** W. Brett Wilson **

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** W. Brett Wilson **

** W. Brett Wilson **

@WBrettWilson

Father/ GFather/ Entrepreneur/ Philanthropist/ DragonEmeritus/ Speaker/ BuffaloDad/ Location: Mostly YYC, YYZ, BNA & Cabin

Katılım Mayıs 2009
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** W. Brett Wilson **@WBrettWilson·
A quick update - couple of challenges overlooked - doing radiation in the next week - along with an appropriate hormone blocking drug - to deal with two prostate cancer tumours - my sixth round of this cancer in the last 25 years - a manageable process. Still challenging - foot drop / nerve damage - working on pretty cool frequency / magnetic / energy based protocols to help with function and hopefully recovery. Treatment? Am totally onside with plans. Walking with a cane? Am not enjoying - but certainly believing in the future. Am a very happy camper (ie grandpa for 9!)
** W. Brett Wilson **@WBrettWilson

My update - turning 70 in a year today - you can do the math - am rather looking forward to the decade ahead. Health update - I wrapped recovery from a stroke 2 years ago this week - and then managed to join a very exclusive "double ostomy" club (less than ten thousand in Canada I am told) during 2025. Bumping along well now - so let's roll!

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Peter Clack
Peter Clack@PeterDClack·
Almost all the reinforced concrete foundations of wind turbines ever built — weighing up to a thousand tonnes each — could be left to rot in the ground. The number of turbines reaching the end of their working lives will soon surpass tens of thousands. As they degrade, they risk shedding their oily gearbox fluids, hydraulic liquids, and synthetic lubricants into the soil. No one wants to deal with these massive concrete and steel monoliths later. Concrete may be mostly inert, but over the decades, these blocks can disrupt deep-soil hydrology and remain as permanent industrial junk below the surface of rural landscapes. The concrete base of a typical early 2-3 MW wind turbine weighs 400 to 800 tonnes. But the foundations of later, even bigger turbines (5 MW+) can exceed 1,000 tonnes. In many jurisdictions, decommissioning regulations only require the operator to clear the foundation to a depth of 1 meter below the surface. While contracts state operators are responsible, the financial reality is complex. Bank guarantees or bonds set aside for removal (around $100,000 per turbine) are woefully inadequate. Real-world estimates for total removal and site restoration can exceed $200,000 to $400,000 per unit. If the cost of total removal vastly exceeds the bond, there is a strong incentive for shell companies to declare bankruptcy — leaving landowners to foot the bill. We are already seeing this play out at Victoria's Codrington wind farm. Operators announced plans to remove only the top 1.5-meter pedestal, leaving the bulk of the project's 20,000 tonnes of subterranean foundations permanently buried. This triggered an intense backlash from local communities and MPs who argue it violates the original promise to restore the land. It leaves a disturbing legacy.
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Clearly you won’t vote in support of growing AB’s energy industry but oh well. You can’t vote anyway. So no sleep lost. And I bet large TMX expansion will be first. And then a northern line. Because Canada’s resource industry is ready. Meaning all of Canada wins. Except you.
Markham Hislop@politicalham

No new pipelines. Not one. No one has demonstrated that there is enough demand beyond 2030. The Chinese themselves say oil consumption will drop 65% by 2050. No business case, no pipeline. Simple as that.

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It should stoke fears in the balls of the morons thinking their desire to wander with tiny wobbling dicks is a family experience. Do you kneel for better sight lines when they waddle past you?
John Ibbitson@JohnIbbitson

This is a serious mistake. It stokes fears that the Conservative Party is becoming increasingly intolerant. Mr. Jivani: Why do you think your party has fallen so far behind Mark Carney’s Liberals in popular support?

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Anti-coal mining petition declared unsuccessful I like Corb the musician. But Corb the misguided hater-of-coal was working without facts. Wondering who funded ⁦@CorbLund⁩? Clearly a third party was paying the way. Same folks back the @albertaNDP?? ctvnews.ca/edmonton/artic…
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Ok - naked men are not frightening - they are fucking morons if trolling in public is necessary - and your support puts you just below them if the role of humans. Curious - do you like to kneel when they walk by and blow kisses?
Cheri DiNovo@CheriDiNovo

Thank you Mr. Carney for supporting LGBTQ rights IN PUBLIC when conservatives (even the queer ones) don't!! And I'm no Liberal If so many conservative men think a naked man is frightening what is the mirror telling them?

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Yup - @corbLund should stick to what he is very very good at - country music. Not what someone appeared to be paying him to do - derail only Alberta's coal industry (but stay silent on SK or BC). Pick up the pic bro! Shutting down the petition is good for Canada. westernstandard.news/news/alberta-c…
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You. Clueless and pointless.
Avi Lewis@avilewis

Incredibly brazen for the Prime Minister to boast about the “lasting benefits” of expanding fossil fuel production on a day like today. Record-breaking heatwaves. Toxic smoke engulfing cities and towns. Out of control wildfires forcing entire communities to evacuate. This government is spending billions of dollars in public money to expand the very industry that’s causing climate breakdown — at a moment when renewables are cheaper and more available than ever before. No more climate-wrecking corporate welfare. We need a government that protects the people and places we love.

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** W. Brett Wilson **@WBrettWilson·
DEI has evolved to stupidity. We need every job fulfilled by merit. Not gender or race or religion. That said we need to ensure EVERYONE is able to be educated, trained & considered for all opportunities. And yes we adapt for those with disabilities / Down’s Syndrome, etc.
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Caroline Elliott
Caroline Elliott@NVanCaroline·
“Veto power” for Indigenous groups is real, and it is being increasingly formalized by BC’s radical NDP government. When I originally said that DRIPA’s consent provisions would amount to veto power for Indigenous groups over resource development, my warning was brushed off as fear-mongering by the NDP and many others   Now the NDP has announced a *third* “Consent Decision-Making Agreement” under s7 of DRIPA, this time with the Simpcw First Nation. Under this agreement, the consent of Simpcw is explicitly required for a mine project to proceed within a specified area.   In other words, even if a project is good for British Columbians, a small governing body representing a few hundred people can simply say “No.” If that isn’t a veto, I don’t know what is.   What does this mean? Put simply, decision-making power over provincially and even nationally important projects is being handed to small Indigenous governments that have no democratic relationship with, and no mandate to serve the interests of, the other 5+ million British Columbians. (Not to mention impacts on BC’s already-precarious investment climate…) Keep in mind, this is just one of BC’s 200+ Indigenous groups whose overlapping claims cover the whole province. This isn’t the first such agreement and it’s not even close to the last.
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Fran Yanor@FranYanor

The @bcndp govt signs the 3rd consent-based decision-making agreement related to a major mining project, this one with Simpcw First Nation for Yellowhead copper mine near Kamloops. www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/env…

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Lucy Biggers
Lucy Biggers@LLBiggers·
My take on the viral Canadian wildfires. TLDR: wildfires have always occurred, the uptick is mostly due to a build up of fuel loads, focusing on carbon reduction instead of forest management is a mistake. Iphones in everyone’s pockets makes this seem more apocalyptic because we now have HD footage when a few decades ago this would have been a short segment on the nightly news or a newspaper article.
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McGavin
McGavin@BMac5hdcp·
But it’s not insane to spend $16 Billion dollars on pumping CO2 into the ground when we have natural features like the Hudson’s Bay Lowlands and the Massive Boreal Forests that absorb 40 times the Pathway Project ? The Federal Government and the UN game the system to NOT count the natural carbon sinks so they can always report excess emissions. In other words, “ A Tree is Not a Tree 🌲 Unless It’s Managed by a Bureaucrat.”
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Brian Lilley
Brian Lilley@brianlilley·
This is insane. Ohio Republican Senator Bernie Moreno now threatening sanctions on Doug Ford and Mark Carney over the wildfires. He says they should have their assets seized and be denied visas. He’s not fringe, this is on a top show on Fox News. Utter insanity.
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Chris Martz
Chris Martz@ChrisMartzWX·
Hi there. The world is not burning up—quite the opposite in fact. Global wildfire burn area is lowest on record year-to-date. I can also assure you that the oceans are not boiling. Pure water boils at 100°C. Ocean (salt) water boils at ~102°C. The warmest ocean waters on the planet get a little over 32°C at the surface in the tropics. Boiling is therefore not an accurate adjective to describe the current or future situation. Thanks for coming to my science lesson.
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Curiosity@CuriosityonX

THIS IS NOT FAKE. THIS IS REAL. Canada is burning. Europe is on fire. New York's sky is smoke. The oceans are boiling. The heat is lethal. If you are still denying climate change you are denying the Earth a future.

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Almost a decade ago - @Nenshi took grief over how he leveraged the "race" of his support - the article compliments many of his approaches - but it's crystal clear he tripped on managing the narrative over the race / color / creed of those supporting him. calgaryherald.com/news/local-new…
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