Randall Howard

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.
• bookshop.org/p/books/empi...

🎩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
www.linkedin.com/posts/randal...

'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
www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Resistance is NOT futile

Every year we relay climate action, the problem grows bigger

It's about time

Opinion | What Trump Just Cost America Do you think these former close U.S. allies are ever going to trust getting into a trench with this administration again?

The bitter truth laid bare. Read it and weep . . .
Thomas Freidman, as usual, nails it
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...

Given the current times, the focus on technology and the internet at this fraught time, really resonated with me.

Opinion | I Just Saw the Future. It Was Not in America. Beijing’s message to America: We’re not afraid of you. You aren’t who you think you are — and we aren’t who you think we are.

As @donaldjtrump-maga.bsky.social worked to destroy Western economic leadership the pendulum continues to swing ever eastward www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...

When political satire seems tame compared to the crazy shenanigans in the White House

“You simply can’t treat the airstrike group chat the same way you treat the friend’s girlfriend’s birthday brunch planning group chat. … I mean, these dumbasses are probably planning the invasion of Greenland on Snapchat right now.”

www.instagram.com/reel/DHmZMV9...

City of Toronto bars staff from using American rideshare companies such as Uber City staff are also being asked to refrain from using delivery giant Amazon for official business

Every day, Canadians find creative new ways to resist The Trump Tariff Tantrum
#Canada

www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Outside the American Embassy in London....
London rocks......✊🏼

What state is the global climate really in? – DW – 03/19/2025 As the current US administration seeks to play down and even question human-caused climate change, new findings paint a very different picture.

The Climate reality. Read it and weep
www.dw.com/en/what-stat...

From Thermos flasks to wooden brushes: everything that helps you use less plastic This week: how you’re ridding your life of plastic; refillable beauty products; and top chefs on their their favourite gadgets

With a little research and planning, everyone can move towards a Zero Plastic lifestyle and lower carbon footprint
www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...

YouTube video by The Wonder of Tolkien Tolkien & Lewis' Friendship

Watch this intriguing clip from @johnhendrix.bsky.social on how Lewis & Tolkien encouraged one another in their friendship.

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

BBC Radio 4 - Curious Cases, Series 20, The Problem of Infinite Pi(e) 'How did we discover pi? How do we know that it’s infinite and never repeats?' asks Alex.

Happy π Day
Enjoy some mathematical sleuthing (along with any sweet treats)
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Elon Musk targeted me over Tesla protests. That proves our movement is working I’ve always believed the people are powerful. Now we know the world’s richest man does too

A brave woman standing up to corporate and presidential malfeasance
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