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the creatures, too, must become free.
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“We're having a kind of a politics whereby petrostates are resisting change and new emerging electrostates like China are pushing it forward,” But sure build a pipeline: www.cbc.ca/news/science... #cdnpoli #EnergyTransition
ANALYSIS | The rise of the electrostate: By dominating clean energy, China is leading on climate action | CBC News
China’s massive lead in clean technologies has shifted the climate fight from one of big pledges and international diplomacy toward a technological revolution in cheaper energy, analysts say.
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
“We're having a kind of a politics whereby petrostates are resisting change and new emerging electrostates like China are pushing it forward,” But sure build a pipeline: www.cbc.ca/news/science... #cdnpoli #EnergyTransition
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Is the US irredeemably a "car culture"? No.
18% of Americans are open to car-free living, which would be transformative.
Focus on making that possible for them: transit, active modes, better land use.
Change the facts and the culture will follow.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
18% of Americans are open to car-free living, which would be transformative.
Focus on making that possible for them: transit, active modes, better land use.
Change the facts and the culture will follow.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Who is interested in car-free living in the US? Findings from a nationwide survey
The United States (US) is infamously car dependent, causing environmental, safety, and social problems. Car-free living is one way to combat the downs…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Is the US irredeemably a "car culture"? No.
18% of Americans are open to car-free living, which would be transformative.
Focus on making that possible for them: transit, active modes, better land use.
Change the facts and the culture will follow.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
18% of Americans are open to car-free living, which would be transformative.
Focus on making that possible for them: transit, active modes, better land use.
Change the facts and the culture will follow.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Me talking about my book: karenchristensen.substack.com/p/how-cars-m...
How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do about It
Daniel Knowles of the Economist talks about his book Carmaggedon
karenchristensen.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Me talking about my book: karenchristensen.substack.com/p/how-cars-m...
Not sure how we’re expected to keep living our lives without any kind of confirmation that #TheChairCompany will have a second season. What a cliffhanger!
December 1, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Not sure how we’re expected to keep living our lives without any kind of confirmation that #TheChairCompany will have a second season. What a cliffhanger!
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Photo of an ambulance stuck in gridlock traffic
Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: ‘war on drivers’
Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: ‘war on drivers’
Car-hating Transportation Alternatives boss Ben Furnas has been appointed to Mamdani's transition team for transportation, climate and infrastructure – and his agenda is a nightmare for the city's drivers.
nypost.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Photo of an ambulance stuck in gridlock traffic
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"Landowners’ frustration with industry is reaching a boiling point... Unless these issues are addressed, there can be no consideration of increased production, no new pipelines, or carbon capture and storage. It makes no sense."
therockies.life/albertans-wa... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli
therockies.life/albertans-wa... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli
Albertans Want Polluters To Pay, But Government Trying to Pass Bill to Public
The Alberta Energy Regulator “has black marks all over it for being one sided to development companies like oil and gas and coal,” says Bill Trafford.
therockies.life
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Landowners’ frustration with industry is reaching a boiling point... Unless these issues are addressed, there can be no consideration of increased production, no new pipelines, or carbon capture and storage. It makes no sense."
therockies.life/albertans-wa... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli
therockies.life/albertans-wa... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli
do other cities feel the need to automatically do fiscal discipline and austerity, or is that just a Calgary thing
November 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
do other cities feel the need to automatically do fiscal discipline and austerity, or is that just a Calgary thing
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when people are like "x media is good but the dialogue is overwrought" i'm like dude my favorite show is Hannibal where in the first episode one guy asks another guy "what do you see me as" and he responds "i think you are the mongoose i want under the house when the snakes slither by"
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
when people are like "x media is good but the dialogue is overwrought" i'm like dude my favorite show is Hannibal where in the first episode one guy asks another guy "what do you see me as" and he responds "i think you are the mongoose i want under the house when the snakes slither by"
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iCYMI: "Paris started with periodic, strategic closures of key streets, then day-long closures of the entire city center, always in the context of the conversation about air quality, livability & noise…It's a very smart way of doing it." — @brenttoderian.bsky.social in BlogTO. #Paris
People on board with new solution to Toronto traffic that would limit cars on city streets
Fixing Toronto's gridlock is now so high on the political agenda that the Province is ripping out brand-new bike lanes in a misguided attempt to get …
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November 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
iCYMI: "Paris started with periodic, strategic closures of key streets, then day-long closures of the entire city center, always in the context of the conversation about air quality, livability & noise…It's a very smart way of doing it." — @brenttoderian.bsky.social in BlogTO. #Paris
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
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The Stop Super Speeders bill would mandate speed limiters in the cars of drivers who just refuse to slow down even after racking up multiple red light or speed camera tickets (though of course some legislators have tried to gut the bill's potential effectiveness) nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/06/11/s...
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Stop Super Speeders bill would mandate speed limiters in the cars of drivers who just refuse to slow down even after racking up multiple red light or speed camera tickets (though of course some legislators have tried to gut the bill's potential effectiveness) nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/06/11/s...
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It would have meant the addition of roughly 25 items each month to public hearing meeting agendas. #yyc #calgary #yyccc
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Hundreds of land-use hearings avoided through citywide rezoning - LiveWire Calgary
Calgary city council avoided hundreds of land-use redesignation hearings since citywide rezoning was approved, items that would have potentially added cost and time to both the city and developers.…
livewirecalgary.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It would have meant the addition of roughly 25 items each month to public hearing meeting agendas. #yyc #calgary #yyccc
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Opinion: Backward beliefs about housing shaping the debate on rezoning calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Opinion: Backward beliefs about housing shaping the debate on rezoning calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
“Trading a coffee break of time for a massive increase in collision severity isn’t efficiency; it’s magical thinking.”
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/lett...
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/lett...
Tuesday's letters: QEII Highway isn't the Autobahn
Edmonton Journal readers have their say on O-day'min Park, speed limits and COVID vaccination.
edmontonjournal.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“Trading a coffee break of time for a massive increase in collision severity isn’t efficiency; it’s magical thinking.”
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/lett...
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/lett...
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I am so close to asking a city councillor if he considers settlers to be "foreign entities"
November 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I am so close to asking a city councillor if he considers settlers to be "foreign entities"
Calgary's Land Use Bylaw is now creating division. Next week, we’ll move to end zoning at City Hall to keep this a safe, inclusive, and welcoming space for all.
Calgary's Flag Policy means any country recognized by Canada may have their flag flown at City Hall on their national day. But national flag-raisings are now creating division. Next week, we’ll move to end national flag-raisings at City Hall to keep this a safe, welcoming space for all. #yyccc
November 14, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Calgary's Land Use Bylaw is now creating division. Next week, we’ll move to end zoning at City Hall to keep this a safe, inclusive, and welcoming space for all.
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Devin Dreeshen, UCP transportation minister, has a plan to make Alberta’s highways even more dangerous. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/devi...
Devin Dreeshen, UCP transportation minister, has a plan to make Alberta’s highways even more dangerous - Alberta Politics
There’s no question Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen will make Alberta’s highways deadlier with his plan to raise speed limits in several locations. He’s already made them more dangerous with hi...
albertapolitics.ca
November 13, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Devin Dreeshen, UCP transportation minister, has a plan to make Alberta’s highways even more dangerous. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/devi...
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Tech companies have plenty of bad ideas they say will improve transportation — but the car remains a menace.
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss the many ways cars harm society and why that must change.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/301_...
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss the many ways cars harm society and why that must change.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/301_...
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Tech companies have plenty of bad ideas they say will improve transportation — but the car remains a menace.
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss the many ways cars harm society and why that must change.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/301_...
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss the many ways cars harm society and why that must change.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/301_...
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NEW EP: Alberta Teachers and the End of Collective Bargaining: Text Resist to 55255
albertaadvantagepod.com/2025/11/04/a...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
NEW EP: Alberta Teachers and the End of Collective Bargaining: Text Resist to 55255
albertaadvantagepod.com/2025/11/04/a...
albertaadvantagepod.com/2025/11/04/a...
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back in the summer this city felt safe. now I can't walk down the street without seeing a skeleton, pumpkin with a face, things of this nature. it's just sad to watch the city I love fall apart.
October 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
back in the summer this city felt safe. now I can't walk down the street without seeing a skeleton, pumpkin with a face, things of this nature. it's just sad to watch the city I love fall apart.
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I don't think we should talk about climate change anymore, we should talk about kitchen-table issues. Like how climate change will destroy your kitchen table and everything else you have
October 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I don't think we should talk about climate change anymore, we should talk about kitchen-table issues. Like how climate change will destroy your kitchen table and everything else you have
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Also getting a first look at the bill (we get advanced info under embargo but not the actual text):
The notwithstanding clause would allow the govt to override the Charter, the Alberta Bill of Rights and the Alberta Human Rights Act.
You may recall UCP members pushed hard to bolster the BoR.
The notwithstanding clause would allow the govt to override the Charter, the Alberta Bill of Rights and the Alberta Human Rights Act.
You may recall UCP members pushed hard to bolster the BoR.
October 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Also getting a first look at the bill (we get advanced info under embargo but not the actual text):
The notwithstanding clause would allow the govt to override the Charter, the Alberta Bill of Rights and the Alberta Human Rights Act.
You may recall UCP members pushed hard to bolster the BoR.
The notwithstanding clause would allow the govt to override the Charter, the Alberta Bill of Rights and the Alberta Human Rights Act.
You may recall UCP members pushed hard to bolster the BoR.
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this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
let’s get this started. annual pumpkin beer thread 2025
first up, flying monkeys paranormal, an imperial pumpkin ale
first up, flying monkeys paranormal, an imperial pumpkin ale
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
let’s get this started. annual pumpkin beer thread 2025
first up, flying monkeys paranormal, an imperial pumpkin ale
first up, flying monkeys paranormal, an imperial pumpkin ale