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U.S. sub sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing 87 and expanding war zone A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy.

A US submarine sinking a lonely, dinky Iranian surface ship an ocean away from the theater of the main conflict—and 9000
miles from North America—makes it pretty clear the US is fighting a general war, without the declaration required by the Constitution. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Decided to expand upon this point in my latest substack:

The long-term case for renewables get stronger each time tho, given clean-energy prices keep falling and fossil-fuel volatility remains unchanged. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

By Killing Khamenei, the West Created a Martyr – and Mainstream Media Is Ignoring the Muslim Backlash Ali Khamenei was not Saddam Hussein or Muammar Gaddafi. Killing him will have religious reverberations throughout the Muslim world for years to come.

"By killing [Khamenei], the US and Israel didn’t just strike Iran’s government. They struck a spiritual leader with transnational religious authority – and created exactly the kind of martyr that galvanizes movements for generations." - fascinating and important piece by Iran scholar Narges Bajoghli

The Palgary Almanac Thoughtfully curated new music spanning the genres of experimental, avant-pop, electronic, folk, world, and hip-hop featuring interviews on the subjects of art, politics, the environment, and communit...

My interview yesterday with @peterloliver.bsky.social on @cjsw.bsky.social concerning data manipulation by Recovery Alberta that is contributing to supervised consumption site closures in Alberta AND Ontario.
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Carney Allowed Gas-Powered AI Data Centres After Lobbying From Alberta Energy Company The Alberta gas giant Capital Power lobbied the government 37 times in the lead-up to an accord suspending clean energy regulations, federal records show.

NEW: An Alberta energy company developing a gas-powered AI data centre lobbied the Carney government 37 times before clean energy regulations were suspended.

Read our scoop below 🔍️

The Carbon Capture Mirage: Why We’re Betting on a Fantasy Techo-hopium

"after decades of hype, the world’s total CCS capacity is only about 50 million tons a year. That’s less than 0.1% of global emissions. A rounding error."

www.collapse2050.com/the-carbon-c...

We have the same problem here in Alberta. In 2007, our Environment Minister Rob Renner said "It's not the job of Alberta Environment to advocate on behalf of the environment."
Every Conservative Environment Minister since him has followed in his industry-paving footsteps.

Repeal of EPA 'endangerment finding' endangers human health | Op-Ed Climate change is happening, it is human-caused and it is damaging human health, two doctors write.

Reminder that climate change endangers your health no matter what lies Trump & Zeldin tell. Here is a piece I wrote with my friend Howie Frumkin: www.seattletimes.com/opinion/repe...

Opinion: We need to talk about our changing climate Scientists tell us “all the cities that staged the Winter Games since 1950 have heated up in the years since by an average of 2.7 C.”

I'm delighted that the Calgary Herald published my OpEd talking about climate change. We all experience it, it's getting worse, yet we've been avoiding the subject. Open the conversation in families, workplaces, churches, with your friends and in the public square.
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Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...

WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.

Safe bike-lanes mean business.

Palestine Talks: How Israel’s education system brainwashes children - Part 1 YouTube video by TRT World

Doctoral student and anti-Zionist activist Hadas Emma Kedar shares her experience being a student in the Israeli school system (Part 1)
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#Israel #education

Plastic = Fossil Fuels in a cheap suit

New study: Plastic-linked health disasters are cutting 83m years of healthy population life

Recycling won't save us. Only a total system overhaul and production bans will. Everyone: kindly wake the hell up!

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Europe EV Sales — Record Month! - CleanTechnica Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! BEVs reach 28% market share! EVs had another strong month in Europe, with a record 453,0...

The move to electric cars, isn't just happening, it's accelerating: In December, EVs in Europe exploded 57% YoY to a massive 28% market share

Meanwhile, Petrol (down 18%) is cratering and Diesel (down 23%) is in a total death spiral

cleantechnica.com/2026/02/02/e...

China figured out the AI race is an energy race. If you want the data centers, you need the terawatts. If you don't have the renewables, you don't have the future. Simple

The fossil fuel dinosaurs are busy protecting their 19th-century business models while China eats the 21st century for breakfast

Don’t mess with Texas ... solar, or market economics!

In February 2026, Texas took the crown as the #1 state for utility-scale solar: Solar went from 2% in 2020 to out-generating coal

They said it couldn't be done in the land of oil and gas. They were (of course) wrong

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This includes when he was developing the new #MatureAssetStrategy — a policy that may offload billions in industry well cleanup costs onto taxpayers.

UPDATE:

In an unsettling twist, the Alberta Ethics Commissioner Shawn McLeod has refused to investigate the potential conflicts of interest of Mr. David Yager.

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Oil Wars vs Energy Transition (feat. Markham Hislop) What another oil war means for Canada’s future

With so many countries taking early steps to becoming #Electrostates rather than #Petrostates, will Trump's #OilWar be the biggest yet or is the larger war the #EndOfOil forever? We hit up Canada's best energy writer @markhamhislop.bsky.social for answers

PODCAST: www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...

Time for some courage in the climate fight too Big business, and its political enablers, have turned tail. They need to take a page from the resistance

@billmckibben.bsky.social 's newsletter is always excellent. Here's my favourite nugget this week: In December alone, 45,300 new long-haul electric trucks were registered in China, a 198% year-over-year increase from last December.
The world's changing fast.
billmckibben.substack.com/p/time-for-s...

This is from Bill McKibben's newest newsletter, The Crucial Years. This is Larry Fink, CEO of Blackrock, the largest investor in the world. Does it convey reassurance that your money is safe with Blackrock?

Triangle graph showing India’s path to economic development passes much less through fossil than China or the U.S. did

This is a super insightful graph from @kingsmillbond.bsky.social illustrating how countries like India that are experiencing economic development later are skipping over some (not all) fossil dependency.

ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

Opinion: How must the world stand up to Donald Trump? Mark Carney’s speech at Davos is a good starting point

This newest piece by Andrew Coyne is excellent. @theglobeandmail.com
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Shell, Mitsubishi Try to Withdraw from B.C. LNG Shell and Mitsubishi are trying to sell off their shares in the $40-billion LNG Canada megaproject amid predictions of an oversupplied global market.

“Solar, wind power, and batteries are set to make life a misery for the LNG market...Some FF execs already think the push by incumbents to hike global production by 50% by '30, per the International Energy Agency, is creating a bubble.But renewable energy’s advantages will make the pop even worse.”

ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening

A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.

Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.

Say it with me: 90% of people alive today will be better off if we phase out fossil fuels. That’s what the economics actually shows.

‘Pleading for the government to do its job’: AMA on emergency department issues The Alberta Medical Association's Dr. Paul Parks joined CTV Your Morning Edmonton's Kent Morrison to discuss the state of the province's emergency departments and hospitals.

thanks @pfparks.bsky.social for continuing to speak truth to power about our broken Alberta health care system.

UNION WORKERS, TEACHERS, Non-UCP supporters PROVE THE GOVERNMENT OF #alberta RIGHT! #abpoli #yyc YouTube video by Recall Nicolaides

Prove them right! 📣 union workers, teachers, and non-UCP supporters! Sign share, and show up for recall, Nicolaides, you will NOT regret standing up for your rights and freedoms.

#abpoli #ableg #recallnicolaides #alberta #yyc
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16 days into 2026 and Calgary is averaging 1 person/day getting hit by cars. And that is just the reported incidents.... #roadsafety