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Martin Z. Olszynski
@molszyns.bsky.social
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Associate Professor & Chair in Energy, Resources & Sustainability @ U of Calgary Faculty of Law. Co-editor @ablawg.bsky.social. Thinking about land-use planning, trade-offs, and muddling through.

Calgary, AB/Treaty 7 🇨🇦
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lorak.bsky.social
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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watershedlab.bsky.social
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/vide...
Premiers' clash on pipelines continues
It is still likely at least a decade away, if ever, but a new pipeline to the North B.C. coast has already stirred up intense back-and-forth.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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blakeshaffer.bsky.social
🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨

Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*

Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026

Details in next two posts 👇
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
molszyns.bsky.social
The more you know, #cdnpoli. 💫
spudislander45.bsky.social Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 3d
The only MP in Canada who voted to prevent an #election for the Liberal government.

Next… education on #Canadian #tankerban on the West Coast and the reasons for this ban. This is especially for the “Andrew Scheers” of the world.
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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spudislander45.bsky.social
The only MP in Canada who voted to prevent an #election for the Liberal government.

Next… education on #Canadian #tankerban on the West Coast and the reasons for this ban. This is especially for the “Andrew Scheers” of the world.
November 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
molszyns.bsky.social
“Albertans don’t agree on a lot these days,” said pollster Janet Brown, “but our research shows they overwhelmingly want the oil and gas industry to pay their bills.”

Read more at: reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...

reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
Albertans want oil industry to pay up: poll - Red Deer Advocate
92% say industry should pay cleanup costs
reddeeradvocate.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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ablawg.bsky.social
New Post: The Mess We’re In: Insights from the 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector

ablawg.ca/2025/11/21...…he-energy-sector/
The Mess We’re In: Insights from the 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector
By: Kaitlin Schaaf, Kathy Cao, Jessica Farrell, Andrew Simmons, Emilia Yassiri, and Martin Olszynski Matter Commented On: 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector PD…
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.

Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I hope Albertans will remember that trans kids and teens are living breathing humans who just want to be themselves, without fear of hate and discrimination. Demonizing kids merely to score political points in some weird culture war is craven and cruel.
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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blakeshaffer.bsky.social
Great piece by my colleague @watershedlab.bsky.social on the risk of landslide tsunamis on BC’s Northwest Coast and what it means for pipelines in the area

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www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/fe4f74c...
New northwest pipeline risks hazard of landslide tsunamis
Major Projects Office needs to be wary in its planning for pipeline projects to tidewater
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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watershedlab.bsky.social
I wrote about the under-appreciated hazard of landslide-triggered tsunamis, which need serious consideration in discussions of new pipelines from Alberta 🧪⚒️
@theglobeandmail.com @davidebybc.bsky.social @natural-resources.canada.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social
New northwest pipeline risks hazard of landslide tsunamis
Major Projects Office needs to be wary in its planning for pipeline projects to tidewater
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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davevwright.bsky.social
PONIs or PHONIs? My latest ABlawg post on the subject of where things stand following yesterday's announcement of the second tranche of "major projects" / PONIs. And an imperfect glossary to try to make sense of the odd mix of terminology circulating.
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
molszyns.bsky.social
Important post from my @ucalgary.bsky.social law colleague David Wright. #cdnpoli
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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ablawg.bsky.social
New Post: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs?

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Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs?
 By: David V. Wright Matter Commented On: Building Canada Act, SC 2025, c 2, s 4 PDF Version: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs? This week, Prime Minister Carn…
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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blakeshaffer.bsky.social
🚨Call for Speakers🚨

⚡5th Electricity Camp in the Rockies

🗓️May 20-22, 2026

⛰️Banff, Alberta

👪Academics, policymakers, and practitioners talking about all things electricity (and hiking!)

✉️Email abstracts to: electricity.centre@ucalgary.ca by Dec 15

Past programs here: nzeri.ca/electricity-camp
Electricity Camp — Net Zero Electricity Research Initiative
nzeri.ca
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.

Safe bike-lanes mean business.
People riding bikes in a downtown Vancouver separated bike-lane
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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brettmckay.bsky.social
Danielle Smith has repeatedly invoked the idea of Alberta independence during her time in office. But documents obtained by the Investigative Journalism Foundation suggest it is not an economic scenario the provincial government is seriously studying.
theijf.org/alberta-is-f...
Alberta is flirting with separatism. But documents show the province isn’t planning for it
Internal records suggest province hasn’t researched economic impacts of Alberta exiting confederation
theijf.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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geoffdembicki.bsky.social
Today a story I've spent months reporting and writing runs on @desmog.com and @theguardian.com.

It's based on hundreds of exclusive documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial across Latin America and the Global South.

www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
‘A Pretty Ugly History’: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
With Brazil about to host COP30, DeSmog has obtained copies of checks Exxon mailed to the right-wing Atlas Network in the 1990s to turn Latin America against climate treaties.
www.desmog.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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robsonfletcher.com
"Conservative Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux announced Thursday he is resigning from the House of Commons, according to statement shared with CBC News, a decision that comes after rumours swirled this week that he was considering crossing the floor to the Liberals."
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux announces resignation from Parliament | CBC News
Conservative Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux announced Thursday he is resigning from the House of Commons, according to statement shared with CBC News, a decision that comes after rumours swirled this week t...
www.cbc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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watershedlab.bsky.social
Some comments from me on the geohazards that could impact an oil pipeline from AB to BC coast, following @davidebybc.bsky.social and First Nations' continued opposition. More thoughts in the below thread from ~6 months ago 🧪⚒️ @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Alberta gov’t reaction to B.C. premier, Indigenous leaders calling for oil tanker ban to remain
A coalition of Indigenous leaders and the B.C. premier are demanding the federal moratorium on oil tanker traffic off the province’s north coast be upheld.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
molszyns.bsky.social
With a guest appearance from @watershedlab.bsky.social learning us about marine geohazard risks! #cdnpoli #ableg

www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Alberta gov’t reaction to B.C. premier, Indigenous leaders calling for oil tanker ban to remain
A coalition of Indigenous leaders and the B.C. premier are demanding the federal moratorium on oil tanker traffic off the province’s north coast be upheld.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 AM
molszyns.bsky.social
👀👀 “Documents related to Summit coal decision raise more questions about Alberta Energy Regulator’s independence”: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #ableg h/t @nigelb.bsky.social
Documents related to Summit coal decision raise more questions about Alberta Energy Regulator’s independence
Regulator’s CEO sought ‘input’ from Energy Minister’s chief of staff on a motion to cancel hearings about a proposed mine
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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bengoldfarb.bsky.social
Grateful to spend two days on the Klamath watching chinook, liberated by dam removal, return to streams from which they’d been precluded since the Titanic sank. Fish are everywhere, in numbers that stagger the mind & locations that biologists figured would take years to repopulate. Too beautiful.
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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charlesrusnell.bsky.social
If you're a journalism student or blogger, read as much as you can find of Bob's journalism. He possesses an extraordinary skill for making complex topics understandable and readable. Thorough reporting and crystal clear writing.
November 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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thenarwhal.ca
In Alberta, landowners can’t deny oil and gas wells on their properties, but they’re entitled to compensation. Some companies fail to pay those bills — and rural Albertans are tired of waiting. They're also tired of that repayment, eventually, coming from taxpayers. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-land...
Rural Albertans face growing problems with oil and gas wells | The Narwhal
The Alberta government is pushing a new plan to deal with years of regulatory failure. Alberta landowners aren’t convinced
thenarwhal.ca
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM