Darius Snieckus 📎
@dariussnieckus.bsky.social
Journalist writing on the global energy transition for Canada’s National Observer: https://bsky.app/profile/nationalobserver.com. Views expressed my own.
Feels the hashtag is autochthonous…
#notgoingtohappen
#notgoingtohappen
‘Not going to happen’: First Nations threaten to end Carney’s pipe dream
The Canadian PM’s breakthrough oil deal with Alberta cost him a cabinet minister and will still face stiff opposition
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Feels the hashtag is autochthonous…
#notgoingtohappen
#notgoingtohappen
“This MOU is nothing less than a high risk and deeply irresponsible agreement that sacrifices Indigenous peoples, coastal communities, and the environment for political convenience,” says Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the UBCIC.
‘The answer is no and always will be’: UBCIC on Alberta-Canada MOU
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) says it’s against the MOU signed Thursday morning to build a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“This MOU is nothing less than a high risk and deeply irresponsible agreement that sacrifices Indigenous peoples, coastal communities, and the environment for political convenience,” says Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the UBCIC.
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Tar sands have a good claim to be the most polluting form of oil on the planet
So sad to see the once-green Carney approve a pipeline, enhancing output, over to Canada's west coast
www.ft.com/content/29e0...
So sad to see the once-green Carney approve a pipeline, enhancing output, over to Canada's west coast
www.ft.com/content/29e0...
Mark Carney agrees to new pipeline project to bolster oil exports to Asia
Canadian PM’s deal with premier of Alberta is condemned by environmentalists and indigenous groups
www.ft.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Tar sands have a good claim to be the most polluting form of oil on the planet
So sad to see the once-green Carney approve a pipeline, enhancing output, over to Canada's west coast
www.ft.com/content/29e0...
So sad to see the once-green Carney approve a pipeline, enhancing output, over to Canada's west coast
www.ft.com/content/29e0...
Canada, the reckoning cometh … www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
The world is splitting between petro and electro states, and Canada risks being left in the dust
The most important takeaway from this year’s UN climate summit isn’t in the agreement — it’s that the world is splitting into fossil fuel and clean energy states, leaving Canada at a fork in the road ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Canada, the reckoning cometh … www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
‘Decarbonized oil’ anyone? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/n...
BREAKING: Alberta gets its way in deal with Ottawa
A newly signed memorandum of understanding gives Alberta almost its entire list of demands, from the removal of regulations to the fast-tracking of a pipeline.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
‘Decarbonized oil’ anyone? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/n...
A propos of ‘nothing’… Provincial governments’ projected oil and gas revenue reductions in next decade, as per Carbon Tracker:
85% in Alberta, from $153bn to $23bn
72% in BC, from $47bn to $13bn
78% in Saskatchewan, from $16bn to $3.5bn
C. 100% in Newfoundland and Labrador, from $4.4bn to $300m.
85% in Alberta, from $153bn to $23bn
72% in BC, from $47bn to $13bn
78% in Saskatchewan, from $16bn to $3.5bn
C. 100% in Newfoundland and Labrador, from $4.4bn to $300m.
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A propos of ‘nothing’… Provincial governments’ projected oil and gas revenue reductions in next decade, as per Carbon Tracker:
85% in Alberta, from $153bn to $23bn
72% in BC, from $47bn to $13bn
78% in Saskatchewan, from $16bn to $3.5bn
C. 100% in Newfoundland and Labrador, from $4.4bn to $300m.
85% in Alberta, from $153bn to $23bn
72% in BC, from $47bn to $13bn
78% in Saskatchewan, from $16bn to $3.5bn
C. 100% in Newfoundland and Labrador, from $4.4bn to $300m.
As Ottawa and Alberta today announce their “grand bargain” deal on a new #oilandgas pipeline, read @nationalobserver.com’s deep dive on the real - and economically far superior - alternative: a Trans-Canada clean power grid… www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
The quiet tax break that could charge up plans for a Trans-Canada clean power grid
Ottawa and Alberta are expected to strike a 'grand bargain' Thursday that would hinge on a new pipeline being built to boost oil and gas exports from the BC coast. But clean economy advocates say ther...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
As Ottawa and Alberta today announce their “grand bargain” deal on a new #oilandgas pipeline, read @nationalobserver.com’s deep dive on the real - and economically far superior - alternative: a Trans-Canada clean power grid… www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
Only 20 Canadian companies have put their namea to the @climatepledgearena.com … twenty… www.theclimatepledge.com/us/en/Signat...
Net-zero carbon by 2040
We see a connected world where technology, business, and collaboration can crack the climate crisis, meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement 10 years early.
www.theclimatepledge.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Only 20 Canadian companies have put their namea to the @climatepledgearena.com … twenty… www.theclimatepledge.com/us/en/Signat...
N95s at the ready - if you own one / believe in masks …
Trump EPA gives the middle finger to all air-breathers in Pittsburgh www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
N95s at the ready - if you own one / believe in masks …
Methinks they do protest too much …
When the company at the heart of the AI Boom/Bubble has to issue a memo assuring investors that it's not Enron it doesn't leave you with a warm and fuzzy feeling about our economy
Been wondering about this exact thing for months, and not just with Nvidia. None of the numbers work; the revenues don't come close to the wild-ass valuations anyway, and the whole thing is a self-dealing ouroboros of like a half-dozen companies buying and selling to each other.
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Methinks they do protest too much …
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When the company at the heart of the AI Boom/Bubble has to issue a memo assuring investors that it's not Enron it doesn't leave you with a warm and fuzzy feeling about our economy
Been wondering about this exact thing for months, and not just with Nvidia. None of the numbers work; the revenues don't come close to the wild-ass valuations anyway, and the whole thing is a self-dealing ouroboros of like a half-dozen companies buying and selling to each other.
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
When the company at the heart of the AI Boom/Bubble has to issue a memo assuring investors that it's not Enron it doesn't leave you with a warm and fuzzy feeling about our economy
China a waiting market for Canadian LNG? Demand has slumped this year, with Chinese buyers opting for deliveries of the super-chilled fossil fuel via pipeline from Russia and Central Asia rather than pricey seaborne cargoes from further afield. Think again, Mr Carney, fore it’s too late …
China’s LNG Imports Set to Drop for 13th Month, Kpler Data Show
Seaborne shipments of liquefied natural gas to China in November are set to drop for a 13th straight month on an annual basis, extending a slump in purchases as domestic output and piped imports remai...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
China a waiting market for Canadian LNG? Demand has slumped this year, with Chinese buyers opting for deliveries of the super-chilled fossil fuel via pipeline from Russia and Central Asia rather than pricey seaborne cargoes from further afield. Think again, Mr Carney, fore it’s too late …
As Canada rests on its old hydroelectric laurels, countries including Japan are creating the next generation of hydropower technologies: sponsored.bloomberg.com/article/japa...
From Water to Watts: How Japan Is Powering Hydro Innovation
Japan pioneers hydro innovation with osmotic power and a new model of hydropower engineering to lead Asia’s energy transition.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
As Canada rests on its old hydroelectric laurels, countries including Japan are creating the next generation of hydropower technologies: sponsored.bloomberg.com/article/japa...
And here I was like any good GenX worrying about flesh-eating piranha - and / or quicksand - being my greatest mortal threat …
‘Mind-blowing’ population of feral goldfish in Ottawa pond to be euthanized | CBC News
The City of Ottawa is preparing to euthanize a school of invasive goldfish in a stormwater pond near the Central Experimental Farm — though a local fish scientist warns the city may be vastly underest...
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
And here I was like any good GenX worrying about flesh-eating piranha - and / or quicksand - being my greatest mortal threat …
In 2017, when he was running the Canadian arm of Malaysian oil giant Petronas, Mark Fitzgerald cut a “small" cheque for a Calgary startup developing a “very early-stage” geothermal technology. Now he’s running that company. Read on at @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/20/a...
Why a former oil exec is going all-in on geothermal
Mark Fitzgerald, a former Petronas executive, has exited the oil industry after more than 35 years and joined Eavor Technologies as the Calgary-based startup flips the switch on a pilot project using ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
In 2017, when he was running the Canadian arm of Malaysian oil giant Petronas, Mark Fitzgerald cut a “small" cheque for a Calgary startup developing a “very early-stage” geothermal technology. Now he’s running that company. Read on at @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/20/a...
Developers of a hugely ambitious plan to build a transatlantic power line connecting Canada and Europe are set to announce first “strategic investors,” marking a major step forward for the $30bn-plus megaproject. Read @nationalobserver.com for the full story: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/n...
Canada-Europe green power line secures first ‘strategic investors'
The NATO-L interconnector — a 4,000km-long power line that would link Canadian Maritimes to the western EU — is progressing, with its first investors set to be announced early next year, according to ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Developers of a hugely ambitious plan to build a transatlantic power line connecting Canada and Europe are set to announce first “strategic investors,” marking a major step forward for the $30bn-plus megaproject. Read @nationalobserver.com for the full story: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/n...
O Canada where are thou?
More than 80 countries at Cop30 join call for roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out
Countries from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Pacific and Europe plead for transition to be central outcome of talks
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
O Canada where are thou?
We are squandering our true natural resources - wind/solar/tidal - and doubling down on our global CO2 emissions, at home from upping oil & gas output and in those nations buying it to fuel fossil-fired electricity. The dishonour today of #Fossiloftheday at COP30: climatenetwork.org/fossil-of-th...
Fossil of the Day at COP30 - Climate Action Network
Discover the Fossil of the Day, the daily 'award' given to countries that do the most to block progress at the UN climate negotiations.
climatenetwork.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
We are squandering our true natural resources - wind/solar/tidal - and doubling down on our global CO2 emissions, at home from upping oil & gas output and in those nations buying it to fuel fossil-fired electricity. The dishonour today of #Fossiloftheday at COP30: climatenetwork.org/fossil-of-th...
Every revolution has its costs. The latest @irena-official.bsky.social report underlines: 91% of new renewable projects are cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives and not only reduce emissions but also drive economic growth and social benefits … www.irena.org/News/pressre...
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Every revolution has its costs. The latest @irena-official.bsky.social report underlines: 91% of new renewable projects are cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives and not only reduce emissions but also drive economic growth and social benefits … www.irena.org/News/pressre...
Canadian hydropower generation totalled 341.8 million MWh in 2024, 4.9% lower than in 2023 and 3.5% lower than the five-year average going back to 2019 — and is not going to get better anytime soon: www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/8...
Hydropower Is Getting Less Reliable as the World Needs More Energy
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Canadian hydropower generation totalled 341.8 million MWh in 2024, 4.9% lower than in 2023 and 3.5% lower than the five-year average going back to 2019 — and is not going to get better anytime soon: www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/8...
Climate risk is capital risk. Point final. But then this isn’t news, of course: www.tragedyofthehorizon.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Climate risk is capital risk. Point final. But then this isn’t news, of course: www.tragedyofthehorizon.org
Read @nationalobserver.com for our recent deep dive on Canadian geothermal: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/09/a...
November 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Read @nationalobserver.com for our recent deep dive on Canadian geothermal: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/09/a...
The EU’s Net Zero czar believes ongoing collaboration on energy, trade and climate action between Europe and Canada can create “much more traction” for plans to establish an international carbon market, seen as a key mechanism to curb rising GHG levels. Full story on @nationalobserver.com
Joint Europe-Canada carbon pricing push at COP30 could be ‘hugely impactful’: EU climate chief
Wopke Hoekstra says mechanism’s ‘time has come’ as focus at annual climate conference, this year in Brazil, shifts from ‘sweeping statements to implementation’ of global decarbonization strategy.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The EU’s Net Zero czar believes ongoing collaboration on energy, trade and climate action between Europe and Canada can create “much more traction” for plans to establish an international carbon market, seen as a key mechanism to curb rising GHG levels. Full story on @nationalobserver.com
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Mark Carney may be aiming to hasten Ksi Lisims LNG plant and its associated infrastructure through the regulatory process — but what about the courts? @woodsideful.bsky.social and @natashabulowski.bsky.social report.
Feds send Ksi Lisims LNG to Major Projects Office amid court challenges
Indigenous leaders, climate advocates and financial experts are condemning Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to refer the Ksi Lisims LNG project to the Major Projects Office for potential fast-tra...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Mark Carney may be aiming to hasten Ksi Lisims LNG plant and its associated infrastructure through the regulatory process — but what about the courts? @woodsideful.bsky.social and @natashabulowski.bsky.social report.
Yet several First Nations have already filed court challenges against the Ksi Lisims LNG and Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline projects…
It’s not just what we build. It’s how we build.
We’re building major projects sustainably, in partnership with Indigenous peoples, in solidarity with union workers, and we are building Canadian – with Canadian materials and technology.
We’re building major projects sustainably, in partnership with Indigenous peoples, in solidarity with union workers, and we are building Canadian – with Canadian materials and technology.
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Yet several First Nations have already filed court challenges against the Ksi Lisims LNG and Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline projects…