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Carson Fong
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Climate, dataviz, hockey. @carbonremovers.bsky.social, but views are my own.
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carsonfong.bsky.social
This is true
holz-bau.bsky.social Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 4d
dads only want one thing for the holidays - and it's car-light/free ecodistricts w/ abundant single stair + mass timber + passivhaus social and non-market housing, open space and a high quality public realm, space for nature and climate adaptation, with coffee shops & bars & places to play petanque
December 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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volts.wtf
China recognizes that energy storage is completely transformational for the electricity grid & thus for society as a whole. And so it is investing!
December 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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blakeshaffer.bsky.social
🚨 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 👇
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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keaton-hawk.bsky.social
Why does Calgary have so many pedestrian collisions?

“Please ride safer because I won’t look before I turn on a red light”

#yycbike
November 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
carsonfong.bsky.social
Love this
lauragmitchell.com Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · Nov 6
These photos are 100 years apart.

Bikes are so awesome.
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
carsonfong.bsky.social
If I ran BlueSky I would try to make more baseball and Mamdani happen
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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visionzerovancouver.ca
Finally got a group shot!
About a dozen vision zero volunteers beside a vision zero billboard
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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keaton-hawk.bsky.social
Checking again and this is the third pedestrian collision story from today in Edmonton.
Driver at large after hit-and-run collision involving two pedestrians: EPS
Edmonton police are searching for the driver of a red SUV that struck two pedestrians in north Edmonton on Saturday.
edmontonjournal.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
carsonfong.bsky.social
Happy Monday, which largely consists of reading emails sent on Friday that say "Go Jays!" and instantly resurface feelings of sadness.
November 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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cailynn.bsky.social
Yet another pedestrian death on Calgary's streets. This article doesn't include the context that last month, three pedestrians were killed in 24 hours and #yyc surpassed last year’s 10-year high for fatal traffic collisions. We need to talk about this more. #yyccc
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Elderly pedestrian dies after being struck in downtown crosswalk | CBC News
Calgary police are investigating after an elderly woman was killed in a downtown crosswalk on the weekend.
www.cbc.ca
November 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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brettbergie.bsky.social
Calgary senior killed in *spate* (read six!) of weekend pedestrian collisions.

“We’ve been getting used to the idea that we have to accept the risk of violent death or injury as part of quotidian life, thanks to cars.”

~ From Life After Cars
calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
Calgary senior killed in spate of weekend pedestrian collisions
A Calgary senior has died after she was struck while walking in a marked crosswalk downtown Saturday afternoon.
calgaryherald.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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lukasneville.com
me nine innings ago / me now
a cute looking blue jay perches on a branch a skeletal looking blue jay after molding his head feathers
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
carsonfong.bsky.social
Not a great time Rogers!!!
jonnywakefield.bsky.social Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · Nov 2
Sportsnet app down!!!!
November 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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orth.ca
Is this the greatest pull ever? Absolute king.
November 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
carsonfong.bsky.social
This has surpassed all reasonable expectations. Great work by all volunteers involved!
lukaszukab.bsky.social Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · Oct 28
Today, I submitted 456,365 Albertans’ signatures to Elections Alberta, petitioning the Premier to do the right thing, avoid a divisive and economically harmful referendum, and allow MLAs to vote and reaffirm that Alberta’s future is in Canada.🇨🇦

Alberta is #ForeverCanadian
October 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
carsonfong.bsky.social
At this point I’m cheering for both teams
October 28, 2025 at 5:12 AM
carsonfong.bsky.social
At what point does the EBUG come out?
October 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
carsonfong.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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solarchase.bsky.social
25. To put it another way: when you tell an energy future model to optimise a power portfolio for clean power adequacy, it will give you more wind and less solar than when you tell it to optimise a least-cost electricity sector development.
October 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
carsonfong.bsky.social
That baseball game went so long, they’re actually going to start the Jays/Mariners series at Game 2 on Sunday
October 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
carsonfong.bsky.social
🤷‍♀️
robsonfletcher.com Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · Oct 7
Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.
October 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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hetanshah.bsky.social
Nice chart from @ourworldindata.org showing the contrast between what Americans die of (heart disease and cancer) v what the US media reports on (homicide and terrorism). This naturally leads to it being trickier to build a fact based world view
ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
What Americans die from and the causes of death the US media reports on Causes of death in the US in 2023 Heart disease (29%) Cancer (26%) Accidents (9.5%) Stroke (6.9%) Lower respiratory diseases (6.2%) Alzheimer's disease (4.8%) Diabetes (4.0%) Kidney failure (2.4%) Liver disease (2.2%) Homicide (<1%) Terrorism (<0.001%)| COVID-19 (2.1%) Influenza/Pneu monia (19%6) Media coverage of these causes of death in 2023 in... The New York Times The Washington Post Fox News Heart disease (2.8%) Heart disease (2.9%) Cancer (4.1%) Cancer (4.7%) Accidents (5.9%) Cancer (3.8%) Accidents (6.1%) Accidents (9.7%) Suicide (4.1%) Suicide (3.3%) COVID-19 (6.0%) COVID-19 (7.9%) Suicide (3.8%) COVID-19 (5.3%) Drug overdose (7.5%) Drug overdose (9.8%) Drug overdose (9.5%) Cancer (26%) Accidents (9.5%) Stroke (6.9%) Lower respiratory diseases (6.2%) Alzheimer's disease (4.8%) Diabetes (4.0%) Kidney failure (24%) Suicide (2.1%0) COVID-19 (2.1%0 Homicide (42%) Homicide (52%) Homicide (46%) Terrorism (18%) Terrorism (12%) Terrorism (11%) Homicide (<1%) Terrorism (<0.001%) Note: Based on the share of causes of death in the US and the share of mentions for each of the causes in the New York Times, the Washington Post and Fox News. All values are normalized to 100%, so the shares are relative to all deaths caused by the 12 most common causes + drug overdoses, homicides and terrorism. These causes account for more than 75% of deaths in the US. A "media mention" is a published article in one of the outlets which mentions the cause (e,g. "influenza) or related keywords (e.g. "fu") least twice. Data sources: Media mentions from Media Cloud (2025): deaths data from the US CDC (2025) and Global Terrorism Index.| CC BY
October 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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yegbike.bsky.social
This is why we have been pushing the city for safer intersections. With designs that prioritze the safety of people outside of cars, this may not have happened.

We greive with the family.
October 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social
Yesterday, Russ Vought tweeted out that DOE is canceling nearly $8 billion in clean energy funding. Today, @latitudemedia.bsky.social @maeveallsup.bsky.social obtained the list of all 321 projects that are having their awards pulled.

🔌💡 www.latitudemedia.com/news/scoop-t...
SCOOP: These are the 321 awards DOE is canceling
All of the awards, totaling $7.5 billion, are for projects in blue states.
www.latitudemedia.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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bikebikeyyc.bsky.social
Horrible.

3rd person riding a bike in Calgary to be killed in the last couple months, arguably because of crappy and unsafe cycling infrastructure.
#yycbike

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Elderly cyclist dies after hitting barrier on Calgary pathway that had been 'altered' | CBC News
Calgary police are looking for a woman they say "altered" a pathway barrier under the Reconciliation Bridge, resulting in the death of a elderly cyclist.
www.cbc.ca
September 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM