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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
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?
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.
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.
Will new pipelines really allow Alberta to double oil production? Smith's claims don't add up. Credit: Danielle Smith / YouTube
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.
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 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.
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.
Did Carney embarrass himself by touting 'decarbonized oil' last week?
Analysis
Pathways Alliance Lobbied for Policy That Hurts Its CCS Viability
ByMitch Anderson
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Do oil sands companies actually want to capture carbon? Canada’s new energy minister, who served on MEG’s board, has received mixed messages.
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson previously served on the board of MEG Energy, a Pathways Alliance member.
Top Free-Market Think Tank Unsure That Canada Needs More Pipelines
ByMitch Anderson
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While Alberta premier Danielle Smith demands new oil corridors, the Macdonald Laurier Institute notes that pipeline capacity is currently ‘sufficient.’
The TransCanada Keystone Pipeline based in Alberta. Credit: Wickimedia Commons
Engineer Explains Why Alberta’s Hydrogen Strategy Is Money-Losing Climate Failure
ByMitch Anderson
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Desperation, bad advice and lobbying likely underpinning the province’s plan to blend hydrogen with natural gas for home heating.
A liquid hydrogen plant overlooks the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Key hydrogen projects are now collapsing in Alberta, Canada. Credit: NASA/Flickr