# corporate influence (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover corporate influence. Page: Feed: --- ## [Ontario’s AI data centre plan, explained](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-ai-data-centres-explained/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-20 · Fatima Syed · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ From Armour Township to Toronto, Ontarians are worried about data centres’ water and electricity use. Here’s a look at the province’s plan to govern them ## [Ontario’s hunt reopens for once-threatened bird](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-sandhill-cranes-hunting-reopens/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-19 · Leah Borts-Kuperman · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Sandhill cranes have made an astounding comeback — but with voracious appetites leaving farm fields picked over, they’re now fair game for hunters ## [I spent years fighting wildfires. Now, I have PTSD](https://thenarwhal.ca/first-person-wildland-firefighter-mental-health/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-18 · Matthew Brackenreed · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Wildland firefighters are repeatedly exposed to traumatic events as they work to keep communities safe. They deserve better access to mental health supports ## [Alberta's orphan well costs reach new record](https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-orphan-wells-cleanup-costs-record-2026/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-17 · Sharon J. Riley · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Thousands of wells orphaned this year has increased total costs 50% from last year, hitting a new record for the cost of cleaning up after delinquent companies ## [What if Canadian oil giants were taxed more on excess profits from the Iran war?](https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-oilsands-windfall-profits-iran-war/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-17 · Carl Meyer · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ As people struggle with the rising cost of living, global wars inflate gas prices. Experts say a windfall tax on industry could put money back in Canadians’ pockets — and help with green initiatives ## [Alberta landowners fight fracking’s water use](https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-central-landowners-fracking-water/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-12 · Drew Anderson and Amber Bracken · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ When a creek ran dry, farmers and ranchers started ringing alarm bells about how much water oil and gas companies are drawing from the Prairies' most significant source of groundwater ## [B.C. approved LNG Canada after black smoke warning: docs](https://thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-black-smoke-warning-regulation/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-10 · Matt Simmons and Wil Crisp and Marty Clemens · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ One resident said he ‘wasn’t expecting black smoke,’ which can signal higher levels of toxic pollutants in the air. Another said she’s concerned about potential health impacts because she wants to have a family ## [Alberta wildfire fighters band together for support](https://thenarwhal.ca/wildfire-fighter-mental-health-support/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-06 · Trina Moyles · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Workplace safety charges have been laid against Alberta’s Forestry Ministry over a firefighter death during the 2024 Jasper wildfire. Such fatalities are one reason why crew members compare returning from the frontlines to returning from combat — and an impetus for a new peer-support network ## [With AI slop, Canadian wildfire misinformation is mutating online](https://thenarwhal.ca/wildfire-misinformation-2026/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-05 · Michelle Cyca · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ How conspiracy theories and AI-generated images are playing out during Canada’s 2026 wildfires — and how every social media user chasing engagement is to blame ## [The cost breakdown of a new Canadian pipeline](https://thenarwhal.ca/canadian-pipeline-cost-alberta-west-coast/?utm_source=rss) _2026-08-05 · Sharon J. Riley · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ More than half of Canadians support new pipelines, mostly for economic reasons. But no company has stepped up to cover the cost. Here’s what you need to know about the dollars and cents of pipeline projects in Canada ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9LgkHnCoy2PA) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy apps from your repo with auto-config, instant previews, scaling, and monitoring. ## [98.98% opposition to Doug Ford’s new endangered species law revealed](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-endangered-species-law-opposition/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-30 · Fatima Syed · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ ‘Confusion’ and concerns about ‘negative impacts on Ontario’s biodiversity and ecological integrity’ revealed in comments on the Doug Ford government’s plan to replace the Endangered Species Act ## [LNG Canada dropped commitments to operate ‘without routine flaring’: docs](https://thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-dropped-flaring-commitments-docs/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-29 · Matt Simmons and Wil Crisp and Marty Clemens · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ For years, LNG Canada made environmental commitments in documents submitted to B.C.’s energy regulator. It removed them before the facility launched — then the flaring started ## [A glance at Canada’s carbon capture promises as wildfires burn](https://thenarwhal.ca/wildfires-canada-carbon-capture-promises/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-23 · Carl Meyer · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Deadly wildfire seasons — made worse by climate change — are ravaging the country. Politicians from Harper to Carney have for two decades promised carbon capture technology would slow Canada’s contribution to global warming ## [First Nations gave Doug Ford a wildfire plan. Ontario ignored it](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-ignored-first-nations-wildfire-plan/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-23 · Fatima Syed · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Premier Doug Ford was presented with dozens of recommendations to improve emergency response in northern Ontario. Little progress was made before what's now estimated to be the province's worst wildfire season on record ## [How to make a $60 air purifier, as Canada’s wildfires rage on](https://thenarwhal.ca/diy-air-purifier-wildfire-smoke/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-22 · Shannon Waters · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Three-quarters of Canadians are worried about poor air quality due to wildfire smoke. In B.C., people are learning to build effective, low-cost air purifiers ## [For 20 years, Canada’s leaders have promised a carbon capture fix](https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbon-capture-history/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-21 · Carl Meyer · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Stephen Harper swore by it; Mark Carney is ready to invest taxpayer dollars in it. A Narwhal investigation reveals how Canadian politicians have bought into an unproven technology they tout as a climate fix ## [Vancouver’s abandoned boats have become everybody’s problem](https://thenarwhal.ca/vancouver-abandoned-boats-false-creek/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-20 · Anjini Snape and Alison Boulier · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ As the FIFA World Cup temporarily transformed False Creek, Vancouver’s abandoned boats revealed a deeper story about pollution, bureaucracy and housing insecurity ## [Wildfire smoke: what you need to know](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-wildfire-smoke-health-risks/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-16 · Fatima Syed and Shannon Waters · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ From northern Ontario to major cities hundreds of kilometres away, wildfire smoke is increasingly becoming a major contributor to air pollution ## [Making sense of Canada’s pipeline flurry](https://thenarwhal.ca/three-pipeline-announcements-2026/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-09 · Emma Gilchrist · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ If pipelines really are Canada’s economic saviour, why are taxpayers footing the bill for them? ## [Alberta’s data centre dreams face headwinds](https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-ai-data-centre-gas-turbine-shortage/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-09 · Drew Anderson · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Alberta is betting its AI future on natural gas-powered data centres. But a global shortage of gas turbines could delay projects, drive up costs and complicate the province’s $100-billion ambitions ## [Ultra-Quiet Business Mini (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zMPgwlEOcZnb) _2026-07-09 · **Sponsored**_ Compact business mini, ultra-quiet for focused work. ## [Bill 5 and a lost climate plan: Ontario’s environment in Ford’s third majority](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-election-ford-explainer/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-08 · Rajpreet Sahota · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ From species protections and mining approvals to climate policy and public oversight, the Ford government has spent the past year rewriting the rules governing Ontario’s environment ## [Why are there so few Black farm owners in Canada?](https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-black-farmers-farmland-prices/?utm_source=rss) _2026-07-06 · Jacqueline L. Scott · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ From Ontario to the Okanagan, Black and racialized workers power agriculture, but barriers to land ownership mean they rarely own farms. That gap is shaping Canada’s food future ## [Paramedics share lessons from B.C.’s heat dome emergency](https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-heat-dome-fifth-anniversary/?utm_source=rss) _2026-06-29 · Cameron Fenton · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ A record-breaking heat dome sent nearly 12,000 emergency calls into B.C.’s ambulance system in a single day, in 2021. Five years later, are we any more prepared? ## [PFAS in North Bay: 5 things to know about "forever chemicals" in Ontario](https://thenarwhal.ca/north-bay-pfas-explainer/?utm_source=rss) _2026-06-26 · Leah Borts-Kuperman · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up ## [Climate change is forcing us to adapt to uncertainty](https://thenarwhal.ca/how-to-live-amid-climate-change/?utm_source=rss) _2026-06-23 · Matt Simmons · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ As wildfires, floods and other climate impacts accelerate, experts say our best chance of adapting may be accepting a simple truth: we can’t predict everything ## [What’s happening with Alberta’s coal mining, explained](https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-coal-mining-2026/?utm_source=rss) _2026-06-23 · Drew Anderson · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Alberta banned coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rockies. Then it allowed it. Then it stopped it. Then it allowed it again. Here’s what you need to know about what’s going on with coal mining — right now ## [Ticks are on the rise in Ontario — check yourself and others](https://thenarwhal.ca/check-for-ticks-lyme-disease-ontario/?utm_source=rss) _2026-06-22 · Elaine Anselmi · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Ticks are finding new corners of Canada and driving fear of Lyme disease into outdoorsy — and not-so-outdoorsy — types. So get naked, and arm yourself with information ## [Gold exploration in a UNESCO biosphere reserve? Near Tofino, it’s moving ahead](https://thenarwhal.ca/tofino-gold-mine-permit-imperial-metals/?utm_source=rss) _2026-06-18 · Zoë Yunker and Jillian Wilkes · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Unpublished documents and a helicopter flight into the Tranquil Creek watershed reveal details about renewed exploration at a long-dormant mine, raising concerns about B.C.’s mining laws, water and Indigenous Rights ## [Untested: Northern Ontario health units stop monitoring beaches](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-beach-water-testing-stops/?utm_source=rss) _2026-06-09 · Leah Borts-Kuperman · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ As the warming climate makes a cool dip more necessary, it can also degrade the water quality. But as of this summer, beaches around North Bay and Parry Sound will no longer be monitored ## [Natural gas companies lobbied against Canada’s limit on household emissions](https://thenarwhal.ca/natural-gas-lobbying-building-code/?utm_source=rss) _2026-06-02 · Carl Meyer · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Fossil fuel lobbyists pushed back on an updated federal building code, saying it could 'ban' natural gas use in new homes ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pS0IZMycW6Ed) _2026-06-02 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [Ontario ministry experts warned against at-risk species changes in Bill 5](https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-natural-resources-species-at-risk/?utm_source=rss) _2026-05-25 · Leah Borts-Kuperman · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ ‘This may be seen as a way to avoid transparency, accountability and undermine public trust,’ Ministry of Natural Resources staff warned ## [Alberta allows windfall oil and gas payments to ranchers — on public land](https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-grazing-oil/?utm_source=rss) _2026-04-28 · Drew Anderson · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Our analysis found the Alberta government allows millions of dollars of taxpayer money to wind up in the hands of a few ranchers grazing cattle on public land. The government has long ignored calls to fix the system ## [The staggering price tag of one of Canada’s worst wildfire seasons](https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-wildfire-costs/?utm_source=rss) _2026-04-24 · Julia-Simone Rutgers · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Our analysis found $500 million in expenses directly attributable to last year’s wildfires in Manitoba — from evacuation flights to lost homes to closed business to burned power poles. The true costs are even larger ## [LNG Canada exceeds estimated 2024 global record for burned gas](https://thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-burned-gas/?utm_source=rss) _2026-04-16 · Matt Simmons and Wil Crisp · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada_ Exclusive: The LNG Canada plant — the country’s first major LNG facility, owned by Shell, Petronas, Korea Gas, PetroChina and Mitsubishi — is one of the highest sources of global emissions for flaring, undermining claims that Canada produces the cleanest natural gas in the world ## [Claude Has First-Party Agent Orchestration](https://www.alilleybrinker.com/blog/move-over-gas-town/) _2026-02-05 · Andrew Lilley Brinker_ Anthropic has announced an experimental system for first-party multi-agent orchestration, called 'Agent Teams'. ## [Rust's Culture of Semantic Precision](https://www.alilleybrinker.com/blog/rusts-culture-of-semantic-precision/) _2026-01-16 · Andrew Lilley Brinker_ Explaining how Rust's culture of semantic precision pays dividends for system robustness while complicating adoption in projects like Linux. ## [Gas Town is not Urbit](https://www.alilleybrinker.com/blog/gas-town-and-urbit/) _2026-01-15 · Andrew Lilley Brinker_ Explaining how Gas Town and Urbit use insular language for extremely different goals, one experimental, the other fascist. ## [Gas Town Decoded](https://www.alilleybrinker.com/blog/gas-town-decoded/) _2026-01-14 · Andrew Lilley Brinker_ Explaining Gas Town's insular language to help demystify Steve Yegge's experimental AI agent orchestration system. ## [Passkey PRFs and the Passkey Loss Blast Radius](https://www.alilleybrinker.com/blog/passkey-prf-risks/) _2026-01-14 · Andrew Lilley Brinker_ Exploring the way passkey PRFs increase the blast radius of passkey loss, and how that impacts systems like Confer. ## [‘Memory Safety for Skeptics’ in the ACM Queue](https://www.alilleybrinker.com/blog/memory-safety-for-skeptics-in-the-acm-queue/) _2025-12-01 · Andrew Lilley Brinker_ Making the case for pursuing memory safety amid time and budget constraints, with or without Rust. ## [Tracking Software ID Schemes](https://www.alilleybrinker.com/blog/tracking-software-id-schemes/) _2025-04-10 · Andrew Lilley Brinker_ Introducing a small tracker for known software ID schemes such as Package URLs, CPEs, and more. ## [The Best Monad Tutorial Ever Written](https://www.alilleybrinker.com/blog/the-best-monad-tutorial/) _2025-02-19 · Andrew Lilley Brinker_ Rain Paharia has done it, they've explained monads with real, practical examples. ## [Jujutsu is the Future](https://www.alilleybrinker.com/blog/jujutsu-is-the-future/) _2025-02-14 · Andrew Lilley Brinker_ Staking my position that Jujutsu will displace Git in 5 years. ## [Postscript on “Open Source Software and Corporate Influence”](https://www.alilleybrinker.com/blog/postscript-on-open-source-software-and-corporate-influence/) _2025-02-12 · Andrew Lilley Brinker_ Some additional notes based on responses to 'Open Source Software and Corporate Influence' ## [Open Source Software and Corporate Influence](https://www.alilleybrinker.com/blog/open-source-software-and-corporate-influence/) _2025-02-11 · Andrew Lilley Brinker_ Exploring how corporations gain power in open source projects, and how to build resilience to corporate capture. ## [Safety Hygiene](https://www.alilleybrinker.com/blog/safety-hygiene/) _2025-02-10 · Andrew Lilley Brinker_ Explaining how to properly contain and document unsafe code to make it maintainable over time. ## [The Problem is New Code](https://www.alilleybrinker.com/blog/the-problem-is-new-code/) _2024-09-26 · Andrew Lilley Brinker_ Identifying that assuring memory safety in new code is the highest leverage point for assuring existing codebases.