{"id":1524618,"date":"2024-02-28T18:58:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T18:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/environmentaldefence.ca\/?p=43676"},"modified":"2024-02-28T18:58:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T18:58:14","slug":"environmental-defence-calls-on-the-alberta-government-to-drop-its-ideological-opposition-to-clean-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/02\/28\/environmental-defence-calls-on-the-alberta-government-to-drop-its-ideological-opposition-to-clean-renewable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Defence Calls on the Alberta Government to Drop its Ideological Opposition to Clean, Renewable Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Statement by Stephen Legault, Senior Manager, Alberta Energy Transition, Environmental Defence, Calling on the Alberta Government to Address the Real Threat to Alberta\u2019s Landscapes and Climate: Oil, Gas and Coal<\/em><\/p>\n

Canmore | Traditional territories of the Treaty 7 Nations \u2013 We\u2019re disappointed, but not surprised by Premier Danielle Smith\u2019s decision to single out clean, renewable energy for additional restrictions not applied to oil, gas, and tar sands energy projects. The Premier had made it very clear in past statements that she is biased against renewable energy, and instead favours projects that cause pollution, limit Alberta\u2019s future economic growth, and contribute to global climate change.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s announcement demonstrates a profound lack of foresight by the Premier, failing to recognize that global market forces have already shifted to favour clean, inexpensive renewable energy. Placing restrictions on solar, wind, and geothermal power that don\u2019t apply to climate change causing oil and gas development will put Alberta\u2019s burgeoning renewable energy industry at risk, and cost Albertans more for their energy. Solar and wind power are the least expensive sources of power in the province\u2019s energy mix, and restricting their growth will cost Albertans money when they can least afford it.<\/p>\n

Environmental Defence is calling on the province to address the real blight on Alberta\u2019s landscape, the tens of thousands of oil and gas wells, new proposed coal mines and tar sands operations, along with the liabilities they present to the Alberta taxpayer, and the lost opportunities for Alberta renewable energy businesses to thrive in a post-carbon global economy.<\/p>\n

Background Information\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n