Alberta gov't quietly 'modernizes' coal policy
SILENCE IN DARKNESS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
IS THE MEANING OF QUIETLY
IS THE MEANING OF QUIETLY
MODERNIZATION BEING OPEN FACE OPEN PIT STRIP MINING
THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS NEXT TO JASPER NATIONAL PARK
WHAT LUSCAR*** TRIED TO PUSH THROUGH TWO DECADES AGO!!!
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Environmentalists are angry that the Alberta government has changed a policy about open-pit coal mines without public consultation.
Published Sunday, May 24, 2020
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TORONTO -- Upcoming changes to Alberta's coal regulations are expected to create hundreds of jobs in the province, but environmental advocates worry that the work will come at the expense of the ecosystem alongside the Rocky Mountains.
Alberta's energy ministry announced May 15 that the province's 44-year-old coal policy will be replaced June 1 by a new set of rules that bring coal producers in line with those looking to develop other commodities.
"Rescinding the outdated coal policy … will help attract new investment for an important industry and protect jobs for Albertans," Energy Minister Sonya Savage said in a press release announcing the changes.
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One of those changes opens up land that runs alongside the Rockies to developers of open-pit coal mines, though most of the mountains themselves remain protected.
Robin Campbell, the president of the Coal Association of Canada, told CTV News that he is aware of at least six companies looking at establishing coal mines in the Foothills region and sending the coal to Asia where it would be used in steel production.
According to Campbell, each mine would likely employ between 300 and 350 people.
"With the COVID-19 impact on the economy, this is an opportunity for our industry to help bring back economic activity into Alberta," he said.
Environmental advocates, however, are concerned about the impact that economic activity would have on the grizzly bears, caribou and other wild animals in the Foothills.
"Coal mines are known to be very destructive to these species," Shaun Fluker, an environmental law professor at the University of Calgary, told CTV News.
Fluker described the area opened up for coal-mine development as "a significant swath of public lands." It also contains rivers and other waterways.
"There's definitely going to be an impact on the sensitive wildlife populations that reside in the area," Nissa Petterson, a conservation specialist with the Alberta Wilderness Association, told CTV News.
In addition to the impacts on the ecosystem, Petterson said she is concerned that the changes were made without public consultation.
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The Plans to Strip-Mine Coal in the Mountains - Alberta Views ...
https://albertaviews.ca › plans-strip-mine-coal-mountains
Jul 1, 2019 - In most places where metallurgical coal is mined, giant machines scrape off ... of Hinton when the nearby Luscar and Gregg River mines closed down. ... even bring clients to the mines instead of nearby Jasper National Park.
Fighting Frankenmine - Alberta Views - The Magazine for ...
https://albertaviews.ca › fighting-frankenmine
Jul 1, 2005 - Mountain Park coal would have been more expensive to mine because the ... At the same time, CRC announced the “Luscar Coal Income Fund,” a ... by the province and essential to grizzly bears from Jasper National Park.
Luscar | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
https://www.business-humanrights.org › luscar
Groups Demand New Environmental Assessment of Massive Open-Pit Coal Mine on Doorstep of Jasper National Park. Author: Sierra Legal Defence Fund.
[PDF]
Luscar & Gregg River Mines Land Management Plan ...
https://open.alberta.ca › dataset › resource › download › 2013-luscargreggri...
Mar 4, 2013 - Provincial Park lies south of the Luscar and Gregg River Mine sites, ... Jasper National Park representatives; other coal mining companies; and.
[PDF]
Alberta's energy ministry announced May 15 that the province's 44-year-old coal policy will be replaced June 1 by a new set of rules that bring coal producers in line with those looking to develop other commodities.
"Rescinding the outdated coal policy … will help attract new investment for an important industry and protect jobs for Albertans," Energy Minister Sonya Savage said in a press release announcing the changes.
Related Stories
Lawsuits likely if Biden cancels Keystone XL, Canadian observers warn
One of those changes opens up land that runs alongside the Rockies to developers of open-pit coal mines, though most of the mountains themselves remain protected.
Robin Campbell, the president of the Coal Association of Canada, told CTV News that he is aware of at least six companies looking at establishing coal mines in the Foothills region and sending the coal to Asia where it would be used in steel production.
According to Campbell, each mine would likely employ between 300 and 350 people.
"With the COVID-19 impact on the economy, this is an opportunity for our industry to help bring back economic activity into Alberta," he said.
Environmental advocates, however, are concerned about the impact that economic activity would have on the grizzly bears, caribou and other wild animals in the Foothills.
"Coal mines are known to be very destructive to these species," Shaun Fluker, an environmental law professor at the University of Calgary, told CTV News.
Fluker described the area opened up for coal-mine development as "a significant swath of public lands." It also contains rivers and other waterways.
"There's definitely going to be an impact on the sensitive wildlife populations that reside in the area," Nissa Petterson, a conservation specialist with the Alberta Wilderness Association, told CTV News.
In addition to the impacts on the ecosystem, Petterson said she is concerned that the changes were made without public consultation.
***Search Results
The Plans to Strip-Mine Coal in the Mountains - Alberta Views ...
https://albertaviews.ca › plans-strip-mine-coal-mountains
Jul 1, 2019 - In most places where metallurgical coal is mined, giant machines scrape off ... of Hinton when the nearby Luscar and Gregg River mines closed down. ... even bring clients to the mines instead of nearby Jasper National Park.
Fighting Frankenmine - Alberta Views - The Magazine for ...
https://albertaviews.ca › fighting-frankenmine
Jul 1, 2005 - Mountain Park coal would have been more expensive to mine because the ... At the same time, CRC announced the “Luscar Coal Income Fund,” a ... by the province and essential to grizzly bears from Jasper National Park.
Luscar | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
https://www.business-humanrights.org › luscar
Groups Demand New Environmental Assessment of Massive Open-Pit Coal Mine on Doorstep of Jasper National Park. Author: Sierra Legal Defence Fund.
[PDF]
Luscar & Gregg River Mines Land Management Plan ...
https://open.alberta.ca › dataset › resource › download › 2013-luscargreggri...
Mar 4, 2013 - Provincial Park lies south of the Luscar and Gregg River Mine sites, ... Jasper National Park representatives; other coal mining companies; and.
[PDF]
Luscar and Gregg River Mines Land Management Plan
https://www.nrcan.gc.ca › files › mineralsmetals › files › pdf › rmd-rrm
Whitehorse Wildland Provincial Park lies south of ... and Jasper National Park (JNP) lies to the west of ... Modern open-pit coal mining in the Luscar and Gregg.
Just outside Jasper National Park, a coal mine threatens an ...
https://thenarwhal.ca › just-outside-jasper-national-park-a-coal-mine-threat...
Mar 1, 2019 - In the Rocky Mountains east of Jasper, a small Indigenous community has been praying that a coal-mine expansion won't impact its ability to ...
Missing: LUSCAR | Must include: LUSCAR
Cardinal Divide - Alberta Wilderness Association
https://albertawilderness.ca › issues › wildlands › areas-of-concern › cardin...
The Cardinal Divide area is adjacent to the eastern side of Jasper National Park. ... Coal mining, coupled with unmanaged motorized recreation, has deterioration ... The Cheviot mine was meant to replace the older Luscar Mine and maintain ...
Fueling the fire over Cheviot | Ammsa.com
https://ammsa.com › publications › windspeaker › fueling-fire-over-cheviot
... the proposed Cheviot Mine project, located near the Jasper National Park. ... old Luscar mine, which will deplete its coal reserves within the next three years.
Experience Our Coal History by experiencetravelguides - issuu
https://issuu.com › experiencetravelguides › docs › experience_our_coal_h...
Mar 18, 2019 - Luscar. TECK COALCARDINAL RIVER MINE. Watson Creek. Leyland Cadomin ... Entrance. Brûlé. Jasper Jasper National National Park Park.
Sherritt fined $1-million for polluting incidents that impacted ...
https://www.theglobeandmail.com › news › national › article36476916
Oct 3, 2017 - Toronto-based Sherritt International Corp. operations are seen in this file ... Coal Valley Mine about 120 kilometres east of Jasper National Park ...
https://www.nrcan.gc.ca › files › mineralsmetals › files › pdf › rmd-rrm
Whitehorse Wildland Provincial Park lies south of ... and Jasper National Park (JNP) lies to the west of ... Modern open-pit coal mining in the Luscar and Gregg.
Just outside Jasper National Park, a coal mine threatens an ...
https://thenarwhal.ca › just-outside-jasper-national-park-a-coal-mine-threat...
Mar 1, 2019 - In the Rocky Mountains east of Jasper, a small Indigenous community has been praying that a coal-mine expansion won't impact its ability to ...
Missing: LUSCAR | Must include: LUSCAR
Cardinal Divide - Alberta Wilderness Association
https://albertawilderness.ca › issues › wildlands › areas-of-concern › cardin...
The Cardinal Divide area is adjacent to the eastern side of Jasper National Park. ... Coal mining, coupled with unmanaged motorized recreation, has deterioration ... The Cheviot mine was meant to replace the older Luscar Mine and maintain ...
Fueling the fire over Cheviot | Ammsa.com
https://ammsa.com › publications › windspeaker › fueling-fire-over-cheviot
... the proposed Cheviot Mine project, located near the Jasper National Park. ... old Luscar mine, which will deplete its coal reserves within the next three years.
Experience Our Coal History by experiencetravelguides - issuu
https://issuu.com › experiencetravelguides › docs › experience_our_coal_h...
Mar 18, 2019 - Luscar. TECK COALCARDINAL RIVER MINE. Watson Creek. Leyland Cadomin ... Entrance. Brûlé. Jasper Jasper National National Park Park.
Sherritt fined $1-million for polluting incidents that impacted ...
https://www.theglobeandmail.com › news › national › article36476916
Oct 3, 2017 - Toronto-based Sherritt International Corp. operations are seen in this file ... Coal Valley Mine about 120 kilometres east of Jasper National Park ...
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