Opinion: Alberta's 'modern' coal policy looks like a blast from the past

If you’re wondering how this modern coal policy differs from the 1976 Lougheed era one, so am I.

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Grassy Mountain coal mine hearings met by protests in Calgary | CBC News

The Alberta Energy Regulator is holding the hearings to review coal exploration permits submitted by Northback Holdings, the company behind a proposed coking coal mine in the M.D. of Ranchland, just north of Crowsnest Pass.

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Couple says Alberta's new direction on coal threatens livelihood of third-generation ranch | CBC News

Plateau Mountain is the first thing John Smith looks at every day on his ranch near Nanton, Alta.

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Alberta’s Coal Fight Heats Up | The Tyee

The energy regulator won’t cancel hearings to revive Grassy Mountain despite a court challenge to the polluting mine.

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Musician Corb Lund on Alberta coal mines | The Narwhal

‘They’re going to ruin our ground water’ the singer-songwriter says of the corporations that want to mine his beloved Rocky Mountains

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Albertans Rally Against Grassy Mountain Coal Mine

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