Scott Forbes🇨🇦

As the price of oil & gas explodes, I recently read about how the price impact is almost entirely speculative, as the *supply* of oil and gas hardly budges, particularly in places like Canada. It's all just straight up profits for the gas companies. Remember that as you fill up the tank this week.

Meet the world's longest-range EV — the Z9 GT can go for 644 miles without stopping, according to Denza BYD’s luxury brand says it now has the world’s longest range EV, with a monster 644-miles between charging stops

Never pay for another litre of gas again. www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech...

Just heard a govt official talking about Canada being a clean and conventional energy powerhouse. Correction. It’s clean and DIRTY energy. There. Fixed it for you. #EnergyTransition

For today's #BirdoftheDay theme of #SideView. #Birds 🪶

I think the NDP popularity took a hit with the last budget (nobody liked it), but he does have the advantage of the clown show opposition.

B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time | CBC News March 8 will be the last time most British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.

In America, when the leader is low in the polls, he starts an illegal war.
In Canada? Daylight Savings Time year round!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

They wolf down the marshmallow and whine that Ottawa didn't give them more marshmallows.

Globe editorial: Alberta’s oil inheritance is being pilfered (by Albertans) The province continues to spend its resources revenue, rather than saving that wealth for future generations

You can have 1 marshmallow now or 2 if you wait. Norway chose to wait & now sits on a ~$3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, a half $million for every Norwegian. Short-sighted Alberta ALWAYS wolfs down the marshmallow. They pissed away their future. No sympathy.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...

Oil and gas leap and stocks slump as war in Iran intensifies Tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz came to a virtual standstill, sending crude prices high but not to crisis levels

Energy independence means independence from what happens in the Straits of Hormuz or Venezuela or any other petrostate. Energy independence is wind, solar, geothermal and storage. Cheap, clean and nobody starts wars over it. #EnergyTransition #EndFossilFuels
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/ind...

This is the speech Canadians expect our Prime Minister to give.

China solar boom helps energy emissions fall slightly in 2025 Official statistics show 0.3% decline even as total power demand rises

China’s energy emissions fell 0.3% in 2025, despite a 3.5% rise in energy consumption. The drop was attributed to its massive renewables buildout, driven primarily by solar power.

Trump is neither thoughtful nor introspective, so I am pretty sure he has not reflected on the logical consequences of normalizing the assassination or kidnapping of foreign leaders he doesn't like. It's summarized in an ornithological aphorism: what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

It's great for oil prices, the chef's kiss for a wannabe energy superpower.

Oil jumps 10% after Iran attacks, could spike to $100 a barrel, analysts say Brent crude rises to about $80 a barrel over the counter on Sunday

And prices for wind and solar spike to ... what they were yesterday. #EndFossilFuels #BoomBust
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Canada poised to become 'one of the largest suppliers of LNG in the world': Energy minister | CBC News Canada's energy minister says the country is poised to become one of the world's biggest suppliers of liquefied natural gas, exporting as much as 100 million tonnes per year.

As part of our nation's bold new industrial strategy, Canada is now set to announce that it will become one of the world's suppliers of VHS tapes. Huge untapped markets. Meanwhile China is eating our economic lunch by exporting #CleanTech. #SunsetIndustry #EnergyTransition
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

I love banana slugs. And the correct pronoun for banana slugs is they / their as they are simultaneous hermaphrodites. That makes mating especially fun but also risky. You probably don't want to know about apophallation.

What a beautiful pic! The contrast is perfect.

"Canada's energy minister says the country is poised to become one of the world's biggest suppliers of liquefied natural gas, exporting as much as 100 million tonnes per year."- CBC News article by David Thurton

I am actually concerned for the mental wellbeing of those in government if they all seriously think this is the case.

Clearly they have no one questioning them internally & they never hear "no."

There's not even enough demand to support the LNG projects right now: www.sierraclub.ca/lng-national...

Trump has kidnapped one leader and assassinated another. Now every other leader - including Canada's - has to watch their step. You might be next. That's the current price of opposing a lawless, amoral tyrant. 🇨🇦

@robcrank68.bsky.social has said today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FourOrMore, captures of 4 or more birds in 1 photo. #Birds 🪶

Solar panels and batteries don't care what happens in the Straits of Hormuz.
#EnergyTransition #EndFossilFuels

Nuclear mega-projects keep blowing past budgets — while Ontarians cover the difference. 💸

Your electricity bills are rising.

And that’s why.

#Ontario deserves affordable energy, not endless overruns: shorturl.at/aKTCA

#onpoli

Another reason to drive an EV. And #Renewables don’t care about Middle Eastern conflicts. #EnergyTransition

Thanks again!

China and the U.S - on a collision course in Latin America? - ABC listen China is now the number one trading partner of South America. How realistic are U.S. plans to dominate the Western hemisphere?

China now dominates trade with South America, not the US. They're exporting #CleanTech / EVs for the 21st century economy. So what do we do in North America? Please take our dirty fossil fuels & polluting gas cars.
China figured it out.
Why can't we?
#EnergyTransition
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Today's theme for the #BirdOfTheDay was chosen by @alan678.bsky.social and is #PrimaryColours. #Birds 🪶

Peter MacKinnon: University of Alberta should be applauded for resisting affirmative action Affirmative action — by whatever name it is known — is discriminatory

Peter MacKinnon with an absolutely inane piece about EDI hiring opens by noting that 'affirmative action' is discriminatory and against section 15(1) of the Charter. He fails to note section 15(2) of the Charter, which EXPLICITLY PROTECTS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES. nationalpost.com/opinion/pete...

That must have been why a flock of Canada Geese was in the Costco parking lot last week: they knew summer was coming.

Trump raises the possibility of a ‘friendly takeover of Cuba’ coming out of talks with Havana WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. is in talks with Havana and raised the possibility of a “friendly takeover of Cuba” without offering any details on what he meant. Sp...

First Venezuela. Now a "friendly takeover" of Cuba. Can't help but ask the obvious question: is Canada next? And is there anyone left in the American congress with enough spine to stop this demented madman? 🇨🇦
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Alberta forecasts $9.37-billion deficit, spending expected to hit record Premier has blamed province’s financial situation on oil prices, immigration

Often, and especially when right-wing govts are in office, deficits arise because TAXES are too LOW. This deficit goes away (largely) if Alberta has a sales tax like every other province. So quit whining. #ABpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...