The Alberta Wilderness Association, Calgary Climate Hub, Climate Justice Edmonton, Calgary Philippines Solidarity Organizing Group, The Council of Canadians Edmonton Chapter, Water Watchers, and the Southern Alberta Group for the Environment have requested that the Government of Alberta place a moratorium on Data Centres in the province pending a review of impacts. From the letter:…

The Tyee has published a great article on the disbanding of the Clean Air Strategic Alliance by the United Conservative Party in Alberta. (https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/07/21/UCP-Killing-Key-Part-Alberta-Environmental-Protection/). The Southern Alberta Group for the Environment has represented environmental interests on the Clean Air Strategic Alliance for over 20 years. From The UCP is Killing a Key Part of Alberta’s…

From the Government of Alberta (https://www.alberta.ca/report-concerns-about-bike-lanes) From Overview: “Alberta’s government supports alternative modes of transportation infrastructure including bicycle lanes, when they are safe, well-planned, functionally integrated into the broader transportation network and do not use taxpayer dollars to reduce the existing road network. Concerns have been raised that municipal bike lane initiatives, particularly those involving…

Environmental Impacts of Data Centres – A SAGE Review (June 2026) The Questions We Should Be Asking: 1. Electricity Generation: Is there a long-term plan for providing energy to generate the electricity required by data-centres? This might include renewable energy, natural gas (fracking), or nuclear power. 2. Electricity Rates: Will all data centres be expected…

Extended Producer Responsibility? Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is designed to shift the financial burden of recycling single-use plastics, paper and packaging to the companies that produce (or import) them. Financial incentives are expected to encourage companies to find innovative ways to recycle more materials and produce less packaging waste. The process of centralizing the collection…

Provincial Priorities Act (Bill 18)& Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act(Bill 20) Infrastructure Canada data indicates that the average expected useful life of a single detached home in Alberta is 65 years. The data collected was based on social and affordable housing assets in both urban and rural settings. This means that a home built today is…

The Government of Alberta put a moritorium on renewable energy projects in Alberta from August 2023 until October 2024. During this period, almost 11 GW of of clean energy projects were withdrawn from the devleopment process with the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO). With the lifting of the moratorium, the renewable energy industry was faced…

The Mature Asset Strategy (MAS) represents the working group deliberations chaired by David Yager – an adviser to the premier and an appointed member of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) board of directors. The stated intention is to address the financial and environmental risks of unfunded industrial (oil & gas) liabilities and restore public confidence in…

Wildlife Amendment Act (Bill 41) … or Trophy Hunting in the Rockies: In July 2024, the Government of Alberta reinstated a grizzly bear hunt which had been limited by a moratorium in 2006. In 2010, the grizzly bear was designated as threatened with extinction (endangered) in Alberta, and in 2020 The Alberta Grizzly Bear Recovery…

In September 2025, West Fraser Timber Company presented a Forestry Management Plan (FMP) that describes its proposal to remove timber over the next decade from public lands along the eastern slopes, from Kaninaskis Country in the north to the Castle Parks in the south. The proposed annual cut is 32% greater than the previous plan…