an important update re: convo on the convergence of interest between fossil capital as such and state managers (especially but not exclusively of petrostates) that @bostonreview.bsky.social hosted. if we can't break that then that might be the ballgame www.bostonreview.net/forum/climat...

When tennis becomes a metaphor for all life on Earth. www.wsj.com/sports/tenni...

PM Carney once called climate change “the most pressing issue of our time.” So why then is his government fast-tracking fossil fuel projects that turbo-charge these types of climate disasters? Our latest blog warns that this approach puts Canada’s climate goals and our communities' health at risk.

genAI isn’t the future, it’s literally our collective past resold to us in a dystopian story setting where every artist has died, this is the type of tech you would invent to prolong the dying embers of humanity, the odd tasting but better-than-nothing recycled energy bar version of creativity

Great article. We need more of these everywhere bringing attention to this issue. Thanks.

Amazing the fragile beauty that can be found even in decay. I photographed these on a light pad to highlight the translucency of the withering petals.

Please add circumcision to the list of things that DO NOT cause autism. That list also includes Vaccines and Tylenol use in pregnancy. Thanks for your attention to this matter.

Such interesting reporting. So great to see there are still investigative reporters being intrigued by something and then doing the investigation. And places publishing the results. Thanks.

Unbeknownst to most or long forgotten is that on October 8 and October 10, 2023; Hamas offered the same deal that’s being pitched as Trump’s “Gaza Peace Deal” which would have handed all hostages over to Israel in exchange for Israeli troops not entering the strip, Netanyahu refused the proposal.

I developed the sustainability strategy for the Fogo Island Inn and Shorefast Foundation took it even further into an Economic Nutrition Label. I support Zita Cobb’s calling for it to be used support purchasing of Canadian products and labour: www.corporateknights.com/category-fin... #CdnPoli

I've been banging on about #TheMinistryForTheFuture for ages. Luckily I'd been warned about the first chapter. Horrific but really hits home. We have the technology to at least start fighting climate change! But how to make governments and mega rich get real? Well.... 🔥 Really enjoyed this pod, ta.

Plans to expand the Port of Montreal threaten an endangered fish found only in Quebec. Advocates for the copper redhorse fear the project — now on Mark Carney's major projects list — will deal a critical blow to a species already on life support. thenarwhal.ca/copper-redho...

Absolutely Insane Doug Ford Scandals Pile Up While No One Is Paying Attention youtu.be/6JO1SDqgLrc?...

“When streets became calmer & safer, more people felt comfortable trying a bike commute for the first time. Families began pedaling to the park…Local businesses saw new life…And cycling stopped feeling like a niche activity—it became part of everyday Parisian life.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

"The sun delivers its energy for free & that's why solar is exciting in a political sense...think about how the geopolitics of Earth would have been over the past 100 yrs if oil had been of trivial value." - @billmckibben.bsky.social 💛☀️ #solar #listen: www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

America is in crisis. So it's a small relief that the rest of the world is actually getting remarkable stuff done with energy. We just passed a huge milestone globally! Now back to work on America. billmckibben.substack.com/p/something-...

BIG NEWS — An official agreement has been reached to end the war in Gaza.

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

#Media: "Recommendations that would enable [Alberta] to release partially-treated tailings into the Athabasca River using unproven technology are unacceptable and would put downstream communities and the local environment at great risk." Our full release 👇 environmentaldefence.ca/2025/10/08/i...

The consensus of macroeconomists globally is that the techbros and Trump are driving the markets towards a Crédit Mobilier-type meltdown in which they will profit massively, but the financial system will be devastated. www.ft.com/content/fe47...

“Israeli and foreign sources are telling me in the last hour: "Optimistic about the chances of reaching a deal, entering the critical hours"” - Diplomatic Correspondent Amichai Stein is, now, reporting

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.

Googles the groom. More stories. It's all there. globalnews.ca/news/9146122...

Another image from this summer Greenland adventures, this time during a moody day with a bit of fog, and the signature red sails.

If you haven't sent your letter to City Council yet to oppose the Sheppard East deferral (MM33.5), please send your e-mail to [email protected] (+ CC Mayor Chow & your councillor) TODAY! You can use my blog post for a sample letter. #BikeTO #TOpoli www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2025/10/lets...

A new motion risks delaying or even shelving the Sheppard Ave E Complete Street indefinitely. Nothing in Bill 212 blocks the City from proceeding with the project. Tell the City we need leadership that stands firm, and not let fear of bullying block our progress. www.cycleto.ca/move_forward...

NVIDIA and OpenAi: Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“ @bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Current mood

Ford is an anti-democratic authoritarian just like his hero Trump.

In syilx territory, humans are building beaver dams. It's part of an effort to recreate the benefits beavers have on wetland ecosystems, and hopefully encourage a resurgence of real beavers, too. A story first published by @indiginews.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/wetlands-bea...

YES - I feel like I’m yelling into the abyss about this! If talk about the harms you get a moment of silence; “Oh yes, that is bad…But..” and off they go on ways to use AI. If you ask why? What problem are you solving? You just get blank looks. Like we’re past the question about what it’s good for.

"Quebec measures targeting retailers when it comes to sustainability of goods and planned obsolescence of products comes into effect today." Now do...the REST OF THE WORLD. globalnews.ca/news/1146531...

Whisper: Maybe we should stop messing with the radiative balance of Earth.

Oh: - The US sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad through July. - China exported $120 billion in green technology over the same period. By @akshatrathi.bsky.social 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I hard co-sign this one.

AI SLURS *ahem* Clanker Slopper Token tanker Thought stopper

"AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be re-consumed" so succinct! so good!

Moon magic tonight

Such shameful and obvious corruption. Ontario media need to cover the opposition parties as they highlight how Ford and the Cons enrich their friends

A few months ago, I approached CBC News with a pitch about crypto ATMs, which are a preferred way for fraudsters to extract money from victims. Canada has the most crypto kiosks per capita, but it lags on regulation. Our first story, with more to come: www.cbc.ca/news/cana...

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"The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year... In a way, then, America has become one big bet on AI."

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.

Wealth inequality is one of the greatest threats to a stable society. Without a solid balance, local businesses & our workers suffer. Great video by Bravos Research detailing what has happened historically under similar conditions to what Canada and the US are going through now.

As the provincial government looks at banning automated speed cameras, a new report shows that vehicles belonging to cabinet ministers have been regularly caught by automated speed cameras, in some cases going 30kph over the speed limit.

I read Impossible Toronto over the weekend. I like their approach of stating what type of building they want to see and then thinking through what needs to change to make it legal and economical. I think this would be a good exercise for many urbanist-but-not-fully-YIMBYs to do. impossibletoronto.ca

Checks out www.wordforest.org/2024/03/19/t...