Randall Howard

CDC changes website to raise suspicions on vaccines and autism | CBC News A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has been changed to contradict the longtime scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism, spurring outrage among a number of public...

The death of science in the US will have long term implications. Geopolitically, ceding scientific leadership means ceding economic leadership. And in human health many more will die.

This is a tragedy of global proportions.

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Catching up with Geoff Green and Tammy Quinn

Geoff Green, Founder, Expedition Leader & President reflecting on 25 years

With Vicky Grant at SOI Foundation Gala

What a blast last night at SOI Foundation 25th annniversary gala. I've had the privilege to work with & support this great organization since their Canada C3 Canada 150 project in 2017.
The work to educate, inspire and transform youth into leaders in the greatest classroom on earth is unrivalled.

The problem with Buy Canadian? Nobody can agree on what ‘Canadian’ means - The Logic Ottawa has to decide what makes a company Canadian. Whatever it settles on will be controversial.

Canada is keen on Buy Canadian for the first time. Now we need to get serious.

Compared to Europe, where a mass movement to ditch American tech (Zoom, AWS, Google, Microsoft) for EU versions, we are just starting this journey.
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Newsom Wows the Climate Conference That Trump Decided to Skip

A real leader for the US on the world stage at #COP30 . . .

. . while an anri-president skulks at home devising more cruelty to the vulnerable
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/c...

White House List of Donors for President Trump’s $300 Million Ballroom

A list of companies I no longer wish to patronize: Amazon, Apple, Google, HP, Meta, Microsoft

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...

Canadian companies last among G7 on climate transition planning: Report - The Logic

Canadian business has to step up. Surprisingly, Canada signficantly lags G7 countries in planning for climate transition. While financial risks of the climate crisis are growing rapidly, making the need for plans to cut emissions and adapt to global warming.

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Appalling that this has been allowed for so long - potentially endangering our kids.
I also note that Tesla FSD fails to observe protocols around school buses and emergency vehicles.

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Executives pen open letter urging to maintain EV sales mandate The letter warns that retreating from EV sales targets risks undermining over 130,000 Canadian jobs and billions in investments

So true . . . Refinements perhaps . . . But definitely now is the time to accelerate progress, not to squander what's been accomplished in a retreat

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I, like most angel investors, know that 'giving back' can both produce winners AND transform Canada's economy by helping more early stage innovation to thrive.

We must seize this moment, with Canada's worldview under threat, to help build Canada into the global economic powerhouse it needs to be.

There are a number of reasons why these challenging and turbulent times are the best time for patient early stage investors to invest in early stage tech startups to build long term leaders and long term value.

Great to see Toma Brava shares this thesis.

Climate risks are real and influence solvency. No matter how much #Trump regime tries to deny this, global ratings are based on models and data acience, not some voodoo pronouncements

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Getting Away With Murder

Proud of @dundurnpress.bsky.social and author @jinwoo-park.com for the amazing review of 'Oxford Soju Club' in @nytimes.com. Check it out. Being in NY Times might well be a first for Dundurn Press.
[paywalled] [4th book down]
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/b...

Forget Pi Day. Today is Pythagorean Triple Square Day. September 16, 2025 holds extra special mathematical significance.

I almost missed Pythagoras Day yesterday: 9 + 16 = 25 where the date calls out the iconic triangle of 3, 4, 5
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Two remarkable Ambassadors for our Planet, 99 year old Sir David Attenborough and 91 year old Dr. Jane Goodall. They’ve dedicated their lives to educate and protect.. 🌍

#janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky

A burning threat to pregnant women Alarming new research on the link between heat and dangerous pregnancies

The most unexpected impact of the #ClimateCrisis, but it makes total sense. After over 100 years of dropping childbirth mortality, heat is a new threat that is reversing that trend. Yet society continues on oblivious to each new existential threat.
[paywalled]
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‘The King Lear in I Am the Walrus? That came from John Cage’: Paul McCartney on the Beatles’ debt to great avant-garde composers In the mid-60s, the Beatles tuned in to the world’s most audacious experimental musicians. Paul McCartney reveals how many of the Fab Four’s ‘far-out’ masterpieces were inspired by their sonic breakth...

Wonderful history of the intersection between The Beatles and many avant-garde composers I was tuned into

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/a...

Trio Restaurant

A lovely birthday dinner with a paired tasting menu and first time with a new chef who is bringing exceptional passion and creativity to his new role

Opinion | How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Make China Great Again

TRUMP = Making China Great Again

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/o...

Time For Canada To Dump The Big Three & Go Electric With China - CleanTechnica Detroit automakers are failing Canada. PM Mark Carney must choose between their nostalgia and a vibrant EV future powered by China's industry leaders.

Food for thought ...
particularly as the Big 3 are pushing Canada to go backwards to polluting #ICE cars, while the US administration seems determined to pull the whole country back 30 years while the world moves to the future.

A stark choice for sure

cleantechnica.com/2025/07/03/t...

China's Clean Energy Boom Could Win the Race to Power the Future Beijing is selling clean energy to the world, Washington is pushing oil and gas. Both are driven by national security.

The contrast between Chinese and US strategic investments in energy is striking. For China, we are seeing the Power Law in action over a 15 year steady build. On the other hand, the US is actively reverting to the 20th Century
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Don Eaton checking out blower door tests in 2025

A pioneer who helped pave the way for today's innovation. Don Eaton, who 30 years ago led Elora Environment Centre to help NRCan develop Energuide for Houses, deployed 24 blower doors and was the lead trainer/expert across Canada. RdH Building Science doing final WBATT on our carbon zero home

Louise Adongo, Alex Tveit, Randall Howard, Tracey Robertson

A dinner with changemakers near Halifax Harbour. Connections coming from the 2023 Canada/UK Social Innovation Immersion and the more recent Emerging Tech Fellowship around AI and its use in the philanthropic world

Pub Day *today* for EMPIRE OF AI—
Karen Hao’s @karenhao.bsky.social deeply reported, many-years-in-the-making book on Open AI—which Sam Altman hopes no one will read.

So let’s all read it.
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🎩to @moonalice.com, which is how I learned of it—and to Bluesky, for existing.

UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals guidance for retailers in England changed after campaign by global food firms

Similar to tobacco company and oil & gas lobbying, UK food companies bow to pressure from purveyors of Ultra Processed Foods to remove recommendation for "minimally processed and nutritious food"

www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

The Energy Star Program May Go Away. Who Could Preserve It?

Ditching Energy Star which saves Americans $500B and energy and known by 90% seems the height of insanity. For Canadians:
- we also rely on it and would need a replacement,
- ironically, program might be ripe for a reboot as I see the EU program as superior
[Paywall]
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/y...

Propagandist sycophant Karoline Leavitt accuses Amazon of committing a hostile political act for planning to show the additional cost of trade war tariffs next to the price of items.

No, it’s called transparency, consumers will be paying extra due to the trade war tariffs.

White House calls Amazon ‘hostile’ for reportedly planning to list tariff costs US press secretary criticizes e-commerce giant after report says company will inform customers how much tariffs will cost them

Radical transparency is the only way to show how punitive and irrational Trump tariffs really are
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

#nacosummit #angelinvesting #innovation #deeptech #impactinvesting… | Randall Howard This year's #NACOSummit finds Canada at a crossroads: the day after our Federal election during a time when Canada seems under siege by the US president. This unprecedented onslaught might also cr...

Headed to Ottawa for mission critical discussions, requiring action, in early stage risk capital
#NACOSummit @adrenalinefund.bsky.social @HighlineBeta @TandemLaunch @springofficial.bsky.social
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'Meadowscaping': The people turning their lawns into meadows Turning lawns into meadows can have big benefits for people, wildlife and the climate. Here's why 'meadowscaping' has become the latest gardening craze.

We plan to have this in our landscaping of our Carbon Zero new home. Overall, we aim to sequester a multiple of normal landscaping practice
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Resistance is NOT futile