*|FNAME|* 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱<p>As usual, fossil fuel industry spox (and former Liberal MP, Dan McTeague) is on my telly explaining away the sudden rise of gas prices mysteriously coinciding with the May long weekend. Apparently this time it’s a refinery fire in a California and the lower Canadian dollar that’s responsible. (Can’t blame the carbon-tax any more eh, Dan?)</p><p>Fuck I hate this clown.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FossilFools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFools</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GasBuddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GasBuddy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DanMcTeague" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DanMcTeague</span></a></p>
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I have no words. 
“One company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-oilfield-wastewater-energy/
The Texas Observer · The Massive Energy Requirements of Treating Texas’ Oilfield WastewaterOne company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry.
Here we go… 
“Quebec Premier says opinion is shifting in province on oil and gas pipelines”
The Globe and Mail · Quebec Premier says opinion is shifting in province on oil and gas pipelines
“Specifically, the executives want to see major projects approved within six months of filing an application, a commitment from the federal government to abandon industrial carbon pricing and its promised cap on oil and gas pollution, and for Ottawa to increase the amount of loans it is willing to backstop for Indigenous groups who want to invest in new oil and gas projects.”
#Tradewar #FossilFools #CDNpoli #CanPoli
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/21/news/wilkinson-climate-policies-oil-gas-executives
Canada's National Observer · Wilkinson says Canada should not scrap climate policies to appease oil and gas executivesRolling back environmental policy will hurt Canadians in the long run, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson told the executives of Canada’s largest oil and gas companies after they called for a national energy crisis to fast track new fossil fuel projects. The public spat reveals a new front in the ongoing battle over the sector's future in Canada.
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As I feared, it’s increasingly sounding like this trade war is going to provide cover for new pipelines, looser regulations and expanded fossil-fuel development. I understand the reasons why (fossils being the most profitable industry in the world and all) but it’s short-sighted in terms of the cost to the environment the future stability of our world.
It’s especially worrisome that we’re looking at shipping our oil out through arctic ports. That sounds to me like a recipe for ecological disaster.
I’ve also heard (usually Conservative) governments over the years, tout expanded fossil-fuel development as a way to ‘displace foreign oil imports’, however unless the plans include building out domestic refining capacity, all we’re doing is shipping out raw product only to re-import the refined fuels—which also happens to be a convenient accounting method of sidestepping responsibility for the carbon emissions that the refining process produces.
It’s beginning to look like the Carney Liberals are just as much in thrall to oil & gas as their predecessors. Possibly more-so. 
“. . . despite a newly leaked government-funded report listing recommendations for how Alberta should reclaim its nearly 80,000 inactive wells.
The recommendations include creating companies backstopped by taxpayers that would acquire abandoned wells and use revenues from them to fund the cleanup.
It also recommends setting up an insurance fund financed by industry that is ultimately backstopped by the province.”
[Emphasis added]
#FossilFools #ABPoli #UCP #Alberta
https://globalnews.ca/news/11087428/alberta-energy-minister-abandoned-wells/
Global News · Alberta energy minister says province won’t use public money to clean up abandoned wells
Well isn’t that interesting…
“According to the US Geological Survey, the basin off Greenland’s east coast alone contains 31 billion barrels of oil equivalent and west Greenland about half of that. If this was all recoverable, Greenland could become one of the world’s largest fossil fuel producers.”
#Greenland #NewColonialism #USPol #FossilFools
https://theconversation.com/greenlands-fossil-fuel-ban-is-up-in-the-air-after-recent-election-252071
The ConversationGreenland’s fossil fuel ban is up in the air after recent election
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Remember when Trump solicited a billion dollars from the fossil-fuel industry?
“Trump cuts target world-leading greenhouse gas observatory in Hawaii”
Honolulu Star-Advertiser · Trump cuts target world-leading greenhouse gas observatory in Hawaii | Honolulu Star-AdvertiserThe Trump administration is considering canceling the lease of the support office for a renowned Hawaii climate research station, sources said, raising fears for the future of key work tracking the impact of carbon emissions on global warming.
It’s a race to the finish line.
“BP to ramp up oil and gas output in major shift away from green goals
Fossil fuel firm will cut more than $5bn from low-carbon investment plan in ‘fundamental reset’”
#FossilFools #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateApocalypse #BP
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/26/bp-oil-and-gas-spending-green-energy-scale-back
The Guardian · BP blames ‘misplaced’ faith in green transition for its renewed focus on fossil fuels
But teaching kids that trans people exist is “indoctrination”.
Of course it’s Alberta.
“New report decries fossil fuel industry influence in climate education
Classroom resources are being fully or partially funded by fossil fuel companies”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/fossil-fuel-influence-schools-1.7464850
CBCNew report decries fossil fuel industry influence in climate education | CBC NewsEnvironmental advocates are sounding the alarm about fossil fuel industry influence on energy, climate and environmental learning in Canada's classrooms, with a new report citing efforts like funding of school science fairs, field trips and activities to sponsoring teacher resource creators.
#Canada: if reading this doesn’t make you shift uncomfortably in your seat you need to do some serious introspection.
“Russia offering US deal on natural resources, access to Arctic”
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-offers-us-deal-on-its-natural-resources-access-to-arctic/
The Kyiv Independent · Russia offering US deal on natural resources, access to Arctic
Alberta’s total dependence on the US to purchase its oil is at the core of her government’s deference to the Tangerine Traitor. The’ve allowed themselves to become completely at the mercy of the US.
Remember when that ~$30B pipeline we all bought for them was supposed to open our oil up to other markets? How’s that working out?
“"The bedrock of that tariff-free relationship is energy," she said. "We actually sell discounted oil to the U.S., they upgrade it, $100 billion worth of oil turns into $300 billion worth of value-added product."”
Calgary · Alberta premier talks about 'tariff-free relationship' with the U.S.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump went well, but the leader's tariff threat has not been averted.