Alberta Announces Policy to Curb Pollution and Water Use From Massive Growth
Posted on: Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 12:00 CDT
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
EDMONTON - Alberta has announced sweeping changes to environmental policy aimed at curbing pollution and water use resulting from booming growth across the province.
The new policy will start in a sprawling area northeast of Edmonton often referred to as upgrader alley. The changes will place a cap on emissions for the entire region, replacing a system that set limits for individual projects without consideration of the cumulative effect of emissions.
The policy, which will take full effect in 2009, will also include rules for water use by the huge upgrader projects, which are expected to draw massive volumes of water from the North Saskatchewan River.
Premier Ed Stelmach says Alberta must balance unprecedented growth with protection of the environment.
But Liberal environment critic David Swann says such a policy is long overdue in the province.
Source: Canadian Press
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