Geoff Salomons
@groof.bsky.social
Political Science Ph.D. and policy pracademic interested in climate, energy, and the challenges of long term policy problems.
Excited to share the cover and an early endorsement from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social for my forthcoming book, "The Carbon Wave." It's out Sept. 1! Preorders help the book travel further. The book is on sale this week with free shipping at Bookshop. Order your copy today! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
This truly is mind-bogglingly cheap. Pays off arbitraging simple TOU rates. And also opens up a myriad of possibilities to self-power and go off-grid in most of the world. Brave new world…
Adrian Hiel@adrianhiel.bsky.social · 3mo agoCripes. Lidl in Germany having a sale on plug and play batteries. €300 for 2.24 kWh! That is mind-bogglingly cheap. www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/19/l...
It finally happened. My public service career and my seminary degree have crossed paths!
Geoff Dembicki@geoffdembicki.bsky.social · 3mo agoSCOOP: Behind closed doors at a high-level Christian event in Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith said that a new oil pipeline to the BC coast would align with the teachings of Jesus. Read the exclusive story from @marylouisestuart.bsky.social and I in @desmog.com www.desmog.com/2026/05/13/o...
This is really good. I appreciate @davidcoletto.bsky.social being so transparent about how he approaches (and thinks about) polling, and I appreciate Wells for asking smart questions, as always. An important and informative conversation. #cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/paulwell...
The Q&A: "It's getting harder, not easier, to do this kind of work"
Pollster David Coletto on AI, fear of losing everything, and how hard it is to measure the Conservative vote
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Is it weird I’m just as intrigued by the sailboat in the background as I am the spaceship?
Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️⚧️ Uranus Expert@elakdawalla.bsky.social · 4mo agoWhat a great photo just added on the NASA Johnson Flickr page www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2...
Still trying to work out kinks of my website but sharing my takeaway from my time at CERAWeek. TL;DR - what wasn’t being talked about was renewables are the new energy/national security option in an uncertain geopolitical context. geoffsalomons.ca/ceraweek-2026/
CERAWeek 2026 - M + G Advisory
Changing priorities of the Energy Trilemma This past week, I attended CERAWeek as part of the Canadian Government delegation that planned and delivered the Government of Canada’s presence at the confe...
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This our 20th annual #TopRisks report at Eurasia Group. It is a bumper crop in 2026 — the most complex and potentially consequential risk environment in memory. It informs leaders around the world in every sector. We hope it helps you make sense of things. www.eurasiagroup.net/issues/Top-R...
Eurasia Group | The Top Risks of 2026
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In light of other requests of what was your top ten reads this read this year I’ll limit it to a more focused list for those of us that only read around 10 books: 1. What was the most informative read? 2. What was the most fun read? 3. What was the most surprising read?
Looking for some recommendations to add to my 2026 reading list. While I’m predisposed to sci-fi and non-fiction but open to pretty much anything with a good recommendation.
Never before have I seen a policy so effectively operate as a Rorschach test confirming people’s priors as this CAN-AB MOU.
This is a thought that’s gonna fester with me for a while!
Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦@deonandan.bsky.social · 9mo agoThe smartest people in the world today are not focused on solving the world's problems. No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster. I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.
The smartest people in the world today are not focused on solving the world's problems. No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster. I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.
Just piling on with the Goldeneye gifs… Slappers only!
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Vancouver Goldeneyes@pwhlgoldeneyes.bsky.social · 9mo agoA force formed in flight. We are the Vancouver Goldeneyes. 📺 youtu.be/O70QAAAh1NU
And Fox lost its mind when Obama wore a tan suit…
Mike Masnick@masnick.com · 9mo agoExcuse me? So the company the President currently owns is teaming up with a cryptocurrency company to create a prediction market, which will take bets... on things the President himself has quite a lot of control over? Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen. www.ft.com/content/4855...
Heads up #yycbike: 5 of my family’s bikes were stolen from our garage last night 😔. Please keep your eyes open for these bikes and please repost widely. 2019 Rocky Mountain Instinct 2006 Brodie Fury 2008 Trek 1500 2019 Trek Marlin 6 2022 Trek Marlin 5
Tories like Lougheed designed the notwithstanding clause. Tories today need to stand up and defend it against populists like Danielle Smith. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding
The UCP's Bill 2 skirts the legislature and the courts, leaving it up to the public to push back swiftly
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Jared Wesley@jaredwesley.ca · 9mo agoLougheed was a champion of parliamentary supremacy, believing that -- when it comes to the Charter -- legislatures should have the capacity to determine the structure of human rights in Canada. He would have chuffed at Smith's curtailment of debate over Bill 2 as the antithesis of his approach.
456,365 #ForeverCanadian signatures (plus few dozen last minute arrivals). I’m told it’s the biggest petition in Canada’s history. None of this would happen if not for thousands of volunteers and your love for Canada.🇨🇦 Thank you! This is Alberta’s and Canada’s victory.
Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
Finally listened to this podcast about a book I’ve seen everywhere. Turned out it mimics my own phrase “Not my circus; Not my monkeys”. Maybe I can repackage that and become a self-help guru with fun monkey images for my branding! Seriously though, this is a great pod! Keep up the good work!
If Books Could Kill@ifbookspod.bsky.social · last yr.Episode 39: The Let Them Theory The self-help craze sweeping the nation tells you to “let them.” If someone cuts you off in traffic, let them. If your friends are ignoring you, let them. If a popular self-help author plagiarizes your idea and turns it into a book, LET THEM.
