Rob Baxter

So some industries will end of paying lower (or zero) prices. And other provinces and industries across Canada will also demand that they get the same treatment. The net result might be a net industrial carbon price that is lower.

Liberal MPs and Liberal supporters defending the Alberta-Ottawa MOU keep pointing to the higher industrial carbon price as a win for climate policy. However, the MOU states that “...the application of Alberta’s carbon pricing system (including pricing and stringency) is adapted to the specific […]

Photo of beach on Haida Gwaii. Text says " While politicians are announcing fossil fuel projects, we are building community owned renewable energy on the North Coast. Details coming soon"

Today there was another announcement about more infrastructure that plans to bring more fossil fuels to BC's North Coast. At SolShare Energy we have been listening to the communities and working with them to build shared ownership community projects. We will […]

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Drawing of a cartoon originally from XKCD where corporate web services have been replaced with co-op owned hosting and open source source software.

We might be doing the "cloud" a little different.
@koumbit

We're at the BC legislature talking co-ops and community solar with MLAs

Looking for forward to speaking with MLAs and government staff about how co-ops help start the clean energy economy in BC and how we can continue to accelerate the transition to clean energy
#BCCoopsatthecapital

4 strip comic. first frame, we see Horst Wessel and two other storm troopers carrying a large nazi flag. text reads : Horst Wessel was a young storm trooper recognized as a skilled public speaker by the nazi party. he also wrote the song that became the partys anthem and german co-national anthem until 1945. second frame, we see a portrait of Horst. text reads : in 1930, his landlady hired two men who happened to be communists to evict him over unpaid rent and alleged proxenetism. He died in the fight. thrid frame, we see Goebbels speaking in front of a large crowd. text reads : Goebbels, the nazi chief propagandist, had been looking for someone to turn into a christian martyr for the party and drum up enrollment. he turned wessel's funeral into a major propaganda event full of speeches antagonizing leftists. fourth frame, we see the State Farm Stadium with a large banner advertizing Charlie Kirk's funeral. text reads : thinking about him today for no particular reason.

No particular reason

Checking my co-op emails while charging a co-op car at a co-op charger. Now posting on a co-op social media site. A better economic system is possible.

Controversial B.C. RCMP unit to police opposition to fast-tracked resource projects ⋆ The Breach https://breachmedia.ca/rcmp-unit-controversial-police-opposition-fast-tracked-resource-projects/ “At a moment when governments across Canada are ramming through laws that sideline Indigenous rights […]

"We are currently installing a 160 kW photovoltaic system at Science World in Vancouver. It is part of a larger energy efficiency project led by SES Consulting. @thetyee has a great video profile of this project:
https://thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/2025/08/20/Science-World-Climate-Experiment/"

Ford government to appeal court ruling which deemed bike lane removal unconstitutional | Globalnews.ca The Ford government's plans to tear out dedicated bike lanes from three Toronto routes has been deemed to be unconstitutional, halting a populist pledge driven by the premier.

BREAKING: “The Ford government’s plan to tear out dedicated bike-lanes from 3 Toronto routes has been deemed to be unconstitutional, according to a ruling by an Ontario court, halting a populist pledge driven by the premier.”

This is VERY good, life-saving news for Toronto, and for Ontario cities.

Muther f⁕⚠︎ers

A 28-yo #pregnant #woman set to give birth as early as next week is speaking out about being detained by #immigration authorities in #California, even after telling agents she was a #UScitizen.

Cary López Alvarado lost her balance as agents "shoved her" during her arrest over […]

The third season of Andor is intense.

A picture from out a car window shows two large billboards alongside a highway. There are trees behind. The sky is cloudy. The billboard of interest is white with black text that says “LNG MAKES CANADA STRONGER — LNGFACTS.CA”

A large and long Telus billboard features their cute-animal inspired yellow budgies on the far left of the billboard and the TELUS logo on the right. In between in two long lines of text it says “Together, let’s make our communities stronger. Last year alone, our team volunteered 1.5 million hours.” The “m” in make and “o” in stronger have been spray painted over with blue paint with a “b” and “a” respectively spelling “bake” and “stranger”.

A historical photo from around this time last year when I hoisted a large white tarp that said “LIARS - BCLNGBURNS.CA” overtop the large green billboard from Canada Action

Today in “silly billboards in my community”. The first is by the very “truthful” (/s) people at LNGfacts.ca. Of course, the word "LNGfacts" does not appear anywhere in the dictionary because it's made up nonsense. Just like the "fact" that LNG “makes […]

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It is Red Dress Day in Canada. #MMIWG2S
"Nearly six years after the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report, the safety of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in Canada has not substantially improved, experts say." via @thetyee […]

A protest song against Elon Musk https://youtu.be/3lcCrQKBlrI?si=4bCpjBID-C_HEa6j

It has been called - Liberal majority in Canada. Canada rejects the Maple MAGA.

Cons got more seats in Nfld than 338Canada predicted but most other provinces seem to be on track with the projections. So, it might be a Liberal majority.

Maple MAGA doing a little better than expected in Atlantic Canada. Hopefully this trend does not continue over the rest of Canada.

#vanpoli

Long lineups at Marpole Oakridge to vote for Vancouver City Council by-election. #vanpoli

We have started a large commercial solar energy installation in Vancouver.
Now is a ideal time for solar energy and battery installations on commercial buildings. There are rebates of up to $50,000 from BC Hydro and refundable tax credits of up to 30% from […]

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Just felt a 4.7 earthquake centered near Sechelt.

@MatWright
Felt it here in East Vancouver.

Costs Decrease as Market Dynamics Intensify – Photovoltaics on Continued Course for Growth

New study shows solar energy costs are well below other sources. Even with batteries the cost is half as much as fossil fuels. https://www.intersolar.de/press-release/market-development-2025

Photo of home with a solar energy system, the SMA logo and a heading that reads "I Love The Sun."

Eight years ago VREC became a certified Tesla Powerwall Installer. At the time the Powerwall offered the best value for home battery energy storage.

Over the past year we have been investigating other options for home battery energy storage. For several […]

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Looks like fossil fuel lobby failed (just barely) to stop the phase out of methane heating in new buildings in Vancouver. #vanpoli

Mayor Ken Sim invokes the "no drop fills the bucket" fallacy to express his support for fossil fuel gas. #vanpoli

Poster that reads "No to "Pretendian" Solar Energy"

We recently learned that at least one solar company is trying to divert money intended for Indigenous people to non-indigenous people leasing land on reserves.

BC Hydro recently introduced a number of rebates for individuals and companies to install solar […]

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