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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
Former BC Premier Gordon Campbell: Carbon Capture ‘Doesn’t Work’
ByMitch Anderson
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Is the mask finally coming off the long-delayed Pathways Alliance CCS Project?
Former British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell delivers the keynote address at the 2026 Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Vancouver. Credit: Canada Strong and Free Facebook page
Analysis
Danielle Smith Is Betraying Rural Alberta To Build Gas-Powered Data Centres
ByMitch Anderson
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The premier is tossing aside the constituents who voted for her to grant favours to tech and fossil fuel executives.
Premier Danielle Smith addresses Rural Municipalities of Alberta convention. Credit:
Analysis
Carney Government Wants To ‘Provide’ the Fossil Fuels for Trump’s AI Strategy
ByMitch Anderson
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The Liberals once talked tough about distancing Canada from the U.S. Now they seem eager to profit from the president’s agenda.
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal, Tech vs Climate
Canadian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Tim Hodgson. Credit: Tim Hodgson/Facebook
Analysis
Mark Carney Pledges $1B in Taxpayer Money for a 'Carbon Bomb' Project
ByMitch Anderson
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It’s a massive subsidy to Equinor, the Norwegian oil company behind the Bay du Nord offshore oil project.
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Equinor CEO Anders Opedal meeting to discuss the proposed Bay Du Nord project. Credit: Mark Carney/Facebook
Analysis
Canada's Oil Industry Is Trying to Cash in on Iran War
ByMitch Anderson
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Canadian politicians and pundits are leveraging Trump’s war with Iran to expand fossil fuel infrastructure.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Equinor CEO Anders Opedal meeting to discuss the proposed Bay Du Nord project. Credit: Mark Carney/Facebook
Analysis
Mark Carney’s Pipeline MOU With Danielle Smith Has Been A Disaster
ByMitch Anderson
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First Nations are furious, environmentalists feel betrayed, oil companies are demanding more, and the clock is ticking.
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Credit: Mark Carney/Facebook
Analysis
Alberta Separatism Has Always Been About Joining Trump’s America
ByMitch Anderson
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Leaders of the Alberta separatist movement are insisting they do not want to become the U.S.’s 51st state, but their actions (and own words) say otherwise.
President Donald Trump. Credit: Donald J. Trump Youtube
Analysis
Michigan Sues Fossil Fuel Companies While Alberta Protects Them
ByMitch Anderson
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While Michigan lawmakers are taking fossil fuel companies to court for delaying the green transition, the Alberta government is hampering clean energy.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Credit: Danielle Smith X account
Analysis
The Political Roots of Nigel Farage and Reform UK Stretch Back To Alberta
ByMitch Anderson
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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
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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