Why don’t we ever name #OrphanOilWells after the individuals or families who profited from them before abandoning them?
We could have a whole series of Sue Riddell Rose orphan wells, for example, with plaques describing their origins and how much they will cost taxpayers to rehabilitate.
#OilAndGas
#EnvironmentalJustice
#ClimateCrisis
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-owa-seqouia-pwc-alberta-orphan-wells-1.7336635
From #OrphanOilWells to #ToxicTailingsLeaks, #AlbertaEnergyRegulator is under much needed scrutiny these days. The phrase #CapturedByIndustry is gaining steam. How do we ensure the exact same thing doesn't happen with #LithiumMining? Or ANY of the #ClimateSmart solutions?
We'll ask Canadian tech writer @parismarx these questions and more on the next #ClimateOfChange, I hope you'll join us.
RSVP: https://www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/acoc_5_2_paris_marx
#abpoli #Climate #Renewables #Storage #Electrification #ClimateChange #
The Climate Emergency is the biggest challenge humans have collectively ever faced. Will technology save the day? Can Silicon Valley lead us to safety and property? Are electric cars just another subsidy for the automotive industry? What are climate activists to make of Elon Musk these days and tech billionaires in general? Join us on April 26th for our latest 'A Climate Of Change' when we sit down with Canadian tech writer Paris Marx, author of "Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation."
#SusanOnTheSoapbox: "Albertans are asking a lot of questions about #RStar, the $100 million pilot program designed to give owners of inactive wells a royalty credit on new wells if they clean up their old wells which they’re legally obligated to clean up in the first place."
#OILigarchy #DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead #DanielleSmith #OrphanOilwells #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #Alberta #BigOil
https://susanonthesoapbox.com/2023/02/26/the-day-premier-smith-lost-all-credibility/
#PressProgress: "#DanielleSmith is Pushing The Same $20 Billion Corporate Giveaway She Pushed as a Corporate Lobbyist
Both Smith and Energy Minister #PeterGuthrie have endorsed the #RStar pilot program, which would transfer $20 billion for #OilAndGas companies to “incentivize” them to clean up their well sites – something they are already obligated to do under the law."
Rochelle Zorzi 
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