Tom Moffatt

Blame government neglect for hospital wait times — not immigrants. Both Edmonton and Calgary need at least 1,000 new acute care beds. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... via @edmontonjournal.com

HISTORIC Records smashed allover Americas Brutal 43.0C Pao de Acucar BRAZIL HOTTEST DAY EVER RECORDED IN ALAGOAS STATE MINIMUMS 30.1 Bonaire HOTTEST NIGHT IN CARIBBEAN HISTORY 28.3 Vc Bird HOTTEST NIGHT IN ANTIGUA Nearly all Caribbean had its hottest nite on record (28/30C)

['Eat the Rich'..News] 'Disaster Divide': UK's richest 0.1 per cent emit 46 times more CO2 than poorest half of population www.businessgreen.com/news/4537915... #Wealth #FossilFuels #Meat #Dairy #Collapse #Climate #UK

Lethbridge, AB Mayor Blaine Hyggen responds to constituent criticism by writing to their boss to accuse them of professional misconduct and demanding their speech be silenced. #yql

25.10.2026 'Argentina | Widespread floods strike the northeast of the country, forcing around 2,000 people to flee their homes, after heavy rains caused a significant rise in the levels of the Paraná, Iguazú, and Uruguay rivers, amid reports of deaths in the provinces of Chaco and Corrientes.'

New from me: The US has faced a higher cost than any other country from the global Hormuz oil shock, with the crisis adding $160 billion to its fuel bill — or $471 per person on average — despite being the world’s largest oil producer.

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

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.

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...

Hey Alberta: is this incompetence or a full on intentional lie? 9003 Acute Care Spaces is NOWHERE near a record number for our prov In the late 1980s we had 17,790 acute care spaces in hospitals (~12,000 acute care beds, +LTC beds) 1988: 7.4 beds/1000 2026: 1.5 beds/1000 1/2

Good morning with good news: Solar & batteries cut 2026 summer wholesale prices by 51% in California & by 42% in Texas, compared to 2021! CA saved $2.5 Billion & TX saved $3.55B. Retail generation cost within total retail bill fell by 10% in CA & 4% in TX. seia.org/media/18501/... #energysky

Air Canada blamed maintenance issues for canceled flights, but records show it wanted planes for other routes #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/gopubli...

Did you know that BradBrad's wife - developer Kathryn Randle of Rockport - does her best larping at CycleToronto?

“It cost us probably at the end of the day about $200 million in tax payer money to do this. That would’ve hired teachers, doctors, nurses, 7500 EAs on five year contracts for example.” https://bit.ly/3UfkMRu

NEW BRIGHT SPOTS: Even on 100% gas power, heat pumps cut emissions by ~48% and EVs by about half. The authors of an “electrification doesn’t cut emissions” paper made a series of compounding mistakes and used misleading assumptions. Here's why. janrosenow.substack.com/p/heat-pumps...

“ @mark-ungrin.bsky.social believes N95 masks should be worn in all hospitals, the spaces where people are often the most vulnerable or have a higher chance of spreading disease. ‘why aren’t we doing more of this in health care facilities?If it doesn’t get inside you, it can’t make you sick””

‼️EXTRAORDINARY Absurde unreal what 's going on in SE Asia ALMOST 40C IN TAIWAN EVERY RECORD PULVERIZED IN THAILAND,LAOS AND CAMBODIA👇 28C at NIGHT IN JAPAN 39.3 Baweng TAIWAN OCTOBER NATIONAL RECORD Min 29.5 ! Pasir Panjang SINGAPORE OCTOBER HOTTEST NIGHT

So this is Build Canada Strong? Yet another sign that Canada is being hollowed out from within

Responses to this op-ed have fallen into two camps: (1) those rightly appalled by how the mayor & 2 councillors behaved (2) those blaming the motion’s author, suggesting that 3 grown men losing their composure was somehow “her fault.” Thanks to the #Lethbridge Herald for printing this work!!

BC, LOCK IN AND VOTE! POLLS OPEN UNTIL 8PM TODAY!!!!

“Serious, ongoing safety concerns have been raised over Grifols’ paid plasma sites across the country, including at the Calgary collection site which was found to be non-compliant with federal safety regulations”: FOM's Chris Gallaway. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

With the UK set to almost double its #solar capacity by 2030, new scheme encouraging developers to create habitats for wildlife alongside clean electricity generation. www.positive.news/environment/...

Democrats winning not legal, says President #uspoli www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

Met SA Cosby wandering around in the independent Author's Fair at #Bouchercon in Calgary last night! #yyc

Welcome to Europe: Diesel € 2,79/liter Gas € 2,65/liter ELEKTRO € 0,56/kWh photo: @RoamingNorway #alwaysbetotem x.com/electricfeli...

In Mozambique heat indexes have locally risen >55C, the worst feel-like ever recorded anywhere in Southern Africa. There has never been anything like this or anything close. Records of High Minimums were locally broken by 8C in Zambia,where nearly 100% of the stations broke them

Solar has become “the obvious choice” for consumers, said Nsitem. “As the US-Iran war pushed up global fuel prices, the cost of operating these generators has risen, making solar systems much more attractive overnight.” Gift link

👏👏👏"Canadians should have access to the care they need, not just the care they can afford." Canada's doctors are sending a message to our governments: protect our public health care! 📢Amplify their call: friendsofmedicare.org/EnforceTheCHA

EXTRAORDINARY MOST EXTREME EVENT IN HISTORY 45C in Northern Africa, 46 in Southern Africa Thousands of records brutalized with absurde margins allover Africa from North to South in MILLIONS of square kilometers. There has never been anything like this Wait for many posts coming

Electrification is an efficiency revolution and a fundamental reorganisation of energy systems. Less energy, fewer imports, more security. I'll make the case at @oxmartinschool.bsky.social on 19 Nov, in person & online: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/elect...

From 2022 to 2024 Alberta ran a nationwide advertising campaign offering newcomers to the province up to $5000 in tax credits to move there Now they've turned around and told every single person who moved that they're no longer welcome in Alberta

Wellington, New Zealand, replaces diesel trains with 18 battery electric trains! Batteries are electrifying transportation: autos, buses, vans, trucks and trains. Batteries are also boosting solar & wind power! www.alstom.com/press-releas... www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article... #energysky

Finns are seething after Google illegally toppled 250,000 trees for a data center [via @theguardian.com]

Parks Canada plans to cut 500 jobs after Liberals cut funding #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"A growing body of analysts now warns that AI data center debt increasingly resembles the subprime mortgages that triggered the 2008 financial crisis. .. Bloomberg estimates more than $500 billion in outstanding AI data center debt, with roughly $200 billion.." www.techradar.com/pro/subprime...

Bringing the Vinophile Mysteries to #Bouchercon in Calgary 🍷💀 #Booksky #yyc

Smith Lies Again: Lukaszuk Challenges Premier's Referendum Story @ABDanielleSmith says the Oct 19 referendum is @LukaszukAB's fault. Absolutely not the case. Thomas explains why. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli youtu.be/2c_Xo7xEKr4

"The world’s largest battery-electric ship, a 130-metre vessel made in Australian by Incat Tasmania, has officially started ferrying passengers – including cars and buses – between Argentina and Uruguay in South America." thedriven.io/2026/10/23/w... via Sophie Vorrath

made in Hangzhou 🇨🇳, charging up Europe 🇧🇪 650A chargers with 800A boost ⚡️⚡️⚡️ now who can find me the adhoc price :D #alwaysbecharging #moreplugs www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

This is so inspiring. Look at the numbers for the Little Red River Cree Nation at John D’Or Prairie. #Alberta #abpoli #Canada

❗️INSANE UNREAL WORLD RECORD CRAZY MINIMUM 32.0 Qaruh Island, Kuwait Hottest night ever recorded in the Northern Hemisphere in late October Also 31.5 Das Island Emirates 31.2 Alwakrah Qatar TROPICAL NIGHTS again in the Caucasus/Caspian Sea- Absurde MINIMUMS >29C North Africa

What most people don't know: when you fill up a petrol car most of the energy never moves it. Petrol car: 13–21% of the crude oil's energy reaches wheels. Electric car on today's UK grid: 43–45%. Electric car on wind+solar: 77–80%. That's why we don't need to replace fossil energy one for one.

Good morning with good news: Australia's main grid Q3 2026 gas power fell 34% to 2000 level. Why? Battery supply about tripled, while renewables set new record of 44.3%, up from 41.8%. Small solar rose enough to match itself the grid's 1.3% growth! www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky

New Substack! Alberta has killed a critical program that previously supported homeless/houseless Albertans in accessing social services after medical or mental health treatment. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thebreakdownab.substack.com/p/making-thi...

edmontonsun.com/news... “I show up for a shift and I try not to look at all the pain and suffering around me,” he said. “Because it is unmanageable.” 100s of my Emerg docs across the province feel the same way... Our govt refuses to declare the ED crisis or to act!