Alberta halts coal exploration on Rocky Mountains
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After receiving feedback from 25,000 people, the Canadian province of Alberta decided to halt all coal exploration projects on Category 2 lands, which cover a 90,000-square-kilometre area on the eastern slopes and Foothills of the southern part of the Rocky Mountains.
Public feedback was provided via an online survey that ran from March 29 to April 19, 2021.
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“An initial review of the results illustrates that many Albertans have significant concerns about coal exploration,” the Ministry of Energy said in a media statement. “Based on this insight, the Coal Policy Committee – an independent group appointed to lead comprehensive public engagement to inform the development of a modern coal policy – has recommended to the government that coal exploration in Category 2 lands be suspended.”
City cashes in on well reclamation fund
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A map provided by the Alberta s Energy Ministry shows sites in southeastern Alberta that are part the Site Reclamation Program. Green dots represent oil and gas well sites currently undergoing environmental reclamation, while red denotes work to remove petroleum infrastructure prior to work to reclaim land. SUPPLIED IMAGE
The City of Medicine Hat’s effort to abandon gas wells has now received $5 million from a federal program to help provinces tackle the problem while putting oilfield service companies to work.
That information comes Friday as Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage detailed the new phases of the program that totals $1 billion in the province.