Reminder: Early COVID-era deaths reduced Social Security liabilities by $156 billion. I keep telling people, Republicans noted those savings and have sought to cull the old and "weak" ever since.
Great piece on how the US-Israeli attack on Iran has supercharged China's cleantech sector, including fact that in Australia, nearly half of all vehicles sold in May were either battery-only, hybrid or plug-in hybrid.
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Nice to speak to @geoffdembicki.bsky.social @desmog.com about leaked documents revealing the capacity of planned fossil plants for Canadian data centres + my estimate that if they became operational, they'd cause enough emissions to wipe out 15 years of progress
www.desmog.com/2026/06/11/m...
Today we have @parismarx.com in our pages, arguing that ordinary Canadians are right to be concerned about AI, but
"the government is positioning... the public’s skepticism as the product of a knowledge gap." thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
"We're trapped here."
That's how one Texas resident describes life next to OpenAI's Stargate campus, where developers are seeking to expand an on-site power plant to 51 gas turbines and 80 diesel generators.
Documents obtained by @greenpeaceca.bsky.social: One of the big 'benefits' of AI data centres, according to Carney government, is a bigger market for fossil gas
www.desmog.com/2026/06/11/m...
NEW: Our visual analysis suggests the U.S. hit two drinking-water facilities overnight in southern Iran with precision-guided munitions. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime. w/ @ckoettl.bsky.social @johnismay.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/w...
“Liberals have known of, and campaigned on, their responsibility to relieve the multiple crises of everyday life for the Canadian population. But are we any better off?”
My latest: www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/10/i...
Today’s news story @kimsiever.bsky.social
Canada Post workers approve new contract
Workers voted over 85% in favour of wage increases, improved benefits, and new job classifications.
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Disruption to global energy supplies sparks surge in demand for alternatives
"According to the Trustees’ report, the actuarial balance of [Social Security] up through 2050 — the amount of additional funds it would need to keep paying full benefits for the next 25 years — is 1.06 percent of GDP." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/social-sec...
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Charles Keener
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America can afford to keep paying full benefits. But will we?
Boosting energy production is one of the top ‘public policy benefits to Canada’ of data centres, internal Privy Council document explains.
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Liberals have known of, and campaigned on, their responsibility to relieve the multiple crises of everyday life for the Canadian population. But are we any better off?
We investigated one of the world’s largest AI data centers, using thermal drone footage to reveal the hidden pollution powering the AI boom. As companies race to build the future of artificial…
