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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK. Credit: Gage Skidmore/ Wikimedia Commons (CC by 2.0)
The Political Roots of Nigel Farage and Reform UK Stretch Back To Alberta
By Mitch Anderson
on
It turns out oil and gas aren’t Alberta’s only hazardous exports.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Credit: Danielle Smith X account
Alberta Separatism Would be Terrible for Indigenous Rights
By Mitch Anderson
on
For some separatists, ignoring Indigenous rights is not only a side effect of an independent Alberta, but an explicit goal.
President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, signs an Executive Order approving the Ambler Road Project in Alaska, Monday, October 6, 2025, in the Oval Office.
How MAGA Changed the World in 2025, and What Comes Next
By Geoff Dembicki
on
Across the U.S., UK, Europe, and Canada, Donald Trump and his allies worked tirelessly to supercharge climate denial, boost fossil fuels, and foment political chaos.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith inked an energy deal last week for a new oil pipeline that threatens First Nations along the pipeline’s route. Credit: Wikimedia Commons (Carney and Smith) (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
‘Utterly Abusive’: First Nations United Against Mark Carney’s Alberta Pipeline Plans
By Mitch Anderson
on
By tying the project’s fate to Indigenous “equity,” Carney saddles groups with the blame, and potentially the bill, if they move to stop a pipeline they oppose.
The Skeena River in British Columbia, near where the PRGT pipeline threatens the Gitxan community. Credit: Yellowhead Institute
As Mark Carney Fast-tracks Canadian LNG Projects, First Nations Face Hidden Financial Traps
By Mitch Anderson
on
Critics say new LNG ventures in British Columbia saddle Indigenous communities with debt, opaque ownership structures, and financial risk that could leave them owing billions.
Campaigners in the COP30 Agrizone protest against excessive use of agrochemicals. (Credit: Devlin Kuyek/ Grain)
Pesticide Industry 'Hijacked' Climate Stage at COP30, Campaigners Say
By Clare Carlile
on
Corporate pledges to fight deforestation by turning degraded pasture into cropland seen boosting demand for harmful chemical inputs.
During the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, people are holding signs and a banner protesting environmental pollution by agriculture. They are standing in front of the Agrizone, a special event venue sponsored by agribusiness and located near the main conference venue.
Meet 5 PR Agencies Making Big Polluters Look 'Ag-tastic'
By Kathryn Clare, Kate Dario and Emily J Gertz
on
Agribusiness companies generate huge quantities of greenhouse gas pollution — and PR companies help them obscure it.
World leaders from Brazil and China shake hands in front of a COP30 banner
What Wartime Hubris Can Teach Us About the Global Energy Transition
By Mitch Anderson
on
Our changing climate will produce winners and losers. Canada should look to the Global South for a winning strategy.
Protest sign reads "Children's Safety > Oil"
What Is Alberta’s Oil Wealth Paying for? Not Better Education
By Mitch Anderson
on
Production is up. Jobs are down. And the province is dead last on per-student funding. That’s not what prosperity is supposed to look like.
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. A DeSmog collage. Credit: Roger Harris (Badenoch) / Laurie Noble (Farage) / UK Parliament
uk/Timeline: How the Tories Copied Reform’s Anti-Climate Policies
By Adam Barnett
on
Nigel Farage’s climate denial agenda has been pilfered by Kemi Badenoch’s party.

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The Political Roots of Nigel Farage and Reform UK Stretch Back To Alberta
ByMitch Anderson
on
It turns out oil and gas aren’t Alberta’s only hazardous exports.
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK. Credit: Gage Skidmore/ Wikimedia Commons (CC by 2.0)
Analysis
Alberta Separatism Would be Terrible for Indigenous Rights
ByMitch Anderson
on
For some separatists, ignoring Indigenous rights is not only a side effect of an independent Alberta, but an explicit goal.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Credit: Danielle Smith X account
Analysis
How MAGA Changed the World in 2025, and What Comes Next
ByGeoff Dembicki
on
Across the U.S., UK, Europe, and Canada, Donald Trump and his allies worked tirelessly to supercharge climate denial, boost fossil fuels, and foment political chaos.
President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, signs an Executive Order approving the Ambler Road Project in Alaska, Monday, October 6, 2025, in the Oval Office.
Analysis
‘Utterly Abusive’: First Nations United Against Mark Carney’s Alberta Pipeline Plans
ByMitch Anderson
on
By tying the project’s fate to Indigenous “equity,” Carney saddles groups with the blame, and potentially the bill, if they move to stop a pipeline they oppose.
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith inked an energy deal last week for a new oil pipeline that threatens First Nations along the pipeline’s route. Credit: Wikimedia Commons (Carney and Smith) (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Analysis
As Mark Carney Fast-tracks Canadian LNG Projects, First Nations Face Hidden Financial Traps
ByMitch Anderson
on
Critics say new LNG ventures in British Columbia saddle Indigenous communities with debt, opaque ownership structures, and financial risk that could leave them owing billions.
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
The Skeena River in British Columbia, near where the PRGT pipeline threatens the Gitxan community. Credit: Yellowhead Institute
Analysis
Pesticide Industry 'Hijacked' Climate Stage at COP30, Campaigners Say
ByClare Carlile
on
Corporate pledges to fight deforestation by turning degraded pasture into cropland seen boosting demand for harmful chemical inputs.
Series: COP30 Coverage, Big Ag's Climate Push, Investigating the Pesticide Lobby
Campaigners in the COP30 Agrizone protest against excessive use of agrochemicals. (Credit: Devlin Kuyek/ Grain)
Analysis
Meet 5 PR Agencies Making Big Polluters Look 'Ag-tastic'
ByKathryn Clare, Kate Dario and Emily J Gertz
on
Agribusiness companies generate huge quantities of greenhouse gas pollution — and PR companies help them obscure it.
Series: COP30 Coverage, Big Ag's Climate Push, Advertising & PR Industry
During the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, people are holding signs and a banner protesting environmental pollution by agriculture. They are standing in front of the Agrizone, a special event venue sponsored by agribusiness and located near the main conference venue.
Analysis
What Wartime Hubris Can Teach Us About the Global Energy Transition
ByMitch Anderson
on
Our changing climate will produce winners and losers. Canada should look to the Global South for a winning strategy.
World leaders from Brazil and China shake hands in front of a COP30 banner
Analysis
What Is Alberta’s Oil Wealth Paying for? Not Better Education
ByMitch Anderson
on
Production is up. Jobs are down. And the province is dead last on per-student funding. That’s not what prosperity is supposed to look like.
Protest sign reads "Children's Safety > Oil"
Analysis
uk/Timeline: How the Tories Copied Reform’s Anti-Climate Policies
ByAdam Barnett
on
Nigel Farage’s climate denial agenda has been pilfered by Kemi Badenoch’s party.
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. A DeSmog collage. Credit: Roger Harris (Badenoch) / Laurie Noble (Farage) / UK Parliament