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Past Team Lead, Climate Emergency Unit; author of "A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency"; columnist w/ Canada's National Observer; former social justice think tank director www.sethklein.ca sethdklein.substack.com

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 3h
today's essential read for all Canadians. “Human rights and respect for constitutionally protected Aboriginal rights and title, in addition to Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination, must not be spun as inconveniences to Canada’s economic aspirations,”
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Whose Nation Is Being Built?
Carney’s first “national interest” project is an oil pipeline through Indigenous territories. Consent was not part of the announcement.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The National Post has suggested violence is the way “to deal” with the NDP leader for his outspoken criticism of Israel. Judy notes: "yet no-one in the mainstream media or political class has denounced or even commented upon the piece — except for one Liberal politician, Salma Zahid":
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
These traitorous goofs offered up our FRESH WATER????? Full exposé on these idiot Alberta separatists here: archive.is/rhGUj
Excerpt from the Globe article reads: “A Globe and Mail investigation has found that Republican political operatives were on the ground in Alberta this year to assist the separatist campaign in its bid to leave Canada, while harbouring their own aspirations for the province to secede.
The Globe also found that when Alberta separatist leaders went to Washington to meet with the U.S. State Department, they offered up key assets from the province's resource portfolio, including access to fresh water and royalties on crude oil, in exchange for help transitioning to independence.
Through interviews with The Globe on both sides of the border, people involved in politics, the corporate sector and Alberta's pursuit of separatism have described persistent efforts by figures in the U.S. administration and conservative political establishment to support groups seeking American expansionism and independence for Alberta.”
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Climate crisis is no longer a ‘distant warning,’ UN leader says www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/02/n...
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Climate crisis is no longer a ‘distant warning,’ UN leader says
The General Assembly pledged to help countries threatened by sea-level rise, but many challenges remain.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
An important read here from Judy Rebick:
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The National Post has suggested violence is the way “to deal” with the NDP leader for his outspoken criticism of Israel. Judy notes: "yet no-one in the mainstream media or political class has denounced or even commented upon the piece — except for one Liberal politician, Salma Zahid":
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
An important read here from Judy Rebick:
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Vancouver Public Space Network @vpsn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
After 7 intense rounds, a field of 33 contestants was winnowed down to just one #LastCandidateStanding. Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the winner of the 6th edition of our municipal debate mixer: 🎉 FRANCES BULA!! 🎉 A big thank you to everyone that took part. Congrats Frances!
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Join me in calling on the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to protect our retirement savings with a credible climate plan, responsible investments, and respect for Indigenous rights. Add your name: win.newmode.net/shiftaction/... #cdnpoli #pensions #Climate #Investing
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New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Important BC context from @traceysaxby.bsky.social ...
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Tracey Saxby @traceysaxby.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fun facts: 🔥Since 2007, BC’s climate pollution has decreased by 2.3 million tonnes. 🔥Approved LNG export projects will increase BC’s climate pollution by 21.2 million tonnes by 2035. 🔥This is ten times more pollution than we’ve managed to cut in nearly 20 years.
Trends in BC's greenhouse gas pollution from 1990 to 2023, with two projected futures. Approved LNG projects will increase BC's emissions by 21.2 million tonnes. If we meet BC's climate targets emissions will decrease by 80%. From 2007 to 2023 BC has only reduced 2 million tonnes of climate pollution.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Climate crisis is no longer a ‘distant warning,’ UN leader says www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/02/n...
nationalobserver.com
Climate crisis is no longer a ‘distant warning,’ UN leader says
The General Assembly pledged to help countries threatened by sea-level rise, but many challenges remain.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Join me in calling on the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to protect our retirement savings with a credible climate plan, responsible investments, and respect for Indigenous rights. Add your name: win.newmode.net/shiftaction/... #cdnpoli #pensions #Climate #Investing
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Shift: Action for Pension Wealth & Planet Health @shiftaction.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
CPPIB’s public meetings start in under two weeks. Since the last round, it has dropped its net-zero commitment, put $6B into fossil fuels in 2025 alone, been hit with a climate-risk legal challenge, and still has no Indigenous rights policy.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well worth watching. rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/canadas-fi...
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Canada’s first ‘national interest’ project is an oil pipeline, which means bye bye orcas and hello climate dystopia. And for what?
Listen now | This designation means the oil pipeline can bulldoze past environmental laws, impact assessments, and Indigenous consultation.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 01/10/2026
“Alberta government and the federally owned Trans Mountain Corporation would each own 45% of the pipeline, with … Pembina Pipeline Corporation owning a 10% stake through the construction phase.” Mark Carney said a new pipeline had to be privately financed, but now taxpayers are on the hook again.
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West Coast oil pipeline becomes 1st project designated in national interest | CBC News
The federal and Alberta governments have announced that a proposed pipeline carrying one million barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the B.C. coast has become the first project designated in the nati...
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Conor Curtis @conorcurtis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
'With electrification cutting into a road transportation market that soaks up about 45% of global oil demand, & China electrifying “significantly faster” than the rest of the world, IEEFA says oil demand growth is likely to hit zero in the next couple of years then decline—as the IEA has projected.'
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West Coast Pipeline Won’t Recoup Its $43.7B Cost as Global Oil Demand Weakens
There’s no likely need for Alberta’s proposed West Coast Pipeline, as the rise of electric vehicles and a faster global energy transition drive down future oil demand and prices at a faster rate than ...
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Shift: Action for Pension Wealth & Planet Health @shiftaction.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Canadians are calling for CPPIB to disclose a credible climate plan, end investment in fossil fuel expansion, and respect Indigenous rights. Sign the petition before CPPIB’s upcoming public meetings! win.newmode.net/shiftaction/...
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Shift: Action for Pension Wealth & Planet Health @shiftaction.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is about to host public meetings and answer to Canadians. We imagined how they’re getting ready. youtube.com/shorts/U-2xJ...
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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Gets Ready to Answer Canadians’ Climate Questions
YouTube video by Shift: Action for Pension Wealth & Planet Health
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Great summary Rachel!
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well worth watching. rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/canadas-fi...
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Canada’s first ‘national interest’ project is an oil pipeline, which means bye bye orcas and hello climate dystopia. And for what?
Listen now | This designation means the oil pipeline can bulldoze past environmental laws, impact assessments, and Indigenous consultation.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Huge thank you to Anna Johnston and @sethdklein.bsky.social for their help with this one! WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE: youtu.be/Vn048D3YrOs?...
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Canada’s first ‘national interest’ project is an oil pipeline. Bye orcas and hello climate dystopia!
YouTube video by Rachel Gilmore
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Given all the announcements this week, thought I'd re-issue this piece from last week. The answer BTW is YES! Is Prime Minister Carney a climate denier? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/25/o...
nationalobserver.com
Is Mark Carney a climate denier?
This new form of denialism has our political leaders assuring us they understand and accept the warnings about climate change — but they are in denial about what this scientific reality means for poli...
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
LNG Canada export expansion project gets green light amid economic and climate warnings www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/29/n...
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LNG Canada export expansion project gets green light amid economic and climate warnings
The $33-billion project to double processing capacity at the Shell-led BC terminal would generate economic development and thousands of construction jobs. But analysts and sustainability campaigners w...
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Given all the announcements this week, thought I'd re-issue this piece from last week. The answer BTW is YES! Is Prime Minister Carney a climate denier? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/25/o...
nationalobserver.com
Is Mark Carney a climate denier?
This new form of denialism has our political leaders assuring us they understand and accept the warnings about climate change — but they are in denial about what this scientific reality means for poli...
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 01/10/2026
The oil industry is unwilling to pay for this pipeline because even they know the world is moving away from fossil fuels. This project leaves Canadians bearing all the risks of a bad investment without any of the rewards.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 01/10/2026
The environmental and climate consequences of building a new oil pipeline are extreme, including the threat to endangered Southern Resident orcas.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Building Canada Wrong: Pacific Link oil pipeline is a risky project that will circumvent environmental protection laws Ottawa's designation will let the risky project side-step environmental and health standards and meaningful Indigenous consultation. davidsuzuki.org/press/buildi...
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Building Canada Wrong: Pacific Link oil pipeline is a risky project that will circumvent environmental protection laws
Ottawa's designation will let the risky project side-step environmental and health standards and meaningful Indigenous consultation.
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350 Canada @350canada.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: PM Carney just made it official: the proposed West Coast Pipeline, now called Pacific Link, is the first designated "Project of National Interest." This climate-wrecking project would be a disaster for our communities & our planet. Help us fight back: win.newmode.net/350org/ept #cdnpoli
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Given all the announcements this week, thought I'd reissue this piece from a week ago. The answer BTW is YES! Is Prime Minister Carney a climate denier? sethdklein.substack.com/p/is-prime-m...
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Is Prime Minister Carney a climate denier?
Unpacking “the new climate denialism”
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Given all the announcements this week, thought I'd reissue this piece from a week ago. The answer BTW is YES! Is Prime Minister Carney a climate denier? sethdklein.substack.com/p/is-prime-m...
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Is Prime Minister Carney a climate denier?
Unpacking “the new climate denialism”
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Gonna do my best not to PUKE today but it’s not easy!!!!!!
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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Knowing you're killing the habitability of the planet and doing it anyway is far, far more evil than killing the habitability of the planet because you're too stupid to understand what you're doing.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Very important analysis here from @markhamhislop.bsky.social noting numerous risks beneath yesterday's LNG Canada Phase 2 announcement...
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Very important analysis here from @markhamhislop.bsky.social noting numerous risks beneath yesterday's LNG Canada Phase 2 announcement...
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Next week, unfathomably, marks the 3rd anniversary of the horrific Oct 7th Hamas massacre & 3 years of the monstrous genocide that Israel has inflicted upon Gaza. In my latest newsletter, I offer reflections (with thoughts for fellow Jews in Canada): sethdklein.substack.com/p/on-three-y...
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On three years of genocide and rising antisemitism
Reflections on a different emergency (with thoughts for fellow Jews in Canada)
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nothing to celebrate here. It's a sad day. Combined, LNG Canada Phases 1 & 2 will have downstream carbon emissions roughly equivalent to TOTAL annual domestic emissions for all of BC. Phases 2 will only result in about 240 more permanent jobs. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
LNG Canada to move forward with Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, B.C. | CBC News
LNG Canada says its multibillion-dollar Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, B.C., is going forward, in a move that could double exports of liquefied natural gas from the northern coastal facility to oversea...
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BC Climate Emergency Campaign @bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For 5 years, we have been urging the BC govt to take climate seriously. Yet the needle has barely moved. In fact, BC is going backwards. Today, LNG Canada 2 received its final investment decision. This is a climate & health disaster. Read our latest in @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nothing to celebrate here. It's a sad day. Combined, LNG Canada Phases 1 & 2 will have downstream carbon emissions roughly equivalent to TOTAL annual domestic emissions for all of BC. Phases 2 will only result in about 240 more permanent jobs. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
LNG Canada to move forward with Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, B.C. | CBC News
LNG Canada says its multibillion-dollar Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, B.C., is going forward, in a move that could double exports of liquefied natural gas from the northern coastal facility to oversea...
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Next week, unfathomably, marks the 3rd anniversary of the horrific Oct 7th Hamas massacre & 3 years of the monstrous genocide that Israel has inflicted upon Gaza. In my latest newsletter, I offer reflections (with thoughts for fellow Jews in Canada): sethdklein.substack.com/p/on-three-y...
sethdklein.substack.com
On three years of genocide and rising antisemitism
Reflections on a different emergency (with thoughts for fellow Jews in Canada)
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The UN chief who refused to hush climate change. Lovely tribute here of outgoing UN Secretary-General António Guterres, by @chrishatch.bsky.social. Guterres has been an outstanding UNSG; always insistent on telling the truth about the emergencies we face. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/28/o...
nationalobserver.com
The UN chief who refused to hush climate change
Outgoing UN Secretary-General António Guterres has been outspoken about climate change while occupying his office. The message from his last General Assembly address is a remarkably practical one: we ...
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 28/09/2026
Five years since over 660 organizations added their name to an urgent call for B.C. government action in response to the climate emergency, the state of climate action in the province remains grim, the authors write. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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BC Needs a Real Climate Action Plan | The Tyee
After pressing the province for five years, we’re still coming up short.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Join us September 30 on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation for live coverage with hosts Dennis Ward and Tiar Wheatle. See the latest and learn more here: www.aptnnews.ca/ourstories/r...
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Remembering the Children | APTN News
For 160 years, Indigenous children were taken and put into institutions across Canada. September 30 is a day to remember the children.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The UN chief who refused to hush climate change. Lovely tribute here of outgoing UN Secretary-General António Guterres, by @chrishatch.bsky.social. Guterres has been an outstanding UNSG; always insistent on telling the truth about the emergencies we face. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/28/o...
nationalobserver.com
The UN chief who refused to hush climate change
Outgoing UN Secretary-General António Guterres has been outspoken about climate change while occupying his office. The message from his last General Assembly address is a remarkably practical one: we ...
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Keep going!
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Avi Lewis says Carney’s ‘nation-building’ agenda is trampling workers’ and #Indigenous rights. The federal NDP leader criticized the Liberal government’s push to fast-track resource projects in response to Trump’s trade war. NEW from @justinbrake.bsky.social: ricochet.media/politics/can...
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Avi Lewis says Carney’s ‘nation-building’ agenda is trampling workers’ and Indigenous rights
Speaking in St. John’s, the federal NDP leader criticized the government’s push to fast-track resource projects in response to Trump’s trade war.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is the future. Not more pipelines.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
Ed Miliband to acknowledge Labour’s former stance on Palestine fell short
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Ed Miliband to acknowledge Labour’s former stance on Palestine fell short
Foreign secretary will tell party’s conference ‘we are not here to accept the status quo but to change it’ Ed Miliband will tell campaigners and party members who raised the plight of Palestinians they were right that Labour’s approach had not been enough, saying he was heeding the calls of millions of people by imposing sanctions on Israeli settlements. The foreign secretary will tell the Labour party conference that the government will take more explicitly progressive foreign policy positions under Andy Burnham, and that the UK will be a leader among like-minded countries in a new age of diplomacy. Continue reading...
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Merlin Blackwell of Clearwater🇨🇦 @blackwellmerlin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Garbage humans pulling a garbage move. Move on Garbage… I’m hearing too many “we’re second class citizens in our own country “ stuff. If you’re doing that on First Nations land, you need a lesson in history and in irony.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 27/09/2026
Alberta, Canada, is planning a massive expansion of gas pipelines to power data centres. Read the leaked document that laid this all out, here: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-leak...
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