While living our lives, we make presumptions that we are managing our utilities well. But most of us are missing opportunities to reduce consumption and save money. We can do better. When it comes to living in our homes, we can make a difference on our heating, electricity and water usage. Two SAGE Board members […]
Lethbridge Councillor Belinda Crowson will Move a Resolution on February 25th (12:30 p.m.) for Protecting the Oldman Watershed and Protecting Agriculture and Agri-food Businesses in the region. SAGE advocated for, and supports, this Resolution (https://www.sage-environment.org/grassy-mountain-coal-project-a-resolution/) The Resolution states: WHEREAS water is vital for human, animal and plant life; and WHEREAS Lethbridge and surrounding communities are […]
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) and For Our Kids would like to share Polluting Education: The Influence of Fossil Fuels on K-12 Education in Canada. This report reveals how industry-driven narratives shape young people’s understanding of energy and climate in ways that serve corporate interests rather than the public good. It calls for urgent […]
What’s cute, fuzzy, and sleeps through winter? Bumble bees! Find out where
they hunker down in winter, and what cues tell them it’s time to emerge and
forage in spring.
Thank you for your email regarding Northback Holdings Corporation’s (Northback) applications to conduct test drilling on Grassy Mountain. As Minister of Energy and Minerals, I am pleased to respond on behalf of the Government of Alberta. Government is tasked with overseeing responsible resource development for the benefit of all Albertans. We cannot comment on this […]
Organized by For Our Kids and Canadian Lung Association Dear Prime Minister, We, the 21 undersigned organizations, call for the immediate passing of strong oil and gas methane regulations. As organizations dedicated to the health and well-being of children and communities, we recognize the urgent need to reduce methane emissions and emphasize that robust regulations […]
Letter to Mayor & Council, City of Lethbridge On October 19, 2020, City Council unanimously passed a resolution that acknowledged the headwaters on the eastern slopes as the source of our drinking water and that the surface mining of coal has the potential of adversely affecting water in the watershed. The resolution indicated the risk […]
The Grassy Mountain coal project presents an environmental threat to our region. As such, coal extraction in the headwaters is an economic threat to the agri-food industry. It is the reasonable concern of every person to have access to uncontaminated water: for our homes, for our businesses, and for growing our food. When the Grassy […]
The Oldman Watershed Council (OWC) has received many requests for
information about coal mining. In this FAQ blog, we answer the most common
questions and provide links for readers seeking additional details and
information.
Lorne Fitch, Jeff Kneteman, Richard Quinlan, Kirby Smith, George Sterling Executive Summary: As former Provincial Fish and Wildlife biologists with extensive experience with land use, our observations, monitoring and research provide the following conclusions on coal development in the Eastern Slopes of Alberta’s Rockies: – Despite the scope and scale of coal exploration programs, they […]