Feb
25
2021
Webinar
Feb
24
2021
Blackfoot Perspectives on Open-pit Coal Mining
Feb 24 2021 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
While Alberta recently reinstated it's Coal Policy, the threat of development of open-pit mines are still a threat to Blackfoot territory and Indigenous lands across the eastern slopes. Join us for a panel discussion to talk about the impacts coal will have on Indigenous peoples.
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Feb
22
2021
Protecting Edmontonians from Pesticides
Feb 22 2021 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Feb
23
2021
Conservation begins at home: Understanding personal, commercial, and conservation values of landowner stewardship on the family farm
Feb 23 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Presented by Robb Stavne, Sora Ecological Consulting Read more about Conservation begins at home: Understanding personal, commercial, and conservation values of landowner stewardship on the family farm
Feb
24
2021
Feb
10
2021
Say No to Coal Townhall
Feb 10 2021 - 7:00pm
On June 1, 2020, the Alberta government rescinded the 1976 Coal Policy, which had restricted expansion of coal mining in the Rockies for almost 45 years. Since then, the Kenney government has invited coal mining companies to purchase leases on previously protected areas and paved the way for approval of existing leases.
Fortunately, many people in this province, including environmental groups, ranchers, municipalities, Indigenous groups and celebrities are voicing objections. Read more about Say No to Coal Townhall
Feb
19
2021
Coal mining development in the Rockies: A discussion as to the regulatory, economic and environmental
Feb 19 2021 - 9:00am to 10:00am
Coal is in the news again in Alberta. And not for producing power.
Metallurgical – or steel making – coal mines are seeing a potential resurgence in Alberta. At the heart of the matter is the Alberta government’s rescindment of a longstanding policy to prohibit or restrict open pit coal mining in the Eastern Foothills of the Rocky Mountains. This change has re-opened a vigorous debate as to the merits of coal mining in the province. Read more about Coal mining development in the Rockies: A discussion as to the regulatory, economic and environmental
Feb
17
2021
Feb
16
2021
Coal and Health Virtual Town Hall
Feb 16 2021 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
From the AWA website:
Alberta’s Rocky Mountains and Foothills are facing an unprecedented threat; coal mining exploration and development in the Eastern slopes has the capacity to pollute vital headwaters and completely dismantle fragile ecosystems. Read more about Coal and Health Virtual Town Hall
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