Corb Lund

• Corb Lund sees anti-coal mining petition drive re-approved by Elections Alberta

  Elections Alberta says the application to petition the government to pass a prohibition on all new coal exploration or coal mining activities in southern Alberta has been approved.

  Politics

  Jan 27
  
• Alberta coal mining opponents ‘exasperated’ after citizen petition cancelled

  Opponents of coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains have some sharp criticism for Alberta's UCP government after being told to resubmit their citizens petition.

  Economy

  Dec 15, 2025
  
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• Country singer Corb Lund gets OK to launch anti-coal petition drive in Alberta

  Corb Lund says he's seeking the intervention as new coal mines could threaten land and water on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains and affect the Prairies downstream.

  Environment

  Dec 8, 2025
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• Country music star plans petition calling for ban on Alberta coal mining

  Canadian country music star Corb Lund is waiting to hear if his application for a petition against coal mining in the eastern slopes will be approved by Elections Alberta.

  Environment

  Nov 20, 2025
• Country musician Corb Lund criticizes Alberta minister over coal application support

  Corb Lund says that after meeting with Energy Minister Brian Jean, he doesn't believe the minister knows enough about the issue.

  Economy

  Feb 24, 2024
• 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, 2023
• Alberta country music artists release song opposing coal mining in the Rockies

  Corb Lund has banded together with other Alberta musicians to recreate his song, This Is My Prairie, in opposition of the proposed open-pit coal mining in the Rocky Mountains.

  Environment

  Oct 20, 2021
• ‘Sacred country’: Singer-songwriter Corb Lund holds coal mining protest concert

  About 30 landowners on horseback rode onto a private property for what was billed as a "Tribute to the Mountains Concert" with musicians, including country star Corb Lund.

  Economy

  Jun 16, 2021
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• Mining companies knew about coal policy removal long before Albertans

  The policy initially banned mining in millions of hectares of the Rockies and Foothills and was axed in the summer of 2020, meaning mine development is no longer restricted.

  Economy

  Feb 3, 2021
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• Alberta government policy change on coal mining in Rockies in court

  Alberta ranchers and First Nations oppose the government's decision to revoke a coal policy from 1976 that blocked development on some parts of the eastern slopes of the Rockies.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2021