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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
A Rundown of Trump Allies That Have Endorsed Pierre Poilievre
ByMitch Anderson
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Concerned Canadians should take note of all the Conservative leader’s MAGA endorsements and vote accordingly.
Elon Musk, Kevin O'Leary and Ben Shapiro have all endorsed Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.
Analysis
No, Canada's So-called ‘No Pipelines Bill’ Didn’t Block These 16 Energy Projects
ByMitch Anderson
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Fact checking Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s revisionist narrative of how the Liberals ruined everything.
'This Liberal law blocked BILLIONS of dollars of investment in oil & gas,' Poilievre wrote in a recent social media post.
Analysis
Conservatives Will Lift BC Tanker Ban, Pierre Poilievre Tells Oil CEOs at Rally
ByMitch Anderson
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Poilievre turned a letter from 14 energy executives into a prop-sized checklist at a recent campaign event in Newfoundland.
Poilievre appears at a recent campaign event in Newfoundland.
Analysis
Climate Expert Who Studied WW2 Shares How Canada Can Win Trump’s Trade War
ByMitch Anderson
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‘When we need to urgently build big things we have to do it ourselves,’ Vancouver-based author Seth Klein tells DeSmog.
Author Seth Klein (right) outlines opportunities to build economic self-sufficiency in his book 'The Good War.'
Analysis
Stephen Harper Shares Stage with Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
ByMitch Anderson
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The former Canadian prime minister with close ties to current Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre was attending an energy panel in New Delhi, India.
Lomborg and Harper rubbed shoulders at a global energy policy event last month.
Analysis
Tariffs Likely to Crater Canadian Crude Exports to the US, Marathon Tells Investors
ByMitch Anderson
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The American refiner pitched a pivot away from Alberta suppliers ahead of President Trump’s trade war salvo.
As Trump and Trudeau face off, the biggest U.S. buyers of oil sands crude have revealed how quickly they'll abandon Alberta suppliers.
Analysis
Trump and the Energy East Pipeline Revival: Why Canada Shouldn't Waste Billions
ByMitch Anderson
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A smarter investment? Put that money towards a massive build-out of the nation’s electrical grid to reach projected energy demand instead.
Construction on the TMX pipeline in British Columbia. Credit: Adam Jones/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Analysis
The Wheels Are Falling off Alberta’s Gas-Powered AI Data Centre Proposal
ByMitch Anderson
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Thanks to shifting markets, political scandal, and the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation citing ‘zero consultation’ in its cease and desist letter.
Series: Tech vs Climate
Celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary recently said the 'Wonder Valley' proposal was Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's idea.
Analysis
Trump Dissed Poilievre, Revealing Key Weakness for Conservatives
ByMitch Anderson
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Poilievre has clearly not earned enough respect from the Trump administration to credibly defend Canada’s interests.
Trump brushed aside Poilievre's comments on Canadian sovereignty: 'I don't care what he says.'
Analysis
Danielle Smith’s Capitulation to Big Coal Echoes Her Fawning Interactions with Donald Trump
ByMitch Anderson
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Eliminating the moratorium on coal mining in the Eastern Rockies shows the premier puts the interests of coal barons and billionaires ahead of most Albertans.
Smith was the only premier not to sign a solidarity pact to retaliate against Trump’s threatened tariffs.