After ignoring and dismissing Mark Dorin’s complaints about MAGA Energy for years, the Alberta government finally took action shutting down the company, claiming the “system works.”

But, problems remain, and pressure for regulatory reform by Dorin and others shows no sign of letting up.

My update to the MAGA Energy story that broke last week.

https://www.theenergymix.com/alberta-regulator-orders-maga-energy-to-shut-down-over-unpaid-taxes-environmental-failure/

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Alberta Regulator Orders MAGA Energy to Shut Down Over Unpaid Taxes, Environmental Failure

Just over a month after Mark Dorin publicly tore up his lease agreement with MAGA Energy and blocked access to the oil and gas company’s pumpjack on his property near Edmonton, Alberta’s energy regulator issued an order suspending all of MAGA’s operations “to protect the public and environment.”  

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Pollute, Pay, and Profit: Post-Facto Penalties and the Crisis of Environmental Governance in India
https://onceinabluemoon2021.in/2026/02/06/pollute-pay-and-profit-post-facto-penalties-and-the-crisis-of-environmental-governance-in-india/
Ecocide cannot be offset. Nature is not repairable through cheques.
Deterrence, not compensation, is justice.
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https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28012026/amid-national-call-to-make-polluters-pay-illinois-lawmakers-are-prepping-a-climate-change-superfund-bill/
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Amid National Call to ‘Make Polluters Pay,’ Illinois Lawmakers Are Prepping a Climate Change Superfund Bill - Inside Climate News

Illinois lawmakers plan to introduce a climate change superfund bill in the state legislature this session, the latest in a growing number of states seeking to make fossil fuel companies pay up for the fast-growing financial fallout of climate change.  As the costs of global warming rise—in the form of home insurance premiums, utility bills, […]

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Make Polluters Pay

The Alberta government's dirty deal with Big Oil

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Make Polluters Pay

The Alberta government's dirty deal with Big Oil

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Make Polluters Pay

The Alberta government's dirty deal with Big Oil

The Climate Lens
Make Polluters Pay

The Alberta government's dirty deal with Big Oil

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