Assistant Professor @MUNSociology. @SSHRC_CRSH IDG Project Lead for Cursed: How the Resource Curse Manifests in Newfoundland and Labrador.https://bsky.app/profile/drlorileeoates.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drlorileeoates.bsky.social/post/3mq52x2jdy224I have a new post out with @nichecanada.bsky.social. It's concerning the Carney government pullback from Canada's committments to reducing emissions and the public funding of a pipeline when we're still paying for the last one. https://niche-canada.org/2026/07/07/mark-carney-claims-fossil-fuels-are-good-for-the-economy-this-is-shock-doctrine-level-gaslighting/08 Jul 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:2gbefl5gee4o7lq6my3pj6ov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq52x2jdy224https://bsky.app/profile/drlorileeoates.bsky.social/post/3mq36uzpmzs2fThis looks interesting! I'll have to see about getting this into the syllabi. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:2gbefl5gee4o7lq6my3pj6ov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq36uzpmzs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drlorileeoates.bsky.social/post/3mq2iu7mkis2gThis is the episode of CBC Radios's The Signal last week in which we discussed the future of oil. 19% of provincial revenues this year are projected to come from royalty revenue. There's no plan to replace that as the world moves towards peak oil. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0xdH6wB3VA&list=PLByp9p2moztLk7A_nPlfx91lN7qhXOUEP&index=107 Jul 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:2gbefl5gee4o7lq6my3pj6ov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2iu7mkis2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/drlorileeoates.bsky.social/post/3mq2iqxaml22gICYMI this is the podcast of CBC Radio's The Signal last week in which we discussed the need to replace oil royalty revenue in Newfoundland and Labrador -- 19% of 2026-2027 projected provincial revenues. The world is racing towards peak oil, possibly as soon as 2030. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-89-the-signal/clip/16223483-whats-outlook-n.l.-oil-royalties07 Jul 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:2gbefl5gee4o7lq6my3pj6ov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2iqxaml22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/drlorileeoates.bsky.social/post/3mpvucg5ql22rThe Trans Mountain pipeline is presented as a money maker for the country. In reality it lost $166 million during the first half of 2025. https://www.iisd.org/articles/deep-dive/new-oil-pipeline-canadas-national-interest#:~:text=The%20Trans%20Mountain%20Corporation,2025%2C%20not%20a%20profit.05 Jul 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:2gbefl5gee4o7lq6my3pj6ov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvucg5ql22r