Jaymie Heilman

Alberta regulator rejects Canada’s largest data centre | The Narwhal Lack of public consultation means project that would have consumed as much power as Edmonton won’t go ahead — for now

A massive data centre — the largeset in Canada — proposed for Olds, Alberta, has been rejected. At least for now. #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/olds-data-ce...

Olds data centre application rejected by Alberta Utilities Commission The Alberta Utilities Commission has rejected an application to build a mega data centre in Olds.

Olds data centre application rejected by Alberta Utilities Commission
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"How do we hold both the vastness of a breaking world and the quiet hope of our own private existence?

One step at a time I think. And with love."
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"It’s difficult to straddle both. It’s hard not to feel the weight of looming destruction, while trying to remember the small beautiful things that make life worthwhile."
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Helpful words from Oliver Jeffers: "There seems to be a lot to balance these days- maybe it’s always been like this and we just see it now for what it is in real time, but the tension between enormity and intimacy feels particularly taut right now."
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Made-in-Canada Renewables Boost National Security Survey by polling firm Opinium found that large majorities of Canadians “connect oil and gas dependence with instability." They “understand that energy security and national security are closely linke...

“Canadians understand that energy security and national security are closely linked,” says Sierra Club's Conor Curtis. Many "also consider renewable energy as key to building Canada’s stability and resilience and want our governments to prioritize renewable energy growth.” SURVEY.

Fossil fuels will be collateral damage in Trump’s war on Iran Canada's oil and gas industry and the politicians in its thrall will use the US attack on Iran as a justification for more pipelines. In reality, it will actually erode the economic case for them.

"The price of oil and LNG fluctuate wildly and are subject to the whims and geopolitical aspirations of countries....Renewable energy...just gets relentlessly cheaper and more efficient, sometimes by leaps and sometimes by bounds." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/03/o...
#abpoli #ableg

Albertans: your premier is lying to you.

"In the 12 months to April 2025 Cuba’s imports of Chinese solar panels grew by a factor of 34, faster than anywhere else in the world. The island has gone from having almost no solar power a few years ago to levels which help it cope with Mr Trump’s embargo." From the Economist.

Why is the UCP doing this? "Consider the revolving door between her government and the oil and gas industry, where senior officials, including the premier herself, skip between government posts and corporate petroleum lobbyist positions."

"The consequences are already visible. The oil and gas sector lost 10,000 jobs in 2025, meaning the oilpatch now employs less than five per cent of Albertans. Most of these losses are due to automation in the oilsands and layoffs to maximize profit-taking."

A great piece by @stephenlegault.bsky.social. I hope all Albertans read it...especially those running our government.

Opinion: Alberta's cratering clean-energy investment a self-inflicted wound While the world races toward clean energy, Alberta pursues pipelines to markets that are rapidly transitioning away from fossil fuels.

"While the world races toward clean energy, Alberta pursues pipelines to markets that are rapidly transitioning away from fossil fuels. Our province is shunning the largest investment trend on the planet to appease oil and gas companies." #abpoli #ableg
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For #peace and #forourkids let’s stop burning fossil fuels 🙏🏼 🥵

"We will not sit back and watch as this government lays out the welcome mat for making Alberta the 51st State in breach of our Treaties."

Mikisew Cree First Nation has filed a lawsuit for Danielle Smith’s flagrant disregard for Treaties.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Rakhi for Premier! 🧡 #abpoli #ableg

I love this advice so much! ❤️

Thank you for speaking out, Paula.

What smarter investment could Albertans make that to educate the children who live here? Why would we want to grow a permanent underclass of illiterate, innumerate youth? Our economy needs educated workers - not children cut off from hope.

I'm grateful to Rakhi Pancholi for not mincing words. #abpoli

The Public Lending Right (PLR) Program It pays to have your books in Canada’s libraries! Learn more about the Public Lending Right Program

Canadian authors, remember to register your books for the PLR program by May 1! For the first time, you are no longer required to mail things in—you can do it online.

A horse w a pigeon wearing a cowboy hat on its back. Painted in acrylic over a green background. Text says; happy year of the horse to my buckaroos

Happy Lunar New Year Bluesky Buckaroos!

Apparently the year of the horse can make rapid change. Here's hope it we see that this year.

Can't wait to read Talk Treaty to Me, by two incredible humans I'm lucky to call friends. . .

Thank YOU to @indiebookstores.ca! We're so excited to share this book with the world! Go grab a copy of Talk Treaty to Me from your local indie on Feb 24!!! ☀️🌊🌾

Happy PLR day to my fellow Canadian writers! I'm so grateful to everyone who has checked Badass(ish) out of the library! ❤️🇨🇦📚

Albertans: hardworking families shouldn't have to pay to clean up polluters' messes. Sign this petition telling the government to hold oil & gas companies accountable for their clean-up costs.

Oil and gas doesn't love Albertans back, that's for sure. And the UCP government's war on renewable energy is costing us thousands of great jobs. #ableg #abpoli

Superb owl Sunday is the best Sunday. . . #writersofbluesky

Fredrik Backman on Creative Anxiety and Procrastination YouTube video by Simon & Schuster Books

"If I were comfortable talking to real people, I would have a real job." Five minutes of hilarity and warmth about being a writer. #writersofbluesky
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Good point. . .