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Alex Cool-Fergus
@alexcoolfergus.bsky.social
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Political junkie, mom, EN/FR. Wish I didn't have to be here. Thoughts and memes are my own.
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climatekeith.bsky.social
Reminder to #media for when Pathways Alliance carbon capture ends up on “project of national interest” list so it can bypass environmental laws: 10 First Nations & 2 Métis associations have asked federal govt a full Impact Assessment of this "massive and unprecedented project".
September 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
alexcoolfergus.bsky.social
Among the lessons learned from the ramming through of Bill C5: all that was needed to move swiftly on big transformative infrastructure projects this whole time was political will.

Delay is a choice. Inaction is a choice. Imagine what we could have if politicians put their minds to achieving it. 🧵
June 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
alexcoolfergus.bsky.social
The Canadian Right would be much more successful if they were less obsessed with countering measures that reduce costs for families and pollution nationalpost.com/opinion/look...
FIRST READING: It looks like the Liberals are still planning to ban gas-powered cars
The public hates it and automakers say it's impossible, but Carney government is staying the course
nationalpost.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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carobrouillette.bsky.social
Right problem, terribly wrong solutions. A thread/rant on an excessively disappointing first month of 🇨🇦 Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social's government. 🧵 #cdnpoli
June 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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acguyon.bsky.social
On apprend dans le Toronto Star que le PM @mark-carney.bsky.social serait prêt à abandonner le règlement sur le plafond d'émissions des pétrolières et gazières si le projet de capture et de stockage de CO2 (CCS) de l'Alliance nouvelle voie avance plus vite ... 1/ #polcan #cdnpoli
👉 bit.ly/3Frw2mx
Insiders say Mark Carney could compromise on emissions cap
Once hailed under prime minister Justin Trudeau's leadership as a marquee plank of Canada's climate action under the Liberal government, the proposed emissions cap is also politically contentious, wit...
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June 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
alexcoolfergus.bsky.social
Another summer of firesmoke.ca/forecasts/cu... in my favourite websites. If you don't use this tool yet, bookmark it now.
Smoke Forecast - FireSmoke.ca
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June 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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stand.earth
👑 Our reaction to King Charles III's Speech from the Throne which sets out the Canadian government's priorities, a thread 🪡🧵:

bit.ly/4dFVi50 #CdnPoli #ThroneSpeech
"Canada is at a crossroads which provides massive opportunities to address several crises facing this country at the same time. As Prime Minister Carney moves forward with ‘nation building’ projects, his first priorities should be to incentivize massive investments in renewable energy projects like wind, solar and geothermal, build an east-west electricity grid, and ensure that new homes are built to the highest green standards." -Liz McDowell, STAND.earth
May 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
alexcoolfergus.bsky.social
Here's a fun values test: will the federal government side with BC or Alberta in the push for (imaginary & unlikely to ever be economically viable) heavy crude pipelines off the coast? nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
B.C premier not backing Alberta's proposal to revive Northern Gateway
But B.C. Premier David Eby isn't saying "no" to Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith's pitch to revive the stalled Northern Gateway.
nationalpost.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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brhaley.bsky.social
The crumbling US empire is threatening Energy Star

Time for a made-in-Canada approach?

www.cbc.ca/news/science...
The U.S. plans to cut Energy Star. Could that raise costs for Canadians? | CBC News
If the Energy Star program disappears in the U.S., it could affect the labels Canadians rely on to know what products will help them save on energy bills. While there is a Canadian label administered ...
www.cbc.ca
May 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
alexcoolfergus.bsky.social
So. Many. Hypotheticals. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Edward Greenspon: Mark Carney’s energy tightrope act: can he save Canada’s economy, its environment — or both?
Mark Carney has promised to build. But he has a hard task ahead in balancing emissions and the economy.
www.thestar.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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anniemleonard.bsky.social
Agree, I think of AI as similar to single use plastic. There may be some useful applications- like discrete targeted medical devices - but packaging every damn thing we drink or buy in it wrecks the planet. Maybe AI helps detect cancer in mammograms; cool do that but stop editing my emails.
May 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
alexcoolfergus.bsky.social
The way many (not all!) in media and politics freak out over the "collapse" of EV battery projects, but not a peep on the unproven at scale + eye-watering carbon capture and storage government has been funneling money into for decades with very little to show.
May 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
alexcoolfergus.bsky.social
PM Mark Carney's government must pick a path. At a time when there are evacuations in Manitoba and Northern Ontario, it is irresponsible to increase the expansion of volatile, unnecessary fossil fuel projects. 🧵 globalnews.ca/news/1117981...
Wildfires raging in northwestern Ontario trigger evacuation alerts | Globalnews.ca
Fast-growing wildfires in northwestern Ontario have triggered evacuation alerts, as extreme heat and smoke continue to impact communities near the Manitoba border.
globalnews.ca
May 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
alexcoolfergus.bsky.social
Excited to immediately stop hearing about the demise of the EV in media and uninformed political speeches
cleanenergycanada.org Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · May 14
🔌🔋📈 More than one in four new cars sold globally this year will be an EV, a figure that's set to rise to two in five by the end of the decade, finds a new @iea.org report.

The first three months of 2025 saw #EV sales up 35% over this period last year, setting records in all major markets.
More than 1 in 4 cars sold worldwide this year is set to be electric as EV sales continue to grow - News - IEA
More than 1 in 4 cars sold worldwide this year is set to be electric as EV sales continue to grow - News from the International Energy Agency
www.iea.org
May 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
alexcoolfergus.bsky.social
Accurate reminder.
May 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
alexcoolfergus.bsky.social
Shout-out to @avankoeverden.bsky.social for your appointment as Secretary of State for sport. Your hard work for athletes, including by making sure the places we love are clean and safe, has been essential. Canada has a strong climate champion here🚵‍♀️
May 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
alexcoolfergus.bsky.social
Congratulations @juliedabrusin.bsky.social on becoming the new Minister of Environment and Climate Change! More than ever, we need your strong understanding of renewable energy + how climate policies make our lives better. Looking forward to working with you. 🔆
May 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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carobrouillette.bsky.social
Congratulations to PM @mark-carney.bsky.social’s new cabinet– Canada’s most climate literate cabinet so far. The @canrac.bsky.social Secretariat and its members look forward to working with you to defend 🇨🇦 from the intertwined climate and economic threats. 1/
May 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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jameswsthomson.com
An unreal exchange. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/06/n...
“We are currently experiencing another death in our community, the 43rd in three and a half years,” Copenace wrote. “We simply do not have the capacity to engage in good faith in any way during our crisis.” “Maybe your Reserve is in such bad shape because you’re a terrible leader,” Rivet wrote back to Copenace. “You should resign.”
May 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
alexcoolfergus.bsky.social
Congratulations to my friends working in research, at the CBC, at Environment Canada and in the green economy for not being defunded or cut for political reasons.
April 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
alexcoolfergus.bsky.social
Last night was a real mixed bag for climate champions in Parliament. My heart breaks for those we lost- and I'm celebrating the wins of some solid folks too!
carobrouillette.bsky.social Caroline Brouillette @carobrouillette.bsky.social · Apr 29
#elxn45 results are coming in. Follow this thread along as I track #cdnpoli climate champions who are getting elected to Canada's 45th Parliament 🧵 🗳️👇
April 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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canrac.bsky.social
Prêt.e à multiplier l’impact de ton vote ?

Parle de l’élection à au moins 5 membres de ton entourage et encourage-les à voter le 28 avril!

#ShowUp4Climate #Cestnotrevote
April 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
alexcoolfergus.bsky.social
Last weekend, my partner and I showed up for climate in #Election2025 & voted to protect the people and places we love💚 #ShowUp4Climate
April 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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canrac.bsky.social
Thanks to the dedicated work of youth & civil society, the Youth Climate Corps is making its way into parties' platforms! 💪🎉

The @liberalca.bsky.social, @ndp.ca and @canadiangreens.bsky.social have all made commitments towards a Youth Climate Corps.

See our release with @climateunit.bsky.social ⬇️
Youth Climate Corps makes its way into parties’ election commitments - Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac)
The political parties have now released their federal election platforms, and some have made specific commitments to establish a Youth Climate Corps (YCC), a new federal program to train and employ yo...
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April 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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parismarx.com
So cool reading about fossil fuel executives praising Argentina’s far-right president Javier Milei as an example for Canada and Amazon folks talking about using the cloud and data to justify massive austerity campaigns.
Then there’s the matter of dealing with pushback from within the federal government. “We have a public service union that is resistant to change and risk averse,” said Amazon’s Lukasheh. But she speculated that cloud-based government spending technology would help in removing political roadblocks. “Imagine a scenario where a minister has an iPad or a dashboard in front of him looking at all the programs that exist in the department, what is under-leveraged, what’s over-subscribed, how much money is going to each program,” she said. “And then you’re able to give yourself that political cover as well,” she added, “because when you’re justifying certain policies that you are principled on, you have the hard data that is present to back it up.” The pipeline company executive offered another example that could guide a Poilievre government should the Conservative Party defeat the current Liberal prime minister Carney — Javier Milei. The far-right president of Argentina, widely seen as an inspiration for DOGE, has fired tens of thousands of employees and slashed federal programs, helping drive up the poverty rate and pushing the country deeper into a recession. “So, you know, Milei in Argentina has been very successful at… taking the chainsaw and eliminating things altogether,” Forestall said. Making large decisive cuts to government all at once is definitely the way to proceed in Canada, he added. “Because if you just chip away at it, one year later, it’s all back to where you started,” he said.
April 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM