The future of electricity is wind and solar, new report says. Canada is lagging behind

CBC News

A PinP photo.

Installing solar is relatively fast, and Canada can catch up. Story here.

The Fertilizer Falacy - Pushing Yields up and Profit Down

Understanding Agriculture

 Nitrogen fertilizer is applied to winter wheat. 
Photo by Michael Trolove.

There’s a deeply held belief in modern agriculture that more fertilizer equals more yield, and more yield equals more profit. It sounds reasonable on the surface. But when you sharpen your pencil and run the numbers, the math often tells a very different story. For many farmers, a significant chunk of their fertilizer bill is doing nothing more than padding someone else’s bottom line. Story here.

Alberta scraps environmental assessment for Kevin O'Leary's 'world's largest' data centre

Canada's National Observer 

Danielle with her "besties," Donald 
and Kevin.

Danielle Smith's government is exempting celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary's massive Wonder Valley data centre near Grand Prairie, AB, from a provincial environmental assessment, Canada's National Observer has learned. Story here.

AI minister meets with mining, energy companies on environment impacts — not green groups.

                             Canada’s National Observer

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

Canada's AI Minister Evan Solomon has met with energy and mining companies about the environmental impacts of AI infrastructure, but no environmental organizations, according to documents tabled in the House of Commons. Story here. 

Herbicide-resistant weeds now on 72 per cent of surveyed Manitoba fields, costing farmers $77M a year.

The Manitoba Co-Operator

Four new resistant weed species have emerged since the last survey in 2016, and researchers say integrated weed management is now critical to slowing the spread across Prairie cropland. Story here.