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Landowner says it’s unfair Alberta taxpayers are ultimately on hook to pay for orphaned oil wells A central Alberta landowner is frustrated with what he calls the province’s plans to dump unpaid oil-and-gas property taxes onto taxpayers.

"Landowner says it’s unfair Alberta taxpayers are ultimately on hook to pay for orphaned oil wells"

#abnews #alberta #oilandgas #orphanwells #cleanupyourmess #abpoli

www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/alb...

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"We don't want to let a broke industry run the province. That's stupid."

Landowners have no choice but to lock out "deadbeat" oil companies, says Polluter Pay Federation's @markdorin.bsky.social.

How would you fix this mess?

👀 FULL: rtrj.info/031826Mark

🎧: rtrj.info/031826 #orphanwells #abpoli

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"Utter bullshit."

W. Brett Wilson denies leaving taxpayers with orphan wells, pointing the finger at the "extreme left".

Hear him out on #RealTalkRJ, and let us know your thoughts.

👀 FULL: rtrj.info/031726WBrett

🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/031726

#abpoli #cdnpoli #orphanwells

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Orphan Well Association | Home The Orphan Well Association (OWA) began as an innovative collaboration among the Alberta Government, provincial regulators and the oil and gas industry.

www.orphanwell.ca They have a big orphan well problem in Alberta #altapoli #orphanwells #orpahnwellassociation #surfacerightsboard #leaseholders #insolvencies

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Trump’s BLM bonding rollback could cost taxpayers over $750 billion American taxpayers could be on the hook for more than $750 billion if the Trump administration moves forward with plans to roll back 2024 bonding requirements for oil and gas companies operating on pu...

Trump’s BLM bonding rollback could cost taxpayers over $750 billion tinyurl.com/mr2f2sn9 #landstewardship @publicnewsservice.bsky.social #orphanwells #publiclands

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THE SOUTH ATHABASCA PLAN THE SOUTH ATHABASCA PLAN: A PROMISE TO INDUSTRY, A LIE TO THE LAND

THE SOUTH ATHABASCA PLAN: Substack via Jon Auger
open.substack.com/pub/jonauger...
🛢️THE SOUTH ATHABASCA PLAN: A PROMISE TO INDUSTRY, A LIE TO THE LAND. WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS REALLY DOING!
#AbPoli #OilAndGas #OrphanWells #EnergyPolicy #BigOil #CleanupLiability #AlbertaPolitics #Cdnpoli #TreatyRights

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The Orphan Well Case For Renewable Energy While Oklahoma's fossil fuel industry continues apace, the state also has the potential to grow its renewable energy profile.

Oilfield ghosts come back to haunt surface dwellers...

cleantechnica.com/2025/12/14/t...

#oil #oilandgas #fossilfuels #oilwells #gaswells #fracking #hydrofracturing #orphanwells #oklahoma #oilfields #oilleaks #oilpollution #pollution #fracking #renewableenergy #windenergy #solarenergy

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The Orphan Well Case For Renewable Energy While Oklahoma's fossil fuel industry continues apace, the state also has the potential to grow its renewable energy profile.

Nobody expected oilfield binging to be followed by purging...

cleantechnica.com/2025/12/14/t...

#oil #oilandgas #fossilfuels #oilwells #orphanwells #oklahoma #oilfields #oilleaks #oilpollution #pollution #fracking #renewableenergy #windenergy #solarenergy

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Ron’s Story: Albertan Farmer Speaks Out About Multi-Billion Dollar Well Cleanup Crisis
Ron’s Story: Albertan Farmer Speaks Out About Multi-Billion Dollar Well Cleanup Crisis YouTube video by Ecojustice Canada

youtu.be/RDbPv-F5YT8?... The multi-billion dollar well clean up crisis in Alberta #alberta #cdnpoli #wellheadcleanup #OrphanWells #cleanupcrisis #oilpatch #oilpatchcleanupcrisis #albertafarmers #ecojustice

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Trump aims to bend bonding rules to benefit oil, gas industry Public News Service (PNS) is a member-supported news service that advocates journalism in the public interest. PNS's network of state-based news services distribute high quality public interest news…

Trump admin wants to cut bonding requirements for oil & gas companies, risking billions in cleanup costs for NM taxpayers.

Lawmakers & advocates such as Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship push for stronger accountability and protection for public lands.
#OrphanWells #PublicLands

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#Cdnpoli #Abpoli #UCP #O&G #OrphanWells

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Dwight is a rural landowner in Two Hills, #Alberta.

12 years ago, he was forced to host a gas well on his land, on the condition that the industry fully close and clean it up when the well stopped producing.

That never happened.

Watch the full video 👉 ecojustice.ca/LandownerStories

#OrphanWells

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Teresa’s Story: Albertan Farmer Speaks Out About Multi-Billion Dollar Well Cleanup Crisis
Teresa’s Story: Albertan Farmer Speaks Out About Multi-Billion Dollar Well Cleanup Crisis YouTube video by Ecojustice Canada

youtu.be/RsYgWAqmqms

#abpoli
#alberta
#ucp
#CONservatives
#canada
#oilandgas
#environment
#health
#orphanwells

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The Calgary Climate Hub is very proud to be a partner organization in the Coalition for Responsible Energy ( #C4RE) & calling for the #AlbertaEnergyRegulator to at long last do it's job for ALL ALBERTANS, not just #BigOil!
#abpoli #ClimateChange #OrphanWells #PollutersPay www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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The Texas Water Journal has published a new article, "Failed P-13 Water Wells: The Real Orphan Wells and How Texas is Denying Ownership,” by Sarah Stogner & Ron Green. twj-ojs-tdl.tdl.org/twj/article/... #groundwater #oilandgas #orphanwells #texaswater #texas #tx

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#Canada pay for #Tarsands, #OrphanWells #Cleanup and soon #Canadian #Taxpayers can pay $billions to clean up #SeleniumPollution from #UCP #DanielleSmith #CoalMines in #Alberta!
meanwhile, we'll join the USA 🤣 (parody, folks).

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Explosion hazards, health risks, gases that can't be detected - people on the call are asking questions.

Mark Dorin: "It's atrocious what is happening to Albertans living close to these oil and gas sites."
Popowich: "They're willing to put us at risk."

#ableg #cdnpoli #orphanwells #polluterpays

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Popowich says it's not easy to stand up to your government and tell them they're doing it wrong.

"But the problem is a lot bigger than people realize."

The group is asking landowners to contact them with their stories.

#ableg #cdnpoli #orphanwells #polluterpays

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This is the group's summary of the Mature Asset Strategy.

There's also a new detailed post on the ABLawg blog about this problem:
ablawg.ca/2025/09/30/t...

#ableg #cdnpoli #orphanwells #polluterpays

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Bill Heidecker from the Alberta Surface Rights Federation is speaking to the extent of the problem now.

"We're asking to double production, but there's no strategy to fix the fundamental problem."

#ableg #cdnpoli #orphanwells #polluterpays

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Popowich is now explaining that 900 landowners impacted by the Sequoia Resources bankruptcy alone are being compensated by the taxpayers for their time and expense on the upkeep (weed control, etc.) on these orphaned wells and infrastructure.

#ableg #cdnpoli #orphanwells #polluterpays

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CleanUpYourMess.ca — Exposing Alberta's $60 billion aging well scam Rural Albertans are being left to pay for oil companies' $60 billion cleanup bill. Share your story and help stop the Mature Asset Strategy.

More town halls in person are planned in October. The group organizing this can be found at cleanupyourmess.ca

#ableg #cdnpoli #orphanwells #polluterpays

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Susanne Calabrese, a lawyer representing Popowich is now talking about the conflict of interest complaint filed against David Yager.

1700 people have written to the Ethics Commissioner calling for action.

#ableg #cdnpoli #orphanwells #polluterpays

Background: www.theenergymix.com/ethics-compl...

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Health impacts of Leaking toxic pollutants
Toxins linked to increases in cancers, stroke, heart and lung diseases, birth defects. 
Environmental hazards: Contributes to climate change and contamination of soil, air, water.

Health impacts of Leaking toxic pollutants Toxins linked to increases in cancers, stroke, heart and lung diseases, birth defects. Environmental hazards: Contributes to climate change and contamination of soil, air, water.

Talking about the health effects now.

#ableg #cdnpoli #orphanwells #polluterpays

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The scale of the problem in Alberta.

#ableg #cdnpoli #orphanwells #polluterpays

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Recent Articles from Energetic City Covering Energy News in British Columbia In a recent development, hundreds of former orphan wells located north of Fort Nelson in British Columbia have been sold to WildBoy Energy, a company that has gained significant attention for its investment plans. According to Francois Poirier, the CEO, this acquisition marks an important milestone as it demonstrates the potential for responsible energy management and cleanup efforts in the region. Furthermore, Poirier praised the current U.S. administration's commitment to energy literacy, citing its sophisticated approach to addressing complex energy challenges, a notable aspect of WildBoy Energy's investment strategy.

Recent Articles from Energetic City Covering Energy News in British Columbia #AESO #EnergyNews #BritishColumbia #OrphanWells #RenewableInvestment #WildBoyEnergy

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🇨🇦 So you support forcing #Canadians to pay #Millions in subsidies to #OilBillionaires on top of the costs that #Canadians are forced to pay to clean up #OrphanWells and the costs caused by climate change? All of this while ridiculing a single #Greencompany for struggling?
#PutinLover
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🇨🇦 So you support #Canadians giving #Millions to #Billionaires in #OilSubsidies while we tax payers are forced to pay to clean up all the #OrphanWells? #PutinLover.
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#Alberta
#Oil
#Orphanwells
#Cleanup
#Cdnpoli

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