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Newfoundland and Labrador is continuing on its path of extractivism without any evidence it will be able to meet its climate targets. But the province’s finance minister isn’t worried and says his government “can do both at the same time” — working toward a just transition while expanding fossil fuel production.

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Canada

Capitalism

Sorry world, but Canadian prime minister Mark Carney is not the climate guy you thought

22/05/26

Author:

Seth Klein

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The Guardian

‘Shed a little tear for us. Then back to the fight.’ Photograph: Roger Lemoyne/Reuters

May 21, 2026

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Trump Admin Claims of Cuban Plans for Drone Attacks Denounced as ‘Ludicrous Pretext’ for War

18/05/26

Author:

Julia Conley

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Common Dreams

Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as US President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

May 17, 2026

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Carney-Smith Pipeline Deal Faces Massive Political and Market Obstacles

17/05/26

Author:

Markham Hislop

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https://markhamhislop.substack.com/

May 16, 2026

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How to blow open public imagination for meeting emergencies at speed and scale

15/05/26

Author:

Seth Klein

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Substack

Why is it so hard to convince political leaders to embrace audacious new public policies like a Youth Climate Corps? Image from the Climate Emergency Unit.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Will the CLC Finally Break from its Support for Israel and its Histadrut Federation?

13/05/26

Author:

Kevin Skerrett

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The Bullet

May 11, 2026

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57 Countries Meet on New Climate Battle Plan

13/05/26

Author:

Robert Hunziker

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Counterpunch

Image courtesy of the Fossil Fuel Treaty.

May 8, 2026

The Santa Marta Conference – Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels – An energetic multi-nation well-organized effort to get off fossil fuels with the underlying motto: “Make Science Great Again”

This article discusses this exciting new approach to hopefully mitigate climate change as well a discussion of the steep difficulty of overcoming the “monumental challenge” already extant.

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What Happens if the Gulf Stream Collapses?

05/05/26

Author:

Charlie Angus

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charlieangus.substack.com

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is a major part of global climate system and is known to be at its weakest for 1,600 years as a result of climate crisis. Photograph: Henrik Egede-Lassen/Zoomedia/PA

May 3, 2026

Donald Trump has signed an agreement to get the massive Keystone XL pipeline into production. At the same time, Prime Minister Carney is pushing another pipeline to the Pacific. This, as Canadians are still subsidizing the bitumen in the TMX pipeline to the tune of about 50 cents on the dollar.

Meanwhile, The Guardian published an article this week about the latest findings on the state of the Atlantic Gulf Stream.

And the news isn’t good.

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