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Hearings Amplified
One family-run business has been equipping AER hearings for nearly 40 years
Bert Van Mechelen listens carefully to the woman speaking quietly into the microphone at an Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) hearing, not for the details of her testimony, but to make sure everyone in… Read more
Painting a Picture of Pipeline Performance
Report shows Alberta pipelines safer, but still room for improvement
Pipelines are in the headlines a lot these days as Canadians question whether they’re safe . New data released by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) demonstrates that pipeline operators are doing a… Read more
Introducing AER.ca 2.0
The AER unveils a new website that you may actually enjoy using
These days, if you have a question, an answer is almost always one Google search away. If you’re curious about energy development in Alberta, it’s no different—that’s why many people turn to the… Read more
Be Smart, Be Prepared
Emergency Preparedness Week an opportunity for Canadians to be ready
Scouts around the world live by the motto “Be Prepared.” This week, Canadians are being encouraged to tear a page from the Scout handbook and be prepared to protect themselves in case of an emergency.
Express Yourself!
Have concerns or complaints about an oil and gas development? There’s a process for that
Imagine you’re a landowner and you receive a notice from an oil and gas company telling you they would like to drill a sour gas well on your property. You’d likely have questions and maybe concerns… Read more
Snow Melt Puts Industry on High Alert
As snow melts and water levels rise, Alberta’s oil and gas operators take extra precautions
The Alberta Emergency Alert home page is currently lit up by numerous high-water-level and flood alerts issued for areas in southern and central Alberta. Some alerts include mandatory evacuation… Read more
Waste Not, Want Not
Spraying drilling waste on fields puts dirt back to the earth from which it came
When an oil company proposed spraying drilling waste on Jeff Fluney’s fields, his response was an understandable “no.” But when the company came knocking again the next year, he had a change of heart… Read more
Alberta Wants to Hear From You
Proposed methane reduction requirements open for public comment
The Alberta government today announced draft requirements to reduce methane emissions. The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is inviting public feedback on these requirements starting April 24, 2018.The… Read more
Protecting the Planet We Call Home
Forty-eight years on, Earth Day is alive and well
At a time when the Beatles’ breakup and Vietnam War protests dominated headlines, the environment was scarcely in the conversation for most people, apart from the tired slogan: “Don’t be a Litterbug… Read more
An Energy Industry’s Space Odyssey
Oil and gas companies are using satellite technology for monitoring operations
Space may be the final frontier, but one need not board the starship Enterprise to see the benefits of orbiting the earth. Satellites are being used by the oil and gas industry to understand what’s… Read more
