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Alberta Again Violates Caribou Policies With Today's Energy Leasing

Alberta Wilderness Association
24 Apr 2013

“Alberta Energy promotes caribou habitat disturbance by selling leases that drive new well sites, ignoring technology options to reduce existing footprint,” says Carolyn Campbell, AWA conservation specialist.  “In the Little Smoky range with over 95% disturbance, the government wages war on wolves and moose while encouraging more industry footprint that drives caribou population declines.” Read more »

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Posted April 24, 2013 by AEN

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Stop Alberta Energy Leases in Threatened Little Smoky Caribou Range

Alberta Wilderness Association
6 Feb 2013

In violation of Alberta’s 2011 woodland caribou policy that places an immediate priority on maintaining caribou habitat, Alberta Energy plans auctions of new oil and gas leases within the Little Smoky caribou range on February 7, March 7 and April 25, 2013. This herd’s habitat is already 95% disturbed, according to Environment Canada. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) has issued an open letter to Alberta’s Energy Minister urging him to defer these lease sales as a step towards responsible habitat management for this herd at imminent risk of local extinction. Read more »

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Posted February 6, 2013 by AEN

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Prairie Grasslands and Species at Risk Protected

Government Sets High Bar for Suffield National Wildlife Area

Alberta Wilderness Association
30 Nov 2012

The seven-group Suffield Coalition today applauded the government’s decision to deny approval of Cenovus' (previously EnCana) proposal to drill 1,275 natural gas wells and construct associated infrastructure in the Suffield National Wildlife Area (NWA). Suffield NWA was established in 2003 to protect endangered native prairie and the many species of animals and plants at risk in the area, including at least 15 federally listed species threatened with extinction. Read more »

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Posted November 30, 2012 by AEN

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Wild prairie grasslands or gas wells and pipelines?

Alberta Wilderness Association

For four years, we've been keeping you up-to-date on Suffield National Wildlife Area and this very question: What will it be, wild prairie grasslands or 1,275 new Cenovus gas wells and 220 kilometres of new pipelines? Well, we still don't know and we hope that with help from you, letters to federal Minister of the Environment Peter Kent will help remind him just how important this area is to native biodiversity and the protection of this significant region in Alberta. Read more »

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Posted November 27, 2012 by AEN

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Sixteen Years after Being “Protected,” Rumsey Natural Area Sees a Halt to New Oil and Gas Access

Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Native Plant Council
11 Sep 2012

Sixteen years after it was officially “protected,” Rumsey Natural Area may finally be able to look forward to a future free of industrial development. Alberta Energy has made changes so that all new petroleum and natural gas agreements within the Rumsey Natural Area will now come with the condition: “Surface Access is Not Permitted.” Read more »

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Posted September 11, 2012 by AEN

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Pipeline Review Petition: Meet with People not just Oil Execs

Greenpeace Canada

After 3-major oil spills hit Alberta in just over a month a network of landowner, health, labour and environmental groups called for an independent review of pipeline safety in the province. The network, which now represents over 60-groups, was worried about the impact oil spills have on communities, on public health, and on a fragile environment. Given the 3 major spills and the over 600 pipeline incidents that hit Alberta’s aging pipeline network every year the groups pushed for an independent review to get answers to Alberta’s pipeline problems. Read more »

https://www.change.org/petitions/meet-with-people-not-just-oil-execs

Posted August 28, 2012 by AEN

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Oil and Democracy Speaker Series

Community Service-Learning
Parkland Institute

It certainly is an interesting time for democracy in Alberta…

Community Service-Learning's (CSL) Spring Immersion Course 'Oil and Democracy' and the Parkland Institute are pleased to announce the 'Oil and Democracy Speaker Series'. Every Thursday for five weeks, speakers from a variety of different perspectives will share their experience within the oil and democracy relationship. This event is open to all members of the public and we welcome all to a healthy discussion on benefits and challenges of Alberta's natural resource wealth.

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Date Every Thursday from May 10th - June 7th, 2012
Time 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Room University of Alberta NRE 1 001
For directions, see http://www.campusmap.ualberta.ca
More information on the CSL or the Spring Immersion Course

Posted May 3, 2012 by AEN

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Pembina Institute backgrounder on the proposed EU fuel-quality directive

Pembina Institute

In advance of the February 23 European Commission vote on the European Union's proposed fuel-quality directive, the Pembina Institute has released a backgrounder to answer "some frequently asked questions about how the European Union’s proposed fuel-quality directive could affect Canada’s oilsands sector and overall efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels".< Read more »

Pembina Institute Backgrounder

Posted February 22, 2012 by AEN

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Info Session: Oil Well Impacted Communities

Rocky Ridge Ranch Homeowners Association
Feb 11 2012 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm

To the residents of surrounding Communities that may be affected by the oil well. Read more »

Source: Rocky Ridge Ranch Homeowners Association

Location

North West Family Church
10307 Eamon Road NW
Calgary, AB
See map: Google Maps

Posted January 30, 2012 by AEN

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Pembina reacts to additional review of proposed Keystone XL pipeline

Pembina Institute
10 Nov 2011

CALGARY — Dan Woynillowicz, spokesperson for the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of State's announcement regarding additional review of the Keystone XL pipeline: Read more »

Source: Pembina Institute

Posted November 10, 2011 by AEN

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