Sonya Savage

• Alberta coal consultation terms of reference rule out land use, water concerns

  A committee that is supposed to consult Albertans on coal development in the Rocky Mountains won't be able to ask questions about water or land use.

  Environment

  Apr 15
• Alberta government announces 5-member coal consultation committee, online survey

  The Alberta government is asking a five-member committee to assess how people in the province feel about coal mining in the Rocky Mountains.

  Environment

  Mar 29
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• Piikani Nation members want more involvement in Alberta’s public coal consultations

  A concerned group of Piikani Nation members say they are looking for answers ahead of public consultations on coal mining in Alberta. 

  Environment

  Mar 25
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• Albertans will be able to say no to coal during consultations: Savage

  Alberta's energy minister has promised people will be able to say "no'' to coal mining in the Rocky Mountains during upcoming consultations.

  Economy

  Mar 16
• Alberta energy minister defends ‘war room’ petition against children’s ‘Bigfoot Family’ movie

  Sonya Savage says it's critical the Alberta government push back constantly against what it sees as false narratives that cast the oil and gas industry in a negative light.

  Politics

  Mar 16
• Alberta energy minister announces date for start of coal consultations, no other details

  Alberta's energy minister says public consultations on coal mining will begin on March 29.

  Politics

  Feb 23
• Concerns over Alberta government’s plans for public consultation on new coal policy

  It's been just over a week since the Alberta government reinstated the 1976 coal policy. There was a promise made to engage in robust public consultation, but some are skeptical.

  Environment

  Feb 17
• $400M available in next round of funding to clean up orphan oil wells in Alberta

  The cash is part of a federally funded site rehabilitation program announced last May to direct up to $1 billion toward reclamation projects in Alberta.

  Canada

  Feb 12
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• Saskatchewan environmental groups welcome reinstatement of Alberta coal policy

  Water stewardship groups were concerned about downstream contamination in Saskatchewan resulting from coal mining in the Rocky Mountains.

  Canada

  Feb 9
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• Doubts raised over protections from reinstated 1976 Alberta coal policy

  Environmentalist Kevin van Tighem says the energy minister's letter to the Alberta Energy Regulator still allows for the possibility of open-pit mines.

  Politics

  Feb 9