Tom Moffatt
@solarab.bsky.social
A climate activist. An advocate for universal free electricity. (I have it, why can't you?) Saving the biosphere is a precedence-taking activity. Author, song writer, vagabond, microgenerator. A proud Canadian.
Flooding & mudslides hit Sri Lanka www.cbc.ca/news/world/f... #ClimateCrisis
Flooding and mudslides kill at least 132 in Sri Lanka; death toll expected to rise | CBC News
The death toll from Cyclone Ditwah is expected to rise. Social media posts on Saturday showed several areas affected by overnight mudslides that authorities have yet to reach.
www.cbc.ca
November 30, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Flooding & mudslides hit Sri Lanka www.cbc.ca/news/world/f... #ClimateCrisis
The great Tim Williams has passed away. Alberta and the world have lost a music legend. I just saw him play at the Blues Can in Calgary recently and it was a treat as always. Thanks for all the tunes, Tim. youtu.be/1VF7Mkq7wHg?... #yyc #blues #music
November 30, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The great Tim Williams has passed away. Alberta and the world have lost a music legend. I just saw him play at the Blues Can in Calgary recently and it was a treat as always. Thanks for all the tunes, Tim. youtu.be/1VF7Mkq7wHg?... #yyc #blues #music
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A thread on the MOU.
MOST IMPORTANT: Carney's move signals to the rest of Canada, and the world, that it's OK to keep building more fossil fuel projects.
Other countries will use this to justify doing the same.
Our children are watching, to see if we care about their futures. Do we? 1/22
MOST IMPORTANT: Carney's move signals to the rest of Canada, and the world, that it's OK to keep building more fossil fuel projects.
Other countries will use this to justify doing the same.
Our children are watching, to see if we care about their futures. Do we? 1/22
This is not a good take. Carney's move signals to the rest of Canada, and the world, that it's OK to keep building more fossil fuel projects.
Other countries will use this to justify doing the same.
Our children are watching, to see if we care about their futures. Do we?
Other countries will use this to justify doing the same.
Our children are watching, to see if we care about their futures. Do we?
November 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
A thread on the MOU.
MOST IMPORTANT: Carney's move signals to the rest of Canada, and the world, that it's OK to keep building more fossil fuel projects.
Other countries will use this to justify doing the same.
Our children are watching, to see if we care about their futures. Do we? 1/22
MOST IMPORTANT: Carney's move signals to the rest of Canada, and the world, that it's OK to keep building more fossil fuel projects.
Other countries will use this to justify doing the same.
Our children are watching, to see if we care about their futures. Do we? 1/22
Energy firm rolls out innovative tech that's transforming how we heat our homes www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/g... #ClimateAction #Geothermal
Energy firm rolls out innovative tech that could transform how we heat our homes: 'The beauty of it is the simplicity'
Geothermal energy is having a major moment in Toronto.
www.thecooldown.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Energy firm rolls out innovative tech that's transforming how we heat our homes www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/g... #ClimateAction #Geothermal
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Stay vigilant against counterfeiters this holiday season.
FEEL, LOOK, TILT and FLIP your bank notes to spot fakes
👉Learn more: https://bit.ly/4oqaIhz
#stayvigilant #quicktricks #itonlytakesseconds
FEEL, LOOK, TILT and FLIP your bank notes to spot fakes
👉Learn more: https://bit.ly/4oqaIhz
#stayvigilant #quicktricks #itonlytakesseconds
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Stay vigilant against counterfeiters this holiday season.
FEEL, LOOK, TILT and FLIP your bank notes to spot fakes
👉Learn more: https://bit.ly/4oqaIhz
#stayvigilant #quicktricks #itonlytakesseconds
FEEL, LOOK, TILT and FLIP your bank notes to spot fakes
👉Learn more: https://bit.ly/4oqaIhz
#stayvigilant #quicktricks #itonlytakesseconds
These Are The Best EV Chargers Of 2025. Our top picks after relentlessly testing, reviewing, and using dozens of chargers throughout the year. #ElectricVehicles insideevs.com/news/778363/...
These Are The Best EV Chargers Of 2025
After thoroughly testing dozens of chargers, these are InsideEVs' top picks for the best electric vehicle chargers of 2025.
insideevs.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
These Are The Best EV Chargers Of 2025. Our top picks after relentlessly testing, reviewing, and using dozens of chargers throughout the year. #ElectricVehicles insideevs.com/news/778363/...
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My painting SUNLIT HAYBALES
November 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
My painting SUNLIT HAYBALES
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Expect an Alberta election call shortly, before anyone realizes that pipeline to Prince Rupert is unlikely ever to be built. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/expe...
Expect an Alberta election call shortly, before anyone realizes that pipeline to Prince Rupert is unlikely ever to be built - Alberta Politics
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith must have experienced a strong feeling of déjà vu yesterday as she announced her grand pipeline bargain with Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney – after all, she’s switch...
albertapolitics.ca
November 28, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Expect an Alberta election call shortly, before anyone realizes that pipeline to Prince Rupert is unlikely ever to be built. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/expe...
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edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
They came for the teachers’ rights.
Then the trans folk.
Women are next. Count on it.
#ableg #cndpoli #abpoli #abed #abhealth #albertandp #yeg #yyc #yql #ymm
They came for the teachers’ rights.
Then the trans folk.
Women are next. Count on it.
#ableg #cndpoli #abpoli #abed #abhealth #albertandp #yeg #yyc #yql #ymm
Opinion: Women's rights at risk in Alberta
Women’s rights are under attack in Alberta. These threats come at the intersections of race, Indigeneity, income, ability, religion, sexuality, migration, and other…
edmontonjournal.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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A huge 89% majority of global people [56% even in the United States] want stronger action to fight the #ClimateCrisis, but mistakenly believe they’re in a minority.
People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action.
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action.
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say
Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A huge 89% majority of global people [56% even in the United States] want stronger action to fight the #ClimateCrisis, but mistakenly believe they’re in a minority.
People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action.
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action.
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
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"Starvation, economic collapse, civil unrest and wars are among the risks we face if we don’t take decisive action to limit further global warming and preserve nature, leading experts in #climate, food, health and security warned today in London"
@nebriefing.bsky.social
@nebriefing.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
"Starvation, economic collapse, civil unrest and wars are among the risks we face if we don’t take decisive action to limit further global warming and preserve nature, leading experts in #climate, food, health and security warned today in London"
@nebriefing.bsky.social
@nebriefing.bsky.social
The NDP needs to champion wind power investment for Quebec. In the Gulf of St. Lawrence, several areas are noted for having some of the best wind potential globally, with wind speeds comparable to the North Sea. #NDPdebate #cdnpoli
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The NDP needs to champion wind power investment for Quebec. In the Gulf of St. Lawrence, several areas are noted for having some of the best wind potential globally, with wind speeds comparable to the North Sea. #NDPdebate #cdnpoli
Liberal environmental expert evaluates Mark Carney's climate plan, denounces it, resigns #cdnpoli #ClimateCrisis www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Guilbeault quits Carney’s cabinet over energy deal with Alberta | CBC News
Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault has quit cabinet over the federal government signing Thursday’s memorandum of understanding with Alberta.
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Liberal environmental expert evaluates Mark Carney's climate plan, denounces it, resigns #cdnpoli #ClimateCrisis www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
Mark Carney tosses clean electricity regulations for Alberta, permits unrestricted fossil fuel expansion #cdnpoli #ClimateCrisis www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Here's what to know about the energy agreement between Ottawa and Alberta | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have jointly agreed on a path forward for a new bitumen pipeline to the B.C. coast — a hugely significant development that the federal gov...
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Mark Carney tosses clean electricity regulations for Alberta, permits unrestricted fossil fuel expansion #cdnpoli #ClimateCrisis www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Five more UCP MLAs’ names added to Elections Alberta’s growing recall list. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/five...
Five more UCP MLAs’ names added to Elections Alberta’s growing recall list - Alberta Politics
As Elections Alberta approved five more recall petitions yesterday, bringing the number of United Conservative Party MLAs facing at least a theoretical threat of losing their jobs to 14, provincial go...
albertapolitics.ca
November 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Five more UCP MLAs’ names added to Elections Alberta’s growing recall list. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/five...
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PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! Do not ask me how my writing is going.
Because @lollardfish.bsky.social says we should promote our books: utpress.utexas.edu/9781477313138/
Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back
Triumphant wins, gut-wrenching losses, last-second shots, underdogs, competition, and loyalty—it’s fun to be a fan. But when a football player takes a hi...
utpress.utexas.edu
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! Do not ask me how my writing is going.
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
City of Calgary loses federal funding after reneging on promise to increase housing density globalnews.ca/news/1154274... #yyc #yyccc #cdnpoli
Calgary’s $129M in federal housing funds ‘paused’ pending citywide rezoning status - Calgary | Globalnews.ca
Calgary city council is preparing to debate a motion that calls for the repeal of the citywide rezoning policy in December, which would require a public hearing in the spring.
globalnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 AM
City of Calgary loses federal funding after reneging on promise to increase housing density globalnews.ca/news/1154274... #yyc #yyccc #cdnpoli