Suzanne Kettley
@suzannekettley.bsky.social
Proud Canadian. Toastmaster. Passionate about nature & science. Working on reducing my carbon footprint.
Disinformation is the biggest challenge we face. Don't trust politicians who want to weaken our information infrastructure.
Disinformation is the biggest challenge we face. Don't trust politicians who want to weaken our information infrastructure.
Pinned
My heat pump equipment is 2 years old now. I'm in Ottawa, Canada, and have had no issues for either heating or cooling. My utility bills are lower now than when I was using natural gas equipment (by about $1K/year). The federal gov't provided a rebate and loan, making it even more attractive.
So is that "dogslaughter"?
November 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
So is that "dogslaughter"?
Ahhh, memories of home.
Woody the Talking Christmas Tree awakens in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia!
Do you love him? Or? 🎄😅🤪
Do you love him? Or? 🎄😅🤪
November 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Ahhh, memories of home.
I've been curious about energy production and Hydro bills in Ontario, since I realized costs are increasing by 29%.
This article gives a bit of history about what's happened & where our energy comes from, though it doesn't say why the sudden increase in price in 2025:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This article gives a bit of history about what's happened & where our energy comes from, though it doesn't say why the sudden increase in price in 2025:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Why Doug Ford's government is shifting direction on wind power — 6 years after scrapping projects | CBC News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government is poised to oversee the biggest expansion of green energy that the province has seen in nearly a decade.
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I've been curious about energy production and Hydro bills in Ontario, since I realized costs are increasing by 29%.
This article gives a bit of history about what's happened & where our energy comes from, though it doesn't say why the sudden increase in price in 2025:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This article gives a bit of history about what's happened & where our energy comes from, though it doesn't say why the sudden increase in price in 2025:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Costly Carney credit card budget. LOLOLOLOLOLOL
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Costly Carney credit card budget. LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Great response.
TORONTO LIFE: [Trump] hates being called Donald, but he calls you Mark.
CARNEY: He calls me President, actually. The last time he called me, he called me President. I'll just point that out. I just want that on the record.
CARNEY: He calls me President, actually. The last time he called me, he called me President. I'll just point that out. I just want that on the record.
November 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Great response.
I always preferred WordPerfect.
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I always preferred WordPerfect.
My thoughts exactly: “But you know, Dalton McGuinty hasn't been premier for over 12 years, and in the last 12 years, thanks to technological progress, the cost of wind and solar has fallen dramatically.”
This hydro rate subsidy is giving the people who have the most the biggest break.
Billionaires like Galen Weston don’t need a break on their electricity bills when Ford says the govt doesn’t have money for affordable housing, healthcare and education.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Billionaires like Galen Weston don’t need a break on their electricity bills when Ford says the govt doesn’t have money for affordable housing, healthcare and education.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Critics call on Ford government to address rising hydro rates | CBC News
Critics are calling on the Ford government to stop spending billions subsidizing hydro rates, and to instead find ways to reduce the cost of electricity across the province’s grid after a 29 per cent ...
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
My thoughts exactly: “But you know, Dalton McGuinty hasn't been premier for over 12 years, and in the last 12 years, thanks to technological progress, the cost of wind and solar has fallen dramatically.”
It's not really measuring a preference, though. If more info was provided, like how much each solution costs a city, the impact on city finances of losing revenue from cameras, and how quickly each solution can be implemented, I bet the responses would be more nuanced.
New Abacus Data polling finds Ontarians prefer traffic calming infrastructure over automated speed cameras.
Half say measures like speed bumps, roundabouts and police enforcement are more effective.
Full results: abacusdata.ca/ontarians-o...
Half say measures like speed bumps, roundabouts and police enforcement are more effective.
Full results: abacusdata.ca/ontarians-o...
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
It's not really measuring a preference, though. If more info was provided, like how much each solution costs a city, the impact on city finances of losing revenue from cameras, and how quickly each solution can be implemented, I bet the responses would be more nuanced.
Pro tip: Before you clear your cache, ensure you have all your passwords readily available AND your backup device to verify you're you.
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Pro tip: Before you clear your cache, ensure you have all your passwords readily available AND your backup device to verify you're you.
@caulfieldtim.bsky.social Do you know if anyone has done any research on the effect of disinformation on neurodivergent people? I had a psychologist tell me once that one of the challenges ADHD kids have is being easily influenced by bad actors.
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
@caulfieldtim.bsky.social Do you know if anyone has done any research on the effect of disinformation on neurodivergent people? I had a psychologist tell me once that one of the challenges ADHD kids have is being easily influenced by bad actors.
Adding 8 more departments to the list of those who only have to seek 2% in cuts. I was worried about the research institutes so this is good news on that front.
November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Adding 8 more departments to the list of those who only have to seek 2% in cuts. I was worried about the research institutes so this is good news on that front.
Maybe in Ontario we should have been paying more attention to how our energy is produced and not wait for a 29% increase to make us interested. People have been discussing it for a long time, but, of course, no one in power actually listens:
ejsclinic.info.yorku.ca/2017/02/cutt...
ejsclinic.info.yorku.ca/2017/02/cutt...
Cutting through the static: Understanding Ontario’s Electricity Prices | Environmental Justice and Sustainability Clinic
ejsclinic.info.yorku.ca
November 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Maybe in Ontario we should have been paying more attention to how our energy is produced and not wait for a 29% increase to make us interested. People have been discussing it for a long time, but, of course, no one in power actually listens:
ejsclinic.info.yorku.ca/2017/02/cutt...
ejsclinic.info.yorku.ca/2017/02/cutt...
Why not?!?🤦♀️
November 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Why not?!?🤦♀️
Call to action for Ontarians: If you still have Canadian friends outside our province who think Doug Ford is concerned about defending Canadians, send them to this episode of the OSHOW. No. Holds. Barred.
We discuss that very scenario on the OShow Scandal Panel (it’s always been my suspicion) but @keithleslie.bsky.social @markcripps.bsky.social have other perspectives youtu.be/GTfWSVd7ov0?...
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Call to action for Ontarians: If you still have Canadian friends outside our province who think Doug Ford is concerned about defending Canadians, send them to this episode of the OSHOW. No. Holds. Barred.
That Amazon ad of 3 senior ladies sledding down a hill would be much more touching if it weren't completely fake looking.
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
That Amazon ad of 3 senior ladies sledding down a hill would be much more touching if it weren't completely fake looking.
Botanical jokes really are the best.
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Botanical jokes really are the best.
Reposted by Suzanne Kettley
Talked about the prospect of another pipeline and Carney's recent comments on my Monday political panel.
As I said, the biggest impediment isn't regulations or even Indigenous opposition but the lack of a viable business case.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
As I said, the biggest impediment isn't regulations or even Indigenous opposition but the lack of a viable business case.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
Danielle Smith’s pipeline still doesn’t have a business case
The biggest obstacle standing in the way of another pipeline to the West Coast isn't the tanker ban or federal climate policies. It's oil prices and the nature of the businesses that rely on them for ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Talked about the prospect of another pipeline and Carney's recent comments on my Monday political panel.
As I said, the biggest impediment isn't regulations or even Indigenous opposition but the lack of a viable business case.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
As I said, the biggest impediment isn't regulations or even Indigenous opposition but the lack of a viable business case.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
Coming soon to Canda: Notwithstanding 2.0, from those who brought you the Ontario Greenbelt Scandal, How to Remove Speed Cameras for Dummies, and Why Fix a Science Centre?
So…. What do you think of #DOUGFORD as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada ? Ford won’t rule it out. #cdnpoli
truenorthwire.com/2025/06/ford...
truenorthwire.com/2025/06/ford...
Ford won’t rule out running to lead federal Conservatives
Ontario Premier Doug Ford indicated in a recent interview that he’s not ruling out a bid to lead the federal Conservative party.
Rumours that Ford would be running for federal politics picked up mo...
truenorthwire.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Coming soon to Canda: Notwithstanding 2.0, from those who brought you the Ontario Greenbelt Scandal, How to Remove Speed Cameras for Dummies, and Why Fix a Science Centre?
And there it is, people.
So…. What do you think of #DOUGFORD as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada ? Ford won’t rule it out. #cdnpoli
truenorthwire.com/2025/06/ford...
truenorthwire.com/2025/06/ford...
Ford won’t rule out running to lead federal Conservatives
Ontario Premier Doug Ford indicated in a recent interview that he’s not ruling out a bid to lead the federal Conservative party.
Rumours that Ford would be running for federal politics picked up mo...
truenorthwire.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
And there it is, people.
Reposted by Suzanne Kettley
Spirit of Remembrance (I’ll Carry that Weight)
Brandy Saturley
2020
Brandy Saturley
2020
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Spirit of Remembrance (I’ll Carry that Weight)
Brandy Saturley
2020
Brandy Saturley
2020
From @beynate.bsky.social on the budget.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jtC...
I very much appreciate a truthful opinion, TBH.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jtC...
I very much appreciate a truthful opinion, TBH.
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - Some thoughts on Budget 2025
YouTube video by Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, M.P., Beaches-East York
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
From @beynate.bsky.social on the budget.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jtC...
I very much appreciate a truthful opinion, TBH.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jtC...
I very much appreciate a truthful opinion, TBH.
Reposted by Suzanne Kettley
Hello from above. Great Horned Owl. Merritt Island, FL. #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photography #Owls #OwlPhotography
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Hello from above. Great Horned Owl. Merritt Island, FL. #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photography #Owls #OwlPhotography
This would be the approximate equivalent of the distance between Ottawa and Halifax.
"Fung-wong [..] with its 1,600-kilometer- (994-mile-) wide rain & wind band, approached from the Pacific while the Philippines was still dealing with the devastation wrought by Typhoon Kalmaegi, which left at least 224 people dead [..] before pummeling Vietnam, where at least five were killed."
Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, knocking down power, forcing the evacuation of more than a million people.
November 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This would be the approximate equivalent of the distance between Ottawa and Halifax.
Reposted by Suzanne Kettley
"Deep Heat" Geothermal Comes of Age. Canada a Leader
Get deep enough, water is ~400C. That makes supercritical steam with the energy density of a fossil fuel.
C'mon, @MarkJCarney, @ABDanielleSmith, let's scale up THIS technology!
#ableg #cdnpoli
youtu.be/xi0phIv2m5M
Get deep enough, water is ~400C. That makes supercritical steam with the energy density of a fossil fuel.
C'mon, @MarkJCarney, @ABDanielleSmith, let's scale up THIS technology!
#ableg #cdnpoli
youtu.be/xi0phIv2m5M
"Deep Heat" Geothermal Comes of Age. Canada a Leader
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"Deep Heat" Geothermal Comes of Age. Canada a Leader
Get deep enough, water is ~400C. That makes supercritical steam with the energy density of a fossil fuel.
C'mon, @MarkJCarney, @ABDanielleSmith, let's scale up THIS technology!
#ableg #cdnpoli
youtu.be/xi0phIv2m5M
Get deep enough, water is ~400C. That makes supercritical steam with the energy density of a fossil fuel.
C'mon, @MarkJCarney, @ABDanielleSmith, let's scale up THIS technology!
#ableg #cdnpoli
youtu.be/xi0phIv2m5M
Reposted by Suzanne Kettley
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November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
FACETS Journal is looking for a Co-Editor-in-Chief to curate content, support diverse voices in research, and collaborate with our editorial team. Expertise in ecology, conservation biology, biodiversity, or environmental sciences is ideal.
Learn more ▶️ https://ow.ly/Gbzv50Xo3Ks
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