Mary Stuart (she/her)
@marylouisestuart.bsky.social
Canada editor/reporter @ DeSmog
Wrote about the report for @jacobinmag.bsky.social. jacobin.com/2026/08/clim...
Matt Huber@matthuber.bsky.social · 6d agoValidating new report from Joan Williams & Jared Abbott: "Liberal college grads run 29 pts more supportive of climate change initiatives than working-class respondents—the 4th-largest class gap we found (87% vs. 58%)...[WC] ranked [it] as only their 27th priority (out of 30)."
"The separatist movement is a bit like Mr. Kenney’s big blue truck: a powerful machine, but he didn’t know how to handle it." Great piece from @daniparadis.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Jason Kenney is trying to stop the separatists. But he deserves some blame for their rise in the first place
As premier, he gave vent to some of the grievances that now animate the movement
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Canada is doubling down on fossil fuels as climate-fulled wildfires rage. Read Mitch Anderson's latest below:
As Climate-Fuelled Wildfires Rage, Mark Carney Cuts Emergency Response and Funds Fossil Fuels
The prime minister should consider the potential outcomes of siding with his Bay Street buddies and oil industry bigwigs over climate-beleaguered Canadians.
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NEW: With Carney going all in on fossil fuels during devastating wildfires, how has climate reporting responded? @natashabulowski.bsky.social from @nationalobserver.com & @taylornoakes.com of @desmog.com join the pod to discuss the state of environment reporting in Canada under the mad dash for oil
Climate Reporting Under Carney ft. Natasha Bulowski & Taylor C. Noakes (Podcast)
Carney's fossil fuel love affair inevitably affects climate journalists
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Can I say (and not just because I’m one of the editors) - @desmog.com has been on the right side of history on climate change for decades, taking on significant legal risk to expose Big Oil’s allies. And we’re gonna keep on doing it.
"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt
AI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt.
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As I wrote for DeSmog not long ago, Lutke’s “Build Canada” effort is tied to both Conservative & Liberal party operatives Typical sentiment amongst #Canada’s technocrats #cdnpoli
Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · last wk.The multi-billionaire CEO of Shopify thinks a “good system” is one where the poor don’t get to vote in elections and the rich get to vote several times over. I wish I was kidding. Oh, and guess what? This guy and his pals are trying to influence our politics -- and they're arguably succeeding:
US developer Teton Digital, tied to a failed bitcoin venture, wants to build a massive AI data centre in Alberta. Read more from @manderson98.bsky.social www.desmog.com/2026/07/27/u...
U.S. Developer Tied to Failed Bitcoin Venture Is Proposing Major Alberta Data Centre
Little-known company Teton Digital is pushing an AI project that could release one million tonnes of annual emissions.
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REVEALED: Alberta is considering 20.7 GW of gas data centres, a build-out that could consume 200 billion litres of water. @marylouisestuart.bsky.social asked a global energy expert for his reaction and he described the numbers as "absurdly high." www.desmog.com/2026/07/23/a... @desmog.com
‘Absurdly High’: Alberta Considering Almost 21 GW of Gas-Powered Data Centres
Expert warns that would require 200 billion litres of water and explode Canada’s emissions.
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It was wonderful to have @naomiaklein.bsky.social kick off our 20th anniversary celebration. Left reflecting on the idea that the forces dragging us toward collapse are telling a doomerist story that we should accept, turn away from injustice & hunker down.
Brad Johnson@climatebrad.hillheat.com · 4w agoNaomi in conversation with DeSmog's @marylouisestuart.bsky.social "You are looking at the way that the climate denial machinery is intersecting with rising global fascism. Tech companies have fused with fossil capital."
Naomi in conversation with DeSmog's @marylouisestuart.bsky.social "You are looking at the way that the climate denial machinery is intersecting with rising global fascism. Tech companies have fused with fossil capital."
CBC’s The National last night: Top story is the government announcing a new oil pipeline from Alberta and how it placated BC Then a story on the massive heatwave, storms and flooding in Ontario and Quebec Then a story on huge Manitoba flooding after they also dealt with tornadoes and rain 🫠
DeSmog dug into transcripts from Canadian gas companies' investor calls.... They're hyping AI data centres as the next growth opportunity for their polluting product. Read more from @manderson98.bsky.social www.desmog.com/2026/07/02/c...
Canadian Gas CEOs Are Hyping AI Data Centres to Investors as a Lifeline for Their Industry
Investor call transcripts show that gas companies see the data centre build-out as their next growth sector, even as the energy transition accelerates.
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❗️ NEW: Investor call transcripts show Canadian gas companies see AI data centres as their next growth sector.
Canadian Gas CEOs Are Hyping AI Data Centres to Investors as a Lifeline for Their Industry
Investor call transcripts show that gas companies see the data centre build-out as their next growth sector, even as the energy transition accelerates.
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5 years ago, across a span of only a few months, here in BC we had: a heat event that killed hundreds of people, a wildfire that burnt down an entire town, and rain and flooding that caused catastrophic damage to one of our major highways. Now is not the time to abandon our climate goals, and to
Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · last mo.It’s a national holiday, but I’m working — because Prime Minister Mark Carney made what I’d argue will be one of the most consequential announcements of his time in office yesterday. Canada, under Carney, is abandoning major goals in our fight against the climate crisis. Here's what's going on:
Everybody in the "climate space" (which means everyone on earth...) needs to understand these mind-blowing figures. Google's "total electricity consumption jumped from 31 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024 to 43 TWh in 2025." In ONE year. The AI corporate arms race is eating the world.
Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · last mo.NEW BLOG FOR YOU Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too. A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI: ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g...
Celebrate 20 years of DeSmog, climate journalism that punches way above its weight, register for free at link below @marylouisestuart.bsky.social @naomiaklein.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social luma.com/snaz4qbo
20 years of DeSmog: A celebration of high-impact climate journalism · Zoom · Luma
The world is in the midst of a climate backlash. But DeSmog isn’t backing down. We are celebrating 20 years of high-impact journalism investigating the…
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And who better to trace the boomerang of climate denial with than a climate scientist who has been targeted by deniers and fought back, @michaelemann.bsky.social? Looking forward to our conversation!
“We need informed critics who will tell the labs when we’re failing. And we need moral voices that the incentives cannot bend...[W]e need you to help us see what we, from inside the labs, cannot see," she said at a major gathering funded by oil and gas investors and Trump donors. buff.ly/PKjyuNl
Anthropic Crowdsourced Ethics Feedback at a Far-Right London Confab
Company’s “faith and philosophy partnerships” lead sought “moral voices” for future AI models at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference.
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Honored to be participating in @desmog.com 20th anniversary event on July 8🎂. I'll be joining @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @jimhoggan.bsky.social in a discussion of DeSmog's legacy of two decades of speaking truth to power and pushing back on climate deniers and climate denial: luma.com/snaz4qbo
20 years of DeSmog: A celebration of high-impact climate journalism · Zoom · Luma
The world is in the midst of a climate backlash. But DeSmog isn’t backing down. We are celebrating 20 years of high-impact journalism investigating the…
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I can't wait to ask @naomiaklein.bsky.social about the fossil fuel-AI nexus and her forthcoming book End Times Fascism at our webinar! Register now: luma.com/snaz4qbo
DeSmog@desmog.com · last mo.DeSmog is turning 20! 🎂 Join DeSmog on July 8th – along with special guests @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @michaelemann.bsky.social and Jim Hoggan – as we look back on two decades of climate accountability wins and reflect on how we can usher in the end of climate obstruction. RSVP: buff.ly/ujMMGga
DeSmog is turning 20! 🎂 Join DeSmog on July 8th – along with special guests @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @michaelemann.bsky.social and Jim Hoggan – as we look back on two decades of climate accountability wins and reflect on how we can usher in the end of climate obstruction. RSVP: buff.ly/ujMMGga
❗️NEW❗️ A quarter of the board that manages Canada's largest pension fund has direct ties to the fossil fuel sector.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s Concerning Growth in Fossil Fuel Ties
The addition of the Canadian Natural Resources Limited director expands fossil fuel representation on the board overseeing nearly $800 billion in retirement savings, as CPPIB faces scrutiny over its…
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🔴 NEW - The Trump Donors, Reform-Backing Billionaires and Oil Companies Funding the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship The conference has played host to Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch, and an array of MAGA figures this week. 📝 @unearthednews.bsky.social & @writesbright.bsky.social
Revealed: The Trump Donors, Reform-Backing Billionaires and Oil Companies Funding the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
A high-profile conference for right-wing activists gathering in London this week has been funded by a host of American fossil fuel interests, major Trump donors, and billionaires who have bankrolled U...
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NEW: Trump’s Energy Secretary Says ‘Cold Is Larger Killer’ During Record European Heatwave Chris Wright, a former oil and gas executive, urged the UK to embrace fossil fuels at Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London. 📝 @adambarnett.bsky.social www.desmog.com/2026/06/23/t...
Trump’s Energy Secretary Says ‘Cold Is Larger Killer’ During Record European Heatwave
Chris Wright, a former oil and gas executive, urged the UK to embrace fossil fuels at right-wing Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London.
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Remember the news that the CPP is funding destructive fossil fuel projects in Canada and the US? Taylor Noakes reports on how a quarter of the board that manages the fund now has ties to Canada's fossil fuel sector.
DeSmog@desmog.com · last mo.❗️NEW❗️ A quarter of the board that manages Canada's largest pension fund has direct ties to the fossil fuel sector.
Why Carney's "Canada Strong" fund will never be Norway's sovereign wealth fund from @manderson98.bsky.social www.desmog.com/2026/06/16/w...
Why We Can’t Have Nice Things Like a Real Sovereign Wealth Fund
Carney’s “Canada Strong” fund exposes the nation’s resource kryptonite: leaving critical decisions to local governments captured by industry interests.
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AI is fossil capital accumulation: One of govt's stated top “public policy benefits” of constructing data centres is creating new markets for Canadian fracked gas producers, w/ build-out of vast electricity-consuming data centres providing markets for Canadian energy. thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
Federal Adviser Says Data Centres ‘Provide Markets’ for Gas | The Tyee
Boosting energy production is one of the top ‘public policy benefits to Canada’ of data centres, says internal government document.
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Documents obtained by @greenpeaceca.bsky.social: One of the big 'benefits' of AI data centres, according to Carney government, is a bigger market for fossil gas www.desmog.com/2026/06/11/m...
Mark Carney Advisor Says AI Data Centres ‘Provide Markets’ For Gas
Boosting energy production is one of the top ‘public policy benefits to Canada’ of data centres, internal Privy Council document explains.
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