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  1. mentalfloss

    Climate facts are back

    Don't be a science denier. ‘Climate facts are back’: EPA brings science back to website after Trump purge Canceled four years ago by a president who considered global warming a hoax, climate crisis information has returned to the website of the US government’s Environmental Protection Agency...
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    Conservatives vote to officially deny reality

    And Trudeau wins again as O'Toole fights his own clowns. Conservative party members vote down resolution to officially recognize climate change Though the party’s policy declaration already contains a lengthy section on that subject, 54 per cent of delegates voted against expanding it to...
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    NDP Leading in Alberta Again

    Alberta has always been pure and snowy, how can this be? Kenney's UCP bleeding support to Notley's NDP as Opposition support nears 40%, poll suggests Jason Kenney's governing United Conservative Party has lost support to the opposition NDP for the first time in its brief history, a poll...
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    Ottawa promises $40M in carbon tax cash to upgrade 172 Ontario schools

    Now let's see those angry faces. Grrrr!!! :) Ottawa promises $40M in carbon tax cash to upgrade 172 Ontario schools The federal government says it's spending more than $40 million of carbon tax revenue to make Ontario schools more energy efficient. The money will go to 172 schools across...
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    Piers Morgan's Wanking Tantrum

    Not that anyone really gives a shit. Piers Morgan leaves Britain morning show after Meghan and Prince Harry comments British television personality Piers Morgan is leaving "Good Morning Britain" following comments he made about Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, ITV announced...
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    The Oil Industry Is About To Become Worthless

    The Oil Industry Is About To Become Worthless There’s a lot of denial and wishful thinking in the oil and auto fields these days, but on the other hand, there are quite a few industry observers who understand that a historic transition is beginning. A recent article in the trade magazine...
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    'Frankly stunning' GDP growth

    Without the oilsands? This can't be. 'Frankly stunning' GDP growth A flash estimate released by Statistics Canada Tuesday morning indicated gross domestic product rose approximately 0.5 per cent in January. “It means we will get through the second wave of COVID without seeing a negative...
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    Pipeline regulator takes stand against racism

    Canada's pipeline regulator says it's taking a stand against systemic racism The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) now says it's committed to systemic change within the federal body, which reviews pipelines, cross-border power lines and some oil and gas activity in Canada's North. "From the...
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    Another Oil Giant Casting Out Oil Sands Bogs

    Are Albertans tired of this shit yet? Exxon Casts Out Canadian Oil Sands in Massive Reserves Slump Exxon counted the equivalent of 15.2 billion barrels of reserves as of Dec. 31, down from 22.44 billion a year earlier, according to a regulatory filing on Wednesday. The company’s reserves of...
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    CaCanadian Nationalist Party leader charged for being a Nazi

    Shocked. Not really. Canadian Nationalist Party leader charged with wilful promotion of hate Travis Patron, 29, of Redvers, Sask., has been charged with wilful promotion of hate in connection with a video titled Beware the Parasitic Tribe. The video refers to "inside manipulators" who...
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    AOC Saves Texas

    Capitalism Socialism wins yet again. Ocasio-Cortez raises $1 million for Texas relief in 4 hours NEW YORK — New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised over $1 million for relief efforts in Texas in about four hours, the congresswoman announced Thursday. The representative announced an...
  12. mentalfloss

    Carbon tax needed to counter Alberta’s ‘rapid’ fiscal deterioration

    👌 A new report from the Business Council of Alberta says the province has expense and revenue problems. “We spend too much, and we don’t bring in enough, and the reality is we’re not going to solve that problem by tackling either/or,” Adam Legge, president of the Business Council of Alberta...
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    Shell selling off Alberta assets in transition from oil to renewables

    What transition? There is no transition 🤭 Shell further reducing Alberta presence with $900M sale of assets Royal Dutch Shell is looking to slash up to 40 per cent off the cost of producing oil and gas in a major drive to save cash so it can overhaul its business and focus more on renewable...
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    Speaking of Satan..

    Rush Limbaugh just died.
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    #Shocker Claim of anti-conservative bias by social media firms is baseless, report finds

    #stayawayfromtwitter Claim of anti-conservative bias by social media firms is baseless, report finds Republicans including Donald Trump have raged against Twitter and Facebook in recent months, alleging anti-conservative bias, censorship and a silencing of free speech. According to a new...
  16. mentalfloss

    Boris and Biden Come Together

    Right now, over me. Mr Johnson told US broadcaster CBS his relationship with new President Joe Biden was "excellent". And he promised the American and UK governments would work well together on issues like climate change and defence. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-56061624
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    9/11 Style Commission Announced to Investigate Trump Riot

    Here's Johnny. Pelosi announces plans for 9/11-style commission to examine Capitol riot Nancy Pelosi, the House speaker, said on Monday that the US Congress will move to establish an outside, independent commission to review the “facts and causes” related to the deadly 6 January insurrection...
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    Biggest U.S. oil refinery shutting because of frigid weather

    The largest oil refinery in North America is shutting down because of Arctic conditions that have disrupted power, water and fuel supplies across Texas. Motiva Enterprises LLC is halting operations at its refinery in the Port Arthur, Texas, according to an email from the company. South of...
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    Biden Addresses Racism Against Asians

    Call it a condemnation. The kind that Trump repeatedly failed to do. President Biden speaks against racism against Asian Americans in Lunar New Year message U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden posted a Twitter video on Saturday offering wishes for a happy Lunar New Year. Biden...
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    O'Toole Says He Will 'Align' With Biden

    So much for that pipeline. And you guys spent all this time trying to make Biden look like Satan, too. Ah wells. Better luck next century.