• April 6, 2016 •
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Tags: accountability, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta PC Government, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, competitive bidding, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Fort McMurray West 500 kV Transmission Project, Heartland Transmission Project, high electricity transmission costs, Premier Rachel Notley, Sheldon Fulton, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• May 14, 2014 •
Comments Off on ATCO CEO Has It All Wrong
Posted in Alberta Utilities Commission, ATCO, Electricity Costs, Environmental Impacts
Tags: Alberta P.C. Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, ATCO, bird deaths, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, environmental impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, high electricity costs, Nancy Southern, negative power line impacts, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• December 22, 2013 •
Comments Off on AltaLink Proposes Another Power Line Through Conservation Area in Colchester
Posted in Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, bury power lines, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, bury power lines, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, negative power line impacts, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• October 16, 2013 •
Comments Off on Costs of New High Voltage Power Lines in Alberta Skyrocket
Posted in AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Export, Western Alberta Transmission Line, WikiLeaks
Tags: AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, electricity export, high electricity costs, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• November 2, 2012 •
Comments Off on Repeal of Bill 50 for Future Lines Not Enough
Posted in Alberta P.C. Party, Bill 50, Bill 8, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta PC Party, Bill 8, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, repeal Bill 50, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• August 19, 2012 •
Comments Off on Upset about the Heartland Power Line?
Posted 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
• June 26, 2012 •
Comments Off on Heartland Transmission Project Update
Posted 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
• April 28, 2012 •
Comments Off on Why Support Coal-Fired Power Generation?
Posted in Aesthetic Impacts, Agricultural Impacts, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Bill 50, Capital Power, Carbon capture project, Carbon emissions, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Gas-fired, Electricity: Generation, Enbridge Inc., Enmax, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Property Value Impacts, Safety Impacts, Shepard Energy Centre, Tourism Impacts, TransAlta, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Bill 50, Capital Power, Carbon capture project, carbon emissions, Coal-fired electricity, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Enbridge Inc., ENMAX, Heartland Transmission Project, high electricity costs, natural gas-fired electricity, negative power line impacts, 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, Shepard Energy Centre, Transalta, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• April 8, 2012 •
Comments Off on Ted Morton in Trouble Over Power Lines
Posted in Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Chestermere-Rocky View, Colchester Elementary School, Court of Appeal, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Land-use, Property Rights, Proximity, SNC-Lavalin, Ted Morton, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line, Youtube
Tags: Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta PC Party leadership promises, Alberta provincial election, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, Alison Redford political interference, AltaLink, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Chestermere-Rocky View, Colchester Elementary School, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, land-use, negative power line impacts, power line environmental impacts, power line opposition, property rights, SNC-Lavalin, Ted Morton, Ted Morton Youtube, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• April 4, 2012 •
Comments Off on Electricity Hot Issue on Alberta Campaign Trail
Posted in Alberta Government, Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta NDP, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater constituency, Bill 50, Bridget Pastoor, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Deregulation, Electricity: Generation, Heartland Transmission Project, Jeff Johnson, Kent Prestage, Lethbridge East constituency, Mandy Melnyk, Travis Olson, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta NDP, Alberta PC Party, Alberta provincial election, Alberta Wildrose Party, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater constituency, Bill 50, Bridget Pastoor, Coal-fired electricity, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, electricity costs, electricity deregulation, Heartland Transmission Project, Jeff Johnson, Kent Prestage, Lethbridge East constituency, Mandy Melnyk, Travis Olson, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• April 4, 2012 •
Comments Off on Transmission Companies Donate to Alberta PC Party
Posted in Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 19, Bill 50, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, SNC-Lavalin, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 19, Bill 50, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Making Money by Making Friends: SNC-Lavalin/AltaLink, SNC-Lavalin, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• March 30, 2012 •
Comments Off on Bill 50 Power Lines in Alberta May Be Stopped
Posted in Aesthetic Impacts, Agricultural Impacts, Alberta Government, Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta NDP, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 19, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Danielle Smith, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Gas-fired, Electricity: Generation, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Safety Impacts, Tar Sands Upgrader, Tourism Impacts, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta NDP, Alberta Party, Alberta PC Party, Alberta provincial election, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 19, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Coal-fired electricity, Danielle Smith, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, electricity cogeneration, electricity gas-fired, electricity transmission, Heartland Transmission Project, high voltage power line, negative power line impacts, power line opposition, tar sands upgrader, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• March 29, 2012 •
Comments Off on RETA Supports Court Appeal of Heartland Line
Posted 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
• March 23, 2012 •
Comments Off on Power Lines Among Many Broken Promises by Premier Redford
Posted in Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Party, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Brian Heidecker, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Glenn Taylor, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta Party, Alberta PC Party, Alberta PC Party leadership promises, Alison Redford, Alison Redford broken promises, AltaLink, Brian Heidecker, Critical Transmission Review Committee, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Glenn Taylor, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• February 23, 2012 •
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Posted in Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 50, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, Paul Hinman, Ted Morton, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 50, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, Paul Hinman, Ted Morton, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• February 14, 2012 •
Comments Off on ‘Independent’ Panel Parrots the Government Line on North-South Lines
Posted in Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Bill 50, Critical Transmission Review Committee, Electricity Costs, Heartland Transmission Project, Ted Morton
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Bill 50, Critical Transmission Review Committee, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, electricity costs, Heartland Transmission Project, Ted Morton, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• January 22, 2012 •
Comments Off on Heartland Line Must be Reviewed
Posted in Alberta Government, Alison Redford, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Critical Transmission Review Committee, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Export, Electricity: Gas-fired, Electricity: Generation, Enmax, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, Tar Sands Upgrader, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alison Redford, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Coal-fired electricity, Critical Transmission Review Committee, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, electricity cogeneration, electricity costs, electricity export, ENMAX, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, natural gas-fired electricity, tar sands upgrader, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• January 20, 2012 •
Comments Off on Letters to the Editor Respond to Sherwood Park News Editorial (full version)
Posted in Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 50, Brenda Astle, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Colchester Elementary School, Critical Transmission Review Committee, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, Iris Evans, John Kristensen, Public Consultation, Strathcona County, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta provincial election, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 50, Brenda Astle, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Colchester Elementary School, Critical Transmission Review Committee, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, Iris Evans, John Kristensen, public consultation, Sherwood Park, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, Strathcona County, Strathcona-Sherwood Park, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• January 17, 2012 •
Comments Off on Spending our Money BEFORE Transmission Lines Approved
Posted in Alberta Energy, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Energy, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• January 9, 2012 •
Comments Off on Power Line Review Committee Told Lines Not Needed
Posted 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
• November 30, 2011 •
Comments Off on Challenges Mounting Against AUC Power Line Decision
Posted in Alberta Assoc Municipal Districts & Counties, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, AltaLink, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Court of Appeal, Don Rigney, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Karen Shaw, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, Tar Sands Upgrader, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties, Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, Alison Redford political interference, AltaLink, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Coal-fired electricity, Don Rigney, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, electricity cogeneration, electricity costs, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Karen Shaw, public interest, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, tar sands upgrader, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• November 24, 2011 •
Comments Off on Strathcona County Mayor Criticizes Heartland Line
Posted in Alberta Assoc Municipal Districts & Counties, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, Linda Osinchuk, Strathcona County, Ted Morton, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, Alison Redford political interference, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, Linda Osinchuk, Strathcona County, Ted Morton, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• November 17, 2011 •
Comments Off on Heartland Line – Most Contentious Issue in Years
Posted in Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, Proximity, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, public interest, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• November 15, 2011 •
Comments Off on Alberta Government Flip Flop on Heartland Power Line
Posted 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
• October 21, 2011 •
Comments Off on Critical Transmission Infrastructure Isn’t Critical
Posted in Alberta Utilities Commission, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, Ted Morton, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, Ted Morton, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• September 28, 2011 •
Comments Off on P.C. Leadership Candidates – Power Lines
Posted 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
• September 7, 2011 •
Comments Off on Hearing Date Set for ATCO 500kV Line
Posted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Utilities Commission, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Property Value Impacts, Safety Impacts, VALTOA, VOCAL
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, power line aesthetic impacts, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, VALTOA, Vegreville Area Landowners Transmission Line Opposition Association, VOCAL, Voice of Community and Land
• March 7, 2011 •
Comments Off on P.C. MLAs Don’t Answer Questions
Posted in Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Public Opinion Survey, Rob Anderson, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Airdrie-Chestermere, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Wildrose Party, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, public opinion survey, Rob Anderson, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• February 2, 2011 •
Comments Off on RETA Asks MLAs Power Line Questions
Posted in Alberta Government, Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta P.C. Party, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, Public Opinion Survey, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta PC Party, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, public opinion survey, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
• August 21, 2010 •
Comments Off on Bill 50 & ATCO 500kV Line Meeting
Posted in Alberta Government, Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta NDP, Alberta Wildrose Party, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, Brian Mason, Danielle Smith, David Swann, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Ed Stelmach, EPCOR, VALTOA, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta NDP, Alberta Wildrose Party, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, Brian Mason, Danielle Smith, David Swann, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Ed Stelmach, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Vegreville Area Landowners Transmission Line Opposition Association, Western Alberta Transmission Line
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