Sign in

iiinova is part of the Atmosphere — an open, public network where you own your identity.

Rob Baxter

@b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy
46 followers 10 following 42 posts

Father of two, husband, critical realist, interested in community, sustainability, renewable energy, co-op economics and equity🌱 (he/him) ↙️↙️↙️ [bridged from social.coop/@b5baxter on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy ]

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Rob Baxter
Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 6h
BREAKING: Pete Fry has a HUGE lead in the current vote count at this point over current Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, AND the One City, Greens and Cope progressive council candidates would win all 10 Council seats if the count ended now. Will we see a huge progressive take-over of Vancouver Council?
1526 52
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
Tzeporah Berman breaks up with NDP and backs the Greens. I sense many people are feeling this way, but the polls don't seem to reflect it.
000 0
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
Voted to evict Ken Sim.
010 1
Reposted by Rob Baxter
SolShare Energy @solshare.mastodon.energy.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
The solar panels are on the roof, marking the start of installation for our latest solar energy plant located in Masset, Haida Gwaii. Local community members will have the opportunity to become co-owners of this project. Lean more and sign up at: www.solshare.ca/haidagwaii
phots of pallets of solar panels on the roof of a commercial building
012 2
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
It is good to be with so many supporting Truth and Reconciliation, especially given the recent events involving white supremacists emboldened by political rhetoric.
000 0
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026
seems right: "The press obsession with software-powered doomsday is a misdirection overshadowing a much deadlier reality: our public interest regulators no longer function. " karlbode.com/ai-doomsday-panic-is-c…
karlbode.com
AI Doomsday Panic Is Completely Out Of Control
The press obsession with software-powered doomsday is a misdirection overshadowing a much deadlier reality: our public interest regulators no longer function.
000 0
Reposted by Rob Baxter
SolShare Energy @solshare.mastodon.energy.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026
In the Daybreak boardgame, community ownership of solar energy provides social, infrastructure, climate and clean energy benefits. It does in real life too. This month (September 2026) residents of BC will have the opportunity to become shareholders of two […] [Original post on mastodon.energy]
Photo of playing card from Daybreak board game
021 2
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026
Kids are taking a break from camping and screen time to solve the climate crisis.
Photo of climate solutions board game.
031 3
Reposted by Rob Baxter
SolShare Energy @solshare.mastodon.energy.ap.brid.gy · 17/06/2026
The first stop on our Community Solar tour is June 18th at 7 PM. We will present a film about shared ownership community solar energy in Europe. Shared community ownership allows people who might not be able to install solar energy on their home to sill own […] [Original post on mastodon.energy]
Photo of people and solar array with text about community solar tour.
000 0
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2026
Comment here: council.vancouver.ca/20260520/cfsc2…
000 0
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2026
The Vancouver's municipal ABC party is again caving into the fossil fuel lobby and proposing to eliminate energy efficiency regulations: council.vancouver.ca/20260520/docum…
101 1
Reposted by Rob Baxter
VREC Solar @vrec.mastodon.energy.ap.brid.gy · 06/05/2026
Graphic that reads "We're a proud living wage employer"
001 1
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 26/04/2026
New seperated bike lane painted at 67th and Granville.
000 0
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026
A Giant Space Goat is about to destroy land values in B.C.!! You say, "There is no evidence of Giant Space Goats." But there is also no evidence Indigenous Title will take away fee simple property. So, BEWARE THE GIANT SPACE GOAT!!!
Image of giant space goat eating earth.
010 1
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 19/03/2026
I'm excited to be part of Energy Connections 2026 this year. I'll be joining the Energy Economics panel to discuss how economic drivers, innovation, and market realities are shaping the future of energy solutions. Energy Connections is always a great forum for […] [Original post on social.coop]
Banner for BCSEA Energy Connections event.
012 2
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 08/03/2026
A lot of people here in BC are saying that tomorrow is the last day we will change our clocks. But if the BC conservatives ever get into power, we will have to set our clocks back 50 years.
010 1
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2026
Over the last several years I have often used the phrase "energy transition" to describe the work I am part of. But after listening to a podcast (drilled.media/news/DrillingDeep-Fre…) about the book "More and More and More" ( […]
social.coop
Original post on social.coop
000 0
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2026
It was a rainy day in Vancouver. But if Minneapolis can go out in polar vortex....
010 1
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 24/01/2026
Join Democracy Rising in a protest against Hootsuite's involvement with #ICE. Hootsuite is a #Vancouver tech company providing social media services. Their customers include the Department of Homeland Security and ICE.
Poster says "Hootsuite out of ice, Friday, January 30th 3-5 pm, Hootsuite HQ 111 East 5th Avenue, Vancouver"
0116 11
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 24/01/2026
Great to see another NDP leadership candidate on Mastodon! @avilewis
000 0
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 08/12/2025
Premier Eby just called it the "fantasy pipeline."
000 0
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 29/11/2025
So some industries will end of paying lower (or zero) prices. And other provinces and industries across Canada will also demand that they get the same treatment. The net result might be a net industrial carbon price that is lower.
000 0
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 29/11/2025
Liberal MPs and Liberal supporters defending the Alberta-Ottawa MOU keep pointing to the higher industrial carbon price as a win for climate policy. However, the MOU states that “...the application of Alberta’s carbon pricing system (including pricing and stringency) is adapted to the specific […]
social.coop
Original post on social.coop
100 1
Reposted by Rob Baxter
SolShare Energy @solshare.mastodon.energy.ap.brid.gy · 27/11/2025
Today there was another announcement about more infrastructure that plans to bring more fossil fuels to BC's North Coast. At SolShare Energy we have been listening to the communities and working with them to build shared ownership community projects. We will […] [Original post on mastodon.energy]
Photo of beach on Haida Gwaii.  Text says " While politicians are announcing fossil fuel projects, we are building community owned renewable energy on the North Coast. Details coming soon"
022 2
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 22/11/2025
We might be doing the "cloud" a little different. @koumbit
Drawing of a cartoon originally from XKCD where corporate web services have been replaced with co-op owned hosting and open source source software.
020 2
Reposted by Rob Baxter
SolShare Energy @solshare.mastodon.energy.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2025
We're at the BC legislature talking co-ops and community solar with MLAs
001 1
Reposted by Rob Baxter
VREC Solar @vrec.mastodon.energy.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2025
Looking for forward to speaking with MLAs and government staff about how co-ops help start the clean energy economy in BC and how we can continue to accelerate the transition to clean energy #BCCoopsatthecapital
000 0
Reposted by Rob Baxter
Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
No particular reason
4 strip comic. first frame, we see Horst Wessel and two other storm troopers carrying a large nazi flag. text reads : Horst Wessel was a young storm trooper recognized as a skilled public speaker by the nazi party. he also wrote the song that became the partys anthem and german co-national anthem until 1945. second frame, we see a portrait of Horst. text reads : in 1930, his landlady hired two men who happened to be communists to evict him over unpaid rent and alleged proxenetism. He died in the fight. thrid frame, we see Goebbels speaking in front of a large crowd. text reads : Goebbels, the nazi chief propagandist, had been looking for someone to turn into a christian martyr for the party and drum up enrollment. he turned wessel's funeral into a major propaganda event full of speeches antagonizing leftists. fourth frame, we see the State Farm Stadium with a large banner advertizing Charlie Kirk's funeral. text reads : thinking about him today for no particular reason.
4147932356 4.8K
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2025
Checking my co-op emails while charging a co-op car at a co-op charger. Now posting on a co-op social media site. A better economic system is possible.
001 1
Reposted by Rob Baxter
Harold Jarche @harold.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2025
Controversial B.C. RCMP unit to police opposition to fast-tracked resource projects ⋆ The Breach breachmedia.ca/rcmp-unit-controvers… “At a moment when governments across Canada are ramming through laws that sideline Indigenous rights […]
mastodon.social
Original post on mastodon.social
004 4
Reposted by Rob Baxter
VREC Solar @vrec.mastodon.energy.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2025
"We are currently installing a 160 kW photovoltaic system at Science World in Vancouver. It is part of a larger energy efficiency project led by SES Consulting. @thetyee has a great video profile of this project: thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/2025/08/20/Sci…"
010 1
Reposted by Rob Baxter
Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
BREAKING: “The Ford government’s plan to tear out dedicated bike-lanes from 3 Toronto routes has been deemed to be unconstitutional, according to a ruling by an Ontario court, halting a populist pledge driven by the premier.” This is VERY good, life-saving news for Toronto, and for Ontario cities.
globalnews.ca
Ford government to appeal court ruling which deemed bike lane removal unconstitutional | Globalnews.ca
The Ford government's plans to tear out dedicated bike lanes from three Toronto routes has been deemed to be unconstitutional, halting a populist pledge driven by the premier.
22559107 559
Reposted by Rob Baxter
Nonilex @nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 11/06/2025
Muther f⁕⚠︎ers A 28-yo #pregnant #woman set to give birth as early as next week is speaking out about being detained by #immigration authorities in #California, even after telling agents she was a #UScitizen. Cary López Alvarado lost her balance as agents "shoved her" during her arrest over […]
masto.ai
Original post on masto.ai
2033 33
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 08/06/2025
The third season of Andor is intense.
000 0
Reposted by Rob Baxter
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/06/2025
Today in “silly billboards in my community”. The first is by the very “truthful” (/s) people at LNGfacts.ca. Of course, the word "LNGfacts" does not appear anywhere in the dictionary because it's made up nonsense. Just like the "fact" that LNG “makes […] [Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]
A picture from out a car window shows two large billboards alongside a highway. There are trees behind. The sky is cloudy. The billboard of interest is white with black text that says “LNG MAKES CANADA STRONGER — LNGFACTS.CA”A large and long Telus billboard features their cute-animal inspired yellow budgies on the far left of the billboard and the TELUS logo on the right. In between in two long lines of text it says
“Together, let’s make our communities stronger. Last year alone, our team volunteered 1.5 million hours.”

The “m” in make and “o” in stronger have been spray painted over with blue paint with a “b” and “a” respectively spelling “bake” and “stranger”.A historical photo from around this time last year when I hoisted a large white tarp that said “LIARS - BCLNGBURNS.CA” overtop the large green billboard from Canada Action
110 1
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2025
It is Red Dress Day in Canada. #MMIWG2S "Nearly six years after the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report, the safety of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in Canada has not substantially improved, experts say." via @thetyee […]
social.coop
Original post on social.coop
000 0
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 04/05/2025
A protest song against Elon Musk youtu.be/3lcCrQKBlrI?si=4bCpjBID-C_…
000 0
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 29/04/2025
It has been called - Liberal majority in Canada. Canada rejects the Maple MAGA.
000 0
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 29/04/2025
Cons got more seats in Nfld than 338Canada predicted but most other provinces seem to be on track with the projections. So, it might be a Liberal majority.
000 0
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 29/04/2025
Maple MAGA doing a little better than expected in Atlantic Canada. Hopefully this trend does not continue over the rest of Canada.
010 1
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 06/04/2025
#vanpoli
000 0
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 05/04/2025
Long lineups at Marpole Oakridge to vote for Vancouver City Council by-election. #vanpoli
020 2
Reposted by Rob Baxter
VREC Solar @vrec.mastodon.energy.ap.brid.gy · 19/03/2025
We have started a large commercial solar energy installation in Vancouver. Now is a ideal time for solar energy and battery installations on commercial buildings. There are rebates of up to $50,000 from BC Hydro and refundable tax credits of up to 30% from […] [Original post on mastodon.energy]
001 1
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 21/02/2025
Just felt a 4.7 earthquake centered near Sechelt.
000 0
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 21/02/2025
@MatWright Felt it here in East Vancouver.
000 0
Reposted by Rob Baxter
VREC Solar @vrec.mastodon.energy.ap.brid.gy · 14/02/2025
New study shows solar energy costs are well below other sources. Even with batteries the cost is half as much as fossil fuels. www.intersolar.de/press-release/mar…
intersolar.de
Costs Decrease as Market Dynamics Intensify – Photovoltaics on Continued Course for Growth
001 1
Reposted by Rob Baxter
VREC Solar @vrec.mastodon.energy.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2025
Eight years ago VREC became a certified Tesla Powerwall Installer. At the time the Powerwall offered the best value for home battery energy storage. Over the past year we have been investigating other options for home battery energy storage. For several […] [Original post on mastodon.energy]
Photo of home with a solar energy system, the SMA logo and a heading that reads "I Love The Sun."
000 0
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 28/11/2024
Looks like fossil fuel lobby failed (just barely) to stop the phase out of methane heating in new buildings in Vancouver. #vanpoli
032 3
Rob Baxter @b5baxter.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 28/11/2024
Mayor Ken Sim invokes the "no drop fills the bucket" fallacy to express his support for fossil fuel gas. #vanpoli
111 1