Overhead High Voltage Power Lines are Expensive
• April 20, 2013 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Energy, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Corruption, Electricity Costs, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, SNC-Lavalin
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Energy, Alberta Utilties Commission, AltaLink, EPCOR, SNC-Lavalin corruption
ATCO Electric Gets Earful from Angry Landowners
• October 28, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Agricultural Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Energy, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, ATCO Electric, Electricity Costs, Health Impacts, Joe Anglin, Shayne Saskiw
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Utilities Commission, ATCO Electric, Joe Anglin, Shayne Saskiw
New Schools Open While Colchester School Will Close
• August 28, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater constituency, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Colchester Elementary School, Ed Stelmach, Edmonton Greenbelt, Elk Island Public Schools, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Jeff Johnson, Safety Impacts, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, SNC-Lavalin, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater constituency, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Colchester Elementary School, Colchester School closing, Edmonton Greenbelt, Elk Island Public Schools, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Jeff Johnson, power line health impacts, power line safety impacts, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, SNC-Lavalin, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, underground power lines
Upset about the Heartland Power Line?
• August 19, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Energy, Alberta Government, Alberta NDP, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Bill 19, Bill 50, Bird Deaths, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Cathy Olesen, Court of Appeal, Dave Quest, Deron Bilous, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Edmonton Greenbelt, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Gene Zwozdesky, Heartland Transmission Project, Jeff Johnson, Karen Shaw, Ken Hughes, Naresh Bhardwaj, Peter Sandhu, Property Rights, Proximity, Public Consultation, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, SNC-Lavalin, Stantec Consulting Ltd., Sturgeon County, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Energy, Alberta Government, Alberta NDP, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta's Industrial Heartland, Alison Redford, Alison Redford political interference, AltaLink, Bill 19, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Cathy Olesen, Dave Quest, Deron Bilous, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Edmonton Greenbelt, environmental impact assessment, EPCOR, Gene Zwozdesky, Heartland Transmission Project, Jeff Johnson, judicial review, Karen Shaw, Ken Hughes, lattice transmission towers, lawsuits, Making Money by Making Friends: SNC-Lavalin/AltaLink, Naresh Bhardwaj, Peter Sandhu, power line bird deaths, power line environmental impacts, private property rights, public consultation, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, SNC-Lavalin, Stantec Consulting Ltd., Sturgeon County, Transportation Utility Corridor, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Western Alberta Transmission Line Unconstitutional
• July 31, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, AltaLink, Bill 50, Electricity: Export, Joe Anglin, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, AltaLink, Bill 50, electricity export, Joe Anglin, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Opposition to AltaLink’s Western Alberta Transmission Line Continues
• July 16, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in AEUB spying scandal, Agricultural Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Energy & Utilities Board, Alberta Government, Alberta Landowners Council, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Colleen Boddez, Court of Appeal, Energy Resources Conservation Board, Environmental Impacts, Gary Edward, Grant Budgeon, Heartland Transmission Project, Judicial Review, Proximity, Socio-economic Impacts, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: AEUB spying scandal, Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Energy & Utilities Board, Alberta Government, Alberta Landowners Council, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Colleen Boddez, Energy Resources Conservation Board, Gary Edward, Grant Budgeon, Heartland Transmission Project, judicial review, negative power line impacts, power line agriculture impacts, power line environmental impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Alberta’s Electricity Deregulation a Colossal Failure
• July 14, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, EPCOR, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Deregulation, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Electricity: Generation, Power outages, SaskPower, ATCO
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, EPCOR, electricity deregulation, electricity generation, Alberta Electric System Operator, high electricity costs, ATCO, SaskPower, rolling blackouts
Opposition to AltaLink Power Lines Grows
• July 12, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Anne Stevick, Chinook Area Land Users Association, Electricity Costs, Goose Lake to Etzikom Coulee Transmission Project, Pia Blum, Property Value Impacts, Public Consultation, Visual Impacts
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Anne Stevick, Chinook Area Land Users Association, Goose Lake to Etzikom Coulee Transmission Project, high electricity costs, Pia Blum, power line aesthetic impacts, power line property value impacts, power line visual impacts, public consultation, Twin Butte
Why Were Blackouts Kept Secret?
• July 12, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Gas-fired, Enmax, EPCOR, Joe Anglin, Power outages, Stephen Mandel
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, blackouts, Coal-fired electricity, electricity price manipulation, ENMAX, EPCOR, greenhouse gases, high electricity costs, Joe Anglin, Mayor Stephen Mandel, natural gas-fired electricity, power outages
More on AESO-Ordered Blackouts Throughout Alberta
• July 10, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta NDP, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, David Eggen, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Deregulation, Electricity: Generation, EPCOR, Industrial Power Consumer's Assoc AB, Joe Anglin, Market Surveillance Administrator, Power outages, Rick Cowburn, TransAlta
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta NDP, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, blackouts, David Eggen, electricity deregulation, electricity generation, electricity price manipulation, EPCOR, high electricity costs, Industrial Power Consumers Association of Alberta, Joe Anglin, Market Surveillance Administrator, power outages, Rick Cowburn, Transalta, TransAlta fined
More Collusion in Alberta’s Electricity Industry?
• July 9, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, blackouts, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Generation
Tags: AESO shenanigans, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, blackouts, Coal-fired electricity, electricity generation, electricity transmission, power outages
Gold-Plating the Power Grid
• July 9, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Australian Energy Market Operator, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Electricity Costs, Manning Alliance, Powerlink Queensland, Public Consultation, TransGrid, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Australian Energy Market Operator, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, high electricity costs, Manning Alliance, negative power line impacts, overbuilding power lines, Powerlink Queensland, public consultation, TransGrid, underground power lines
Landowner Rights vs. Industry Powers in Alberta
• July 8, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Agricultural Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Amy Cunningham, Bill 50, Electricity: Export, Health Impacts, Property Value Impacts, Safety Impacts, SNC-Lavalin, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Amy Cunningham, Bill 50, electricity export, power line agriculture impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, SNC-Lavalin, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Heartland Transmission Project Update
• June 26, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Agricultural Impacts, Aircraft Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Court of Appeal, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Pipeline Impacts, Property Rights, Property Value Impacts, Public Consultation, Safety Impacts, Sherwood Park, SNC-Lavalin, Socio-economic Impacts, Southern Alberta Transmission Reinforcement Project, Tim LeRiche, Tourism Impacts, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta's Industrial Heartland, Alison Redford, Alison Redford political interference, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Edmonton Greenbelt, environmental impact assessment, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, power line aesthetic impacts, power line agriculture impacts, power line aircraft impacts, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line pipeline impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, power line tourism impacts, private property rights, public consultation, Sherwood Park, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, SNC-Lavalin, Southern Alberta Transmission Reinforcement Project, Tim LeRiche, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Antelope Valley Clearview Transmission Project – Underground
• June 6, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Agricultural Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Electricity: Coal-fired, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, High Desert Power Authority, Net Zero City, Property Value Impacts, Renewable energy, Safety Impacts, Socio-economic Impacts, Solar energy, Tourism Impacts, underground power lines, Wind energy
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alternative Energy Capital of the World, Antelope Valley Clearview Transmission Project, Beautiful Earth Group, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Coal-fired electricity, High Desert Power Authority, negative power line impacts, Net Zero City, power line agriculture impacts, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line tourism impacts, power line visual impacts, renewable energy, solar energy, Trans Bay Cable Project, underground power lines, wind energy
Heartland Power Line Battle Not Over
• May 18, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Industrial Heartland Assoc, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Colchester Elementary School, Corona Effect, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electromagnetic Fields, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, Karen Shaw, Linda Osinchuk, Pipeline Impacts, Proximity, Sherwood Park, SNC-Lavalin, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, Tar Sands Upgrader
Tags: Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Industrial Heartland Association, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Coal-fired electricity, Colchester Elementary School, corona effect, electricity cogeneration, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, Karen Shaw, Linda Osinchuk, negative power line impacts, pipeline explosion, power line electromagnetic fields, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line opposition, power line pipeline impacts, school closing, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, SNC-Lavalin, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, tar sands upgrader
Towers Kill Millions of Birds
• April 29, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Bird Deaths, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Environmental Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Property Value Impacts, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Heartland Transmission Project, power line bird deaths, power line environmental impacts, power line property value impacts, underground power lines
Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Candidates’ Views on Heartland Line
• April 22, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta NDP, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Chris Fulmer, Compensation, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Export, EverGreen, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, Heartland Transmission Project, Jacquie Fenske, Matt Levicki, Peter Schneider, Shannon Stubbs, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta NDP, Alberta PC Party, Alberta provincial election, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Chris Fulmer, electricity costs, electricity export, EverGreen, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, Heartland Transmission Project, Jacquie Fenske, Matt Levicki, Peter Schneider, power line compensation, power line opposition, repeal Bill 50, Shannon Stubbs, underground power lines
Sherwood Park Candidates’ Views on Heartland Power Line
• April 21, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta NDP, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Cathy Olesen, Chris Kuchmak, Colchester Elementary School, Danielle Smith, Dave Anderson, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Export, Garnett Genuis, Gordon Barrett, Jim Ford, Lyndsay Pinder, Sherwood Park, Social Credit, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta NDP, Alberta Party, Alberta PC Party, Alberta provincial election, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Cathy Olesen, Chris Kuchmak, Colchester Elementary School, Danielle Smith, Dave Anderson, electricity costs, electricity export, Garnett Genuis, Gordon Barrett, Heartland Transmission Project, Jim Ford, Lyndsay Pinder, repeal Bill 50, Sherwood Park, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, Social Credit, underground power lines
PCs Promise More Schools While They Close Another One Down
• April 5, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, AltaLink, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Colchester Elementary School, Dave Quest, Elk Island Public Schools, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Safety Impacts, SNC-Lavalin, Strathcona County, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta election poll, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, Alison Redford promises, AltaLink, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Colchester Elementary School, Dave Quest, Elk Island Public Schools, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, negative power line impacts, power line opposition, school closing, SNC-Lavalin, Strathcona County, underground power lines
Overhead Transmission Lines Being Taken Down in the UK
• March 22, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Electricity North West, Tourism Impacts, underground power lines, Visual Impacts
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Electricity North West, power line aesthetic impacts, power line tourism impacts, power line visual impacts, underground power lines
Power Price is Not Market-Based: Joe Anglin
• January 27, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, Critical Transmission Review Committee, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Deregulation, Joe Anglin, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta electricity companies gouging consumers, Alberta Government, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, Critical Transmission Review Committee, electricity cogeneration, electricity costs, electricity deregulation, Joe Anglin, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre
How Do We Fix Electricity Transmission in Alberta?
• January 24, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Electricity: Gas-fired, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Proximity, Ted Morton, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, electricity costs, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, natural gas-fired electricity, repeal Bill 50, Ted Morton, underground power lines
Two New Power Lines Not Needed
• January 18, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Critical Transmission Review Committee, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Export
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Critical Transmission Review Committee, electricity export, high electricity costs
Flashback: Ted Morton Had it Right
• January 14, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alison Redford, Bill 50, Electricity: Gas-fired, Heartland Transmission Project, Ted Morton
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alison Redford, Bill 50, Heartland Transmission Project, natural gas-fired electricity, Ted Morton
Power Line Review Committee Told Lines Not Needed
• January 9, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alison Redford, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Critical Transmission Review Committee, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Export, Heartland Transmission Project, Tar Sands Upgrader, Ted Morton, Western Alberta Transmission Line, WikiLeaks
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta's Industrial Heartland, Alison Redford, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Coal-fired electricity, Critical Transmission Review Committee, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, electricity cogeneration, electricity export, Heartland Transmission Project, tar sands upgrader, Ted Morton, Western Alberta Transmission Line, WikiLeaks
RETA to Appeal AUC Heartland Line Decision
• November 28, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Bill 19, Bill 50, Bruce Johnson, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Compensation, Court of Appeal, Dave Quest, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Gene Zwozdesky, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Iris Evans, Jeff Johnson, Naresh Bhardwaj, Peter Sandhu, Property Rights, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Public Consultation, Safety Impacts, SNC-Lavalin, Socio-economic Impacts, Strathcona County, Tar Sands Upgrader, Ted Morton, Tony Vandermeer, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta's Industrial Heartland, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Bill 19, Bill 50, Bruce Johnson, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Coal-fired electricity, Dave Quest, electricity cogeneration, electricity costs, environmental impact assessment, EPCOR, Gene Zwozdesky, Heartland Transmission Project, Iris Evans, Jeff Johnson, Naresh Bhardwaj, Peter Sandhu, power line aesthetic impacts, power line compensation, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, power line visual impacts, property rights, public consultation, public interest, SNC-Lavalin, Strathcona County, tar sands upgrader, Ted Morton, Tony Vandermeer, underground power lines
True Costs of Burying Heartland Line Required
• November 25, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Linda Osinchuk, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Safety Impacts, Strathcona County, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Linda Osinchuk, power line aesthetic impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, Strathcona County, underground power lines
AUC Heartland Power Line Decision – Fallout
• November 15, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Agricultural Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Chris Fulmer, Colchester Elementary School, Compensation, Edmonton (City of), Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Gas-fired, Elk Island Public Schools, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Public Consultation, Safety Impacts, SNC-Lavalin, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, Thomas Lukaszuk, underground power lines, World Bank
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, Alison Redford political interference, AltaLink, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, City of Edmonton, Coal-fired electricity, Colchester Elementary School, Colchester School closing, electricity cogeneration, Elk Island Public Schools, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, natural gas-fired electricity, power line agriculture impacts, power line compensation, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, public consultation, public interest, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, SNC-Lavalin, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, Thomas Lukaszuk, underground power lines
Alberta Government Flip Flop on Heartland Power Line
• November 15, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta NDP, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Bill 50, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Ted Morton, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta NDP, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, Alison Redford political interference, AltaLink, Bill 50, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Ted Morton, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Heartland Power Line Not Needed
• October 8, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, AltaLink, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Iris Evans, Tar Sands Upgrader, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta's Industrial Heartland, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Coal-fired electricity, electricity cogeneration, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Iris Evans, Sherwood Park, tar sands upgrader, underground power lines
Premier-Designate Redford Speaks on Power Lines
• October 4, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Bill 50, Bruce Johnson, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Compensation, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Export, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Safety Impacts, Socio-economic Impacts, Tar Sands Upgrader, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Bill 50, Bruce Johnson, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Coal-fired electricity, Edmonton Greenbelt, electricity cogeneration, electricity costs, electricity export, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, power line aesthetic impacts, power line compensation, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, Strathcona County, tar sands upgrader, underground power lines
The Latest from Gary Mar on Power Lines
• September 30, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Electricity: Generation, Gary Mar, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, electricity generation, Gary Mar, underground power lines
P.C. Leadership Candidates – Power Lines
• September 28, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Doug Horner, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Generation, Gary Mar, Heartland Transmission Project, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Doug Horner, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, electricity costs, electricity generation, Gary Mar, Heartland Transmission Project, power line property value impacts, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Repeal Bill 50 Says New Alberta Liberal Leader
• September 11, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Liberal Party, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Kent Hehr, Raj Sherman, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Liberal Party, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Heartland Transmission Project, Kent Hehr, power line health impacts, Raj Sherman, repeal Bill 50, underground power lines
Altered Power Line Route Triggers New Hearing
• August 24, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Environmental Impacts, Livingstone Landowners Group, Public Consultation
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Livingstone Landowners Group, power line aesthetic impacts, power line environmental impacts, public consultation
Heartland Line Overbuild Says Ex-EPCOR VP
• August 11, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Deregulation, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Rick Cowburn, Tar Sands Upgrader
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta's Industrial Heartland, AltaLink, Coal-fired electricity, electricity cogeneration, electricity deregulation, EPCOR, Heartland power line overbuild, Heartland Transmission Project, high electricity costs, Rick Cowburn, tar sands upgrader
Negative Health Effects of EMFs Proven
• August 4, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Electromagnetic Fields, Fact Sheets (RETA), Health Canada, Health Impacts, underground power lines, World Health Organization
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Health Canada, power line electromagnetic fields, power line health impacts, underground power lines, World Health Organization
Tornadoes Topple High Voltage Towers
• July 30, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, AltaLink, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, EPCOR, Fact Sheets (RETA), Heartland Transmission Project, Power outages, Safety Impacts, Tornado, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, AltaLink, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, power line safety impacts, power outages, tornado impacts on power lines, underground power lines
Heartland Power Line Hearing – Final Arguments
• June 23, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bird Deaths, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Compensation, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electromagnetic Fields, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Intimidation, Noise Impacts, Pipeline Impacts, Property Value Impacts, Public Consultation, Safety Impacts, Tar Sands Upgrader, Tourism Impacts, underground power lines, Visual Impacts
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Coal-fired electricity, electricity cogeneration, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, landowner intimidation, negative power line impacts, power line aesthetic impacts, power line bird deaths, power line compensation, power line electromagnetic fields, power line environmental impacts, power line noise impacts, power line pipeline impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line tourism impacts, power line visual impacts, public consultation, tar sands upgrader, underground power lines
AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 24
• May 17, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Industrial Heartland Assoc, Alberta Utilities Commission, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Development Impacts, Don Rigney, Edmonton (City of), Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Gas-fired, Electromagnetic Fields, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Karen Leibovici, Parkland County, Property Value Impacts, Public Opinion Survey, Rod Shaigec, Spruce Grove (City of), Sturgeon County, Tar Sands Upgrader, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Energy, Alberta Government, Alberta Industrial Heartland Association, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta's Industrial Heartland, Angus Reid Poll, AUC Heartland hearing proceedings, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, City of Edmonton, Coal-fired electricity, Don Rigney, Edmonton Greenbelt, electricity cogeneration, Heartland Transmission Project, Karen Leibovici, natural gas-fired electricity, Parkland County, power line development impacts, power line electromagnetic fields, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line visual impacts, public interest, public opinion survey, Restricted Development Area, Rod Shaigec, Spruce Grove, Sturgeon County, tar sands upgrader, underground power lines, Wagner Natural Area
AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 23
• May 13, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Food Processors Assoc, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Colchester Elementary School, Electricity Costs, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Industrial Power Consumer's Assoc AB, Proximity, Radio Interference, SNC-Lavalin, Socio-economic Impacts, Sturgeon County, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Food Processors Association, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, AUC Heartland hearing proceedings, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Colchester Elementary School, Colchester School closing, Department of National Defence, Heartland Transmission Project, high electricity costs, Industrial Power Consumers Association of Alberta, power line health impacts, power line radio interference, power line socio-economic impacts, SNC-Lavalin, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, underground power lines
AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 22
• May 13, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bird Deaths, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Cable Consulting International, Corona Effect, Electromagnetic Fields, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Erin Bayne, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Linda Osinchuk, Martin Blank, Pipeline Impacts, Proximity, Public Consultation, Strathcona County, underground power lines, World Health Organization, XLPE Cable
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, AUC Heartland hearing proceedings, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Cable Consulting International, corona effect, EPCOR, Erin Bayne, Heartland Transmission Project, International Commission on Non-ionizing Radiation Protection, landowner intimidation, Linda Osinchuk, Martin Blank, power line Alzheimer's disease risk, power line bird deaths, power line cancer risks, power line DNA damage, power line electromagnetic fields, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line leukemia risks, power line pipeline impacts, power line visual impacts, power line wildlife impacts, public consultation, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, Strathcona County, underground power lines, World Health Organization, XLPE cable
AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 21
• May 12, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in A & D Daycare, Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bill 50, Bird Deaths, Brian Gettel, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Cable Consulting International, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Europacable, FDI Acoustics Inc., Gibbons Landowners Group, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, Livestock Impacts, Noise Impacts, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Public Consultation, Riparia Ltd., Safety Impacts, Socio-economic Impacts, Sturgeon County, Sturgeon Landowners Group, underground power lines
Tags: A & D Daycare, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, AUC Heartland hearing proceedings, Bill 50, Brian Gettel, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Cable Consulting International, Colleen Boddez, EPCOR, Europacable, FDI Acoustics Inc., Gibbons Landowners Group, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, power line bird deaths, power line electromagnetic fields, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line livestock impacts, power line noise impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, power line visual impacts, public consultation, Riparia Ltd., sensitive wildlife species, Sherwood Park, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, Sturgeon County, Sturgeon Landowners Group, threatened wildlife species, Truescape, underground power lines, visual impact assessment
AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 18
• May 7, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Agricultural Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Compensation, Doug Horner, Electricity: Export, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Noise Impacts, Property Value Impacts, Public Consultation, Safety Impacts, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, AUC Heartland hearing proceedings, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Doug Horner, electricity export, Heartland Transmission Project, power line agriculture impacts, power line compensation, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line noise impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line visual impacts, public consultation, underground power lines
AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 16
• May 4, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Colchester Elementary School, Compensation, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electromagnetic Fields, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, TransAlta, underground power lines, William Bailey
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Energy, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, AUC Heartland hearing proceedings, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Coal-fired electricity, Colchester Elementary School, electricity cogeneration, ERCB, Heartland Transmission Project, power line aesthetic impacts, power line compensation, power line electromagnetic fields, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line visual impacts, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, Transalta, underground power lines, William Bailey
AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 13
• May 1, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Compensation, Ed Stelmach, Environmental Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Homeowners Against Lines Overhead, Industrial Power Consumer's Assoc AB, Pipeline Impacts, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Public Consultation, SNC-Lavalin
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, AUC Heartland hearing proceedings, Ed Stelmach, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Homeowners Against Lines Overhead, Industrial Power Consumers Association of Alberta, landowner intimidation, power line compensation, power line environmental impacts, power line pipeline impacts, power line property value impacts, public consultation, SNC-Lavalin, Standard Land
AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 12
• April 29, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Aircraft Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bird Deaths, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Colchester Elementary School, Edmonton (City of), Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Industrial Power Consumer's Assoc AB, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Safety Impacts, Sherwood Park Fish & Game Assoc, Spruce Grove (City of), Tornado, underground power lines, Visual Impacts
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, AUC Heartland hearing proceedings, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, City of Edmonton, Colchester Elementary School, Heartland Transmission Project, Industrial Power Consumers Association of Alberta, monopole transmission towers, power line aesthetic impacts, power line aircraft impacts, power line bird deaths, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line visual impacts, Restricted Development Area, Sherwood Park Fish and Game Association, Spruce Grove, tornado impacts on power lines, underground power lines
AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 9
• April 22, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bill 50, BRUTE, Edmonton (City of), Heartland Transmission Project, Proximity, Public Consultation, Strathcona County, Sturgeon Landowners Group
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, AUC Heartland hearing proceedings, Bill 50, Blue Route Utility Transmission Elimination, City of Edmonton, Heartland Transmission Project, public consultation, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, Strathcona County, Sturgeon Landowners Group
AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 6
• April 18, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in A & D Daycare, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Colchester Elementary School, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Proximity, Public Consultation, Radio Interference, Socio-economic Impacts, Strathcona County, underground power lines
Tags: A & D Daycare, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Infrastructure, Alberta Utilities Commission, AUC Heartland hearing proceedings, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Colchester Elementary School, Colchester School closing, Department of National Defence, Edmonton Greenbelt, Heartland Transmission Project, power line health impacts, power line radio interference, power line socio-economic impacts, public consultation, Restricted Development Area, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, Strathcona County, Transportation Utility Corridor, underground power lines
