Minister of Murder Todd Loewen ramps up destruction of Alberta’s public lands: The current 320 acres max for surface mining of gravel and frac sand is “enhanced” to 5,700 acres. Every new baby born demands more frac’ing, more silicosis, more lost water, more pollution, more killing of other species, more financial ruin, more intentional walk from clean-up.
A sand mine operated by Peaskie Minerals in Alberta. (Peaskie Minerals)
It’s a critical mineral for the oil industry, but Alberta’s plan to vastly expand silica exploration and mining has environmentalists worried.
A ministerial directive issued by Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen in August creates new categories of “enhanced” silica exploration and mining leases. Alberta’s existing sand and gravel allocation policy allows a maximum size for surface material exploration (SME) approvals of 320 acres.
Companies that meet financialthat won’t stop the frac’ing mother fuckers from intentionally bankrupting themselves to walk from clean up, all aided by UCP politicos and AER and technical criteria in the ministerial directive can now be authorized to hold up to two enhanced SMEs for an area up to 5,700 acres each.
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that won’t stop the frac’ing mother fuckers from intentionally bankrupting themselves to walk from clean up, all aided by UCP politicos and AER
