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Mitch Anderson

Mitch Anderson

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

Articles by Mitch Anderson

Analysis
Proposed Alberta Data Centre Backed by U.S.-based MAGA Donor
ByMitch Anderson
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Black & Veatch, the company behind Goldfinch Technology Park, donates to Republican politicians through its political action committee.
Analysis
Majority of Planned Alberta Data Centre Projects Could be Under Foreign Control
ByMitch Anderson
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DeSmog analysis finds less than one third of planned projects could have full Canadian control over data.
Analysis
Canadian Oil Executives’ Stock Holdings Increased by Over $1 Billion Amid War and Wildfires
ByMitch Anderson
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Executives at Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Suncor, and Imperial Oil saw their personal stock holdings and options skyrocket this year, according to a DeSmog analysis.
Analysis
Mark Carney’s AI Strategy Will Block Renewables From Canada’s Grid
ByMitch Anderson
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Backing massive gas-burning data centres is no way to build a cleaner, more connected electricity system.
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
Prime Minister Mark Carney announcing his government’s National Electricity Strategy. Credit: Prime Minister of Canada/ YouTube
Analysis
As Climate-Fueled Wildfires Rage, Mark Carney Cuts Emergency Response and Funds Fossil Fuels
ByMitch Anderson
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The prime minister should consider the potential outcomes of siding with his Bay Street buddies and oil industry bigwigs over climate-beleaguered Canadians.
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Credit: Mark Carney/ Facebook
Analysis
U.S. Developer Tied to Failed Bitcoin Venture Is Proposing Major Alberta Data Centre
ByMitch Anderson
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Little-known company Teton Digital is pushing an AI project that could release one million tonnes of annual emissions.
Former Alberta Affordability and Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf announcing legislation to allow data centres to bring their own generation in November, 2025. Credit: YourAlberta (Government of Alberta)/ YouTube
Analysis
Alberta Utility Bills Are Set To Spike And Data Centres Are To Blame
ByMitch Anderson
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Albertans pay the highest electricity rates in the country and new gas plants for AI data centres could drive costs up further.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (centre) with Alberta’s Minister of Advanced Education and Minister of Technology and Innovation, Federal Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, and the CEO of the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute announcing Alberta’s million investment into AI innovation. Credit: Danielle Smith/ Facebook
Analysis
Canadian Gas CEOs Are Hyping AI Data Centres to Investors as a Lifeline for Their Industry
ByMitch Anderson
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Investor call transcripts show that gas companies see the data centre build-out as their next growth sector, even as the energy transition accelerates.
Enbridge is one of several gas companies hyping AI data centres on investor calls. Credit: Mack Male (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Analysis
Why We Can’t Have Nice Things Like a Real Sovereign Wealth Fund 
ByMitch Anderson
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Carney’s “Canada Strong” fund exposes the nation’s resource kryptonite: leaving critical decisions to local governments captured by industry interests.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announcing the Canada Strong Fund. Credit: Prime Minister of Canada/YouTube
Analysis
The Pathways Alliance Carbon Capture Project Was Always a Boondoggle 
ByMitch Anderson
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Instead of delivering on its promised CCS project, the Oil Sands Alliance is turning up the heat on Ottawa to rollback environmental regulations, and government is capitulating.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney announcing their bi-lateral agreement on the implementation of matters related to their November 2025 MOU, which included advancing the Pathways carbon capture and storage project. (Credit: Danielle Smith/Youtube)