As Eby tours India today touting #BCLNG as the solution to their smoggy skies, reality is much —much— different. He appears to be selling gas to a country that is actively leaving it.

"Coal use declined in both countries even as electricity demand continued to rise”

" non-fossil energy sources grew fast enough in both countries to meet rising electricity demand.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/india-china-coal-power-renewables-b2899298.html

And from this article:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/india-solar-one-bengaluru-new-delhi-b2761414.html

"Renewable energy is now the most economical option.
Solar is now half the cost of power from new coal-powered plants. Shah added that dropping costs for energy storage, in the form of batteries, means that renewable power will be the “new normal," even when the sun doesn't shine”

Neither of these articles even mention natural gas.

A quick look at the "Electricity Sector in India" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_India ) shows that the absolute amount of electricity generated by Natural Gas in India has dropped from 93TWh in 2011-12, to 56.6TWh in 24-25.

At the same time, *just* Solar has gone from 4.6TWh in 2014-15 (the first year with separate numbers) to 144TWh in 24-25? Renewables in total including traditional Hydro have gone from 181-403TWh.

Who is BC actually selling LNG to?

#BCLNG #ClimateAction #BCPoli #EndFossilFuels #ABPoli #Canada #LNG #Renewables #Solar

As Eby tours India today touting #BCLNG as the solution to their smoggy skies, reality is much —much— different. He appears to be selling gas to a country that is actively leaving it.

"Coal use declined in both countries even as electricity demand continued to rise”

" non-fossil energy sources grew fast enough in both countries to meet rising electricity demand.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/india-china-coal-power-renewables-b2899298.html

And from this article:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/india-solar-one-bengaluru-new-delhi-b2761414.html

"Renewable energy is now the most economical option.
Solar is now half the cost of power from new coal-powered plants. Shah added that dropping costs for energy storage, in the form of batteries, means that renewable power will be the “new normal," even when the sun doesn't shine”

Neither of these articles even mention natural gas.

A quick look at the "Electricity Sector in India" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_India ) shows that the absolute amount of electricity generated by Natural Gas in India has dropped from 93TWh in 2011-12, to 56.6TWh in 24-25.

At the same time, *just* Solar has gone from 4.6TWh in 2014-15 (the first year with separate numbers) to 144TWh in 24-25? Renewables in total including traditional Hydro have gone from 181-403TWh.

Who is BC actually selling LNG to?

#BCLNG #ClimateAction #BCPoli #EndFossilFuels #ABPoli #Canada #LNG #Renewables #Solar

Hey Canadians, remember how when you heard about Project 2025, and then saw it being implemented, you wondered why US citizens had been - and continued to be - in denial? Because the propositions were right there? Here's what hawks in the USA are publicly strategizing:

In a strategy of the retrenchment, the dismemberment of Canada becomes a wise decision. Rather than allowing it to continue down a path of anti-American antagonism, the United States could support the Alberta and Quebec separatist movements. A successful secession by Alberta alone would cripple the federal fisc, and drive separatism in other regions due to the resultant decline in their equalization payments which comprises such a substantial part of their provincial budgets. In the end, British Columbia and a unified Maritime province would be admitted to the Union as Democratic states while Alberta and Saskatchewan would be admitted as Republican states; ensuring continued balance in the US Senate.

The rump of Canada, left with only one or two provinces, would finally be able to revise its constitution with ease. Under US pressure, the rump could become a freely associated state similar to Palau, with a new constitution reordering society along American lines. In time, perhaps it too could be annexed.

The United States can no longer afford to dismiss Canada as a benign neighbor

Archive.org link that doesn't give the author traffic or your info:
https://web.archive.org/web/20250914052455/https://defenseanalyses.org/work/our-canadian-problem/

#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #QCPoli #ABPoli #MBPoli #SKPoli

Hey Canadians, remember how when you heard about Project 2025, and then saw it being implemented, you wondered why US citizens had been - and continued to be - in denial? Because the propositions were right there? Here's what hawks in the USA are publicly strategizing:

In a strategy of the retrenchment, the dismemberment of Canada becomes a wise decision. Rather than allowing it to continue down a path of anti-American antagonism, the United States could support the Alberta and Quebec separatist movements. A successful secession by Alberta alone would cripple the federal fisc, and drive separatism in other regions due to the resultant decline in their equalization payments which comprises such a substantial part of their provincial budgets. In the end, British Columbia and a unified Maritime province would be admitted to the Union as Democratic states while Alberta and Saskatchewan would be admitted as Republican states; ensuring continued balance in the US Senate.

The rump of Canada, left with only one or two provinces, would finally be able to revise its constitution with ease. Under US pressure, the rump could become a freely associated state similar to Palau, with a new constitution reordering society along American lines. In time, perhaps it too could be annexed.

The United States can no longer afford to dismiss Canada as a benign neighbor

Archive.org link that doesn't give the author traffic or your info:
https://web.archive.org/web/20250914052455/https://defenseanalyses.org/work/our-canadian-problem/

#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #QCPoli #ABPoli #MBPoli #SKPoli

OK. Here it is. My full-throated rebuttal to the Alberta separatists and useful idiots trying to destroy the country I love. Please read. Please share. Please stand up for Canada. https://albertaviews.ca/the-case-for-sticking-around/ #Alberta #Canada #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

Hey Alberta, this you?

>>>
New research provides evidence that men who are concerned about maintaining a traditional masculine image may be less likely to express concern about climate change. The findings suggest that acknowledging environmental problems is psychologically linked to traits such as warmth and compassion. These traits are stereotypically associated with femininity in many cultures. Consequently, men who feel pressure to prove their manhood may avoid environmentalist attitudes to protect their gender identity
<<<

https://www.psypost.org/some-men-may-downplay-climate-change-risks-to-avoid-appearing-feminine/

#abpoli #cdnpoli #canada #alberta

This is a disaster for the endangered and threateend toads in Alberta, for they lay their eggs in shallow seasonal ponds that warm up and speed up larval development. Will also imcrease flooding, increase siltation and chemical offlows into streams, rivers and lakes.

But the farmers have been breaking the law and ploughing under and draining wetlands without charges forever, because the conservatives will undermine justice and the public good to retain cult conservative votes in the zombielands of rural Ab.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-wetlands-prairie-potholes-policy-rj-sigurdson-rebecca-schulz-9.7013956?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

#AbPoli #CdnPoli #Biodiversity #PublicGoods #EcoststemServices

This is a disaster for the endangered and threateend toads in Alberta, for they lay their eggs in shallow seasonal ponds that warm up and speed up larval development. Will also imcrease flooding, increase siltation and chemical offlows into streams, rivers and lakes.

But the farmers have been breaking the law and ploughing under and draining wetlands without charges forever, because the conservatives will undermine justice and the public good to retain cult conservative votes in the zombielands of rural Ab.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-wetlands-prairie-potholes-policy-rj-sigurdson-rebecca-schulz-9.7013956?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

#AbPoli #CdnPoli #Biodiversity #PublicGoods #EcoststemServices

AUPE Media Release: Dual health-care system will cripple staffing levels in Alberta

Premier’s obsession with private profit will be paid in pain by Albertans

EDMONTON—Premier Smith’s plan for a dual public-private health system is doomed to fail for one simple reason: There are not enough workers, says the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE).

“There’s a shortage of health-care workers in Alberta, across Canda and around the world,” says Sandra Azocar, president of AUPE, which represents more than 60,000 health-care workers.

“Hospitals and health-care facilities are constantly running without appropriate numbers of staff. Many of them have endured temporary closures because there aren't enough workers to stay open,” she says.

The dual health-care system the provincial government proposes in the Health Statutes Amendment Act would allow physicians to practice in both private and public systems and to charge extra for private care.

“Albertans suffering while waiting for treatment will be forced to spend money they can’t afford to get the treatment they need. For those without that option, wait times will just get longer,” says Azocar.

“There is a finite number of physicians and other health-care workers. They will be pulled from the public system and into the private lane, leaving ordinary Albertans behind.”

Thanks to Smith’s ideological agenda, Albertans will face even longer wait times to get the treatment they need.

“The immense pressure already felt by front-line workers will increase as the staff shortages get worse. They’ll also be the people dealing face-to-face with angry Albertans in unnecessary pain who have waited years to get treatment,” says Azocar.

As treatments are delayed, health conditions will deteriorate. It will become more expensive to treat patients, leading to more Albertans turning up at already overcrowded Emergency Rooms.

“The premier’s obsession with corporate profit will be paid in pain by the people,” says Azocar.

She adds that the dual system is likely to face court challenges as a violation of the Canada Health Act.

“Albertans need to know if the premier will invoke the notwithstanding clause again to impose her vision of a U.S.-style system where people buy their way to the front of the line.”

https://www.aupe.org/news/news-and-updates/dual-health-care-system-will-cripple-staffing-levels-alberta

#abpoli #cdnpoli #healthcare #privatization #union #Solidarity

Danielle Smith keeps stepping on her own rakes.
“Governments, it’s often said, end up defeating themselves. Even so, few seem poised to do it as spectacularly — or stupidly — as the one led by Danielle Smith”
#Canada #cdnpoli #ABpoli #Alberta
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/04/opinion/danielle-smith-ucp-separatism

ICYMI - I commend unto you my most excellent podcast interview with break-out stand-up star Faris Hytiaa, the pride of Lethbridge, speaking about his Sudanese roots, Alberta identity, and the future of Canadian comedy. At a moment of both crisis in Sudan, and rising anti-immigrant rhetoric in Canada, this is a very timely listen. (Also includes comedy excerpts, if you need a good laugh today.) #Alberta #AlbertaUnbound #abpoli #Canada #Sudan #yyc

Danielle Smith keeps stepping on her own rakes.
“Governments, it’s often said, end up defeating themselves. Even so, few seem poised to do it as spectacularly — or stupidly — as the one led by Danielle Smith”
#Canada #cdnpoli #ABpoli #Alberta
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/04/opinion/danielle-smith-ucp-separatism

The #ForeverCanadian petition was officially approved today with 438,568 valid signatures!

#ableg #abpoli

https://www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-initiative-petition-verification-completed-results-announced/

The changes to the Water Act are flying under the radar because of everything else that is happening in Alberta.

But it is very bad legislation and it's being done for some nefarious purpose, I'm sure. Especially since the changes are supported by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.

And, of course there are data centres planned for all over the province.

“Bill 7 is not a technical amendment; it is a fundamental shift in how water is controlled, allocated, and transferred in Alberta. By advancing this legislation without First Nation involvement, Alberta is eroding the Treaty relationship and failing to uphold its legal and moral obligations,” says Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi.

#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #Indigenous #water

https://everythinggp.com/2025/11/28/treaty-8-first-nations-call-for-suspension-of-water-amendment-act/

"Assembly of First Nations chiefs voted unanimously on Tuesday to demand the withdrawal of a new pipeline deal between Canada and Alberta, while expressing full support for First Nations on the British Columbia coast that strongly oppose the initiative."

"The resolution also urges Canada, Alberta and B.C. to recognize the climate emergency and uphold the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/afn-assembly-major-projects-9.6999182

#ABPoli #BCPoli #CDNPoli #Indigenous

ICYMI - I commend unto you my most excellent podcast interview with break-out stand-up star Faris Hytiaa, the pride of Lethbridge, speaking about his Sudanese roots, Alberta identity, and the future of Canadian comedy. At a moment of both crisis in Sudan, and rising anti-immigrant rhetoric in Canada, this is a very timely listen. (Also includes comedy excerpts, if you need a good laugh today.) #Alberta #AlbertaUnbound #abpoli #Canada #Sudan #yyc

" #BigOil is now lobbying to repeal federal laws for pipelines. What Industry wants is no regulation, no regulators. It's absurd because these very laws allow them to force their way onto our lands. We need a return to the #RuleOfLaw in all matters #OilAndGas, because we've gone so far from it."

https://www.podcastics.com/episode/389013/link/

#CleanUpYourMess #MakePollutersPay #PolluterPays #NoMAS #Conservation #ClimateChange #BigOil #cdnpoli #AER #yyc #abpoli #AlbertaEnergyRegulator #ClimateSky

Details of the MOU as reported by CBC. Hot Take:
It's a sh_t show of oil soaked hopeium and climate defeatism.

- Shovels in Ground by 2029 *(may this be forever extended)

- Tanker Ban will be lifted if the project is approved by MPO *(Coastal First Nations setting rhetorical fire to MPO in 3-2-1)

- July 1, 2026 deadline for submission to MPO *(OIL CANADA DAY)

- 75% methane emissions cut on 2014 levels from methane by 2035 *(*shaking head* We are VERY GOOD at hitting 10 year targets *shaking head*)

- "both sides commited to net-zero by 2050” (implied via CCS) *(carbon capture and storage? should be Carney Can't Stop -- Emissions)

- industrial carbon price of $130 -- down from $170
*(Oil Industry - Very Poor)

- Alberta exempt from fed O&G emissions cap and clean electricity regulation *(Woop Coal! Let's Mine the Rockies!)

- No private proponents have been announced. *(Hear No Evil)

- No pipeline path/route has been announced. *(See No Evil)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/livestory/alberta-ottawa-memorandum-of-understanding-energy-deal-pipeline-bc-9.6993431

#TMX #EndFossilFuels #ClimateSellout #ClimateEmergency #CdnPoli #CanPoli #BCPoli #ABPoli

Since multiple Ottawa CBC reporters seem utterly incapable of understanding what First Nations groups are what in BC here are some facts about the Coastal First Nations. It has existed since 2003.

https://coastalfirstnations.ca/about/

"The Great Bear Initiative Society (a non-profit society under the BC Societies Act), also known as Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative (CFN), is an alliance of First Nations on the North Pacific Coast that includes the Gitga’at, Gitxaała, Haida, Heiltsuk, Kitasoo Xai’xais, Metlakatla, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv First Nations. " Their territories span on the mainland coast of BC from the top of Vancouver Island to the Alaska Border including Haida Gwaii.

The #ForeverCanadian petition was officially approved today with 438,568 valid signatures!

#ableg #abpoli

https://www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-initiative-petition-verification-completed-results-announced/

Seen outside the UCP AGM today…

#ableg #abpoli