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Ken N. MacTaggart @kenmactaggart.bsky.social · 1d

International Day of Climate Action: Climate Rally Friday October 24, 2025 12:00 pm at Regina City Hall. #YQR #skpoli

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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 1d

Saskatchewan project sees intercrop, cover crop benefit vist.ly/4b3ub #cdnag #westcdnag

Saskatchewan project sees intercrop, cover crop benefit | The Western Producer

Research on regenerative techniques suggests producers should consider incorporating intercrops and cover crops with their rotations.

www.producer.com

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 13d

More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows

- Fossil fuel donors poured $96m into Trump’s 2025 presidential campaign and affiliated action committees

Story by @dharna.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows

Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy

www.theguardian.com

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 25d

Those claiming there’s no energy transition only an “energy addition,” are wrong. I told FT:

Yes, it’s correct that we are not on track globally to reduce emissions fast enough. But if you look at what’s happening across sectors, technologies, and geographies, you see real transitions underway.

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 29d

In Saskatchewan, a new generation of farmers are experimenting with techniques to make their farms more sustainable and climate-proof. It’s working. Their soil is healthier — and so are their bottom lines. thenarwhal.ca/saskatchewan...

Is regenerative agriculture the future of farming in Canada? | The Narwhal

In Saskatchewan, even some large-scale farms are adopting regenerative agriculture techniques, hoping to boost soil health — and their bottom lines

thenarwhal.ca

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Aug 28

I genuinely think one thing that trips up folks on the left is that they can't imagine not sharing certain core values. Lemme explain. Here's an intuition pump:

Say you're in negotiations with counterparty X. And there are two possible deals on the table ...

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · Aug 28

More bad news on AMOC: "I used to say that the chance of Amoc collapsing as a result of global warming was less than 10%”, said Prof @rahmstorf.bsky.social “Now even in a low-emission scenario, sticking to the Paris agreement, it looks like more like 25%."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds

Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout

www.theguardian.com

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George Tsakraklides @tsakraklides.bsky.social · Aug 23

“Climate scientists collect the evidence, but the interpretation is left to those who are wholly unqualified: politicians and PR spin doctors”
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In The Age Of The Great Meteorological Uncertainty, We Need A New Type Of Climate Science

As the climate slips further into uncharted territory, it is time climate science admitted that it is in uncharted territory itself.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Aug 22

Cheap Chinese solar panels are fueling a bottom-up energy revolution in Africa.

Africa Is Buying a Record Number of Chinese Solar Panels

Energy-starved countries on the continent have reluctantly turned to coal and gas for decades. Cheap Chinese solar panels are now finally changing the calculus.

www.wired.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Aug 22

I love this. It's crazy, pretty much everyone I know, everyone I've ever talked to about it, craves some sort of more communal living. *Everyone.* And yet the US offers almost no models -- you have to build it from the ground up.

11 Women, 9 Dogs, Not Much Drama (and No Guys)

www.nytimes.com

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Civil Eats @civileats.com · Aug 12

The #MAHA movement wants farmers to produce healthier food, but the climate crisis and Trump’s energy policies are making that harder to do.

@lisaelaineh.bsky.social reports ⬇️

The MAHA Movement’s Climate Conundrum

Make America Healthy Again wants farmers to produce healthier food, but the climate change and Trump's policies are making that harder to do.

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Assaad Razzouk @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social · Jul 31

Solar's rise is the fastest in the history of electricity

It's not stopping - and can't be stopped - and will dominate electricity consumption by 2035, everywhere

*save this post*

www.ft.com/content/5a97...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Jul 31

Morons.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 31

Burgum: "When the sun goes down, you have a catastrophic failure called sunset and there's no solar energy produced, and yet we're subsidizing these things that are intermittent, unreliable, and expensive. We've gotta get back to base load."

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The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy @www.thegravitywell.net · Jul 30

📣✍️ The Laws of Nature Meet the International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Some thoughts on what we should expect from the Government of Canada in light of the ICJ ruling on climate change. #cdnpoli #abpoli #worldpoli
www.thegravitywell.net/p/the-laws-o...

The Laws of Nature Meet the International Court of Justice

By Hook or By Crook

www.thegravitywell.net

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · Jul 25

TBH, if we’re stuck with tariffs, they might as well be GHG intensity based. But the devil is in the details with the American proposal at play.

Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · Jul 25

US Moves Toward Carbon Border Tax as Republicans Back "Pollution Fee Act"

Technically, if the act passes, it will be a carbon fee, not a carbon tax.

Potato, potatoe.

Bill proposed by Republicans, has bi-partisan support.

Incoming!
#ABleg #cndpoli
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US Moves Toward Carbon Border Tax as Republicans Back "Pollution Fee Act"

YouTube video by Energi Media

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Canadian Climate Institute @climateinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 24

Governments should prioritize modernizing industrial carbon pricing and finalizing the methane regulations for the oil and gas sector when considering emissions reductions from the proposed oil and gas cap.🧵⬇️ 440megatonnes.ca/insight/comb...

Combining industrial carbon pricing with an emissions cap could offer less than the sum of their parts

In addressing interactions between policies, modernizing industrial carbon pricing and finalizing methane regulations should ...

440megatonnes.ca

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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · Jul 15

Exciting News: On Tuesday, I'm interviewing Mark Z Jacobson, director of Stanford University's renowned Atmosphere/Energy Program.

We'll be talking about his team's plan for Canada to run on 100% wind, solar, and water energy.

I'll post it here in the afternoon.
@mzjacobson

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Sarah Connor @collapse2050.bsky.social · Jul 12

"Insufficient funds" is our future.

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Los Angeles fire survivor is told State Farm’s $900K check on hold due to insufficient funds

A check from State Farm to a Los Angeles fire survivor has taken more than a week to clear so far. A bank is concerned about insufficient funds.

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · Jul 11

China Briefing 10 July 2025: New sector targets; Overcapacity dressing-down; Adaptation scorecard www.carbonbrief.org/china-briefi...

China Briefing 10 July 2025: New sector targets; Overcapacity dressing-down; Adaptation scorecard - Carbon Brief

China’s Ministry of Ecology and the Environment (MEE) recently published a report outlining China’s progress last year in adapting to climate change.

www.carbonbrief.org

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · Jul 12

The nuclear mirage: why small modular reactors won’t save nuclear power www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/the-nuclear-...

The nuclear mirage: why small modular reactors won’t save nuclear power - Climate and Capital Media

Don’t believe the hype, says a 50-year industry veteran

www.climateandcapitalmedia.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Jul 11

I just received a very interesting email from a reader who worked in nuclear power plant inspection and security for many years during the 1990s and 2000s. His basic point is that Microsoft's plan to revive the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant is ludicrous on its face.

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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · Feb 4

Google removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website this week. The change was first spotted by Bloomberg.

Read more here: tcrn.ch/4aKfIZa

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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · Apr 24

Xi Jinping just made his first climate-focused, internation speech in several years. While he said little that is new in substance, Xi's speeches are always important signals of the leadership's priorities. 🧵

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · Apr 22

Though a clear majority of people worldwide support strong action on climate change, they believe they are in the minority — leading to poor progress on the issue. Activating this majority could be key to ending this crisis. @coveringclimatenow.org www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/22/a...

Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say

An overwhelming majority of people worldwide is in favor of taking action against climate change — the problem is that many of them believe they're in the minority due to vocal opposition and percepti...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · Apr 22

The future of US clean manufacturing may depend on IRA investment certainty & jobs winning over political ideology born of too successful O&G propaganda.

Evan @evangillespie.bsky.social · Apr 22

"'When companies make decisions relying upon actions from federal or state government, it's really important that the government honor those commitments,' said Josh Brown, president of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce."

Republican lawmakers face clean-energy conundrum as they work on tax bill

Major clean energy investments in their districts are at odds with Trump's skepticism of the industry.

www.reuters.com

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