Calgary Climate Hub

Overwhelmed by huge world events over which you have literally no control? We get it. That's why on this month's show we bring you our good pal #GeraldWheatley who has been one of Calgary's biggest champions on building LOCAL resilience, community & justice www.podcastics.com/episode/4338... #yyc

We do NOT WANT ANY MORE #DATACENTERS in #Alberta! There are over 20 working in our province tight now! Stop the #MEGA #DATACENTER outside #Edmonton, #Alberta It will use as much #water and #power as our ENTIRE CITY!

if (big if obviously but for many this is the approach) you ignore the pollution/GHG/etc impacts of combusting natural gas it's a completely coherent strategy. Which is why I increasingly think the idea that data centres will net improve climate outcomes by driving renewable growth isn't correct.

Very typical that the govt pitch makes no mention of pollution or greenhouse gases. Just natural gas being turned into pure intelligence.* *Some conditions apply

It's time to take our power back! Doug Ford is allowing US tech billionaires to take our water, raise our bills and pollute our air. Join us in calling for a provincial moratorium on AI Data Centres in Ontario now.

"I've been in many #HubAndSpokes rides & met people who'd never been on a bike downtown but once they actually get on those #BikePaths, just like a young woman said to me, 'I can do this, no problem. Before, it was a nonstarter to even conceive of riding a bike downtown!' That's how change happens"

Today's essential read for all of humanity. “Keep one eye on the world as it is, and the other on the world as it ought to be, confusing neither and abandoning neither,”

bsky.app/profile/bigc... #yyc #yyccc #Referendum #ClimateChange #Separatism #cdnpoli #abpoli

(though they'd be the first to tell you not to run through walls) #cdnpoli #Healthcare #ILoveNurses #cdnpoli #abpoli bsky.app/profile/bigc...

Schools, arenas and daycare centres are where community happens. But for many Indigenous communities these buildings are also aging and in need of repair. @yourcier.bsky.social is working with communities to address this problem, and their lessons are well-worth sharing. 🔗 buff.ly/PRIn7Sn

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew calls on prime minister to abolish the Indian Act at meeting with chiefs

Some random photos 🙌 1/2 #Calgary #YYC #Alberta #Canada

Canada. #cdnpoli #ClimateChange

And finally, in 2021 just slightly MORE CALGARIANS VOTED in favour of not ash-traying our planet than those that voted to STAY IN CANADA in the 2026 #Referendum. That's a POWERFUL MAJORITY of Calgarians in favour of #ClimateAction right here in Calgary. So who's speaking to them right now?

Solar has overtaken nuclear. A decade ago it supplied 1% of the world's power. In 2025 it met three quarters of global demand growth. Almost nobody saw it coming. I spoke to Jocelyn Timperley at BBC Future about why. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

#yyc #Resilience #Adaptation #Mitigation #BuyLocal #Community #ClimateChange #ArushaCentre #BigOil

"Trump threatening us, an #ElbowsUp movement I support entirely but I sure as hell don't support more pipelines & now a wholly unnecessary #Separatism #Referendum. How do we deal with all of these great big overbearing pressures yet continue to fight for the things that need to happen?" #cdnpoli

we are in trouble. there's no denying it. and we're in a crazy alternative world where we're pretending everything is A-OK. It's not. Let's do more. Let's pressure our poliiticians to fight harder, for us.

🧵 medium.com/@stevebentle... #abpoli #referendum #Separatism #Alberta #cdnpoli #ClimateChange #EnergyTransition #Moratorium #yyc #yyccc #nenshi

Bill C-39 proposes one-year federal reviews for major projects. How much faster will it go? Will corners be cut? Can the duty to consult be met? Live webinar Oct 29, 2pm ET w/ environmental lawyer @claireseaborn.bsky.social, @shastingssimon.bsky.social & Ed. www.energyvsclimate.com/invited-buil...

Carney and Smith will be thrilled.

Canadian LNG Buyers Are European, But the Cargoes May Go to Asia @seb_kennedy of @EnergyFluxNews with a deep dive into the future of Canadian LNG. Canadian LNG prospects not nearly as bright as Ottawa, AB and BC claim. #bcpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli youtu.be/QCvqNTg7W-U

A rainy day, but amazing to see Oxford Street opening up! Brilliant watching people realise they could step off the pavement and enjoy the full space. How long until we’re asking “Wasn’t it always like this?” More streets like this please: greener, healthier and more welcoming.

I’m very hopeful for plug-in (“balcony”) solar + small batteries for renters. It’s even making progress in the USA due to bipartisan energy cost concerns. Swiftly passes in state legislatures.

UK-backed solar initiative pilots new model to cut diesel generator use in Africa www.renewableenergymagazine.com/pv_solar/ukb...

Strong "Yet you exhale carbon dioxide. Curious. I am very intelligent" vibe from this quip.

EXCL: The Soho Society is trying to stop the redevelopment of a deserted office because it would make Soho too busy. They claim that adding new bars, restaurants and cheap office space would alter its "established character as a quieter civic and green space". My @the-londoner.bsky.social scoop:

Possibly the first time I've seen Anthropic publicly mention climate change and it's...arse-covering in their public filing 🫠 Also hand-wringing that they won't be able to gobble up enough fossil fuels because all the other AI and data centre companies are also trying to gobble up fossil fuels

[Thailand] Downpours cause flash floods in Phuket — The Hindu > bsky.app/profile/fire... #FossilFuels #Meat #Dairy #Collapse #Climate #Asia

Here's an interesting one: nearly the same percentage of Calgarians that did NOT want Alberta #Separatism thought that our #OilAndGas history, rather than hampering our ability to fight #ClimateChange, should MAKE US LEADERS IN the TRANSITION to #RenewableEnergy. Neat huh? #yyc #yyccc #abpoli

#yyc #Resilience #Adaptation #Mitigation #BuyLocal #Community #ClimateChange #ArushaCentre #BigOil

Canada is one of the worst-hit countries worldwide by the American fossil fuel war throttling oil supplies #cdnpoli

This is still one of my favourite videos ever, perfectly explaining the staggering amount of public money that’s going into NOT solving traffic congestion. “It means you spend a lot of money now for a very short-term benefit." Jevon’s Paradox via Australia’s great show “Utopia.” Please share!

Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved public transit, not only did it TRANSFORM the city’s public life and economic success, but the car traffic got better. The car traffic got BETTER.

Great #ClimateFiction #clifi novel! 3 different stories of women who live the coral reefs , spiral along and connect in the end. Brilliant writing .

#yyc #Resilience #Adaptation #Mitigation #BuyLocal #Community #ClimateChange #ArushaCentre #BigOil

And you'll deserve it. /end bsky.app/profile/bigc... #Separatism #Referendum #ClimateChange #abpoli #cdnpoli #EnergyTransition #YYC #yyccc #DanielleSmith #MarkCarney @naheednenshi.bsky.social #Nenshi

This is inescapable. What a terrible legacy for our children and grandchildren. #YEG #YYC #Ableg #ClimateAction www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

My advice to politicians across Canada & around the world is when you take wildly popular, important policy off the table entirely & replace it with junk we all know has no future, don't be surprised when you find yourself fighting for the scraps with bad actors & losing bsky.app/profile/bigc...