Southern Alberta Group for the Environment (SAGE)

Join us 11 to 11:45 a.m. on Monday, December 8th on Mayor Magrath in front of the Coast Hotel, where Northback will be advocating for an open pit coal mine to the Chamber of Commerce.

Dear Prime Minister,  The Southern Alberta Group for the Environment (SAGE) encourages the Government of Canada to legislate based on the values of distributive justice, social equity and intergenerational equity, which is largely premised on a sustainable relationship with the land – our natural environment. The Government of Canada has a legislative responsibility for the…

From the website, https://www.freshwaterconservationcanada.org/post/fish-rescue-2025-review?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Thank you so much to everyone who volunteered during our 2025 Fish Rescue efforts in the irrigation canals throughout Southern Alberta. Over the 10 days we spent rescuing fish in the canals, 157 volunteers contributed a total of 1,336 hours. Sixteen of those volunteers couldn’t get enough of the fun and…

The Alberta Airsheds Council has been building a network to monitor air quality including nitrogen oxides typically from engine combustion, sulphur dioxides from flaring of natural gas, ground level ozone, and fine particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers. These common air pollutants are known to harm human health, exacerbating asthma and cardio-vascular disease. The Air…

From the Exposed Wildlife Conservancy and Alberta Wilderness Association. See website to sign on to a letter to the Government of Alberta. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) and the Exposed Wildlife Conservancy are calling for the Minister to rescind his decisions that jeopardize grizzly bears, cougars, wolverines and a host of other cherished Alberta wildlife species.…

Letter sent to the Government of Alberta and Federal Ministers in charge of health and the environment in support of the initiative of For Our Kids Methane is an exceptionally potent greenhouse gas, with a global warming potential more than 80 times greater than carbon dioxide over a 20-year timescale. This makes methane emissions a…

Microplastics in the Environment Once again, Waste Reduction Week is upon us! And microplastics have probably been on (inside?) your mind. Microplastics are defined as pieces of plastic smaller than 5 mm. Microplastics much smaller than this, however, are being found in, well, everything. Imagine dividing the edge of a dime into 1000 slices –…

Thursday, October 23rd, 5 p.m. MT – Clean Air, Healthy Kids & Communities: The Case for Strong Methane Regulations Register at For Our Kids, https://www.forourkids.ca/methane-webinar