Iain Friesen

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U.S. Electricity From Fossils Fuels Dips Below 50% for the First Time Ever | OilPrice.com For the first time in history, fossil fuels supplied less than half of the United States' electricity generation for an entire month, marking a significant shift in the nation's energy mix.

For the first time, fossil fuels provided less than half of U.S. electricity generation for a full month (March 2025). One more milestone in the energy transition. oilprice.com/Energy/Energ... #Upshift

How the World Ran Out of Everything By the New York Times's Global Economics Correspondent, an extraordinary journey to understand the worldwide supply chain—exposing both the fascinating pathways of manufacturing and transportation tha...

In a similar vein, I just finished listening to @petersgoodman.bsky.social’s “How the World Ran Out of Everything.” Even if you think you have an idea of how supply chains work, the true complexity of the systems are mind blowing www.overdrive.com/media/101303...

We can do better than ‘Just Slow Down’ JEFFREY HODGINS THE Free Press story Speed hit 213 km/h, police say, published March 27, brought to mind an experience of my own. In 2017, I was hit head-on by a vehicle exceeding the speed limit on the same road, in the same area. The driver was suffering from a medical issue, and had accidentally locked his foot onto the gas pedal. I had minor injuries, but my 2004 Santa Fe and the front foyer of the Marigold restaurant didn’t make it; I never found out what happened to the driver. I was glad to see the driver of this most recent collision arrested, but what stood out to me is this: in an early online version of this article, the Winnipeg Police Service reminded us that collisions are not accidents: “If it is predictable, it is preventable.” Yes, occurrences of speeding, as well as collisions on many Winnipeg roads, are rather predictable. In fact, with how St. Mary’s Road was specifically engineered, they’re practically a yearly guarantee. A 17-year-old was killed in 2022 (‘ A terrible thing’: Teen dead after St. Mary’s Road crash, Oct. 19, 2022) a few streets over from the “notorious curve” where speeding caused another collision. What has changed since then? The twisted metal, broken glass and shattered plastic were swept away… and then? Forgotten. No lessons learned, no change to the road’s design, nothing. A child died and we so quickly forgot. The WPS stated in the aftermath of the March 26 collision, “The overall strategy of the Winnipeg Police Service continues to focus on making city streets safe for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists alike. We all have a part to play in maintaining road safety and our message is simple: Just Slow Down.” But is it as simple as that? Sure, there would be a slight change if we even lowered the speed limit from 60 km/h to 50 km/h; it’s better than nothing. But would this actually rectify the issue? Drivers could still feel comfortable driving to over twice or even three times t…

Just slow down. Not the best policy. #Winnipeg

So, let me get this straight: Winnipeg City Council constantly cries they have no money, so can't save swimming pools or library services, but they don't blink at $2Bn for 2 roads? $2Bn for 13 km of Kenaston & Chief Peguis (combined!) In what world does this make sense? #winnipeg #pwgpoli

These countries are leading the way to 100% renewable electricity Explore the countries making strides toward 100% renewable electricity with innovative solutions and sustainable energy systems.

These countries are leading the way to 100% renewable electricity

(and some are nearly there already)

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You know, it's hard to hide from the awful state of Canadian politics when you're a political historian. Today I'm reviewing the 2000 Progressive Conservatives' federal platform. Read these extracts from their higher education and environment sections & weep at the loss of progressive conservatism.

For the first time ever, Europe got more electricity from solar panels than coal plants in 2024, according to Ember data.

China smashes wind and solar installation records once again in 2024 China now has 1,408GW of wind and solar capacity — well ahead of the government's prior target of having 1,200GW in place by 2030.

China now has 1,408GW of installed wind and solar capacity after adding another 79GW of wind and 277GW of solar in 2024.

No other country comes close to these numbers.

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Very much here for the staff of IKEA inventing fake board games for their room display

Congratulations Oly!

The day has arrived.
45 years after pedestrians were first barricaded from crossing the street at Winnipeg’s storied Portage and Main intersection, the concrete walls have finally started coming down.

My column was placed in a prominent location in the physical paper today. Appreciative to the Free Press for engaging in difficult city-building discussion.

Spotify Wrapped is good, but I want a wider dataset than just one year. I want to see my fav artists ranked and plotted over the years. For how many years has Theo Katzman ranked top 5? Who did Chappell Roan bump out?