Scott ForbesπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦'s Avatar

Scott ForbesπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

@theecologyprof

U of Winnipeg ecologist; behavioural ecology; wildlife biology; fisheries; families; birds; climate change; surf-fishing; wood-working; lifelong student of natural history.

1,882
Followers
1,056
Following
2,304
Posts
15.11.2024
Joined
Posts Following

Latest posts by Scott ForbesπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @theecologyprof

Preview
Oil industry pushes Ottawa to use Alberta's methane math β€” and hide true emissions The quiet push by the Canadian industry would see federal policy rely on provincial measurements β€” self-reported figures that miss millions of megatonnes of the planet-warming gas as it leaks into the...

Oil industry pushes Ottawa to use Alberta's methane math β€” and hide true emissions.

The oil & gas corporations are unrelenting. Now they want methane regs based on their own self-reporting. God help us. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/10/n...

10.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Renault sees where the market is going. Stellantis, on the other hand, has decided that the internal combustion engine will be the hill that they will die on. And that IS where they will die. Commiting corporate suicide. #NewEnergyVehicles #EnergyTransition #CleanTech

10.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly, I am absolutely disgusted by academics suggesting that AI can do the reading and writing for you. At a certain point, what you're bragging about is fraud. And in a broader sense, what you're contributing to is the erosion of knowledge and the destruction of trust in academic publishing.

10.03.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 912 πŸ” 263 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 10

Thanks - nice to have a friendly raven.

10.03.2026 13:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Remember guys, you can’t afford a gas rig, or a coal mine, or a nuclear power station, but you can afford to put some cheap solar panels on your roof.

That’s why the fossil fuel industry has spent billions trying to kill renewable energy.

The dealer needs to keep you addicted.

10.03.2026 09:35 πŸ‘ 6175 πŸ” 2099 πŸ’¬ 225 πŸ“Œ 87
Preview
Iran says it will block oil exports from Middle East if U.S.-Israeli attacks continue Trump threatens heavier strikes if Iran stops tanker traffic through Strait of Hormuz

Oh dear! Said no EV owner ever. #EnergyTransition
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

10.03.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

@alan678.bsky.social choice for his #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Corvidae - here is a young raven. πŸͺΆ

10.03.2026 11:53 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty sure this is a larval Flying Spaghetti Monster.

10.03.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
U.S. Automakers Risk Being Reduced to Niche Producers of Gas Vehicles

U.S. Automakers Risk Being Reduced to Niche Producers of Gas Vehicles www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/b...
Well Boohoo automakers. You’ve hitched your wagons to Ratpublican politicians and they’re screwing you. As a company you’ve screwed your employees, you drive cost down buy building unreliable cars.

09.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 2808 πŸ” 789 πŸ’¬ 187 πŸ“Œ 69
Video thumbnail

California’s solar and batteries can now produce almost twice the constant output, day and night, as its nuclear plant, at the same reliability as the nuclear plant

- but faster, cheaper, cleaner, and safer than the nuclear plant

www.youtube.com/shorts/pGwQu...

08.03.2026 08:34 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Thanks!

09.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Tree Swallow on twig

Tree Swallow on twig

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #SideProfiles - a #TreeSwallow.πŸͺΆ

09.03.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
ALT:

Noticed an afternoon NHL game between the Kings and Blue Jackets on the schedule today. I wondered if it was a national holiday in the US so I searched it.
The answer was no.
But I did learn that it is National Meatball Day!
For all who celebrate.

09.03.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Insane EV ranges, high battery performance at low temperatures, charging that's as quick as fueling up at a gas station. And cheap. Legacy car makers doubling down on gas powered vehicles are dead men walking. I'm looking at you Ford, GM, & Stellantis.πŸ‘€ #ZEVs #EnergyTransition

08.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Fossil gas use for electricity down 59.5% in 2026 versus 2023 in the world's 4th-largest economy.

16th-straight and 43rd of 66 days in 2026 with >100% WindWaterSolar on California's main grid

Fossil gas use continues to plummet as solar & batteries rise

08.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

At best a coin toss between Blueger and Raty and most would take the veteran. But you wouldn't send out your #1 or #2 centres, Petterson / Rossi who are both weak on faceoffs. Same reason the Jets sent out Lowry: to win the faceoff and then to get off the ice for their #1 centre, Scheiffele.

08.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He's not their number 1 centre, just like Lowry is not the Jets number 1 centre. They sent out who they thought could win the faceoff: it was Lowry.

08.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Most of the refined oil in the US is cheap Canadian heavy oil which their refineries are built to process. Their domestic oil production is mainly light shale oil that they export. So they don’t need more domestic light oil. Too expensive to convert refineries to process it.

08.03.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Globe editorial: The Sunday Editorial: An evolution in how we think about how animals think Intelligent, tool-using, empathetic and self-aware: the distance between humans and other animals is not as great as you think

As someone who studies animal behaviour professionally, I can endorse this piece as a pretty good popular account of current research on animal cognition. The distance between humans and our animal cousins is far less than we had previously imagined.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...

08.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Post image

For todays #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Photogenic from @alan678.bsky.social, a male yellow-headed blackbird. πŸͺΆ

08.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To everyone sweating gas prices, a reminder: we could have electrified the grid, gotten off fossil fuels, and replaced all vehicles with EVs for the same cost as the Iraq war.

07.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 115 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

When you see folks lying and spreading EV FUD, like replying to a thread about EVs not being vulnerable to fossil fuel at the pump volatility, with screeds about *BuT cOaL!!!*, just call them out. We don't need to do the fossil fuel industry's work here, intentionally or by being misinformed.

07.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is not goodπŸ‘‡

07.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Arizona is building the first solar canal in the U.S. . Solar-covered canals will generate renewable energy and save water in this notoriously dry area: buff.ly/3wEcF5h

We have so many solutions to this crisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #renewables

07.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 105 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
Preview
BYD just killed your EV argument with a battery that competes with gas engines The Chinese carmaker's new batteries feature a 5-minute charge and 621-mile range, plus a 620,000-mile lifespan and lower prices.

It feels like we get new announcements like this -- more range, more speed, more features, and lower costs -- every few weeks from EV makers.

From conventional automakers? Crickets.

www.fastcompany.com/91503415/byd...

07.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 221 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 9

+1 for XTs

07.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
A great blue heron standing in water

A great blue heron standing in water

A #Heron certainly seems appropriate for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #StandingInWater. πŸͺΆ

07.03.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
BYD just killed your EV argument with a battery that competes with gas engines The Chinese carmaker's new batteries feature a 5-minute charge and 621-mile range, plus a 620,000-mile lifespan and lower prices.

It’s insane how the Chinese are lapping us at EV tech. To be fair, they’re also lapping Europe.

www.fastcompany.com/91503415/byd...

06.03.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels with crazy swings in prices and availability, subject to the whims of despots and fools, should be treated as a national security issue. In Australia. And in Canada too. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ #EndFossilFuels

06.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

06.03.2026 13:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0