Alternative energy solutions
Hydropower is dispatchable. It is generally reliable, can increase or decrease generation quickly, and can be shut down and restarted with relative ease. Provided the facilities are properly maintained, the…
New Buildings in England Require Solar Power
In certain areas, like Ontario, homes are legally required to damage the environment by being connected to private fossil fuel companies (yes, policy like this count as subsidies to fossil…
This Explains A Lot
Surveying various reactions to Trump's latest tariff tantrum is an interesting exercise. Paul Krugman, on his Substack, has this to say about Trump's latest threat against Canada:The Trade Act of…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates July 21, 2026
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
Laying the Groundwork
When American Senator Lindsey Graham died suddenly just 11 days ago, the state of South Carolina rushed to appoint his sister to complete his term in office, leaving his seat…
Privatizing public services
A. Reader is back again with another informative post. This particular contributor sends me much useful information. I always appreciate the person's work. The latest piece follows the separator.
Today’s News: Canadians are 😠 about those tariffs. Plus a wildfires update
Canada is right royally pissed off. There are dozens of good posts I could share, but here's a few I liked - by the way, most are NSFW because that's…
The Ontario wildfires and Doug Ford’s record on climate change
Ontario Premier Doug Ford meets with firefighters and emergency personnel in Thunder Bay during the province’s ongoing wildfire crisis. Photo courtesy Doug Ford/X. The wildfire situation i...
Post to come later
Hi all -- our power is out and my phone power is limited. So I may not be able to post until tomorrow. In the meantime
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cat at rest.
Catching up with the news: Heroes of the Flames, FTFG, and World Cup stories
Canada wildland fire information system mapHeroes of the flamesSome courageous people. Chance Paavola View on Threads View on Threads Here is a fascinating interview from the National Post with Chief…
A new great game for Uzbekistan’s critical minerals
The Muruntau mine, one of the largest gold mines in the world, located in the mountains of Murintau in the Kyzylkum Desert in Uzbekistan. Photo by Oleksandr Goncharenko. Washingt...
UCP apologists clutch their pearls about premier’s ‘fascist pancakes’
As was totally predictable, apologists for Alberta’s United Conservative Party are now clutching their pearls about Danielle Smith’s pancakes being labeled fascist. “Berta Proud Dad” himself – the pro-separation “independent…
Crude sacrifices
Prime Minister Mark Carney has caused his government to serve oil barons rather than the people who elected it. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made that choice long ago. Now British…
Data Localization is the Answer. What Was the Question?
Last week I gave a talk at Chatham House for an event on ‘Is Data Localisation the Answer to Data Sovereignty? Location, Control and the Architecture of Trust’, organised in…
A new Mare for London?
A horse in a field looks at a building
Is Climate Inaction from Peak Individualism?
A recent article in The Guardian asked one of the UK’s top climate scientists, Professor Ed Hawkins, to bust the biggest myths about climate change. He tells us we can’t…
Phytoplankton Can Save the Planet
When it comes to absorbing carbon you can do a lot worse than plankton. Yes, those tiny specks of flora that float around the ocean can take on a lot…
Uh oh….
open.substack.com/pub/thegrimhistorian/p/has-america-crossed-the-asshole-threshold it’s happened before. It’ll happen again.