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Steam billows from the Sheerness coal fired generating station near Hanna, Alta., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. Early results from a provincial survey on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains show major concerns about expanding the industry. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh May 18, 2021 - 2:57 PM
EDMONTON - Early results from a provincial survey on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains show Albertans have major concerns about expanding the industry. More than 90 per cent of respondents felt there are areas of the province that are not appropriate for coal exploration and development, say the survey results released late Monday.
Albertans told the government that those off-limits areas could include not only the Rockies and the foothills, but wildlife corridors, areas near water bodies, recreational areas and those near residential developments or farms.
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EDMONTON Early results from a provincial survey on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains show Albertans have major concerns about expanding the industry.
“More than 90 per cent of respondents felt there are areas of the province that are not appropriate for coal exploration and development,” say the survey results released late Monday.
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Albertans told the government that those off-limits areas could include not only the Rockies and the foothills, but wildlife corridors, areas near water bodies, recreational areas and those near residential developments or farms.
CALGARY A judge has dismissed an attempt to quash the United Conservative government s inquiry into whether foreign groups have conspired against Alberta s oil industry. Court of Queen s Bench Justice Karen Horner says the environmental law firm Ecojustice failed to prove the inquiry was called to intimidate charities that have raised concerns about the industry s environmental impact. “Ecojustice has failed to show that the (order in council creating the inquiry) was enacted on a bad faith basis or for other egregious reasons,” Horner said in her decision Friday. She also said there s no reason to believe that the political context around the inquiry suggests it s biased.
Canada Warns Michigan Oil Line Shutdown Could Undermine US Ties
CALGARY, Alberta A day before Michigan’s deadline to close down a key crude oil pipeline, Canada on Tuesday issued its strongest remarks so far about the move, warning that it could undermine relations with the United States, its closest ally and trading partner.
Canadian company Enbridge Inc is preparing for a legal battle with Michigan and courting protests from environmental groups, betting it can ignore the state’s Wednesday deadline to shut down Line 5, which runs under the Straits of Mackinac.
The Canadian government, intervening in the case to back Enbridge, said in a U.S. federal court filing that Michigan had no right to act unilaterally since a 1977 Canada-U.S. pipeline treaty guarantees the free flow of oil between the two nations.
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CALGARY A day before Michigan’s deadline to close down a key crude oil pipeline, Canada on Tuesday issued its strongest remarks so far about the move, warning that it could undermine relations with the United States, its closest ally and trading partner.
Canadian company Enbridge Inc is preparing for a legal battle with Michigan and courting protests from environmental groups, betting it can ignore the state’s Wednesday deadline to shut down Line 5, which runs under the Straits of Mackinac.
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