Combat Coal Calamity in Alberta! #coalmining #harms #economic #fail #yyc #podcast #alberta The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-04-29 | In this episode, Kennedy Halvorson of the Alberta Wilderness Association returns to the studio (last appeared in The Future of Water in Southern Alberta) to co-host coal expert, Cornelis Kolijn with me. This conversation aims to break through coal misinformation causing calamity in the Province of Alberta, and beyond. Cornelis graduated from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. He has over 40 years of experience in international mining and metallurgical coal (coke and ironmaking). He’s worked in countries across the globe from Canada to Europe to Australia and all over Asia. He worked for Teck Resources in 2019 and since then has been a consultant for metallurgical coal and coke making, including alternate hydrogen-based direct reduction process and assessing alternatives to blast furnaces. He mentors young engineers and geologists. Thank you to Cornelis and Kennedy for the fabulous conversation!Learn more and find the resources mentioned: thegravitywell.net/p/combat-coal-calamity-in-alberta
More is Not More... Lets Talk Alberta Education with Remove Nicolaides The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-25 | Tania of Remove Nicolaides and Lindsay of Let's Talk Alberta Education join me to discuss how "More is Not More" when it comes to Public Education.From screening before learning, to the teachers' lock out (it wasn't a strike) to a Christian Think Tank steering the erosion of Public Education in Alberta.This is a conversation you cannot miss, as a parent, teacher, or resident of this province or country.
Special ballot deadline is Friday, Sep 25 at midnight LEAFLET DROPPERS WANTED ASAP! Message me! #yyc The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-22 | Get your special ballot in my Linktree 🔗 and help us get the word out this week by literature dropping information for @PIAlberta’s Together No! Campaign.Email me to literature drop this week: jenny@thegravitywell.net #abpoli #referendum #specialballot #avoid #voter #suppression
CENTRAL ALBERTA EVENT: THURS, OCT 1, 2026 OLDS LEGION, DOORS OPEN AT 5 PM #yyc #podcast #alberta The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-21 | Join us for a “Ground Zero” town hall at the 📍Olds Legion on 📆 Thursday, Oct 1🕔 5 pmℹ️ learn the facts ✅ get involved!🔗 link to RSVP📲 tell your friends!#abpoli #olds #alberta #antiai #stopai
Ground Zero: Oct 1 AI Data Centre Town Hall in Olds The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-19 | This episode features a discussion with Kayla Piccinin, Carol Edwards, and Jasona Rondeau -- who are promoting a province-wide town hall event called "Ground Zero," organized by the Alberta Transparency Project. The event is centered on the issue of AI data centre development in Alberta, particularly following the Synapse project, which the group successfully opposed in Olds. Carol Edwards, a retired professor and project analyst, became involved after the project was proposed near her home, while Jasona has spent four years helping landowners navigate regulatory processes when projects arrive in their communities.The guests emphasize that the event is relevant to anyone concerned about environmental impacts, health, property values, water, and agricultural land. Jasona stresses the importance of learning the facts and understanding how to act at the municipal level, noting that project approvals involve four separate regulatory streams. Carol urges people of all skill sets to get involved and participate on the front lines, while Kayla highlights the importance of everyday conversations and sharing information to raise awareness.The October 1st event will be held at the local legion hall in Olds, Alberta, doors open at 5 pm, with plenty of parking! Jasona notes that people from around the world are already anticipating the live stream! The event is volunteer-run and funded, with a donation option planned for attendees. I express hope that the model developed in Olds to fight data centres can be replicated elsewhere across the province.
Reclaiming Alberta Report with Mary from DeSmog The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-19 | Mary Stuart of DeSmog Canada joins me to translate Premier Smith's Government of Alberta public addresses (from May 2025 and Feb 2026). DeSmog was founded by Alberta born Geoff Dembicki with the goal of "clearing the PR pollution". Exactly what is needed in Alberta at the hands of Smith today: interpreters of good faith. I look forward to sharing this conversation with you!
Rebellion Ahead The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-18 | Before listening to this conversation, consider:Premier Smith’s first action in office was an attempt to exert Alberta sovereignty, over Canada, but most importantly, ahead of First Nations who proceeded all of us, and have fought for their sovereign rights since time immemorial.After two court ruling, a hurdle-smashing Forever Canadian petition, we are still facing a 10-question referenda most of us do not want.The US has declared war against us, yet Alberta’s Premier won’t cut them off. Despite all other provinces agreeing to fight, Canada continues to capitulate to Smith.Both Smith and Carney are throwing out environmental protections, climate targets, and International law in the name of AI surveillance technology and threats to national security. Developers, like Sam Altman of OpenAI, are sounding the alarm that deregulation seems to be leading to self-destruction, by way of uncontrollable AI algorithm agents.Fueled by and for the fossil fuel industry who is destroying itself, and our way of life with it, with our money through illegal, unprovoked wars and genocide. Blocking renewable and restoration alternatives whilst they destroy the global trade system, which feeds us, for all the world to see.The referenda agenda is already underway: students are being cut off from public school and families from healthcare. Jobs are drying up, along with our freshwater table, and any logical reason to let this agenda continue.A rebellion is urgently needed, what are you waiting for?
Jeremy Appel on how big oil is in charge no matter what happens with Alberta Separatism The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-18 | Jeremy Appel of The Orchard joined me to discuss the Alberta Referendum rationale, who’s behind it and why, plus a report on how the Canadian @Reuters’ family’s side hustle is in selling our private data evidentially to immigration officers and ICE agents. #notmyproblen #oilandgas #alberta #separation #agenda
Reuters sold a Clear database #substack #shorts The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-12 | This is a clip from thegravitywell.net/p/reuters-and-referenda?utm_source=youtube_shortsSee the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=ZfVI5bju5i8#shorts #substack
Immigrants as a Convenient Scapegoat #substack #shorts The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-12 | This is a clip from thegravitywell.net/p/reuters-and-referenda?utm_source=youtube_shortsSee the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=ZfVI5bju5i8#shorts #substack
When Big Tech Bends to Power #substack #shorts The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-12 | This is a clip from thegravitywell.net/p/reuters-and-referenda?utm_source=youtube_shortsSee the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=ZfVI5bju5i8#shorts #substack
Ecology vs Oil Politics #substack #shorts The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-12 | This is a clip from thegravitywell.net/p/reuters-and-referenda?utm_source=youtube_shortsSee the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=ZfVI5bju5i8#shorts #substack
Reuters & Referenda The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-12 | Reports from Edmonton-based, Journalist and author, Jeremy Appel.thegravitywell.net/p/reuters-and-referenda?utm_source=youtube
AI Centers Threaten Public Control #substack #shorts The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-11 | This is a clip from thegravitywell.net/p/ai-data-centre-conference-rally-protest?utm_source=youtube_shortsSee the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=uaDmzgv4x4Y#shorts #substack
Tech Is the New Face of Fossils #substack #shorts The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-11 | This is a clip from thegravitywell.net/p/ai-data-centre-conference-rally-protest?utm_source=youtube_shortsSee the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=uaDmzgv4x4Y#shorts #substack
AI Data Centre Conference Rally Protest The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-11 | Sep 9, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Downtown Calgarythegravitywell.net/p/ai-data-centre-conference-rally-protest?utm_source=youtube
Landowner-Rancher Teresa Patry speaks to the burden she and her family carries for the o&g industry The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-09 | Teresa Patry, a farmer and rancher in central Alberta, explains what it is like to deal with the side effects of leaking oil wells on her land. So many wells, in various stages of closure, it’s hard for Teresa to keep up. On top of running a farm and managing several health issues, in her family and with her animals.This is not the way Albertans should be treated.#abpoli #landowner #burden #health #risk
Mark Dorin speaking for the Polluter Pay Federation on our legal action against the Energy Regulator The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-09 | Mark Dorin of the Polluter Pay Federation speaks to the need to question the regulator through the courts when they fail to meet their legal obligations on repeat.Last year, Mark and @Ecojustice requested an Alberta Energy Regulator hearing to address the too small orphan levy. The request was denied by the AER, leading to this legal action.Learn more in my linktree! #abpoli #judicial #review #dutyfail #orphanlevy
William Heidecker, Alberta Surface Rights Federation Pres on his disbelief in needing an AER fight The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-09 | William Heidecker, President of the Alberta Surface Rights Federation speaks to his years of experience in trying to hold industry to account. Watching landowners carry an increasing burden. No one wishes to have to take our regulator to court. It’s only out of need. Thank you, Bill 🙏🏻#abpoli #orphanlevy #burden #uphold #rightsandfreedoms
Landowner Dwight Popowich explains the lag to name and clean up orphan sites in Alberta #abpoli The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-09 | Landowner Dwight Popowich explains what it’s like to be a landowner in limbo with an inactive well slated for, but not designated, an orphan. Knowing his well is one of thousands in this state, with a regular continually delaying action from the industry, as thy promised, is why the matter needs judicial review.#abpoli #orphanfund #safetynet #levy #obligation
Susanne Calabrese of EcoJustice explains the three reasons for filing a orphan levy judicial review The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-09 | Susanne Calabrese explains the three reasons @Ecojustice is filing this judicial review:1️⃣unlawful amount2️⃣considering factors outside of their jurisdiction 3️⃣being influenced by a captured government.#abpoli #AER #judicialreview #orphanlevy #publicsafety
Phil Meintzer kicks off Orphan Levy Judicial Review press conference #yyc #polluterpay #abpoli The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-09 | Phil Meintzer of the Coalition 4 Responsible Energy (C4RE) and the cleanupyourmess.ca campaign, kicks off the press conference calling for a judicial review of the annual orphan levy.Learn more in linktree 🔗#abpoli #orphanlevy #safety #health #security
GET YOUR SPECIAL BALLOT VOTE IN CALGARY-SHAW DITCH THE UCP FOR THE PC BRAND #abpoli #yyc #byelection The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-07 | 1️⃣ big referenda smack down, resounding no to the nine and vote to remain for a Canada that upholds treaty and constitutional rights and natural law. ✊🪶☮️2️⃣ a loss for the separatist UCP party in the Sep 14th Calgary-Shaw byelection.3️⃣ for the Progressive Tories to rebrand to the Progressive Conservatives so we vote the UCP out resoundingly.#yyc #referenda #sep14 #byelection #rebrand
Mikayla Resists continues to interrupt the Alberta Independence resource colony agenda #alberta #yeg The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-07 | @mikaylaresists returns to discuss her attempts to interrupt the separatist movement. As someone reminded me today, Brexit happened because people didn’t vote. 📣 If you’re in Calgary-Shaw VOTE on Sep 8-12 or 14 ✊🚨Albertans get your special ballot before 🕛 MIDNIGHT on Sep 25th. Join PIA’s Together-No volunteer teams.Links 🔗 in linktree#yyc #yeg #yql #byelection #abpoli
Meet Kyle Campbell your New Democrat candidate for the Sep 14 Calgary-Shaw by-election #yyc #vote The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-07 | Meet Kyle Campbell, your New Democrat candidate for the Monday, September 14th Calgary-Shaw byelection.📣 Shawnessey, Somerset, Yorkville, Belmont, Pine Creek, Chaparral, Walden, Wolf Willow or Legacy. VOTE ON SEP 8-12 or on SEP 14.Full convo in linktree 🔗#yyc #calgaryshaw #byelection #abpoli #sep14
Meet Kyle Joseph your Progressive Tory candidate for the Sep 14 Calgary-Shaw by-election #yyc #vote The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-07 | Meet Kyle Joseph, your Progressive Tory candidate for the Monday, September 14th Calgary-Shaw byelection.📣 Shawnessey, Somerset, Yorkville, Belmont, Pine Creek, Chaparral, Walden, Wolf Willow or Legacy. VOTE ON SEP 8-12 or on SEP 14.Full convo in linktree 🔗#yyc #calgaryshaw #byelection #abpoli #sep14
Majority Wants to Stay United #substack #shorts The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-06 | This is a clip from thegravitywell.net/p/meet-kyle-campbell-for-calgary-shaw?utm_source=youtube_shortsSee the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=A-1fct_V5og#shorts #substack
Meet Kyle Campbell for Calgary-Shaw The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-06 | Your New Democrat Party Candidatethegravitywell.net/p/meet-kyle-campbell-for-calgary-shaw?utm_source=youtube
Mikayla Interrupts Alberta Separatism The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-05 | Intimidation and threats towards Mikayla increase as she actively opposes the Alberta Separatist (aka Resource Colony) agendas in Alberta. Mikayla witnessed the shut down of the Alberta-wide data breach and transfer of our personal information to Washington. She met with the Olds Transparency Project and spoke with the CEO of Synapse about what will happen with our freshwater if his AI data centre project proceeds. At K-Days, she told Premier Smith what she can do her fascist pancakes, and lastly she attended the Alberta Independence rally last Saturday at the Legislature. If you don't like how she does it, please do it better!
PIA’s “TOGETHER NO” launch, Sep 1, 2026 JOIN albertareferendum2026.org #alberta #referendum #events The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-04 | 📣 Next action: this SATURDAY, Sep 5 from 2-4 pm lit drop and door knock, meet up at Queen Elizabeth High School, 512 18 St NW, at the school field.Just no. Vote no.Vote remain.What a turnout, Calgary, for @PIAlberta! Take a bow 🙇♀️ Well done, Lethbridge, and have fun tonight Edmonton! Wish I was there!Thank you, Janet, for the photos. Fun story, the video I took at the launch didn’t have audio 😢.Please share any videos you took with me if you’re willing. I can give you credit, of course. 🙏🏻DM or email me: jenny@thegravitywell.net#yycevents #abpoli #JustNo #VoteNo #VoteRemain
They Shut Down Public Feedback #substack #shorts The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-03 | This is a clip from thegravitywell.net/p/meet-kyle-joseph-for-calgary-shaw?utm_source=youtube_shortsSee the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=tm2h1L0lyVo#shorts #substack
Meet Kyle Joseph for Calgary-Shaw #yyc #byelection #calgaryshaw #vote #Sep14 The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-09-03 | Welcome back to The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy! I sat down with Kyle Joseph yesterday, a grade six teacher and Progressive Tory Party candidate for the Calgary-Shaw by-election on September 14th, to chat about his stepping up during a significant moment in Alberta’s history. Kyle firmly states that Alberta must remain in Canada, noting that separation would be logistically problematic given treaty rights, and legally difficult under the Federal Clarity Act, which requires a two-thirds majority in the House of Commons. He also expresses concern that the premier is dangerously fueling the idea of separation and questions the UCP’s direction, pointing specifically to the fact that UCP candidate for Calgary-Shaw Mike Derry’s campaign manager, Craig Chandler, has openly supported separation. On the referendum’s nine questions, Kyle states he will personally vote no to all of them, distrusting the government’s motives and concerned that some questions are being used to target immigrants.Regarding US trade negotiations, Kyle criticizes the premier for abandoning a Team Canada approach and giving up leverage with both Ottawa and Washington. He draws a pointed contrast between the premier’s willingness to use Alberta’s resources as leverage against BC but not against the Americans, questioning where her loyalties lie. He illustrated the importance of cooperation with a story about his own grade six students, noting that fighting against others rather than negotiating guarantees no one will want to help you.On data centres, Kyle raises concerns about the provincial government pushing the initiative through without proper community consultation or environmental review. He notes that public feedback, including at AI data centre town halls, has been overwhelmingly negative, yet the government has proceeded regardless. On education and healthcare, Kyle argues that per-student funding has fallen far behind the rest of Canada, that there are not enough schools, teachers, or education assistants, and that the healthcare system faces similar pressures. His party’s approach centres on a strategy of recruit, retain, and collaborate with frontline workers such as teachers, nurses, and doctors, emphasizing that simply hiring large numbers of new workers is ineffective if burnout drives hundreds to leave the profession shortly after.In closing, Kyle expresses pride in having run a positive campaign and frames the Tory Party as a return to common sense, moderation, and governing for Albertans rather than for political self-interest. I express my gratitude for his participation under Pete Guthrie’s leadership, noting that the by-election and the broader issues at stake represent one of the most significant moments in Alberta’s recent history. Both Kyle and I acknowledge the courage of those willing to challenge the current UCP government, including those facing personal legal consequences for doing so.If Calgary-Shaw votes UCP does it affirm a separatist agenda?If you live in or near Calgary-Shaw volunteer to support Kyle and the Progressive Tories here:signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4FADAE2DA6FBC70-65487403-calgary
TUESDAY, SEP 1, 6:30 PM CALGARY LAUNCH EVENT The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-31 | JOIN Public Interest Alberta’s “Just No. Vote No. Vote Remain.” Campaign!thegravitywell.net/p/tuesday-sep-1-630-pm-calgary-launch?utm_source=youtube
YYC EVENT: Tuesday, Sep 1 6:30 pm, Royal Canadian Legion #1 Vote No. Vote Remain. #referendum #yyc The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-27 | Join us Calgary! RSVP here: albertareferendum2026.org/upcoming_eventsSee the faces of @PIAlberta’s Vote remain 🇨🇦✅Vote No. ❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌campaign 📅 TUESDAY, September 1📍Royal Canadian Legion #1 🕕 Doos open at 6:30 pmMusic, speakers, volunteer sign up and socializing!Let’s do this! #yyc #events #referendum #abpoli
CONFIRMED: Smith’s referendum is about falling to the USA and their MAGA agenda The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-26 | Join us next week Tuesday, September 1 at the Royal Canadian Legion downtown Calgary. Doors open at 6:30 pm. RSVP HERE: albertareferendum2026.org/upcoming_events/.The referendum isn’t to send a message to Ottawa, it’s to separate. it’s not to be independent, it’s to fall to the United States. Learn more: open.substack.com/pub/th3gravitywell/p/confirmed-the-referendum-is-not-aboutYou must say no to Smiths agenda. Vote Remain. Vote No.@gabrielleabarber, @petermackayteacher , @themaplemic, @hassancanadabi, @thebreakdownab Duane Bratt, Chief Troy Knowlton, Brad Lafortune of @publicinterestalberta, @jyeremiy, @chelsea.loves.the.moon will be there and more!#abpoli #stop #referendum #regimechangeoperation
CONFIRMED: The Referendum is not about “Letting Alberta Decide” or Independence The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-26 | It’s about separating, dividing, and stripping us of our constitutional rights for the US.thegravitywell.net/p/confirmed-the-referendum-is-not-about?utm_source=youtube
Jeffrey Currie on energy, the yen, & the treasury itself manipulated into a #financial #regression The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-24 | Jeff Currie, a prominent American economist and commodity market strategist, discusses the world of hurt the US economy is facing due to the major market manipulation happening between the oil and gas market, the Japanese Yen, and now the US treasury itself. The US Administration has been manipulating and making money off their price manipulations. These temporary fixes are amalgamating into what’s called a financial regression, aka the road to market bottom.#cantfixstupid #punt #trump
Your expensive and uncertain life is because of the Alberta Government not Ottawa #ucp #smithflation The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-17 | ...
Pepe Escobar on how Iran is targeting Israeli Gov-Citizen infrastructure until genocide stops #iran The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-17 | Israel and the USA have been violating international law by attaching countries like Iran, causing genocide in Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and others.Iran is demanding an end through a strategic stranglehold of what allows the Israeli occupation to sustain itself.
Designing for uncertainty #substack #shorts The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-15 | This is a clip from thegravitywell.net/p/how-to-fix-a-broken-water-cycle?utm_source=youtube_shortsSee the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=FG_GTIU8gS0#shorts #substack
How to Fix a Broken Water Cycle The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-15 | with co-host Bob Morrison and guest, Dr. Tricia Stadnykthegravitywell.net/p/how-to-fix-a-broken-water-cycle?utm_source=youtube
ALBERTA GOVERNMENT CREATES AI DATA CENTRE (ALBERTA NEXT 2.0) PROPAGANDA WEBSITE #alberta #events The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-13 | The Alberta Government fears public opposition to the proposed AI data centres. They’ve created a new website with their lies about: limited water use, environmental and economic benefits, and limited risks. Attend their event (use this debunk sheet: stopthedatacentre.ca/debunk-lies and then join me and Give Voice AB on Saturday, Aug 22 from 1-3 pm at the St. Albert Curling Rink. Together we will stop AI data centres in Alberta and Canada!
Alberta Government Panicking Over AI Data Centre Backlash: Protests and Town Halls #alberta #events The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-13 | Join Give Voice AB and me on Saturday, Aug 22 from 1-3 pm, at the St. Albert Curling Rink!Learn more about the UCP’s insane AI data centre agenda. They’ve put up a website full of misinfo for you to question on Thursday night. Location TBD. Jesse Cardinal of @keepersofthewatersociety and Dr. Carol Edwards will be speaking with me. Thank you, Hazel, for inviting us!If you want a cheat sheet to use at the UCP town hall, this is great! stopthedatacentre.ca/debunk-lies#stopAI #abpoli #stalbert #mornville #alberta
The me here now mentality #substack #shorts The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-12 | This is a clip from thegravitywell.net/p/less-i-more?utm_source=youtube_shortsSee the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=b7vn0IGUtSk#shorts #substack
We’re down to 4% of wildlife #substack #shorts The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-12 | This is a clip from thegravitywell.net/p/less-i-more?utm_source=youtube_shortsSee the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=b7vn0IGUtSk#shorts #substack
Less i$ More The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-12 | The Federal and Provincial Governments are selling more fossil fuel development (pipelines, production, and gas-powered power plants for AI data centres) without environmental impact assessments and without accounting for past investment failures. For example, our $35 billion Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline investment will never be paid back as users are lobbying for toll reductions.Seems timely to revisit Bob Morrison and I’s interview from last September with Dr. Brad Stelfox (who also appeared in The Harms of Coal Mining), a zoologist and land-use scientist who has spent over 35 years developing cumulative effects models that integrate overlapping land uses—such as roads, agriculture, oil and gas, and forestry—to show how they reshape landscapes in Alberta and beyond. His work focuses on linking social, economic, and environmental dimensions, quantifying benefits like jobs and royalties alongside impacts on natural capital, including biodiversity, soil carbon, and water quality and quantity. Stelfox argues that most models used by industry and government chase “win‑win‑win” scenarios and fail to honestly represent trade‑offs, leading to a narrative that Alberta can expand all land uses without compromising water or biodiversity—something he says has never been achieved anywhere. He points to evidence of profound losses in natural capital since Alberta became a province, with rapid ongoing degradation of water, biodiversity, and soil carbon.In other words, Alberta and Canada need to adopt a “Less i$ more” economic model: where more land (water, air, and biodiversity) is restored rather than developed.Brad, Bob, and I discuss how Alberta’s growing population and sharply increased per‑capita resource use have driven extensive externalization of natural capital, meaning environmental costs are left out of economic and political decision‑making.He explains that humans and land use inevitably consume water, carbon, and biodiversity, and that Alberta is no longer just drawing on “interest” from these systems but is cutting deeply into the ecological “capital.” Using native mammals as an example, he estimates that pre‑European times they made up about 99.2% of biomass, whereas today Alberta has perhaps only 4% of its pre‑European native mammal biodiversity, with most biomass now in humans, livestock, and pets. Water quality and quantity have also deteriorated, with many prairie creeks ploughed over or converted to irrigation canals and parents reluctant to let children play in creeks due to health risks, especially in southern Alberta. He characterizes Alberta’s prevailing mindset as “me here now,” focused on short‑term economic growth and local interests rather than long‑term landscape health or the well‑being of future generations.The discussion then zooms in on southern Alberta’s landscapes and water. Stelfox describes a west‑to‑east gradient where eastern lowlands have already lost most of their biodiversity and water quality, leaving little remaining natural capital to lose, while foothills and mountains—especially the eastern slopes—are now at greatest risk. These high‑elevation areas function as “water towers,” accumulating snow and releasing critical spring flows that support fish, wildlife, and all downstream land uses, including logging, agriculture, mining, oil and gas, transportation, and residential development. He estimates that Alberta receives roughly 700–800 billion cubic meters of precipitation annually, with about three‑quarters evaporating and 130–150 billion cubic meters flowing through rivers and aquifers, forming the basis of all land uses. Yet these headwaters are being incrementally eroded by expanding acreages, roads, recreation, cattle, and especially intensive logging, which alters hydrology, increases sediment, reduces soil organics, and undermines aquifer recharge. He argues that current forestry practices diverge from best management practices on paper and are not adequately enforced, and he questions why mining, off‑highway vehicles, and riparian residential development are allowed in such critical headwater zones.A Less i$ more economy is needed, where industrial sites and access ways no longer serving us are re-naturalized for ecosystem function at scale across so-called Alberta and Canada.You need to help Brad, Bob, and me create the political will for the polluter to finally pay.
If Insurers Pull Back, Homes Become Unaffordable #substack #shorts The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-10 | This is a clip from thegravitywell.net/p/is-the-insurance-industry-ready-for?utm_source=youtube_shortsSee the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=BP-iai6-Lbc#shorts #substack
Decisions Come From HQ, Not Engineers #substack #shorts The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-10 | This is a clip from thegravitywell.net/p/is-the-insurance-industry-ready-for?utm_source=youtube_shortsSee the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=BP-iai6-Lbc#shorts #substack
Historical Data Is Broken #substack #shorts The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-10 | This is a clip from thegravitywell.net/p/is-the-insurance-industry-ready-for?utm_source=youtube_shortsSee the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=BP-iai6-Lbc#shorts #substack
Is the Insurance Industry Ready for the Climate Crisis? #alberta #insurance #yyc #podcast The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-10 | No, and in light of the fires in Peachland and Summerland, British Columbia, this past weekend, let’s revisit my conversation with Thoughtful Journalism’s Markham Hislop and commercial insurance broker Derek Connick from last summer. This discussion was around climate change, water, and insurance risk in Alberta and Canada. I explain that Markham and I connected during an election period and have since collaborated on topics like oil and gas liabilities, with Markham founding the Energy Circle and me starting this podcast to tackle difficult subjects such as climate-related insurance issues. Markham describes his work as an energy journalist running a large independent media outlet focused on the global energy transition and its implications for Canada and Alberta, emphasizing the growing importance of “risk” in public discourse and the reluctance of society to confront increasing climate-related risks. Derek introduces his 37–38 years of experience in property and casualty insurance across Western Canada, noting that water-related risk has become increasingly significant, particularly in Alberta.The discussion then turns to how climate change is disrupting traditional insurance models and data, with Markham citing industry reports that centuries of actuarial data are being undermined by frequent “once in a thousand year” extreme weather events. Derek confirms that climate change is increasing both the frequency and severity of events, forcing insurers to rework models and reconsider whether and how to continue offering certain coverages. He explains how insurers use loss ratios, expense ratios, and combined ratios to assess profitability, and how catastrophic years push combined ratios above 100%, meaning insurers lose money. Derek outlines different insurance needs, using farmers as an example: they require property coverage, sewer backup, crop hail insurance (sometimes including wildfire), and possibly groundwater coverage, illustrating how water-related risks intersect with agriculture.Our conversation explores practical impacts on homeowners and commercial clients, including rising premiums and coverage limitations in high-risk areas such as floodplains along Calgary’s Elbow River and hail-prone regions like Medicine Hat and Red Deer. Derek notes that brokers have become more proactive in ensuring clients have sewer backup and at least some overland water coverage, even when full flood insurance is unavailable or unaffordable, while commercial property owners are increasingly attentive to severe weather risks, though not all explicitly link them to climate change. He explains reinsurance as “insurance for insurance companies,” provided by global reinsurers who are highly attuned to climate risk and can pressure domestic insurers to limit coverage in certain geographies, contributing to higher premiums and tighter terms. Markham and Derek discuss an emerging inflection point where rising premiums (e.g., a 50% increase after hail damage) and affordability crises may finally force consumers to connect climate change with personal financial risk, potentially prompting demands for “build back better” approaches and government involvement.In the latter part of the conversation, we broaden the lens to systemic issues: government backstopping of major events like the 2013 floods, stalled efforts to create a national flood insurance program, and the growing complexity of wildfire and cyber risks. I raise mitigation strategies such as cloud seeding in Alberta’s “hail alley” between Calgary and Red Deer, and Derek explains the use of silver iodide to reduce hail size, while noting scalability limits and possible climate-change-driven storm intensity that outpaces response capacity. They then connect water, pollution, and energy: Markham and I highlight conflicts over water use between oil and gas, agriculture, and cities under worsening drought, and Derek warns about selenium pollution from coal mines in the Oldman River system, stressing that ongoing pollution is typically excluded from commercial insurance under absolute pollution exclusions, leaving taxpayers and communities exposed. I underscore that Alberta’s regulatory framework and reduced inspection capacity mean polluter-pay principles and remediation laws are not adequately enforced, while the province continues to allow the use and pollution of roughly four million barrels of fresh water per day for oil production, raising serious questions about doubling production amid severe drought and cumulative contamination.Want more?Listen to Bob Sandford explain the global water bankruptcy we are facing, his report for the UN came out in January 2026: youtu.be/Z9yfhcbjkDc.
US-ISRAEL FAILED MOROCCAN INVASION OF SPAIN, AUG 2026— SANCHEZ HAS A “No” to War POLICY #spain #guts The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy 2026-08-08 | Pedro Sanchez, the President of Spain stood before the UN Executive Council in March of 2026. He implemented a “cheaper energy, more safety, no-to-war” policy in response to the US-Israel unprovoked aggression on Feb 28, 2026 against Iran, including Israel’s invasion of Lebanon, and the continued genocide in Gaza.pressenza.com/2026/03/pedro-sanchezs-spain-cheaper-energy-more-safety-no-to-warAlso, in March of 2026 a US think tank for Washington began dreaming up ways to mess with Spain. Leaving a very clear paper trail to this weeks’ invasion in Ceuta, Spain by Moroccans. The hoax caused Spain to declare a National State of Emergency and deployment of their military. Thankfully to find men dressed in shorts and flip flops.Follow the paper trail with the @MiddleEastEye.
