Jennie Long

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Jennie Long is a writer, facilitator, and researcher. She holds an MA in environmental studies from the University of Victoria.

  • A digital illustration of a tree planter in a coal mine surrounded by green hills. The sky is blue and cloudy. The tree planter is standing to the left of the image, wearing blue pants, a red and orange shirt, and a yellow hat. They have a beige bag with plants inside slung over their shoulder. They're looking at the coal mine and three of their colleagues at work planting trees in the distance.
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    Planting trees in a coal mine

    by Jennie Long and Caleb Cohen   Nov 1, 2022   14 min read

    Reclaiming mines is touted as an essential part of a just transition. But in Teck’s B.C. coal mines, two tree planters were left asking: were they part of reclamation, or greenwashing?

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