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CyclingStan

@meandmybikes.bsky.social
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Hi, I’m here to ride bikes and work hard. Digger of holes. He/Him

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please don’t assume anything, Alberta. Vote against the Russian and American-fuelled separation self-sabotage. Send a strong message to the rest of Canada that we’re in this together. Foreign actors want you to vote for your own Brexit or Trump… or to help them win by just staying home.
bbc.com
US and Russia fuelling separatist debate in Canada, new report says
Researchers warn that foreign actors are meddling in the Alberta separatist movement in ways that threaten Canada’s "democratic integrity".
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Far from taking pride in it, the men who killed this magnificent animal should be deeply ashamed. That swift, sleek, wonderful monster, flashing with holographic colours, reduced to a dead black lump. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
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Monster 282kg tuna landed in Brixham is 'heaviest ever' catch
Giant £4,000 Bluefin tuna caught off Devon coast could be heading to Michelin-starred restaurants
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VAW Glaciology @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Switzerland's glacier report 2026 is out. Swiss glaciers have lost 5% of their ice volume this year. Only the last 5 years accounted for nearly 20% of the total ice loss across Switzerland. The numbers are devastating. Full report → doi.glamos.ch/pubs/annualr...
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is better energy journalism than you'll see in most Canadian newspapers today -- and certainly anything coming out of Postmedia in Alberta. I've yet to see any of the talking heads and industry spokespeople actually confront it. energi.media/markham-on-e...
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LNG Canada Phase 2: The $33-Billion Bet on Asian Demand
LNG Canada Phase 2 is a $33-billion bet on Asian demand, Qatar recovery and a historic wave of new global LNG supply.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Turns out we don’t have to invoke weapons of mass destruction when talking about ocean heat uptake. The ocean absorbed a record-breaking 23 zettajoules of heat last year, equivalent to 40 times the energy used by humanity. It’s not going to end well.
theguardian.com
World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
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David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is important but difficult reading. “We cannot fully explain why Alberta OHS abdicated its important responsibilities in response to the largest outbreak of COVID-19 in Canada. We can say that political pressure, deference to public …. 1/3 assets.nationbuilder.com/parklandinst...
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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 16/09/2026
I've been asking this for over a year. Google is an ad business. When your 40-80% wrong AI summary doesn't drive clicks to advertisers, why would they continue to advertise. In my old job I bought (a small amount) of Google placement. I would not spend a cent there now.
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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Glaciologist @matthias-huss.bsky.social shows that the centre of the Great Aletsch glacier in Switzerland (the biggest in the Alps) lost 6 meters(!) of thickness just this summer. "No words...", he adds on LinkedIn.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 07/09/2026
climatecasino.substack.com/p/125-millio...
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bikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I know it isn't necessarily a substitute but I am so grateful for the visionaries who established Calgary's multi-use pathway network and also grateful to Parks for continually expanding it to now over 1000kms. Dreeshen ain't ripping that out.
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bikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The headline implies individual Canadians can somehow insulate themselves from this certain DEATH by doing what?...recycling?...flying less?...buying an EV? The only way out of this certain doom is to end billionaires. Make them extinct. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Canadians should prepare for a 5 C hotter future, report warns | CBC News
The federal government's new report summarizing the latest science on climate change warns that under current climate policies, the impact on Canadians will likely be "far from benign."
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The bicycle is a simple solution to some of the world’s most complicated problems.
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Historical patterns and sustainability implications of worldwide bicycle ownership and use - Communications Earth & Environment
High bicycle ownership does not necessarily correlate with high bicycle use, with substantial health and environmental gains possible by worldwide pro-bicycle policy implementation, suggests a global ...
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#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"Chubascos y tormentas" in Ibiza last night, and this morning we have five shipwrecked climate refugees sleeping in our living room *I kinda figured it would come to this
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CyclingStan @meandmybikes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Also one of them is pushing to mess up fresh water for southern AB, one of them isn’t.
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Clean Energy Wire | CLEW @cleanenergywire.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
World’s seas have hit hottest temperature on record for July, say scientists Average sea surface temperature outside polar regions was highest on record for July, beating previous high in 2023
theguardian.com
World’s seas have hit hottest temperature on record for July, say scientists
Average sea surface temperature outside polar regions was highest on record for July, beating previous high in 2023
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Mike Flannigan @mikeflannigan.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
corrected post This is our climate change reality. BC is at the sharp end of the climate change spear in terms of fire in Canada. Graph below shows annual area burned in BC 1950-2026. Top 6 years have been since 2017 and BC has experienced more area burned during 2017-2026(red) than 1950-2016(green)
annual area burned in BC 1950-2026. Recent years data from ciffc
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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Explosive climate-fueled increase in wildfires in British Colombia, West-Canada.
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Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Mer de Glace 1992 | 2026 Largest French glacier, 32 years ago and today! 😭 Glacier retreat 100% due to anthropogenic activity over this period! 📷 via @MiguelMorenatti
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#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
*Pepper-spray drones, the civilianized, nonlethal Gray Zone *Now available in schools, because "won't somebody think of the children" www.theguardian.com/education/20...
theguardian.com
Several US schools to install pepper-spraying drones to respond to school shootings
Company supplying drones said Ukraine-war inspired effort, where technique was effective in face of Russian attack
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This is what you get when a Canada goose loves a greylag goose.
A hybrid goose, a cross between a Canada goose and a Greylag goose, stands in profile on a paved bank beside a body of water, displaying a distinct blend of traits from both parent species. Showing its Canada goose ancestry, the bird features a long, dark brownish-black neck, a dark tail, and a pale cheek patch near the base of its face reminiscent of the classic white chinstrap. However, inherited from its Greylag heritage, its body is covered in heavily scalloped, light brown and buff plumage, paired with pinkish-tan webbed feet and a pale pinkish-orange bill instead of the solid black bill and feet of a Canada goose. These intermediate features create a unique middle ground: its head pattern is more speckled and smudged than a pure Canada goose, its neck is slimmer than a Greylag's, and its bill coloration bridges the gap between the black bill of one parent and the bright orange-pink of the other.
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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Oooooops we did it again Melting in #Greenland ...and today is even warmer #ClimateCrisis #cryosphere #Metacrisis
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Scoop! After years of the UCP making it out that there was o specific budget for "Your Province, Your Premier", it turns out that Albertans are paying A LOT! Like almost $10,000 a month a LOT! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
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The cost of "Your Province, Your Premier"
Albertans are paying almost $10,000 a month for Danielle Smith's radio show...
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Danielle Smith began talking about doubling Alberta's oil production as far back as 2024, when Trudeau was still PM. The ambition hits differently in the Carney era, where pipelines and climate policy rollbacks are on the federal agenda. By me: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ANALYSIS | Danielle Smith wants to double Alberta oil production. Can she bring back the boom? | CBC News
A new West Coast pipeline is stoking industry excitement. But oilsands giants may be wary of spending big to grow, analysts say.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 16/07/2026
Thanks, @zekehausfather.com h You're the best. I'll take the Over on 3.6°C for $1.
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Pique Newsmagazine @piquenews.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
B.C. warned of 'significant wildfire event' in coming days, as lightning raises risks
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B.C. warned of 'significant wildfire event' in coming days, as lightning raises risks
"This is absolutely the time to be diligent in this province."
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
"Bottom line, we're likely to see oilsands emissions continue to rise over the next five, 10, 15, 20 years...Nothing that's been announced ... suggests that there's a real attempt to constrain oilsands emissions and see them reduce over time." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Oilsands emissions on track to outpace reductions from Pathways project: economist | CBC News
Increased oilsands production from a new pipeline to the West Coast would lead to an average of 20 megatonnes in new emissions per year, the Canadian Climate Institute projects.
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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The pleasant indoor climate is ensured, on the one hand, by keeping the sin out. But the ceiling elements – made from local earth without concrete – also help to maintain the balance. Fotos: Nabil El Schami
Ramned earth ceiling elements in the makingRsmmed earth ceiling element flying inFinished product, nice timber earth space
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Timeline cleanse: American pikas calling to each other in the Canadian Rockies. Sound on to hear the loud “MEEP!” made by these potato sized alpine mammals. They’re way off under those cliffs but the calls travel. *this is likely a niche post, but it’s one of my favorite sounds in the world.
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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 01/07/2026
As thousands of people are dying of unprecedented heat every day, fire are taking everywhere, mark fucking carney days we can't afford to cut oil & gas emissions and we need to actually increase them. Fuck you you useless coward.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
It's extremely hard to take these supposed tech leaders seriously when they post stuff like this. This isn't rocket science. Trudeau was elected in late 2015, not late 2013 as this chart tries to argue. And yet. #cdnpoli
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#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
*Memestock Uber Alles *Is it even "manipulation" when every player involved already KNOWS it's manipulation *Everybody's the Trumpist VIP insider, nobody thinks they're "retail"
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#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
*I don't think this is an "AI Industry" problem. We live in a networked world cram-full of fanatics with rage-bait and hyperimaginations, and there's no fact-checking. *We used to HAVE fact-checking. Nobody likes it medium.com/@doctorow/ht...
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Criticizing the everything machine
It slices, it dices, it even makes paperclips!
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Bike Lane Uprising @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
The driver that doored Riley didn’t have car insurance, was driving on a suspended license, was parked in a no-parking zone, and opened his door in Riley’s path without looking. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/06/b...
chicagotribune.com
Bicyclist killed in Bridgeport crash was CDOT employee devoted to bike infrastructure
A day after his death in Bridgeport, colleagues remembered Riley O’Neil as devoting his life “to making cycling better and safer,”
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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
SSTs 07.06.2026 Temperatures explode higher in the central #Pacific HERE WE GO Here comes the massive #ElNino ACTION...finally After months of 💤💤💤💤💤 #ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The WHN was kind enough to republish our piece originally published in the Tyee in March. If you haven’t had an opportunity to read it yet, now’s your chance. The other co-authors @dickzoutman.bsky.social and @smbilodeau.bsky.social whn.global/hcws-have-di...
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HCWs have died and been disabled. Laws should have prevented this. - WHN
A version of this article was originally published in the Tyee on March 27th, 2026 By Dr. Joe Vipond, Dr. Dick Zoutman, Dr. Stephane Bilodeau It was just going to be another routine day for a geriatri...
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 02/06/2026
Breaking News! Code Yikes! The latest CERES data for March just dropped and the planet is now at its fastest rate of heating since January, 2024. Over the last 12 months Earth warmed at a rate of about 13.16 Hiroshimas per second, or about 1.14 million Hiroshimas per day.
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#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
"In short, AI does not automatically eliminate entire professions, but it does destroy those parts of work that can be described accurately enough to be automated." *Wow, what a development. It's a mass purge of anybody whose work accomplishes anything objectively useful that can be measured
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Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
IMPORTANT: “The city’s own math shows sprawl comes with a massive bill. A cost-of-growth study found outward growth would cost the city more than $10 billion additional dollars compared to a future in which it chose to grow through infill.” Via @nationalobserver.com #Calgary
nationalobserver.com
Calgary’s housing rollback could make costly sprawl harder to avoid
Calgary says it wants more housing and less costly sprawl. But by rolling back rules that made infill housing easier, critics say the city may be pushing growth outward — where every new road, pipe an...
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CyclingStan @meandmybikes.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
If a pipeline is at 40% capacity for 50% of its lifespan is it really at 20%? Maybe we can get some undersea power cables sending solar and hydro at some point, or is everyone too focused on burning things.
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 20/05/2026
First things first after the mid terms. Impeach Convict & Imprison Apologize to the world Reverse every trump era law Revert all corporate taxes to the Revenue Act of 1950 Education education education Manufacturing revolution Social reform Eliminate environmentally harmful subsidies
Bison crossing Soda Butte Creek
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Whatever else we think about how Prime Minister Mark Carney is doing — and I’ve had no problem at all applauding him on a number of things — it’s undeniable that he’s been terrible so far on the #ClimateAction file, one of the most important leadership responsibilities of ANY national leader. #truth
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Bentley ****TALK CLIMATE**** @bigclimate.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Your regular reminder Canada has far & away the longest coastlines of any country on earth and through #Offshore, #Tidal and #EnergyStorage alone we could power our entire country forever. How's that for a #MajorProject PM @mark-carney.bsky.social? #MarkCarney #cdnpoli #EnergyTransition
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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 25/04/2026
This fucker has one planned for Alberta as well.
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#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
*Well, it's gonna be fun to watch this next fossil-shock from here in Europe *Assuming, that is, that the solar panels on the roof will keep the screens lit up
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Kian Goh @kiangoh.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The AMOC collapsing could be among the worst news ever, but you wouldn't know it from our collective thoughts and actions right now. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought
Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Alberta's methane regulations aren't up to snuff. @climatemamaclaire.bsky.social @forourkidsalberta.bsky.social www.pembina.org/blog/alberta...
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Alberta’s updated methane regulations still lag behind federal rules | Pembina Institute
Just days after announcing an agreement-in-principle to participate in an outcomes-based methane equivalency process, Alberta released minimal updates to its methane regulations.
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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 11/04/2026
The number of orphan wells in Alberta will almost double this year. The money the province makes industry set aside to clean them up will rise by only 7 per cent. That’s a problem. #abpoli buff.ly/A4d2yxf
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#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
*I've been imagining that ever since the first curdled smoke from flaming Mexican jungles floated over my doorstep in Austin, Texas #climatecrisis
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#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
"Now I've got claws and a harness!!"
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#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
*Quite likely ALL fossil-fuel tankers will become "ghost tankers," because, after all, the entire fossil-fuel racket is a horribly damaging, bloody, kleptocratic, multinational criminal enterprise by its very nature *They're like giant "cocaine submarines" www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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US-sanctioned tankers pass Strait of Hormuz despite US blockade, data shows
A Chinese tanker sanctioned by the United States ​passed through the Strait of Hormuz on ‌Tuesday despite a U.S. blockade on the chokepoint, shipping data showed.
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