Ecojustice Goes to Court Against Alberta’s ‘Foreign-Funded Influence’ Panel – Steve MacLellan: Page called the inquiry a “political stunt that’s not based in reality” and wants it shut down.

Ecojustice argues in its brief that the inquiry was called for an
“improper purpose,” which it says was “targeting, intimidating, and
harming organizations that have raised concerns about the environmental
impacts, including climate change impacts, of oil and gas development in
Alberta.”

Ecojustice Goes to Court Against Alberta’s ‘Foreign-Funded Influence’ Panel – Steve MacLellan: Page called the inquiry a “political stunt that’s not based in reality” and wants it shut down.Ecojustice argues in its brief that the inquiry was called for an
“improper purpose,” which it says was “targeting, intimidating, and
harming organizations that have raised concerns about the environmental
impacts, including climate change impacts, of oil and gas development in
Alberta.”Read More

Alberta’s 1976 coal policy reinstated – Steve MacLellan:

Quick facts

• Applying for or obtaining a coal lease in no way allows for
  exploration or development. It merely gives a company the ability to
  “stake a claim” to the minerals below.
• All proposed coal projects continue to be subject to stringent
  review by the AER. In many cases, federal impact assessment and joint
  federal-provincial review also occur. Projects can only proceed if
  approved through these rigorous regulatory processes and adhere to all
  existing laws and regulations.
• Current exploration on Category 2 lands will continue, as per the
  1976 coal policy. Of the six coal projects currently being explored on
  Category 2 lands, four began exploration under the 1976 coal policy. Two
  applications were approved after the 1976 coal policy was rescinded.
• Coal lease sales on Category 2 lands remain paused.

Alberta’s 1976 coal policy reinstated – Steve MacLellan: Quick factsApplying for or obtaining a coal lease in no way allows for
exploration or development. It merely gives a company the ability to
“stake a claim” to the minerals below.
All proposed coal projects continue to be subject to stringent
review by the AER. In many cases, federal impact assessment and joint
federal-provincial review also occur. Projects can only proceed if
approved through these rigorous regulatory processes and adhere to all
existing laws and regulations.
Current exploration on Category 2 lands will continue, as per the
1976 coal policy. Of the six coal projects currently being explored on
Category 2 lands, four began exploration under the 1976 coal policy. Two
applications were approved after the 1976 coal policy was rescinded.
Coal lease sales on Category 2 lands remain paused.Read More

Mark Carney: Climate crisis deaths ‘will be worse than Covid’: Mr Carney, who was the Bank of England governor up until last year, and the head of the Bank of Canada before that, is now the United Nations envoy for climate action and finance.

He told the BBC that while there were parallels between the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change, damage to the environment and ecosystems has the potential to cause many more deaths.

Mark Carney: Climate crisis deaths ‘will be worse than Covid’: Mr Carney, who was the Bank of England governor up until last year, and the head of the Bank of Canada before that, is now the United Nations envoy for climate action and finance.He told the BBC that while there were parallels between the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change, damage to the environment and ecosystems has the potential to cause many more deaths.Read More

‘Incredibly destructive’: Canada’s Prairies to see devastating impact of climate change: As the climate
continues to warm at an alarming rate, experts warn if dramatic steps to
mitigate global warming are not taken, the effects in Canada’s Prairie
region will be devastating to the country’s agriculture sector.

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, the country is warming, on average, about double the global rate.

Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the U.S. recently found
2020 was earth’s second-hottest year on record, with the average land
and ocean surface temperature across the globe at 0.98 of a degree C
above the 20th-century average.

‘Incredibly destructive’: Canada’s Prairies to see devastating impact of climate change: As the climate
continues to warm at an alarming rate, experts warn if dramatic steps to
mitigate global warming are not taken, the effects in Canada’s Prairie
region will be devastating to the country’s agriculture sector.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, the country is warming, on average, about double the global rate.Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the U.S. recently found
2020 was earth’s second-hottest year on record, with the average land
and ocean surface temperature across the globe at 0.98 of a degree C
above the 20th-century average.Read More

How growing global electric car sales could be a boon for Alberta | CBC News: It may sound paradoxical, but electric cars could soon be an economic driver for oil-rich Alberta.

“There’s
a lot of opportunities for lithium in Alberta,” said Roy Eccles, a
senior consultant with Apex Geoscience in Edmonton, in an interview with
CBC’s Radio Active.

Eccles
says exploration in the last decade by companies of the Devonian-aged
oil and gas reservoirs — between 1,600 and 3,330 metres below the
surface — has confirmed the accompanying salt-water brine is enriched
with lithium.

The Leduc Formation, the source of Alberta’s first
big oil boom, is also a rich lithium deposit. There are about 10.6
million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent identified in the
province, according to the Canadian Lithium Association, and
the potential could be even higher.

How growing global electric car sales could be a boon for Alberta | CBC News: It may sound paradoxical, but electric cars could soon be an economic driver for oil-rich Alberta.“There’s
a lot of opportunities for lithium in Alberta,” said Roy Eccles, a
senior consultant with Apex Geoscience in Edmonton, in an interview with
CBC’s Radio Active.Eccles
says exploration in the last decade by companies of the Devonian-aged
oil and gas reservoirs — between 1,600 and 3,330 metres below the
surface — has confirmed the accompanying salt-water brine is enriched
with lithium.The Leduc Formation, the source of Alberta’s first
big oil boom, is also a rich lithium deposit. There are about 10.6
million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent identified in the
province, according to the Canadian Lithium Association, and
the potential could be even higher.Read More