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Jeremy Appel

Aug 6, 2023

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Experts baffled by Alberta's renewable energy pause

Jeremy Appel

Aug 3

Experts baffled by Alberta's renewable energy pause

The Alberta government is pausing approvals for new wind and solar energy projects for the next seven months as it reviews where they can be built, how increased renewable development impacts the province’s power grid and what happens once these installatio…

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What 7 mandate letters tell us to expect from the UCP government

Jeremy Appel

Aug 2

What 7 mandate letters tell us to expect from the UCP government

The past few weeks saw a slow trickle of mandate letters from Premier Danielle Smith outlining expectations for her 25 cabinet members. I decided to look at seven key ministries — finance, health, justice, energy, environment, education and advanced education — to see what the government has in store for Albertans.

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In Jacobin, I wrote about a northern Alberta refinery that was able to operate without environmental permits since 2001 and what it tells us about the culture of impunity in the tar sands.

For Alberta Native News, I wrote about the barriers to the Canadian government’s goal of eliminating hepatitis by 2030, specifically as it pertains to Indigenous communities.

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