Definitely did a double take when I saw this subject line from the Alberta government. Luckily we won't have dogs sniffing us to make sure we're legit. #ableg
Drew Anderson
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Dad, journalist. Prariries reporter for The Narwhal, knee deep in climate, oil and politics. Contact me securely over Signal here: https://signal.me/#eu/nVe9L2aRp1coMBOKdlERmvXWk8cNubW9f2jLEZ32MXntZ+Wd86ZN17ZyjSMXNNo9 https://thenarwhal.ca/author/drew-and
Alberta is betting its AI future on natural gas-powered data centres. But a global shortage of gas turbines could delay projects, drive up costs and complicate the province’s $100-billion ambitions. @drewanderson.bsky.social explains: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-ai-d...
Alberta’s data centre dreams face headwinds | The Narwhal
A global shortage of gas turbines means long wait-lists and higher prices for Alberta to build AI data centres
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Hello Edmonton! Anyone want a ticke to see Angine de Poitrine tonight?
Hey, just in case you need to hear it, you should totally leak information to Alberta journalists. The good ones are good with secrets. Tell a friend. #ableg.
Anyone interested in a single ticket to see Angine de Poitrine in Edmonton on July 8? If so, drop me a line.
Alberta's government has been flip-flopping on its coal mining policies for years. Now, a citizen petition is calling for a ban on new mines. With three coal mines operating in the province, and at least three more in development, here's where things stand right now: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-coal...
What’s happening with Alberta’s coal mining, explained | The Narwhal
After a dizzying slew of back-tracked policies, here’s what you need to know about coal mining right now
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🔍 The 49th National Magazine Awards — Investigative Reporting: Gold: "What Happens after a Death on Campus," @thewalrus.ca Silver: "Tracking down prominent Albertans behind delinquent oil and gas companies," @thenarwhal.ca #NMA26
Alberta and Ottawa want to build a new pipeline while reducing emissions from the oilsands — but that second goal just got a lot less ambitious. Read more in our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-a...
Oilsands, greenwashing and the Mandela Effect | The Narwhal
Alberta and Ottawa want to build a new pipeline while reducing emissions from the oilsands — but that second goal just got a lot less ambitious
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The latest deal between Alberta and Canada promises big emissions reductions through carbon capture. Or does it? As @drewanderson.bsky.social reports, the carbon capture project underpinning the deal has drastically reduced its ambitions. thenarwhal.ca/oilsands-pat...
Oilsands Alliance drops Alberta carbon capture target by 77% | The Narwhal
The Alberta carbon capture project from the Oilsands Alliance (Pathways Alliance) has revised down its plan to capture 68 megatonnes of emissions each year
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Alberta and Canada are hashing out a deal to build a new pipeline to the West Coast. The sticking point? Alberta's industrial carbon tax. Here’s what you need to know, via @drewanderson.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-pipe...
Canada still has a carbon tax. Will it kill Alberta’s pipeline dreams? | The Narwhal
A deal between Alberta and Canada to build a new pipeline to the West Coast hinges on agreeing about the carbon tax — the industrial version. Here’s what you need to know
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HUGE: Alberta judge quashes the separatists' referendum petition, in major victory for Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and Blackfoot confederation. Justice Shaina Leonard: "the Crown failed to meet its duty to consult"
I have had a lot of feedback on my stories looking at grazing leases and oil and gas sites. It's fascinating, complicated and nuanced. Some are mad at me. Some are mad at leaseholders. Some are mad at the government. Etc etc. Definitely more to do and definitely some complicated narratives. #ableg
Chuffed to say I've been nominated for a National Magazine Award for investigative reporting, for this look into who owns delinquent oil and gas wells in Alberta. #ableg thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oilp...
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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$5 million in taxpayer money. Six-figure payments. No political will to fix the system. Here are 5 key takeaways from @drewanderson.bsky.social's investigation into the windfall oil and gas payments some ranchers receive while grazing cattle on public land. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-graz...
5 key takeaways about windfall payments to Alberta ranchers using public land | The Narwhal
Alberta allows millions in oil and gas payments to ranchers renting cheap public land. Here’s what you need to know
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Alberta finance minister Nate Horner is from a political dynasty in Alberta, including a grandfather who founded an organization to fight changes to grazing leases and profits from oil and gas sites. I counted the sites on his public grazing leases. #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/alberta-nath...
Alberta’s finance minister, also a rancher, earns taxpayer dollars off public lands | The Narwhal
It’s a unique way the government allows ‘personal financial benefits’ from public assets. One of the recipients is Finance Minister Nate Horner
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The Narwhal has learned Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner is among the ranchers who receive taxpayer dollars for oil and gas operations on public grazing lands. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-nath...
Alberta’s finance minister, also a rancher, earns taxpayer dollars off public lands | The Narwhal
It’s a unique way the government allows ‘personal financial benefits’ from public assets. One of the recipients is Finance Minister Nate Horner
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Some ranchers in southern Alberta are earning significant profits from oil and gas sites on public land. On top of that, the government is covering debts for some of those oil and gas companies. It amounts to millions. #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/alberta-graz...
Alberta allows windfall oil and gas payments to ranchers — on public land | The Narwhal
Taxpayers have footed the bill for millions of dollars in payments on behalf of oil and gas country to ranchers renting public land at below-market rates, according to The Narwhal's analysis
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In Alberta, ranchers renting public land can earn way more in oil and gas payments than they pay in rent — say, five times as much. A new analysis by @drewanderson.bsky.social finds taxpayers have been on the hook for millions when delinquent companies don’t pay. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-graz...
Alberta allows windfall oil and gas payments to ranchers — on public land | The Narwhal
Taxpayers have footed the bill for millions of dollars in payments on behalf of oil and gas country to ranchers renting public land at below-market rates, according to The Narwhal's analysis
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The Alberta Energy Regulator just suspended the operations of a beleaguered oil and gas company called MAGA Energy. The move comes just 18 months after its approved the company to take over hundreds of wells and related facilities, @drewanderson.bsky.social reports thenarwhal.ca/alberta-maga...
Alberta Energy Regulator suspends MAGA Energy | The Narwhal
The order comes just 18 months after approving the regulator approved the company’s takeover of 170 oil and gas wells
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Something I didn't know. Mitch Sylvestre, self-described leader of the Alberta independence movement and CEO of the Alberta Prosperity Project, was awarded "exceptional fundraiser" 2025 by the United Conservative Party last November. #ableg #cdnpoli unitedconservative.ca/strong-and-f...
Strong and Free Award Winners - United Conservative Party of Alberta
Strong and Free Awards Strong and Free Awards The strength of the United Conservative Party of Alberta lies in its dedicated members who tirelessly champion our cause. The Strong and Free Awards recog...
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Look what we've gone and done. The Narwhal is launching a nationwide series today, looking at the costs of climate change and who's actually footing the bill. Stay tuned for lots of stories to comes, including at least a couple from Alberta. Stay tuned. #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/series/who-p...
Who Pays? | A series from The Narwhal
A series about how Canada’s economy intersects with its environment
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When Canadians talk about affordability, the discussion often revolves around the cost of fuel. While we pay for gasoline and diesel with our credit cards, in study after study, scientists have shown we also pay with our health. We should talk about it more. thenarwhal.ca/climate-chan...
How Canadians pay for fossil fuels with our bodies | The Narwhal
The affordability crisis brings about talk of the price at the gas pump, but more Canadians are realizing the cost climate change is taking on our health
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A beleaguered oil and gas company has left behind 4,000 orphan wells and, The Narwhal has learned, an estimated $476M cleanup bill in Alberta. We called to hear their side of the story. They answered. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-long...
An oil and gas company just left behind an estimated $476M cleanup mess in Alberta | The Narwhal
The mess is left behind by a tangled web of Chinese investors and a company based in the British Virgin Islands.
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The orphan well inventory is way up. The orphan well levy is not. #ableg thenarwhal.ca/alberta-orph...
4,000 more wells are added to Alberta’s orphan well list | The Narwhal
Even before the addition, the estimated total costs to properly seal and reclaim orphan oil and gas sites in Alberta was more than $1B
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It is SO WEIRD how damning reports into government actions are always delivered to the government on Fridays of long weekends (or the start of spring break). Bizarre. Uncanny. open.alberta.ca/dataset/35ee... #ableg #cdnpoli
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