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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 5d

The Alberta government stopped tracking class sizes, and then the province's population growth really took off. @robsonfletcher.com set out to find out how the numbers of teachers compare to that growth, with the limited info available

Class size/composition is a strike issue.
#AbEd #AbLeg

ANALYSIS | Alberta stopped tracking class sizes. Then it changed its funding formula. Now, it's a teachers' strike issue | CBC News

Get a rough idea of how much Alberta’s teaching staff has grown compared to how much student enrolment has grown since the funding formula for school boards was changed.

www.cbc.ca

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Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 5h

The last time Alberta proposed to subsidize O&G’s closure liabilities, ScotiaBank warned that it flew in the face of “the core capitalist principle that private cos shld take full responsibility for the liabilities they willingly accept”.

Indeed. Yet it’s the same in O&G jurisdictions everywhere.🤔

Energy vs Climate Podcast @energyvsclimate.bsky.social · 4d

LIVE Oct 16 - Drill & Dash: The Oil & Gas Liability Crisis
@molszyns.bsky.social, Associate Professor at the University of Calgary, joins EvC to unpack Alberta's mounting energy liability crisis.

Register and join on October 16 at 4pm ET/2pm MT:
www.energyvsclimate.com/invite-drill...

You're Invited - Drill & Dash: The Oil & Gas Liability Crisis with Martin Olszynski | Oct 16 at 4pm ET

Who'll be left paying the tab? Martin Olszynski, Associate Professor and Chair in Energy, Resources, & Sustainability at the University of Calgary, joins Energy vs Climate to unpack Alberta's mountin...

www.energyvsclimate.com

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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 7h

"Olszynski said he believes this could be rewarding neglect. He said many tools to hold the industry accountable and to fund closures still exist, and the government needs to ensure those mechanisms are properly funded and enforced."

The people who created the problem are not going to clean it up.

Phillip Meintzer @phillipmeintzer.bsky.social · 8h

Meintzer said he’s especially concerned that the mature asset strategy’s report, in his view, may violate the polluter pays principle... “It's just going to be used as a way to offload company cleanup obligations onto the public,” he said. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CleanUpYourMess

Groups push back on Alberta’s strategy to deal with inactive oil and gas wells as plan moves forward | CBC Accessibility

A band of advocate groups are pushing back on the province's current plan to manage its inactive and aging oil and gas infrastructure.

www.cbc.ca

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Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 7h

Bit of a deeper dive on the growing push back to #Ableg’s so-called Mature Asset Strategy: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Groups push back on Alberta’s strategy to deal with inactive oil and gas wells as plan moves forward | CBC Accessibility

A band of advocate groups are pushing back on the province's current plan to manage its inactive and aging oil and gas infrastructure.

www.cbc.ca

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 2d

It would be fun, as an experiment, to organize a massive collective “unplugging” from social media. Even just one day would shake them, I bet.

Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 3d

I really enjoyed this Coyne column. Said tech oligarchs need to way more attentive to the way public opinion is shifting against them. Coyne is just about the furthest thing from a "soak the rich" socialist, and yet....

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: The tech oligarchy poses a unique threat to democracy

Today’s uber-rich have converted their obscene wealth into outsize power, wielded in the name of bizarre millenarian ideologies

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 3d

I really enjoyed this Coyne column. Said tech oligarchs need to way more attentive to the way public opinion is shifting against them. Coyne is just about the furthest thing from a "soak the rich" socialist, and yet....

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: The tech oligarchy poses a unique threat to democracy

Today’s uber-rich have converted their obscene wealth into outsize power, wielded in the name of bizarre millenarian ideologies

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 3d

“I actually don’t think Washington has really woken up to just how popular these new energy and electro technologies that China is exporting are.” FT on the "profound" global impact of China's rise as an electrostate www.ft.com/content/013e... 🔌💡

The ‘profound’ global impact of China’s rise as an electrostate

The country’s companies now dominate many clean technology industries

www.ft.com

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Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 3d

That interprovincial pipelines are also subject to prov. jurisdiction has never really been in dispute. Both usually operate in tandem — it’s when they conflict that constitutional law gives the feds the upper hand through the doctrine of paramouncry.

But s 5(1.1) flips that. Courtesy of the BQ.

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Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 3d

Premier Smith should take a moment to read the Building Canada Act. It’s right there in section 5(1.1): Feds “must…obtain [a province or territory’s] written consent if the project falls w/in areas of exclusive provincial or territorial jurisdiction.”

Fed pipelines touch on several such areas.

St. Albert Gazette @stalbertgazette.bsky.social · 4d

BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta Premier Smith says Ottawa is dodging responsibility for pipeline decision

Alberta Premier Smith says Ottawa is dodging responsibility for pipeline decision

Premier Danielle Smith's office says the decision to build a pipeline lies solely with Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal government.

dlvr.it

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 3d

Driver charged in hit-and-run death that sent chill through Prince George cycling community
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Driver charged in hit-and-run death of cyclist in Prince George | CBC News

Thomas Leslie Phillips is charged with impaired driving causing death, among other offences, for a hit-and-run that left one cyclist dead and another injured during a training session for a charity bi...

www.cbc.ca

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 4d

In which I debunk some very common (and popular) myths about renewable energy and the energy transition.

Warning: It's long, pedantic, and full of charts.

open.substack.com/pub/maxfawce...

When "blindingly obvious" facts about the energy transition are anything but

Debunking Don Wright's well-meaning interventions on the subject

open.substack.com

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Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 4d

Alberta separatist lawyer reprimanded for second time in four months @matthewblack.ca edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

Alberta separatist lawyer reprimanded for second time in four months

Jeffrey Rath represents the Alberta Prosperity Project and was reprimanded on Friday for his role in a near-decade old legal case.

edmontonjournal.com

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Energy vs Climate Podcast @energyvsclimate.bsky.social · 4d

LIVE Oct 16 - Drill & Dash: The Oil & Gas Liability Crisis
@molszyns.bsky.social, Associate Professor at the University of Calgary, joins EvC to unpack Alberta's mounting energy liability crisis.

Register and join on October 16 at 4pm ET/2pm MT:
www.energyvsclimate.com/invite-drill...

You're Invited - Drill & Dash: The Oil & Gas Liability Crisis with Martin Olszynski | Oct 16 at 4pm ET

Who'll be left paying the tab? Martin Olszynski, Associate Professor and Chair in Energy, Resources, & Sustainability at the University of Calgary, joins Energy vs Climate to unpack Alberta's mountin...

www.energyvsclimate.com

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 4d

I agree wholeheartedly with this piece from Lennie Kaplan -- who, it should be said, used to work for the War Room.

troymedia.com/politicslaw/...

Alberta wants pipelines. Ottawa wants proof

Lennie Kaplan • Without it, Alberta’s so-called “Grand Bargain” won’t hold

troymedia.com

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Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 4d

Hi Aaron. I think it’s impossible to overstate how beholden Danielle Smith is to O&G interests. That’s the loadstar for everything she does.

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Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 4d

There definitely seems to be limited awareness of the industry’s $320 billion in unfunded environmental liabilities that they’re tracking to shaft taxpayers with.

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Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 4d

This is the situation we find ourselves in: fast-tracking a pipeline under C-5 hands BC a veto by law, whereas the regular CER process does not, but doesn’t come with the concierge service of the Major Projects Office. Trade offs! #cdnpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Majority of Canadians — including B.C. residents — support Alberta’s pipeline push, poll finds | CBC News

A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests a majority of Canadians — including British Columbians — support the idea of a northern Alberta-B.C. pipeline, but fewer agree the project should be f...

www.cbc.ca

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Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 4d

This is b/c of section 5(1.1) of the Building Canada Act, introduced by the BQ at 3rd reading. I haven’t had time, but an intrepid reporter might want to go through the House Transportation Committee’s report & Hansard for the votes. #cdnpoli #ableg

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Alberta will need B.C. government’s backing to build proposed pipeline: energy minister | CBC News

Canada’s energy minister says Alberta will need to get its neighbouring province on board in order to see its proposed pipeline project to the West Coast come to fruition.

www.cbc.ca

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 5d

That is, of course, unless you're talking about private schools...

Then it becomes one of the most important things that the Alberta Government recommends parents pay attention to while choosing a private school.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 5d

Demetrios Nicolaides is making the rounds on talk shows and would like you to know that class sizes don't matter that much.

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#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

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NPR @npr.org · 5d

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

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Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 5d

Perfection is the enemy of the good. Whether professionally or personally or both, there is a fundamental difference b/w those pulling towards decarbonization, however imperfectly, and those pushing more fossil fuels.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Trump is fighting for his life to stay awake during Andy Ngo's speech

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 6d

The historically volatile Texas grid was entirely stable this summer, despite extreme temperatures. Grid operators never once had to ask Texans to conserve energy or shut off their air conditioners.

Why? Solar & batteries. Want a stable grid? Try solar & batteries.

Solar and batteries had a record-setting, grid-stabilizing summer in…

Solar has set 17 power generation records in Texas so far this year, shoring up the grid alongside batteries as some gas plant developers step back.

www.canarymedia.com

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