Stephen Legault
@stephenlegault.bsky.social
Full-time Alberta energy transition activist with Environmental Defence Canada. Author of sixteen books. Nature enthusiast. Professional photographer. Writing and Photography instructor. Husband. Father. Friend.
I've been saving this for a cold hard day in December, and today was the day, and boy was it worth the wait. My favourite lines were the ones that created the deepest groans. Well done Mr. Leader, you've proven that tragedy is the best source of comedy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVfw...
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀?
YouTube video by Barry Cordingley
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December 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I've been saving this for a cold hard day in December, and today was the day, and boy was it worth the wait. My favourite lines were the ones that created the deepest groans. Well done Mr. Leader, you've proven that tragedy is the best source of comedy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVfw...
It's essential to understand the scale of the carbon emissions addiction that Canada's oil and gas sector has, and what a "solution" like the carbon capture project proposed by Mantel Capture Inc. will make: at 60,000 tonnes (if it worked) it would reduce emissions by .03%. surl.li/gvxwdo
December 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It's essential to understand the scale of the carbon emissions addiction that Canada's oil and gas sector has, and what a "solution" like the carbon capture project proposed by Mantel Capture Inc. will make: at 60,000 tonnes (if it worked) it would reduce emissions by .03%. surl.li/gvxwdo
How’s this for a cord change: I just went from listening to Neil Diamond to Allen Jackson. Nothing in between. A real live quantum leap.
December 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
How’s this for a cord change: I just went from listening to Neil Diamond to Allen Jackson. Nothing in between. A real live quantum leap.
From today’s federal methane reduction regulations: the government says, the regulations are "expected to result in fewer premature deaths, reduce symptoms among asthmatics and prevent crop losses due to ozone damage." So some premature deaths are still acceptable…
December 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
From today’s federal methane reduction regulations: the government says, the regulations are "expected to result in fewer premature deaths, reduce symptoms among asthmatics and prevent crop losses due to ozone damage." So some premature deaths are still acceptable…
Reposted by Stephen Legault
People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
I’m looking forward to today’s budget the way someone might anticipate a lengthy, painful and intrusive dental procedure. Not at all. Fully expecting PM Carney to throw climate under the (diesel) bus.
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I’m looking forward to today’s budget the way someone might anticipate a lengthy, painful and intrusive dental procedure. Not at all. Fully expecting PM Carney to throw climate under the (diesel) bus.
Maybe Americans should have vited 2:1 agaisnt him. Dont tell me something like this wasnt obviously going to happen.https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/30/trump-east-wing-ballroom-poll-00629724
Americans oppose Trump’s White House ballroom by 2-to-1 ratio, new poll finds
More than half of Americans said they oppose the $300 million construction project.
www.politico.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Maybe Americans should have vited 2:1 agaisnt him. Dont tell me something like this wasnt obviously going to happen.https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/30/trump-east-wing-ballroom-poll-00629724
As we watch Hurricane Melissa churn towards Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti, we are witnessing the physical manifestation of our inability to prioritize survival over power, wealth, and crass over consumption.
October 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
As we watch Hurricane Melissa churn towards Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti, we are witnessing the physical manifestation of our inability to prioritize survival over power, wealth, and crass over consumption.
When Danielle Smith is happy with a meeting with the PM, I get very nervous.
September 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
When Danielle Smith is happy with a meeting with the PM, I get very nervous.
Here are a few thoughts on the #energytransition in #Alberta: environmentaldefence.ca/2025/08/29/e.... We need to start having the tough conversation about how Alberta is going to pay the bills when the world transitions away from oil and gas. Its happening, so we'd better get cracking.
Energy Transition 101: A New Industrial Policy for Alberta - Environmental Defence
An analysis of how Alberta can build and become renewable energy superpower - bringing economic opportunity and protecting the climate.
environmentaldefence.ca
September 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Here are a few thoughts on the #energytransition in #Alberta: environmentaldefence.ca/2025/08/29/e.... We need to start having the tough conversation about how Alberta is going to pay the bills when the world transitions away from oil and gas. Its happening, so we'd better get cracking.
If Canada pursues LNG exports to Germany and the EU. In that case, it will only suppress the price of LNG further as the anticipated glut of the carbon-intensive product collides with stagnating consumer demand. Canada: always trying to sell yesterday's energy. www.theenergymix.com/breaking-can...
EU Gas Demand Still Set to Fall as Canada Touts LNG Exports to Germany in ‘as Little as Five Years’
The Carney government is pitching major new investments in liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Germany despite continuing projections that gas demand across the European Union will continue to fall...
www.theenergymix.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If Canada pursues LNG exports to Germany and the EU. In that case, it will only suppress the price of LNG further as the anticipated glut of the carbon-intensive product collides with stagnating consumer demand. Canada: always trying to sell yesterday's energy. www.theenergymix.com/breaking-can...
Red states sending National Guard troops to DC feels a little bit like an invasion and occupation.
August 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Red states sending National Guard troops to DC feels a little bit like an invasion and occupation.
Over the last 25 years, Alberta taxpayers have paid nearly $150 million in rent to landowners for delinquent, insolvent, and under-managed oil and gas companies, according to the Narwal. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oil-.... I wonder how many solar and wind projects the GOA has bailed out?
Alberta covered $150M in oil and gas companies’ unpaid rent | The Narwhal
Issue of oil and gas companies’ unpaid rent in Alberta is ‘intertwined’ with unpaid municipal taxes, cleanup bills: law professor
thenarwhal.ca
July 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Over the last 25 years, Alberta taxpayers have paid nearly $150 million in rent to landowners for delinquent, insolvent, and under-managed oil and gas companies, according to the Narwal. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oil-.... I wonder how many solar and wind projects the GOA has bailed out?
Reposted by Stephen Legault
New analysis by Environment and Climate Change Canada shows the top 37 extreme heat waves in Canada in 2024 were ALL likely caused by climate change. Read the report here: bit.ly/44WwQbE
July 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
New analysis by Environment and Climate Change Canada shows the top 37 extreme heat waves in Canada in 2024 were ALL likely caused by climate change. Read the report here: bit.ly/44WwQbE
I just joined the global call to #DrawTheLine — for peace, climate justice, and a world beyond fossil fuels. Be part of the actions this September: drawtheline.world?utm_source=b...
Home | Draw The Line - For life, for people, for the planet.
Join us this September to draw the line against injustice, pollution, and violence; for a future of peace, clean energy, and fairness.
drawtheline.world
July 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I just joined the global call to #DrawTheLine — for peace, climate justice, and a world beyond fossil fuels. Be part of the actions this September: drawtheline.world?utm_source=b...
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More of what is yours being given to friends of @Fordnation
as Wasaga Beach Provincial Park on the chopping block: environmentaldefence.ca/2025/07/22/w... #YoursToProtect #ONpoli
as Wasaga Beach Provincial Park on the chopping block: environmentaldefence.ca/2025/07/22/w... #YoursToProtect #ONpoli
Ontario Government Plans to Give Parts of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park to Developers - Environmental Defence
The Government of Ontario plans to sell parts of the park worth tens of millions of dollars to developers. This represents almost one third of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park.
environmentaldefence.ca
July 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
More of what is yours being given to friends of @Fordnation
as Wasaga Beach Provincial Park on the chopping block: environmentaldefence.ca/2025/07/22/w... #YoursToProtect #ONpoli
as Wasaga Beach Provincial Park on the chopping block: environmentaldefence.ca/2025/07/22/w... #YoursToProtect #ONpoli
When the Barhead Leader reports "Last year, 74% of the growth in electricity generated worldwide was from wind, solar and other green sources" and "92.5% of all new electricity capacity added to the grid worldwide in that time period came from renewables," the energy transition is underway.
July 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
When the Barhead Leader reports "Last year, 74% of the growth in electricity generated worldwide was from wind, solar and other green sources" and "92.5% of all new electricity capacity added to the grid worldwide in that time period came from renewables," the energy transition is underway.
Alberta-based power company Enbridge takes its new renewable business to Texas to find a jurisdiction that welcomes investment: www.gurufocus.com/news/2993107... #renewables #solarpower #Albertarenewables
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July 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Alberta-based power company Enbridge takes its new renewable business to Texas to find a jurisdiction that welcomes investment: www.gurufocus.com/news/2993107... #renewables #solarpower #Albertarenewables
Premier Smith is living squarely in an Alberta that barely exists today. Pushing for another pipeline to tidewater is akin to building a bridge to nowhere. #ABPOLI #pipelines #PremierSmith #energytransition
environmentaldefence.ca/2025/07/21/t...
environmentaldefence.ca/2025/07/21/t...
The Pipeline Reality Check Part 1 - Environmental Defence
Why Alberta's Pipeline Dreams Don't Match Market Reality You can't transition to the future if you're living in the past. Premier Smith is living squarely
environmentaldefence.ca
July 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Premier Smith is living squarely in an Alberta that barely exists today. Pushing for another pipeline to tidewater is akin to building a bridge to nowhere. #ABPOLI #pipelines #PremierSmith #energytransition
environmentaldefence.ca/2025/07/21/t...
environmentaldefence.ca/2025/07/21/t...
Imagine if you will, if the oil
Companies and Danielle Smith think it’s hard to get a Poole line to tidewater now, how much harder it will be if we had to cross another country to do so. Don’t really think about that, did ya?
Companies and Danielle Smith think it’s hard to get a Poole line to tidewater now, how much harder it will be if we had to cross another country to do so. Don’t really think about that, did ya?
July 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Imagine if you will, if the oil
Companies and Danielle Smith think it’s hard to get a Poole line to tidewater now, how much harder it will be if we had to cross another country to do so. Don’t really think about that, did ya?
Companies and Danielle Smith think it’s hard to get a Poole line to tidewater now, how much harder it will be if we had to cross another country to do so. Don’t really think about that, did ya?
Congratulations to Invest Alberta and Oriana Power on inking a deal to develop an integrated renewable energy project with a phased investment program. investalberta.ca/oriana-power...
Oriana Power Ink MoU to Explore and Develop Renewable Energy
Oriana Power Limited, a prominent player in the renewable energy sector, announces that it has entered a Memorandum of Understanding with Invest Alberta.
investalberta.ca
July 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Congratulations to Invest Alberta and Oriana Power on inking a deal to develop an integrated renewable energy project with a phased investment program. investalberta.ca/oriana-power...
TVP, a Polish news station, breaks the news that solar power is the number one source of electricity in Europe. Dear Dinosaurs (read, Oil and Gas companies), that asteroid really does look like it's getting closer.
July 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
TVP, a Polish news station, breaks the news that solar power is the number one source of electricity in Europe. Dear Dinosaurs (read, Oil and Gas companies), that asteroid really does look like it's getting closer.