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Physics explains why gold stays pristine
Metals like copper oxidize — reacting with oxygen in the air — but gold doesn’t, thanks to a quick switch in atom arrangement on its surface.
Paxton makes his final pitch in the Texas Senate race against Cornyn, buoyed by Trump's endorsement
Republican Ken Paxton is riding high as the Texas attorney general heads into the final days of the U.S. Senate primary runoff against incumbent John Cornyn, now with the weight of President Donald Trump's backing.
Rumor: Sonic Frontiers: Definitive Edition Nintendo Switch 2 release date leaked
SEGA has yet to officially announce Sonic Frontiers: Definitive Edition, but the game’s release date has apparently been leaked. billbil-kun reports that the game will launch on June 23, 2026. We’re also hearing that it will cost $50 and a physical release is confirmed. However, it’s unclear if that means a proper cartridge version or a game-key card. June 23...
Pitching the Future of Health Care
“At its core, innovation is about making the world a better place, and that purpose was evident in every pitch presented.” – Michael McGuire, MBA, Beekley M ...
Startup Colorado holds contest for business plans that center on belonging
Three founders will get to pitch at Denver Startup week later this year if they win.
Former Destiny 2 Dev Says Xivu Arath Campaign And Raid Were Pitched Multiple Times As Destiny 3 Report Frustrates Fans
Former Destiny 2 developer says a Xivu Arath campaign and raid were pitched multiple times, as fans react to reports that Destiny 3 is not in development.
The latest trendy health food? The wellness industry has chosen.
Edith Pritchett cartoon on wellness industry, food health trends.
A new sporting event’s controversial pitch: Performance-enhancing drugs welcome
The Enhanced Games, taking place this weekend in Las Vegas, support “safe, responsible, and clinically supervised use of performance enhancements.”
The affordability crisis doesn’t stop at the kitchen table. It’s hitting small business, too.
We need elected leaders to prioritize regular working families and small businesses like ours instead of catering to large corporations and special interests.
T-Mobile Unveils New Razr Lineup With Big Discounts and a New Fold Model
T-Mobile is adding Motorola’s newest Razr lineup, including the motorola razr, motorola razr+, and the new motorola razr fold. The carrier says the razr and razr fold will be available starting May 28, while the razr+ is coming later. The bigger hook here is the pricing: T-Mobile is putting its strongest attention on launch deals, especially for customers who switch, add a line, or trade in an older device. As
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 3 announced for Switch 2, PC
Inti Creates has announced 2D action game sequel Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 3 for Switch 2 and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2027.
Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy Enhanced - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition announced, includes new story mode
Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy Enhanced – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is on the way, Inti Creates has announced. The package will be out later in 2026. Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy Enhanced previously came to Nintendo Switch. For this version, however, there’ll be support for higher frame rate and enhanced resolution as well as a new story mode called “Azure Striker...
Booker looks to flip Senate seat considered solidly Republican
Booker is looking to flip the seat long held by Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Steubenville, Belmont College students pitch business ideas in first entrepreneur contest
Knicks vs. Cavaliers score, live updates, how to watch Game 2: James Harden, Donovan Mitchell seek redemption after 4th quarter collapse, OT loss in Game 1
Shohei Ohtani Drops From First in Pitcher Power Rankings
Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani dropped out of first place in MLB.com’s latest pitcher power rankings, and now sits fourth. The pitchers who passed Ohtani in the rankings are the Philadelphia Phillies’ Cristopher Sanchez, who was fourth in…
Review: Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
Making his big-screen debut in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Yoshi, the adorable Munchakoopa that might as well be considered the third Mario brother, has been a major highlight of the Super Mario…
The Short Porch is thinking about blisters
The injury hits just keep coming for the Cubs pitching staff
Braxton Ashcraft bedevils Cardinals, who lose to Pirates 6-2
Another sixth inning collapse mars a good start by a Cardinal pitcher
FuRyu announces survival third-person shooter ANOMALITH for PS5, Switch 2, and PC
Publisher FuRyu and developer Winning Entertainment Group (formerly Natsume Atari) have announced survival third-person shooter ANOMALITH for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and PC (Steam). It will launch…
Waste Watch: How community colleges spent taxpayer-funded mental health recovery dollars
WLOS News 13 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Asheville, NC and nearby towns and communities in Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina, including the counties of Buncombe, Henderson, Rutherford, Haywood, Polk, Transylvania, McDowell, Mitchell, Madison, Yancey, Jackson, Swain, Macon, Graham, Spartanburg, Greenville, Anderson, Union, Pickens, Oconee, Laurens, Greenwood, Abbeville and also Biltmore Forest, Woodfin, Leicester, Black Mountain, Montreat, Arden, Weaverville, Hendersonville, Etowah, Flat Rock, Mills River, Waynesville, Maggie Valley, Canton, Clyde, Franklin, Cullowhee, Sylva, Cherokee, Marion, Old Fort, Forest City, Lake Lure, Bat Cave, Spindale, Spruce Pine, Bakersville, Burnsville, Tryon, Columbus, Marshall, Mars Hill, Brevard, Bryson City, Cashiers, Greer, Landrum, Clemson, Gaffney, and Easley.
Famitsu sales (5/11/26 - 5/17/26) - big Nintendo Switch 2 sales ahead of price increase
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows: Switch 2 – 217,922 Switch Lite – 8,303 Switch OLED – 7,804 PS5 Digital Edition – 6,902 Switch – 5,285 PS5 Pro – 1,747 PS5 – 594 Xbox Series X – 193 Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 191 Xbox Series S – 47 For comparison’s sake, here are the...
‘The Boroughs’ Stars Break Down That Deadly Finale & Cliffhanger Glitch
The cast and creatives on the new series break down the new thriller's first season.
Dodgers' Brandon Gomes Provides Updates
Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes addressed crucial pitching plans on Monday
Google is pitching an AI agent ecosystem to consumers who may not buy it
The AI agents are coming. A lot of them.
What Customer Workarounds Can Reveal About Your Business Model
Customer workarounds (such as customers sharing accounts, or teams stitching together third-party tools) are not merely signs of product friction but early evidence that a company’s business model no longer matches how customers want to access, use, and pay for value. If firms fail to respond to customer workarounds, they leave themselves open to new competitors or to customers simply leaving. Companies should detect workaround patterns early, map them to distinct customer needs, build a portfolio of complementary business models, and monitor these signals continuously to capture demand before competitors do.
Childhood junk food may rewire the brain for life
Eating too much junk food early in life may rewire the brain in ways that last into adulthood, even after switching to a healthier diet. Scientists found that high-fat, high-sugar diets changed feeding behavior and disrupted appetite-control regions in the brain. Excitingly, certain gut-friendly bacteria and prebiotic fibers appeared to help undo some of the damage.
Sports commission, not council, to handle air race negotiations
Municipal officials in Grand Junction said Monday that decisions and negotiations about a proposed air race pitched to the city for spring of 2027 will be handled by the local
New sports complex coming to San Luis Obispo
A new nonprofit sports complex is coming to the Central Coast. Former A's pitcher Tim Kubinski co-founded the Klubhouse Sports Complex in San Luis Obispo.
Shohei Ohtani hits first-pitch leadoff HR, then lowers ERA to MLB-best 0.73
Weekly Entertainment Report: Music and lively arts May 21-24 » Nashua Ink Link
Music and lively arts abound - go out and get some.
Prep softball roundup: Liliana Escobar pitches JSerra to 1-0 win over Garden Grove Pacifica
The senior right-hander strikes out 10 to send the Lions to the Southern Section Division 1 softball semifinals against Norco.
Houston ISD students pitch businesses at NRG Arena in 'Hustle Tank' competition
Some Houston ISD students will take over NRG Arena Wednesday night — not for sports or concerts — but to pitch businesses they built from the ground up.
Providence to end most health insurance plans, forcing hundreds of thousands in Oregon to switch
Providence Health Plan is Oregon’s third largest insurer, covering more than 421,000 Oregonians.
Brewers Reveal Probable Starting Pitchers vs. Dodgers
Milwaukee gears up for a high-stakes NLCS rematch as Logan Henderson leads rotation against star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers lineup.
Blue Jays pitcher José Berríos undergoes Tommy John surgery
A two-time All-Star, Berríos has a 7-year, $131 million contract that runs through the 2028 season.
Shohei Ohtani Returning to Two-Way Duty Wednesday vs. Padres
After a brief stretch of only pitching on the mound, Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is officially returning to the lineup to hit and pitch Wednesday night
Cleveland sports radio host has rough morning trying to process Cavaliers' Game 1 choke job
Cleveland radio host Ken Carmen went viral after an impassioned meltdown over the Cavaliers blowing a 22-point lead to the Knicks in overtime.
FSR 3.1 Got Ditched for PSSR 2.0 in 007 First Light’s PS5 Pro Version After 1-Day Integration Blew Devs Away
007 First Light ditched FSR 3.1 for Sony’s upgraded PSSR 2.0 on PS5 Pro, and IO Interactive says integration took just one day.
LIV Golf to pitch new business model amid bankruptcy report
LIV Golf is moving forward with its plan to take a new business model to potential investors despite a report that the league is laying groundwork for potential bankruptcy in the U.S.
Momentum 5x5 business pitch competition seeks applicants
The "Shark Tank"-style competition will award a cash prize of $5,000 to the winner. Deadline to enter is July 10.
Pitch invasions 'a bad look' - but Clarke praises Tartan Army
National head coach Steve Clarke says fans spilling on to the pitch to celebrate in domestic games is "a bad look" for Scottish football but praises the Tartan Army for avoiding such scenes.
Both say there’s no race, but Rubio and Vance take a 2028 turn
JD Vance just made his opening pitch in the GOP’s maternity leave primary.
Another One Run Loss
Jays 4 Yankees 5 I don’t know….. Dylan Cease was pitching great and the Jays got three runs in the fourth. All seemed good in the world. In that fourth: The long break seemed to affect Cease, he wasn’t great in the bottom of the fourth, giving up a couple of walks and a Ryan […]
Scientists found a fat-burning switch that affects bone strength
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that helps burn fat and could strengthen bones through new treatments.
Dodgers on Deck: Wednesday, May 20 at Padres
Shohei Ohtani is on the mound for the Dodgers at the end of their stretch of 13 game days in a row, starting the series finale against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night at Petco Park. Ohtani was named the National League pitcher of the month for March/April, and has allowed six total runs […]
Dodgers activate Eric Lauer, option Wyatt Mills
The Dodgers on Tuesday activated pitcher Eric Lauer, the left-hander they acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday for cash considerations. Right-hander Wyatt Mills was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. After a 3.18 ERA and 3.88 xERA in 2025 for the Blue Jays, Lauer this year had a 6.69 ERA and 5.86 xERA in […]
Mitch Johnson has 'no idea' if Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox will be ready for Game 2 vs. Thunder
Yoshi Switch 2 Review Roundup: Breezy, Charming, Shallow, Fun
Breezy and charming, the latest Switch 2 exclusive could be the best new Yoshi game in years
Culinary Chemistry Brings Science and Culture to the Kitchen
In Culinary Chemistry, students at Punahou School are discovering how science and culture connect
Gemini app now has compute-based usage limits as AI Ultra now starts at $100
Alongside all the new features, Google announced that Gemini is switching away from daily prompt limits, while AI Ultra is now cheaper.
Trump endorses Paxton in Texas Republican primary, boosting effort to oust Sen. Cornyn
Although the four-term Cornyn has backed Trump’s agenda in Washington, Paxton pitched himself as a political warrior for the MAGA movement.
UT Health San Antonio researcher awarded $2.1M award to study cellular structures - UT Health San Antonio
Like a busy restaurant kitchen, our cells depend on well-organized working spaces to assemble the “recipes” that keep the body healthy. When these spaces are disrupted, important functions like gene regulation and DNA repair can go awry, promoting diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration. UT San Antonio scientist David Libich, PhD, associate professor in […]
Dodgers’ Alex Freeland, Isaac Ayon win minor league weekly honors
Last Monday, Alex Freeland was the odd man out in the Dodgers infield when Mookie Betts was activated off the injured list. Freeland was optioned to Triple-A, but made the most of things with Oklahoma City, winning Pacific Coast League player of the week in his first week back in the minors. The switch-hitting Freeland […]
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book reviews roundup
Come see how Yoshi and the Mysterious Book has turned out on Nintendo Switch 2 with this early roundup of reviews.
Nintendo keeps finding new ways to reinvent platformers
Yoshi is more than just an adorable face.
SLU appoints College of Science and Technology dean
Southeastern Louisiana University has selected Mitchell Croatt as the dean of the College of Science and Technology.
Steam's NSFW and Mature tags ditched by Valve in favour of "more descriptive" ones like Sexual Content and Gore, as part of wider revamp
Fresh changes by Valve to the Steam store's tags include NSFW and Mature being removed in favour of "more descriptive" ones.
Prep talk: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame pitcher Ainsley Jenkins knows who to call for writing help
Freshman Ainsley Jenkins is the daughter of former Sports Illustrated writer and Clippers executive Lee Jenkins.
Suda51 and Swery's Hotel Barcelona coming to Nintendo Switch 2, Switch
Hotel Barcelona is making the jump to Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, Eden Industries and White Owls revealed today. Launch timing will be shared soon. Hotel Barcelona is a 2.5D action horror roguelite coming from Suda51 and Swery. When it hits Nintendo platforms, the game will come with the base game, the Under New Management overhaul, the Late Check-Out DLC,...
Stellantis to push US revival, brands and Chinese deals in high-stakes pitch to investors
Stellantis' CEO Antonio Filosa will outline a new long-term strategy to investors on Thursday with a focus on reviving crucial U.S. sales, tightening the group's sprawling portfolio, and leveraging tie-ups with Chinese firms.
Dodgers to Keep Six-Man Rotation With New Pitching Addition
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired a pitcher amid the injury crisis and plan to use the left-hander in the rotation.
Rangers pitcher MacKenzie Gore leaves game with muscle tightness
Texas Rangers left-handed starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore left Monday night's game at Colorado after one inning because of muscle tightness in his back. Gore’s ailment occurred on the same day that the Rangers placed shortstop Corey Seager on the 10-day injury list because of lower back inflammation. Gore got up gingerly after diving to field a slow roller to the third base side, although it was not immediately clear if that play contributed to his injury.
Mets calling up LHP Zach Thornton to pitch on Wednesday
In need of a starter following Clay Holmes’ fibula fracture, the Mets are calling up left-hander Zach Thornton from Triple-A Syracuse.
Apple might replace aluminum with titanium in future iPhones again, per leak
iPhone 17 Pro switched from titanium to an aluminum-based design, but Apple might be exploring an ‘improved’ titanium for future iPhones.
KC Concepcion switches to No. 1
Browns rookie receiver KC Concepcion sported No. 17 when at his introductory press conference and during rookie minicamp.
Bills news: Buffalo begins OTAs
Left guard Alec Anderson and punter Mitch Wishnowsky are among those looking to win a starting job with OTAs starting.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion DLC adds Cyclops and The Thing, more DLC to follow
Dotemu and Tribute Games revealed DLC plans for Marvel Cosmic Invasion, starting with the arrival of Cyclops and The Thing today. This first DLC is out today on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. Here’s some information about the new DLC characters: The Thing: The Fantastic Four’s heaviest hitter brings his cosmic radiation-induced might to the fray, excelling in Marvel Cosmic...
Britain Politics
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to Kris Parker, co-owner of Home Cafe and Kitchen, during a visit to Home Cafe and Kitchen in London, Monday, May 18, 2026, as
Astros hit again by injuries as Jose Altuve heads to the IL
Altuve was injured in the ninth inning of Saturday night's 4-1 win over the Rangers after taking an awkward swing.
Amid upfronts sports overload, pitches around data, AI come into focus
Legacy firms NBCU and Disney, tech titans Netflix and Amazon and publishers shaped by M&A showed off evolving offerings during last week’s shows.
York County cookie shop fails health inspection with one violation
A York County cookie shop failed its state health inspection with one violation.
Is Britain becoming ungovernable?
Difficult trade-offs ahead require a leader who can ‘switch off all the noise and fixate on the real problems’
CAA Baseball Weekly Awards
Campbell senior infielder Joey Morton was selected as the CAA baseball Player of the Week, while Hofstra senior Carlos Martinez and Northeastern junior Robbie O’Connor shared CAA Pitcher of the Week honors. Charleston freshman outfielder Nick Diaz was chosen as the CAA Rookie of the Week.
Watch: Ligue 1 match abandoned after ultras storm the pitch
The Ligue 1 match between Nantes and Toulouse was abandoned after fans invaded the pitch and threw flares after just 22 minutes of play.
Need faucets, PT, eyelash extensions? Try these new NJ businesses
Porcelanosa sells kitchen flooring and faucets in Ramsey. JAG Physical Therapy has a new location in Belleville. Bonded Lash Bar is in Fair Lawn.
Amid dysfunction in Congress, some Republicans hope to ditch DC for governorships
In an exclusive interview with USA TODAY, the nation's top GOP governor urged Republicans to run on affordability. But will Trump get in their way?
Rasmus Hojlund: Napoli striker seals permanent switch in style
Manchester United had two players in loan action on Sunday.To find out where all of Manchester United’s loanees are plying their trade this season, click here.Rasmus HojlundThe Dane helped Napoli se...
Puzzle game Namco Legendary Mountains announced for Nintendo Switch 2, and Switch
BeXide has announced Namco Legendary Mountains for the Nintendo Switch, and the Nintendo Switch 2. The title is planned for launch this summer, with an exact release date not yet provided. Namco Legendary Mountains is similar to titles like 2048 and Suika Game in which you combine icons to create bigger ones. The twist however, is that it takes place...
<em>Science </em>magazine investigates FBI’s witch-hunt against Chinese researchers</em>
Science magazine, one of the most prestigious peer-reviewed publications in the world, has published an investigative report titled “Researching While Chinese,” detailing the Department of Justice (DOJ) persecution of Chinese researchers at the University of Michigan and Indiana University.
BeXide announces 3D puzzle game NAMCO LEGENDARY Mountains for Switch 2, Switch, and PC
BeXide, in cooperation with Bandai Namco, has announced 3D puzzle game NAMCO LEGENDARY Mountains for Switch 2, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch this summer. A demo will be playable at BitSumm…
Spencer Arrighetti Dominates Again as Astros Shut Out Rangers
Another win for Spencer Arrighetti on Friday night at Daikin Park as the Astros continue their homestand. Arrighetti has been the bright spot in the Astros' ever-so-struggling pitching staff and challenging 2026 season, and Friday night was no different. He had another outstanding performance for the Houston Astros, earning another win.
Vlad Homers, Jays Beat Tigers
Blue Jays 4 Tigers 1 We got more than two runs. Or actually, we got two runs twice: We only had six hits and one walk on the day. Vlad and Varsho had two each (and all the extra base hits). On the pitching side, Kevin Gausman was great. He went six innings, allowing just […]
Scientists Discover Ancient “Language Switches” Hidden in Human DNA
Researchers have identified tiny genetic “switches” that appear to play a surprisingly large role in human language ability.
Dodgers Acquire Eric Lauer in Trade With Blue Jays
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired left-handed starting pitcher Eric Lauer in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays. The Dodgers announced the news on social media on Sunday. The Dodgers transferred right-hander Brusdar Graterol from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL to make room for Lauer on the 40-man roster. In exchange for […] The post Dodgers Acquire Eric Lauer in Trade With Blue Jays appeared first on LA Sports Report.
Dodgers trade for Eric Lauer
With Blake Snell having elbow surgery on Tuesday, Tyler Glasnow on the injured list with back spasms, and River Ryan only one start back from a minor league injured list stint, the Dodgers had five starting pitchers for their six-man rotation. So it makes perfect sense that they acquired left-hander Eric Lauer from the Toronto […]
Dodgers Signing Left-Hander Amid Pitcher Injury Crisis
The Los Angeles Dodgers are acquiring left-handed pitcher Eric Lauer from the Toronto Blue Jays, per Katie Woo of The Athletic.
Southeastern appoints new Dean of College of Science and Technology
HAMMOND --- Southeastern Louisiana University has selected Mitchell Croatt as the dean of the College of Science and Technology. He is scheduled to assume his new position Aug. 1.
Researchers built a switch 1,000 times faster than today's AI chips, and it barely generates any heat
The research, which was published in Science earlier this week, builds on another study published in Nature in January 2025. It demonstrates a new way to flip...
Tomoyuki Sugano notches his 150th career win
The Japanese ace finds himself adjusting to pitching at elevation.
Scientists reveal how seven days of fasting transforms the human body
Scientists have discovered that the human body undergoes a dramatic internal transformation during extended fasting, with major changes appearing only after about three days without food. In a seven-day water-only fasting study, researchers tracked thousands of proteins in the blood and found widespread shifts affecting organs throughout the body — including the brain. While the body quickly switches from burning glucose to fat, the most intriguing biological changes linked to potential health benefits didn’t emerge until later in the fast.
A nurse was sued for $55K in student loans; how she's navigating it
A student-loan borrower who was sued by Sallie Mae is representing herself in court. What started as a "glitch" spiraled into a confusing legal maze.
A CT business invites you in for a taste. It’s so popular, ‘It’s hard to say’ what the favorite is
Before the tasting room, adult visitors are given a tour, crossing sparkling clean floors to a room with the immense structures the brothers use to create.
The best SD cards for Nintendo Switch 2
This post covers the best SD card values and deals, as well as storage-saving tips and tricks for Nintendo Switch 2.
Bullpen falters in extra innings loss: Rays 5, Marlins 10
The Rays were unable to continue their 10-game winning streak at the Trop on Saturday afternoon as they dropped the second game of the three-game set to the Miami Marlins by a score of 10-5 in extra innings. Early on this was the pitching due we all expected it to be with Nick Martinez facing […]
Strike three? Not quite. St. Charles-Vandebilt title winner rallies after close pitches called balls
SULPHUR — One pitch made all the difference for St. Charles Catholic in the state championship game.
Now What? With Carbon Pricing Eroded and Pipeline Politics Advancing, Here Are the Pathways for Climate Success
At the end of a whirlwind week of news on carbon pricing and electricity strategy, capping a madcap year of pretty much non-stop, dramatic change, the word across much of Canada’s climate and energy transition community is that climate policy in this country has been shredded. Eviscerated. Hit with a sledgehammer by policy rollbacks that have pushed the country’s 2050 net zero target “well out of reach”. That means it’s never been more important to look for the rays of hope and glimmers of possibility. To glimpse the seeds of the next set of strategies to get Canada’s climate pollution under control and the country into the accelerating global dash away from fossil fuels. And then, once we’ve spotted those possibilities, get on with the hard, day-to-day slog of trying to make them a reality. Nothing takes away from the frustration and the deep disappointment so many climate and energy hawks are expressing, the sense of betrayal by the author of Value(s) and the former UN special envoy for climate action and finance. But we knew two things as the week drew to a close. We’re looking at the world as it most definitely is. And we don’t get to give up finding the pathways to confront climate change and deliver faster, deeper carbon cuts that leave no one else behind. So really, the first question we all have to ask ourselves is: What’s next? Subscribe All the Oxygen in the Room The outpouring of anger and grief over the carbon pricing deal between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been absolutely understandable. So much of the climate community poured years, more than a decade, into dragging the current federal pricing regime across the finish line, then defending it from a deluge of three-syllable rhymes after the Trudeau government proved utterly incapable of delivering its own message. The policy foisted on us by neo-classical economists took up all the oxygen in the room, burned through years of climate response time that we won’t get back, while cornering climate hawks into the position that the best response to the crisis of our lifetimes is a new tax…in an era of historic anti-tax sentiment. I mean, really—what could possibly have gone wrong? Against that history, let’s appreciate columnist Max Fawcett’s point that even a modest carbon pricing agreement with a government as off-the-wall libertarian/conspiracist as Danielle Smith’s—those adjectives are mine, not Max’s—is a win worth savouring (as long as Smith keeps her promises for a change). But part of living in the world as it is (no, I’m not letting that go) is to be clear-headed about what we can and can’t control. And one thing we get to decide, after seeing this week’s carbon price festivities take up all the oxygen yet again, is whether we want to keep letting that happen. Particularly when success down that road depends on a factor that no one with a climate agenda can control or influence—a provincial carbon pricing mechanism that has been manipulated and eroded beyond its lowest possible denominator. Thankfully, that’s not the way it has to go. Not when we have so many other powerful, practical tools at our disposal, including the ones still available to us through this abominable Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Canada and Alberta. Tools In Our Toolbox When I started roughing out this list, I didn’t expect it to grow to nearly a dozen bullet points. It’s probably still incomplete. Some of the greatest hits in today’s climate solutions toolbox include: • No Carbon Capture, No Pipeline: On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney explicitly stated that there’s been no change to the MOU provision that there will be no West Coast pipeline without an industry commitment to build its massive, $16.5-billion carbon capture and storage (CCUS) hub in Northern Alberta, and vice versa. The two megaprojects were joined at the hip when the MOU was signed Nov. 27, and the implementation agreement this week affirmed that they still are. A parade of independent analysts have spent years pointing to the economic and technical flaws in CCUS, while the industry kept postponing its investment decision until it could arm-twist the government for more “clarity” (by which it meant even more lavish taxpayer subsidies) on the project. Now the industry itself is running away from the CCUS hub and insisting the pipeline should proceed without it, but Carney doesn’t seem to be budging from a central tenet of the MOU to which Smith has signed on. • No Subsidies, No Investors: Climate analysts and advocates have quite rightly been hammering away at Carney and his team, insisting that any new capacity the industry wants to build must proceed without new subsidies. The government has responded with a growing collection of funding and financing mechanisms for the very wide menu of industrial development and nation-building projects they say they want to take on, and that menu always includes fossil fuel infrastructure. But it’s hard to see how even the combined fiscal clout of the federal and supportive provincial governments will deliver the financial backing private investors would need when the business case for new fossil fuel development is evaporating before their eyes. Particularly when… • No Market, No Demand, No Investors: As our friend Markham Hislop at Energi Media (our apparently sleepless friend, given the massive volume of great material he’s been churning out) points out this morning, the biggest vulnerability in any pipeline deal is the assumption that Asian buyers will want the oil or liquefied natural ga that our fossil industry is so keen to send them. Hislop writes in part: Ottawa and Alberta are effectively betting that countries like China and India will continue increasing oil imports for decades as their economies grow and energy consumption rises. That assumption underpins the entire economic rationale for expanding oil sands production and building billions of dollars in new export infrastructure. But Asian energy systems are changing rapidly… China, India, South Korea, and other major hydrocarbon importers are now investing hundreds of billions of dollars into electricity systems built around wind, solar, batteries, nuclear, hydro, and expanded transmission infrastructure. Domestic “energy sovereignty” is increasingly replacing the old energy-security model based on stable oil and gas imports. Those investments are expected to sharply slow oil demand growth and eventually reverse it, even as overall energy consumption continues rising. There are also refining constraints. Many Asian refineries and petrochemical complexes are already optimized to process discounted heavy crude from the Middle East and Latin America. That raises serious questions about how much additional Canadian bitumen Asian markets can absorb at profitable prices. Small wonder that there’s still no private sector investor for the project, despite Smith’s government desperately beating the bushes to put together a deal. For now, Alberta is acting as proponent and covering early start-up costs for a pitch to the federal Major Projects Office, which could actually turn into the next tough hurdle for Smith and her pipeline to jump. • Canada Day Looms: How ironic that Canada’s birthday this year could become a major chokepoint for the provincial premier who’s been working so diligently to tear the country apart! The July 1 target date for Alberta’s pipeline proposal is baked into the MOU, was reaffirmed by the implementation plan, but it hadn’t dawned on me that it cuts both ways. As one very smart colleague wrote in an email yesterday, “they’ve thrown the ball into Alberta’s court to get the project proposal on the table really quickly and to have to do a whole pile of work to put together a massive, complicated project that would typically take years to assemble, and they’ve given them weeks to do it.” That makes July 1 a looming deadline that Smith won’t be able to run away from politically, especially with the separatists in her party and her caucus breathing down her neck. (See previous ref to off-the-wall.) But if Alberta comes in with a sloppy, incomplete submission, even after Carney bent over backwards to simplify the application process and the rules that govern it, it may be harder for the province or the industry to blame Ottawa and insist on the faster process they claim their investors are demanding. (Oh, wait—which investors would those be??) • We’ll See You In Court (Then We’ll See You Again): If Carney did cave, that would be just one more reason for Indigenous and other affected communities to take the government and the process to court—Just as Alberta First Nations did, successfully, in response to Smith’s half-baked separation referendum. Veterans of the Harper era have been warning that a shoddy process around fossil fuel infrastructure or other major projects will be a recipe for the very delays that process seeks to avoid. And now more than ever, with renewable energy and energy storage eating fossil fuels’ lunch in import markets around the world, a delayed pipeline or LNG terminal may be as good as a cancelled one. • Charged Up, Ready to Go: With its goal of doubling Canada’s electricity supply to meet a doubling of demand by 2050, the national electricity strategy that Carney unveiled Thursday has a lot to like. With its explicit language about speeding the shift from fuels to more efficient and affordable electricity, global investment and deployment patterns that already favour that shift, an emerging bidirectional power grid, the role of front-line options like rooftop solar and heat pumps, the emergence of electric vehicles as behind-the-meter energy storage, and the domestic jobs and manufacturing to make it all happen, the document doubles down on the essential cornerstone of a faster shift off fossil fuels. The strategy envisions a more prominent role for gas and nuclear power. But some of those provisions were already in the Clean Electricity Regulations that climate hawks are now fighting so hard to defend, inserted as a compromise in a futile attempt to mollify the industry and its political representatives in Alberta and Saskatchewan. But once again, gas will be a tougher sell when it’s more expensive and now so much more unpredictable than the clean alternatives. The new nuclear technologies are still speculative and deeply vulnerable to cost overruns. Increasingly, utilities, developers, and investors know it. Carney declared Thursday that “it doesn’t do us good to be sitting in court all the time with provinces. It doesn’t do us good to be talking past each other. What does do us good is to come together with specific projects.” There are no guarantees, but so much of the language and narrative-building in the electricity strategy suggests the lion’s share of those projects will be renewable. • The Party Has Already Started: The electricity strategy only rarely digs down to specific projects, but provinces representing three-quarters of Canada’s population are already embracing a faster transition. Hydro-Québec is working on a 10-year, $185-billion renewable energy and grid buildout by 2035. Ontario recently brought 10 provinces and territories together in a National Energy Corridor Agreement to boost interprovincial and -territorial transmission infrastructure. And the MOU implementation agreement commits Alberta to facilitate investment in renewable energy projects, a big step back from its continuing, punitive restrictions on renewables development. The electricity strategy envisions much of the financing and infrastructure that will be needed to pull those advances together into an integrated whole. • Delivering on Affordability: The MOU implementation plan has little or nothing to say about affordability (are you surprised?), but the electricity strategy does, with a top-line pledge to reduce home energy costs for seven out of 10 Canadian households by 2050, a total saving of $15 billion across the board. It’s just a start, but it puts affordability on the government’s narrative map. If they’re serious and deliberate about patching together a least-cost energy strategy, it’ll have little if any room for oil, gas, or nuclear—not with powerful evidence, for example, that electricity prices are higher when those prices are set by gas. • Smith Proves that Canada Works: By signing a deal that makes it harder to claim the federal government is blocking a new pipeline, Smith has helped prove Carney’s constant anti-separatist refrain that “Canada works”—incurring the rage, no doubt, of her own political base. Canada also needs to work for anyone who depends on a clean environment, healthy and thriving ecosystems, and safe, stable climate. But with Smith and her separatist constituents setting up as a fifth column for annexation by Donald Trump’s United States, let’s set aside any notion that 51st state status for Canada is a recipe for anything other than climate disaster (and so much else). Resisting and withstanding Trump (just 170 more sleeps until mid-term elections, which is a damn sight better than the 730 we started with) doesn’t mean a free pass for a pipeline, but we can still appreciate it that keeping Canada whole and sovereign is still Carney’s Job One. • The Words Not Spoken: Apart from a commitment to export a million barrels of “low-emission” Alberta bitumen per day (memo to Smith and Carney: You realize that that’s less than the industry is already exporting??), the MOU implementation plan says nothing about the international trade and economic sovereignty deals that Carney has been travelling the world to negotiate. It didn’t have to. Carney doesn’t need permission from Danielle Smith, her American enablers, or her separatist allies to continue building the alliances that will ratchet down our economic dependency on our unstable, unreliable neighbour to the south. But every connection he builds with countries outside North America helps align our economy and our future with a faster shift off fossil fuels. Little if any of this was on our bingo cards a year or two ago. But it’s the pathway that has opened up to us. And if it gives Canada any climate or energy gains at all in an era still dominated by Trump and his increasingly ridiculous tariffs, his loutish trade negotiations and his continuing annexation threats, we have to take the wins. Not least because they’ll be the point of departure for what we can achieve in 2027, 2029, and beyond, as Trump’s grip and this era begin to loosen and then fade. What is Carney Doing? If this line of thought is right—and it’s a possibility, not a prediction—it means that Carney’s actions and decisions are largely about buying time. Time for Trump’s power to wane. Time for Alberta’s separatist/conspiracist virus to spread, mutate, die out, or at least die back, with help from a vaccine of federal steadiness and calm (appropriate enough, for a movement populated largely by vaccine deniers) that no conspiracy theory can dismiss. And time for the government’s trade and investment agenda to deliver results—even knowing that some of those results will bring impacts that front-line communities will not and should not accept. In the immediate moment, none of this changes the way the wider climate community has to respond, from campaigners to investors to front-line practitioners. All of our voices are still essential. But those voices will be stronger and more confident if we have a clearer sense of the brutal game we’ve been pulled into, and a plausible path (or two it three) for playing it to the win we need. This conversation also underscores our biggest task for the remaining years of what was supposed to be the “decisive” decade for climate response: if we can shift the energy narrative in Canada, make it a mainstream view that the country’s preoccupation with oil and gas has us falling farther behind a changing world, we’ll see far better results in the 2030s and beyond. For many veteran climate advocates, taking on that part of the fight will begin with recognizing that most of our friends and family, neighbours and colleagues already understand that climate change is real and right in front of us: they’re looking away and staying silent because they don’t have what climate communicator Katharine Hayhoe calls “efficacy”. As Hayhoe recently pointed out in a feature interview with The Energy Mix, it amounts to science denial to keep hammering away at the dire news about global warming without also helping audiences understand what they can do about it, with multiple studies telling us why that won’t work. Far better to open those conversations with the dominant crises like energy security, food security, emergency preparedness and business continuity, affordability, and financial security that have knocked climate change far lower on the list of public priorities, and will likely keep it there. We Knew This Would Happen Climate hawks have always known this day would come. For decades, we warned that everyone had to pay attention to climate change right now, because it would be much tougher to respond once the crisis itself started affecting our daily lives. We were right, and here we are. But now, thanks to decades of hard work, communities and countries have an alternative to doubling down on fossil fuels. “In 10 years everyone will have ‘always known’ that solar and batteries were going to win,” Morgan Solar Executive Chair Mike Andrade writes on LinkedIn. With the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz roiling energy priorities around the world, Canada and the United States are among the shrinking number of countries that are still very keen on fossil fuel development. Understanding that gap is a first, essential step in spotting the opportunities ahead, and averting the deep economic as well as environmental and social risk we face if we don’t seize them. Thanks for reading The Energy Mix Weekender! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. Subscribe Mitchell Beer traces his background in renewable energy and energy efficiency back to 1977, in climate change to 1997. 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