Alberta Coal

• ‘Advanced application’ for Rocky Mountain coal mine stirs controversy

  Alberta Energy Regulator suggests because the application for Grassy Mountain was filed years before the ministerial order, it is exempt from the moratorium.

  Environment

  Sep 29
  
• Alberta NDP asks minister to quash application for Rocky Mountain coal mine

  In a letter to Brian Jean, environment critic Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse says he should tell the Alberta Energy Regulator to reject applications from Northback Holdings.

  Environment

  Sep 26
  
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• Head of Alberta commission on Rocky Mountain coal mining concerned over new applications

  Last week, an Australia-based company resurrected a proposal for the Grassy Mountain steelmaking coal mine in southern Alberta, applying for three licences from the AER.

  Environment

  Sep 25
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• Mining company applies for Grassy Mountain drilling permit

  The company, formerly known as Benga Mining Limited, says it's proposing to drill a total of 46 boreholes during the 2023 and 2024 exploration seasons.

  Features

  Sep 19
• Country singer Corb Lund wants strong stance against coal mines in Alberta election

  Corb Lund wants to see guarantees of protection for the eastern slopes becomes an election issue before Albertans head to the polls May 29.

  Economy

  May 3
• New Alberta energy minister to keep coal moratorium, consider well cleanup breaks

  Alberta Energy Minister Peter Guthrie confirmed he has no plans to withdraw the order — although he wouldn't say how long it will remain.

  Environment

  Nov 8, 2022
• Pristine Alberta lake contaminated by dust from mountaintop coal mines: study

  The paper, published last week in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, concludes that it's crucial to consider more than just downstream effects from such mines.

  Environment

  Nov 3, 2022
• Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear appeals in Alberta open-pit coal project case

  A review panel had concluded the likely effects of the proposed Grassy Mountain coal mine on fish and water quality outweighed the economic benefits.

  Environment

  Sep 29, 2022
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• Alberta organizations draft their own coal policy

  A new policy created by stakeholders across Alberta was based on the available public input submitted to the government's Coal Policy Committee.

  Canada

  May 27, 2022
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• Alberta town endorses community-developed policy saying no to coal mining in Rockies

  The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society says High River has joined 30 organizations to endorse the document called "A Coal Policy for Alberta — 2022 and Beyond."

  Environment

  May 25, 2022