LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. The Livingstone Landowners Group says it hopes the Alberta government and province s coal consultation committee will heed the findings of a new report that recommends coal mining in the headwaters of the Oldman River not proceed. “What this is demonstrating is one coal mine is a problem. Two coal mines are a bigger problem,” said LLG Secretary Bobbi Lambright. “And if we got more coal mines, then you’ve got a huge problem,” The study, conducted by scientists and ecologists with the Alces Group, an environmental consulting company, concluded new coal mines on the Eastern Slopes would have a significant and irreversible impact on the Oldman River watershed.
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Coal mines in Alberta foothills will cause more damage than they re worth
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A coal mining operation in Sparwood, B.C., is shown on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. A lengthy new report commissioned by landowners near proposed new Alberta coal mines concludes mines would create environmental liabilities that exceed their economic benefits. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh June 15, 2021 - 2:38 PM
New coal mines in Alberta s Rocky Mountain foothills would create more environmental problems than economic benefits, a lengthy new study has concluded. The best available information indicates that the magnitude of long-term liabilities to water resources . are likely to exceed any short-term economic benefits, says the report from the Alces Group, an ecological consulting firm.