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Nick De Groot

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Nick De Groot @jvcdg.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Rays if hope…https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/a-quarter-of-eu-power-came-from-solar-for-the-first-time-in-june/
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A quarter of EU power came from solar for the first time in June | Ember
The EU saw a record share of power from solar in June 2026, making it the EU's largest single source of power for only the third month ever.
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Waterfront for All (Toronto) @waterfront4all.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Join us June 24 at 7 pm for our Speaker Series #24 "The Cost of Uncertainty: #BBTCA (jets) Expansion Proposal" Free. Online. Guest Speakers include Ken Greenberg (more to come) RSVP with this link: www.waterfrontforall.ca/cost_of_unce... - [ #Waterfront4All, #NoJetsTO, #YTZ, #Toronto ]
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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
War is exposing the real risk of fossil fuels. 🛢️ Supply shocks → price spikes → economic chaos. Now countries are accelerating the shift to renewable, local energy. ⚡ That’s the real “energy superpower” of the future: shorturl.at/1V1HW #WorldNews #EnergyTransition
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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Instead of pouring resources into climate-wrecking infrastructure, Canada should be expanding clean energy grids and supporting resilient, low-carbon communities. Carney: fast-track climate solutions, not fossil fuels. act.gp/43IU1p8 #NoNewPipelines
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Fast-track climate solutions, not fossil fuels
Add your name to tell Carney that Canada’s “nation-building” projects should create green energy and affordable homes.
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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 21/03/2026
The world is adding 1 GW of solar every HALF DAY. In 2004, that same 1 GW took a whole YEAR. That’s exponential S-curve disruption. Next up: 🔋 Storage explodes 🚗 EVs accelerate 🛢️ Fossil demand gets squeezed Sales tell you what’s happening. Capacity tells you what wins.
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Nick De Groot @jvcdg.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Looking for some querky insights on Toronto. Look no further! www.instagram.com/reel/DV13M_B...
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Marc Watkins @marcwatkins.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
OpenAI wants universities to invest in educational AI at scale, but students already live inside a free AI ecosystem that universities cannot control. That was the unresolved problem hanging over OpenAI’s 2026 Education Summit. open.substack.com/pub/marcwatk...
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OpenAI's Education Pitch Has a Free Version Problem
OpenAI wants universities to invest in educational AI at scale, but students already live inside a free AI ecosystem that universities cannot control.
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MikeroneNiner @mikeroneniner.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
#Toronto ! #bikebreath on tour! Seriously tho bike breath visit a city they clearly love & know well. Visiting cool bike shops like #dismountcycles & riding around the city. Love #bikebreath there videos are always super ‘up’ & positive. 🚲♥️ 🇨🇦 ps Toronto foodies & coffee heads they know the spots !
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Why We Love Riding Bikes In Toronto | Alt Bike Shops, Ride Reports, and Food Quests
YouTube video by Bike Breath
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Bluesky: the Canadian sports app
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
We are making it easier for Canadian drivers to charge their EVs by building a national charging network. No matter where you are in Canada, charging your car should be as simple as filling your gas tank.
News article that reads: Ottawa plans to add 8,000 new electric vehicle charging ports in Canada
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
“The climate scientists we surveyed were unambiguous: current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world – and could undermine the very foundations of economic growth.” This should be THE story everyday.
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Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
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Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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Abdoulaye Diack @diack.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
This took several years and I'm so happy it is finally out. We just released an open-source dataset of nearly 2M African speech records for speech recognition and vocalization (27 languages). Blog: blog.google/intl/en-afri... Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2602.02734 Dataset: huggingface.co/datasets/goo...
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WAXAL: A Large-Scale Multilingual African Language Speech Corpus
The advancement of speech technology has predominantly favored high-resource languages, creating a significant digital divide for speakers of most Sub-Saharan African languages. To address this gap, w...
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
These courses are bringing Mi’kmaw language back to N.L. #Newfoundland #Labrador www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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These courses are bringing Mi’kmaw language back to N.L.
When Dean Simon started learning Mi’kmaw as a hobby 10 years ago, he didn’t have a weekly language course to guide him through — so he made one. Now, the Ktaqmkuk Mi’kmaw Fluency Project is seeking to...
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Nick De Groot @jvcdg.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Concerning.
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Ciarán Cuffe @ciarancuffe.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Breakthrough of the year? Renewable energy www.science.org/content/arti...
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Marit Stiles @maritstilesndp.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Stopped by my favourite florist in Davenport, Hills Florist, to pick up some flowers for my daughter! Ninety-three years in the neighbourhood, and truly woven into this community. Thank you, Melissa and Laura!
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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Really interesting research showing that while ultra-specialization in a single discipline might lead to better results early in one’s career, multi-discipline training and practice pays off big time in the long run. This applies to a range of professions from scientists to athletes and more
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Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...
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Nick De Groot @jvcdg.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Good news Q3 Global Power Report: No fossil fuel growth expected in 2025 | Ember
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Andrew Baker 🇨🇦 @abakern7.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
#LetsGoBlueJays #Game6 #WorldSeries I’ve waited 32 years for this moment. Another chance for a World Series victory for the Blue Jays.
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a baseball player getting ready to swing his bat in front of a banner that says post season
Alt: Vladimir Guerrero Jr swings his bat and watches the ball fly over the fence in this gif
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Mark J @colsportsguy.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Gausman is emphasizing the K in Kevin early. Let’s go Blue Jays!
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Keerthika Uthayakumar @keerthikau.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Raptors get outscored 39-25 in the third quarter, give up 26 points on 81.3% shooting in the paint.
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Granite Geek NH @granitegeeknh.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
New England just set a new record for wind power. 1,332 MW. That's almost 10% of the total system load at the moment. If we'd been building offshore wind for a decade, as was planned, it would be so much more. .... sigh ...
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DCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Yes! Nice! Harbord is finally finished! 🙌 #BikeTO
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Nick De Groot @jvcdg.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on the climate crisis: green energy is booming – but fossil fuels need to shrink too | Editorial
Editorial: The planet is nearing dangerous limits. Yet progress on clean energy shows what’s possible. With political will, cooperation can still avert the worst of the climate crisis
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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
A cautiously optimistic result on AI and disinformation. A week before 2024 UK elections 13% of all voters used AI to ask about political topics. A randomized trial found this may be good: using AI led to similar gains in true knowledge as doing web research, regardless of model & prompt used.
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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
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Nick De Groot @jvcdg.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Good news! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Global investment in renewable energy up 10% on 2024 despite Trump rollback
Growth rate slightly lower than previous first-half years but sector still strong and resilient, experts say
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide. As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire. End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
257. The Commission recommends that all Member States:
(a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip;
(b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide;
(c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law;
(d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide;
(e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:
(a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants;
(b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Yet more evidence from @ember-energy.org that the global roll out of 'electrotech' is accelerating fast and will push fossil fuel demand into structural decline very soon. www.businessgreen.com/news/4519025...
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Study: 'Electrotech' growth to push fossil fuel demand into terminal decline by 2030
Impact of clean energy and transport technologies on fossil fuel demand set to be far higher than initially predicted, think tank claims
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Nick De Groot @jvcdg.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Some reason for optimism..https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/09/Slidedeck-The-Electrotech-Revolution-PDF.pdf
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 22/08/2025
The week beginning Aug 4 was the most dangerous, tragic week of RFK Jr’s tenure yet. A Lancet Editorial outlines why—unpacking a movement that seeks to discredit mainstream medicine and portray institutions and experts as enemies, not partners. tinyurl.com/4zppw6ay
Cover of The Lancet's August 23, 2025 issue. Quote on cover reads: "Either through incompetence or disinformation, the actions of this movement pose the greatest threat to the health of Americans and millions of people globally."
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Riding bikes is 10X more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. And that’s just the climate emissions. Doesn’t include the massive public & personal cost difference, the air & noise pollution difference, the massive space difference, etc, etc. Via @theconversation.bsky.social
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Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities
Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.
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Nick De Groot @jvcdg.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Record number of EVs registered in western Europe across last quarter
Nearly 600,000 BEVs hit the road as carmakers such as Renault and Stellantis attract more price-sensitive buyers
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Kea Wilson @keawilson.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
I don't think it's a coincidence that so many mayoral candidates are running on platforms that unapologetically promise to give people great mobility options besides driving — and they're winning their primaries by *massive* margins. Wrote about urbanism as a campaign issue in Seattle & beyond.
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Katie Wilson's Success in Seattle Shows Again that Urbanism Is A Winning Campaign Issue — Streetsblog USA
The transit advocate's strong early performance in Seattle's mayoral primary is rekindling a national conversation about the power of bold transportation reform to win at the ballot box.
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Shannon Osaka @shannonosaka.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
One of the craziest S-curves I've seen for electric vehicles -- from Nepal. Great reporting by @lydiadepillis.bsky.social and Bhadra Sharma www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/b...
This chart says "China's neighbors are quickly adopting electric vehicles" and shows a dramatic S-curve for EV adoption in Nepal, starting at far less than 10 percent in 2020 and ending at over 70% adoption in 2025.
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Nick De Groot @jvcdg.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Good news indeed!
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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 08/07/2025
Battery storage just hit a watershed moment: $51/kWh in China, down 30% in 12 months. While fossil fuels get slower & pricier, batteries are getting cheaper and better. This isn’t a trend—it’s now a rupture. Solar + storage is now the default for new energy. Everywhere. ⚡📉 #BESS #EnergyTransition
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“Watershed moment:” Big battery storage prices hit record low in huge China auction
Huge China auction delivers another stunning fall in battery storage prices. It is being hailed as a potential tipping point for “round the clock” renewables.
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Dianne Saxe @diannesaxe.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
For 80 years, Harbord Street Bakery has distinguished itself as a treasured institution of downtown Toronto, serving generations of families, including my own. Congratulations on this incredible milestone!🎂🥳🎉 @harbordstreet.bsky.social @uoft.bsky.social #Toronto #Unirose #explorebloorannex
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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
The state of research on AI and education from controlled studies: Growing evidence that, when used as a tutor with instructor guidance, AI seems to have quite significant positive effects. When used alone to get help with homework, it can act as shortcut that hurts learning. Still early days.
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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
In September, 2024, physicians working with AI did better at the Healthbench doctor benchmark than either AI or physicians alone. With the release of o3 and GPT-4.1, AI answers are no longer improved on by physicians Error rates appear to be dropping for newer AI models. openai.com/index/health...
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Nick De Groot @jvcdg.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Great result! Canada 2-1 USA: Concacaf Nations League .
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Nick De Groot @jvcdg.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
More insights on the use of AI in the workplace . open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
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The Cybernetic Teammate
Having an AI on your team can increase performance, provide expertise, and improve your experience
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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
"This Isn’t About Policy. It’s About Pandering." I'm grateful to @spacing.bsky.social for once again giving me the stage and space to make the necessary noise in response to this court decision. The fight isn’t over. h/t @uoftcities.bsky.social #BikeTO #VisionZero spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
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OP-ED: A deadly decision - Spacing Toronto
In a disappointing but unsurprising turn, the Ontario Superior Court denied an injunction to stop the Ford government from ripping out Toronto’s bike lanes before a full legal challenge can be heard i...
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Ember @ember-energy.org · 13/03/2025
🌞 Africa’s solar market is set for a major surge in 2025! New annual solar installations are projected to increase by 42% in Africa this year, says new report by the Global Solar Council and @rockymtninst.bsky.social www.globalsolarcounc...
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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Metrolinx finally gave an opening date for the lond delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT which will be September 2025. Let's hope it doesn't have all those crazy breakdowns Ottawa's Confederation Line experienced. #TTC #TOpoli #ONpoli www.thestar.com/news/gta/egl...
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Eglinton Crosstown LRT finally has an opening date, according to sources
Though it may be closer to completion than ever, this isn’t the first time the beleaguered LRT line was slated to open.
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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Will Bluesky reach 33 million users today? We're slightly more than 14,000 away from this target. The user count in this image says 32,985,837 as of 7:40 AM Eastern Time.
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