🇨🇦 Peter 🌏 Fairley 🇺🇸
@peter.fairley.ca
Fan of power grids, democracy & protected bike lanes. NYU SERPie covering energy+climate globally for way too long. Bylines= NYT TheTyee Sierra TheAtlantic IEEESpectrum... Awards = SEJ, Covering Climate Now, SPJ... Portfolio: http://fairley.ca
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Ukraine Scrubbing Nuclear Agencies of Russian Influence
Ukraine’s nuclear sector is taking steps to remove Russian influence from its operations. There appears to be concern about possible sabotage of nuclear power plants and fuel-handling operations from ...
spectrum.ieee.org
When Putin's army charged towards Kyiv in 2022 I started covering the war for @spectrum.ieee.org, including the violent capture of Europe's largest nuclear power plant. What shocked me more was the battle raging within Ukraine's nuclear power company: spectrum.ieee.org/ukraine-nucl...
Wondering why anti-corruption police raided the home of Zelenksyy's chief of staff, who has now resigned? Read this @brookings.edu analysis 👇
Ukraine is fighting an internal war right now, even as it confronts Putin's violence and Trump's diplomacy. @mbudjeryn.bsky.social explains why "the cost of the corruption debacle will not be borne by Zelenskyy alone but by the whole Ukrainian nation." www.brookings.edu/articles/war...
War, peace, and corruption in embattled Ukraine | Brookings
As the case of corruption in Ukraine's energy sector unfolds, more unpleasant discoveries are likely to surface, threatening Zelenskyy’s legacy.
www.brookings.edu
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Wondering why anti-corruption police raided the home of Zelenksyy's chief of staff, who has now resigned? Read this @brookings.edu analysis 👇
Ukraine is fighting an internal war right now, even as it confronts Putin's violence and Trump's diplomacy. @mbudjeryn.bsky.social explains why "the cost of the corruption debacle will not be borne by Zelenskyy alone but by the whole Ukrainian nation." www.brookings.edu/articles/war...
War, peace, and corruption in embattled Ukraine | Brookings
As the case of corruption in Ukraine's energy sector unfolds, more unpleasant discoveries are likely to surface, threatening Zelenskyy’s legacy.
www.brookings.edu
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Ukraine is fighting an internal war right now, even as it confronts Putin's violence and Trump's diplomacy. @mbudjeryn.bsky.social explains why "the cost of the corruption debacle will not be borne by Zelenskyy alone but by the whole Ukrainian nation." www.brookings.edu/articles/war...
The silence here is deafening
Journalism friends: Pls help me find ANY balance in this @nytimes.com article, or help me understand why more voices are not called for. Like, an ethics person. Or a political rival? WTF? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The silence here is deafening
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When Putin's army charged towards Kyiv in 2022 I started covering the war for @spectrum.ieee.org, including the violent capture of Europe's largest nuclear power plant. What shocked me more was the battle raging within Ukraine's nuclear power company: spectrum.ieee.org/ukraine-nucl...
Ukraine Scrubbing Nuclear Agencies of Russian Influence
Ukraine’s nuclear sector is taking steps to remove Russian influence from its operations. There appears to be concern about possible sabotage of nuclear power plants and fuel-handling operations from ...
spectrum.ieee.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
When Putin's army charged towards Kyiv in 2022 I started covering the war for @spectrum.ieee.org, including the violent capture of Europe's largest nuclear power plant. What shocked me more was the battle raging within Ukraine's nuclear power company: spectrum.ieee.org/ukraine-nucl...
Journalism friends: Pls help me find ANY balance in this @nytimes.com article, or help me understand why more voices are not called for. Like, an ethics person. Or a political rival? WTF? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Journalism friends: Pls help me find ANY balance in this @nytimes.com article, or help me understand why more voices are not called for. Like, an ethics person. Or a political rival? WTF? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
When Putin's army charged towards Kyiv in 2022 I started covering the war for @spectrum.ieee.org, including the violent capture of Europe's largest nuclear power plant. What shocked me more was the battle raging within Ukraine's nuclear power company: spectrum.ieee.org/ukraine-nucl...
Ukraine Scrubbing Nuclear Agencies of Russian Influence
Ukraine’s nuclear sector is taking steps to remove Russian influence from its operations. There appears to be concern about possible sabotage of nuclear power plants and fuel-handling operations from ...
spectrum.ieee.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
When Putin's army charged towards Kyiv in 2022 I started covering the war for @spectrum.ieee.org, including the violent capture of Europe's largest nuclear power plant. What shocked me more was the battle raging within Ukraine's nuclear power company: spectrum.ieee.org/ukraine-nucl...
"A law license is conditional, not permanent, and misconduct can strip it away. Sanctions, suspensions and disbarment are the ultimate professional punishments, and they are enforced by state courts where attorneys are licensed. Not by federal authorities."
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: The key to checking Trump’s lawlessness is to discipline his lawyers
State boards should go after the attorneys who are enabling the administration's disregard for the rule of law.
www.latimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"A law license is conditional, not permanent, and misconduct can strip it away. Sanctions, suspensions and disbarment are the ultimate professional punishments, and they are enforced by state courts where attorneys are licensed. Not by federal authorities."
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
The ultimate EV www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
‘Everyone said it was impossible’: disabled hikers find freedom through off-road wheelchairs
Using an all-terrain vehicle that’s essentially the Jeep of wheelchairs, a New York tour group helps disabled people get on the trail
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The ultimate EV www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Strong critique of @nytimes.com story. I'd love to hear from more @sierraclub.org insiders.
I was at the Sierra Club during the period described in this article and although I have my criticisms, it gets the issues in the Club fundamentally wrong. A 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Strong critique of @nytimes.com story. I'd love to hear from more @sierraclub.org insiders.
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I was at the Sierra Club during the period described in this article and although I have my criticisms, it gets the issues in the Club fundamentally wrong. A 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I was at the Sierra Club during the period described in this article and although I have my criticisms, it gets the issues in the Club fundamentally wrong. A 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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Woo-hoo! It's publication day.
Thank you to the third grader who inspired the book.
Signed copies available at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
@charlesbridge.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @peter.fairley.ca
Thank you to the third grader who inspired the book.
Signed copies available at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
@charlesbridge.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @peter.fairley.ca
October 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Woo-hoo! It's publication day.
Thank you to the third grader who inspired the book.
Signed copies available at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
@charlesbridge.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @peter.fairley.ca
Thank you to the third grader who inspired the book.
Signed copies available at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
@charlesbridge.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @peter.fairley.ca
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MUST WATCH: Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting
A Middle Tennessee sheriff is defending the arrest of a man for posting an online meme quoting President Donald Trump.
www.newschannel5.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
MUST WATCH: Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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🎯"We already have plenty of evidence of what happens when things better left to governments—which in this case might decide to never flip the switch at all—are ceded to private industry. How comfortable are you with one absurdly damaged man controlling two-thirds of all the satellites in space?"
"There isn't a reasonable scenario where we grant some rich people control over the planet's thermostat and everything turns out fine."
My latest:
My latest:
Letting Silicon Valley Geoengineer the Atmosphere Will End Badly
We already have plenty of evidence of what happens when things better left to governments — which in this case might decide to never flip the switch at all — are ceded to private industry.
www.gravityisgone.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🎯"We already have plenty of evidence of what happens when things better left to governments—which in this case might decide to never flip the switch at all—are ceded to private industry. How comfortable are you with one absurdly damaged man controlling two-thirds of all the satellites in space?"
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China has very detailed maps of our homes.
Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House
One man's robot vacuum was constantly communicating with its manufacturer, sending a detailed 3D map of his house halfway across the world.
futurism.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
China has very detailed maps of our homes.
Characteristically solid story from @shannonosaka.bsky.social.
One nuance to add: Utilities are dropping big $$ on the wrong transmission. They build locally, rather that creating links between regions that would cut generation costs and boost resilience to climate chaos. wapo.st/47rh4a3
One nuance to add: Utilities are dropping big $$ on the wrong transmission. They build locally, rather that creating links between regions that would cut generation costs and boost resilience to climate chaos. wapo.st/47rh4a3
There’s a reason electricity prices are rising. And it’s not data centers.
It’s not data centers or AI, it’s something else.
wapo.st
October 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Characteristically solid story from @shannonosaka.bsky.social.
One nuance to add: Utilities are dropping big $$ on the wrong transmission. They build locally, rather that creating links between regions that would cut generation costs and boost resilience to climate chaos. wapo.st/47rh4a3
One nuance to add: Utilities are dropping big $$ on the wrong transmission. They build locally, rather that creating links between regions that would cut generation costs and boost resilience to climate chaos. wapo.st/47rh4a3
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Canadians, too . . .
Heatdome 2021 . . .
Heatdome 2021 . . .
One of the many things @ninalakhani.bsky.social does so well is show the very real, very now cost of climate change at the most human level. This story is devastatingly good: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full story
Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Canadians, too . . .
Heatdome 2021 . . .
Heatdome 2021 . . .
In Putin's Russia, defending krill = high treason www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing
‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid Pshenichnov
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
In Putin's Russia, defending krill = high treason www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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DHS just posted a Little Dark Age edit. Clear pattern of black-pilled memes and fashy fancams that reflects who ICE wants to recruit
www.instagram.com/bydrewharwell/
www.tiktok.com/@drewharwell
www.instagram.com/bydrewharwell/
www.tiktok.com/@drewharwell
October 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
DHS just posted a Little Dark Age edit. Clear pattern of black-pilled memes and fashy fancams that reflects who ICE wants to recruit
www.instagram.com/bydrewharwell/
www.tiktok.com/@drewharwell
www.instagram.com/bydrewharwell/
www.tiktok.com/@drewharwell
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Appreciate this review by Andrew Macleod!
I only covered Horgan during his time as premier, after the opposition days. It was at the very beginning of my time as a political reporter, the first 5 years
I haven't read his memoir yet but I suspect it will be an interesting experience
I only covered Horgan during his time as premier, after the opposition days. It was at the very beginning of my time as a political reporter, the first 5 years
I haven't read his memoir yet but I suspect it will be an interesting experience
John Horgan’s Memoir Is Revealing. But Not Always Accurate | The Tyee
The book is drawn from a series of interviews he gave as he neared death at 65.
thetyee.ca
October 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Appreciate this review by Andrew Macleod!
I only covered Horgan during his time as premier, after the opposition days. It was at the very beginning of my time as a political reporter, the first 5 years
I haven't read his memoir yet but I suspect it will be an interesting experience
I only covered Horgan during his time as premier, after the opposition days. It was at the very beginning of my time as a political reporter, the first 5 years
I haven't read his memoir yet but I suspect it will be an interesting experience
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Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
Justice Department to Monitor Polling Sites in California, New Jersey
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot ...
www.justice.gov
October 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
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NEW: A significant gap in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska, caused by Trump admin cuts to NOAA/NWS, may have hurt the forecast accuracy for the deadly storm there over the weekend. www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/w...
Predictions for deadly Alaska storm may have suffered due to DOGE cuts | CNN
The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’...
www.cnn.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
NEW: A significant gap in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska, caused by Trump admin cuts to NOAA/NWS, may have hurt the forecast accuracy for the deadly storm there over the weekend. www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/w...
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This is the quiet, but slowly getting louder horror story taking place across the northern hemisphere
Netherlands Scientific Climate Council warns: under pressure from climate change, forests and soils are now taking up less CO2 from the atmosphere, accelerating climate change.
www.wkr.nl/adviezen/ove...
www.wkr.nl/adviezen/ove...
October 15, 2025 at 5:26 AM
This is the quiet, but slowly getting louder horror story taking place across the northern hemisphere
Most of you have probably never seen what a modern power grid looks like in action. For a snapshot, check out this chart showing California's power supply yesterday. I'm happy to answer questions. (Ht Nicolas Fulghum @ember-energy.org via X)
October 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Most of you have probably never seen what a modern power grid looks like in action. For a snapshot, check out this chart showing California's power supply yesterday. I'm happy to answer questions. (Ht Nicolas Fulghum @ember-energy.org via X)
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After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...