Tag: Government of Alberta
Alberta Energy Regulator prescribes oil and gas orphan fund levy
In accordance with Part 11 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is prescribing an oil and gas orphan fund...
ACFN sues Alberta Energy Regulator for failure to regulate Kearl toxic...
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) has served the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) with notice of a lawsuit filed in the Alberta Court of King’s...
Climate adaptation funds proposed for Alberta communities
Alberta’s new Drought and Flood Protection Program will fund a new wave of projects to help communities from climate change.
In recent years, many parts...
Federal registry proposed to help tackle plastics pollution
The Government of Canada is taking action to reduce plastic pollution and move toward a circular economy addressing the entire lifecycle of plastics, keeping...
Pilot projects to improve oil and gas site reclamation work in...
The Alberta government is launching new pilot projects to test ways to speed up oil and gas well site reclamation while protecting the environment.
Reclamation...
New funds for emissions-reducing technologies in Alberta
The Alberta government is investing more than $60 million into cutting-edge technologies that will reduce emissions and increase economic performance for industries across the...
Feeling the heat? Strategic recommendations to combat climate change
As climate change unfolds before our eyes, we are starting to experience the impacts of extreme weather conditions. Unseasonably hot weather and dry conditions...
Alberta government advancing hydrogen use in transportation
Alberta’s government is seeking input on developing hydrogen fuelling stations to help support future low-emission transportation needs. Currently the largest hydrogen producer in Canada,...
Alberta-based Sunnynook solar project expands capacity
Westbridge Renewable Energy Corporation has announced the expansion of the Sunnynook Project, one of the company's most advanced projects under development in Alberta. The project...
Major investments energize Alberta’s hydrogen sector
The Alberta government is awarding more than $161 million in funding from the Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program (APIP) to grow Alberta’s clean hydrogen sector.
Alberta...