September 20, 2013
Map of Alberta Coal Activity
This map of Alberta shows coal lease areas and non-lease areas 20130000_map_ab_coal_activity_w_nolease_areas.pdf
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AWA believes that energy exploration and development must be regulated in a manner that is consistent with the maintenance of wilderness values.
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AWA’s mandate throughout its four decades has been the protection of intact, representative ecosystems across Alberta. In areas where economic development is integrated within a working landscape, AWA supports robust management, regulation, and enforcement strategies.
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We believe in a fundamental need for wilderness that is free of industrial incursion; a network of legislated protected areas is currently the only framework under which this can be ensured. Outside of such areas, exploration and development must be conducted in an environmentally responsible manner. Full-field life-cycle planning must be required for all new developments including phase-out, remediation, and reclamation. Adequate reclamation liability must be assessed on a per-project basis that accounts for all remediation and reclamation costs, and does not leave Albertans vulnerable to major financial risks.
AWA believes Alberta’s wilderness and natural capital are non-renewable resources of immeasurable value, and must be considered as such and given priority in land-use planning. An overarching land-use plan is desperately needed in Alberta to set targets for all sectors, determine thresholds and establish priorities for land use throughout the province. Conservation areas must be designated with legal protection.
When considering land disturbance impacts, the cumulative footprint of all past, present and planned developments upon the landscape must be considered. Energy development does not take place in isolation: it occurs on a landscape also impacted by forestry, residential and recreational developments. The combined footprint of all of these activities must be considered in planning decisions.
Collectively, we know that the economic value of the ecosystem services performed by natural ecosystems for humankind far exceeds that of industrial development.
AWA has been involved with Shell Canada as they work to restore landscapes once active with drilling and extraction; Waterton 12 is one such site (shown above). (N. Douglas)
Seen in the photo are AWA and Shell Canada employees discussing the process and early results of reclamation efforts at this site that has reached its full life-cycle. (C. Olson)
September 10, 2013
AWA News Release: Alberta Wetland Policy Exempts Oilsands Industry, Abandons No-Net-Loss in Prairies
The Alberta government’s wetland policy announced today will exempt all approved and near-term foreseeable oilsands…
September 6, 2013
Letter: Natural Gas-Fired Facility, Not Coal-Fired
August 23, 2013
AWA News Release: Alberta Pipeline Safety Inadequate for Water Bodies
The Alberta government today released a report that it received in December 2012 recommending safety…
August 23, 2013
AWA News Release: Alberta Pipeline Safety Inadequate for Water Bodies
The Alberta government today released a report that it received in December 2012 recommending safety…
August 13, 2013
NGO News Release: Over 20 Groups Call for In-Situ Inquiry Following Ongoing CNRL Primrose Bitumen Blowouts
Over 20 organizations are calling upon the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) to take action following…
July 25, 2013
Energy Industry Disturbances and Leases in Little Smoky Caribou and A La Peche Caribou Ranges: A Step in the Right Direction
Wild Lands Advocate update, April/May 2013, by Carolyn Campbell. New mineral rights leasing in Little…
July 23, 2013
Stay Out of the Water: Toxic Tailings Ponds and Threats to Wildlife
Wild Lands Advocate article, April/May 2013, by Carolyn Campbell. High profile tailings pond incidents continue…
July 11, 2013
AWA News Release: Alberta Defers Logging in Ranges of Threatened Woodland Caribou
AWA news release. Following up on their May decision to defer the sale of mineral…
June 13, 2013
Zama City Pipeline Spill Raises Questions about Disclosure
The recent pipeline spill of over 9.5 million litres of industrial waste water north of…
May 24, 2013
AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: Thanks and Next Steps Needed for Little Smoky Caribou
AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders. You have made a difference! In early May, the Alberta…
May 7, 2013
AWA’s Letter to Alberta Energy Minister: Thanks and Next Steps
AWA’s letter to Alberta Energy Minister Hughes thanking the Alberta government for deferring new mineral…
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