THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY IN SHOAL LAKE, MANITOBA, CANADA BECOMES THE SOLE CUSTODIAN OF THE ONLY PRINT COPY OF LARRY POWELL'S E-BOOK, "THE MERCHANTS OF MENACE." (VIDEO)

BLOGGER REMOVES CLIMATE POST UNTIL FURTHER VERFICATION

 Friends; I've now taken down a video I posted recently. In it, I quoted some information directly (cut & pasted with some very minor rearranging of wordage) from the CBC's own "Climate Dashboard," against the backdrop of a rotating sun. The "Dashboard" allows you to take a peak at individual temperature/heat predictions in your own community in the future. For my home town of Shoal Lk., they were truly astounding in their extremes. I posted them because I trusted the source. And I'm still not prepared to say it was inaccurate. But the numbers are so alarming I've taken them down until I get a chance to verify further. Thanks!

So you think Canada's current cold snap means "global warming" is over? Well...think again!

CBC News.

Extreme cold and climate change: What's the deal?

Why are we breaking Canadian records amid record global heat?

Click here.

Severe drought leads to urgent order for Manitoba Hydro to raise rates by 4% on Jan. 1

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Crown corporation requested 3 consecutive rate hikes of 3.5%. Story here.

SHOULD WE WORRY ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE? NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS - WE PROBABLY SHOULD!

by Larry Powell

Chat GPT generated this image, representing AI. No humans are present.
Author: Alenoach.

Findings by a team of Dutch scientists, just published in *Science Direct show, AI systems globally may well have produced more than 72m tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2025 alone. That’s the equivalent of all of New York City’s carbon footprint for that year. 

They may have also consumed 765 billion litres of water in that same time span. That’s in the range of all of the bottled water consumed, worldwide.

And their power demand could approach that of a country the size of the United Kingdom.

AI data center operators do not publicly disclose the detail needed for more precise figures. So the findings are estimates only. 

"Further disclosures are urgently required," say the researchers, "to improve the accuracy of these estimates and to responsibly manage the growing environmental impact of AI systems.” They further suggest the AI sector be required to provide such vital information. 

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*ScienceDirect is a go-to resource for finding authoritative, peer-reviewed research in nearly every scientific field, leveraging digital technology for broad accessibility and efficient discovery. 

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Retraction of glyphosate review raises new questions about landmark study

Manitoba Co-Operator

An influential review that helped support global claims of glyphosate safety has been formally retracted, raising questions about the future of the pesticide. Story here.

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