Australia is obsessed with coal. The current Prime Minister held up a lump of coal in Parliament and told Australians not to be afraid.
Benga Mining Ltd has applied to the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) and Canada Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) for approval to develop a 4 million tonne per year metallurgical coal mine at Grassy Mountain, 8 km north of Blairmore, Alberta.
Saskatchewan’s uranium mining is at the front end of the global nuclear system. Dr. Jim Harding, author of Canada’s Deadly Secret, Saskatchewan Uranium and the Global Nuclear System, will reveal the negative impacts of nuclear mining on Aboriginal rights, human health and environment.
The ecological goods and services provided by the southwest Alberta foothills are assets that contribute significantly to our economy and our quality of life.
The ecological goods and services provided by the southwest Alberta foothills are assets that contribute significantly to our economy and our quality of life.