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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 23h

The industry wants to put them everywhere - including the most sensitive ecosystems in Canada. #Line5 should never have been built under the #greatlakes. It should not be rebuilt either. graham.umich.edu/project/mack...

Worst Case Oil Spill Straits of Mackinac | Graham Sustainability Institute

University of Michigan Water Center researcher Dave Schwab illustrated the potential danger of a possible oil spill near the Straits of Mackinac using computer modeling to show how the oil quickly spr...

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 6d

Nope. Partisan politics has no connection to the public's desire to protect the Great Lakes - ask any MPP in the region.

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 7d

No. Ontario residents will NEVER accept oil tankers on the Great Lakes. It's an exceptionally stupid idea that will never see the light of day.

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 7d

Not a snowball's chance in hell we would ever let this happen. #abpoli #onpoli Danielle Smith says she's "trying to figure out if we could get #oil to Thunder Bay & use #GreatLakes maximum tankers to get to a port in Quebec and loaded for overseas" #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

From the East and West, Alberta’s pipeline ambitions face pushback

Premiers in two provinces have denounced Danielle Smith’s ideas for new oil pipelines

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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 11d

I'm genuinely flummoxed as to how anyone is talking about a "grand bargain" while the Alberta government and the oil industry is actively opposed to the federal carbon price on industrial emissions.

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ANALYSIS | Is Mark Carney going to get tied up in pipeline politics? | CBC News

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's preferred framing for the issue of a new pipline creates a challenge and a potential trap for Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 11d

The oil & gas industry's position is the literal definition of 'bad faith'. There's no bargain, grand or otherwise, in sight. Industry and its captured politicians aim to scrap all federal climate policy. Carney must dramatically increase regulatory integrity/ambition & impose the federal backstop.

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 11d

viewing isn't the issue.

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 12d

I could have sworn the U.S. had a constitution with amendments preventing this, dating back to the late 1700's... I guess I'm mistaken.

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 12d

Canada's #climate obligations are legally binding, enshrined in Canadian domestic law - the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act - passed in 2021.

It's not possible for these projects to align with these obligations.

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 12d

@aaronwherry.bsky.social analysis on this file is characteristically on-point. As someone who's been involved in Canada's pipeline politics for 20 years, it's obvious this project will never get built. @mark-carney.bsky.social and other leaders should avoid such an obvious political trap.

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 12d

Meanwhile, Enbridge’s CEO just called again (during a speech in Toronto) for industrial pricing to end, which is another reminder that the oil and gas industry is not serious about carbon capture, and Carney will need to play hardball if he is.

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 12d

"As rights & title holders, we must inform Premier Smith once again that there is no support from Coastal First Nations for a pipeline & oil tankers project in our coastal waters" Marilyn Slett, president, Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli #abpoli #c5

First Nations on B.C.'s North Coast won't support Alberta's pipeline proposal 'now or ever,' says chief | CBC News

The president of an organization representing First Nations along British Columbia's North Coast says it won't support a new bitumen pipeline proposal from Alberta's premier "now or ever."

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 14d

Just another gentle reminder that the best interests of Canadians are often not aligned with the best interests of corporations. This majority Exxon-owned company lobbies aggressively for gutting Canada's environmental protections #c5 #cdnpoli #abpoli #pathwaysallliance www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Imperial Oil to cut 900 jobs, will mostly leave Calgary | CBC News

In a release Monday afternoon, the company announces workforce cuts to come by the end of 2027.

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 15d

@mark-carney.bsky.social Brexit-era approach to climate finance needs an upgrade @iisd.org www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com... #cdnpoli #tragedyofthehorizon #sustainablefinance #climatecrisis

Opinion: Carney’s Brexit-era approach to climate finance needs an upgrade

As Prime Minister, Mr. Carney at last has an opportunity to deliver on calls to action he outlined in 2015

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 16d

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 21d

I'm baffled as to why @cnn.com 's Kevin Liptak parsed & edited Trump's incoherent ramblings to make them seem like an intentional speech. Trump delivered an incomprehensible off the cuff word salad. The content was nonsense. The context: utter incompetence. #unga edition.cnn.com/2025/09/23/p...

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 26d

No more talk about fake 'grand bargains'. No more backtracking or messing with targets and baselines.

This is a gloves off moment. The government's #climate credibility requires implementing, strengthening and enforcing policy immediately. @juliedabrusin.bsky.social #cdnpoli #cadpoli #HOC

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 26d

@mark-carney.bsky.social government has scrapped the consumer carbon price, delayed the ZEV mandate, allowed the Canada Greener Homes Loan program to expire - while failing to finalize the Methane regulations, failing to enforce provincial equivalency, and plotting an end to oil & gas emissions cap.

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jessyewaxman.bsky.social @jessyewaxman.bsky.social · 26d

🚨 BIG NEWS: Sierra Club has released new guidance for financial institutions on what constitutes credible investments in #climate solutions.

To protect savings, investments must cut emissions, support workers, protect nature & build resilient communities.

www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...

Sierra Club Publishes New Guidance for Financial Institutions on Credible Investments in Climate Solutions

Principles urge major investors like public pensions to direct capital toward real-world decarbonization, community resilience, and green jobs

www.sierraclub.org

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 26d

And for context here's updated a current CAPEX investment in oil & gas production figure from the @financialtimes.com ...

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 26d

The Canadian government is working against energy transition investment trends. Note CCS/Nuclear going backwards. For data and analysis on the energy transition follow @nathanielbullard.com and @solarchase.bsky.social‬

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 26d

This all correct - except for solar being 'of little interest to investors'. We see massive investment in solar globally with healthy profits. Global solar PV investment rose to $386 billion this year, up 10% since the start of 2025.

Industry influence in politics is the key factor C5 projects.

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Adam Scott @adamscott.bsky.social · 27d

I think the US just witnessed that moment where suddenly the water comes up over the gunwales.

Major networks pulling shows that are critical of the administration is a point that's hard to recover from in dictatorships.

a boat is floating on top of a body of water with the words make gifs at gifsoup.com on the bottom

ALT: a boat is floating on top of a body of water with the words make gifs at gifsoup.com on the bottom

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Jessica Green @greenprofgreen.bsky.social · Sep 13

The new projects announced by @mark-carney.bsky.social show that Canada is foolishly doubling down on its petrostate status. THREAD

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Sep 8

NEW – Guest post: How the role of carbon storage has been hugely overestimated | @gidden.bsky.social @joerirogelj.bsky.social

Read here: buff.ly/QY7LyJ8

Guest post: How the role of carbon storage has been hugely overestimated - Carbon Brief

Removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere is widely expected to play a key role in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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