exact same moment that the fracking industry was in in 2014 when the Saudi Arabians decided to declare war against the fracking industry in the US. And the fracking industry didn’t cry in their beer; they woke up and said...
How to fight against Trump’s attack on clean energy
Podcast Episode · Zero: The Climate Race · 07/17/2025 · 32m
podcasts.apple.com
July 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🔌💡 (1/3) @jigarshahdc.bsky.social : "The moment that we’re in is the exact same moment that the fracking industry was in in 2014 when the Saudi Arabians decided to declare war against the fracking industry in the US. And the fracking industry didn’t cry in their beer; they woke up and said...
My @jamesglave.bsky.social inspired clean energy tattoo sleeve is coming along nicely.
I started with a wind turbine blade through the heart, and just added a Francis Turbine runner, next up solar, storage and the ever so classic "maitres chez nous" fist with lightening.
I started with a wind turbine blade through the heart, and just added a Francis Turbine runner, next up solar, storage and the ever so classic "maitres chez nous" fist with lightening.
July 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
My @jamesglave.bsky.social inspired clean energy tattoo sleeve is coming along nicely.
I started with a wind turbine blade through the heart, and just added a Francis Turbine runner, next up solar, storage and the ever so classic "maitres chez nous" fist with lightening.
I started with a wind turbine blade through the heart, and just added a Francis Turbine runner, next up solar, storage and the ever so classic "maitres chez nous" fist with lightening.
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A year and a day after
@veganlb.bsky.social's suicide due to lack of wraparound support, I am still angry she couldn't get voluntarily admitted or involuntarily admitted for coordinated care. She had no family doctor.
Debate on forced mental health...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@veganlb.bsky.social's suicide due to lack of wraparound support, I am still angry she couldn't get voluntarily admitted or involuntarily admitted for coordinated care. She had no family doctor.
Debate on forced mental health...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Debate on forced mental health treatment continues as one woman's costs top $800K | CBC News
A CBC News analysis found one woman's ongoing journey through the mental health and justice systems has cost more than $800,000 since 2018. In Ontario, two main camps are lobbying for change — each wi...
www.cbc.ca
July 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A year and a day after
@veganlb.bsky.social's suicide due to lack of wraparound support, I am still angry she couldn't get voluntarily admitted or involuntarily admitted for coordinated care. She had no family doctor.
Debate on forced mental health...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@veganlb.bsky.social's suicide due to lack of wraparound support, I am still angry she couldn't get voluntarily admitted or involuntarily admitted for coordinated care. She had no family doctor.
Debate on forced mental health...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This is what peak performance looks like.
July 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This is what peak performance looks like.
Once again, can someone please explain to me how Canada's oil and gas sector has been constrained and that there is a need to invest in more production supporting infrastructure? The oilsands seem to be doing just fine.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta's oilsands to hit record production high in 2025 | CBC News
Oilsands production is on pace to reach an all-time high this year as production in northern Alberta is expected to grow by five per cent in 2025 compared to last year.
www.cbc.ca
June 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Once again, can someone please explain to me how Canada's oil and gas sector has been constrained and that there is a need to invest in more production supporting infrastructure? The oilsands seem to be doing just fine.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Carney approval level hits 67% - Canada's new PM is accumulating - not shedding - political capital so far, @dornochbruce.bsky.social writes bruce728.substack.com/p/carney-app...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Carney approval level hits 67%
Canada's new PM is accumulating - not shedding - political capital so far.
bruce728.substack.com
June 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Carney approval level hits 67% - Canada's new PM is accumulating - not shedding - political capital so far, @dornochbruce.bsky.social writes bruce728.substack.com/p/carney-app...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Okay so on Friday I went to go see a @ottawaredblacks.com game and my bike was one of maybe 10 locked up at TD place.
Tonight I'm cheering my beloved @atleticoottawa.bsky.social and multiple bike racks were full, I had to go to one of the overflow racks.
The Red Blacks had an attendance of 20K+
Tonight I'm cheering my beloved @atleticoottawa.bsky.social and multiple bike racks were full, I had to go to one of the overflow racks.
The Red Blacks had an attendance of 20K+
June 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Okay so on Friday I went to go see a @ottawaredblacks.com game and my bike was one of maybe 10 locked up at TD place.
Tonight I'm cheering my beloved @atleticoottawa.bsky.social and multiple bike racks were full, I had to go to one of the overflow racks.
The Red Blacks had an attendance of 20K+
Tonight I'm cheering my beloved @atleticoottawa.bsky.social and multiple bike racks were full, I had to go to one of the overflow racks.
The Red Blacks had an attendance of 20K+
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STATEMENT: CanREA applauds BC Hydro for moving forward with two new requests for expressions of interest (RFEOI). CanREA and its members are eager to highlight the role of storage in BC’s clean energy transition.
renewablesassociation.ca/canrea-appla...
renewablesassociation.ca/canrea-appla...
CanREA applauds BC Hydro for moving forward with capacity RFEOIs - Canadian Renewable Energy Association
STATEMENT: CanREA applauds BC Hydro for moving forward with two new requests for expressions of interest (RFEOI). CanREA and its members are eager to highlight the role of storage in BC’s clean energy...
renewablesassociation.ca
June 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
STATEMENT: CanREA applauds BC Hydro for moving forward with two new requests for expressions of interest (RFEOI). CanREA and its members are eager to highlight the role of storage in BC’s clean energy transition.
renewablesassociation.ca/canrea-appla...
renewablesassociation.ca/canrea-appla...
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A study of six years of longitudinal data across 14,011 blocks in 28 U.S. cities shows - again! - if you build protected bike infrastructure people will ride bikes.
Protected bike lanes linked to nearly double the number of bicycle commuters
Would commuters be more likely to ride a bike if they had the option to ride in a protected lane? New research led by a University of New Mexico School of Engineering faculty member says yes.
phys.org
June 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A study of six years of longitudinal data across 14,011 blocks in 28 U.S. cities shows - again! - if you build protected bike infrastructure people will ride bikes.
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🔋🚗💰 Canada’s walled-off, uncompetitive car market is keeping the best options from the many Canadians who do, in fact, want EVs, write Clean Energy Canada's @racheldoran.bsky.social and @joannakyriazis.bsky.social.
New op-ed in @thestar.com👇
#cdnpoli #uspoli #EV
New op-ed in @thestar.com👇
#cdnpoli #uspoli #EV
EVs aren’t being forced on Canadians — if anything, they’re being withheld from them
Canadians are some of the richest inhabitants on planet Earth, so why are we turning into a technological backwater? More to the point, why can we not access so many
www.thestar.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🔋🚗💰 Canada’s walled-off, uncompetitive car market is keeping the best options from the many Canadians who do, in fact, want EVs, write Clean Energy Canada's @racheldoran.bsky.social and @joannakyriazis.bsky.social.
New op-ed in @thestar.com👇
#cdnpoli #uspoli #EV
New op-ed in @thestar.com👇
#cdnpoli #uspoli #EV
Finances are not exactly my strong suit, but there are brilliant people out there who know how to line up the💰needed to build #RenewableEnergy and #EnergyStorage projects.
Join them (and me) at @canrea.bsky.social's Clean Power Finance Summit on June 25 👇
renewablesassociation.ca/event/clean-...
Join them (and me) at @canrea.bsky.social's Clean Power Finance Summit on June 25 👇
renewablesassociation.ca/event/clean-...
renewablesassociation.ca
June 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Finances are not exactly my strong suit, but there are brilliant people out there who know how to line up the💰needed to build #RenewableEnergy and #EnergyStorage projects.
Join them (and me) at @canrea.bsky.social's Clean Power Finance Summit on June 25 👇
renewablesassociation.ca/event/clean-...
Join them (and me) at @canrea.bsky.social's Clean Power Finance Summit on June 25 👇
renewablesassociation.ca/event/clean-...
I just went past this and wanted to go in! If you have little humans who love trucks, diggers, and all sorts of things like that, go check it out!
ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
Meet the Fleet at the Public Works Big Wheels Expo! | City of Ottawa
ottawa.ca
June 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I just went past this and wanted to go in! If you have little humans who love trucks, diggers, and all sorts of things like that, go check it out!
ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
I didn't realize that June was Canada's Portuguese Heritage Month! I knew that June was Global Cycling Month, including UN World Bike Day (June 3).
So, as a proud Luso-Canadian with a serious cycling problem, I think I need to plan a ride to grab a bifana and a beer!
www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...
So, as a proud Luso-Canadian with a serious cycling problem, I think I need to plan a ride to grab a bifana and a beer!
www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...
Statement by Minister Guilbeault on Portuguese Heritage Month
The Government of Canada issues a statement to mark Portuguese Heritage Month
www.canada.ca
June 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I didn't realize that June was Canada's Portuguese Heritage Month! I knew that June was Global Cycling Month, including UN World Bike Day (June 3).
So, as a proud Luso-Canadian with a serious cycling problem, I think I need to plan a ride to grab a bifana and a beer!
www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...
So, as a proud Luso-Canadian with a serious cycling problem, I think I need to plan a ride to grab a bifana and a beer!
www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...
Are you looking for a mostly electrified house (brand new heat pump and 200 amp service) in a dense, walkable, bikeable, tree-filled, and quiet neighbourhood with excellent access to transit, the arts, Parliament, and restaurants?
Well, then you should buy my house👇
www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
Well, then you should buy my house👇
www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
www.realtor.ca
June 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Are you looking for a mostly electrified house (brand new heat pump and 200 amp service) in a dense, walkable, bikeable, tree-filled, and quiet neighbourhood with excellent access to transit, the arts, Parliament, and restaurants?
Well, then you should buy my house👇
www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
Well, then you should buy my house👇
www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
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The Clean Energy Association of BC (CEBC) and the Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) are excited to share that we have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance shared priorities in support of renewable energy and storage development in British Columbia.
#BC #CleanEnergy
#BC #CleanEnergy
May 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The Clean Energy Association of BC (CEBC) and the Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) are excited to share that we have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance shared priorities in support of renewable energy and storage development in British Columbia.
#BC #CleanEnergy
#BC #CleanEnergy
I love the Westminster Parliamentary system because of its absurd and arbitrary ties to tradition - it is a check on autocracy. Also, the system depends on a man in a tail coat and funny hat, whose job title is "Usher of the Black Rod", which is hilarious.
Black Rod has arrived and is summoning MPs to the Senate Chamber.
May 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I love the Westminster Parliamentary system because of its absurd and arbitrary ties to tradition - it is a check on autocracy. Also, the system depends on a man in a tail coat and funny hat, whose job title is "Usher of the Black Rod", which is hilarious.
The dragging of the Speaker of the House of Commons is one of my favourite absurd traditions in the Westminster Parliamentary system. It is a beautiful thing.
I hope Francis does not get get his head chopped off should the Commons displease His Majesty King Charles III, King of Canada.
I hope Francis does not get get his head chopped off should the Commons displease His Majesty King Charles III, King of Canada.
May 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The dragging of the Speaker of the House of Commons is one of my favourite absurd traditions in the Westminster Parliamentary system. It is a beautiful thing.
I hope Francis does not get get his head chopped off should the Commons displease His Majesty King Charles III, King of Canada.
I hope Francis does not get get his head chopped off should the Commons displease His Majesty King Charles III, King of Canada.
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⚡Mark Carney’s “all of the above” energy pitch—pipelines, CCS, renewables—lands at a turning point for Canada’s climate policy. We asked experts for their take.
@mitchellbeer.bsky.social @carobrouillette.bsky.social @adamscott.bsky.social @aaronfreemanca.bsky.social @shaunasylvester.bsky.social
@mitchellbeer.bsky.social @carobrouillette.bsky.social @adamscott.bsky.social @aaronfreemanca.bsky.social @shaunasylvester.bsky.social
Pipelines? CCS? Clean Energy? All of the Above? Carney Statements Fuel Anxiety, Optimism
Anxiety about new fossil fuel pipelines, optimism about clean energy infrastructure, and at least conditional confidence in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s climate credentials were all part of the reacti...
www.theenergymix.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
⚡Mark Carney’s “all of the above” energy pitch—pipelines, CCS, renewables—lands at a turning point for Canada’s climate policy. We asked experts for their take.
@mitchellbeer.bsky.social @carobrouillette.bsky.social @adamscott.bsky.social @aaronfreemanca.bsky.social @shaunasylvester.bsky.social
@mitchellbeer.bsky.social @carobrouillette.bsky.social @adamscott.bsky.social @aaronfreemanca.bsky.social @shaunasylvester.bsky.social
It's true—I am happy to have cyclists at the Cabinet table—and it's true that not every policy needs to say "climate on the tin" to make it climate action—investments in efficient homes save money and emissions.
Thanks to @theenergymix.com for the interview.
www.theenergymix.com/pipelines-cc...
Thanks to @theenergymix.com for the interview.
www.theenergymix.com/pipelines-cc...
Pipelines? CCS? Clean Energy? All of the Above? Carney Statements Fuel Anxiety, Optimism
Anxiety about new fossil fuel pipelines, optimism about clean energy infrastructure, and at least conditional confidence in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s climate credentials were all part of the reacti...
www.theenergymix.com
May 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It's true—I am happy to have cyclists at the Cabinet table—and it's true that not every policy needs to say "climate on the tin" to make it climate action—investments in efficient homes save money and emissions.
Thanks to @theenergymix.com for the interview.
www.theenergymix.com/pipelines-cc...
Thanks to @theenergymix.com for the interview.
www.theenergymix.com/pipelines-cc...
The whole CanREA team and I want to congratulate all of the folks appointed to Cabinet this morning. We are looking forward to working with you to get projects built!
Also a huge congratulations to @juliedabrusin.bsky.social on being named ECCC Minister - you have been a 🌟to work with!
Also a huge congratulations to @juliedabrusin.bsky.social on being named ECCC Minister - you have been a 🌟to work with!
STATEMENT: CanREA is eager to get to work with Canada’s newly appointed cabinet ministers to support their delivery of key election promises. Read our full statement here: renewablesassociation.ca/statement-ca...
May 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The whole CanREA team and I want to congratulate all of the folks appointed to Cabinet this morning. We are looking forward to working with you to get projects built!
Also a huge congratulations to @juliedabrusin.bsky.social on being named ECCC Minister - you have been a 🌟to work with!
Also a huge congratulations to @juliedabrusin.bsky.social on being named ECCC Minister - you have been a 🌟to work with!