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Oil Wars vs Energy Transition (feat. Markham Hislop)
What another oil war means for Canada’s future
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With so many countries taking early steps to becoming #Electrostates rather than #Petrostates, will Trump's #OilWar be the biggest yet or is the larger war the #EndOfOil forever? We hit up Canada's best energy writer @markhamhislop.bsky.social for answers
PODCAST: www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
PODCAST: www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
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The big difference is that solar+battery is fit and forget. Once it's installed, whether from China or anywhere else, it's yours and you are independent. No more payments to anyone.
With fossil fuels you're an addict, dependent on your dealer who can make you dance to their tune.
With fossil fuels you're an addict, dependent on your dealer who can make you dance to their tune.
There's a global solar energy revolution happening led by China and it should have been one of the biggest stories of 2025.
While the US is committing to a suicide pact with fossil fuels, the rest of the world is leapfrogging into cheap nearly limitless energy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
While the US is committing to a suicide pact with fossil fuels, the rest of the world is leapfrogging into cheap nearly limitless energy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:59 AM
The big difference is that solar+battery is fit and forget. Once it's installed, whether from China or anywhere else, it's yours and you are independent. No more payments to anyone.
With fossil fuels you're an addict, dependent on your dealer who can make you dance to their tune.
With fossil fuels you're an addict, dependent on your dealer who can make you dance to their tune.
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What an interesting thread. France went all in on nuclear power plants, which are now being displaced by cheaper wind and solar. Ramping nuke plants up/down and turning them on/off puts unexpected wear and tear on pumps, valves, pipes, etc., raising maintenance costs and shortening equipment lives.
France has ended up in a strange position after using some €250bn of tax-payer money to build a fleet of nuclear power stations. Wind and solar power is merrily entering the French power market at prices nuclear production can't match, resulting in huge surpluses of power.
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Électricité : un rapport confidentiel d’EDF anticipe une explosion des coûts et des risques
« Le Point » s’est procuré le rapport interne d’EDF sur les conséquences de la modulation de son parc nucléaire pour faire place aux renouvelables. Un document explosif, alors que le gouvernement s’ap...
www.lepoint.fr
February 8, 2026 at 7:33 PM
What an interesting thread. France went all in on nuclear power plants, which are now being displaced by cheaper wind and solar. Ramping nuke plants up/down and turning them on/off puts unexpected wear and tear on pumps, valves, pipes, etc., raising maintenance costs and shortening equipment lives.
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"This is the hard truth I want to land: climate does not care what’s trending. It’s not interested in Jeffrey Epstein, Gaza, or Greenland. There is no algorithmic mercy. Physics is physics, and it is getting more abrupt."
#climatecrisis #ElNino #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-are-...
#climatecrisis #ElNino #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-are-...
If Epstein is Trending, Why Isn’t +1.7°C?
The news cycle has become a hall of mirrors: Epstein, Trumpism, war, outrage, retribution. A thousand scandals designed to keep us anxious, tribal, and tired. We have to hold multiple truths at once: ...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:57 AM
"This is the hard truth I want to land: climate does not care what’s trending. It’s not interested in Jeffrey Epstein, Gaza, or Greenland. There is no algorithmic mercy. Physics is physics, and it is getting more abrupt."
#climatecrisis #ElNino #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-are-...
#climatecrisis #ElNino #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-are-...
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I hate the word pivot but I love this concept for our beloved #CanadaPost
February 7, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I hate the word pivot but I love this concept for our beloved #CanadaPost
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Now we have two additional pieces of evidence.
First, there's the notable fact that US elites *abandoned climate change & diversity, wholesale, with barely a peep of protest, after one election went the other way*. Not how you act when you're deeply committed!
First, there's the notable fact that US elites *abandoned climate change & diversity, wholesale, with barely a peep of protest, after one election went the other way*. Not how you act when you're deeply committed!
February 7, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Now we have two additional pieces of evidence.
First, there's the notable fact that US elites *abandoned climate change & diversity, wholesale, with barely a peep of protest, after one election went the other way*. Not how you act when you're deeply committed!
First, there's the notable fact that US elites *abandoned climate change & diversity, wholesale, with barely a peep of protest, after one election went the other way*. Not how you act when you're deeply committed!
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I always found this ridiculous, but they could point to various statements & initiatives, and I was kind of left saying, "no, that's not what real commitment looks like. That looks like minimal rhetorical effort to avoid criticism."
But now! ...
But now! ...
February 7, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I always found this ridiculous, but they could point to various statements & initiatives, and I was kind of left saying, "no, that's not what real commitment looks like. That looks like minimal rhetorical effort to avoid criticism."
But now! ...
But now! ...
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An observation I've been thinking about:
Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
February 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
An observation I've been thinking about:
Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
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This is pretty cool. Is it an example of @jlappen1.bsky.social and @gruberte.bsky.social's "minimum viable scale" frame? Did Norway hit a virtuous cycle of fewer gas cars -> gas stations close due to low demand -> gas cars get more annoying to fuel -> fewer gas cars -> ... ?
February 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
This is pretty cool. Is it an example of @jlappen1.bsky.social and @gruberte.bsky.social's "minimum viable scale" frame? Did Norway hit a virtuous cycle of fewer gas cars -> gas stations close due to low demand -> gas cars get more annoying to fuel -> fewer gas cars -> ... ?
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CAUSED AND/OR AMPLIFIED/INTENSIFIED BY HUMANS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
theconversation.com/heat-with-no...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#ExtremeHeat
#Health
#HeatStroke
#WetBulbTemeratures
#Death
#Grief
#Trauma
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
theconversation.com/heat-with-no...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#ExtremeHeat
#Health
#HeatStroke
#WetBulbTemeratures
#Death
#Grief
#Trauma
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
Heat with no end: climate model sets out an unbearable future for parts of Africa
By the end of this century, parts of Africa could face heatwaves for 250-300 days a year, which will make it difficult for people to survive.
theconversation.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:35 PM
CAUSED AND/OR AMPLIFIED/INTENSIFIED BY HUMANS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
theconversation.com/heat-with-no...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#ExtremeHeat
#Health
#HeatStroke
#WetBulbTemeratures
#Death
#Grief
#Trauma
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
theconversation.com/heat-with-no...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#ExtremeHeat
#Health
#HeatStroke
#WetBulbTemeratures
#Death
#Grief
#Trauma
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
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Your Sunday morning podcast is HERE. Fire up that morning coffee and enjoy.
Have a GREAT Sunday!
www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
#ClimateChange #OilWar #EnergyTransition #ElectroStates #PetroStates #CleanEnergy #Renewables #cdnpoli #abpoli #yyc #Electrification #ClimateSky #CanadaSky
Have a GREAT Sunday!
www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
#ClimateChange #OilWar #EnergyTransition #ElectroStates #PetroStates #CleanEnergy #Renewables #cdnpoli #abpoli #yyc #Electrification #ClimateSky #CanadaSky
Oil Wars vs Energy Transition (feat. Markham Hislop)
What another oil war means for Canada’s future
www.podcastics.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Your Sunday morning podcast is HERE. Fire up that morning coffee and enjoy.
Have a GREAT Sunday!
www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
#ClimateChange #OilWar #EnergyTransition #ElectroStates #PetroStates #CleanEnergy #Renewables #cdnpoli #abpoli #yyc #Electrification #ClimateSky #CanadaSky
Have a GREAT Sunday!
www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
#ClimateChange #OilWar #EnergyTransition #ElectroStates #PetroStates #CleanEnergy #Renewables #cdnpoli #abpoli #yyc #Electrification #ClimateSky #CanadaSky
Your Sunday morning podcast is HERE. Fire up that morning coffee and enjoy.
Have a GREAT Sunday!
www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
#ClimateChange #OilWar #EnergyTransition #ElectroStates #PetroStates #CleanEnergy #Renewables #cdnpoli #abpoli #yyc #Electrification #ClimateSky #CanadaSky
Have a GREAT Sunday!
www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
#ClimateChange #OilWar #EnergyTransition #ElectroStates #PetroStates #CleanEnergy #Renewables #cdnpoli #abpoli #yyc #Electrification #ClimateSky #CanadaSky
Oil Wars vs Energy Transition (feat. Markham Hislop)
What another oil war means for Canada’s future
www.podcastics.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Your Sunday morning podcast is HERE. Fire up that morning coffee and enjoy.
Have a GREAT Sunday!
www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
#ClimateChange #OilWar #EnergyTransition #ElectroStates #PetroStates #CleanEnergy #Renewables #cdnpoli #abpoli #yyc #Electrification #ClimateSky #CanadaSky
Have a GREAT Sunday!
www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
#ClimateChange #OilWar #EnergyTransition #ElectroStates #PetroStates #CleanEnergy #Renewables #cdnpoli #abpoli #yyc #Electrification #ClimateSky #CanadaSky
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Under the Trump EPA - enforcement action against polluters has plummeted... via @insideclimatenews.org by Kiley Price, Marianne Lavelle insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...
Under Trump, EPA’s Enforcement of Environmental Laws Collapses, Report Finds - Inside Climate News
Analysis of federal data by a nonprofit watchdog group found that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has drastically pulled back on holding polluters accountable.
insideclimatenews.org
February 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Under the Trump EPA - enforcement action against polluters has plummeted... via @insideclimatenews.org by Kiley Price, Marianne Lavelle insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...
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Worthwhile thread; a climate / AI connection that is new to me.
An observation I've been thinking about:
Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
February 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Worthwhile thread; a climate / AI connection that is new to me.
"Trump has abandoned the rules-based order America helped usher in after 1945 that relied on multilateral agreements & institutions, that even though the United States was the hegemonic power, I mean nobody could deny that but at the same time, we at least had a fig leaf that our issues mattered."
With so many countries taking early steps to becoming #Electrostates rather than #Petrostates, will Trump's #OilWar be the biggest yet or is the larger war the #EndOfOil forever? We hit up Canada's best energy writer @markhamhislop.bsky.social for answers
PODCAST: www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
PODCAST: www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
Oil Wars vs Energy Transition (feat. Markham Hislop)
What another oil war means for Canada’s future
www.podcastics.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:04 PM
"Trump has abandoned the rules-based order America helped usher in after 1945 that relied on multilateral agreements & institutions, that even though the United States was the hegemonic power, I mean nobody could deny that but at the same time, we at least had a fig leaf that our issues mattered."
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February 7, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Goodness. Whatever could it be? #ClimateChange
February 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Goodness. Whatever could it be? #ClimateChange
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The weather has been a bit weird across the U.S. this winter. Historic amounts of snow fell in the Carolinas, iguanas were stunned by freezing cold in Florida and would-be skiers were looking at dirt on Utah’s slopes. Here’s what’s going on, and when it will finally end.
What’s Behind the Weird Weather That’s Dominated 2026
While iguanas were stunned by freezing cold in Florida, would-be skiers were looking at dirt on Utah’s slopes. Here’s what’s going on, and when it will finally end.
nyti.ms
February 7, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The weather has been a bit weird across the U.S. this winter. Historic amounts of snow fell in the Carolinas, iguanas were stunned by freezing cold in Florida and would-be skiers were looking at dirt on Utah’s slopes. Here’s what’s going on, and when it will finally end.
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"Single-stair buildings allow for more varied unit layouts, since the apartments can be arranged more freely around a central staircase. That flexibility could make it easier to build more family-friendly three- and four-bedroom units." www.vox.com/housing/4101...
The deceptively simple reform that could unlock more housing
Do we need apartment buildings to have two staircases?
www.vox.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
"Single-stair buildings allow for more varied unit layouts, since the apartments can be arranged more freely around a central staircase. That flexibility could make it easier to build more family-friendly three- and four-bedroom units." www.vox.com/housing/4101...
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Insurance industry experts are warning of a 1 in 20 chance of almost 2 metres of sea level rise by 2100, with 0.3 to 1 metre assessed as highly likely.
It’s really rough on the local communities there but there seems no choice but to retreat.
axa-research.org/get-research...
It’s really rough on the local communities there but there seems no choice but to retreat.
axa-research.org/get-research...
Sea-Level Rise: a New Method to Estimate the Probability of Different Outcomes – Including a Worst Case
As we look to the future, one undeniable fact looms: sea level rise will increasingly threaten our coastal ecosystems, communities, and cities. However, decision-makers face a significant challenge i...
axa-research.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Insurance industry experts are warning of a 1 in 20 chance of almost 2 metres of sea level rise by 2100, with 0.3 to 1 metre assessed as highly likely.
It’s really rough on the local communities there but there seems no choice but to retreat.
axa-research.org/get-research...
It’s really rough on the local communities there but there seems no choice but to retreat.
axa-research.org/get-research...
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In the end, when it comes to a court of law and findings of facts, there is really no argument against forcing the polluters to clean up their mess.
When I was seven I didn’t want to clean up my room but I was forced to by a higher authority. The mess has been made and we know who is responsible.
When I was seven I didn’t want to clean up my room but I was forced to by a higher authority. The mess has been made and we know who is responsible.
Climate ‘Superfund’ Bills Spread Nationwide, Despite Legal Battles
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
In the end, when it comes to a court of law and findings of facts, there is really no argument against forcing the polluters to clean up their mess.
When I was seven I didn’t want to clean up my room but I was forced to by a higher authority. The mess has been made and we know who is responsible.
When I was seven I didn’t want to clean up my room but I was forced to by a higher authority. The mess has been made and we know who is responsible.
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