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[The Alberta Environmental Policy Series highlights the many environmental challenges and related government policies in Alberta. SAGE welcomes feedback on these topics.] In 2020, the 1976 Coal Policy was rescinded without public consultation. Significant areas of the Eastern Slopes land were opened to coal leases, initiating a widespread response from concerned landowners, environmentalists, and Indigenous…
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By: Water Not CoalAt: Nikka Yuko Japanese GardenLethbridge, ABDate: Friday, Feb 20 from 4 pm to 8 pm MST Join Corb Lund for the official launch of his petition to stop coal mining in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains! The moment is finally here! We’re bringing together Albertans from all walks of life who want to defend…
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Canvassers ! Time to sign up: Apply to Canvass Donate ! if you’re able. Please chip in whatever you can. Every dollar helps us protect the water we drink and the mountains that we care about: click here to donate Watch for more news at: https://www.waternotcoal.ca/ More about Coal Mining in the Rockies from SAGE:…
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Petition posted as e-7114 by Elizabeth May, Green Party Caucus Petition to the Prime Minister Whereas: We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Prime Minister to 1. Provide a legislative foundation that supports our stated commitment to protect our shared environment as we develop energy infrastructure by ensuring that any federal investment, use of tax-credits or…
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The Red-Tape Reduction Act (Bill C-15) threatens the rights of everyone in Canada, including First Nations and future generations, to health and safety, and endangers our natural environments and our legal protections. Bill C-15, the Act to implement certain provisions of the 2025 Budget, is an omnibus bill touted as a finance tool. It is…
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[The Alberta Environmental Policy Series highlights the many environmental challenges and related government policies in Alberta. SAGE welcomes feedback on these topics.] The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) entered an agreement in 2021 with the Government of Alberta and Irrigating Alberta, Inc. for improving irrigation infrastructure and increasing water storage. The CIB loan amounts to $466…
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If you’re a lover of Alberta’s grasslands and it’s vast blue skies, you may be interested in spreading the word using the “Grasslands and You” tools to spread the word. “Grasslands and You” is an outreach campaign by the Central Grasslands Roadmap meant to increase awareness and support for grasslands — especially among urban/suburban audiences…
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Senator Galvez has introduced a private-member’s bill that is designed to oblige financial entitles to consider climate commitments in decision-making. Summary of Bill S-238: Part 1 enacts the Climate-Aligned Finance Act, which, among other things, establishes the climate commitments and obligations of various entities in relation to these commitments. Part 2 establishes further obligations for…
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From the Petition organized by the Alberta NDP The UCP government’s ongoing plans to advance coal mining in our Rocky Mountains provides very little economic benefit to our province, but significant environmental risk. Albertans have been clear that they do not want coal mining in our eastern slopes. Protect our water. Protect our agriculture.…
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From the Crowsnest Headwaters, January 11, 2026. Lorne Fitch is a Professional Biologist, a retired Fish and Wildlife Biologist and a past Adjunct Professor with the University of Calgary. He is the author of Streams of Consequence, Travels Up the Creek, and Conservation Confidential. History can be a good teacher, to provide a perspective on coal mining in the…