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CPAWS Southern Alberta
@cpawssab.bsky.social
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Albertans dedicated to protecting our parks, public lands and waters, and vanishing wilderness 🌻🐞🪶🌱
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cpawssab.bsky.social
Have you grabbed tickets to our End of Year Celebration: The Art of Conservation yet?! 🎟️

We're beyond excited to be featuring performances by #Alberta artists, including singer-songwriters Mallory Chipman and Kaeley Jade 🎶

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWNH...

#YYC #Calgary #YYCEvents #CalgaryEvents
Old Man River - Mallory Chipman ft. Kaeley Jade - Official Music Video
YouTube video by Mallory Chipman
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November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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carbonconvo.bsky.social
What brings out a 93 yr old woman to take part in her first-ever protest along with 50 people in a remote corner of southern Alberta?
Water. Our drinking water, coming from our Eastern Slopes. @y2y.bsky.social @hollyhoye.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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All we want is a transparent predictable process, they say.

But they will undermine the process at every turn.

#Coal #FossilFuels

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November 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
cpawssab.bsky.social
Our latest blog includes some frankly shocking revelations...

... including the fact that the DFO allowed the forestry industry to destroy legally protected #CriticalHabitat for #SpeciesAtRisk, because industry was concerned the rules were too onerous 🌲🪓🪵

cpaws-southernalberta.org/critical-hab...
November 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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albertawilderness.bsky.social
Want to know the truth behind Alberta's oil well cleanup disaster?

As part of the Coalition for Responsible Energy (C4RE), we're supporting the launch of the Clean Up Your Mess campaign.

Register now for the town hall happening in Calgary on Nov. 5: www.cleanupyourmess.ca/nov5-calgary...
October 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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nigelb.bsky.social
Dear Albertans.
Today we face the prospect that Ms Smith will legislate teachers back to work 'cos it says we can't afford to settle.
Meanwhile the GoA is paying $$ (so far $237M - likely as much as $650M) to Aussie coal companies to settle claims created by the UCP's own incompetence
#abpoli #ableg
October 27, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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stephenjwt.bsky.social
I've recently spent time on Parliament Hill, where the impacts of the grossly oversized fossil fuel lobby in #cdnpoli are plain to see.

A new exposé by @environmentaldefence.ca reveals how the lobbyists working for big oil are deeply conflicted.🛢️

Report: environmentaldefence.ca/report/canad...
Canada’s Climate Conflicted Lobbyists - Environmental Defence
Canada’s oil and gas expansion is out of step with global trends—shifting to clean energy now is the smarter economic move.
environmentaldefence.ca
October 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
cpawssab.bsky.social
Have you heard Mallory Chipman's ode to the #OldManRiver (and anti-coal ballad)? 🎶

She'll be playing it LIVE at our End of the Year event on November 13, so snag your tickets at cpaws-southernalberta.org/art-conservation-end-of-year-celebration 🎟️

#YYC #Alberta

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWNH...
Old Man River - Mallory Chipman ft. Kaeley Jade - Official Music Video
YouTube video by Mallory Chipman
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October 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
“Having run out of options for litigation relating to the initial permit denials, Northback seems to be preparing to file a new application for a redesigned mine at Grassy Mountain.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

ablawg.ca/2025/10/23/t...
Taking Stock of the Grassy Mountain Project and Other Coal Matters: Update 4, October 2025
By: Nigel Bankes & Drew Yewchuk Cases and Decisions Commented On: Northback Holdings Corporation v. Alberta Energy and Joint Review Panel For the Grassy Mountain Coal Project acting in its capa…
ablawg.ca
October 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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nigelb.bsky.social
Another Australian coal company has announced that it has reached a settlement ($95 million)with the GoA over its compensation claims due to Alberta's coal policy flip flops.
Once again this info comes to AB taxpayers from the company website.
No disclosure from the GoA.
#abpoli #cdnpoli
evolvepower.ca
October 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
cpawssab.bsky.social
We need your help! We’re partnering with the DDRC to offer free, inclusive nature programming for folks with developmental disabilities, but we need your vote to make it happen.

If you can spare 10 seconds:
👉 Click the link and tap ‘VOTE’ on our proposal for the Field Law Community Fund Program
We All Belong in Nature: Inclusive Nature Education for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Nature is a human right. In 2026, CPAWS SA and DDRC will partner to offer workshops and hikes—creating meaningful opportunities for Calgarians with develop...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
cpawssab.bsky.social
⚠️ Despite the now-deconstructed Highwood Bridge being built in #CriticalHabitat for #BullTrout, DFO has elected NOT to fine West Fraser ⚠️

If companies can break the DFO's own rules and face no meaningful consequences, how can we expect endangered species to survive?

#DefendAlbertaForests #Cdn #Ab
October 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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maxfawcett.bsky.social
Great work here by @drewanderson.bsky.social on the Alberta government's "mature asset strategy" -- and why rural stakeholders aren't buying it.

thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oil-...
Alberta’s oil and gas legacy is a ‘gigantic problem’: top political staffer | The Narwhal
Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy aims to deal with the oil and gas industry’s unpaid taxes and orphaned wells. A pitch in Warburg didn’t go as planned
thenarwhal.ca
September 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
“Damien Kurek, who vacated his seat as an MP so Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre could run in his place, has registered to lobby the Alberta government on behalf of a B.C.-based coal company.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

theijf.org/kurek-lobbyi...
Former MP who vacated seat for Poilievre registers to lobby for coal company in Alberta
Damien Kurek, who vacated his seat as an MP so Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre could run in his place, has registered to lobby the Alberta government
theijf.org
October 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
cpawssab.bsky.social
After removing the bridge that damaged Critical Habitat for bull trout in the Upper Highwood, DFO has approved the construction of another bridge... in the same location.

If only this was satire.

The full story: cpaws-southernalberta.org/dfo-issuing-...
DFO Issuing Permit for Highwood Bridge 
  - CPAWS Southern Alberta
DFO has issued a permit under the Species at Risk Act allowing the destruction of critical habitat to facilitate 14 river and stream crossings, including the reconstruction of the previously illegally...
cpaws-southernalberta.org
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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phillipmeintzer.bsky.social
🚨 ALBERTANS! Send a letter to your MLA rejecting the Mature Asset Strategy at the link below. Tell your MLA: You oppose this industry-drafted plan that puts taxpayers on the hook for BILLIONS in oil & gas cleanup costs. www.cleanupyourmess.ca/write-your-mla #ABLeg #ABPoli #CleanUpYourMess
Write to Your MLA
Send a digital letter to your MLA about the Mature Asset Strategy in under 2 minutes.
www.cleanupyourmess.ca
October 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
cpawssab.bsky.social
Fine-tune your advocacy skills (and fight back against coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of Alberta's beautiful Rockies) with this Save our Slopes webinar this eve ⤵️
nigelb.bsky.social NigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · Oct 7
Learn how to advocate against new coal mining projects and protect Alberta’s Rockies!
Thanks to Save our Slopes
#abpoli #cdnpoli
Albertan's vs Coal Industry
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October 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
cpawssab.bsky.social
A must-read, if you believe that the Government of Alberta should be held accountable to keeping Alberta's water clean, clear (and drinkable!) for communities, at-risk species, and our environment.

#MountainsNotMines #WaterNotCoal
October 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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climatemamaclaire.bsky.social
Write your MLA, Alberta or YOU could be footing the bill.

@cpawssab.bsky.social @cpawsnab.bsky.social @calgaryclimatehub.ca @ualbertasph.bsky.social @albertaen.bsky.social #ableg #environment #farms #farmland #oilandgas #cleanupyourmess
October 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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nigelb.bsky.social
While Northback has promised a new Grassy Mtn mine application it has also continued to try to revive its original proposal in the courts.
The SCC put an end to its latest revival efforts last week.
Good news.
But why is Northback pursuing both routes? Bad faith?
#abpoli
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October 7, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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thenarwhal.ca
The Porcupine caribou herd travels more than 4,000 kilometres across the Arctic each year. But its migration is imperilled by climate change and oil and gas expansion. Scientists are rushing to count the animals amid the threat. @trinamoyles.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/counting-por...
The biologists racing to count Porcupine caribou | The Narwhal
Scientists in Yukon and Alaska are tracking the size of the Porcupine caribou herd. It’s urgent work: the animals face environmental and political threats
thenarwhal.ca
October 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
“Why are Albertans not more upset when trust is taken for granted? When leaders gamble with your future?”

Chief Sheldon Sunshine of the Sturgeon Lake Cree has issued a public call to action for Albertans to find their voices.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
October 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
cpawssab.bsky.social
We value @youralberta.bsky.social's verbal commitment to protecting Alberta’s waters from selenium pollution, but it's time for ACTION.

For real protections, we need this written into the forthcoming provincial coal policy (CIMI) and the Coal Mining Effluent Regulations. Details: ow.ly/1f0m50X5clN
October 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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nigelb.bsky.social
Put this spurious poll together with Emma Graney's puff piece in the G & M last week on Northback's intent to file a new Grassy Mtn application, & it's pretty clear that Northback is launching a slick campaign to hoodwink Alberta voters & pressure the GoA.
#abpoli #cdnpoli @cpawssab.bsky.social
Northback’s paid-fer Alberta pollster makes erroneous suggestion that Canadian steelmakers want Alberta coal
Following poll commissioned by Northback, Janet Brown speculates that Albertans favour metallurgical coal mining to support Eastern Canadian steelmakers
www.crowsnestheadwaters.ca
September 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
cpawssab.bsky.social
Time and again, coal companies fail to meet their contractual obligations — yet @youralberta.bsky.social continues to hand over taxpayer dollars in behind-the-scenes cash settlements.

#MountainsNotMines #WaterNotCoal #WaterIsLife #Treaty7 #Alberta #AbLeg #AbPoli

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CPAWS Southern Alberta on Instagram: "As if Wednesday's update wasn't enough, we're back with (yet) more reasons we want #MountainsNotMines. Coal companies were, and remain, contractually obligated ...
Coal companies in Alberta have failed to meet their reclamation obligations, despite being contractually obligated to do so. The government's secret settlements with these companies are a slap in the ...
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September 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM