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Alberta Environmental Network

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AEN is a non-partisan, non-profit organization uniting individuals & environmental groups across Alberta. Since 1980, we’ve fostered collaboration, facilitated dialogue, and supported advocacy for a sustainable future. aenweb.ca

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Alberta Talks @albertatalks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@ElectionsAB is doing their best but they are tens of thousands of election workers away from their goal. Day-of polls will be very long. Advanced polls will not be much better. Don’t miss out. Get your special ballot before September 25th: specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“A backstop that isn’t adequately funded fails to be a backstop at all. When the funds fall short, the economic, environmental, and health risks of these wells don’t disappear — they just get pushed onto Albertans.”  - Susanne Calabrese TAKE ACTION NOW 👉 ecojustice.ca/take-action/...
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Clean Up Your Mess Alberta @cuym-alberta.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
👏👏The AER needs to be held accountable👏👏
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A data center in New Jersey spilled 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a local creek, putting the area’s entire river system at risk. Is it any wonder nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t want a data center in their community?
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Clean Up Your Mess Alberta @cuym-alberta.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Dwight is one of the #Alberta landowners taking the Alberta Energy Regulator to court over their failure to protect Albertans from the orphan well crisis. CBC’s Alberta Noon show had Dwight on as a guest last week, listen in to learn more about the orphan well crisis and how it affects the public
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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 30/08/2026
Alberta’s current data centre policy means Alberta’s first hyper-scale centre risks adding $267-$462/year to household electricity bills. Our analysis found electricity costs are on track to rise 15%-25% every year for the next five years. #abpoli Curious to see our Perspectives? 👉 buff.ly/J6INJkw
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Meet the Smiths. For over 30 years, Nicole and Butch Smith built a life for themselves raising bison on the Alberta plains. Then, their lives were turned upside down when an energy company moved in next door. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8VF...
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The Smiths’ Story: Alberta Ranchers Speak Out About Losing Farm After Fracking Company Moves In
YouTube video by Ecojustice Canada
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Mark Dorin @markdorin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This a teaser for a longer video to be released on Monday - the Smiths near Rimbey, Alberta (I represented them in failed attempts to have the Regulator and their county mitigate their massive losses. One of several landowner stories being told by Ecojustice. youtu.be/Vn4ODpwKKU4
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TEASER: The Smiths’ Story: Albertans Speak Out About Losing Farm After Fracking Company Moves In
YouTube video by Ecojustice Canada
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Clean Up Your Mess Alberta @cuym-alberta.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
But we can, and we have to fight back against data centres and for oil & gas cleanup in Alberta! CC: @albertaen.bsky.social @jennyyeremiy.bsky.social @forourkidscanada.bsky.social Photo credit: Slide 1 Jody MacPherson (Energy Mix), Slides 2 and and 4 via Melanie Wright (St. Albert Gazette)
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Alberta Talks @albertatalks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
All across Alberta, people are rising up to tell this government that we do not want AI data centers built here. From St. Albert to Calgary, they are hearing us loud and clear 🗣 For the people who live here, not the tech billionaires who want our land, let's get a province-wide moratorium! 🔥👊
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
From AI data centres to oil & gas wells, Albertans are being sold the same broken deal. Corporations make billions in profit and leave us to clean up their mess. Come hear directly from frontline organizers fighting for people, not profits! Register HERE: aenweb.ca/civicrm/even...
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Thanks to all that came out to the Alberta Beyond Coal bike ride! 🚵 We're SO excited to keep working with you to protect our beautiful province!
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Join us on August 7th for the Alberta Beyond Coal bike ride! 🚲 Riding along Nose Creek, we'll be talking about the impacts of coal mining on our landscapes and what we can do to highlight this issue in key areas of Calgary. Register here: aenweb.ca/civicrm/even...
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Calling all volunteers 📣 Stop the Mature Asset Strategy and the mega AI data centers, one conversation at a time! Sign up here: albertatalks.ca/calendar/
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Join us on July 8th for the Alberta Beyond Coal water walk! 💧🏔 Learn about the impacts of coal mining on our water and our plans to continue the momentum, followed by a flyering in Bowness. Register here: aenweb.ca/civicrm/even...
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Mega AI data centres threaten our water supply, our communities, and our livelihoods so billionaires can profit. Tell the Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, Grant Hunter, to put a moratorium on building new AI data centres NOW! 👇 albertatalks.ca/stop-ai/
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
We're hiring a Communications Coordinator! Are you passionate about environmental sustainability, community engagement, and storytelling? We want to hear from you! Apply by June 26th, 2026: aenweb.ca/jobs/communi...
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Calgary-Foothills MLA @courtellingson.bsky.social just pledged to abandon the Mature Asset Strategy and uphold the polluter pays principle. Has your MLA taken the pledge?
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Edmonton! Alberta Beyond Coal lawn signs are now available for order. Get yours at albertabeyondcoal.ca/lawn-sign/ 🏔💧💪
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Calgary—thank you for showing up and saying enough is enough to the Mature Asset Strategy (MAS). Almost 50 people handwrote letters to their MLAs at Tuesday night's townhall in Bowness, demanding they hold industry accountable for the mess they made. 📸: Cameron with @albertawilderness.bsky.social
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Hey Lethbridge! Alberta Beyond Coal lawn signs are launching THIS WEEK in your area. Order yours at albertabeyondcoal.ca and tell the Government of Alberta to protect our headwaters!
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Airdrie-Cochrane MLA Peter Guthrie and Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood MLA Janis Irwin have pledged to vote NO to the Mature Asset Strategy (MAS). Has your MLA signed the pledge? Join us at the Calgary townhall on May 12th to stop this corporate bailout! Register here: albertatalks.ca/stopmas-calg...
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Unpaid taxes, aging oil and gas infrastructure, and a plan to leave everyday Albertans with a $60 billion bill. Sound unfair to you? Sign up for our Calgary townhall to learn more about the Mature Asset Strategy and how to stop this corporate handout! albertatalks.ca/stopmas-calg...
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Oil and gas companies are raking in record profit, but they are not paying up for the mess they made. The Alberta government is planning to let them walk away and leave us with the bill. We can still stop it. Join us on May 12 to find out how ➡️ albertatalks.ca/stopmas-calg...
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
This 🌍Earth Day 🌎AEN’s hopes to plant up to 200 trees to support reforestation in areas devastated by wildfires. For every $50 you donate to AEN, we will plant a tree that helps us reach our goal. Visit www.aenweb.ca/civicrm/cont... to donate today!
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Alberta Talks @albertatalks.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
"Yet again, the AER is making decisions that put the profit margins of oil and gas companies before the interests of ordinary Albertans and the land that we depend on." calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Opinion: Public costs grow with latest cleanup fee for orphan wells
AER is making decisions that put profit margins of oil and gas companies before the interests of Albertans and the land we depend on.
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
On April 23, join the Alberta Environmental Network and Environmental Defence for an online training session bringing together Albertans who are ready to make their voices heard by their MLAs. Information and registration below! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Meet With your MLA: Training Session - with Environmental Defence and Alberta Environmental Network. After registering, you will receive a confirmation ema...
Join Environmental Defence and Alberta Environmental Network for a training session bringing together Albertans who are ready to make their voices heard. Two critical issues are on the line for Alber...
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Alberta Talks @albertatalks.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Join us in Airdrie on April 29 to learn how you can get involved to help stop the Alberta government’s handout to oil and gas corporations. Visit the link below to register. albertatalks.ca/stopmas-aird...
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Stop MAS Townhall – Airdrie » Alberta Talks
The Alberta government is planning to make you pay for the oil and gas clean up. This is not fair, and we need to stop this. Join our townhall and find out how.
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Alberta Talks @albertatalks.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Join us, @moreneighboursyyc.bsky.social and a broad coalition of organizations representing tens of thousands of Calgarians at City Hall on Monday, April 13 to demand city council deliver a serious replacement plan for blanket rezoning. Register now! luma.com/i62z5bvx
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Calling on City Council to Deliver a Real Replacement · Luma
Join us by council chambers. We will hear from local student and community leaders about the importance of a replacement plan on housing. Press will be…
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Spring has sprung, the grass is growing, and the flowers are budding: it’s the perfect time to spruce up your yard with an Alberta Beyond Coal lawn sign! Visit albertabeyondcoal.ca to get yours today. Please note: at this time, we are only delivering signs to Calgary.
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Alberta Beyond Coal - Get a Lawn Sign & Help Protect our Water
Eight coal mining projects threaten the Rocky Mountains. Get a lawn sign and take action to protect our Rockies and rivers.
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Alberta Talks @albertatalks.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Tell your MLA to stop the government’s billion dollar giveaway to the oil and gas industry and say no to the Mature Asset Strategy. albertatalks.ca/no-mas/
Image of Alberta's Premier in front of an image of money with text reading: "Oil & gas corporations in Alberta are raking in record profits. The government wants YOU to pay to clean up their mess."
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Clean Up Your Mess Alberta @cuym-alberta.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
If you make a mess, you should clean it up. We teach that principle to children no problem, so why don't we hold highly profitable industries to that standard? www.facebook.com/share/r/1BAe... #abnews #abpolitics #alberta #cleanupyourmess #oilandgas #cdnpoli #canada #canadian
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Alberta to Set Its Own Methane Regulations, Delay Deadline to 2035, Under Draft Deal with Ottawa www.theenergymix.com/alberta-to-s...
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Alberta to Set Its Own Methane Regulations, Delay to 2035
A preliminary agreement between Alberta and Ottawa will allow the province to set its own regulations on methane emissions and postpone the deadline for reducing emissions to 2035.
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 25/03/2026
NEW: A coalition of First Nations, rural landowners and farmers launched its campaign to force the proposed Pathways carbon storage network through a federal impact assessment. open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
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'Alliance of cowboys and Indians' takes on carbon capture megaproject
No CO2 Pipelines Alberta launched its campaign to force the proposed Pathways carbon storage network through a federal impact assessment.
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
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Coalition of First Nations, rural landowners demands review of proposed Pathways carbon capture project | CBC News
A coalition of Indigenous leaders, farmers and rural Albertans is demanding there be a federal environmental review of Pathways, a planned carbon capture and storage facility and carbon dioxide pipeli...
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Alberta Talks @albertatalks.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Join us on Tuesday, March 31 for a virtual event to learn about how you can fight the government’s plan to deal with the growing crisis of aging and abandoned wells by shifting the cost of cleanup from profitable oil companies to taxpayers like you. albertatalks.ca/cuym-launch/
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Tell the oil industry: clean up your mess » Alberta Talks
Albertans are on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars in oil and gas clean up costs – all because the Alberta government wants to let companies walk away from their responsibilities to clean u...
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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 18/03/2026
As Alberta and Ottawa hash out a climate deal, credible data matters. Peer-reviewed studies show Alberta’s methane emissions are nearly twice what industry-reported estimates suggest. Read our latest research: buff.ly/Al45t53
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
BREAKING: The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is refusing to follow its own conflict of interest rules. Demand a public inquiry to keep Alberta’s oil and gas regulation aligned with the public interest 👉 bit.ly/4dhukCL
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Alberta Talks @albertatalks.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
"Unprecedented": Ecojustice slams AER’s conditions for hearing ethics complaint against board member open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
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"Unprecedented": Ecojustice slams AER’s conditions for hearing ethics complaint against board member
The regulator demanded a closed-door meeting before following its procedures for a conflict of interest allegation concerning industry consultant and Danielle Smith advisor David Yager.
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Alberta regulator refuses to investigate landowner’s complaint in “brazen” and “extraordinary” disregard of its own policies  ecojustice.ca/news/alberta...
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Regulator refuses to investigate landowner complaint
Alberta regulator refuses to investigate landowner’s complaint in “brazen” and “extraordinary” disregard of its own policies
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Ryan Jespersen @ryanjespersen.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
"We don't want to let a broke industry run the province. That's stupid." Landowners have no choice but to lock out "deadbeat" oil companies, says Polluter Pay Federation's @markdorin.bsky.social. How would you fix this mess? 👀 FULL: rtrj.info/031826Mark 🎧: rtrj.info/031826 #orphanwells #abpoli
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Alberta Talks @albertatalks.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
If you want to speak at next week's public hearing, use the form above to sign up. And don't forget to sign up to for our free virtual speaker's training this Thursday at 7 p.m! aenweb.ca/civicrm/even...
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Alberta Talks | Training to speak at a public hearing | Alberta Environmental Network
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Alberta Talks @albertatalks.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
TAKE ACTION: today is the last chance to submit a written statement directly to City Council asking them to vote no on repealing citywide rezoning! forms.calgary.ca/content/form...
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Public Submission to City Clerk's Office
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Alberta Landowner Blocks Oil Well Over Unpaid Lease Fees Mark Dorin explains why he stopped MAGA Energy from entering his property to access their well sites. He followed the letter of the law. Alberta Energy Regulator did not. #abpoli #ableg youtu.be/4_D_DTalj-4
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Alberta Landowner Blocks Oil Well Over Unpaid Lease Fees
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
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Landowners block oil company from Edmonton site over 3 years of unpaid rents
A group of Edmonton landowners who haven’t been able to collect rent for the last three years from the oil company that leases their land have cancelled their contract and blocked access to the proper...
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More Neighbours Calgary @moreneighboursyyc.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
“Repeal and replace” was a campaign commitment. Making housing more affordable was the goal. It’s time for Mayor Farkas to stand by that commitment, or admit it was never the plan at all.
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Perspectives: On housing, Mayor Farkas promised a plan and hasn’t delivered - LiveWire Calgary
Believe it or not, Mayor Jeromy Farkas is a member of the More Neighbours Calgary community. During the campaign, he regularly engaged with members on housing and city issues. One phrase came up again...
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
You can tell City Council to say no to sprawl by speaking at the upcoming public hearing on rezoning on March 23. To help you prepare, we are hosting a virtual training on March 19 at 7 p.m. Register today at aenweb.ca/civicrm/even...
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Alberta Environmental Network @albertaen.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Calgary’s wetlands and prime farmland are being gobbled up by urban sprawl. Send a letter to your City Councillor and ask them to protect our natural spaces and say no sprawl: albertatalks.ca/defend
Defend our natural spaces. Tell Calgary City Council to say no to sprawl Visit www.albertatalks.ca/defend.
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Alberta Wilderness Association @albertawilderness.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
What: Coal Conversations, an afternoon dedicated to increasing awareness, fostering advocacy, and supporting action to protect the headwaters & Eastern Slopes regions of AB ⛰️ When: Saturday, Feb. 28 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Register here: www.albertawilderness.ca/product/awa-...
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AWA's Coal Conversations: Awareness, Advocacy, and Action - Alberta Wilderness Association
When it comes to coal, there’s a lot of confusion about what’s actually going on in Alberta’s Eastern Slopes. So, let’s set the record straight — join us for an afternoon dedicated to increasing aware...
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