Arno Kopecky
@arnokopecky.bsky.social
Environmental journalist and author.
I cover 🇨🇦 affairs for @nationalobserver.com.
Contributing writer @thewalrus.ca.
I cover 🇨🇦 affairs for @nationalobserver.com.
Contributing writer @thewalrus.ca.
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This is extremely worth your time to read. From the fight ahead to the wins the oil patch has already secured, @arnokopecky.bsky.social sums it up perfectly.
Read it and weep: This pipeline agreement is a document of betrayal
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. It’s not just the hard-won ground lo...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is extremely worth your time to read. From the fight ahead to the wins the oil patch has already secured, @arnokopecky.bsky.social sums it up perfectly.
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Yup, I think @arnokopecky.bsky.social pretty much captures it here:
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
Read it and weep: This pipeline agreement is a document of betrayal
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. It’s not just the hard-won ground lo...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Yup, I think @arnokopecky.bsky.social pretty much captures it here:
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
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"How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it," writes @arnokopecky.bsky.social
Read it and weep: This pipeline agreement is a document of betrayal
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. It’s not just the hard-won ground lo...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it," writes @arnokopecky.bsky.social
A long, ugly battle has just been set in motion.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
Read it and weep: This pipeline agreement is a document of betrayal
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. It’s not just the hard-won ground lo...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A long, ugly battle has just been set in motion.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
this team!
Slow news day.
To catch you up, here's our universe of stories published and still to come on today's political tsunami.
To catch you up, here's our universe of stories published and still to come on today's political tsunami.
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
this team!
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One can agree or disagree with the reasons for his decision, but I hope everyone can see the value of politicians standing by their convictions in this way. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Steven Guilbeault resigns from Mark Carney’s cabinet
Before entering elected politics, Guilbeault was a famed environmentalist.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
One can agree or disagree with the reasons for his decision, but I hope everyone can see the value of politicians standing by their convictions in this way. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Anyone else miss Justin Trudeau just a wee bit today?
November 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Anyone else miss Justin Trudeau just a wee bit today?
I think my favourite line in the press release is:
"The cleanest heavy oil on the planet"
"The cleanest heavy oil on the planet"
Carney caved on virtually all of Smith's demands. Updates to come.
BREAKING: Alberta gets its way in deal with Ottawa
A newly signed memorandum of understanding gives Alberta almost its entire list of demands, from the removal of regulations to the fast-tracking of a pipeline.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I think my favourite line in the press release is:
"The cleanest heavy oil on the planet"
"The cleanest heavy oil on the planet"
As we wait for the Ottawa/AB MOU to drop -- there's a related, hopeful story unfolding just north of that pipeline everyone's talking about.
Over 7 million hectares of primo BC wilderness are on the brink of permanent protection. That's a Major Project, too.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
Over 7 million hectares of primo BC wilderness are on the brink of permanent protection. That's a Major Project, too.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
Carney's 'Critical Conservation Corridor' came out of nowhere. What is it?
The announcement of a protected area in northwest BC that would be tied to huge new mining and infrastructure project caught many by surprise — including the project’s own proponents.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
As we wait for the Ottawa/AB MOU to drop -- there's a related, hopeful story unfolding just north of that pipeline everyone's talking about.
Over 7 million hectares of primo BC wilderness are on the brink of permanent protection. That's a Major Project, too.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
Over 7 million hectares of primo BC wilderness are on the brink of permanent protection. That's a Major Project, too.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
Alberta's UCP is "making this a national unity issue, if they don't get a pipeline. Well, what about everyone in Canada who cares about climate?"
When your EIC is also a great journalist. @jameswsthomson.com discusses relevant experience with McKenna
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/n...
When your EIC is also a great journalist. @jameswsthomson.com discusses relevant experience with McKenna
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/n...
'I would never trust them' Catherine McKenna warns as Carney-Smith deal looms
Justin Trudeau's first environment minister spoke with Canada's National Observer about misogyny, policy and broken promises.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Alberta's UCP is "making this a national unity issue, if they don't get a pipeline. Well, what about everyone in Canada who cares about climate?"
When your EIC is also a great journalist. @jameswsthomson.com discusses relevant experience with McKenna
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/n...
When your EIC is also a great journalist. @jameswsthomson.com discusses relevant experience with McKenna
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/n...
First ray of hope from Carney during QP today, on the pipeline chronicles:
"We believe that BC has to agree. We believe that First Nation rights holders have to agree."
MOU with Alberta is creating "necessary but not sufficient conditions."
The entire Conservative caucus is losing its mind on X.
"We believe that BC has to agree. We believe that First Nation rights holders have to agree."
MOU with Alberta is creating "necessary but not sufficient conditions."
The entire Conservative caucus is losing its mind on X.
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
First ray of hope from Carney during QP today, on the pipeline chronicles:
"We believe that BC has to agree. We believe that First Nation rights holders have to agree."
MOU with Alberta is creating "necessary but not sufficient conditions."
The entire Conservative caucus is losing its mind on X.
"We believe that BC has to agree. We believe that First Nation rights holders have to agree."
MOU with Alberta is creating "necessary but not sufficient conditions."
The entire Conservative caucus is losing its mind on X.
A rando cool thing I learned while reporting this: There's no such thing as cold!
There's only heat, & heat's absence.
You can push heat into a space. To cool it down, you suck the heat out.
eg - an ice cube doesn't project cold into your glass of water. Instead, it absorbs the whiskey's warmth.
There's only heat, & heat's absence.
You can push heat into a space. To cool it down, you suck the heat out.
eg - an ice cube doesn't project cold into your glass of water. Instead, it absorbs the whiskey's warmth.
Ever heard of district energy?
It's coming...or is it already here?
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/n...
It's coming...or is it already here?
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/n...
Dear Canada: meet district energy
The best emissions-reduction strategy you’ve never heard of is coming to a neighborhood near you.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A rando cool thing I learned while reporting this: There's no such thing as cold!
There's only heat, & heat's absence.
You can push heat into a space. To cool it down, you suck the heat out.
eg - an ice cube doesn't project cold into your glass of water. Instead, it absorbs the whiskey's warmth.
There's only heat, & heat's absence.
You can push heat into a space. To cool it down, you suck the heat out.
eg - an ice cube doesn't project cold into your glass of water. Instead, it absorbs the whiskey's warmth.
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UN climate summits are a strange hybrid of diplomatic negotiations and a sprawling climate change bazaar. You can learn a lot about the state of climate action from watching the negotiations and from the many concurrent panels and side events. Here are five themes that emerged frequently at #COP30:
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Ever heard of district energy?
It's coming...or is it already here?
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/n...
It's coming...or is it already here?
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/n...
Dear Canada: meet district energy
The best emissions-reduction strategy you’ve never heard of is coming to a neighborhood near you.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Ever heard of district energy?
It's coming...or is it already here?
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/n...
It's coming...or is it already here?
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/n...
Engaging with this over on that other site is like one-way ticket to the asylum
I'm going to reserve my formal opinion for when the details emerge, but I have opinions www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Ottawa, Alberta agree to broad outlines of energy deal, including path to pipeline | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have agreed to the broad outlines of a memorandum of understanding that would give Alberta special exemptions from federal environmental l...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Engaging with this over on that other site is like one-way ticket to the asylum
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Although the scale of this is still to be assessed, this is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.
NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
NEWS: Major MAGA Accounts on Twitter Exposed as Foreign Actors
A stunning development over the past 24 hours.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Although the scale of this is still to be assessed, this is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.
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Excellent antidote to depression here.
Today on Volts: the subset of cleantech known as "electrotech" -- solar, batteries, heat pumps, etc. -- is marching toward inevitable victory, not because it's low-emissions (though it is), but because it's more efficient & cheaper. I discuss the good news with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social.
Clean electrification is inevitable
Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.
www.volts.wtf
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Excellent antidote to depression here.
Look forward to hearing all those who cite the majority of Canadians wanting a pipeline engage with this poll, too.
92% of Albertans agree oil and gas companies need to foot the bill to clean up their mess.
Wow.
Wow.
“Albertans don’t agree on a lot these days,” said pollster Janet Brown, “but our research shows they overwhelmingly want the oil and gas industry to pay their bills.”
Read more at: reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
Read more at: reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Look forward to hearing all those who cite the majority of Canadians wanting a pipeline engage with this poll, too.
Ellis Ross's position is one of the more quietly fascinating aspects of this story...
BC's premier compared Alberta/Sask oil pipeline plans to "a couple tourists wearing sandals wandering into the woods on the North Shore."
Here's a map of those deep, dark woods — my deep dive on 50 years of fighting oil transportation on BC's north coast. @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Here's a map of those deep, dark woods — my deep dive on 50 years of fighting oil transportation on BC's north coast. @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
The Oil Tanker Ban That Dims Alberta’s Pipeline Hopes | The Tyee
The law is six years old. But federal promises to protect BC’s north coast from spills date back decades.
thetyee.ca
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Ellis Ross's position is one of the more quietly fascinating aspects of this story...
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No one seemed to notice or make a fuss about it, but the International Energy Agency's latest World Energy Outlook estimates that AI will save ~6 to 7 times more energy than it consumes by 2035.
November 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Geothermal, baby.
Another one that’s slipped through Canada’s nation-building, deep-drilling cracks…so far.
Another one that’s slipped through Canada’s nation-building, deep-drilling cracks…so far.
You know #Geothermal has at last made the <> when @newyorker.com runs a long read!
Brilliant reporting by Rivka Galchen with quotes from @leahstokes.bsky.social @gwagner.com @timlatimer.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Brilliant reporting by Rivka Galchen with quotes from @leahstokes.bsky.social @gwagner.com @timlatimer.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy
It used to be that drawing heat from deep in the Earth was practical only in geyser-filled places such as Iceland. But new approaches may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution.
www.newyorker.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Geothermal, baby.
Another one that’s slipped through Canada’s nation-building, deep-drilling cracks…so far.
Another one that’s slipped through Canada’s nation-building, deep-drilling cracks…so far.
So this was fun.
News broke just before we went live that Carney and Smith are on the brink of reaching a pipeline deal that may (or may not!) include lifting the tanker ban.
This is me processint in real time, with Real Talk @ryanjespersen.bsky.social 👇
News broke just before we went live that Carney and Smith are on the brink of reaching a pipeline deal that may (or may not!) include lifting the tanker ban.
This is me processint in real time, with Real Talk @ryanjespersen.bsky.social 👇
"I don't know if Mark Carney and Danielle Smith appreciate the scale of opposition here. Carney's threading a really crazy tightrope." @arnokopecky.bsky.social says a new pipeline is far from guaranteed. Thoughts?
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"Carney's Threading a Crazy Tightrope"
YouTube video by Real Talk Ryan Jespersen
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
So this was fun.
News broke just before we went live that Carney and Smith are on the brink of reaching a pipeline deal that may (or may not!) include lifting the tanker ban.
This is me processint in real time, with Real Talk @ryanjespersen.bsky.social 👇
News broke just before we went live that Carney and Smith are on the brink of reaching a pipeline deal that may (or may not!) include lifting the tanker ban.
This is me processint in real time, with Real Talk @ryanjespersen.bsky.social 👇
Crikey
Email just went out on my campus that the Immigration Goons ("federal immigration agents") will be in town (Raleigh).
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Crikey
Lots of folks hating on May for voting yes on the budget.
But she extracted a super-public, verbal commitment from Carney to honour Paris commitments, & made climate policy a big part of the news cycle.
Seems like effective leveraging — esp given the budget was gonna pass no matter what.
But she extracted a super-public, verbal commitment from Carney to honour Paris commitments, & made climate policy a big part of the news cycle.
Seems like effective leveraging — esp given the budget was gonna pass no matter what.
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Lots of folks hating on May for voting yes on the budget.
But she extracted a super-public, verbal commitment from Carney to honour Paris commitments, & made climate policy a big part of the news cycle.
Seems like effective leveraging — esp given the budget was gonna pass no matter what.
But she extracted a super-public, verbal commitment from Carney to honour Paris commitments, & made climate policy a big part of the news cycle.
Seems like effective leveraging — esp given the budget was gonna pass no matter what.