Keith Brooks
@keithdbrooks.bsky.social
Programs Director at Environmental Defence Canada. Posts here are my own.
My country for a pipeline -
Enter Chorus
Lo, a realm vast and rich with forest deep,
Where rivers carve their ancient silver paths,
The northern coast awaits a burden’d choice:
Shall iron serpent stretch from plain to sea,
To bear black gold unto the world’s desire?
Enter Chorus
Lo, a realm vast and rich with forest deep,
Where rivers carve their ancient silver paths,
The northern coast awaits a burden’d choice:
Shall iron serpent stretch from plain to sea,
To bear black gold unto the world’s desire?
September 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My country for a pipeline -
Enter Chorus
Lo, a realm vast and rich with forest deep,
Where rivers carve their ancient silver paths,
The northern coast awaits a burden’d choice:
Shall iron serpent stretch from plain to sea,
To bear black gold unto the world’s desire?
Enter Chorus
Lo, a realm vast and rich with forest deep,
Where rivers carve their ancient silver paths,
The northern coast awaits a burden’d choice:
Shall iron serpent stretch from plain to sea,
To bear black gold unto the world’s desire?
“OPEC is increasing production, the US are trying to increase production, prices are going down as a result of a recession triggered by the trade war. Is this really a time for us to be building a big multi-billion dollar project to try to get more oil to tidewater that nobody wants?”
podcasts.apple.com
May 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“OPEC is increasing production, the US are trying to increase production, prices are going down as a result of a recession triggered by the trade war. Is this really a time for us to be building a big multi-billion dollar project to try to get more oil to tidewater that nobody wants?”
Let’s not repeat this in Canada, folks!
"nothing could have prepared us for the breadth or intensity of the assault on climate action that Trump has unleashed during his first months back in office."
I know it's hard to keep Trump's horrors straight, but in the fullness of history, this is likely to be seen as the worst.
I know it's hard to keep Trump's horrors straight, but in the fullness of history, this is likely to be seen as the worst.
Years of Climate Action Demolished in Days: A Timeline
Trump’s environmental directives are gutting basic protections for Americans and the agencies designed to deliver them.
www.bloomberg.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Let’s not repeat this in Canada, folks!
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Need power, but want it fast? Try solar + batteries!
Need power, but want it reliable & grid-friendly? Try solar + batteries!
Need power, but want to boost national security & reduce imports? Try solar + batteries!
April 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Need power, but want it cheap? Try solar + batteries!
Need power, but want it fast? Try solar + batteries!
Need power, but want it reliable & grid-friendly? Try solar + batteries!
Need power, but want to boost national security & reduce imports? Try solar + batteries!
Need power, but want it fast? Try solar + batteries!
Need power, but want it reliable & grid-friendly? Try solar + batteries!
Need power, but want to boost national security & reduce imports? Try solar + batteries!
We should learn from the history of a post-war pipeline project that at one point seemed vital then was quickly abandoned, and cleaned up extremely slowly, writes Keith Brooks www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/28/o...
Pipeline follies in the Far North – a lesson from the past
We should learn from the history of a post-war pipeline project that at one point seemed vital then was quickly abandoned, and cleaned up extremely slowly.
www.nationalobserver.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We should learn from the history of a post-war pipeline project that at one point seemed vital then was quickly abandoned, and cleaned up extremely slowly, writes Keith Brooks www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/28/o...
Clearly a very strong mandate to all the things.
Ontario's election by the numbers:
45.4% of registered voters bothered to vote
42.9% of those voters voted for Doug Ford's team
They won 80 of 124 seats.
📣19.5% of Ontario's eligible voters gave Doug Ford 65% of the voice of Ontario's people.📣
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
45.4% of registered voters bothered to vote
42.9% of those voters voted for Doug Ford's team
They won 80 of 124 seats.
📣19.5% of Ontario's eligible voters gave Doug Ford 65% of the voice of Ontario's people.📣
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Doug Ford wins third majority after gambling on winter election
Doug Ford defied the odds in the Ontario election to become the first premier to win three consecutive majority governments since Leslie Frost in 1959.
www.thestar.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Clearly a very strong mandate to all the things.
Reposted by Keith Brooks
Doug Ford has fallen short. Vote for change.
As comforting as continuity may seem, what Ontario needs is change. Liberals, NDP, Greens: take your pick. A vote for any is a vote for a better Ontario. #StarEditorial
As comforting as continuity may seem, what Ontario needs is change. Liberals, NDP, Greens: take your pick. A vote for any is a vote for a better Ontario. #StarEditorial
Star Editorial Board: Doug Ford has fallen short. Vote for change
The Progressive Conservative leader had seven years to tackle the challenges facing this province, and he couldn't get it done. It's time for change.
www.thestar.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Doug Ford has fallen short. Vote for change.
As comforting as continuity may seem, what Ontario needs is change. Liberals, NDP, Greens: take your pick. A vote for any is a vote for a better Ontario. #StarEditorial
As comforting as continuity may seem, what Ontario needs is change. Liberals, NDP, Greens: take your pick. A vote for any is a vote for a better Ontario. #StarEditorial
"Almost all of Ontario's gas is imported. Most of it is fracked gas from Pennsylvania and Ohio. Do we want to be spending all that money importing gas from the United States right now, when we're entering into this trade war and talking about tariffs?"
www.thestar.com/news/gta/we-...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/we-...
‘We are going in the wrong direction’: Why last year saw Ontario burn a record amount of natural gas
Emissions are projected to continue to rise as Ontario’s reliance on gas plants increases until they make up 25 per cent of all energy produced in 2030.
www.thestar.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
"Almost all of Ontario's gas is imported. Most of it is fracked gas from Pennsylvania and Ohio. Do we want to be spending all that money importing gas from the United States right now, when we're entering into this trade war and talking about tariffs?"
www.thestar.com/news/gta/we-...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/we-...
Reposted by Keith Brooks
💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
Dutch pension fund ABP sells all Alphabet and Meta shares, CEO tells newspaper FD
ABP, the Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in tech companies Meta and Alphabet , its CEO told Dutch newspaper FD in an interview published on Monday.
www.reuters.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
I think Canada may also be held back by its domestic O&G industry…
China is electrifying faster than any other economy in the world. It has correctly apprehended that electricity is the future and the country that gets there first & develops the best electrification tech will win the 21st century.
The US is held back in this race by its domestic O&G industry.
The US is held back in this race by its domestic O&G industry.
Why China is leading the global switch to electricity
In 2024, electricity made up 28% of China's total final energy consumption. That's comfortably ahead of the US (22%) and the EU (21%).
theprogressplaybook.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I think Canada may also be held back by its domestic O&G industry…