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Helium Exploration Threatens Sage-Grouse Habitat

April 25, 2022

Wild Lands Advocate Wilderness Watch update by: Ruiping Luo, AWA Conservation Specialist

Click here for a pdf version of the article.

Helium, a commonly used non-renewable resource, has recently seen massive increases in value. With the increase in value has come increased investment, and Alberta is eager to be part of the rush. While helium could provide an economic boost to the province’s economy, the rapid scramble for helium may cause irrevocable damage to sensitive habitats.

No public hearings are scheduled. Only one Alberta organization, the Alberta Wilderness Association, is independent enough that it continues championing public land and the people's right of access to it. So people must speak individually, as they have so many times before, directly to the premier, the minister of Sustainable Resource Development and their MLA, and remind them of what public land means to all of us, that none of it is surplus to our needs, that we do not want it sold.
- Bob Scammell, 2003
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