The Alberta government has announced the end of a seven-month ban on new large-scale wind and solar power projects. Despite this, the province is set to introduce new regulations that will significantly alter the landscape for renewable energy development. These regulations include banning renewable energy projects on prime agricultural land and declaring no-build zones for wind turbines around key natural landscapes and UNESCO world heritage sites. Premier Danielle Smith emphasized the importance of preserving Alberta's 'pristine viewscapes' and the need for renewable projects to respect the local environment, including limiting the 'vertical footprint' of wind turbines to not exceed the size of the Calgary Tower. Additionally, Alberta, along with New Brunswick and Saskatchewan, will require parental consent for schools to change the name or pronoun of a student under age 15, as part of new policies announced by Smith. The province's approach contrasts with its silence on issues like the roughly 170,000 'orphaned' oil well sites.
Alberta has announced comprehensive new regulations to govern renewable energy development, effectively barring projects from prime agricultural land and instituting no-build zones around key natural landscapes. https://t.co/YBh8dk4Lqu
Alberta is introducing new planning rules that limit the “vertical footprint” of all wind turbines but has nothing to say about coal, clear-cut logging or the roughly 170,000 “orphaned” oil well sites. https://t.co/bNSJCmdYVb
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it’s time for the federal government to secure another mandate. Read more: https://t.co/a9fe5gANKF https://t.co/mLx9F9nLyO
Alberta to ban renewables on ‘prime’ land and preserve ‘pristine viewscapes’ https://t.co/StSt6JONWu
Breaking… Alberta Premier Danielle Smith: “You cannot build wind turbines the size of the Calgary Tower in front of a UNESCO world heritage site, or on Nose Hill, or in your neighbour’s back yard.” Alberta announces new rules for renewable energy projects: “Renewables have a… https://t.co/a7RN8ZbvAs
Alberta set to ban renewables projects on prime land -report https://t.co/uUz5sgYsuo https://t.co/dRNhfLarBi
Alberta to ban renewables on prime land, declare no-build zones for wind turbines https://t.co/tBgbW9PSAF
"Alberta, like New Brunswick and Saskatchewan, will soon require schools to get parental consent before officially changing the name or pronoun of a student under age 15, thanks to new policies announced by Premier Danielle Smith." Read more: https://t.co/EsUL1CIZRI https://t.co/uyeFeaPGox
The Alberta government's seven-month ban on new large-scale wind and solar power projects will come to an end this week, but the province is unlikely to return to its previous status as a hotbed of investment. https://t.co/rtyJnvrMeS .