Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 5h"We’re very resource-rich here. And as long as there’s a market for what we produce, we’ll keep producing it. With what we have here, we’re pretty much self-sufficient … so, you know, I think we’ll be fine." Oh... Oh dear. Classic Libertarians. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caA Brexit scholar travelled to an Alberta separatist meeting. Here’s what he took away | CBC NewsMuch of what has transpired in Alberta as the referendum approaches reminds Brexit scholar Ian Cooper of parallels to the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. 000
Reposted by EvanAlex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 6hToronto bike lane removal. When your infrastructure project has huge police protection and the contractors hide the logos on their trucks and gear, you are in the wrong. 9595210
Reposted by EvanHisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 7hRemains highly questionable (at best) whether fundamental infrastructure systems should be run by companies whose 1st priority is profit. This article is good at laying out pros/cons of small municipal utilities vs the large privates. But those are not only options and some cons can be overcome. 0124
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 7hShouldn't surprise anyone. He's from the Trump Lovin' core of the USA hockey program. www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/...tsn.caCanadiens not among 10 teams on Larkin’s approved trade listWhile the Montreal Canadiens faithful expressed their interest in Dylan Larkin on Saturday night, the feeling is not mutual as of now. 000
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 9hSeconded. Give it a year or two and we can compare it the Ontario government's decision to force Toronto to do the opposite. 020
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 9hQuick and easy. Yes it's shady but it's in the forest and it's late afternoon in the picture. 030
Reposted by EvanMom for Ghoulberty👻 @fakegreekgrill.bsky.social · 14/10/2026"It will be easier to terraform Mars than terraform terra" is the kind of genius that only our high IQ, high agency betters can understand. 618634
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Yeah terraforming another planet or living in biosoheres on said planet is definitely easier than doing that here or simply not destroying what we have in the first place. FFS billionaires are the worst. 040
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I'll never understand the glare worries. They're designed to avoid glare by default, it's a major potential source of lost production and this is minimized. Like... Water and snow exist and we don't panic over that. 020
Reposted by EvanM @habpipes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Will it be Scott Moe or Jeremy Harrison that gets the first spot on Bell's board after politics? 1103
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026We love pipelines in SK. We could do some badass district heating in Regina if we piped the datacenter heat. theconversation.com/data-centers...theconversation.comData centers make heat all year long – here’s how the ground can hold onto it until winterRocks deep underground can be used to hold heat until it’s needed. 100
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I feel your pain. Already through a Thanksgiving dinner and a wedding that was half Esteban area. Not exactly the place for a progressive that works in green energy. 010
Reposted by EvanM @habpipes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Power bills are high but dont bring up data centers after just putting out the fact it could power 3 times as many homes as currently exist right now but magically our rates wont be going up. Bell will do it themselves and pay for it.static.klipy.comSure-sure-sureAlt: Sure-sure-sure 252
Reposted by EvanJenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 10/10/20265. Solar is still the cheapest source of bulk electricity in many countries, and the quickest to deploy, and now you couldn't stop it if you wanted to. The limits to PV build in most places that aren’t yet running into saturation effects are grid access and permitting. 110411
Reposted by EvanMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We will need both carrot (incentives for clean energy) and stick (disincentives for fossil fuels) to follow the needed decarbonization pathway. Anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something — probably (directly or indirectly) fossil fuels. 1227575
Reposted by EvanPaul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Look, I hope I'm wrong but I don't think there's going to be a blue wave anywhere near as big as the online centre-through-left commentariat seems to think. Republicans may be unhappy with Trump but you know what makes them spitting mad & gets them out to vote? The thought of Dems winning anything. 151
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I drove for 2 hours yesterday at 100km/h and my time to destination dropped 15 mins... How do people drive regularly in Toronto? I would not last a week wasting that much time in traffic. 000
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026But they have the CHOICE of which ridiculously high rate they want to pay. 000
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"bring your own power" last all of 3 weeks? www.cjme.com/2026/10/09/n...cjme.comNo power plant for Bell AI centre in RM of Sherwood, says interim reeveInterim reeve Ray Orb said the 900MW power plant Bell would have to build for its expansion likely wouldn’t be built in the RM. He instead expected it to be built in a more remote area away from popul... 043
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I want this so badly. www.pv-magazine.com/2026/10/10/s...pv-magazine.comSunbooster secures European patent for bifacial photovoltaic fences - pv magazine GlobalAustrian company Sunbooster has secured a European patent for its bifacial solar fence technology, now protected in 18 EU member states. The company is expanding into France, where it has completed it... 010
Reposted by EvanWill Weldon @oldmanweldon.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Top ten most foreboding sentence I've ever read. 10586001343
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Next he will allow them to charge solar producers, who buy it to avoid NSP, a flat rate to interconnect. 010
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026That I happened vs Toronto seems so strange. They played Chicago and Anaheim earlier this year in Vegas. www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/vegas-g...dailyfaceoff.comGolden Knights fail to sell out home game for first time in franchise historySince joining the NHL in 2017-18, the Vegas Golden Knights sold out all 420 combined regular-season and playoff games at T-Mobile Arena. 000
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I saw a very large number of turkeys just strolling about in fields on my drive this morning. Do they not realize how dangerous that was? 100
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Truly insane backwards step. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caOntario will officially begin removing Toronto bike lanes on Tuesday | CBC NewsOntario will begin removing bike lanes from a stretch on Bloor Street W. in Etobicoke on Tuesday, the Ministry of Transportation says. 110
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Weird. When people had more time (not commuting) and the world slowed down we had sex. "The decrease became sharper between 2017 and 2023, with data showing an average annual decline of four per cent, excluding 2021, when an increase was recorded." www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...ctvnews.caChanging lifestyles may be behind Canada’s near historic low fertility rateCanada’s fertility rate remained at a record low in 2025, while the average age of mothers at childbirth continued to climb, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada. 010
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I'm sure the freedom fighters that were so vocal about their medical autonomy in the pandemic are marching on Ottawa. No? Weird. /S 041
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Really seeing a pattern with the press secretaries in this admin. 010
Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026They're inefficient, expensive, difficult to maintain, adds extra heat to the home instead of insulating it from heat like solar panels, and also makes the roof inaccessible for other roof maintenance tasks without potentially damaging cells in the tiles. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comWhy are more roofs not made of solar tiles?Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels - why have they not taken off? 000
