Trish Audette-Longo is a Canadian journalist who just finished her PhD in communication studies at Concordia University in Montreal. Her research focuses on oil, energy and pipelines. Previously, Trish covered politics and the environment for The Edmonton Journal. She also holds an MSc in Media, Communication and Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her writing has appeared in J-Source, Alberta Views, The Hill Times, the International Journal of Communication, Topia, and the Canadian Journal of Communication.

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Abbotsford Conservative MP Ed Fast takes part in a development and sustainability panel during the Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa on Feb. 10, 2018. Photo by Alex Tétreault

Canada's toxic refinery emissions 'wake-up call' to MPs

The federal government is failing to protect Canadians from toxic refinery emissions pumped into the air at rates far above those in the United States, opposition politicians said Thursday in response to a Toronto Star/Global News/National Observer investigation. Federal MPs said they were shocked and troubled by the findings.
The Price of Oil
By Robert Cribb, Carolyn Jarvis, Rebecca Lindell & Trish Audette-Longo in News, Energy, Politics | May 3rd 2018

Kinder Morgan pipeline supporters and detractors are being swarmed by online 'bots'

An industry ad to amplify pro-pipeline perspectives is just one example of how the online conversation around the troubled Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion is, increasingly, being pushed to its edges by actors on both sides of the debate. Casual opinion polls and social media platforms are open battlegrounds as messages spread quickly and debate become increasingly polarized.
Trans Mountain
By Trish Audette-Longo in Analysis, Energy, Politics | April 20th 2018