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"Political columnist Murray Mandryk and CBC Saskatchewan's provincial affairs reporter Alexander Quon join Morning Edition host Adam Hunter to discuss concerns raised by critics of the AI datacentre, which will be built near Regina.They also unpack how the province has been involved in the process."

Talking about fossil fuels, right wing governments, and data centres... #noMoecoal

"The scale of investment in AI creates systemic risk.Much of the infrastructure for AI is being paid for with debt... Infrastructure players both large (Oracle, SoftBank)and small (CoreWeave) are in financial distress.. " The Bell has rented to @coreweave.bsky.social What does that mean for SK?

"AI datacentres are almost universally unpopular. They are loud, unsightly and they drain environmental resources, with the majority of the profits generated flowing back to the US companies that build them...And now, the number of “hyperscale” datacentres has nearly tripled since 2018."

"AI is coming...and we had better be ready for it. But—as we explore in the October 2026 Monitor magazine—this discourse masks the fact that AI... is the result of a series of policy choices. Despite the government evoking...we do have a choice. And we should be serious about what that choice is."

Well done! Motion MN26-18 PASSED THANK YOU Sarah Turnbull (Ward 5), Victoria Flores (Ward 6) Shobna Radons (Ward 7) Shanon Zachidniak (Ward 8) and David Froh (Ward 3). Find the meeting here: www.youtube.com/live/XzjxjW-...

Alex Wissner-Gross predicts we'll be "well into our post-fusion era" within a decade — driven by AI discovering new energy sources, not just squeezing more efficiency out of what we have. Why is #Saskatchewan doubling down on coal and why is #Bell building LNG for the 1.2GW monster outside Regina?

"Bell's AI data centre is being built at a rapid pace...has expanded to 1.2 gigawatts with support from the provincial and federal governments. But the city has had little say about the development. Four city councillors...brought a motion forward asking the city to look into the centre's impact."

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Erin Brockovich Data Center Reporting received ~4,000 submissions in first month. She sits down with Jon to discuss everything she’s learned, what the industry gets wrong about the backlash, and whether there’s a way to build what we need without screwing over the people who have to live with it.

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Saskatchewan's Crown investments minister stood Thursday in front of a skeleton of steel beams to tout progress on an artificial intelligence mega facility, while the Opposition again called on the province to consult first, then build. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/constru... #skpoli #cdnpoli

In #SK Scott Moe is bankrupting us to revitalize COAL production and allowing a new gas power plant (to be built adjacent to Regina, a migratory bird sanctuary, post secondary campuses, and a golf course) for a data centre. And he is pushing a nuclear future while actively suppressing renewables.

"We've heard rumours that somewhere beyond the borders of the Queen City there's an "AI data centre"currently being built.Sounds like it might be kind of a big deal.Simon Enoch from the Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives drops into the subbasement to educate us on it." @pauldechene.bsky.social

Hey, Regina. Join the International Protest day Saturday, Oct.3, 2026 at City Hall! Understand if Motion MN26-18 is passed at the October 14, 2026 meeting we can pause any progress until questions/concerns/requirements/safeguards are met. We deserve answers. Join us!

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Inside Bell’s $50 billion AI data centre behemoth in Saskatchewan. buff.ly/NZWf2xe

"Sec.38 hands SaskPower the exclusive right to supply, transmit, distribute and sell electricity in this province—full stop. Private companies have generated power here before... but only ever on one condition: they sell every kilowatt to a single customer, SaskPower the Crown that owns the wires."

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www.saskndp.ca/datacentremo... Please sign the moratorium. "Better late than never"? Hey, @saskndp.bsky.social Tell us how we can help.

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The provincial government is reviewing more than 30 AI data centre proposals,& says its data centre framework will determine which will be approved. For instance,it will only green light Canadian companies that supply their own power. Is that stringent enough for those who are skeptical? #noMoecoal

Hundreds in Red Deer take part in AI data centre consultation. - @nathanip.bsky.social & @naheednenshi.bsky.social Have your voice be heard: www.albertandpcaucus.ca/ai-data-cent... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #ai #data

A new analysis finds the Saskatchewan government's decision could cost up to $46.4 billion over the next 20 years. Meanwhile, the mayor of Estevan says the city projected it would lose a third of its population without coal.

Is AI superintelligence inevitable? AI safety researcher David Krueger says it doesn't have to be. Krueger, an assistant professor at the University of Montreal and founder of the nonprofit Evitable, warns that "we need to mitigate the risk of extinction" with regulation and moratoriums.. "

Talking about coal... #environmentalimpact #climateactionnow #noMoecoal

Data centres are the final nail in our <ONLY> habitable planets' coffin. THERE IS NO PLANET B. #fossilfools #wakeup #theworldisburning #findyoyrvoice

#noMoecoal #climateactionnow

The propaganda continues.

"The 466MW Black Bear Power Project (BBPP) close to Swan Hills northwest of Edmonton has received little media coverage. This is surprising given it has changed proponents, quietly abandoned previous carbon capture and storage commitments, and would potentially add one million tonnes" annually ..

"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called out the hypocrisy of Silicon Valley billionaires for building data centers in poor, disenfranchised communities, even though they would never want to see them constructed in their own backyard."

Any questions? #shame #climateactionnow

It could be done. #datacentremoratorium

Data centres are not sustainable over the short or long term. Absolutely wrong to not use latest green technologies to power these billion $ centres. We can't power the future with last centuries energy source. #climateactionnow #noMoecoal #renewables #noeconomyonadeadplanet

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Danielle Smith has misled Albertan's on the new AI center's electricity use... She's talked a lot about minimal water use as well... But what happens when we look at the water use of the dedicated power plant? It could have a much bigger impact than she says. #abpoli

Switzerland mandated in 2023 that all new buildings exceeding 300 square metres of roof area must install solar panels covering a minimum percentage of that surface — the most aggressive building-integrated solar mandate in continental Europe #ActOnClimate #SolarPower #Renewables

If companies can't run data centres without polluting our air and water, pushing up energy bills, abusing workers' rights, harming local communities or wrecking the climate – then they shouldn't be allowed to run them A safe climate and healthy environment are necessities – tech bro profits aren't