There's a kind of environmentalist who argues that unless you're going all-in on environmental mitigation, you're not doing enough. I think that ends up fueling doomerism. People say, well I can't get around by bike or bus so I might as well drive a gas guzzler.

Carney vows to fast-track West Coast Pipeline before entire West Coast burns to the ground

Carney vows to fast-track West Coast Pipeline before entire West Coast burns to the ground

OTTAWA - Mark Carney has officially given notice that his government will be designating Danielle Smith’s West Coast pipeline a project of national interest, allowing the massive oil and gas project t...

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Yesterday, I shared my plan to build a transit system that works. A citizen seat on the transit commission, a transit service guarantee, reversing the New Ways To Bus cuts, dedicated bus lanes, and getting transit procurement back on track. Learn more about my plan: www.leiper2026.ca/priorities

I used Skip the Dishes once, several years ago. They fucked up my order, cancelled one item and only gave me a 'credit' after complained. This past weekend, I tried to order from a restaurant in Montreal and they directed me to Skip the Dishes so I tried again ...

An article on the cost of enshittification. Personally, I would pay a sweet premium to any company that dumps AI chatbots and hires actual humans to improve customer service. zine.kleinkleinklein.com/p/business-c...

Stop Enshittifying Yourself

A national survey on the impacts of businesses deprioritizing consumers for growth

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Study Finds Cities That Kept Building Bike Lanes Saw Cycling Continue to Grow After the Pandemic. momentummag.com/study-finds-...

“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

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If you show up to Bluesky without following anyone, you'll be treated to a series of posts about art, music, and dogs. If you show up to X without following anyone, you'll be bombarded with right-wing conspiracies and white supremacist slop. It's weird which one is seen as a "political bubble"

the study

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What we know about ongoing Coldcard hack that's stolen over $100M worth of bitcoin | CBC News

A Toronto-based company that made Coldcard, a bitcoin-only hardware wallet that has been the latest target of a data breach, has reportedly lost $100 million US worth of bitcoin as a result of the ha...

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Electric Buses Point of no return - have gone from 12% to 56% of new city bus sales in Europe in just 6yrs Europe's 2035 target of 100% zero emission bus sales could be reached as early as 2028 Bravo Europe 🇪🇺!

Quick reminder that there is a survey about AI available right now. Pass it around! ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en...

Voici votre candidat néo-démocrate dans Chicoutimi–Le Fjord : Raphaël Émond!

Meet your NDP candidate for Beaches-East York!   Shannon is a longtime community advocate, labour leader, and busy parent. She’s spent 20 years working on social justice, workers’ and housing rights, food security, queer and trans rights, and environmental issues in Toronto.

The story isn't just that batteries are getting cheaper. It's that batteries are getting cheaper while gas is getting more expensive. When the disruptor's costs fall as the incumbent's costs rise, adoption can accelerate far faster than most people expect. #SWB #Bettrification #Renewables

Batteries are getting cheaper while gas gets pricier. Here’s why

The battery boom is accelerating Australia’s shift away from gas.

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Important petition to sign ... tell the govt to stop building pipelines: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

I had a commenter on one of my posts insist that it's impossible that Mark Carney is worse for the climate than Harper was, and having taken the time to respond at length, I thought I should share that as a thread because it's clearly not just one person operating under that false belief. 🧵1/

Keep feeding fossil fuel companies until there is no future for our children and grandchildren. www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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I've had lots of good conversations with Jeff Leiper about transit - he knows what the problems are. I mean, transit is essential in this city - it should be the number one issue in this election! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Sparring mayoral candidates offer competing plans to fix Ottawa's transit woes | CBC News

Transit is becoming one of the fiercest battlefields in the Ottawa mayoral election, with candidates asking a basic question: is direct experience a help or a hindrance?

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Bill Nye knew.

As I received this news today here in British Columbia, the wildfire smoke blankets the sky, our eyes are burning and our kid is complaining of a sore throat from it. And we’re the lucky ones. 🧵 www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Carney government moves toward listing West Coast pipeline as national interest project | CBC News

Canada’s federal government is advancing the process to designate the Alberta government’s proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast as a project of national interest. A notice published in the Canada G...

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"In the Canadian capital of Ottawa, 14% of vehicles were speeding on Katimavik Road last fall while the cameras were in use, but a whopping 80% did in May following their removal." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

What Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut Off

In 2025, Ontario banned automated traffic enforcement. Now the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit has surged, according to traffic data.

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On this day in 1944, the Gestapo found Anne Frank and her family in their Secret Annex. Her diary stands as a warning against hatred and persecution. Eighty years later, we should recognize the warning signs before it’s too late.🙂‍↕️

Montreal does urban design so well - this whole street is 'closed' to car traffic, but of course open to everyone else. Lovely walk.

Important petition to call on the govt to stop building more pipelines! www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

My new favourite cocktail - Fireball sangria!

Quick reminder that the govt wants to hear our opinions on AI! ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en...

Shame on you Canada The last stand for old growth: As the chainsaws close in, land defenders refuse to look away Ancient trees, hundreds of years old to be chopped down with wildlife and entire ecosystem written off as ‘collateral damage’ ricochet.media/indigenous/t...

The last stand for old growth: As the chainsaws close in, land defenders refuse to look away

First Nations elders are once again on the front lines. With the last ancient forests facing imminent destruction, they say industry has written off the trees, wildlife and entire ecosystem as ‘collat...

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Predictable: we took a 40y poorly maintained bus tunnel and stuck an LRT into it with near zero plans for major renewal or reinvestment during said LRT work bc it was cheap and we planned poorly. 1/ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Sorry state of St-Laurent station could eventually shut down its LRT tracks for weeks | CBC News

The City of Ottawa is planning a major rehabilitation at St-Laurent Station that could eventually cause months of service disruptions and shut down the LRT in both directions at the station for severa...

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Pre-Covid, I always thought the 1918 flu memories were just overshadowed by WWI. But now, it’s clearly something about pandemics that just do things to collective memory. I don’t know whether this is unique to modernity but it‘s clear that humans react differently to this type of trauma.