Bentley
@bigclimate.bsky.social
Co-founding member of the @calgaryclimatehub.ca, host of the #ClimateLens podcast, Alberta Regional Organizer for Climate Reality Canada. Posts are my own. #yyc #ClimateChange #ClimateSky
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Carney tells business crowd a new pipeline project is ‘going to happen’
Prime Minister Mark Carney came close to telling a Bay Street audience today that he will secure a new pipeline for Alberta, offering his strongest endorsement yet of the idea.
www.ctvnews.ca
This plus the federal budget released yesterday & it's official:
For a Climate leader #MarkCarney sure is one hell of a banker.
💥 #CarbonTax
💥 #EmissionsCap
💥 #AntiGreenwashLaw(!)
💥 #TreePlanting
✅ Pipeline
✅ MORE #FossilGas LNG
✅ #CarbonCapture BOONDOGGLE
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art... #cdnpoli
For a Climate leader #MarkCarney sure is one hell of a banker.
💥 #CarbonTax
💥 #EmissionsCap
💥 #AntiGreenwashLaw(!)
💥 #TreePlanting
✅ Pipeline
✅ MORE #FossilGas LNG
✅ #CarbonCapture BOONDOGGLE
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art... #cdnpoli
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Actress Rosanna Schiaffino garners attention on the streets of Rome, 1956
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Rosanna!
November 25 (1939-2009)
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Rosanna!
November 25 (1939-2009)
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Actress Rosanna Schiaffino garners attention on the streets of Rome, 1956
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Rosanna!
November 25 (1939-2009)
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Rosanna!
November 25 (1939-2009)
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The coast needs YOU - sign the declaration to stand with First Nations and defend the incredible bio region of the Great Bear Rainforest and Sea.
Add your name here: https://coastalfirstnations.ca/north-coast-protection/
Add your name here: https://coastalfirstnations.ca/north-coast-protection/
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The coast needs YOU - sign the declaration to stand with First Nations and defend the incredible bio region of the Great Bear Rainforest and Sea.
Add your name here: https://coastalfirstnations.ca/north-coast-protection/
Add your name here: https://coastalfirstnations.ca/north-coast-protection/
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FLT protects nearly 1,700 acres of ecologically significant land across Foothills County. Through the Alberta Ecotrust Foundation Springboard Grant, they are developing a long-term fundraising strategy to enhance their ability to conserve land in perpetuity.
albertaecotrust.com/news/grant-a...
albertaecotrust.com/news/grant-a...
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
FLT protects nearly 1,700 acres of ecologically significant land across Foothills County. Through the Alberta Ecotrust Foundation Springboard Grant, they are developing a long-term fundraising strategy to enhance their ability to conserve land in perpetuity.
albertaecotrust.com/news/grant-a...
albertaecotrust.com/news/grant-a...
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"Can the World Address Climate Change Without the US?" by Jackie Flynn Mogensen & Henry Carnell for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Can the world address climate change without the US?
Even with Trump's America absent, COP30 ended in a weak deal—and a win for petrostates.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"Can the World Address Climate Change Without the US?" by Jackie Flynn Mogensen & Henry Carnell for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
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More than 90% of new renewable power projects commissioned last year were more cost-effective than any new fossil fuel alternatives.
Those renewables projects will save tens of billions of dollars in fossil-fuel costs
leahy.substack.com/p/how-china-...
Those renewables projects will save tens of billions of dollars in fossil-fuel costs
leahy.substack.com/p/how-china-...
How China is Powering a Clean Energy Revolution
And bringing cheap electricity and energy security to poor countries
leahy.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
More than 90% of new renewable power projects commissioned last year were more cost-effective than any new fossil fuel alternatives.
Those renewables projects will save tens of billions of dollars in fossil-fuel costs
leahy.substack.com/p/how-china-...
Those renewables projects will save tens of billions of dollars in fossil-fuel costs
leahy.substack.com/p/how-china-...
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As Calgary's new #CityCouncil hears from the public about their first budget, what better time to listen or re-listen to what's officially become our most popular #ClimateLens episode ever, featuring city-building expert @brenttoderian.bsky.social! See what all the fuss is about! #yyccc #yyc
This month's guest is one of the world's TOP urbanists, Canadian @brenttoderian.bsky.social! We talk suburbs, #sprawl, #BikeLanes, why smart #CityBuilding is the common sense climate solution & the awesome responsibility of the city councils we elect. #yyc #yyccc www.podcastics.com/episode/3796...
Brent Toderian & the Common Sense of Climate Smart Cities
Why urban design is a force multiplier in the fight against climate change
www.podcastics.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
As Calgary's new #CityCouncil hears from the public about their first budget, what better time to listen or re-listen to what's officially become our most popular #ClimateLens episode ever, featuring city-building expert @brenttoderian.bsky.social! See what all the fuss is about! #yyccc #yyc
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CROWDFUNDER: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser
#ClimateChange #Donate #Activism #yyc #EnergyTransition #Urbanism #Electrification #Donations #Fundraiser #Crowdfund #Crowdfunding #Climate #abpoli #cdnpoli #ClimateSky #CanadaSky
#ClimateChange #Donate #Activism #yyc #EnergyTransition #Urbanism #Electrification #Donations #Fundraiser #Crowdfund #Crowdfunding #Climate #abpoli #cdnpoli #ClimateSky #CanadaSky
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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A little post-mortem on COP30 with @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social
How forceful the call for fossil fuel phaseout was—just for it to be struck from the decision! And, what role the US's absence played in this happening...
How forceful the call for fossil fuel phaseout was—just for it to be struck from the decision! And, what role the US's absence played in this happening...
Can the world address climate change without the US?
Even with Trump's America absent, COP30 ended in a weak deal—and a win for petrostates.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A little post-mortem on COP30 with @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social
How forceful the call for fossil fuel phaseout was—just for it to be struck from the decision! And, what role the US's absence played in this happening...
How forceful the call for fossil fuel phaseout was—just for it to be struck from the decision! And, what role the US's absence played in this happening...
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Over 600 sites along the coast from VA to NY are at risk of flooding during a 100-yr storm by 2100—if emissions continue rising—including St. Michael's wastewater treatment plant in MD and the Washington Navy Yard in DC. About 5500 sites are at-risk nationwide.
www.bayjournal.com/news/climate...
www.bayjournal.com/news/climate...
Report: Climate change imperils toxic sites across Chesapeake Bay region
Hundreds of hazardous industrial facilities are in danger of flooding across the Mid-Atlantic region in coming decades as rising seas pile coastal waters closer to their doorsteps.
www.bayjournal.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Over 600 sites along the coast from VA to NY are at risk of flooding during a 100-yr storm by 2100—if emissions continue rising—including St. Michael's wastewater treatment plant in MD and the Washington Navy Yard in DC. About 5500 sites are at-risk nationwide.
www.bayjournal.com/news/climate...
www.bayjournal.com/news/climate...
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Sleeper issue around the data center boom: cooling water used for Amazon's server farms in Eastern Oregon creates major groundwater contamination issue, poisoning local drinking water. thefern.org/2025/11/the-...
‘The precedent is Flint’: How Oregon’s data center boom is supercharging a water crisis | Food and Environment Reporting Network
In the spring of 2022, Jim Doherty kept having the same conversation with folks at the only grocery store in Boardman, his eastern Oregon hometown, or at the grain depot where he picked up food for…
thefern.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Sleeper issue around the data center boom: cooling water used for Amazon's server farms in Eastern Oregon creates major groundwater contamination issue, poisoning local drinking water. thefern.org/2025/11/the-...
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Whereas Calgary is contending with a rise in motorist collisions with pedestrians;
Whereas deaths among all road users is rising; and
Whereas #YYCCC is in budget week:
BE IT RESOLVED that council refers to Jeff Speck's 10 tactics on improving walkability, road safety:
www.cnu.org/publicsquare...
Whereas deaths among all road users is rising; and
Whereas #YYCCC is in budget week:
BE IT RESOLVED that council refers to Jeff Speck's 10 tactics on improving walkability, road safety:
www.cnu.org/publicsquare...
Why your city needs a downtown ‘walkability plan’
Here are 10 tactics to plan for better walkability with immediate implementation, improving safety and reviving a city center in the process.
www.cnu.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Whereas Calgary is contending with a rise in motorist collisions with pedestrians;
Whereas deaths among all road users is rising; and
Whereas #YYCCC is in budget week:
BE IT RESOLVED that council refers to Jeff Speck's 10 tactics on improving walkability, road safety:
www.cnu.org/publicsquare...
Whereas deaths among all road users is rising; and
Whereas #YYCCC is in budget week:
BE IT RESOLVED that council refers to Jeff Speck's 10 tactics on improving walkability, road safety:
www.cnu.org/publicsquare...
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#Crowdfunder Update:
Thanks to a lunchtime donation of $100 we're now just 150 bucks shy of 9K raised!
Every bit helps and goes towards REAL #ClimateAction in Calgary!
CROWDFUNDER: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser
#yyc #ClimateChange
Thanks to a lunchtime donation of $100 we're now just 150 bucks shy of 9K raised!
Every bit helps and goes towards REAL #ClimateAction in Calgary!
CROWDFUNDER: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser
#yyc #ClimateChange
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
#Crowdfunder Update:
Thanks to a lunchtime donation of $100 we're now just 150 bucks shy of 9K raised!
Every bit helps and goes towards REAL #ClimateAction in Calgary!
CROWDFUNDER: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser
#yyc #ClimateChange
Thanks to a lunchtime donation of $100 we're now just 150 bucks shy of 9K raised!
Every bit helps and goes towards REAL #ClimateAction in Calgary!
CROWDFUNDER: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser
#yyc #ClimateChange
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"The core problem problem we have is the lack of an effective regulator. Everything the #AlbertaEnergyRegulator is supposed to do that's not being done is really the root problem here. There must be reform." #ReformAER #CleanUpYourMess #yyc #abpoli
A dirty deal's being cooked up between the Alberta government & #BigOil so they can stick their MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR cleanup tab on YOU the taxpayer while a grotesquely complicit #AER watches & shrugs. Here's some of the people saying HELL NO #abpoli #PolluterPays www.podcastics.com/episode/3890...
Make Polluters Pay
The Alberta government's dirty deal with Big Oil
www.podcastics.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"The core problem problem we have is the lack of an effective regulator. Everything the #AlbertaEnergyRegulator is supposed to do that's not being done is really the root problem here. There must be reform." #ReformAER #CleanUpYourMess #yyc #abpoli
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Fossil fuel enthusiasts keep arguing that we need to increase our exports of LNG and oil to address energy poverty in the developing world.
I call bullshit — and I bring my receipts. #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/o...
I call bullshit — and I bring my receipts. #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/o...
The energy poverty trap
Will more oil and gas production in Canada help alleviate energy poverty in the developing world? Of course not — but that hasn't prevented Danielle Smith and other industry champions from pretending ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Fossil fuel enthusiasts keep arguing that we need to increase our exports of LNG and oil to address energy poverty in the developing world.
I call bullshit — and I bring my receipts. #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/o...
I call bullshit — and I bring my receipts. #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/o...
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1) Whither COP: With the Paris Agreement in place, many delegates I spoke with wondered whether the outside panels and conversations about the clean energy revolution and real-world adaptation were now more important than the geopolitics on display in the negotiating rooms.
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
1) Whither COP: With the Paris Agreement in place, many delegates I spoke with wondered whether the outside panels and conversations about the clean energy revolution and real-world adaptation were now more important than the geopolitics on display in the negotiating rooms.
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That’s definitely where I am. If you’re talking about implementation, many relevant scales are subnational.
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
That’s definitely where I am. If you’re talking about implementation, many relevant scales are subnational.
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UN climate summits are a strange hybrid of diplomatic negotiations and a sprawling climate change bazaar. You can learn a lot about the state of climate action from watching the negotiations and from the many concurrent panels and side events. Here are five themes that emerged frequently at #COP30:
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
UN climate summits are a strange hybrid of diplomatic negotiations and a sprawling climate change bazaar. You can learn a lot about the state of climate action from watching the negotiations and from the many concurrent panels and side events. Here are five themes that emerged frequently at #COP30:
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Fighting #ClimateChange in Calgary isn't easy work but we do it every day because IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO
If you agree & you can, we could sure use your help for our annual fundraiser. Every cent matters & goes to REAL #ClimateAction in #YYC
CROWDFUNDER: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser
If you agree & you can, we could sure use your help for our annual fundraiser. Every cent matters & goes to REAL #ClimateAction in #YYC
CROWDFUNDER: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Fighting #ClimateChange in Calgary isn't easy work but we do it every day because IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO
If you agree & you can, we could sure use your help for our annual fundraiser. Every cent matters & goes to REAL #ClimateAction in #YYC
CROWDFUNDER: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser
If you agree & you can, we could sure use your help for our annual fundraiser. Every cent matters & goes to REAL #ClimateAction in #YYC
CROWDFUNDER: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser
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#CleanUpYourMess #MakePollutersPay #PolluterPays #NoMAS #Conservation #ClimateChange #BigOil #cdnpoli #AER #yyc #abpoli #AlbertaEnergyRegulator #ClimateSky
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Like I said, I'm so glad we are so rich and can keep funnelling $ to the O&G industry and that we are so big that we can leave a big mess. Let's face it, other countries can't do this tidily as we can. @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social @liberalparty.bsky.social
This 2015 articles shows the world shelled out 5 TRILLION dollars annually to #BigOil companies. We could have FIXED ALL OF #ClimateChange 5x over by now if we just stopped with the handouts. PM #MarkCarney doesn't think we've paid out enough yet #Cdnpoli
www.scientificamerican.com/article/foss...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/foss...
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Cost $5 Trillion Annually and Worsen Pollution
The International Monetary Fund notes that subsides for burning fossil fuels enrich the wealthy and make air pollution worse
www.scientificamerican.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Like I said, I'm so glad we are so rich and can keep funnelling $ to the O&G industry and that we are so big that we can leave a big mess. Let's face it, other countries can't do this tidily as we can. @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social @liberalparty.bsky.social
This 2015 articles shows the world shelled out 5 TRILLION dollars annually to #BigOil companies. We could have FIXED ALL OF #ClimateChange 5x over by now if we just stopped with the handouts. PM #MarkCarney doesn't think we've paid out enough yet #Cdnpoli
www.scientificamerican.com/article/foss...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/foss...
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Cost $5 Trillion Annually and Worsen Pollution
The International Monetary Fund notes that subsides for burning fossil fuels enrich the wealthy and make air pollution worse
www.scientificamerican.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
This 2015 articles shows the world shelled out 5 TRILLION dollars annually to #BigOil companies. We could have FIXED ALL OF #ClimateChange 5x over by now if we just stopped with the handouts. PM #MarkCarney doesn't think we've paid out enough yet #Cdnpoli
www.scientificamerican.com/article/foss...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/foss...
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A new #COP30 report shows the world could avoid nearly 1°C of warming—if countries deliver on three key promises:
➡️️ Scale up renewable energy
➡️️ Boost energy efficiency
➡️ Enforce strong methane regulations
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➡️️ Scale up renewable energy
➡️️ Boost energy efficiency
➡️ Enforce strong methane regulations
buff.ly/zKs4iud
Keeping promises on renewables, energy efficiency and methane ‘would avoid nearly 1C of global heating’
Analysis published at Cop30 summit shows adhering to pledges offers world hope of avoiding climate breakdown
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A new #COP30 report shows the world could avoid nearly 1°C of warming—if countries deliver on three key promises:
➡️️ Scale up renewable energy
➡️️ Boost energy efficiency
➡️ Enforce strong methane regulations
buff.ly/zKs4iud
➡️️ Scale up renewable energy
➡️️ Boost energy efficiency
➡️ Enforce strong methane regulations
buff.ly/zKs4iud
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Chicago Planted 68000 Trees in 2025—Here's How They'll Improve Our Environment
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Find out more: secretchicago.com/chicago-6...
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Chicago Planted 68000 Trees in 2025—Here's How They'll Improve Our Environment
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Find out more: secretchicago.com/chicago-6...
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Chicago Planted 68,000 Trees in 2025—Here’s How They’ll Improve Our Environment
The newly planted trees represent 90% of Chicago's "Our Roots" Initiative, a key part of the larger citywide Climate Action Plan.
secretchicago.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Chicago Planted 68000 Trees in 2025—Here's How They'll Improve Our Environment
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Find out more: secretchicago.com/chicago-6...
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Chicago Planted 68000 Trees in 2025—Here's How They'll Improve Our Environment
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Find out more: secretchicago.com/chicago-6...
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