2026-10-23T21:09:21Z https://nostr.now Timothy Schwinghamer (he/him) https://nostr.now/npub1zxz90xsf8jgrfmy6fw40csjkkvs6rywp26yr3tez6m220m8jy9gskdt55m https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/109/266/198/467/535/588/original/1f322152f1154886.jpg https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/109/266/198/467/535/588/original/1f322152f1154886.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswzsm74yftd780vhlcqvnwynvajf5l2vnw6cnru09n2kqk8du9mpszyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4z3mx0vw <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/711/674/979/299/430/original/5bf8f16fdd4ed168.jpg"> <br/> 2026-06-08T00:34:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfrrjp9pzcxzwvjgckkhp6qaggzsadrj437y58qkxxvh4209788sqzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4z4gwrvs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst983lanr39celxtsq3j47ra9ccqcqs600s34vcjfe8358zeyn8ygyj30cl'>nevent1q…30cl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- Honouring the Recommendations of the Joint Review Panel derived after technical #consultation and due democratic process. The Grassy #Mountain #coal project is not in the #public interest.<br/><br/>- Protecting the Eastern Slopes from industrial pressure, and preserve and restore the region as a clean and reliable source of #water for the region.<br/><br/>What can you do? Get involved with Corb Lund’s No New Coal Mining in Alberta’s Rockies petition:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.coalpetition.ca/">https://www.coalpetition.ca/</a><br/><br/>14/14 2026-03-14T20:40:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst983lanr39celxtsq3j47ra9ccqcqs600s34vcjfe8358zeyn8ygzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zg36nau In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs94gyp3az0pf4jpg7jvwgaz2gcr44w4dn3m7v5an9qtqtquttk5mgxjh75d'>nevent1q…h75d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>SAGE suggests:<br/><br/>- Maintaining the moratorium on new #coal projects until the Coal Industry Modernization Initiative (CIMI) has been approved by the legislature and has had the benefit of robust public #consultation and parliamentary #debate.<br/><br/>- Abiding by the Coal Mining Effluent Regulations under the federal #Fisheries Act, once legislated.<br/><br/>13/14 2026-03-14T20:38:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs94gyp3az0pf4jpg7jvwgaz2gcr44w4dn3m7v5an9qtqtquttk5mgzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zs64k6m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr0txm8a35ch9xd98wv5lethxpfzfyhymwue85uc7jrj3z9uy5afq0mf5ta'>nevent1q…f5ta</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In December of 2025, the application by Corb Lund for a No New #Coal #Mining in Alberta’s #Rockies #petition was approved by Elections #Alberta but this approval was reversed after the Government of Alberta passed amendments to its citizen-initiated petition legislation. The petition may proceed once the Ministry of Justice revises its procedures.<br/><br/>12/14 2026-03-14T20:37:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr0txm8a35ch9xd98wv5lethxpfzfyhymwue85uc7jrj3z9uy5afqzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zhpsht8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs86zelzx03p956ddzthm70fyg9k2sk80ak4h5gq6zpdd9j9vzpu4qthrcv0'>nevent1q…rcv0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“The Regulations would impose conditions related to this authorization that would reduce the risks to the aquatic #environment posed by deleterious substances in #coal #mining effluent.”<br/><br/>On November 5, 2025, Northback submitted its Terms of Reference for an #EnvironmentalImpact Assessment Report outlining the scope of #environmental and socio-economic effects of the proposed project.<br/><br/>11/14 2026-03-14T20:36:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs86zelzx03p956ddzthm70fyg9k2sk80ak4h5gq6zpdd9j9vzpu4qzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zdxa5a7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstg8932vmtfm0ulmzhpjthuxua9njtw2v9hewmrk7whyntspavfkgdqnr3l'>nevent1q…nr3l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As part of the ongoing #Coal Industry Modernization Initiative (CIMI) process, a commitment to zero discharge of #selenium standard has been suggested. This may correspond to the ongoing consultation with respect to the proposed Coal #Mining Effluent Regulations under the federal #Fisheries Act (RSC1985, c F-14) which states: <br/><br/>10/14 2026-03-14T20:35:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstg8932vmtfm0ulmzhpjthuxua9njtw2v9hewmrk7whyntspavfkgzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4z466ueh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv6stqny4my27aezq0qxuhqy5r0vkdya70k9cxl0y50exzdxuxrpqth58et'>nevent1q…58et</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Though there are many #heavymetals that #coalmining can release to our #freshwater, #selenium has been noted as a particularly risky #pollutant as it bioaccumulates in the #environment reaching toxic levels for #fish, #animals living in riparian areas, and potentially in agricultural #soils and #plants grown in them. This is a risk not only to human #health and the health of aquatic #ecosystems, but also risks the reputation of our regional agricultural products.<br/><br/>9/14 2026-03-14T20:34:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv6stqny4my27aezq0qxuhqy5r0vkdya70k9cxl0y50exzdxuxrpqzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zjunv9e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyjqhgfh6v4fxjm8x65vz9jxg49f43cd08xyc080yuqflnd33033qdzyq94'>nevent1q…yq94</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Albertans continue to wait for the decisions: on the remaining litigation for the uncertainty created by the Government of #Alberta due to the lack of #consultation; on the new #coal policy; and on the approval process for Northback’s Grassy Mountain project.<br/><br/>The Grassy Mountain project, given the assessment of the Joint Review Panel, remains ‘not in the public interest.’ The reasons are simple: coal #mines produce waste from which #pollutants leach into surface and #groundwater.<br/><br/>8/14 2026-03-14T20:33:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyjqhgfh6v4fxjm8x65vz9jxg49f43cd08xyc080yuqflnd33033qzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zjckpfp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgy637xzvm5xv4czzy2q2pqkspd4krrpwur4gd6xdja9r28q2c2zsez0hyc'>nevent1q…0hyc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Five #coal companies initiated a $15 billion lawsuit against the Government of #Alberta as a result of the uncertainty of the coal policy in Alberta. Atrum Coal settled for $142.5 million in July 2025. Evolve Power settled for $95 million in October 2025. Cabin Ridge Project and Black Eagle Holdings have yet to settle, and Northback launched a claim for damages in June 2024, to be heard separately from the other litigation processes.<br/><br/>7/14 2026-03-14T20:32:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgy637xzvm5xv4czzy2q2pqkspd4krrpwur4gd6xdja9r28q2c2zszyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zclpanp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs09zstmpce9h2g2amjh9gmt9yqhfgg4s0alu8s7wwzcr40d3msq2swjsd87'>nevent1q…sd87</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Government of #Alberta introduced in late 2024 a #Coal Industry Modernization Initiative (CIMI) in consultation with the coal industry. In January of 2025, the Government of Alberta lifted its moratorium on coal #mining again opening up nearly 1900 square kilometers of land for coal exploration. In May of 2025, the Alberta #Energy Regulator approved the exploration program application by Northback at Grassy Mountain.<br/><br/>6/14 2026-03-14T20:31:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs09zstmpce9h2g2amjh9gmt9yqhfgg4s0alu8s7wwzcr40d3msq2szyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zky5nse In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ejqn73ztryv3mn0hwejqmge0q7ujy9hhnl3ve5a7g7qdt39l22guerhyc'>nevent1q…rhyc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Overall, this project was deemed: not good for people, not good for the #Environment, and not good for the citizen-taxpayer. Under the new ownership of Northback, the Grassy Mountain project was resurrected in 2023 as an ‘advanced’ project.<br/><br/>In 2023, Montem withdrew its application to #mine #coal at Tent Mountain with plans to convert the old coal mine to a pumped-hydro scheme.<br/><br/>5/14 2026-03-14T20:30:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8ejqn73ztryv3mn0hwejqmge0q7ujy9hhnl3ve5a7g7qdt39l22gzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zqryl97 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9austhgtwyqdnyp0sw9vq2efhq3ephd8qud30lwzakxkd66sm82q6wpseh'>nevent1q…pseh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The report identified impacts to #speciesAtRisk, risks of #contamination of surface- and #groundwater, risks of #airpollution, and that the project did not properly consider #economicRisks in its evaluation (which may be significant for the agri-food sector in our region), while overstating royalty payments. There was no cost evaluation for the long-term treatment of #water (long after the coal mine would be closed) and dubious commitments for #restoration after #mine closure.<br/><br/>4/14 2026-03-14T20:30:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9austhgtwyqdnyp0sw9vq2efhq3ephd8qud30lwzakxkd66sm82qzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zmv2qkk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9euahzzntpghz7sx25nku6tmjjsvp2jkazhhltdh82za7xd0acnq9c4pkn'>nevent1q…4pkn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A Joint Review Panel (JRP) consisting of federal and provincial regulators held a hearing from October 2020 to January 2021 on the Grassy Mountain #coal project. In August 2021, the Joint Review Panel report deemed the project “not in the public interest.”<br/><br/>3/14 2026-03-14T20:29:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9euahzzntpghz7sx25nku6tmjjsvp2jkazhhltdh82za7xd0acnqzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4z7juman In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsytwpkvze7tjv47l8e22g33g0yxsscdmkss6k2cuyqpce7cq8pdfq4ckks8'>nevent1q…kks8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Significant areas of the #EasternSlopes land were opened to coal leases, initiating a widespread response from concerned landowners, environmentalists, and #Indigenous communities. Due to public pressure, the 1976 #Coal #Policy was reinstated in early 2021 after cancelling eleven new coal leases. Four projects were exempted from the Ministerial order, two of which being Benga’s #GrassyMountain and Montem’s Tent Mountain coal projects.<br/><br/>2/14 2026-03-14T20:28:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsytwpkvze7tjv47l8e22g33g0yxsscdmkss6k2cuyqpce7cq8pdfqzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zc2a83n Alberta Environmental Policy Series: Coal Mining<br/><br/><a href="https://www.sage-environment.org/alberta-environmental-policy-series-coal-mining/">https://www.sage-environment.org/alberta-environmental-policy-series-coal-mining/</a><br/><br/>[The Alberta Environmental Policy Series highlights the many #environmental challenges and related government #policies in #Alberta SAGE welcomes feedback on these topics.] <br/><br/>In 2020, the 1976 Coal Policy was rescinded without public consultation.<br/><br/>1/14 2026-03-14T20:27:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9lk7c7p8zehvqeh46safe7xpsgqaz9h2thg5amepzzz49uzjh3cczyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zaek9z8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxdt5fmlednz9tr0r9z7rchm66apgfghku22686ud9wue4hjamjts92wjq9'>nevent1q…wjq9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Happy Birthday! 🥳 2026-02-08T00:07:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2v4z0xrd6m39449reckmz7gnv03plvgdl97jdjjdcc2p6c6qvufgzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4ze8mdws In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvc0tffem3wnw0qck0te7awgc0e64pw24ecelmqpl8hytgh52686slj5ka5'>nevent1q…5ka5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>but in Canada, a statement like that is hate speech, right? 2026-01-10T15:11:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswkzl9mm2pj3etet8puaffm546l666f3zfrr2l35agu8mmqygzaaczyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zeg8y9j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsynqedq78vuelnn9zu7xct28ss65tft3nl0e94mwsj7rmth3acn9gft255d'>nevent1q…255d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&lt;hug&gt; 2025-12-13T15:53:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs99fdul5ksu4l467utkdesae4z7xw76culey5stvn3sj3cvlvhpjszyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4z2yjz5l After the deadly Guadalupe River #flooding, some people in Texas are asking what could have been done differently. In the USA, politicians who are beholden to the fossil fuel industry dismiss accountability as “partisan games,&#34; but #climate #science experts say that now is the time to confront the fossil fuel industry&#39;s influence on policy-making &amp; their undermining of #disaster #preparedness:<br/> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-429-what-on-earth/clip/16157491-bonus-will-texas-talk-climate-change-now">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-429-what-on-earth/clip/16157491-bonus-will-texas-talk-climate-change-now</a><br/><br/>#ClimateCrisis #TexasFloods #ClimateAction #FossilFree 2025-07-12T21:41:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg2z06muxmkzphjszgw4uh5syxkdk3dalkpjaylynjqhxp3f8yhuqzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zf5krxk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9zskct3jus0c2amu3fxd0xjpsyw8zdw449yczp6e320tc99jhv2q6ngjqx'>nevent1q…gjqx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this is clearly sarcasm that mocks the infantile American President, so explicitly that it would be obvious to an average person, but he will be too simple and too narcissistic to appreciate. Right? 2025-06-24T19:10:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs26sr9rccgkry4zjyty84psujzp30m0r33wtzktw05l0wyqvgefzgzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zlx5jzu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswhsfgnncc59lxrz8fjnmfdq9pm9srsgdutr66gpmmuk6exf26teql7pauy'>nevent1q…pauy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>wow that was well said 2025-06-14T23:28:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqegq9m4sdsyvj4dzucajy8rzlj88mj5g2z94w3qwv9zg7pp8stnqzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4za2vh3n <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/625/401/296/633/578/original/d03e714ba11a36ea.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-04T13:49:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdj7gh6tph74tl2r9feeyxe07zxcl6ushthllqrm42j2hyq0hkxyszyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zd0gkte <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/594/013/415/850/429/original/045df100fb151bf6.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-30T00:45:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszyrc8y3vlhf9tgkeuh5hclxxyzdnlfjs9dv8z4cphn80hppfx2yqzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zed32y9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2tpp3vqvhyre8mdhde5cj8vj957d7hcmdxmct98f2rypcf0qxm0q25pscj'>nevent1q…pscj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would give them flattering bulges... 2025-05-03T22:29:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswcr35tejyzgxg86waelycz0x7xaw0r7cxw9ff76tmjfnh4ukj3cczyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4z23nv93 <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/412/732/007/412/030/original/13de3af9beb6e45b.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-28T00:23:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd4dr4k5s9awtu9xh7gqnasgnf7lcrr7ld2xsc7al8qk6nwl5l75szyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zea0msq <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/241/280/605/298/729/original/22e89f88d7eb9019.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-28T17:41:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdewegt5pn9ms6vse5uzm6qpfeguxl4pxz3pwhe8z95058hphr3sqzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4znwy8vk Fired #climate scientist Tom Di Liberto says lives are at risk from #extremeweather as more cuts loom over the U.S. government agency responsible for #forecasting and much more. Di Liberto lost his job as part of a massive purge by the Trump administration, and worries the layoffs will not only cost the U.S. more money, but will cripple weather forecasting across the continent, leaving many people vulnerable to #NaturalHazards<br/><br/>What On Earth with Laura Lynch - <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-429-what-on-earth/clip/16134160-trump-slashing-jobs-noaa.-what-wrong">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-429-what-on-earth/clip/16134160-trump-slashing-jobs-noaa.-what-wrong</a> 2025-03-15T17:31:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs93twt5uv0z9xpyuxremznuj48aneyuvsxrmh92pemefc78z4tmsszyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4z3qpmyz <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/527/177/275/346/060/original/356bf3b72aa4e065.webp"> <br/> 2024-11-22T14:55:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq5pcfhp2wrgfw98qj4ushwry44rcp4af3awncfj7lnvwfuvpqd8gzyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4zx9vlpf Invitation for Saturday, November 2, 3-5 pm @ #Lethbridge City Hall<br/> <br/>You are invited to participate in a community gathering happening on Saturday, November 2, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, where we will express #solidarity with #trans people &amp; their families, &amp; support inclusive education, accessible health care, &amp; respect for diverse identities. The event, previously advertised on social media, will emphasize our support for the human rights of trans people.<br/> <br/>#Alberta #2SLGBTQIA+ #HumanRights 2024-11-01T00:50:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstdt2y8428mqs0cyqc28y6nqq7s29g8kaw3v409z46ragrfjhjjmczyqgcg4u6py7fqd8vnf964lzz26ejrgv3c9tgsw90yttdfflv7gs4z8ju2ke <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/257/080/437/545/742/original/ad68366d4b585e18.webp"> <br/> 2024-10-05T22:05:02Z