Canada: Alberta's open-pit coal mining plan must be stopped! – People's World
Teck corporation open pit mine in Canada. | People’s Voice Australian mining corporations are already preparing to open-pit mine in the Bighorn area of the Rocky Mountains. Since 1976 Alberta’s Coal Development Policy has guided land use over many aspects of coal development, including open-pit coal mining and coal exploration in some of Alberta’s most environmentally sensitive areas. This policy was developed with extensive public consultation, to create a fair balance between environmental protection, economic development, and the social needs of all Albertans. But on June 5, Jason Ke...
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