Image Rights: Unsplash.com; Dominik Vanyi; Open License
“And the concerns extend beyond southern Alberta. Coal leases stretch hundreds of kilometres to the north in Alberta’s Rockies and Foothills, cutting through grizzly and elk ranges. The headwaters of the North and South Saskatchewan rivers, which provide water for much of the Prairies, pass through land claimed by coal companies.
“Any project, no matter what, comes with some degree of risk,” says Petr Komers, a Calgary-based environmental consultant. “So if you create a mine in the headwaters of what people drink in Edmonton, there is some amount of risk — it’s not zero — that something will occur.”“
–Bringing Coal Back; Robson Fletcher, Drew Anderson and Jordan Omstead, July 07, 2020
Image Rights: Unsplash.com; Greysen Johnson; Open License