Jeremy Appel
About Jeremy Appel
Jeremy Appel is an independent Edmonton-based journalist and author of Kenneyism: Jason Kenney's Pursuit of Power (Dundurn, 2024). He also writes The Orchard newsletter on Substack, which focuses on the intersection of politics, media and corporate power.
Alberta's ruling party votes to dump emissions reduction plans and embrace carbon dioxide
In a media availability held prior to the policy debates, Premier Smith suggested that she would honour the spirit but not the text of the CO2 resolution if it passed, continuing the government’s approach of supporting industry’s commitment to net zero by 2050.
'That guy's fantastic': American far-right strategizer Christopher Rufo praises Pierre Poilievre
Rufo told a conservative conference over the weekend he was impressed by “the guy eating the apple.” By this Rufo was referring to a video of Poilievre eating an apple while batting away a journalist’s question about whether he is following a similar right-wing populist playbook as Donald Trump.
New greenwashing rules dubbed ‘green hushing’ at Alberta carbon capture conference
The anti-greenwashing portion of the federal bill C-59 has clear implications for claims made by oil and gas companies about carbon capture, utilization and storage technology
Degrowth offers a path to a truly just global energy transition
How do we balance the needs of an energy transition with the harsh realities of mining critical minerals?
Pathways Alliance knows it can’t back up its claims
It hasn’t even been signed into law yet, but an anti-greenwashing provision in a federal omnibus bill making its way through the House of Commons is already having an impact on how the fossil fuel industry and its boosters conduct themselves.
TikTok wants Indigenous producers to go big
TikTok is offering a program for Indigenous creators across Turtle Island to learn all the best practices for going viral on the app
How to get away with dumping your orphan wells on the public
Broke energy company able shift environmental costs to the Orphan Well Association but then buy back assets under a different company name.