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1 week ago | 
desmog.com | Mitch Anderson
Canada’s new energy minister Tim Hodgson is getting mixed messages from Pathways Alliance, the lobby group representing six of the largest oil sands producers. On one hand, the members claim to be moving forward with a massive carbon capture and storage (CCS) proposal that will only become economically viable through billions in public subsidies and a steep price on carbon.
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2 weeks ago | 
desmog.com | Mitch Anderson
Is our country more important than another oil pipeline? Apparently not, according to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. On the very day that Prime Minister Mark Carney was flying to Washington for a high stakes meeting with President Trump, Smith delivered a speech demanding pre-approved oil corridors to the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic coasts under the barely veiled threat of separation of Alberta from Canada.
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2 weeks ago | 
ecotopical.com | Mitch Anderson
Is our country more important than another oil pipeline? Apparently not, according to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. On the very day that Prime Minister Mark Carney was flying to Washington for a high stakes meeting with President Trump, Smith delivered a speech demanding pre-approved oil corridors to the…
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3 weeks ago | 
ecoustics.com | Mitch Anderson
Qobuz, the leading audiophile-quality music streaming service, just got even better with the official introduction of Qobuz Connect. Now subscribers can play their favorite lossless and high resolution audio tracks and albums directly from the cloud to their playback gear of choice, bypassing the phone, PC or tablet for elevated performance, improved functionality and top-notch sound quality.
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3 weeks ago | 
desmog.com | Mitch Anderson
Key hydrogen projects are collapsing, but that isn’t stopping developers from begging for more taxpayer money and support from the Alberta government. And it seems like the industry’s lobbying is paying off. The province is now pursuing an ill-conceived idea to allow hydrogen to be mixed with natural gas for home heating.
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3 weeks ago | 
ecotopical.com | Mitch Anderson
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1 month ago | 
ecoustics.com | Mitch Anderson
Today on April 25, 2025 Shure celebrates the company’s 100th Anniversary, and we take a deep dive into the company’s 100 year history with resident historian, and nearly longest tenured employee (since 1976), Michael Pettersen. Michael recounts the various jobs he held, company milestones, as well as his time that intersected with its founder, Sidney N. Shure.
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1 month ago | 
desmog.com | Mitch Anderson
A recent headline in the Wall Street Journal neatly summed up the current state of Canada’s federal election: “How Canada’s Trump-Style Candidate Blew a 20-Point Polling Lead.”Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre clearly has a Donald Trump problem. With only days left in the campaign, many Canadian voters can’t help seeing the obvious similarities in style and substance with the combative populist U.S. President. It is only helping Liberal leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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1 month ago | 
ecoustics.com | Mitch Anderson
Thinking about building a new home theater or Hi-Fi system in 2025? Before you do anything, you might want to listen to Nick Brown, SVP at SVS who joins eCoustics Podcast Editor, Mitch Anderson this week on the podcast. Nick has some thoughts on the various ways to get the best sound from your home audio setup. Whether you’re buying your first hi-fi or approaching your endgame system, Nick offers up some surprising tips on subwoofer placement, system building, and even room acoustics.
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1 month ago | 
desmog.com | Mitch Anderson
U.S. President Donald Trump famously bragged on the campaign trail that he would end inflation and the war in Ukraine “on day one.” Simplistic claims sometimes sell, as seen by the fact that Kamala Harris is not occupying the Oval Office. Yet after less than four months of the chaotic Trump presidency, many American voters may wish they could build a time machine to revisit their choice on November 5, 2024.
