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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
Renewables Are a Global Economic Engine, Not a Culture War Threat
ByMitch Anderson
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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.
Two construction workers install solar panels.
Analysis
What ‘Chimney Sweep Testicle’ Can Teach Us About Fossil Fuels’ Staggering Health Consequences
ByMitch Anderson
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Coal, oil and gas have been killing people for centuries. We’re still paying for it.

Coal, oil and gas have been killing people for centuries. We’re still paying for it.
Ten chimney sweeps stand on a roof in 1905.
Analysis
Understanding Alberta’s Expensive, Ideological War on Renewable Energy
ByMitch Anderson
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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.
President Donald Trump (left) and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (right)
Analysis
Mark Carney’s Climate Warning from 2015 and the Perils of Pragmatism
ByMitch Anderson
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Canada’s PM once cautioned that most fossil fuel reserves will become unburnable. What happened?

Canada’s PM once cautioned that most fossil fuel reserves will become unburnable. What happened?
Two side-by-side photos of Mark Carney as prime minister (left) and as Bank of England governor (right)
Analysis
The Peak Numbers Canada’s Oil-Friendly Newspapers Keep Ignoring
ByMitch Anderson
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Will fast-tracked oil sands infrastructure become stranded assets in four years? You won’t read about it in Canada’s mainstream outlets.

Will fast-tracked oil sands infrastructure become stranded assets in four years? You won’t read about it in Canada’s mainstream outlets.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Analysis
Oil Sands Expansion Hasn’t Brought the Prosperity Alberta's Leaders Promised
ByMitch Anderson
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Premier Danielle Smith has thrown around some vastly inflated figures. Global energy forecasters aren’t buying it.

Premier Danielle Smith has thrown around some vastly inflated figures. Global energy forecasters aren’t buying it.
Analysis
Fast Tracking a Pipeline to BC’s Coast Will Undermine Canada’s Security
ByMitch Anderson
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A revived Northern Gateway proposal tops the fossil fuel industry’s wish list. Carney should think twice before fulfilling that risky pipe dream.

A revived Northern Gateway proposal tops the fossil fuel industry’s wish list. Carney should think twice before fulfilling that risky pipe dream.
Series: Mark Carney’s Climate Betrayal
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Analysis
Alberta Is Making It Even Harder to Develop Renewable Energy
ByMitch Anderson
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The province released new burdensome reclamation requirements for wind and solar projects — the latest performance in an elaborate political troll.

The province released new burdensome reclamation requirements for wind and solar projects — the latest performance in an elaborate political troll.
The most onerous reclamation requirements in the world?
Analysis
Alberta’s ‘Emissions Intensity’ Hasn’t Improved, Despite Government Claim
ByMitch Anderson
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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.
Danielle Smith at the Global Energy Show
Analysis
Earth to Mark Carney: ‘Decarbonized Oil’ Is as Real as Vitamin Cigarettes
ByMitch Anderson
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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.
Did Carney embarrass himself by touting 'decarbonized oil' last week?