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What is carbon capture technology and how is it being used in Canada? We look at investments in Alberta and Saskatchewan to reduce emissions

Share As backlash erupted last year in response to the Alberta governments plans to open up large swaths of the Rocky Mountain region to metallurgical coal mines, alternative plans were already afoot in the global steel-making industry. Companies have introduced technologies that could eliminate their centuries-old reliance on metallurgical coal, including plans to be entirely free of fossil fuels in just over 20 years. Photo: Shutterstock “We’r...

Share According to the Alberta government, mines like this one in the southwestern corner of the province wouldn’t be classified as mountaintop-removal mines because they dont “completely” remove the top of the mountain. Photo: Callum Gunn In-Depth Here’s why Alberta’s ban on mountaintop-removal mining won’t affect proposed coal mines in the Rockies When the government said it would put an ‘outright ban on mountaintop mining,�...

Share Alberta reversed course on its plans to allow for surface coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Rockies earlier this week, but that doesnt mean the region wont face any pressure from coal developments. Photo: Shutterstock Explainer 9 things that haven’t changed since Alberta’s about-face on coal mining policy The United Conservative Party was backed into a corner on its decision to open up the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mounta...

Share An aerial view of a Rocky Mountain coal mine in B.C.s Elk Valley near the B.C.-Alberta border. This past summer the Alberta government opened up much of the eastern slopes of the Rockies to similar coal mines but reversed course after significant public backlash. Photo: Callum Gunn In-Depth How a public uprising caused a province built on fossil fuels to reverse course on coal mining Country music stars, conservationists and tens of t...