The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America (and Germany) Doesn't
https://stefan.schueller.net/posts/the-free-market-lie/
RE: https://zirk.us/@impermanen_/116839087894914100
This could be Canada, but….more oil?
Interesting read. Maybe Max is right and it never gets built because of insufficient private sector investment and demand.
"Carney keeps giving Danielle Smith everything she wants — and depriving her of what she needs"
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/03/opinion/mark-carney-danielle-smith-pipeline-grand-bargain
Wow. Scott Burrows, CEO of Pembina Pipeline has sure been busy lobbying the federal government...
Throughout March, he was meeting with the feds on average two times per week.
His most recent report:
"...discussions regarding the government’s approach towards streamlining regulatory process as they related to large energy infrastructure projects and pipelines."
LINK ADDED (sorry): https://lobbycanada.gc.ca/app/secure/ocl/lrs/do/clntSmmry?clientOrgCorpNumber=362929&sMdKy=
Canadians and our politicians seem to have forgotten that the oil industry in Canada is American owned. A new pipeline will do far more for American investors than Canadians. For an ever declining number of service jobs taxpayers will subsidize a pipeline for a foreign dominated industry?
Hewers of bitumen and haulers of oil?
“From 2021-2023, the oil and gas industry made $135.2B in operating profits while paying workers only $43B. That’s $3.14 in profits for every dollar paid to workers”
https://www.taxfairness.ca/en/resources/reports/exporting-profits
If you want to be better prepared for when you find yourself talking to peope in your life about the proposed west coast pipeline, there's some great recommendations in this report.
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“the prime minister concluded that if the two most urgent tasks at this moment in history are saving the country and saving the planet, his priority must be saving the country.
Someone else will have to save the planet, and if that turns out to be China, it does not bode well for the future of a pipeline full of diluted bitumen from Alberta.”
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/07/03/Inside-Carney-Pipeline-Deal-Alberta-BC/
B.C. Conservative turned Independent MLA Amelia Boultbee crosses the floor to the NDP
“Boultbee took a shot at her former party.
"They’re more consumed with divisive Trump-style populism than on the issues that matter most to people." “
#bcpoli
A pipeline funded by…. you. This is a government pipeline with a mere 10% stake from private investment.
And jobs? Last year 10k Albertan oil workers were laid off as production skyrocketed.
Call it what it is — a handout for the dying fossil fuel industry.
Alberta pitches new bitumen pi...
@pinhman @JustinDerrick i will never forget the opportunity lost when Yankee Doodle Andy said let TMX die. if the market won't support it, there is no business model. a free pass if ever there was one.
Canadians are $26B in debt from Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX) because pipeline users refuse to pay pipeline tolls sufficient to pay down debt & operating costs.
What will users pay on the new pipeline?
In following the existing pipeline are they taking advantage of what’s already been developed & paid for with TMX? Are they getting a taxpayer funded free ride?
Will the new pipeline do anything to pay off the enormous debt of TMX?
“The Canadian government, which owns the project [TMX] would not be able to generate an adequate profit for investors because the tolls it would charge for the completed project’s use cannot be raised high enough to support new debt on the pipeline plus operational costs.”
Will Canada’s railways become a significant renewable energy supplier?
https://www.autonocion.com/us/switzerland-train-solar-power-plant-railway/
An extremely talented graphic artist (who is here on the fediverse but wishes to remain anonymous, THANK YOU FRIEND) helped me put these space-junk-for-kids pamphlets together! Here's the version that shows the page order as you would read it
Send me a message if you'd like a version that is formatted for folding!
The "Free Alberta Strategy" Leaves out 75% of Alberta's GDP and 94% of Its Workers
https://dougaldlamont.substack.com/p/the-free-alberta-strategy-leaves
Feels like Premier Eby has been called back to accept an AB-Ottawa #fossilfuel #pipeline(s) "deal" that he hasn't been in the loop for agreement.
Eby has long indicated his opposition to such a pipeline being built through B.C. without consent.
"Decades of job growth and prosperity' for whom?? While heatwaves, torrential rain, and floods increase in frequency & intensity.
Announcement coming up shortly...
"She also swore off money from corporate PACs and pro-Israel lobbying groups and heavily criticized DeGette's history of accepting campaign donations from defense contractors as well as energy and pharmaceutical companies."
Welp, that sounds pretty frickin' awesome!
Melat Kiros poised to become first Gen Z woman in Congress : NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/07/01/nx-s1-5876122/colorado-primary-election-melat-kiros-democratic-socialist
Heat dome grips Canada as warnings continue https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/article/dangerous-heat-blankets-canada-as-alerts-remain-in-effect/
Dear Prime Minister Carney. This is Mother Nature sending you a message on Canada Day.
#climateEmergency #climateChange #canPoli #cdnpoli #endfossilfuels
Far from protecting children, Illinois’ HB 5511 will effectively dismantle online anonymity, jeopardize data security, and severely restrict access to constitutionally protected speech for young people and adults alike. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/eff-gov-pritzker-veto-illinois-hb-5511