THE OIL INDUSTRY FROM BEST TO LAST IN CLASS From an industry that changed everything to the handicap of energy.

THE OIL INDUSTRY FROM BEST TO LAST IN CLASS
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Former Minister Catherine Mckenna Blasts Canadian Oil CEOs Former environment minister Catherine McKenna says the leaders of Canada's oil industry are figures close to American President Donald Trump who are "taking us for fools" and putting both the economy ...

shorturl.at/xwF1S "Leaders of Canada’s oil industry are figures close to tRump who are 'taking us for fools' & putting both economy & environment at risk. O&G is increasing our emissions & demanding subsidies e.g. cleaning up pollution they cause & building pipelines won’t risk their own $ on.”

Repression of Indigenous Advocacy in the Russian Federation The UN's biggest Indigenous gathering is happening next week, but a key climate advocate will be missing.

shorturl.at/xEiem Daria Egereva accused of participating in terrorist group due to former involvement in the Aborigen Forum, an informal network of Indigenous advocates. The detention part of growing repression of Indigenous advocacy in Russian Federation & Russia’s broader shift to authoritarianism

RBC, Scotiabank backslide on climate targets Two Canadian banking giants recently announced they are retreating from their climate targets, in part due to government policy.

shorturl.at/P04dX Why? Carney curbing major parts of the elimination of the federal fuel charge, the decision not to implement O&G emissions cap & postponement and elimination of other climate targets and policies; uncertainty of industrial carbon pricing, EV uptake as eliminated EV sales mandate.

The left is cheering for leaders they don’t really believe in It is strange to see progressive voters rooting so wholeheartedly for Prime Minister Mark Carney and Hungary's Péter Magyar, leaders who, let’s face it, lean pretty heavily to the right.

shorturl.at/p4L4y Voters reject autocrats & far-right pit bulls. But Magyar & Carney lean pretty heavily to the right. Egalitarians, Indigenous peoples, feminists, environmentalists & climate activists should not settle for switch to right-wing or even centre-right liberal politicians!

Russian economy faces 'financial disaster,' Sweden's spy chief warns as Moscow hides true deficit Stockholm believes that Moscow is "living on borrowed time," Sweden's military intelligence chief Thomas Nilsson said.

shorturl.at/IeleS "Russia is manipulating economic statistics to convince Ukraine's allies that its economy has withstood sanctions and heavy military spending;" understating its budget deficit by about $30 Billion, inflation at 15%.
Financial disaster ahead!

This has enormous potential for getting done what the COPs have not done because they were handcuffed by allowing petrostates & nearly unlimited Fossil Fuel participation.
Oh, and some gutless leaders.

Average new UK electric car price is now lower than petrol vehicles Autotrader says average EV cost is £785 cheaper, in an important milestone in the move away from fossil fuels

Forget "total cost of ownership." In the UK, the average EV is now cheaper than the average ICE vehicle, up front. Sticker cost.

And of course the savings just keep accumulating after that.

Israel had a bad week in Europe. Does it herald a wider shift in EU relations? With Orbán gone and Meloni distancing herself, EU sanctions on trade and settlers are looking more likely

shorturl.at/gqnuE "The shifts are likely to pave the way for long-delayed sanctions against violent settlers in the occupied West Bank, and add to broader pressure for the EU to reconsider its relationship with Israel over its wars in Gaza and the wider region."

Canada's emissions reductions slowed in 2024, federal data shows The latest annual account of greenhouse gas emissions shows Canada's emissions reductions slowed in 2024 to almost nothing.

shorturl.at/4qtTN NO, our emissions did not slow down! O&G & ag increases offset by decreases in electricity productn, transportatn & efficient buildings. When pushed, Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin said, "Blah, blah, blah!"

Ford skirts public consultation on freedom of information bill On Thursday, government House leader Steve Clark revealed that Bill 97, the Plan to Protect Ontario Act, would bypass the traditional public consultation process and go straight to third reading and f...

shorturl.at/fHJi2 The public will not have the opportunity to comment on legislation that will restrict the ability to access government records in Ontario.

OF COURSE they won't! He ran as a populist candidate but his authoritarian stripes are showing!

This result may slow down the Supreme Court's use of its Shadow Court to complete Fossil Fuel industry mandate

If journalists had any integrity and courage, they would boycott the White House Correspondents Dinner. It should be as empty as a TPUSA event.

Photo shows a heap of older style phones with the text “Planned obsolescence is now outlawed in France. It is a crime to intentionally reduce the lifespan of a product to force customers to replace it.”

Love France 🇫🇷 They understand the importance of the battery life of a Nokia 3310

EU: The European Union will require sale of mobile phones with “user-replaceable and longer-lasting batteries” starting in 2027.

The regulation demands “availability of spare parts and manuals for 10 years to curb planned obsolescence”.

LOVE IT!

I don’t think we talk nearly enough about the fact that corporations like Amazon, don’t pay a single cent to maintain the roads they use, the transportation system they use, the courts they use, they pay nothing for the infrastructure that is absolutely critical to their business.

WE Pay for

Things to Know
#1. Commercially available DNA tests don't mean what you think they mean. You might as well be asking a Magic 8 Ball if you're looking at ethnicity.
#2. Your high school civics/government/history teacher 9 times out of 10 was teaching propaganda
# 3. Companies don't care about you.

Big Oil Breaks Everything The planet, our democracy, our courts...

Big Oil Breaks Everything
Supreme Court’s modern “shadow docket,” secretive track Supreme Court uses to make many major decisions, incl granting President Trump more than 20 key victories on issues from immigration to agency power. open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

$86 billion Super Fund failed to properly address human rights, court rules The court granted an application by the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) for judicial review of Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation's policies relating to ethical investment.

shorturl.at/Hjqv8 Justice Mount declared parts of Guardians of NZ Superannuation's policies re ethical investment fund's documents, standards & procedures & its sustainable investment framework were "unreasonable and unlawful & failed to meet basic reqts of law re alleged breaches of human rights."

Amanda Tattersall | Substack Amanda Tattersall is a community organiser and Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, researching how people build power. Co-founder of GetUp, founder of the Sydney Alliance, host of ChangeM...

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Great speaker, fantastic organiser, led ChangeMakers course I took 3 years ago. Learned SO much!

shorturl.at/GDks7 In a setback for federal efforts to thwart climate litigation, the judge ruled that the suit, which tried to block the state from suing oil companies, was too speculative & dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled!
The New Reich does not yet have ALL the courts!

I just love this… oh so much ❤️

It's much more than that, he has handlers who actually have crafted takeover of US democracy, creating The New Reich. They have planned & mostly accomplished takeover of Legislative systems, media, courts & armed forces. It's all mapped out in Project 2025! Just as Hitler did it! tRump figurehead

Russia in no rush to resume Ukraine peace talks, Lavrov says "Resuming negotiations is not our top priority," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

kyivindependent.com/russia-in-no... Ukraine argues that freezing the current front line is the most realistic basis for a ceasefire, while Russia insists Ukrainian forces withdraw from parts of Donbas as a precondition for any agreement — a demand Kyiv rejects.

Trump envoy faces 'sweeping' investigation over business ties, diplomatic role Democratic U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin launched what he described as a "sweeping" investigation into U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, over a potential conflict o...

kyivindependent.com/us-lawmaker-... The inquiry focuses on Kushner's dual role as a diplomatic intermediary and head of a private equity firm, raising questions about whether his financial ties could influence U.S. foreign policy decisions.

‘Pandora’s box’: Danielle Smith and insurance giants unleash attack on healthcare ⋆ The Breach Danielle Smith is working hand-in-glove with private insurers to push health privatization in Alberta—and it could spread across Canada

breachmedia.ca/pandoras-box... “This could end Canadian medicare as we know it,” says recent report on Dani's creating privatized, US-style health care system in AB. UCP consulting w private insurers to oversee its changes to regulations!

4,000 more oil and gas wells were just added to Alberta’s orphan well list | The Narwhal Even before the addition, the estimated total costs to properly seal and reclaim orphan oil and gas sites in Alberta was more than $1B

shorturl.at/2DKcQ ‘Largest single transfer in history’: 4,000 O&G wells now orphans — nearly doubling Alberta’s total! Under 500 wells were decommissioned — meaning safely sealed — in the fiscal year ending in March 2025, while more than 2,000 new wells were added to its inventory during that time.

ANALYSIS | First Nations' court challenge may block Alberta separatism itself, not just petition drive | CBC News The argument lawyers are making: since treaties are between Indigenous people and Canada, a province trying to leave would be ripping up treaties.

shorturl.at/P135U Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation and other litigants are challenging the very idea that a province can split from Canada, and in doing so sever their constitutionally protected First Nations treaties.

Canada's Indian Act marks 150 years April marks 150 years of Canada's Indian Act. It is colonial legislation designed to assimilate First Nations people into the broader Canadian society. Despite amendments, the act is still in effect t...

shorturl.at/Vtkz5 The act is still in effect today and although it is still enormously discriminating, an just alternative has been seriously implemented by White settlers!