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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 6d

Oh. Waaaayyyyyy worse. And that’s saying something.

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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 6d

I am making misssssssschief. 😈

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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 7d

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

RCMP tried to get photojournalist Amber Bracken charged and detained without bail, documents show

Bracken was arrested in 2021 after Mounties removed protesters blocking access to a Coastal GasLink construction site in B.C.

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 7d

A report commissioned by Alberta's electric system operator shows big investors' faith in the province as a stable and predictable place to invest "has been significantly undermined in recent years." That's especially true when it comes to renewables. #ableg #cdnpoli
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‘Alberta is disincentivizing renewables’: report | The Narwhal

Confidence in Alberta’s energy market has been undermined by the ‘sheer volume and pace of regulatory and policy changes,’ major financial backers say

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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 11d

It has happened. A potential
source said I should first ask Chat GPT questions so we weren’t “starting from zero.” Which ignores years of my in depth reporting on a complex subject, and also it’s a complex subject, and also what the fuck? No.

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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 12d

Alberta's new electricity market is a further blow to renewables and could increase power bills. All of the uncertainty created by the government and the new market reforms have also put a chill on investment. We break it down. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-rest... #ableg #cdnpoli

Alberta’s new plan for electricity, explained | The Narwhal

The plan for a restructured energy market in Alberta could mean higher electricity rates, fewer renewables and less investment, insiders say

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 13d

Alberta’s electricity grid is complicated. So are plans to overhaul it.

@drewanderson.bsky.social spoke to experts and insiders, many of whom spoke off the record, to parse through the details of Alberta's new electricity plan. Here's what you need to know

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Alberta’s new plan for electricity, explained | The Narwhal

The plan for a restructured energy market in Alberta could mean higher electricity rates, fewer renewables and less investment, insiders say

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 18d

At the risk of staying the obvious ... If you sign this, you are in no way a journalist.

NPR @npr.org · 18d

The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon

The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

www.npr.org

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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 19d

Alberta planning to use the notwithstanding clause. Some solid sleuthing by @reportrix.bsky.social #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta looks to use notwithstanding clause on its 3 transgender laws: memo | CBC News

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office has directed officials to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause in amending three laws that affect transgender people, says a leaked government memo obtai...

www.cbc.ca

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 20d

Between the purge of late night comedians, Trump allies buying up TV networks, Hollywood studios and social media platforms, and news organizations getting slapped with multi-billion dollar lawsuits, there is a full-court press to dismantle the information systems propping up American democracy

ABC Suspends ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ “Indefinitely” Over Charlie Kirk Comments

The network’s decision comes after affiliate group Nexstar said it would pull the late-night show, and the chairman of the FCC suggested he might take action against ABC.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 22d

Rumours aplenty (and an NDP press release) that the UCP is going to announce major changes to Alberta's industrial carbon price. Will they kill it? Or reform? Here's our piece looking at their plans earlier this year. #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/alberta-indu...

Alberta considering killing its industrial carbon tax: email | The Narwhal

An industry association email obtained by The Narwhal lays out the plans it says the government presented to scrap or dramatically diminish its carbon price plan

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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 22d

I attended an interesting meeting in rural Alberta. There was anger, and there was a government official calling Alberta's layered problems with oil and gas a "giant stinking pile of shit," and saying he was "mortified" by parts of the regulator. #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oil-...

Alberta’s oil and gas legacy is a ‘gigantic problem’: top political staffer | The Narwhal

Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy aims to deal with the oil and gas industry’s unpaid taxes and orphaned wells. A pitch in Warburg didn’t go as planned

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 22d

B.C. just approved one of its largest LNG projects yet.

Ksi Lisims LNG will ship 12M tonnes of gas a year overseas. Ministers say it will benefit the Nisg̱a’a Nation — but also admit it will worsen greenhouse gas emissions.

#bcpoli

Massive Ksi Lisims LNG approved in B.C. | The Narwhal

B.C. just gave the green light to Ksi Lisims, a project capable of producing almost as much as LNG Canada’s first phase

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 23d

Alberta’s oil and gas well problem is a “giant stinking pile of shit,” the premier’s special advisor — who wrote the province’s strategy to address the issue — told a frustrated crowd in rural Alberta. @drewanderson.bsky.social was there.
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oil-...

Alberta’s oil and gas legacy is a ‘gigantic problem’: top political staffer | The Narwhal

Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy aims to deal with the oil and gas industry’s unpaid taxes and orphaned wells. A pitch in Warburg didn’t go as planned

thenarwhal.ca

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JEmphatically @jemphatically.bsky.social · Sep 7

A public service announcement: If you have tips on who’s behind oil and gas companies in Canada that aren’t paying their bills, please contact Drew Anderson over email at [email protected] or securely over Signal at @Danderson.78.

#ableg #fossilfuels #orphanwells

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The prominent Albertans behind delinquent oil and gas companies | The Narwhal

A former prime minister, a major philanthropist and a host of developers emerge from a tangled web of corporate ownership in the oilpatch

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augh @avoidavoidavoid.bsky.social · Aug 26

Don’t know who made this but thank you

Baudrillard’s 4 stages of simulacra applied to pumpkin spice

Stage one (next to picture of pumpkin): Initially the sign (image or representation) is a reflection of basic reality

Stage two (next to picture of pumpkin pie): the sign masks a basic reality. The image becomes a distortion of reality

Stage three (next to Starbucks pumpkin spice latte): the sign marks the absence of basic reality. The image calls into question what the reality is and if it even exists

Stage four (next to jug of pumpkin spice flavored coffee mate): the sign bears no relation to any reality whatsoever; it is it’s own pure simulacrum

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · Aug 29

The number of people needed to produce a barrel of oil has been declining since 2012 -- and no, it isn't Ottawa's fault (it's happening in Texas too).

If we want to create jobs in the future, they have to be jobs *of* the future. #cdnpoli #abpoli

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/28/o...

The ‘de-manning’ of Canada’s oilsands sector

Canada's oil and gas industry has been getting less labour-intensive for more than a decade now. When will our elected officials finally acknowledge that — and its obvious implications for the future?

www.nationalobserver.com

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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · Aug 28

Oh, definitely them. I’m just a hack.

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Native Calgarian 🪶🧡>🇨🇦 @nativecalgarian.bsky.social · Aug 28

Follow and get folkx to donate for their roof onelegionyyc.ca

Follow @onelegionyyc and get folkx to donate for their roof https://onelegionyyc.ca

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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · Aug 28

The Eau Claire plaza redevelopment is incredible. Lively and lovely on a Wednesday night. I am enthralled with how Calgary has grown and developed. #yyc

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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · Aug 26

I think if I just spent my time writing insane project proposals for things that include hyperloop, crypto, small modular reactors and CCUS all in one, I could be rich without doing a thing.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · Aug 25

The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...

America Tips Into Fascism

Today is different than before.

www.doomsdayscenario.co

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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · Aug 22

Which, if true, raises the question: why are we about to be charged $100 for a dose?

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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · Aug 22

The federal government says the cost in Canada could be about 40% less than that U.S. estimate.

www.canada.ca/en/public-he...

Guidance on the use of COVID-19 vaccines for 2025 to summer 2026 - Canada.ca

Valid as of January 10, 2025: The National Advisory Committee on Immunization's guidance on the use of COVID-19 vaccines for 2025 to summer 2026.

www.canada.ca

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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · Aug 22

How much does a COVID vaccine dose actually cost government? Because it would appear the Alberta government isn't sure. From their press release:

"401,000 doses went unused or expired, costing over $44 million based on the Center for Disease Control estimated cost of a single vaccine dose."

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