Thread by @RachelNotley

❗❗❗❗Today's big announcement❗❗❗❗

We are introducing "An Act to Protect Our Mountains", which will:

❗Put an immediate stop to any coal development and exploration on the Eastern Slopes, and cancel exploration permits on the entire Eastern Slopes; (1/6)

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❗Permanently cancel all coal leases and applications in Categories 1 and 2 lands (under the 1976 Coal Development Policy) and cancel all other leases on the entire Eastern Slopes issued after May 2019; (2/6)

#abenergy #abcoal #DefendOurMountains #MountainsNotMines

❗Stop currently planned changes to water allocations, including from the Old Man River Basin, and prioritize community, agricultural and ecological needs and health. Industrial coal projects should not receive special treatment; (3/6)

❗Permanently ban any future coal activities in Categories 1 and 2 as a minimum; and (4/6)

❗Suspend further future coal activity on the remainder of the Eastern Slopes pending further consultation and establishment of new legislated protections for lands, headwaters, and biodiversity. (5/6)

This regional plan needs to be based on the best and most current standards in science, input from all Albertans, and on a thorough consultation with Indigenous Peoples as required under the Constitution Act, 1982.
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