"The government came up with this #MatureAssetsStrategy report with 21 recommendations, published in April. It's essentially an industry wish list. It reduces #reclamation standards, proposing these new schemes that would essentially push cleanup costs onto the taxpayer."

https://www.podcastics.com/episode/389013/link/

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Make Polluters Pay

The Alberta government's dirty deal with Big Oil

The Climate Lens
"The government came up with this #MatureAssetsStrategy report with 21 recommendations, published in April. It's essentially an industry wish list. It reduces #reclamation standards, proposing these new schemes that would essentially push cleanup costs onto the taxpayer." #abpoli

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TOWN HALL! The Alberta government is trying as hard as they can to ensure ultra rich oil companies can skip out on their promise to clean up their own mess, leaving landowners & taxpayers to pay BILLIONS. We say NO WAY. Join us

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A former prime minister, a major philanthropist and a host of developers emerge from a tangled web of corporate ownership in the oilpatch

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At a community meeting in Warburg, Alberta, residents wonder: will anyone make Big Oil pay its taxes and clean up its mess?

The Narwhal
'So many concerns': RMA says new report on abandoned wells does not address concerns raised

Rural municipalities says new report on orphaned wells does not address concerns

edmontonjournal
RECEIPTS 10: The Calgary Climate Hub is very proud to be a partner organization in the Coalition for Responsible Energy ( #C4RE) and calling for the #AlbertaEnergyRegulator to at long last do it's job for land owners & not just #BigOil! https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-alberta-orphan-wells-cleanup-regulator-appeal/
#PolluterPays #CleanUpYourMess #StopTheScam #MatureAssetsStrategy #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli #YYC #YEG
Coalition files appeals against Alberta Energy Regulator over orphan well clean-up costs

Group of Alberta landowners, scientists and others argues the province’s watchdog hasn’t collected enough money from oil and gas companies for remediation

The Globe and Mail
Levy charged to Alberta oil companies too low to cover orphan well costs: report

A new report from the University of Calgary says the fund that's used to pay for the cleanup of orphan wells in Alberta is massively underfunded.

Global News
Cost to clean up orphan wells in Alberta reaches all-time high | CBC News

The expected cost to clean up orphan oil and natural gas wells in Alberta has surpassed one billion dollars — reaching an all-time high.

CBC