Okay, folks: The big El Niño update is now out on Weather West! This sure looks like it's going to be a dramatic year from a global climate perspective, and there are major implications for extreme events (across California, the U.S. West, & well beyond).
“If you care about the bottom line, budgets & taxes, then you should care about urban biking, because it’s a money saver. It’s ironic when so-called fiscal conservatives attack biking, when their efforts just show a lack of understanding of math.” My interview with @modacitylife.com #CityMakingMath
Guys, I bought a truck.
(that's actually a bike)
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Bitumen is always, by its very nature, going to be more expensive to extract and more expensive to refine than crude. There's absolutely no getting around that fact, and bitumen is still most of what comes out of Canada's fossil fuel industry. 4/
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"Ordinary people, when they pay attention, speak up, organize, and refuse to back down can still shape the future of this place. What this government is proposing is nothing less than a moral abomination. They need to hear from you now. Do it for Alberta." #abpoli #WaterNotCoal
Politico plans to fold E&E News into its news operation to prioritize energy coverage across the newsroom. Notably, climate was missing from the announcement.
By Max Tani for @semafor.com:
June 11, 2026 - Daniel Swain - A quick refresher: What is El Niño and how can it affect global weather patterns? El Niño is the warm phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a semi-regular recurring cycle that transfers vast amounts of heat and momentum from the tropical Pacific to the global atmosphere. It is triggered every 3–7 years when the #
Bitumen markets will be the first to collapse as international demand slows, making Canada particularly vulnerable. Canada is already risking 20% of GDP and 8% of employment by 2030 even if we DON'T make ourselves even more fossil fuel dependent. 5/
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Michael Nabert
#NeighbourDay is a day built around community, connection, & celebrating the people & places that make our city special. This year we're putting a fun, FREE, active transportation spin on the festivities with the Neighbour Day Bike Bus! JOIN US!!
RSVP: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/neighbour_da... #YYC
Calgary Climate Hub
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Covering Climate Now
Michael Nabert
The resulting benefits of a ‘car-less’ household are myriad, but few are as quantifiable as the money most people sink into a depreciating asset that sits unused for 95% of the time.
Nature Climate Change - New fossil fuel investments may become stranded if demand for fossil fuel declines due to technological change. This could amount to a discounted global wealth loss of...
#NeighbourDay is a day built around community, connection, & celebrating the people & places that make our city special. This year we're putting a fun, FREE, active transportation spin on the festivities with the Neighbour Day Bike Bus! JOIN US!!
RSVP: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/neighbour_da... #YYC
#KevinVanTighem on protecting our land/water from foreign coal companies, a complicit provincial government, captured regulators & the alliance of Albertans across the political divide refusing to let our #EasternSlopes be sacrificed for a dying industry.
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