Phillip Meintzer
@phillipmeintzer.bsky.social
Settler on Treaty 7 Land
Trying to build a future that's worth living. 🌿
https://phillipmeintzer.medium.com/
Trying to build a future that's worth living. 🌿
https://phillipmeintzer.medium.com/
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An additional 257 billion litres of fresh water polluted for ever. After almost 60 years of development the industry stiil has no economic way to remediate their tailings. Insanity.
December 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
An additional 257 billion litres of fresh water polluted for ever. After almost 60 years of development the industry stiil has no economic way to remediate their tailings. Insanity.
There's a bit of data in here that I think will fly under the radar for most people. According to the AER, the oilsands used 257 BILLION litres of freshwater in 2024 alone. That's a 12% jump in freshwater use intensity from 2023. And that's without CCUS in the picture. #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli #CCUS
The Pathways megaproject is a linchpin of the “grand bargain” energy deal signed by Ottawa and Alberta. Many questions hang over the project though, including how much water Pathways — or any next generation carbon capture initiative — will actually consume.
World's biggest carbon capture project could 'essentially drain Alberta', experts warn
Government-commissioned modelling of water use by the planned $16.5 billion Pathways CCS project, a linchpin of the energy deal signed by Ottawa and Alberta last month, concluded its use of the region...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I saw an article today that said: "Where does Canada's climate movement go from here?" in response to the new AB-CAD pipeline MOU. And I think the answer is pretty simple (but not an easy task): 🧵 [1/N] #CDNPoli
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I saw an article today that said: "Where does Canada's climate movement go from here?" in response to the new AB-CAD pipeline MOU. And I think the answer is pretty simple (but not an easy task): 🧵 [1/N] #CDNPoli
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The Pathways megaproject is a linchpin of the “grand bargain” energy deal signed by Ottawa and Alberta. Many questions hang over the project though, including how much water Pathways — or any next generation carbon capture initiative — will actually consume.
World's biggest carbon capture project could 'essentially drain Alberta', experts warn
Government-commissioned modelling of water use by the planned $16.5 billion Pathways CCS project, a linchpin of the energy deal signed by Ottawa and Alberta last month, concluded its use of the region...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Pathways megaproject is a linchpin of the “grand bargain” energy deal signed by Ottawa and Alberta. Many questions hang over the project though, including how much water Pathways — or any next generation carbon capture initiative — will actually consume.
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Hey Pathways, we fixed your ads for you 🥰
Because, no, this isn't a stronger economy. It's stolen Indigenous land. Fuel for wildfires. A paycheque for the rich. And not the future Canada is asking for.
Join us in calling them & the gov out >> act.gp/3YyNnj3
Because, no, this isn't a stronger economy. It's stolen Indigenous land. Fuel for wildfires. A paycheque for the rich. And not the future Canada is asking for.
Join us in calling them & the gov out >> act.gp/3YyNnj3
December 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Hey Pathways, we fixed your ads for you 🥰
Because, no, this isn't a stronger economy. It's stolen Indigenous land. Fuel for wildfires. A paycheque for the rich. And not the future Canada is asking for.
Join us in calling them & the gov out >> act.gp/3YyNnj3
Because, no, this isn't a stronger economy. It's stolen Indigenous land. Fuel for wildfires. A paycheque for the rich. And not the future Canada is asking for.
Join us in calling them & the gov out >> act.gp/3YyNnj3
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"Where mines in other jurisdictions often require full security to cover a project’s eventual cleanup costs, that’s not the case for oil sands." "It means the government will come asking companies for a security deposit well into the future 'when they get much closer to bankruptcy.'"
Albertans at risk of paying oil sands reclamation costs, Auditor-General says
Funds set aside as security for mine reclamation vastly lower than estimated cleanup costs, report finds
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"Where mines in other jurisdictions often require full security to cover a project’s eventual cleanup costs, that’s not the case for oil sands." "It means the government will come asking companies for a security deposit well into the future 'when they get much closer to bankruptcy.'"
This is totally unacceptable. Polling shows that a VAST majority of Albertans want the oil & gas industry (as an industry) to cover these unpaid costs (taxes, rents, cleanup) when individual companies refuse or fail to pay. Hold these losers accountable. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #ABLeg #ABPoli
Bankrupt oil company leaves Alberta county with $9.3M unpaid tax bill | CBC News
Big Lakes County in northwestern Alberta says it has formally approved the write off of more than $9 million in unpaid property taxes owed by the now bankrupt Razor Energy Corp.
www.cbc.ca
December 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This is totally unacceptable. Polling shows that a VAST majority of Albertans want the oil & gas industry (as an industry) to cover these unpaid costs (taxes, rents, cleanup) when individual companies refuse or fail to pay. Hold these losers accountable. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #ABLeg #ABPoli
I find it so frustrating that so much of the Canadian discourse around ANY issue right now is just comparing ourselves against the United States, as if that's the only measure that counts. Our measuring stick shouldn't always be the WORST possible example of X thing that's happening. #CDNPoli
December 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I find it so frustrating that so much of the Canadian discourse around ANY issue right now is just comparing ourselves against the United States, as if that's the only measure that counts. Our measuring stick shouldn't always be the WORST possible example of X thing that's happening. #CDNPoli
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This is 95% great. I think "Green New Deal" sucks and is dépassé. It needs a better name.
Carney is throwing money at the war machine; we're fighting for a Canadian Green New Deal. Who's going to turn down cheaper bills for heat, AC, & their commute in favour of sucking up to weapons contractors?
Join the NDP, & let's fund our future! avilewis.link/join
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pFV...
Join the NDP, & let's fund our future! avilewis.link/join
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pFV...
We need a Canadian Green New Deal
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
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December 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is 95% great. I think "Green New Deal" sucks and is dépassé. It needs a better name.
December 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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An astonishing percentage of Americans are open to car-free living.
The problem isn't attitudes. The problem is the failure to invest in viable options.
humantransit.org/2025/12/many...
The problem isn't attitudes. The problem is the failure to invest in viable options.
humantransit.org/2025/12/many...
Many Americans Are Open to Car-Free Living — Human Transit
Is Americans a “car culture” or are they “car dependent”? Do they drive because they love driving, or are they in an unhealthy relationship with a substance it would be happy to do without? Obviousl...
humantransit.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
An astonishing percentage of Americans are open to car-free living.
The problem isn't attitudes. The problem is the failure to invest in viable options.
humantransit.org/2025/12/many...
The problem isn't attitudes. The problem is the failure to invest in viable options.
humantransit.org/2025/12/many...
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Teresa is a mom near Vermillion. She's been struggling for years with unexplained health issues in her children, her animals and herself. Watch her story and send Premier Smith a postcard about leaking gas wells (link in comments) youtube.com/watch?v=jRdTOexdBog&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
TEASER: Teresa’s Story: Albertan Farmer Speaks Out About Multi-Billion Dollar Well Cleanup Crisis
YouTube video by Ecojustice Canada
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December 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Teresa is a mom near Vermillion. She's been struggling for years with unexplained health issues in her children, her animals and herself. Watch her story and send Premier Smith a postcard about leaking gas wells (link in comments) youtube.com/watch?v=jRdTOexdBog&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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REALLY wild graphic buried in the back of this paper examining why CCS is so slow
The light bars are what was planned for CCS, and the dark bars are **what actually became operational**
Close to a 100% failure rate, for most applications (!!!!!!)
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The light bars are what was planned for CCS, and the dark bars are **what actually became operational**
Close to a 100% failure rate, for most applications (!!!!!!)
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October 17, 2024 at 12:40 PM
REALLY wild graphic buried in the back of this paper examining why CCS is so slow
The light bars are what was planned for CCS, and the dark bars are **what actually became operational**
Close to a 100% failure rate, for most applications (!!!!!!)
subscriber.politicopro.com/eenews/f/een...
The light bars are what was planned for CCS, and the dark bars are **what actually became operational**
Close to a 100% failure rate, for most applications (!!!!!!)
subscriber.politicopro.com/eenews/f/een...
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“What our paper, I think, makes fairly clear is that there’s pretty much an utter failure of environmental management regulation and enforcement in relation to coal mining,”
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Alberta officials stalled coal mine pollution study | The Narwhal
An Alberta government scientist was prevented from speaking publicly about his coal mine pollution research, emails show
thenarwhal.ca
December 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“What our paper, I think, makes fairly clear is that there’s pretty much an utter failure of environmental management regulation and enforcement in relation to coal mining,”
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I had an experience with the American healthcare system over the weekend (nothing life-threatening), which left me with a few thoughts about our collective approach to healthcare in general, both in the United States and here at home in Alberta/Canada. [1/n] #ABLeg #CDNPoli #ABPoli
December 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Yes, this is obviously a generalization, but it just shows the potential for an economy based on cleanup. But in order to do this, we need to build the public pressure and political will to force oil and gas companies to pay for cleanup. #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli
Instead, we could build an entire economy around cleanup of existing O&G infrastructure. Doing "back of the napkin" math, Alberta's [minimum] cleanup bill of $60 billion could provide 60,000 jobs for 10 years w/ salaries of $100K per year. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/08/n... #ABLeg #CDNPoli
Exclusive: Fossil fuel workers won’t be saved by Carney’s oil and gas boosterism
A new pipeline won’t lead to new jobs in the oil and gas sector, and the only question for government officials is whether or not to plan for the inevitable energy transition, according to new researc...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Instead, we could build an entire economy around cleanup of existing O&G infrastructure. Doing "back of the napkin" math, Alberta's [minimum] cleanup bill of $60 billion could provide 60,000 jobs for 10 years w/ salaries of $100K per year. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/08/n... #ABLeg #CDNPoli
Exclusive: Fossil fuel workers won’t be saved by Carney’s oil and gas boosterism
A new pipeline won’t lead to new jobs in the oil and gas sector, and the only question for government officials is whether or not to plan for the inevitable energy transition, according to new researc...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Instead, we could build an entire economy around cleanup of existing O&G infrastructure. Doing "back of the napkin" math, Alberta's [minimum] cleanup bill of $60 billion could provide 60,000 jobs for 10 years w/ salaries of $100K per year. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/08/n... #ABLeg #CDNPoli
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That’s why Albertans — rural and urban — are pushing back, demanding one simple thing:
👏 Make 👏 polluters 👏 clean 👏 up 👏 their 👏 own 👏 mess. 👏
Stay tuned 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories
👏 Make 👏 polluters 👏 clean 👏 up 👏 their 👏 own 👏 mess. 👏
Stay tuned 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories
Alberta landowners react to well cleanup crisis
Rural landowners speak out about Alberta’s multi-billion dollar well cleanup crisis
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
That’s why Albertans — rural and urban — are pushing back, demanding one simple thing:
👏 Make 👏 polluters 👏 clean 👏 up 👏 their 👏 own 👏 mess. 👏
Stay tuned 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories
👏 Make 👏 polluters 👏 clean 👏 up 👏 their 👏 own 👏 mess. 👏
Stay tuned 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories
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Alberta’s 2025 #MatureAssetStrategy proposes shifting oil and gas cleanup costs away from industry — despite nearly 330,000 unreclaimed wells and cleanup liabilities estimated at $100 billion (or more).
When polluters don’t pay, taxpayers do.
READ 👉 bit.ly/3MYWHtY
When polluters don’t pay, taxpayers do.
READ 👉 bit.ly/3MYWHtY
Alberta landowners react to well cleanup crisis
Rural landowners speak out about Alberta’s multi-billion dollar well cleanup crisis
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Alberta’s 2025 #MatureAssetStrategy proposes shifting oil and gas cleanup costs away from industry — despite nearly 330,000 unreclaimed wells and cleanup liabilities estimated at $100 billion (or more).
When polluters don’t pay, taxpayers do.
READ 👉 bit.ly/3MYWHtY
When polluters don’t pay, taxpayers do.
READ 👉 bit.ly/3MYWHtY
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Ron’s story isn’t rare.
It’s one of thousands emerging as rural Albertan landowners speak out about oil and gas companies’ “drill and dash” practices, weak enforcement by regulators, and a provincial gov that keeps letting polluters off the hook.
Now it could get worse.
READ 👉 bit.ly/3MYWHtY
It’s one of thousands emerging as rural Albertan landowners speak out about oil and gas companies’ “drill and dash” practices, weak enforcement by regulators, and a provincial gov that keeps letting polluters off the hook.
Now it could get worse.
READ 👉 bit.ly/3MYWHtY
Alberta landowners react to well cleanup crisis
Rural landowners speak out about Alberta’s multi-billion dollar well cleanup crisis
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Ron’s story isn’t rare.
It’s one of thousands emerging as rural Albertan landowners speak out about oil and gas companies’ “drill and dash” practices, weak enforcement by regulators, and a provincial gov that keeps letting polluters off the hook.
Now it could get worse.
READ 👉 bit.ly/3MYWHtY
It’s one of thousands emerging as rural Albertan landowners speak out about oil and gas companies’ “drill and dash” practices, weak enforcement by regulators, and a provincial gov that keeps letting polluters off the hook.
Now it could get worse.
READ 👉 bit.ly/3MYWHtY
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Meet Ron.
Ron lives in Falher, Alberta, where sour gas wells and pipelines cut across his land. When one pipeline burst near his home, the operator and Alberta’s energy regulator let it leak for days.
Toxic fumes filled his house.
Learn more 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories
Ron lives in Falher, Alberta, where sour gas wells and pipelines cut across his land. When one pipeline burst near his home, the operator and Alberta’s energy regulator let it leak for days.
Toxic fumes filled his house.
Learn more 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories
December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Meet Ron.
Ron lives in Falher, Alberta, where sour gas wells and pipelines cut across his land. When one pipeline burst near his home, the operator and Alberta’s energy regulator let it leak for days.
Toxic fumes filled his house.
Learn more 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories
Ron lives in Falher, Alberta, where sour gas wells and pipelines cut across his land. When one pipeline burst near his home, the operator and Alberta’s energy regulator let it leak for days.
Toxic fumes filled his house.
Learn more 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories
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Alberta passing the bill for orphan well cleanup to the public: new report
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Alberta passing the bill for orphan well cleanup to the public: new report
A new report warns Alberta has not properly confronted the massive environmental and financial liabilities left behind by energy development.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Alberta passing the bill for orphan well cleanup to the public: new report
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...