Decision by premier Danielle Smith further pits Canadian province against environmental groups pushing green energy

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12553230

Decision by premier Danielle Smith further pits Canadian province against environmental groups pushing green energy

Alberta will block renewable energy projects on “prime” agricultural land and limit the placement of wind turbines to preserve “pristine viewscapes”, a decision that increasingly pits the western Canadian province against environmental groups pushing green energy – and the companies investing in it.

The decision, announced by the premier, Danielle Smith, and utilities minister, Nathan Neudorf, on Wednesday, follows a controversial six-month ban on new renewable energy projects that is due to expire on 29 February.

Alberta’s moratorium, announced in August, left energy companies uncertain about billions in future investment, even as the region, with its clear skies and an abundance of wind, led the country in new renewable projects.

Nearly a third of Alberta’s grid is now powered by renewables and the province has shifted away from coal at a far faster rate than expected.

    • Ace T'KenEnglish
      25·
      10 months ago

      Literally nobody in the public voted for her in the first term at least.

      Edit: WTF, Lemmy. I’m factually correct. Look at her Wikipedia page if you don’t believe me.

      She was appointed when Jason Kenney resigned. She won in the second term, not the first term. In the first term, the public was not given a chance to vote for her or not.

      • dimeslime
        41·
        10 months ago

        Interesting. Politicians just come in to existence already in power? This explains so much.

        • Ace T'KenEnglish
          82·
          10 months ago

          Nope. Originally her party was elected when somebody else was at the helm, and then when Jason Kenney retired, she was just kind of put there.

          Literally no one in the public voted for her originally.

          I’m in Alberta but I vote NDP.

          Before he left, Kenney was actually warning that the crazies were trying to take over. Hell, we thought Kenney was crazy. Turns out he was right about this one thing.