Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith announces new rules banning renewables on prime land, citing concerns about preserving heritage sites and neighbor's backyards. The province aims to limit the 'vertical footprint' of wind turbines but doesn't address issues like coal or orphaned oil well sites.
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
NDP leader @theJagmeetSingh says Quebec may opt out of a federal program and take an additional health transfer payment, but Alberta cannot. I’m tired of the NDP-Liberal coalition treating Albertans like second class citizens. The same rules should apply equally across Canada.… https://t.co/yKFALJPL4p