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In the 2010s, we were told new tech would revolutionize transportation. As BMW faces backlash for sticking a Spider-Man ad on its center console, we can see what it really amounted to: cars that collect vast quantities of data on us and which automakers are desperate to use to push ads on us too.
BMW’s in-car Spider-Man ad is a warning sign
We were promised a transport revolution. Instead we got cars tracking us and serving us ads.
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#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with August 2 data - Kingston, London, Peel, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario - Also updated: AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, QC, SK, YT wwater.ca Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
☀️🚗 A car that makes MORE energy than it uses? Clemson engineers, working with BMW, built an ultra-efficient EV with 1,700+ solar cells. For a typical 12-mile daily commute, the team says it can actually produce an energy surplus. The future is looking sunny. ⚡ shrlnk.ca/s/2GF9apds
BMW-backed EV with 1700 solar cells generates more energy than it uses
Clemson University's Deep Orange 17 uses 1,700 photovoltaic cells to harvest surplus solar energy for everyday urban driving.
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ah crap, didn't realize this is all kayfabe to cover for the real beast, suburban lawns. 3 trillion gallons per year. well played, suburban NIMBYs. well played
Holy crap I'm freaked out by how much water these energy-hog factories use! Shut them down! We don't have the water for this! Of course, I'm talking about oil refineries, which use 700 billion gallons of water a year so you can drive your F-150/SUV to Planet Fitness. Oh, that water use is OK?
A new analysis has found that the Saskatchewan government's decision to refurbish its coal-fired power plants could cost as much $46.4 billion over the next 20 years. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Did Sask. pick coal to power its energy future for financial reasons, or political ones? | CBC News
The mayor of Estevan says the city projected it would lose a third of its population without coal. After the provincial government's reversal, it's now planning for a new subdivision.
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MIT can produce the people behind World3, and it can also produce the people behind Kalshi. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US senators urge crackdown on wildfire betting amid warnings of arson risk
Experts say growing trend on sites such as Polymarket and Kalshi could motivate people to start fires to win money
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Over 29,000 Canadians call for U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra to be expelled #Canada Petition launched by Calgary woman to be presented in House of Commons /1 thread www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Over 29,000 Canadians call for U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra to be expelled | CBC News
A petition set to be presented in the House of Commons this fall calls on the government to declare U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra persona non grata and remove him from Canada.
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The costs of this summer's extreme weather are expected to wipe out the EU's economic growth for all of 2026. "The biggest drag is expected to come from people struggling to work in extreme heat." Agricultural output could fall by between 3 and 7 percent. #ClimateChange
Donald Trump's war on Greenland is not being led by the Pentagon but by freebooting MAGA companies looking to steal the resources. Two of the companies involved in this incursion are under the Canadian flag. If it can work against Greenland it will be used against us. youtu.be/do30uAAU6jE?...
THE GREENLAND THREAT & THE CANADIAN CONNECTION
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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The cost of Toronto's Ontario Line has once again ballooned beyond initial estimates to around $34 billion, @andytakagi.bsky.social reports. #OnPoli www.thestar.com/news/gta/dou...
Doug Ford said the Ontario Line would cost $11B. Years later, the price tag has tripled
The 15.6 kilometre line, which will run from Exhibition to the Don Valley, has seen its budget triple since it was announced in 2019.
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“Here’s what we found: Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality. Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality. The relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments.”
Big US-style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it
Pedestrians are more likely to be killed by heavier cars – and even more so if the vehicle is taller, Australian-first research has found.
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Maybe this will finally get politicians to care about climate change: “The brutally hot summer is set to cost the EU economy €180 billion this year — that’s equivalent to roughly 1 percent of GDP, which is all the growth the bloc was expected to generate in 2026, according to new analysis.”
Europe’s scorching summer is erasing its economic growth, says report
Dutch growth is set to be almost entirely wiped out, and France could be pushed into a contraction.
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“AI-driven productivity gains in the oil and gas industry will substantially increase global emissions, according to a report led by two former Microsoft employees, outweighing any potential gains from clean energy.” www.ft.com/content/8f16...
AI will boost oil and gas production more than green energy, report finds
Debate over tech impact on greenhouse gas emissions stoked by latest study
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So glad “Canadian banker daddy and oil Karen” made it into the latest juice video.
the Juice Media@thejuicemedia.com · 2d agoThe Government™ has made an ad about Ai Data Centres, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.
I'm excited to announce this new piece we have in Nature Sustainability, on the question of post-growth and China. To me, this is the important point: post-growth *must* take account of world-system dynamics and should facilitate, not compromise, Southern liberation. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
On the relevance of post-growth in China - Nature Sustainability
Post-growth debates largely ignore China, despite its key position in the world economy, leaving a gap in sustainability discourse. This Perspective examines China’s role in a post-growth transition, ...
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Millionaires tax surges past expectations, once again
The voter-approved surtax has sailed past its $2 billion estimate for another year in a row.
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Ian Carrillo@iansociologo.bsky.social · last yr.Research on "millionaire migration" shows that it rarely happens and that states could raise their top tax rates way higher. www.asanet.org/wp-content/u...
this month's Forces of Production celebrates Summer Vacation by pointing out that, frankly, it's bullshit that the US doesn't have laws on the books requiring employers to provide paid vacation www.forcesofproduction.com/p/pauses-in-...
Pauses in Production
The economy under conditions of summer vacation
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Scientists who compiled data from freshwater surveys around the world reported last year that one-quarter of freshwater animals on Earth are threatened with extinction.
There's a hidden world beneath Ontario's rivers — and it's disappearing | CBC News
Scientists are uncovering the creatures that live in our rivers with techniques like electrofishing and DNA sampling. Here's what they're finding, from mottled sculpins to mayfly nymphs, and why they ...
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"BuT PriVATe OwNErShiP iS MoRE EFFicieNT"
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Jason Hazeley@jasonhazeley.bsky.social · 3d ago£20bn in debt. Losing 23% of its supply to leaks daily. Fuck all new reservoirs. Last year announced 53% increase in bills by 2030. Because we’re paying for shameless greed and arrant bullshit.
“There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life.” ― Alain de Botton
“The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge, and there's no place for it in the endeavor of science.” - Carl Sagan
The Military creates fewer jobs than Health Care, Education, Infrastructure or Clean Energy sectors. Check out the graph alone for an idea of the EXTREMELY poor ROI from military investment over other areas. #cdnpoli #canada #neoliberalism #markcarney #liberal #conservative #ndp #green
PSA: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
