Rene Bissonnette
@renebissonnette.bsky.social
Grandfather, happily married, happily retired, vegan,no car, stopped flying, likes to walk, bike, kayak ,concerned about the future
Why Patriotic Calls to Support 'Canada's' Oil Ring Hollow via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Why Patriotic Calls to Support ‘Canada’s’ Oil Ring Hollow | The Tyee
As Trump’s US rakes in oilsands profits, we’re sold a clouded narrative of energy sovereignty.
thetyee.ca
September 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Why Patriotic Calls to Support 'Canada's' Oil Ring Hollow via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Canada’s economic resilience depends upon its climate resilience www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/15/o...
Canada’s economic resilience depends upon its climate resilience
Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy provides the basis for supporting greater coordination and accountability, but we have yet to see it advance in a meaningful way.
www.nationalobserver.com
September 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Canada’s economic resilience depends upon its climate resilience www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/15/o...
Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments
The change comes as part of a suite of amendments to Canada's impact assessment laws passed by the Carney government early Wednesday morning.
www.nationalobserver.com
September 10, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
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We don’t need to "save the planet." The planet will be fine. We need to save the conditions that allow human civilization to thrive. Let's be clear about the stakes.
September 7, 2026 at 1:20 PM
We don’t need to "save the planet." The planet will be fine. We need to save the conditions that allow human civilization to thrive. Let's be clear about the stakes.
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The invention of Jaywalking via Hannah Fry #WarOnWalking youtube.com/shorts/6W_s3...
September 6, 2026 at 9:26 AM
The invention of Jaywalking via Hannah Fry #WarOnWalking youtube.com/shorts/6W_s3...
Alberta exempts Suncor's tailings pond dump from review, angering downstream communities www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/04/n...
Alberta exempts Suncor's tailings pond dump from review, angering downstream communities
The oil giant won't need an environmental impact assessment before treating and dumping millions of litres of tar sand tailings into the Athabasca River.
www.nationalobserver.com
September 4, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Alberta exempts Suncor's tailings pond dump from review, angering downstream communities www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/04/n...
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Today on Volts: in 2008, physics professor Ramón Méndez Galain was made energy minister of Uruguay. Over the next 7 years, he led the country to a 98% carbon-free electricity system. With his nonprofit, Ivy, he's now attempting to export the model to other countries in the global South. We discuss.
He helped Uruguay decarbonize. Can he help other countries do the same?
A conversation with Ramón Méndez Galain.
www.volts.wtf
August 19, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Today on Volts: in 2008, physics professor Ramón Méndez Galain was made energy minister of Uruguay. Over the next 7 years, he led the country to a 98% carbon-free electricity system. With his nonprofit, Ivy, he's now attempting to export the model to other countries in the global South. We discuss.
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Hey, a species has come back from the brink of extinction. Let’s kill it!
First bluefin tunas caught off Yorkshire since 1960s ‘success story’ for marine conservation
Researchers laud return of giant tuna to North Sea after being fished almost to point of extinction
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Hey, a species has come back from the brink of extinction. Let’s kill it!
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Let's see...because it's smart?
Why Egyptian farmers are growing crops under solar panels
Why Egyptian farmers are growing crops under solar panels
The additional shade reduces evaporation and stress on the plants, all while generating clean electricity.
dlvr.it
August 19, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Let's see...because it's smart?
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Excellent news.
Ottawa man living with cerebral palsy reunited with stolen adapted bike
Ottawa man living with cerebral palsy reunited with stolen adapted bike
A quadriplegic man with cerebral palsy says he’s grateful for the Ottawa community for their support in helping him locate his custom-made bike after it was returned to him this weekend nearly a month after it was stolen from his Alta Vista home.
bit.ly
August 9, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Excellent news.
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Food access isn't just a social issue, it's a matter of national security www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/31/o...
Food access isn't just a social issue, it's a matter of national security
Food insecurity is one of Canada’s most pressing social issues. In a world marked by escalating conflicts, climate shocks and volatile supply chains, a nation that cannot reliably feed its own populat...
www.nationalobserver.com
July 31, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Food access isn't just a social issue, it's a matter of national security www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/31/o...
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Netanyahu flew through Canadian airspace. So either the government gave permission or didn’t assert sovereignty. Either way, they refused to enforce ICC arrest warrants despite being part of it.
Israel says it asked Canada for permission for Netanyahu to use Canadian airspace | CBC News
The Israeli government has told CBC News that it requested permission for wanted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to overfly Newfoundland and Nova Scotia on Monday en route to a meeting with ...
www.cbc.ca
July 29, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Netanyahu flew through Canadian airspace. So either the government gave permission or didn’t assert sovereignty. Either way, they refused to enforce ICC arrest warrants despite being part of it.
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Ohio has more than 240 injection wells for oil and gas waste, and the radioactive fracking wastewater that was supposed to remain forever underground in them is bubbling to the surface.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/c...
July 29, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Ohio has more than 240 injection wells for oil and gas waste, and the radioactive fracking wastewater that was supposed to remain forever underground in them is bubbling to the surface.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/c...
Calling Carney's Carbon Capture Bluff via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Calling Carney’s Carbon Capture Bluff | The Tyee
He pretends the technology is a serious response to the climate crisis. Here’s the reality.
thetyee.ca
July 27, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Calling Carney's Carbon Capture Bluff via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Is clean power cheap enough to compete?
The argument leaves out the environmental and social cost of fossil fuels that never end up on a bill.
These are real and large costs. They are just charged to somebody else.
More in new Bright Spots edition:
open.substack.com/pub/janrosen...
The argument leaves out the environmental and social cost of fossil fuels that never end up on a bill.
These are real and large costs. They are just charged to somebody else.
More in new Bright Spots edition:
open.substack.com/pub/janrosen...
The bill we never see
The hidden costs of electricity, and the good news about counting them
open.substack.com
July 26, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Is clean power cheap enough to compete?
The argument leaves out the environmental and social cost of fossil fuels that never end up on a bill.
These are real and large costs. They are just charged to somebody else.
More in new Bright Spots edition:
open.substack.com/pub/janrosen...
The argument leaves out the environmental and social cost of fossil fuels that never end up on a bill.
These are real and large costs. They are just charged to somebody else.
More in new Bright Spots edition:
open.substack.com/pub/janrosen...
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In the late 2000s I remember speaking to a retired German law prof about climate change and he said 'one day you will despise your parents' generation for having done nothing in the face of climate change the same way we despise our parents' generation for having done nothing during the Holocaust'.
July 26, 2026 at 10:37 AM
In the late 2000s I remember speaking to a retired German law prof about climate change and he said 'one day you will despise your parents' generation for having done nothing in the face of climate change the same way we despise our parents' generation for having done nothing during the Holocaust'.
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What happens to zoo animals when a country starts to shrink? Japan’s vast zoo network is confronting that question as costs rise and municipal budgets tighten.
Japan’s Zoos Feel the Strain of a Shrinking Society
The country built one of the world’s largest zoo networks during decades of growth. Now inflation and population decline are putting it under pressure.
bloom.bg
July 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM
What happens to zoo animals when a country starts to shrink? Japan’s vast zoo network is confronting that question as costs rise and municipal budgets tighten.
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It is 2006. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture.
It is 2016. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture.
It is 2026. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbo...
It is 2016. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture.
It is 2026. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbo...
Carbon capture promises by politicians span almost 20 years | The Narwhal
It’s expensive and unproven at scale. From Stephen Harper to Mark Carney, Canadian politicians have made promises on carbon capture — yet to be delivered
thenarwhal.ca
July 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM
It is 2006. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture.
It is 2016. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture.
It is 2026. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbo...
It is 2016. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture.
It is 2026. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbo...
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With the rise of angle-grinder-resistant locks (we use LITELOK), cutting bike racks will become more common. Something to keep in mind when choosing where to lock your bike.
3 of 12 bikes reported stolen on bike register yesterday were Bromptons.
Including my ebrompton again. 2nd in 6 months.😥
Despite my using £250 LiteLok. They cut the stand instead. 😥
Brompton need to introduce tracking.
@bromptonbicycle.bsky.social
Including my ebrompton again. 2nd in 6 months.😥
Despite my using £250 LiteLok. They cut the stand instead. 😥
Brompton need to introduce tracking.
@bromptonbicycle.bsky.social
July 22, 2026 at 12:38 PM
With the rise of angle-grinder-resistant locks (we use LITELOK), cutting bike racks will become more common. Something to keep in mind when choosing where to lock your bike.
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Pretty cool and dramatic NASA animation showing the long-range transport of 2026 Canadian wildfire smoke.
July 22, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Pretty cool and dramatic NASA animation showing the long-range transport of 2026 Canadian wildfire smoke.
Mark Carney wants to make Canada more like Norway. He has some work to do www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/21/o...
Mark Carney wants to make Canada more like Norway. He has some work to do
The now-annual bouts of wildfire smoke are yet another reminder of the importance of reducing our use of fossil fuels and replacing them wherever possible with electrification. It's time for the prime...
www.nationalobserver.com
July 21, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Mark Carney wants to make Canada more like Norway. He has some work to do www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/21/o...
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Tomorrow's front page 📰
Climate change is no longer a distant threat
Climate change is no longer a distant threat
July 20, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Tomorrow's front page 📰
Climate change is no longer a distant threat
Climate change is no longer a distant threat