Bentley
@bigclimate.bsky.social
Co-founding member of the @calgaryclimatehub.ca, host of the #ClimateLens podcast, Alberta Regional Organizer for Climate Reality Canada. Posts are my own. #yyc #ClimateChange #ClimateSky
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The road to #Fascism is paved by people telling you to stop overreacting (that's not a Bradbury quote but a fundamental Truth of our time). Many of us called out every step of the path, so many more just lazily sniffed that they "don't pay attention to politics" #Fahrenheit451 #RayBradbury #America
This quote serves equally well for #Fascism as it does #ClimateChange and indeed so much else. It's well past time we got serious and a great many of us, our leadership most of all, remain as frivolous, under-informed & drastically unsuited to the challenge as we've ever been. #ClimateSky
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After fifteen months of intensive reconstruction, the historic Amsterdamsestraatweg in Utrecht has emerged as a markedly greener, safer and more inviting urban thoroughfare—a physical testament to the city’s evolving transport priorities and ambitions for liveability, safety, and economic vitality.🧵
February 2, 2026 at 3:27 PM
After fifteen months of intensive reconstruction, the historic Amsterdamsestraatweg in Utrecht has emerged as a markedly greener, safer and more inviting urban thoroughfare—a physical testament to the city’s evolving transport priorities and ambitions for liveability, safety, and economic vitality.🧵
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How healthy ecosystems can protect small islands from #ClimateChange
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#climate graph by IPCC
#ClimateAction"
How healthy ecosystems can protect small islands from #ClimateChange
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@wokefella.bsky.social @vincentsworkisdone.bsky.social
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@sortoll.bsky.social
#climate graph by IPCC
#ClimateAction"
February 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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How healthy ecosystems can protect small islands from #ClimateChange
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@pinehurstrare.bsky.social @zedneverzee.bsky.social
@wokefella.bsky.social @vincentsworkisdone.bsky.social
@vickyy.bsky.social @suzyqueboy.bsky.social
@sortoll.bsky.social
#climate graph by IPCC
#ClimateAction"
How healthy ecosystems can protect small islands from #ClimateChange
PL RP 🩷💚💙
@pinehurstrare.bsky.social @zedneverzee.bsky.social
@wokefella.bsky.social @vincentsworkisdone.bsky.social
@vickyy.bsky.social @suzyqueboy.bsky.social
@sortoll.bsky.social
#climate graph by IPCC
#ClimateAction"
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Feds slashed farm research. An internal email suggests they don't know what Canada's losing www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/02/n...
Feds slashed farm research. An internal email suggests they don't know what Canada's losing
Senior officials at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) did not know how their decision to close three research stations on the Prairies would impact the department's research program when they an...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Feds slashed farm research. An internal email suggests they don't know what Canada's losing www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/02/n...
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CEO Note: Degooberizing American manufacturing
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Read on: mightyearth.org/article/ceo...
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CEO Note: Degooberizing American manufacturing
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Read on: mightyearth.org/article/ceo...
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CEO Note: Degooberizing American manufacturing - Mighty Earth
American industry is failing to invest in the sort of cleaner production that future-oriented customers are demanding.
mightyearth.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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CEO Note: Degooberizing American manufacturing
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Read on: mightyearth.org/article/ceo...
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CEO Note: Degooberizing American manufacturing
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Read on: mightyearth.org/article/ceo...
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We have family living in a rural area 750 km away. They have an EV that they (usually) take to visit us.
They take it instead of their big pickup truck (even in a Canadian winter). It’s nice.
They take it instead of their big pickup truck (even in a Canadian winter). It’s nice.
I'm definitely not a car guy but it does surprise meI'm definitely not a car guy but it does surprise me given the way we used to talk about climate that people are so negative about good cars that emit no CO2!
February 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM
We have family living in a rural area 750 km away. They have an EV that they (usually) take to visit us.
They take it instead of their big pickup truck (even in a Canadian winter). It’s nice.
They take it instead of their big pickup truck (even in a Canadian winter). It’s nice.
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These Denver-area governments managed to hold on to a $200 million federal climate grant, and are putting it toward heat pumps.
Colorado group looks to boost heat pumps with $200M federal grant
It’s a rare example of a Biden-era climate grant moving forward under Trump — and could grow heat pump adoption across the Denver area.
www.canarymedia.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
These Denver-area governments managed to hold on to a $200 million federal climate grant, and are putting it toward heat pumps.
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38. Don't use US-owned data services, build secure infrastructure here
theconversation.com/microsofts-a...
theconversation.com/microsofts-a...
Microsoft’s AI deal promises Canada digital sovereignty, but is that a pledge it can keep?
As the U.S. government becomes increasingly authoritarian and issues threats to other countries, can Canadians trust U.S. tech companies with their data?
theconversation.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:06 PM
38. Don't use US-owned data services, build secure infrastructure here
theconversation.com/microsofts-a...
theconversation.com/microsofts-a...
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37. Don't redirect big chunks of public research funds to AI and defence (or, as Harper did, fossil fuels)
budget.canada.ca/2025/home-ac...
budget.canada.ca/2025/home-ac...
Budget 2025
Homepage — Part of Budget 2025.
budget.canada.ca
January 22, 2026 at 6:06 PM
37. Don't redirect big chunks of public research funds to AI and defence (or, as Harper did, fossil fuels)
budget.canada.ca/2025/home-ac...
budget.canada.ca/2025/home-ac...
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Keeping it cool
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction to keep it below 1.5° warming!
more📖 www.wwf.org.uk/our-reports/...
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graph via WWF
#climate #ClimateChange #environment #hope #cleanenergy #EndFossilFuels #ClimateChangeIsReal #Klima #ClimateActionNow #renewables #ActOnClimate
Keeping it cool
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction to keep it below 1.5° warming!
more📖 www.wwf.org.uk/our-reports/...
PL RP🩷💚💙
graph via WWF
#climate #ClimateChange #environment #hope #cleanenergy #EndFossilFuels #ClimateChangeIsReal #Klima #ClimateActionNow #renewables #ActOnClimate
January 27, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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Keeping it cool
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction to keep it below 1.5° warming!
more📖 www.wwf.org.uk/our-reports/...
PL RP🩷💚💙
graph via WWF
#climate #ClimateChange #environment #hope #cleanenergy #EndFossilFuels #ClimateChangeIsReal #Klima #ClimateActionNow #renewables #ActOnClimate
Keeping it cool
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction to keep it below 1.5° warming!
more📖 www.wwf.org.uk/our-reports/...
PL RP🩷💚💙
graph via WWF
#climate #ClimateChange #environment #hope #cleanenergy #EndFossilFuels #ClimateChangeIsReal #Klima #ClimateActionNow #renewables #ActOnClimate
Carol Ann Bentley passed away peacefully on January 17, 2026 at 80 years of age due to nearly a decade of dementia, within 111 days after the passing of her lifelong partner Donald. She's survived by her three sons David, Stephen & Derrick, her grandchildren Liam & Ella... medium.com/@stevebentle...
Carol Ann Bentley (April 13, 1945 — January 17, 2026)
Carol Ann Bentley passed away peacefully on January 17, 2026, 80 years of age due to nearly a decade of dementia, within 111 days after the…
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February 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Carol Ann Bentley passed away peacefully on January 17, 2026 at 80 years of age due to nearly a decade of dementia, within 111 days after the passing of her lifelong partner Donald. She's survived by her three sons David, Stephen & Derrick, her grandchildren Liam & Ella... medium.com/@stevebentle...
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Likely the same in many oil/gas zones.
Cleaning up Alberta's fossil fuel industry could cost an estimated $260 billion, internal regulatory documents warn.
The staggering financial liabilities for the energy industry’s graveyard of spent facilities
www.nationalobserver.com/2018/11/01/n...
Cleaning up Alberta's fossil fuel industry could cost an estimated $260 billion, internal regulatory documents warn.
The staggering financial liabilities for the energy industry’s graveyard of spent facilities
www.nationalobserver.com/2018/11/01/n...
Alberta regulator privately estimates oilpatch's financial liabilities are hundreds of billions more than what it told the public
The staggering estimate of $260 billion in financial liabilities for the oil and gas industry’s graveyard of spent facilities were spelled out by a high-ranking official of the Alberta Energy Regulato...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Likely the same in many oil/gas zones.
Cleaning up Alberta's fossil fuel industry could cost an estimated $260 billion, internal regulatory documents warn.
The staggering financial liabilities for the energy industry’s graveyard of spent facilities
www.nationalobserver.com/2018/11/01/n...
Cleaning up Alberta's fossil fuel industry could cost an estimated $260 billion, internal regulatory documents warn.
The staggering financial liabilities for the energy industry’s graveyard of spent facilities
www.nationalobserver.com/2018/11/01/n...
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EVs are big sellers in many countries, from Turkey to Ethiopia, because they're way cheaper to operate. (and they can get low-cost Chinese models.)
February 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
EVs are big sellers in many countries, from Turkey to Ethiopia, because they're way cheaper to operate. (and they can get low-cost Chinese models.)
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If its cold where you are read this
Soaring temperatures, heat at altitude and hot summer nights combine to create one of south-eastern Australia’s ‘most significant’ heatwaves
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Soaring temperatures, heat at altitude and hot summer nights combine to create one of south-eastern Australia’s ‘most significant’ heatwaves
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Day and night, there’s no relief: five ways this heatwave is one of Australia’s worst on record
Soaring temperatures, heat at altitude and hot summer nights combine to create one of south-eastern Australia’s ‘most significant’ heatwaves
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:39 PM
If its cold where you are read this
Soaring temperatures, heat at altitude and hot summer nights combine to create one of south-eastern Australia’s ‘most significant’ heatwaves
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Soaring temperatures, heat at altitude and hot summer nights combine to create one of south-eastern Australia’s ‘most significant’ heatwaves
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This new report proves North Carolina hasn’t jeopardized farmland to become a solar power leader.
Is solar really overrunning farmland? Data in North Carolina says no.
Arrays occupy a “minuscule” share of farmland even though the state is a solar leader, a new study finds — belying claims from the Trump admin and others.
www.canarymedia.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:22 PM
This new report proves North Carolina hasn’t jeopardized farmland to become a solar power leader.
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“For the long-term health & robustness of our wildlife, it’s bad. Wildflowers suffer just as a farmer’s crop that's been washed away. It is difficult to come back from & there are unseen consequences. If caterpillars are washed away, what does it mean for a blue tit who needs to feed their chicks?”
‘It sounds apocalyptic’: experts warn of impact of UK floods on birds, butterflies and dormice
‘It sounds apocalyptic’: experts warn of impact of UK floods on birds, butterflies and dormice
Events such as Storm Chandra take a terrible toll on ecosystems, but nature can be part of the solution for mitigating flood waters
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:34 PM
“For the long-term health & robustness of our wildlife, it’s bad. Wildflowers suffer just as a farmer’s crop that's been washed away. It is difficult to come back from & there are unseen consequences. If caterpillars are washed away, what does it mean for a blue tit who needs to feed their chicks?”
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Hi Greg. If there's a next time with the Climate Hub, come say hello.
And, yes, we journalists are a mouthy lot. lol
And, yes, we journalists are a mouthy lot. lol
February 1, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Hi Greg. If there's a next time with the Climate Hub, come say hello.
And, yes, we journalists are a mouthy lot. lol
And, yes, we journalists are a mouthy lot. lol
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Hi Greg
We have a playlist about Bitumen Beyond Combustion. But I have been reporting and writing about BBC since 2017.
Bitumen as feedstock for materials is the future of the oil sands.
Pass it on.😉
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
We have a playlist about Bitumen Beyond Combustion. But I have been reporting and writing about BBC since 2017.
Bitumen as feedstock for materials is the future of the oil sands.
Pass it on.😉
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Bitumen Beyond Combustion - YouTube
Video series explaining why turning oil sands gooey bitumen into advanced materials instead of gasoline or diesel is the future of the Alberta oil sands.
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Hi Greg
We have a playlist about Bitumen Beyond Combustion. But I have been reporting and writing about BBC since 2017.
Bitumen as feedstock for materials is the future of the oil sands.
Pass it on.😉
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
We have a playlist about Bitumen Beyond Combustion. But I have been reporting and writing about BBC since 2017.
Bitumen as feedstock for materials is the future of the oil sands.
Pass it on.😉
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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I’m just learning about bitumen as a carbon-fibre precursor, a huge value-added possibility that doesn’t even seem to be on the table. They’re blinkered into one tiny vision of one narrow industry. Holy lack of imagination. I guess excessive lobbying does that.
January 31, 2026 at 9:45 AM
I’m just learning about bitumen as a carbon-fibre precursor, a huge value-added possibility that doesn’t even seem to be on the table. They’re blinkered into one tiny vision of one narrow industry. Holy lack of imagination. I guess excessive lobbying does that.
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Thanks Markham, I’ll dig into it. I saw you recently at the Nanaimo Climate Action Hub, going well over your allotted time speaking ;-)
I’ve been quoting you frequently since!
I’ve been quoting you frequently since!
February 1, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Thanks Markham, I’ll dig into it. I saw you recently at the Nanaimo Climate Action Hub, going well over your allotted time speaking ;-)
I’ve been quoting you frequently since!
I’ve been quoting you frequently since!
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Climate change can be brutal.
The more our planet warms, the more extreme heat and extreme cold weather replaces regular mild weather.
A hotter planet brings extreme heat and extreme cold to almost all homes more regularly.
The more our planet warms, the more extreme heat and extreme cold weather replaces regular mild weather.
A hotter planet brings extreme heat and extreme cold to almost all homes more regularly.
February 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Climate change can be brutal.
The more our planet warms, the more extreme heat and extreme cold weather replaces regular mild weather.
A hotter planet brings extreme heat and extreme cold to almost all homes more regularly.
The more our planet warms, the more extreme heat and extreme cold weather replaces regular mild weather.
A hotter planet brings extreme heat and extreme cold to almost all homes more regularly.
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Approx 100 record lows tied or broken this morning. ~11 monthly records broken.
And it seems 1 all-time low in Bartow, FL.
And it seems 1 all-time low in Bartow, FL.
February 1, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Approx 100 record lows tied or broken this morning. ~11 monthly records broken.
And it seems 1 all-time low in Bartow, FL.
And it seems 1 all-time low in Bartow, FL.
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This Administration has been ignoring the constitution for a full year and no one is holding them accountable. They are doubling down on ICE Warrantless Arrests
www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
ICE expands power of agents to arrest people without warrants
An internal memo changed the standard from whether people are unlikely to show up for hearings to whether they could leave the scene.
www.seattletimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
This Administration has been ignoring the constitution for a full year and no one is holding them accountable. They are doubling down on ICE Warrantless Arrests
www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
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36. Stop dumping money into recruiting researchers from outside Canada and instead properly fund our existing research community
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
In Canada, scientists are struggling with stagnant funding
Lackluster growth in federal spending squeezes research community
www.science.org
January 22, 2026 at 6:06 PM
36. Stop dumping money into recruiting researchers from outside Canada and instead properly fund our existing research community
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...