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George Hoberg

@ghoberg.bsky.social

Professor Emeritus, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, UBC, Vancouver. Interests: policy generally but esp climate, energy, forest policy, AI governance. Nature photography. Warriors and 9ers.

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they need some sort of motivation, right?

11.12.2025 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I like this announcing duo tho

10.12.2025 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

NBA foul-calling norms make no sense. At all.

10.12.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Ottawa-Alberta MoU is a backslide on methane goals.

That delay adds 1.9M tonnes of methane, roughly half the annual pollution created by the cars on Canada’s roads.

Alberta is already behind on methane β€” and now it has permission to fall further behind➑️ buff.ly/qriG0i3

08.12.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

@davedufour.bsky.social You're gonna feature Pat Spencer for tomorrow's pod, right?

08.12.2025 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it really helps when the ball goes in the basket! Great quarter. Hope they can keep the energy up

08.12.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pat Spencer, stepping up for Warriors, is showing that he is that … you know what With Golden State shorthanded, Spencer has stepped into a big role and proven he's much more than a lacrosse player in the NBA.

What a great story!

Pat Spencer, stepping up for Warriors, is showing that he is that … you know what www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...

07.12.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Breaking! a 3-second call was made in an NBA game (when Chet was in the lane for like 3.2 secs) Weird

03.12.2025 06:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@davedufour.bsky.social OK much more serious issue (and thanks for listening) - why does Draymond Green get to yell in the face of refs and not get T'd up? Did the NBA decide to give him some special exemption because he has anger issues? WTF? I'm a huge Warriors fan, but this drives me CRAZY

03.12.2025 05:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@davedufour.bsky.social for discussion: Shai's FT just before half stuck on rim. Has this happened before? What does it mean? Brick? Or touch?

03.12.2025 05:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Breaking news! Offensive foul called on Deni Avdija!!

Never thought I'd see it

03.12.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

9 is a lot of turnovers for one player. Just saying

02.12.2025 04:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So Nuggets-Mavs are essentially 70 points a piece at half time

is it that teams aren't playing defence? Or that NBA officiating doesn't allow teams to play effective defence.

I guess I'm supposed to like unconstrained offence but the hooper in me just can't accept that. It's not basketball.

02.12.2025 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember at the time thinking "it's too late for a deal like this." Well, it's MUCH later now

28.11.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, the deja vu is intense

28.11.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

but isn't it at a price well below the backstop?

27.11.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So what happens to the GoC climate regulations concessions to Alberta if there's no private sector pipeline proposal forthcoming July 1, 2026? They get withdrawn, right?

27.11.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In Canada, single-province policy exemptions are inherently-unstable (unless it's Quebec)

27.11.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s take on the Alberta-Canada MoU https://lnkd.in/gfKDzHR4 1.Β Β Β Β This is an agreement between two parties – a Prime Minister trying to bolster Canada’s independence and re-orient its trade… | G... Today’s take on the Alberta-Canada MoU https://lnkd.in/gfKDzHR4 1.Β Β Β Β This is an agreement between two parties – a Prime Minister trying to bolster Canada’s independence and re-orient its trade flow...

My quick take (as of this morning PT) on today's Alberta-Canada MOU #cdnpoli

www.linkedin.com/posts/george...

27.11.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Carney briefs cabinet on Alberta energy deal to be unveiled Thursday Agreement could open the door for a new heavy oil pipeline to the B.C. coast

PM Carney: β€œWe believe the government of British Columbia has to agree. We believe that First Nations right-holders in this country have to agree and support all stakeholders after that”

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

26.11.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Clippers-Laker defense is like an All-Star game

26.11.2025 05:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

and what's going on with Zubac? he was so good last year

26.11.2025 05:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You should do a piece on the most blinding cup courts, with visuals on the YouTube

26.11.2025 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
25.11.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My interview with @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social this morning on CBC Vancouver's Early Edition on the same thing we talked about a decade ago
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

25.11.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Whitecaps!!!!! @whitecapsfc.com

23.11.2025 05:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So what do you call the colour of this Raptors' NBA Cup court? @justesbaraheni.bsky.social

22.11.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Playing pipeline politics: B.C. left out of rumoured Alberta MOU talks Expert says effort by Alberta to push for a new oil pipeline must be taken seriously

Such power deja vu!

www.todayinbc.com/news/playing...

21.11.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

also, I don't see this in any other sport. Think of NFL sidelines. NHL games. EPL games. MLB dugouts. It's weird

And WRONG

20.11.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I get that there's big $$ involved just amazed that the management, coaches, and player agreed to it

20.11.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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