Roundup on where UCP leadership candidates stand on coal mining, and whether they will implement Coal Policy Commitee\u0027s recommendations.
including reviewing Alberta’s coal tender and royalty regimes and beefing up land use guidance for exploration and development.Article content
“The recommendations will help us balance the importance of developing these resources for the benefit of all Albertans with our responsibility to protect the environment, including by ensuring appropriate regulation and enforcement for the reclamation of closed mines,” Toews said in a statement. “One important issue for both economic development and environmental protection is proper land-use planning. This is important because it creates certainty,” the campaign statement reads. “Albertans want to protect our mountains and see concerns around water addressed. Industry wants to have a clear understanding of where government is headed, and what type of activity can take place on which categories of land.
“He is on the record expressing concerns about the impact of mines on water quality,” he said. “He has observed that the royalty from coal mines is out of proportion to the environmental and reputational risk.”where he called coal mining a complicated issue and emphasized the importance of consulting Albertans on new coal development.
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