Bruce Winter
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This is the best essay I’ve read to explain how the technical reports about Chinese dominance in electrotech fit with a much broader intellectual reckoning with China’s emergent stature in all global affairs
"We have witnessed not merely the rise of another great power, but a fundamental challenge to assumptions long embedded in Western thought—about development, political systems, and civilizational achievement itself. We simply haven’t yet found the intellectual courage to face it."
The Great Reckoning - The Ideas Letter
The world feels unsettled, as if history itself were changing tempo. The familiar landmarks of the modern age are blurring, slipping away, and the stories we once told ourselves about…
www.theideasletter.org
January 23, 2026 at 8:24 PM
This is the best essay I’ve read to explain how the technical reports about Chinese dominance in electrotech fit with a much broader intellectual reckoning with China’s emergent stature in all global affairs
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2025 was another RECORD-breaking year for the EU energy transition.
🇪🇺 Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the EU electricity mix
🇪🇺 Wind and solar surpassed fossils in 14 of 27 EU countries’ electricity mix
🇪🇺 Solar grew by a record 20% last year
https://loom.ly/Kw4w3rI
🇪🇺 Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the EU electricity mix
🇪🇺 Wind and solar surpassed fossils in 14 of 27 EU countries’ electricity mix
🇪🇺 Solar grew by a record 20% last year
https://loom.ly/Kw4w3rI
January 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM
2025 was another RECORD-breaking year for the EU energy transition.
🇪🇺 Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the EU electricity mix
🇪🇺 Wind and solar surpassed fossils in 14 of 27 EU countries’ electricity mix
🇪🇺 Solar grew by a record 20% last year
https://loom.ly/Kw4w3rI
🇪🇺 Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the EU electricity mix
🇪🇺 Wind and solar surpassed fossils in 14 of 27 EU countries’ electricity mix
🇪🇺 Solar grew by a record 20% last year
https://loom.ly/Kw4w3rI
#Alberta is going into the oil selling business. shorturl.at/wgKH8
It’s taking bitumen in kind and creating a marketing business, using borrowed money.
Just as a China has electrified heavy transportation.
The biggest diesel market on the planet is using less.
It’s taking bitumen in kind and creating a marketing business, using borrowed money.
Just as a China has electrified heavy transportation.
The biggest diesel market on the planet is using less.
The Assumptions That Broke: China, India, and the End of Fossil Growth Models - CleanTechnica
Coal and LNG fell in China and India while BEV trucks surged. The energy transition moved faster than the models predicted.
flip.it
January 23, 2026 at 7:58 AM
#Alberta is going into the oil selling business. shorturl.at/wgKH8
It’s taking bitumen in kind and creating a marketing business, using borrowed money.
Just as a China has electrified heavy transportation.
The biggest diesel market on the planet is using less.
It’s taking bitumen in kind and creating a marketing business, using borrowed money.
Just as a China has electrified heavy transportation.
The biggest diesel market on the planet is using less.
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🥁 India Is Electrifying Faster Than China 🥁
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 22, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Driven by huge growth in solar installations, renewable energy clears another milestone I was told was likely impossible when I first landed in Germany to report on the fledgling Energiewende in 2005
NEW | Wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in the EU power sector 🇪🇺⚡️
Our @ember-energy.org European Electricity Review is out today, showing wind and solar reaching 30% of EU power, compared to 29% for fossil fuels.
Here's what happened in EU electricity generation in 2025 🧵
Our @ember-energy.org European Electricity Review is out today, showing wind and solar reaching 30% of EU power, compared to 29% for fossil fuels.
Here's what happened in EU electricity generation in 2025 🧵
January 22, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Driven by huge growth in solar installations, renewable energy clears another milestone I was told was likely impossible when I first landed in Germany to report on the fledgling Energiewende in 2005
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Paging Alberta
🥁 India Is Electrifying Faster Than China 🥁
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Paging Alberta
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The USA were the only country that invoked NATO article 5 after 9/11. Every NATO nation came to help in Afghanistan. 1,144 NATO soldiers, among them 60 Germans, died during this war.
January 22, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The USA were the only country that invoked NATO article 5 after 9/11. Every NATO nation came to help in Afghanistan. 1,144 NATO soldiers, among them 60 Germans, died during this war.
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French President Macron reported that a Russian shadow fleet tanker under false flag was boarded and detained.
This is the first time a European country took such an assertive role. Germany recently barred a Russian ship entry to the Baltic Sea.
This is the first time a European country took such an assertive role. Germany recently barred a Russian ship entry to the Baltic Sea.
January 22, 2026 at 5:48 PM
French President Macron reported that a Russian shadow fleet tanker under false flag was boarded and detained.
This is the first time a European country took such an assertive role. Germany recently barred a Russian ship entry to the Baltic Sea.
This is the first time a European country took such an assertive role. Germany recently barred a Russian ship entry to the Baltic Sea.
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This is what’s possible if battery storage and data centers work together.
A Texas data center will open sooner thanks to an offline grid battery
While Eolian makes important upgrades to a 100-megawatt battery, the company will lend that grid connection to help CyrusOne’s data center get up and…
www.canarymedia.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This is what’s possible if battery storage and data centers work together.
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“We have to think beyond our own political interests here. We're talking about the structure of a democracy and how for it to be a healthy democracy, there have to be checks and balances,” says one former Alberta justice minister. 👇
Former Alberta justice ministers criticize government for 'unacceptable' conduct
From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/for...
From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/for...
Former Alberta justice ministers criticize government for 'unacceptable' conduct
EDMONTON - Two former Progressive Conservative justice ministers and nearly 30 other lawyers are denouncing Alberta's government for what they say are self-serving legal manoeuvres and "unacceptable" ...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
January 22, 2026 at 1:30 AM
“We have to think beyond our own political interests here. We're talking about the structure of a democracy and how for it to be a healthy democracy, there have to be checks and balances,” says one former Alberta justice minister. 👇
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Great piece from Jeremy that goes beyond the norm on the China energy story.
January 21, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Great piece from Jeremy that goes beyond the norm on the China energy story.
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"As global demand weakens, Alberta producers are among the most exposed," writes Milind Kandlikar and David Boyd in an analysis in The Calgary Herald. "That exposure is magnified by Alberta’s reliance on a single customer. Almost all of Alberta’s oil exports go to the United States."
bit.ly/4qn3OLI
bit.ly/4qn3OLI
January 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"As global demand weakens, Alberta producers are among the most exposed," writes Milind Kandlikar and David Boyd in an analysis in The Calgary Herald. "That exposure is magnified by Alberta’s reliance on a single customer. Almost all of Alberta’s oil exports go to the United States."
bit.ly/4qn3OLI
bit.ly/4qn3OLI
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Robert, I can't see who it is you are responding to, which means I must have blocked them for being boring, persistent, aggressive and wrong. But thanks for jumping to my defence! Of course I don't advocate banning hydrogen - I merely point out its horrendous economics and climate opportunity cost.
January 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Robert, I can't see who it is you are responding to, which means I must have blocked them for being boring, persistent, aggressive and wrong. But thanks for jumping to my defence! Of course I don't advocate banning hydrogen - I merely point out its horrendous economics and climate opportunity cost.
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REMINDER - Join @davidkeith.bsky.social, @shastingssimon.bsky.social, and Ed Whittingham for a live podcast recording in Calgary!
Come for the lively conversation and stay for the beer & chips before and after the show.
Register today: www.energyvsclimate.com/calgary-live...
Come for the lively conversation and stay for the beer & chips before and after the show.
Register today: www.energyvsclimate.com/calgary-live...
CALGARY LIVE SHOW | Alberta's Energy Transition & Economic Diversification | Jan 27 at 5pm
Join David, Sara, and Ed for a live podcast recording!
We’re bringing Energy vs Climate to Canada’s energy capital for a live recording on the topic of Alberta's Energy Transition and Economic Divers...
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January 19, 2026 at 7:16 PM
REMINDER - Join @davidkeith.bsky.social, @shastingssimon.bsky.social, and Ed Whittingham for a live podcast recording in Calgary!
Come for the lively conversation and stay for the beer & chips before and after the show.
Register today: www.energyvsclimate.com/calgary-live...
Come for the lively conversation and stay for the beer & chips before and after the show.
Register today: www.energyvsclimate.com/calgary-live...
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What does the outcome of Mark Carney's visit with Xi Jinping tell us about Carney's thinking about #USCanada relations? My thoughts for the US Canada Observer. christophersands1.substack.com/p/the-carney...
The Carney Doctrine?
Canada’s dealmaking with China reflects the PM’s strategy for U.S. relations
christophersands1.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:59 AM
What does the outcome of Mark Carney's visit with Xi Jinping tell us about Carney's thinking about #USCanada relations? My thoughts for the US Canada Observer. christophersands1.substack.com/p/the-carney...
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🔌💡 "In 2025, nearly all new power added to the grid came from solar, wind, and batteries."
www.fastcompany.com/91474000/cle... by Adele Peters @fastcompany.com
www.fastcompany.com/91474000/cle... by Adele Peters @fastcompany.com
Clean energy is still booming in the U.S. despite Trump's best efforts
New wind and solar power is still growing, even in the face of political uncertainty and the ending of federal policies designed to help grow renewables.
www.fastcompany.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
🔌💡 "In 2025, nearly all new power added to the grid came from solar, wind, and batteries."
www.fastcompany.com/91474000/cle... by Adele Peters @fastcompany.com
www.fastcompany.com/91474000/cle... by Adele Peters @fastcompany.com
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For the first time ever, Texas got more power from solar than coal last year.
Chart: Solar is finally bigger than coal in Texas
Sure, coal had a comeback in 2025. But the year also marked the first time Texas got more power from solar than from the increasingly expensive fossil…
www.canarymedia.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:59 PM
For the first time ever, Texas got more power from solar than coal last year.
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"10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
Your activism will be even more important this year" @rbreich.bsky.social
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Your activism will be even more important this year" @rbreich.bsky.social
substack.com/home/post/p-...
10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
Your activism will be even more important this year
substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
"10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
Your activism will be even more important this year" @rbreich.bsky.social
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Your activism will be even more important this year" @rbreich.bsky.social
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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If you want to learn more, or get involved, check out edmontontransitriders.org/build-brt/
Build BRT – Edmonton Transit Riders
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January 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
If you want to learn more, or get involved, check out edmontontransitriders.org/build-brt/
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This article speaks some honest and blunt about the future of heavy oil in an electrifying world. Canadians are not being told this nearly enough. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Alberta’s oil economy has 10 years before electric takes over. It’s time to invest in the future.
Alberta’s oil economy has 10 years before electric takes over. It’s time to invest in the future.
calgaryherald.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:11 PM
This article speaks some honest and blunt about the future of heavy oil in an electrifying world. Canadians are not being told this nearly enough. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Dr. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has written many powerful works, but this one stopped me dead in my tracks when I first read it. Please take the time, and share widely.
January 12, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Dr. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has written many powerful works, but this one stopped me dead in my tracks when I first read it. Please take the time, and share widely.