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27 Apr, 6 tweets, 3 min read
Listening to Robin Campbell on @AlbertaatNoon trying to convince listeners that the environmental issues around coal in BC are a "legacy issue" and wouldn't apply here is one huge eye roll.

Guess what coal mining in the Eastern Slopes will become in 20 years? #AbLeg
Now he's touting the water monitoring for Grassy Mountain.

This is just not true. The monitoring amounts to a "a plan to plan" if something goes wrong.

The fact is that Grassy will destroy endangered trout habitat no matter the quality of environmental monitoring #AbLeg
Now he doesn't want to comment on the UCP's handling of coal issues. I can think of one reason why.

He's hand in hand with this government and past governments. So much so that this happened a few years ago

google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.…
Coal mining in the Eastern Slopes arose entirely at the behest of the industry and the Coal Association that Robin Campbell represents.

Let's not forget just a few short days ago we learned the UCP didn't even consider coal's effect on tourism #AbLeg

google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.…
Ugh now a few arguments that if we don't mine this coal we won't be able to drive cars.

Guess what? Great! Let's drive fewer cars and rely on other modes of transportation.

This also makes no sense. Steel is one of the most recycled materials and we're close to non-coal tech.
The writing is on the wall for metallurgical coal.

The last people we should be listening to when considering its development are those in the industry and our government who will benefit from this.

It's bad for the environment and it's bad for Alberta. End of story #AbLeg

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29 Apr
After hearing McLean Creek was exempt from the #Kananaskis user fees, I hiked in to see the state of the area.

In short, it's a mess and shows why the entire thing is politically motivated.

A thread on all the destruction and the hyporcisty of it all.

1/6 #abpoli #AbLeg ImageImageImageImage
In his presser, @JasonNixonAB stated that the fees address services, usage, and conservation.

All of those apply here. It's a free for all and suffers from heavy, destructive usage where rules aren't being followed.

Exhibit 1 - OHV users ripping up creek beds and wetlands 2/6 ImageImageImageImage
If anything, OHV users should be paying more than the rest of us for this activity. There is a huge need for repair and mitigation. McLean Creek is a silty mess. But instead, they're being rewarded.

Exhibit 2 - trail destruction leading to runoff of mud and silt everywhere 3/6
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This is classic Farkas. Superficially engages with an issue using certain buzzwords only to make the right people in his base angry.

Just like with the Guidebook, this threatens to turn an otherwise solid plan into a subject of unnecessary debate and misinformation 1/3 #yyccc
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He never actually proposes ideas or supports anything. He just shuts down everything that comes before him and makes people angry and afraid.

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