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Angela Antle

@acantle.bsky.social
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Energy Futures at the Independent.ca, GYRE podcast, 2025 Rachel Carson fellow, debut novel (The Saltbox Olive - Breakwater 2025), Writers at Woody Point co-host, former CBC, MUN PhD candidate - #petrocultures #climatejustice #EnvHum

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
"The Pyrocene is his fullest elucidation yet of how humanity has entered a new age of fire, one that redefines the human-altered era of the Anthropocene. And Pyne . . . is certainly the best writer to make this argument." — Nature
https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-pyrocene/paper
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Hannah Hughes @hannahhughes.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
What you find when you follow the money to its source: "DeSmog’s analysis reveals that 67 percent of Reform’s funding to date has come from donors with financial interests in fossil fuels, totalling more than £24 million" www.desmog.com/2026/04/30/r...
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Revealed: Reform’s £24 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests
Reform UK has received £24 million from oil and gas interests, accounting for more than two thirds of its total income, DeSmog can reveal. Led by Nigel Farage, the party is calling for new North Sea o...
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The Independent @independentnl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
In her latest #EnergyFutures column, @acantle.bsky.social debunks the myth that solar isn't feasible in N.L. and identifies barriers to developing a solar economy. theindependent.ca/commentary/e...
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Throwing shade on solar myths – The Independent
‘Someday the sun will shine and have-not will be no more,’ Brian Peckford famously said. Solar ‘someday’ can’t come soon enough, writes Angela Antle
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Angela Antle @acantle.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
ADD YOUR NAME TO DEMAND CHANGE act.nl.ndp.ca/signup/add-y...
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ADD YOUR NAME TO DEMAND CHANGE
THIS BUDGET IS UNACCEPTABLE It’s time for us to draw the line, and show the people of this province that there is a better way forward. An NDP budget would have introduced rent control, a basic income...
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Shhh... UK’s growing green economy worth more than £100bn a year, research finds More than a million jobs, higher wages, nearly half a trillion pounds in investment in the pipeline. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK’s growing green economy worth more than £100bn a year, research finds
Net zero industry accounts for more than a million jobs and benefits whole country, according to CBI Economics
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
An astonishing 71% of UK news media coverage of net zero takes a stance in opposition to it, yet the public remain largely supportive Great to see that, as a nation, we're somewhat able to resist the endless propaganda persuasionuk.org/research/apa...
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CÉRIUM @cerium-udem.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
🗞️ Nouvelle ligne d’Hydro-Québec vers New York : « Vert », vous dites ? La lettre ouverte de notre directrice académique, Kathryn Furlong et @acantle.bsky.social. À lire : www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/opi...
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Nouvelle ligne d’Hydro-Québec vers New York | « Vert », vous dites ?
Un projet peut-il vraiment être « propre et renouvelable » s’il n’est pas équitable ? C’est la question que posent les autrices, qui dénoncent ce qu’elles nomment la face cachée de la ligne d’intercon...
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Hisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Here’s an idea: Windfall tax from current price spike earmarked for cleanup of orphan and likely to be orphaned wells.
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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Register now for the IPBES online dialogue on the landmark Business and Biodiversity Assessment Report. Discover how IPBES products are being used in decision-making for nature and business. 🗓️ Save the date: 21 April 2026, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. CEST Register here: www.ipbes.net/node/97637
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Edward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Costs from #wildfires in #Canada are rising and outpacing other weather related disasters. There's also disproportionately less reporting of disaster costs from rural and Indigenous communities. Congratulations to Mazen El-Baba and team for this important research: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Figure from an article showing that "Meteorological costs show a modest upward trend, while wildfire costs rise more steeply
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
BIG, EXCITING NEWS! Dr. Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social -- world-leading climate scientist and author -- is coming to Project Drawdown after leaving NASA. She will be a Senior Scientist, leading an exciting new initiative on "Emergency Brake" climate solutions. drawdown.org/news/world-r...
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World-renowned climate scientist and author Kate Marvel, Ph.D., returns to Project Drawdown
Marvel to lead new initiative focused on advancing critical climate solutions. “I’m unbelievably excited to return to Project Drawdown."
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Yesterday, the EDF and @ucsclimate.bsky.social made publicly available the entire set of more than 100,153 pages of government records from the Trump Administration's 'Climate Working Group' that were released under a federal court order. Check it out here: www.edf.org/climate-work...
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Climate Working Group Records
These records released under a federal court order reveal that many of the Trump administration’s unlawful climate actions stem from a secretly formed “Climate Working Group” that targeted the Endange...
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no brain, only alison @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
What the fuck. We spent millions in 2012 specifically to make the transmission network more robust FOR wind and solar. But this is all just rules. Rules by bigots and fascists.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 14/03/2026
St. John’s! Join me on March 16 for an evening with friends & special guests NDP MHA Sheilagh O’Leary, singer-songwriters Kelly McMichael and Valmy, & former NDP MHA Gene Long. The NDP comeback is here. Come see the momentum for yourself! RSVP: avilewis.link/stjohns
An evening with Avi Lewis and friends in St. John's, March 16, 7–9 PM at Gower Street United Church. RSVP: act.lewisforleader.ca/stjohns
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Effie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"Palantir CEO Alex Karp says his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the power of working-class men." Just saying it right out loud now. newrepublic.com/post/207693/...
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Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power
They’re saying the quiet part out loud now.
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Lisa Catara (official)💎 @lisa-catara.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
VIA naleybynature "Billionaires are NOT going to save us and they should have no part in governing us and the systems in place to protect us. We need massive movement to push billionaires out of these industries especially the ones that govern us."
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Patrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
This is shocking reporting. We are led to believe that data centres building their own massive, fossil fuelled energy plants is a positive step. How is increasing dependency on gas, higher emissions and privately owned energy infrastructure positive? www.rte.ie/news/busines...
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Off-grid Dublin data centre fuelled by own power plant
Work has been completed on a data centre in Dublin that is not connected to the national electricity grid and instead runs off its own on-site power plant.
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Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
One hundred and sixty-five children were killed in a U.S.-Israeli strike on their elementary school. This is an aerial image of the graves being prepared for their bodies. I defy anyone to justify this.
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Every time you hear these reassuringly small or modest energy or water use per AI query numbers, you should understand that they can only be arrived at because of the GARGANTUAN underlying scale of Big Tech's AI infrastructure (often fossil fuel-powered & out-competing communities who need water)
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Why Saying “AI Uses the Energy of Nine Seconds of Television” is Like Spraying Dispersant Over an…
TLDR: the smaller the number, the more you should be worried
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Mike Dettinger @mdettinger.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
A new report, DepaveLA, finds that 44% of Los Angeles County’s 312k acres of pavement may not be essential for roads, sidewalks and parking, and could be converted to greener cooler cover and habitat. www.latimes.com/environment/... acceleratela.org/depavela/
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Nearly half of L.A. County’s pavement may be unnecessary, new map finds
Researchers have released the first parcel-level analysis to map all paved surfaces across L.A. County. In particular, large parking lots are ripe for change, they say.
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Angela Antle @acantle.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
This is a great read.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Who could have seen this coming? Carbon capture was never the plan, it was the comfort blanket: “Don’t worry, we’ll fix it later". A story to delay real cuts while drilling rolls on. When the industry feels powerful & secure, the fairy tale goes back on the shelf.
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Equinor pulling back CCS spending until market improves
Norwegian company is a CCS pioneer but markets are developing slower than expected
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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Up to £1 billion (!) of new funding for local energy projects to be made available through the Local Power Plan...
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Community energy investment to build community wealth and power
Biggest ever public investment in community energy will cut bills and create revenue for community centres, social clubs and places of worship.
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 08/02/2026
"The news stories you consume...are increasingly controlled by technocrat Trump loyalists, and algorithmically skewed to the right to foment hatred...you’d do better getting all your news from Neil Young press releases." Stewart Lee's brilliant weekly column. 🔗⬇️
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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Some 10,000 people demonstrated in Milan on Saturday, on the first full day of the Winter Olympics, to protest against the environmental, economic and social impact of the Games. A hardcore splinter group later attempted to reach the Santagiulia Olympic ice hockey rink, resulting in clashes.
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The Energy Mix @theenergymix.com · 07/02/2026
#Fermeuse, NL, left out of the picture when it comes to a mega LNG project on its doorstep: Mayor Jerome Kenny says “while Hanwha and Fermeuse Energy may have entered into some MOU, Council has not seen, or have been made aware of, the contents of the MOU." www.theenergymix.com/local-econom...
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Local Economies Pushed Aside as Newfoundland LNG Megaproject Presses Ahead
The arrival of a deep-pocketed industrial conglomerate from South Korea may be improving the odds for a $10- to $15-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) megaproject off the Newfoundland coast that was ...
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Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
New Political Science Research: local press coverage enhances the quality of U.S. state-level democracy, and serves as a moderating force when it comes to ideological extremism in state legislative politics: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Press Coverage and Accountability in State Legislatures | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Press Coverage and Accountability in State Legislatures - Volume 120 Issue 1
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Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
You’re invited to the Playwrights Canada Press Winter 2026 Book Launch, an evening celebrating the newest works from some of the country’s most acclaimed and influential playwrights. RSVP here: www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/2026/Pl...
On a bright red background, the photos of five authors appear on top in narrow column images that resemble the spines of books. The author’s book covers also appear below their pictures. Underneath are the event details written in white and yellow text framed by white borders with one corner resembling the pages of a book. In the bottom left corner is a picture of the host that resembles the front cover of a book. Beside it is the logo for Canada’s Theatre Museum.
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Melissa Lem @drmelissalem.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
BREAKING: Winter sports fans want Olympic organizers to drop fossil fuel sponsors. Good to join international colleagues in a unified call to protect our health and save our snow and ice. More here: www.newweather.org/2026/01/29/n...
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New polling finds 8 out of 10 in Olympic host nations want winter sports to stop advertising fossil fuels
One week ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, new international polling reveals overwhelming public concern about the loss of snow and ice due to global heating - and strong support for e...
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
For much of the 20th Century, the forces of violence and oppression claimed their way was "natural." (It's "natural" for men to be in charge; it's "natural" for whites to be in charge; it's "natural" for man to dominate nature). Seems like now they're saying their way is "realistic."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/01/2026
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
"Liam, age 5, was the fourth child in the district to be detained by immigration agents in the past two weeks, school officials said. "Two of them are high-schoolers. "One is a 10-year-old girl who was apprehended on her way to school..." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
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Detention of 5-Year-Old by Federal Agents Incenses Minneapolis
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
My bike and I hope to contribute more to the economy this year than ever before. @docsforclimate.bsky.social @mason4c.bsky.social @howardfrumkin.bsky.social @jonathanpatz.bsky.social
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One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Imagine a world in which these 32 mega-polluters (aka merchants of death) decided to become part of the solution by using their might for right.
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Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account
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Mariano Koen-Alonso (He/Him) @mkoenalonso.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
This piece by @acantle.bsky.social is worth a read. While oil production goes up, oil jobs go down. So if we are going to subsidize something, we are better off subsidizing the transition of oil&gas workers out of the industry than subsidizing oil&gas companies. 👇 theindependent.ca/commentary/e...
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Why taxpayer subsidies for Big Oil won’t create more jobs – The Independent
As Equinor delays Bay du Nord decision, report finds less than 1% of Canada’s jobs now in fossil fuels
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
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Kelly Hereid @kellyhereid.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Here's where that cash is going instead:
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Sarah Boon @snowhydro.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Check out my list of Canadian books that are steeped in place. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01... @49thshelf.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social
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10 Books to Shape Your Sense of Place · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
A recommended reading list by the author of Meltdown: The Making and Breaking of a Field Scientist (The University of Alberta Press). 
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Timmons Roberts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Looking back on 2025, this was a big one for us. 3.5 months of radio silence since then, so, yeah, it was harassment.
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Problem: Plastic pollution permeates peoples’ parts. Proposed solutions: 1) Stop spending taxpayers’ money to subsidize the fossil fuel industry. 2) Scale up scientific research to develop non-harmful plastic alternatives. 3) Enact a global ban on single use plastics. Other suggestions?
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Angela Antle @acantle.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Fabulous lecture on #disinformation and rumours the power of social media.
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Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.uk · 24/12/2025
Very good statement from the Cambridge Summit organizers.
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Robert Way @labradorice.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
If you are interested in studying participatory cryosphere science or permafrost science feel free to reach out about these opportunities. Will be recirculating in early January. Also for international scholars there's a new funding opportunity for postdocs where these projects could apply as well!
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
What an astonishingly dishonest piece of propaganda for the fossil fuel industry, including its citing of Obama's extremely outdated energy policies and its misrepresentation of Norwegian public opinion.
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Fay Nortley @weathermum.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Can you spot why Trump has picked a fight with Venezuela?
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Annalena Kofler @annalenakofler.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
The comedy wildlife photo awards 2025 have been published and I couldn't resist #meme #science #academicsky
Meme showing a seagull with seaweed on their head such that it can't see anything. The bird is labelled "Most professors" and the seaweed "Emails".
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Simon Lewis @simonlewis.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Trumps next move… powerful piece.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Newsflash :
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