Matt Ryan

Matt Ryan

@mattryanfad.bsky.social

Canadian Designer/Maker and partner in FAD Architects 🇨🇦

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France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?

Trump will claim a last minute deal with Iran. They called begging for a deal … Iran will deny it - and it will go on with Trump claiming victory and nothing actually happening.

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No need for deep sea mining China’s water battery breakthrough can last 120,000+ cycles, outlast lithium-ion by decades Chinese scientists unveil a non-toxic, water-based battery that delivers over 120,000 cycles without fire risks of lithium-ion systems interestingengineering.com/energy/china...

interestingengineering.comChina's water battery hits 120,000+ cycles, can beat lithium by decadesThis new aqueous battery uses organic electrodes and a neutral electrolyte to combine safety, sustainability, and ultra-long lifespan.

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In a bold move toward sustainability and consumer protection, taken a stand against the wasteful practice of Planned obsolescence. By legally banning this approach, the country is pushing manufacturers to create products that last longer, are easier to repair, and generate less environmental waste.

Anyone thinking Carneys deal with China will flood the market with cheap Chinese cars should know that last year total sales of vehicles in Canada was 1.9M . This deal allows 49,000 Chinese Evs or 2.5% of total sales.

I was wrong, he’s just keeping the money

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social

The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar. “There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...

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We should have a national ambition to do great things after all this. I believe that includes a 🇨🇦 car company. We have some of the best innovators in the world. We should unleash them. That’s not meant to be Project Arrow, but we built 🇨🇦’s lighthouse & I’m damned proud of it.

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40 years ago today, Tim Burke made his MLB debut with the Montreal Expos. He entered the game in the fifth inning and pitched 2-1/3 innings in relief in the Expos' 4-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium on Opening Day.

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Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq