Barry McLarnon 🇨🇦
@bdmclarnon.bsky.social
Retired engineer (electrical/communications), frequent N95 user, organic gardener, heat pump owner, green energy + clean air advocate. Like: hiking, canoeing, geocaching, wine, food, music (esp: singer-songwriters), Linux.
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Anything that leads to more fossil fuels coming out of the ground is bad news.
December 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Anything that leads to more fossil fuels coming out of the ground is bad news.
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For the morning crowd: a slow political death lurch. www.brigittepellerin.com/p/the-long-s...
The long slow political death lurch
There’s only one path for Pierre Poilievre to survive, and he’ll never take it.
www.brigittepellerin.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
For the morning crowd: a slow political death lurch. www.brigittepellerin.com/p/the-long-s...
Do as I say, not as I do.
Area man who lost his riding seat and flew 3000 kms to get back into government says people have to answer to their constituents.
December 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Do as I say, not as I do.
My headquarters for awhile this morning after I finished shoveling snow with the wind chill north of -20°C. That's my Kobo e-reader with Ed Yong's excellent book An Immense World within. Alas, the sun never got close to full strength, and soon faded completely.
December 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My headquarters for awhile this morning after I finished shoveling snow with the wind chill north of -20°C. That's my Kobo e-reader with Ed Yong's excellent book An Immense World within. Alas, the sun never got close to full strength, and soon faded completely.
The ring of truth. Better to go from illness to illness than be seen trying to protect yourself and others.
Recent discourse has really cemented for me that many objections to mask wearing are rooted in an insecure kind of masculinity. Wearers seen as 'weak' or 'scared'. This idea is as absurd as calling a soldier weak or scared because he or she chooses to wear a Kevlar vest.
December 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The ring of truth. Better to go from illness to illness than be seen trying to protect yourself and others.
CCS is a scam (delaying tactic), and the MOU was a no-win deal with the devil.
December 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
CCS is a scam (delaying tactic), and the MOU was a no-win deal with the devil.
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By all means, let's burn the planet with these energy vampires for short-term gain and next to zero jobs in automated data centres. Canada can kiss its Paris accord obligations goodbye thanks to Carney's deal with the devil. #ClimatePariah #EnergyTransition
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Capital Power providing electricity to Alberta data-centre builder
Electricity producer’s binding MOU with an unnamed developer a boost to Alberta’s nascent industry
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
By all means, let's burn the planet with these energy vampires for short-term gain and next to zero jobs in automated data centres. Canada can kiss its Paris accord obligations goodbye thanks to Carney's deal with the devil. #ClimatePariah #EnergyTransition
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Brava! Tim Tierney and his ilk are the epitome of what is wrong with this city. The groundwork for this curse upon us was laid years ago by Mike Harris.
Councillor Tim Tierney is wrong about ‘Chronic No-Voters’ in his Ottawa Citizen Op/Ed on Saturday.
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Brava! Tim Tierney and his ilk are the epitome of what is wrong with this city. The groundwork for this curse upon us was laid years ago by Mike Harris.
Smart business leaders put sound economics ahead of political ideology.
Red Texas is a leader in renewable energy deployment.
The state's solar surge proves that the energy transition defies politics.
The state's solar surge proves that the energy transition defies politics.
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Smart business leaders put sound economics ahead of political ideology.
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The effects of the ongoing COVID pandemic are like COVID a̶g̶a̶i̶n̶
This is exactly what happens when a novel seasonal influenza strain meets a population with Covid-induced immune dysregulation; it's not 'like Covid again', it's the ongoing and continuous effects of Covid.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Flu: It is like Covid again, says principal as 170 pupils sick
Confirmed flu cases among adults and children across Northern Ireland have more than trebled in the last two weeks.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The effects of the ongoing COVID pandemic are like COVID a̶g̶a̶i̶n̶
The truth is out there, and there are many nuggets to mine in this wide-ranging piece. Even if you're on a strict doomscrolling diet, make some time to read it.
I am shadow-banned and was also banned-banned over Johnny Cash lyrics. If you like this new article, please share it before Bluesky nukes me for including a cross stitch I made of the movie "Die Hard". Thanks!
The answers to my reader Q & A are up! Topics covered include GOP crimes, Dem complicity, Ukraine, Epstein, the best Christmas movies, and much more! Read here:
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December 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The truth is out there, and there are many nuggets to mine in this wide-ranging piece. Even if you're on a strict doomscrolling diet, make some time to read it.
This very talented fellow needs some bsky love!
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So close to 500
Only takes 4 of you out there
Tell a friend, heck tell 4.
The Sunday Report
So close to 500
Only takes 4 of you out there
Tell a friend, heck tell 4.
The Sunday Report
November 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This very talented fellow needs some bsky love!
It was a black day when we (re)elected this crook. There won't be much left of Ontario by the time he and his wealthy friends are done looting the province, and destroying public services and the environment.
November 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It was a black day when we (re)elected this crook. There won't be much left of Ontario by the time he and his wealthy friends are done looting the province, and destroying public services and the environment.
I know it's a really hard habit to break, but you should think twice, and then think again, before dealing with this predatory company that is a strong supporter of the corrupt Trump regime. Find alternatives!
Watch this video before you do your Black Friday shopping on Amazon.
November 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I know it's a really hard habit to break, but you should think twice, and then think again, before dealing with this predatory company that is a strong supporter of the corrupt Trump regime. Find alternatives!
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“Historians will look back on US raising the white flag on the energy transition as a catastrophic error, putting North America at risk of becoming an island of fossil fuels in an electrifying world.
Canada should take note & choose a better path.”
💯 Life is about choices. Let’s choose to win.
Canada should take note & choose a better path.”
💯 Life is about choices. Let’s choose to win.
New from me, Rick Smith, and Peter Nicholson.
“Our policy advice is pretty simple: Clean up electricity and electrify everything possible. This is the nation-building project Canada needs…”
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“Our policy advice is pretty simple: Clean up electricity and electrify everything possible. This is the nation-building project Canada needs…”
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
New data shows the world is embracing renewable energy. Canada can’t follow Trump’s fossil fuel obsession
North America at risk of becoming an island of fossil fuels in an electrifying world. Canada should take note and choose a better path.
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“Historians will look back on US raising the white flag on the energy transition as a catastrophic error, putting North America at risk of becoming an island of fossil fuels in an electrifying world.
Canada should take note & choose a better path.”
💯 Life is about choices. Let’s choose to win.
Canada should take note & choose a better path.”
💯 Life is about choices. Let’s choose to win.
This piece by Dan Gardner should be required reading for all Canadians.
Since the end of the Second World War, Canada has revolved around the United States like a planet around the sun. Author Dan Gardner argues it’s time for Canada to stop orbiting and start leading. thewalrus.ca/this-is-the-mome...
November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This piece by Dan Gardner should be required reading for all Canadians.
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An excellent made-in-Canada choice for clean air. Highly recommended!
Quiet, 283 CFM CADR and drawing only 8 Watts of power.
Quiet, 283 CFM CADR and drawing only 8 Watts of power.
After some finagling to get the assembly procedure just right we are finally releasing the aluminum bodied POLARIS air purifier, made-in-Canada and based on the open-source design by Zack Deis.
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#airpurifier #indoorairquality #covidisairborne
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#airpurifier #indoorairquality #covidisairborne
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
An excellent made-in-Canada choice for clean air. Highly recommended!
Quiet, 283 CFM CADR and drawing only 8 Watts of power.
Quiet, 283 CFM CADR and drawing only 8 Watts of power.
Back in the days before it was enshittified by Postmedia and I cancelled my subscription, the Ottawa Citizen had some great columnists, one of whom was Dan Gardner. This new piece by Dan is well worth your time to read.
Probably the best, most accurate thing written about modern Canada this year, though I have little faith in Carney. Ingenuity and creative thinking are not his strong points. As for the environment, "Values" seems like a bad joke.
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Let's Go, Canada!
A few thoughts about travel and getting big things done.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Back in the days before it was enshittified by Postmedia and I cancelled my subscription, the Ottawa Citizen had some great columnists, one of whom was Dan Gardner. This new piece by Dan is well worth your time to read.
I don't see the equivalent of Mamdani on the Canadian scene (which is a pity), but I do see a strong parallel between the Democrats and the Liberal Party of Canada in that the latter is also addicted to rich donors and consultants, and is also tacking to the right.
The Democratic establishment's ugly reaction to Zohran Mamdani reveals an unpleasant truth.
They would rather lose elections than change.
The addiction to rich donors and consultants is killing the party. But Mamdani shows a path out. An analysis.
www.salon.com/2025/11/03/z...
They would rather lose elections than change.
The addiction to rich donors and consultants is killing the party. But Mamdani shows a path out. An analysis.
www.salon.com/2025/11/03/z...
Zohran Mamdani knows how to win
Not just in New York — Mamdani's campaign shows how to inspire voters nationwide
www.salon.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I don't see the equivalent of Mamdani on the Canadian scene (which is a pity), but I do see a strong parallel between the Democrats and the Liberal Party of Canada in that the latter is also addicted to rich donors and consultants, and is also tacking to the right.
I live in Ontario and choose green sustainable energy (I have a heat pump, but lack the funds to add solar), but unfortunately, the voters chose a government in 2018 that immediately killed all green energy initiatives, and then compounded that grievous error by re-electing them twice.
If you want expensive power a decade from now (that never arrives on budget), by all means choose nuclear. But if you want cheap power as soon as next year, choose wind, solar and storage. The economics are straightforward. #EnergyTransition
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Ontario power rates to rise on higher nuclear generation costs, conservation spending
Rate jump of 29% partly offset by higher provincial electricity rebate
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November 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I live in Ontario and choose green sustainable energy (I have a heat pump, but lack the funds to add solar), but unfortunately, the voters chose a government in 2018 that immediately killed all green energy initiatives, and then compounded that grievous error by re-electing them twice.
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Mud Lake (west Ottawa), on an afternoon walk today.
October 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Mud Lake (west Ottawa), on an afternoon walk today.
My wife and I flew from Amsterdam to Montreal recently on a full 787, wearing our N95s. As far as I could tell, we were the only passengers wearing any kind of mask. It left me feeling sad about the way we have been manipulated by the powerful elites who worship at the altar of capitalism.
1. I've had a surprising number of conversations about Covid-19 over the past week or so, all sparked by the fact that I was, as always, wearing an FFP2 respirator. People in healthcare facilities, taxi drivers, people on trains and buses.
October 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
My wife and I flew from Amsterdam to Montreal recently on a full 787, wearing our N95s. As far as I could tell, we were the only passengers wearing any kind of mask. It left me feeling sad about the way we have been manipulated by the powerful elites who worship at the altar of capitalism.
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Unfortunately, the decisions of the current Ontario government are not evidence-based, they are directed by powerful special-interest groups, most notably the fossil fuel industry. Renewables are ready now, but investing in new nuclear gives them many more years to keep extracting oil & gas.
“For years, the nuclear industry and the IESO have been saying we’ve got to invest in new nuclear because #wind, #solar, & battery storage can’t provide us with 24/7 reliable power. This [IESO] report says they can,”
says Jack Gibbons, chair of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance.
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says Jack Gibbons, chair of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Unfortunately, the decisions of the current Ontario government are not evidence-based, they are directed by powerful special-interest groups, most notably the fossil fuel industry. Renewables are ready now, but investing in new nuclear gives them many more years to keep extracting oil & gas.