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The contradiction Drew referred to rests in the province’s decision last summer to put a moratorium on renewable energy projects, while simultaneously pulling all the levers at its disposal to ramp up oil and gas production.
“The government announced the renewables pause, citing concerns about reclamation of wind and solar farms as one of the central reasons, but has shown little appetite for effectively tackling the far larger problem of fossil fuel liabilities,” Drew said.
As for that renewables pause: Drew obtained documents that tell quite a different story than the government’s accounting of how the massive decision came about.
“Despite a concerted effort to redact and withhold documents, I will continue to file requests. I’ll find those nuggets that help to reveal how and why the government is making decisions that could have a big impact on the environment and climate,” Drew said.
At a time when the energy transition is the biggest story on the Prairies, that reporting is needed more than ever.
Take care and rest easy knowing our watchdog reporting doesn’t take a break,
Arik Ligeti
Director of audience
P.S. We’ve been overwhelmed by all the thoughtful story suggestions for 2024 so many of you sent in response to last week’s newsletter. We’ll try our best to get to them, pinky swear.
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