Archive for the 'Socio-economic Impacts' Category
AltaLink Building More New Power Lines in Ponoka, Innisfail and Didsbury Areas
• December 23, 2013 • Comments Off on AltaLink Building More New Power Lines in Ponoka, Innisfail and Didsbury AreasPosted in Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, bury power lines, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Property Value Impacts, Socio-economic Impacts
Tags: Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, bury power lines, Craig Teal, Jim Law, negative power line impacts, SNC-Lavalin scandal
Opposition to AltaLink’s Western Alberta Transmission Line Continues
• July 16, 2012 • Comments Off on Opposition to AltaLink’s Western Alberta Transmission Line ContinuesPosted 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
Heartland Transmission Project Update
• June 26, 2012 • Comments Off on Heartland Transmission Project UpdatePosted 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
AUC Rejects Landowner Request for Adjournment
• June 14, 2012 • Comments Off on AUC Rejects Landowner Request for AdjournmentPosted in Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 50, Court of Appeal, Heartland Transmission Project, Socio-economic Impacts, Sturgeon County, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 50, Heartland Transmission Project, Joe Anglin, Keith Wilson, power line socio-economic impacts, public interest, Sturgeon County, Western Alberta Transmission Line
AUC Hearing on Another Unnecessary Power Line
• June 11, 2012 • Comments Off on AUC Hearing on Another Unnecessary Power LinePosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Agricultural Impacts, Aircraft Impacts, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, AltaLink, Bill 50, Corruption, Court of Appeal, Enmax, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Karen Shaw, Property Value Impacts, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, Safety Impacts, SNC-Lavalin, Socio-economic Impacts, Sturgeon County, Visual Impacts, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Government, Alberta provincial election, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, AltaLink, Bill 50, ENMAX, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Joe Anglin, Karen Shaw, lawsuit against SNC-Lavalin, Making Money by Making Friends: SNC-Lavalin/AltaLink, negative power line impacts, power line agriculture impacts, power line aircraft impacts, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line opposition, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, power line visual impacts, public interest, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, SNC-Lavalin, SNC-Lavalin bribe, SNC-Lavalin corruption probe, SNC-Lavalin fraud, SNC-Lavalin investors, SNC-Lavalin money-laundering, SNC-Lavalin scandal, Sturgeon County, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Antelope Valley Clearview Transmission Project – Underground
• June 6, 2012 • Comments Off on Antelope Valley Clearview Transmission Project – UndergroundPosted 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
AltaLink Keeps Residents in the Dark Again
• May 6, 2012 • Comments Off on AltaLink Keeps Residents in the Dark AgainPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Kapasiwin, Property Value Impacts, Socio-economic Impacts, Tourism Impacts, TransAlta, Visual Impacts, Wabamun
Tags: Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Lake Wabamun, negative power line impacts, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line opposition, power line property value impacts, power line tourism impacts, power line visual impacts, Summer Village of Kapasiwin, Transalta, Village of Wabamun
RETA Supports Court Appeal of Heartland Line
• March 29, 2012 • Comments Off on RETA Supports Court Appeal of Heartland LinePosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Food Processors Assoc, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, Karen Shaw, Property Value Impacts, Safety Impacts, Socio-economic Impacts, Ted Morton, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Food Processors Association, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, high voltage power line, John Kristensen, Karen Shaw, negative power line impacts, political interference, power line opposition, Ted Morton, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Heartland Power Line – Court of Appeal
• March 7, 2012 • Comments Off on Heartland Power Line – Court of AppealPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Court of Appeal, Edmonton (City of), Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Karen Shaw, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Safety Impacts, Socio-economic Impacts, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, Ted Morton
Tags: Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, Alison Redford political interference, AltaLink, City of Edmonton, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Karen Shaw, Keith Wilson, poor AUC decision, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, Ted Morton
They’re Burying Lines Everywhere Else But Alberta
• February 28, 2012 • Comments Off on They’re Burying Lines Everywhere Else But AlbertaPosted in ABB, Agricultural Impacts, Alberta Government, Alison Redford, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Electromagnetic Fields, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Livestock Impacts, Pipeline Impacts, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Safety Impacts, Socio-economic Impacts, Tourism Impacts, Transmission Developers Inc., underground power lines
Tags: ABB, Alberta Government, Alberta provincial election, Alison Redford, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, EPCOR, power line agriculture impacts, power line electromagnetic fields, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line livestock impacts, power line pipeline impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, power line tourism impacts, Transmission Developers Inc., underground power lines
4 Candidates Fighting the Heartland Transmission Line
• January 22, 2012 • Comments Off on 4 Candidates Fighting the Heartland Transmission LinePosted in Agricultural Impacts, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Compensation, Garnett Genuis, Heartland Transmission Project, Industrial Power Consumer's Assoc AB, Paul Nemetchek, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Shannon Stubbs, Socio-economic Impacts, Travis Olson, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta provincial election, Alberta Wildrose Party, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater constituency, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, electricity costs, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, Fraser Institute, Garnett Genuis, Heartland Transmission Project, Industrial Power Consumers Association of Alberta, Paul Nemetchek, power line agriculture impacts, power line compensation, power line property value impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, Shannon Stubbs, Sherwood Park, Strathcona-Sherwood Park, Travis Olson, underground power lines
The More Heartland Decision Appeals, the Better
• November 29, 2011 • Comments Off on The More Heartland Decision Appeals, the BetterPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Utilities Commission, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Safety Impacts, Socio-economic Impacts, Strathcona County, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Utilities Commission, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Colchester School closing, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, power line aesthetic impacts, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, public interest, Strathcona County, underground power lines
RETA to Appeal AUC Heartland Line Decision
• November 28, 2011 • Comments Off on RETA to Appeal AUC Heartland Line DecisionPosted 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
Bill 50 Must Be Scrapped
• October 11, 2011 • Comments Off on Bill 50 Must Be ScrappedPosted in Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Property Value Impacts, Safety Impacts, Socio-economic Impacts
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, EPCOR, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, repeal Bill 50
Premier-Designate Redford Speaks on Power Lines
• October 4, 2011 • Comments Off on Premier-Designate Redford Speaks on Power LinesPosted 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
World-wide Battle Against Overhead Power Lines
• September 19, 2011 • Comments Off on World-wide Battle Against Overhead Power LinesPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, California, Chino Hills, Compensation, Electricity: Generation, Electromagnetic Fields, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Hope For The Hills, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Safety Impacts, Socio-economic Impacts, Southern California Edison, underground power lines
Tags: Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, California Public Utilities Commission, Chino Hills, electricity generation, Hope For The Hills, lawsuit against Southern California Edison, negative power line impacts, 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 safety impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, Southern California Edison, underground power lines
Opposition to ATC 345kV Line Grows
• August 31, 2011 • Comments Off on Opposition to ATC 345kV Line GrowsPosted in American Transmission Company, Badger Coulee Transmission Line, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Development Impacts, Environmental Impacts, Livestock Impacts, Property Value Impacts, Save Our Unique Lands (SOUL), Socio-economic Impacts, underground power lines
Tags: American Transmission Company, ATC, Badger Coulee Transmission Line, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, negative power line impacts, power line development impacts, power line environmental impacts, power line livestock impacts, power line property value impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, Save Our Unique Lands, SOUL, underground power lines
The Perfect Case for Burying Power Lines
• August 30, 2011 • Comments Off on The Perfect Case for Burying Power LinesPosted in bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Hurricane, Safety Impacts, Socio-economic Impacts, underground power lines
Tags: Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, hurricane impacts on power lines, Hurricane Irene, power line safety impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, underground power lines
AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 23
• May 13, 2011 • Comments Off on AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 23Posted 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 21
• May 12, 2011 • Comments Off on AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 21Posted 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 20
• May 11, 2011 • Comments Off on AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 20Posted in Aesthetic Impacts, Agricultural Impacts, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Livestock Impacts, Noise Impacts, Property Value Impacts, Public Consultation, Socio-economic Impacts, Stray Voltage, Sturgeon Landowners Group, Tourism Impacts, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, AUC Heartland hearing proceedings, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, environmental impact assessment, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, power line agriculture impacts, power line compensation, power line health impacts, power line livestock impacts, power line noise impacts, power line property value impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, power line tourism impacts, public consultation, stray voltage, Sturgeon Landowners Group, underground power lines, visual impact assessment
AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 19
• May 11, 2011 • Comments Off on AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 19Posted in Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, BRUTE, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Property Value Impacts, Public Consultation, Socio-economic Impacts, Sturgeon Landowners Group
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, AUC Heartland hearing proceedings, Blue Route Utility Transmission Elimination, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, power line cancer risks, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, public consultation, Restricted Development Area, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, Sturgeon Landowners Group
AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 6
• April 18, 2011 • Comments Off on AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 6Posted 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
AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 2
• April 13, 2011 • Comments Off on AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 2Posted in Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bill 50, BRUTE, Compensation, Development Impacts, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Livestock Impacts, Proximity, Public Consultation, Socio-economic Impacts, Strathcona County, Sturgeon Landowners Group
Tags: Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, AUC armed security, AUC Heartland hearing proceedings, Bill 50, Blue Route Utility Transmission Elimination, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, power line compensation, power line development impacts, power line livestock impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, public consultation, Strathcona County, stray voltage, Sturgeon Landowners Group
Appeal for Environmental Study – Premier
• January 14, 2011 • Comments Off on Appeal for Environmental Study – PremierPosted in Alberta Government, Bruce Johnson, Ed Stelmach, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Safety Impacts, Socio-economic Impacts
Tags: Alberta Environment, Alberta Government, Bruce Johnson, Ed Stelmach, environmental impact assessment, Heartland Transmission Project, negative power line impacts, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line safety impacts, power line socio-economic impacts
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