Martin Z. Olszynski
@molszyns.bsky.social
Associate Professor & Chair in Energy, Resources & Sustainability @ U of Calgary Faculty of Law. Co-editor @ablawg.bsky.social. Thinking about land-use planning, trade-offs, and muddling through.
Calgary, AB/Treaty 7 🇨🇦
Calgary, AB/Treaty 7 🇨🇦
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Dialing down the use of social media for a week reduced symptoms of anxiety, depression and insomnia in young adults, according to a study published on Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open.
Study Finds Mental Health Benefit to One-Week Social Media Break
Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was unclear how long the effects would last.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Dialing down the use of social media for a week reduced symptoms of anxiety, depression and insomnia in young adults, according to a study published on Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open.
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
The more you know, #cdnpoli. 💫
The only MP in Canada who voted to prevent an #election for the Liberal government.
Next… education on #Canadian #tankerban on the West Coast and the reasons for this ban. This is especially for the “Andrew Scheers” of the world.
Next… education on #Canadian #tankerban on the West Coast and the reasons for this ban. This is especially for the “Andrew Scheers” of the world.
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The more you know, #cdnpoli. 💫
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The only MP in Canada who voted to prevent an #election for the Liberal government.
Next… education on #Canadian #tankerban on the West Coast and the reasons for this ban. This is especially for the “Andrew Scheers” of the world.
Next… education on #Canadian #tankerban on the West Coast and the reasons for this ban. This is especially for the “Andrew Scheers” of the world.
November 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The only MP in Canada who voted to prevent an #election for the Liberal government.
Next… education on #Canadian #tankerban on the West Coast and the reasons for this ban. This is especially for the “Andrew Scheers” of the world.
Next… education on #Canadian #tankerban on the West Coast and the reasons for this ban. This is especially for the “Andrew Scheers” of the world.
“Albertans don’t agree on a lot these days,” said pollster Janet Brown, “but our research shows they overwhelmingly want the oil and gas industry to pay their bills.”
Read more at: reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
Read more at: reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
Albertans want oil industry to pay up: poll - Red Deer Advocate
92% say industry should pay cleanup costs
reddeeradvocate.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“Albertans don’t agree on a lot these days,” said pollster Janet Brown, “but our research shows they overwhelmingly want the oil and gas industry to pay their bills.”
Read more at: reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
Read more at: reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
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New Post: The Mess We’re In: Insights from the 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector
ablawg.ca/2025/11/21...…he-energy-sector/
ablawg.ca/2025/11/21...…he-energy-sector/
The Mess We’re In: Insights from the 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector
By: Kaitlin Schaaf, Kathy Cao, Jessica Farrell, Andrew Simmons, Emilia Yassiri, and Martin Olszynski Matter Commented On: 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector PD…
ablawg.ca
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Post: The Mess We’re In: Insights from the 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector
ablawg.ca/2025/11/21...…he-energy-sector/
ablawg.ca/2025/11/21...…he-energy-sector/
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I hope Albertans will remember that trans kids and teens are living breathing humans who just want to be themselves, without fear of hate and discrimination. Demonizing kids merely to score political points in some weird culture war is craven and cruel.
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I hope Albertans will remember that trans kids and teens are living breathing humans who just want to be themselves, without fear of hate and discrimination. Demonizing kids merely to score political points in some weird culture war is craven and cruel.
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Great piece by my colleague @watershedlab.bsky.social on the risk of landslide tsunamis on BC’s Northwest Coast and what it means for pipelines in the area
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www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/fe4f74c...
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New northwest pipeline risks hazard of landslide tsunamis
Major Projects Office needs to be wary in its planning for pipeline projects to tidewater
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Great piece by my colleague @watershedlab.bsky.social on the risk of landslide tsunamis on BC’s Northwest Coast and what it means for pipelines in the area
[gift link]
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/fe4f74c...
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www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/fe4f74c...
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I wrote about the under-appreciated hazard of landslide-triggered tsunamis, which need serious consideration in discussions of new pipelines from Alberta 🧪⚒️
@theglobeandmail.com @davidebybc.bsky.social @natural-resources.canada.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social
@theglobeandmail.com @davidebybc.bsky.social @natural-resources.canada.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social
New northwest pipeline risks hazard of landslide tsunamis
Major Projects Office needs to be wary in its planning for pipeline projects to tidewater
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I wrote about the under-appreciated hazard of landslide-triggered tsunamis, which need serious consideration in discussions of new pipelines from Alberta 🧪⚒️
@theglobeandmail.com @davidebybc.bsky.social @natural-resources.canada.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social
@theglobeandmail.com @davidebybc.bsky.social @natural-resources.canada.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social
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PONIs or PHONIs? My latest ABlawg post on the subject of where things stand following yesterday's announcement of the second tranche of "major projects" / PONIs. And an imperfect glossary to try to make sense of the odd mix of terminology circulating.
New Post: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs?
ablawg.ca/2025/11/14...…-ponis-or-phonis/
ablawg.ca/2025/11/14...…-ponis-or-phonis/
Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs?
By: David V. Wright Matter Commented On: Building Canada Act, SC 2025, c 2, s 4 PDF Version: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs? This week, Prime Minister Carn…
ablawg.ca
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
PONIs or PHONIs? My latest ABlawg post on the subject of where things stand following yesterday's announcement of the second tranche of "major projects" / PONIs. And an imperfect glossary to try to make sense of the odd mix of terminology circulating.
Important post from my @ucalgary.bsky.social law colleague David Wright. #cdnpoli
New Post: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs?
ablawg.ca/2025/11/14...…-ponis-or-phonis/
ablawg.ca/2025/11/14...…-ponis-or-phonis/
Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs?
By: David V. Wright Matter Commented On: Building Canada Act, SC 2025, c 2, s 4 PDF Version: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs? This week, Prime Minister Carn…
ablawg.ca
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Important post from my @ucalgary.bsky.social law colleague David Wright. #cdnpoli
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New Post: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs?
ablawg.ca/2025/11/14...…-ponis-or-phonis/
ablawg.ca/2025/11/14...…-ponis-or-phonis/
Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs?
By: David V. Wright Matter Commented On: Building Canada Act, SC 2025, c 2, s 4 PDF Version: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs? This week, Prime Minister Carn…
ablawg.ca
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Post: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs?
ablawg.ca/2025/11/14...…-ponis-or-phonis/
ablawg.ca/2025/11/14...…-ponis-or-phonis/
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🚨Call for Speakers🚨
⚡5th Electricity Camp in the Rockies
🗓️May 20-22, 2026
⛰️Banff, Alberta
👪Academics, policymakers, and practitioners talking about all things electricity (and hiking!)
✉️Email abstracts to: [email protected] by Dec 15
Past programs here: nzeri.ca/electricity-camp
⚡5th Electricity Camp in the Rockies
🗓️May 20-22, 2026
⛰️Banff, Alberta
👪Academics, policymakers, and practitioners talking about all things electricity (and hiking!)
✉️Email abstracts to: [email protected] by Dec 15
Past programs here: nzeri.ca/electricity-camp
Electricity Camp — Net Zero Electricity Research Initiative
nzeri.ca
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🚨Call for Speakers🚨
⚡5th Electricity Camp in the Rockies
🗓️May 20-22, 2026
⛰️Banff, Alberta
👪Academics, policymakers, and practitioners talking about all things electricity (and hiking!)
✉️Email abstracts to: [email protected] by Dec 15
Past programs here: nzeri.ca/electricity-camp
⚡5th Electricity Camp in the Rockies
🗓️May 20-22, 2026
⛰️Banff, Alberta
👪Academics, policymakers, and practitioners talking about all things electricity (and hiking!)
✉️Email abstracts to: [email protected] by Dec 15
Past programs here: nzeri.ca/electricity-camp
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It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
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Danielle Smith has repeatedly invoked the idea of Alberta independence during her time in office. But documents obtained by the Investigative Journalism Foundation suggest it is not an economic scenario the provincial government is seriously studying.
theijf.org/alberta-is-f...
theijf.org/alberta-is-f...
Alberta is flirting with separatism. But documents show the province isn’t planning for it
Internal records suggest province hasn’t researched economic impacts of Alberta exiting confederation
theijf.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Danielle Smith has repeatedly invoked the idea of Alberta independence during her time in office. But documents obtained by the Investigative Journalism Foundation suggest it is not an economic scenario the provincial government is seriously studying.
theijf.org/alberta-is-f...
theijf.org/alberta-is-f...
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Today a story I've spent months reporting and writing runs on @desmog.com and @theguardian.com.
It's based on hundreds of exclusive documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial across Latin America and the Global South.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
It's based on hundreds of exclusive documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial across Latin America and the Global South.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
‘A Pretty Ugly History’: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
With Brazil about to host COP30, DeSmog has obtained copies of checks Exxon mailed to the right-wing Atlas Network in the 1990s to turn Latin America against climate treaties.
www.desmog.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Today a story I've spent months reporting and writing runs on @desmog.com and @theguardian.com.
It's based on hundreds of exclusive documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial across Latin America and the Global South.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
It's based on hundreds of exclusive documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial across Latin America and the Global South.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
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"Conservative Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux announced Thursday he is resigning from the House of Commons, according to statement shared with CBC News, a decision that comes after rumours swirled this week that he was considering crossing the floor to the Liberals."
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux announces resignation from Parliament | CBC News
Conservative Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux announced Thursday he is resigning from the House of Commons, according to statement shared with CBC News, a decision that comes after rumours swirled this week t...
www.cbc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"Conservative Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux announced Thursday he is resigning from the House of Commons, according to statement shared with CBC News, a decision that comes after rumours swirled this week that he was considering crossing the floor to the Liberals."
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Some comments from me on the geohazards that could impact an oil pipeline from AB to BC coast, following @davidebybc.bsky.social and First Nations' continued opposition. More thoughts in the below thread from ~6 months ago 🧪⚒️ @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Alberta gov’t reaction to B.C. premier, Indigenous leaders calling for oil tanker ban to remain
A coalition of Indigenous leaders and the B.C. premier are demanding the federal moratorium on oil tanker traffic off the province’s north coast be upheld.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Some comments from me on the geohazards that could impact an oil pipeline from AB to BC coast, following @davidebybc.bsky.social and First Nations' continued opposition. More thoughts in the below thread from ~6 months ago 🧪⚒️ @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
With a guest appearance from @watershedlab.bsky.social learning us about marine geohazard risks! #cdnpoli #ableg
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Alberta gov’t reaction to B.C. premier, Indigenous leaders calling for oil tanker ban to remain
A coalition of Indigenous leaders and the B.C. premier are demanding the federal moratorium on oil tanker traffic off the province’s north coast be upheld.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 AM
With a guest appearance from @watershedlab.bsky.social learning us about marine geohazard risks! #cdnpoli #ableg
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
👀👀 “Documents related to Summit coal decision raise more questions about Alberta Energy Regulator’s independence”: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #ableg h/t @nigelb.bsky.social
Documents related to Summit coal decision raise more questions about Alberta Energy Regulator’s independence
Regulator’s CEO sought ‘input’ from Energy Minister’s chief of staff on a motion to cancel hearings about a proposed mine
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
👀👀 “Documents related to Summit coal decision raise more questions about Alberta Energy Regulator’s independence”: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #ableg h/t @nigelb.bsky.social
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Grateful to spend two days on the Klamath watching chinook, liberated by dam removal, return to streams from which they’d been precluded since the Titanic sank. Fish are everywhere, in numbers that stagger the mind & locations that biologists figured would take years to repopulate. Too beautiful.
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Grateful to spend two days on the Klamath watching chinook, liberated by dam removal, return to streams from which they’d been precluded since the Titanic sank. Fish are everywhere, in numbers that stagger the mind & locations that biologists figured would take years to repopulate. Too beautiful.
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If you're a journalism student or blogger, read as much as you can find of Bob's journalism. He possesses an extraordinary skill for making complex topics understandable and readable. Thorough reporting and crystal clear writing.
CP legend Bob Weber retired* in 2024 & I had the privilege of hosting his farewell talk, which you shd watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF57...
*Turns out Bob can’t quit journalism & thank the galaxy for that. Bob’s latest in @albertaviews.bsky.social #ableg #cdnpoli
albertaviews.ca/dirty-cleanu...
*Turns out Bob can’t quit journalism & thank the galaxy for that. Bob’s latest in @albertaviews.bsky.social #ableg #cdnpoli
albertaviews.ca/dirty-cleanu...
Mature Asset Strategy - the Latest Dirty Cleanup Scheme - Alberta Views
The Mature Asset Strategy is a report on the thousands of wells and pipelines that dot Alberta years after the oil and profits are gone.
albertaviews.ca
November 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
If you're a journalism student or blogger, read as much as you can find of Bob's journalism. He possesses an extraordinary skill for making complex topics understandable and readable. Thorough reporting and crystal clear writing.