Mitch Anderson

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

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Canada has a higher calling than wasting time and political capital indulging fossil fuel fever dreams.

Canada has a higher calling than wasting time and political capital indulging fossil fuel fever dreams.
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Energy companies are learning this lesson faster than Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

Energy companies are learning this lesson faster than Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
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Coal, oil and gas have been killing people for centuries. Weโ€™re still paying for it.

Coal, oil and gas have been killing people for centuries. Weโ€™re still paying for it.
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Premier Danielle Smith and U.S. President Donald Trump are weaponizing the powers of the state against wind and solar energy generation.

Premier Danielle Smith and U.S. President Donald Trump are weaponizing the powers of the state against wind and solar energy generation.
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Canadaโ€™s PM once cautioned that most fossil fuel reserves will become unburnable. What happened?

Canadaโ€™s PM once cautioned that most fossil fuel reserves will become unburnable. What happened?
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Will fast-tracked oil sands infrastructure become stranded assets in four years? You wonโ€™t read about it in Canadaโ€™s mainstream outlets.

Will fast-tracked oil sands infrastructure become stranded assets in four years? You wonโ€™t read about it in Canadaโ€™s mainstream outlets.
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Premier Danielle Smith has thrown around some vastly inflated figures. Global energy forecasters arenโ€™t buying it.

Premier Danielle Smith has thrown around some vastly inflated figures. Global energy forecasters arenโ€™t buying it.
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A revived Northern Gateway proposal tops the fossil fuel industryโ€™s wish list. Carney should think twice before fulfilling that risky pipe dream.

A revived Northern Gateway proposal tops the fossil fuel industryโ€™s wish list. Carney should think twice before fulfilling that risky pipe dream.
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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.