Environment Hamilton
@environmenthamont.bsky.social
Environment Hamilton is a non-profit organization established in 2001 to help Hamiltonians develop knowledge & skills to enhance & protect the environment. #HamOnt
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Daily reminder that Canada has an entire government Ministry dedicated to this. 🤮
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Daily reminder that Canada has an entire government Ministry dedicated to this. 🤮
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Terribly stupid idea that will satisfy faux-populist urges to dunk on public servants while simultaneously making the lives of public servants and the service itself so much worse.
Goofy stuff.
Goofy stuff.
Carney says back-to-office plan for federal civil servants coming soon nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/08/c...
Carney says back-to-office plan for federal civil servants coming soon
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Terribly stupid idea that will satisfy faux-populist urges to dunk on public servants while simultaneously making the lives of public servants and the service itself so much worse.
Goofy stuff.
Goofy stuff.
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The Finch West LRT being slower than the bus it's replacing might be my personal Joker moment. The army of people who fought to preserve LRTs in the face of a mountain of dishonesty from multiple parties deserved an honest effort to make them actually operate well. Instead, we get Toronto.
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Finch West LRT being slower than the bus it's replacing might be my personal Joker moment. The army of people who fought to preserve LRTs in the face of a mountain of dishonesty from multiple parties deserved an honest effort to make them actually operate well. Instead, we get Toronto.
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Giving ministers the power to exempt pet projects from any law on the books except for the Criminal Code isn’t nation-building. It’s a disaster waiting to happen.
The fact that they‘re trying to sneak this through without any explanation is particularly incriminating.
The fact that they‘re trying to sneak this through without any explanation is particularly incriminating.
Althia Raj: Mark Carney is quietly giving sweeping new powers to his ministers
Sneaking a change of this magnitude into a 600-page bill that will not get parliamentary scrutiny raises a red flag, Althia Raj writes.
www.thestar.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Giving ministers the power to exempt pet projects from any law on the books except for the Criminal Code isn’t nation-building. It’s a disaster waiting to happen.
The fact that they‘re trying to sneak this through without any explanation is particularly incriminating.
The fact that they‘re trying to sneak this through without any explanation is particularly incriminating.
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Lo and behold, Prime Minister Mark Carney, a global banker, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, a petro-populist à la Donald Trump, have big energy plans for Canadians.
Andrew Nikiforuk interviews David Hughes, one of the country’s foremost energy analysts. #canpoli #abpoli
Andrew Nikiforuk interviews David Hughes, one of the country’s foremost energy analysts. #canpoli #abpoli
A New Oilsands Pipeline? What Politicians Won’t Admit | The Tyee
An energy expert lays out the risks and fallacies as Canada and the world fail to face the climate crisis.
thetyee.ca
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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buying a bunch of GPUs at the height of their cost seems fiscally irresponsible but hey what do I know
A $45-million commitment from the federal government to upgrade computing infrastructure at the University of Toronto will help researchers across the county dive into more advanced #AI research.
Feds commit $42.5 million to expand AI compute infrastructure at University of Toronto | BetaKit
Funding will help researchers across the country train AI models with billions of parameters.
betakit.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
buying a bunch of GPUs at the height of their cost seems fiscally irresponsible but hey what do I know
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Carney's dismantling of climate progress came as a surprise to many
@woodsideful.bsky.social explains Carney's interest in climate was always re risk/opportunity to big banks
As PM "Carney is using the Trump effect as political cover to pursue the deregulatory agenda he’s long wanted"
@woodsideful.bsky.social explains Carney's interest in climate was always re risk/opportunity to big banks
As PM "Carney is using the Trump effect as political cover to pursue the deregulatory agenda he’s long wanted"
The way to read the Canada-Alberta MOU is that Carney is using the Trump effect as political cover to pursue the deregulatory agenda he’s long wanted. I spoke with @naomiaklein.bsky.social who called it a classic example of the shock doctrine.
Did the climate world misread Carney?
Many in the climate movement saw a fellow traveller in Mark Carney — the man who could preach climate action in the language of finance — but what if they were wrong from the very start?
www.nationalobserver.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Carney's dismantling of climate progress came as a surprise to many
@woodsideful.bsky.social explains Carney's interest in climate was always re risk/opportunity to big banks
As PM "Carney is using the Trump effect as political cover to pursue the deregulatory agenda he’s long wanted"
@woodsideful.bsky.social explains Carney's interest in climate was always re risk/opportunity to big banks
As PM "Carney is using the Trump effect as political cover to pursue the deregulatory agenda he’s long wanted"
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"I will happily make the trip [to meet with Coastal First Nations]."
They have been asking for a meeting for months. Hodgson has not met with them.
They have been asking for a meeting for months. Hodgson has not met with them.
David Cochrane asks about the fact that it would’ve been impossible for the coastal First Nations to travel from their communities to meet the feds on the timeline the govt offered.
“It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds.
Jesus CHRIST.
(Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)
“It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds.
Jesus CHRIST.
(Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)
November 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"I will happily make the trip [to meet with Coastal First Nations]."
They have been asking for a meeting for months. Hodgson has not met with them.
They have been asking for a meeting for months. Hodgson has not met with them.
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David Cochrane asks about the fact that it would’ve been impossible for the coastal First Nations to travel from their communities to meet the feds on the timeline the govt offered.
“It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds.
Jesus CHRIST.
(Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)
“It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds.
Jesus CHRIST.
(Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
David Cochrane asks about the fact that it would’ve been impossible for the coastal First Nations to travel from their communities to meet the feds on the timeline the govt offered.
“It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds.
Jesus CHRIST.
(Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)
“It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds.
Jesus CHRIST.
(Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)
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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...
Ford cannot even comprehend someone suffering so much, or caring about their community enough, to take time off from work to try to communicate with the government actively making their lives worse.
To him the only reason someone would go to Queen's Park is if they're getting paid to do so.
To him the only reason someone would go to Queen's Park is if they're getting paid to do so.
Doug Ford telling tenants to "get a job", is rich for a guy who works 13 weeks of the year, and spends that time creating circumstances where TWO JOBS are required to afford a 1 bedroom apartment. #HamOnt
Hamiltonians need to work nearly two minimum wage jobs to afford rent: report
Residents need to earn $29.16 per hour to comfortably rent a one-bedroom unit in the city.
www.thespec.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Ford cannot even comprehend someone suffering so much, or caring about their community enough, to take time off from work to try to communicate with the government actively making their lives worse.
To him the only reason someone would go to Queen's Park is if they're getting paid to do so.
To him the only reason someone would go to Queen's Park is if they're getting paid to do so.
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Doug Ford telling tenants to "get a job", is rich for a guy who works 13 weeks of the year, and spends that time creating circumstances where TWO JOBS are required to afford a 1 bedroom apartment. #HamOnt
Hamiltonians need to work nearly two minimum wage jobs to afford rent: report
Residents need to earn $29.16 per hour to comfortably rent a one-bedroom unit in the city.
www.thespec.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Doug Ford telling tenants to "get a job", is rich for a guy who works 13 weeks of the year, and spends that time creating circumstances where TWO JOBS are required to afford a 1 bedroom apartment. #HamOnt
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Refreshing!! A politician that understands that a dignified retirement is contingent on the existence of a biosphere.
Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Refreshing!! A politician that understands that a dignified retirement is contingent on the existence of a biosphere.
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As I argue in The Language of Climate Politics: we are stuck not because climate politics are polarized, but because they’re UNIFIED (across the right and center-left) on the lie that we can keep using oil and gas but still deal with climate change anyway.
Here’s a good example of that discourse.
Here’s a good example of that discourse.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today that the fight against climate change was not against the fuels that cause it — only the pollution they emit.
Von der Leyen says EU is not fighting fossil fuels, only emissions
The comment could undermine European countries’ push at COP30 to move away from coal, oil and gas.
www.politico.eu
November 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
As I argue in The Language of Climate Politics: we are stuck not because climate politics are polarized, but because they’re UNIFIED (across the right and center-left) on the lie that we can keep using oil and gas but still deal with climate change anyway.
Here’s a good example of that discourse.
Here’s a good example of that discourse.
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With Pipeline Deal Coming Soon, New Analysis Shows Big Risks for Investors, Crushing Losses for Provinces www.theenergymix.com/breaking-wit...
With Pipeline Deal Coming Soon, New Analysis Shows Big Risks for Investors, Crushing Losses for Provinces
With the federal and Alberta governments touting an imminent deal on a new oil pipeline to British Columbia’s northwest coast, analysis released Thursday morning concludes that investors in Canadian o...
www.theenergymix.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
With Pipeline Deal Coming Soon, New Analysis Shows Big Risks for Investors, Crushing Losses for Provinces www.theenergymix.com/breaking-wit...
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Really appreciate @cllrbradclark.bsky.social highlight the Ford government's #Bill60 move to amalgamate 36 conservation authorities into 6!
How anyone thinks #HamOnt can abandon our tepid climate inititives and leave it all to this province, is beyond me!
@environmenthamont.bsky.social
How anyone thinks #HamOnt can abandon our tepid climate inititives and leave it all to this province, is beyond me!
@environmenthamont.bsky.social
Council - November 19, 2025
YouTube video by City of Hamilton
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November 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Really appreciate @cllrbradclark.bsky.social highlight the Ford government's #Bill60 move to amalgamate 36 conservation authorities into 6!
How anyone thinks #HamOnt can abandon our tepid climate inititives and leave it all to this province, is beyond me!
@environmenthamont.bsky.social
How anyone thinks #HamOnt can abandon our tepid climate inititives and leave it all to this province, is beyond me!
@environmenthamont.bsky.social
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'He's staying. But maybe there's stuff that shouldn't be happening, sure.'
- Doug
- Doug
November 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
'He's staying. But maybe there's stuff that shouldn't be happening, sure.'
- Doug
- Doug
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ICYMI: I spoke to 12 staff from 12 conservation authorities (many of them anonymously for fear of government retribution) who say Doug Ford's plan to consolidate the unique agencies from 36 to 7 may ‘slow approvals, create confusion’ over development & flood protections
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...
Inside Ontario’s plan to merge 36 conservation authorities to 7 | The Narwhal
Doug Ford’s government is seeking public feedback on its plan to overhaul Ontario’s conservation authorities, reducing local agencies from 36 to 7
thenarwhal.ca
November 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
ICYMI: I spoke to 12 staff from 12 conservation authorities (many of them anonymously for fear of government retribution) who say Doug Ford's plan to consolidate the unique agencies from 36 to 7 may ‘slow approvals, create confusion’ over development & flood protections
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...
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1 year ago we came together to discuss how current bus fares for disabled people in Hamilton affect us and it’s time to do it again! Let's build a more fair fare program 🚍
Join us this Saturday from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm at 423 King St E for our in person town hall session!
Join us this Saturday from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm at 423 King St E for our in person town hall session!
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
1 year ago we came together to discuss how current bus fares for disabled people in Hamilton affect us and it’s time to do it again! Let's build a more fair fare program 🚍
Join us this Saturday from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm at 423 King St E for our in person town hall session!
Join us this Saturday from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm at 423 King St E for our in person town hall session!
Hey #HamOnt - the city budget process is starting, and we're hosting with YWCA Hamilton and the Hamilton Community Benefits Network a delegation workshop!
Learn about the budget process, when we can comment on it, and how to go about doing that!
Register via: www.ywcahamilton.org/srci-events/
Learn about the budget process, when we can comment on it, and how to go about doing that!
Register via: www.ywcahamilton.org/srci-events/
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Hey #HamOnt - the city budget process is starting, and we're hosting with YWCA Hamilton and the Hamilton Community Benefits Network a delegation workshop!
Learn about the budget process, when we can comment on it, and how to go about doing that!
Register via: www.ywcahamilton.org/srci-events/
Learn about the budget process, when we can comment on it, and how to go about doing that!
Register via: www.ywcahamilton.org/srci-events/
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“This is a guns-not-butter budget with massive new spending on border guards, police & the military, but austerity for programs that care for people and nature,” said [me] “You can’t fight for our future when you are retreating on climate action...
www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
Feds unveil new climate strategy with no details on Canada’s emission commitments
The federal government’s climate competitiveness strategy promises a stronger industrial carbon pricing system and the prospect of ending the emissions cap on oil and gas production to drive more inve...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
“This is a guns-not-butter budget with massive new spending on border guards, police & the military, but austerity for programs that care for people and nature,” said [me] “You can’t fight for our future when you are retreating on climate action...
www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
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A reminder that anti-greenwashing legislation is overwhelmingly popular (93% support), but hated by oil executives www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/pr...
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A reminder that anti-greenwashing legislation is overwhelmingly popular (93% support), but hated by oil executives www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/pr...
It doesn't count as spending when it's fossil fuel projects and the military?
The government will survive. It’s the spendy ways that will be eulogized. My cartoon in the Tuesday Hamilton Spectator: www.thespec.com/opinion/edit...
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It doesn't count as spending when it's fossil fuel projects and the military?
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On budget day, this post serves as a helpful reminder that simply being an economist doesn’t give one an infallible understanding of the world.
And that economists and leaders ignore climate limitations at our peril.
And that economists and leaders ignore climate limitations at our peril.
The 20th-century economist Robert Solow created the theory of infinite economic growth by substituting "technological innovation" for the productivity of land in his model, thereby decoupling the economy from any limits imposed by land or ecosystems.
The world took his theory as gospel.
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The world took his theory as gospel.
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Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds
November 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
On budget day, this post serves as a helpful reminder that simply being an economist doesn’t give one an infallible understanding of the world.
And that economists and leaders ignore climate limitations at our peril.
And that economists and leaders ignore climate limitations at our peril.