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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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...
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35. Increase, not decrease, capacity for food safety and pathogen surveillance, especially given US erosion of both
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
‘It’s catastrophic’: Experts say U.S. public health rollbacks will impact Canadians
Canadian infectious disease experts are slamming the state of public health in the U.S., after the Trump administration fired the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 22, 2026 at 6:06 PM
35. Increase, not decrease, capacity for food safety and pathogen surveillance, especially given US erosion of both
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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Your Sunday morning podcast is HERE. Fire up that morning coffee and enjoy.
Have a GREAT Sunday!
www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
#ClimateChange #OilWar #EnergyTransition #ElectroStates #PetroStates #CleanEnergy #Renewables #cdnpoli #abpoli #yyc #ElectrifyEverything #ClimateSky #CanadaSky
Have a GREAT Sunday!
www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
#ClimateChange #OilWar #EnergyTransition #ElectroStates #PetroStates #CleanEnergy #Renewables #cdnpoli #abpoli #yyc #ElectrifyEverything #ClimateSky #CanadaSky
Oil Wars vs Energy Transition (feat. Markham Hislop)
What another oil war means for Canada’s future
www.podcastics.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Your Sunday morning podcast is HERE. Fire up that morning coffee and enjoy.
Have a GREAT Sunday!
www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
#ClimateChange #OilWar #EnergyTransition #ElectroStates #PetroStates #CleanEnergy #Renewables #cdnpoli #abpoli #yyc #ElectrifyEverything #ClimateSky #CanadaSky
Have a GREAT Sunday!
www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
#ClimateChange #OilWar #EnergyTransition #ElectroStates #PetroStates #CleanEnergy #Renewables #cdnpoli #abpoli #yyc #ElectrifyEverything #ClimateSky #CanadaSky
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Colorado, one of the 10 most expensive states for homeowners insurance, has had more than 75 billion-dollar disasters since 1980. With climate change–driven extreme weather growing more frequent and severe, state lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reduce damages in the first place.
Climate threats lead to huge jumps in Colorado home insurance rates, and the state is seeking solutions
By one account, average rates in the state jumped 65% in five years
buff.ly
January 31, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Colorado, one of the 10 most expensive states for homeowners insurance, has had more than 75 billion-dollar disasters since 1980. With climate change–driven extreme weather growing more frequent and severe, state lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reduce damages in the first place.
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Wow, imagine trying to steer this
Milkman
Amsterdam, 1953
Milkman
Amsterdam, 1953
January 31, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Wow, imagine trying to steer this
Milkman
Amsterdam, 1953
Milkman
Amsterdam, 1953
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"The real power in America is held by a fast-emerging new Oligarchy of pimps and preachers who see no need for Democracy or fairness or even trees..."
#HunterSThompson #KingdomOfFear #DeathOfTheAmericanDream #America
#HunterSThompson #KingdomOfFear #DeathOfTheAmericanDream #America
January 29, 2026 at 2:06 AM
"The real power in America is held by a fast-emerging new Oligarchy of pimps and preachers who see no need for Democracy or fairness or even trees..."
#HunterSThompson #KingdomOfFear #DeathOfTheAmericanDream #America
#HunterSThompson #KingdomOfFear #DeathOfTheAmericanDream #America
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"For America's invasion of #Venezuela in 2026 though there's the thinnest patina around it being the latest front in the war on drugs just about nobody in the world is fooled by that this time thanks in no small part to President Trump himself, who says its about #oil several times a day." #OilWar
With so many countries taking early steps to becoming #Electrostates rather than #Petrostates, will Trump's #OilWar be the biggest yet or is the larger war the #EndOfOil forever? We hit up Canada's best energy writer @markhamhislop.bsky.social for answers
PODCAST: www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
PODCAST: www.podcastics.com/episode/4019...
Oil Wars vs Energy Transition (feat. Markham Hislop)
What another oil war means for Canada’s future
www.podcastics.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:00 PM
"For America's invasion of #Venezuela in 2026 though there's the thinnest patina around it being the latest front in the war on drugs just about nobody in the world is fooled by that this time thanks in no small part to President Trump himself, who says its about #oil several times a day." #OilWar
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New 24-hour rainfall records were set in places in Dorset, Devon and Cornwall. Setting new records is the new normal in the climate crisis.
Storm Chandra, which pummelled the south-west this week, followed hot on the heels of Storms Goretti and Ingrid
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Storm Chandra, which pummelled the south-west this week, followed hot on the heels of Storms Goretti and Ingrid
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk
As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:36 PM
New 24-hour rainfall records were set in places in Dorset, Devon and Cornwall. Setting new records is the new normal in the climate crisis.
Storm Chandra, which pummelled the south-west this week, followed hot on the heels of Storms Goretti and Ingrid
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Storm Chandra, which pummelled the south-west this week, followed hot on the heels of Storms Goretti and Ingrid
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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The Disruption Dilemma
This is Module 5 in Energi Media's free energy transition training course.
The idea of clean energy "innovative disruptions" is central to our theory of change.
Enjoy.
youtu.be/r-ECM0qRsgo
This is Module 5 in Energi Media's free energy transition training course.
The idea of clean energy "innovative disruptions" is central to our theory of change.
Enjoy.
youtu.be/r-ECM0qRsgo
The Disruption Dilemma
YouTube video by Energi Media
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January 31, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The Disruption Dilemma
This is Module 5 in Energi Media's free energy transition training course.
The idea of clean energy "innovative disruptions" is central to our theory of change.
Enjoy.
youtu.be/r-ECM0qRsgo
This is Module 5 in Energi Media's free energy transition training course.
The idea of clean energy "innovative disruptions" is central to our theory of change.
Enjoy.
youtu.be/r-ECM0qRsgo