Snitkicker 🇨🇦

@snitkicker.bsky.social

Kicker of Snits, walker of walks, cooker of dishes, victim of cats 🇨🇦 Retired Canadian father of one with roots and copious family in the UK. Living in Metro Vancouver with my wife and 2 rescue cats. I'm not subject to the whims of your invisible sky daddy

Nobody is talking about the true failure of our time: Advertising. I attempt to read articles and inform myself whilst dodging endless pop-up ads, banner ads, etc. which block 75% of my screen and still somehow everyone needs my email address and personal info otherwise they will all go broke.

“According to the finance ministry’s calculations, the cost to society of trips by car is close to one euro/km. On the other hand, every km travelled by bike yields societal gains of 60 euro cents thanks to the health benefits of cycling, transport efficiency gains, & lower infrastructure spending.”

Copenhagen Cycling Revolution: Lessons for Cities

Close to two-thirds of the city’s residents commute by bike to school or work every day.

theprogressplaybook.com

@theguardian.com 🇺🇸 A new 3,000-panel #solar power farm in Colorado is cooling the land and turning a profit as local farmers raise #crops and #livestock. The microclimates of the solar array also keep fresh berries and vegetables from scalding in the summer heat.

On a Colorado farm, solar panels bring shade for plants, power – and cash: in pictures

More than 3,000 solar panels power Jack’s Solar Garden, cool the land and help it turn a profit

theguardian.com

Wolfers: "The most important thing for the Canadians to understand now is there is literally no such thing as a deal anymore. The value of a piece of paper signed by this president is ZERO. Therefore,you should give up ZERO to get it" 🎥 Credit CBC News ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🍁❤️

Spouse at Costco: “want to go look at the Dead Mike section while I grab some toilet paper?” Translated, this means the deli and prepared foods section of Costco because that is all I would eat if he up and died and left me to fend for myself.

Beyond lithium: how sodium-ion batteries could change the world. Batteries based on sodium ions are entering mass production. Batteries based on sodium promise to be cheaper, safer and much more environmentally friendly than lithium-ion cells. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Beyond lithium: how sodium-ion batteries could change the world

Batteries based on sodium ions are entering mass production. Some researchers say they could ultimately be a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium in electric cars and other energy applications.

nature.com

Pornainen, Finland (pop 5,000) is now heated by a silo of crushed soapstone. I spoke to CNBC about it. 100 MWh, charged when power is cheap, emissions down ~70%. Days to weeks of storage, no critical minerals. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/25/f...

Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery

A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.

cnbc.com

Kids playing road hockey on the brand-new Gordie Howe International Bridge 🏒🇨🇦 Canada celebrated the opening the only way we know how with hockey on the deck of the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America. Built by Canadians, paid for by Canadians.🤝🇨🇦 🎥 Gray_Mackenzie on 𝕏 🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦

Have you guys heard about Jimothy, the raccoon who was born with a shortened spine? He's famous in Seattle and, as of late, worldwide. Someone created a theme song for him, and it's awesome. I love this little fella. I might start calling my dog Libby (Mooch) "Libbothy."😆

#Laos did something no other country has tried: it banned the import of new gas and diesel passenger cars outright. As of June 1, only new cars legally entering the country are electric. Hence the “100%” electric import figure in June electrek.co/2026/07/22/l... #ElectricVehicles #ActOnClimate

This country went 100% electric vehicles overnight with a drastic approach

Laos suspended gas and diesel car imports through 2026, making nearly every new imported car electric. Here's the drastic policy behind the shift.

electrek.co