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Carney Allowed Gas-powered AI Data Centres After Lobbying From Alberta Energy Company The Alberta gas giant Capital Power lobbied the government 37 times in the lead-up to an accord suspending clean energy regulations, federal records show.

There's a guy who's the Prime Minister's name sake who wrote a book called 'Values'. PM Carney should give it a read sometime...😒
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This is not legal in Ontario, but it needs to be. Plug-in panels would typical get installed vertically and would therefore not have the challenge of winter snow cover curtailing power production. The technical issues to allow this have been successfully addressed elsewhere
Via World Resources Inst.

What the UK’s first geothermal power plant means for the nation’s electricity supply Unlike wind and solar which are weather-dependent sources of renewable energy, geothermal heat can produce energy steadily, day and night, all year round.

Deep geo, not nuclear, is the kind of new thing that Ontario should be trying. Deep geo is being used to heat Cornell university in upstate NY
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It could take 13 years, $52M to put in traffic calming measures in Toronto after speed cameras removed: report | CBC News Toronto's infrastructure committee has referred a report to city council that says it could take 13 years and approximately $52 million to install traffic calming measures in the wake of the provincia...

$52 million is just Toronto. But hay what's $10's of millions of dollars and (and a few dead children) compared to the peoples right to speed?
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Groundbreaking study reveals tenfold heat increase over Europe Researchers have created a new mathematical solution to analyse how emission-intensive actors are responsible for increasing climate damage.

For less money than we spend on national defence, we could be addressing climate change. Climate change is a clear and present danger 👈!
Oh, then there are the side benefits: health, resiliency, lower energy costs, local self-reliance and employment
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Survey finds 85.8% of Canadians support agrivoltaics Canadian researchers conducted the first nationwide survey on public attitudes toward agrivoltaics, finding strong support across provinces with 85.8% of respondents in favor, although preferences var...

But in Ontario agri-voltaics are banned from most farmland. It looks like the province didn't get the memo on this, or didn't bother to read it if they did 🫩
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We're not designed to be eating smoke all the time. We need a world where we don't burn stuff or induce the natural world to burn
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How organizers of the 2026 Winter Games made clean energy a priority Organizers of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games pledged that virtually all of the electricity to power the Winter Olympics would be clean.

Because we'd like to continue to have winter Olympics!
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Global Warming's Six Americas, Fall 2025 Our Fall 2025 Climate Change in the American Mind survey finds that 25% of Americans are Alarmed about global warming, and that the Alarmed outnumber the Dismissive (11%) by a ratio of more than 2 to ...

Apologies, while this is good news, it's one of those instances "America" means "USA". The good news is that despite big oil propaganda and the current attempts at fascism, a majority of Americans are are at least concerned about climate change.
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Coffee producers are facing more crop-damaging heat, new climate analysis says | CBC News A new analysis of the world's coffee-growing regions over the last five years reveals a starkly higher number of days over 30 C, enough to stress coffee plants and affect yields.

This is the forth time in as many years that we have warned about the disappearing coffee crop. If you don't like food price inflation, then climate change is your enemy
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When you live in an area which burns fossil fuels and spreads road salt this is what happens on the first day of a windless thaw. We're sorry we didn't see this to share in advance, it's new to us as of this morning
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Transit group shows why official OC Transpo numbers don't match reality for most - Capital Current OC Transpo's struggles with bus reliability and availability are discussed at Transit committee.

Numbers lie and liars use numbers...😕Better Transit Ottawa keeps much better stats on how the transit system is really doing
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CleanTechnica CleanTechnica is the #1 site in the US for cleantech news & commentary. We focus on solar energy, wind energy, electric cars, and other clean technologies.

Plug-in market share is up 10 points in the past year in Germany
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EUB hears conflicting testimony on proposed gas plant New Brunswick’s Energy and Utilities Board heard expert testimony on February 12 about battery energy storage systems (BESS) from Toby

Just like in Ontario, New Brunswick is fighting to stop gas generation with the the skullduggery from corporate interests Ontarians know all too well. NB power is being coy about the price of the proposed gas (and diesel) plant.
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China Starts Sea Trials for Largest Electric-Powered Containership China’s first 10,000-ton electric containership is beginning sea trials. The shipyard is billing the ship as the largest of its kind and a further bre...

In China it's typical for the ships batteries to be in containers which are swapped out on the dockside so the ship has a short stop fo 'fuel'
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A big thanks to Noah Vineburg for a good, stern and much deserved lecture of transit committee. Council was aware of the situation and has agency to take control, but didn't step up
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Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been ‘flat or falling’ for 21 months - Carbon Brief China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the final quarter of 2025, likely securing a decline of 0.3% for the full year as a whole.

It would be nice if we could keep up with a 'third world' nation
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Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware

Its when the issue of tipping points is laid out that our tepid action on climate change is most starkly exposed. What are we thinking? Are we thinking?
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Geothermal energy: How it could drive the heating transition Geothermal energy remains underdeveloped in Germany, despite being cost-competitive with gas. A new Geothermal Acceleration Act, expanded subsidies and technological advances could now unlock its pote...

While the province put tax and rate payers at a huge risk with a modular nuclear reactor it's completely ignoring deep geothermal. Deep geothermal heats Cornell University in New York and is being developed to produce power and South Eastern Saskatchewan.
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Study links adoption of electric vehicles with less air pollution and improved health A new peer-reviewed study finds that electric cars are associated with real-world reductions in air pollution and respiratory problems.

A not too subtle reminder that gas cars pollute the air we breath. Researcher found a correlation between EV adoption and decreased emergency room visits
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Many kids feel hopeless about climate change. Here's what helps | CBC Climate Change News In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we check in with kids to see how they're feeling about climate change; learn about a green technology to extract lithium in Canada's Prairies; and find o...

Not too sure about this. While talking about solutions is nice, there's thing called implementing solutions which solves the actual problem 🤔
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Volvo predicts electric and gasoline car prices to equalize within five years УНН Auto ✎ Volvo Cars CEO Håkan Samuelsson stated that electric vehicles will become cheaper than internal combustion engine cars by 2031 due to falling battery …

The same cost to buy, peanuts to run...
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"Climate hushing"—the quiet trend undermining global climate action The year of renewables, bad news in disguise, "climate hushers", and how to keep the conversation going

Good news, while good, is being over-sold and the truth-revealing and difficult conversations aren't happening
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Quatsino leads the charge on renewable energy | The Narwhal On Vancouver Island, Quatsino First Nation is completing a 150-kW solar project, piloting tidal power and partnering with a wind farm in its push for renewable energy

Power to the people and power by the people! The Quatsino First Nation on Vancouver Island is involved in wind solar and soon tidal power
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Climate change begets weaker jet streams...weaker jet streams beget big polar vortexes soo...
Welcome to frost in the Caribbean! How are the tropical crops doin'? Food much? Grocery prices?
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Rama youth says future isn't Doug 'Ford's to gamble with' 'If Premier Ford thought rewriting the rules to dodge scrutiny would make us go away, he was wrong,' warns Rama's Shaelyn Wabegijig of legal battle

After the Ford government scuttled its own climate accountability act last fall forced an adjournment of the youth climate justice heating. Last Thursday, the Ontario Court of appeal confirmed it will re-visit the case
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City reaches pact with NCC to replace planned Preston Street extension with pedestrian bridge - CompassNews The city of Ottawa has reached a deal with the federal government to scrap a proposed extension of Preston Street in favour of building a pedestrian bridge that would connect to a future arena at LeBr...

Another (modest) win for active transportation in Ottawa. This decision was well within the 'no brainer' category
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Why environmental and health experts are concerned about the Brampton waste incinerator The provincial government has already given the company a green light to seek a permit, despite hundreds of residents requesting a full environmental assessment. A proper assessment could have allowed...

The province has approved a garbage burner in Brampton without a full Environmental Assessment. Even the best technology blankets surrounding areas with pollutants and increase greenhouse gas emissions.
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Used EVs Can Save $13,000 Over New Gas SUVs, Study Finds Researchers say that used electric vehicles now have the lowest total cost of ownership, far outperforming both new and used gas cars.

Pure EV's, not plug-in hybrids save the most. Being able to charge at home, where power is cheaper than at a public charger, is a big plus
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