Mitch Anderson

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Mitch Anderson is a Vancouver-based journalist covering climate and extraction industries.

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The province released new burdensome reclamation requirements for wind and solar projects โ€” the latest performance in an elaborate political troll.

The province released new burdensome reclamation requirements for wind and solar projects โ€” the latest performance in an elaborate political troll.
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The 26 percent reduction the Alberta government recently bragged about happened almost entirely between 2012 and 2016.

The 26 percent reduction the Alberta government recently bragged about happened almost entirely between 2012 and 2016.
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Canada's new PM parroted industry nonsense after a meeting with premiers last week.

Canada's new PM parroted industry nonsense after a meeting with premiers last week.
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Do oil sands companies actually want to capture carbon? Canadaโ€™s new energy minister, who served on MEGโ€™s board, has received mixed messages.

Do oil sands companies actually want to capture carbon? Canadaโ€™s new energy minister, who served on MEGโ€™s board, has received mixed messages.
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While Alberta premier Danielle Smith demands new oil corridors, the Macdonald Laurier Institute notes that pipeline capacity is currently โ€˜sufficient.โ€™

While Alberta premier Danielle Smith demands new oil corridors, the Macdonald Laurier Institute notes that pipeline capacity is currently โ€˜sufficient.โ€™
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Desperation, bad advice and lobbying likely underpinning the provinceโ€™s plan to blend hydrogen with natural gas for home heating.

Desperation, bad advice and lobbying likely underpinning the provinceโ€™s plan to blend hydrogen with natural gas for home heating.
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Concerned Canadians should take note of all the Conservative leaderโ€™s MAGA endorsements and vote accordingly.

Concerned Canadians should take note of all the Conservative leaderโ€™s MAGA endorsements and vote accordingly.
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Fact checking Conservative leader Pierre Poilievreโ€™s revisionist narrative of how the Liberals ruined everything.

Fact checking Conservative leader Pierre Poilievreโ€™s revisionist narrative of how the Liberals ruined everything.
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Poilievre turned a letter from 14 energy executives into a prop-sized checklist at a recent campaign event in Newfoundland.

Poilievre turned a letter from 14 energy executives into a prop-sized checklist at a recent campaign event in Newfoundland.
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โ€˜When we need to urgently build big things we have to do it ourselves,โ€™ Vancouver-based author Seth Klein tells DeSmog.

โ€˜When we need to urgently build big things we have to do it ourselves,โ€™ Vancouver-based author Seth Klein tells DeSmog.