Alberta Liabilities Disclosure Project @ALDPCoalition
ALDP is a non-partisan initiative pushing for accurate and transparent government-level data on Alberta’s oil and gas liabilities. aldpcoalition.com Joined March 2019-
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Thanks to @djclimenhaga for sharing this w/ his readers -- reporters seem to have lost our phone numbers & editors weren't interested in our op-eds on the #RStarScam #abpoli is lucky to have his public service at AlbertaPolitics.ca
Thanks to @djclimenhaga for sharing this w/ his readers -- reporters seem to have lost our phone numbers & editors weren't interested in our op-eds on the #RStarScam #abpoli is lucky to have his public service at AlbertaPolitics.ca
#RStarScam Timeline
"The media & .@albertaNDP opposition let #abpoli down & are yet to offer anything better than merely replacing .@ABDanielleSmith. This May will provide a spectacular opportunity for #ableg to demand more than a pittance in royalties & >mere lip service to #PolluterPay" #oilandgas
"Premier .@jkenney had personally tasked .@ABDanielleSmith & Kris Kinnear w/ promoting the #RStarScam as the “answer” to .@ALDPCoalition's #PolluterPay proposal. Smith told ALDP as much in our meeting the morning of July 27 2021."
"The fact this #RStarScam continues to threaten the pocketbooks of #abpoli raises serious questions about the state of democracy in #ableg."
"The fact this #RStarScam continues to threaten the pocketbooks of #abpoli raises serious questions about the state of democracy in #ableg."
@djclimenhaga @RKBtoo We need a royalty review in this province in the worst way. Let's begin by charging a higher rate to companies that are reluctant to clean up after themselves. As it stands, there is zero incentive to clean up wells while RStar is held out as a carrot until this Fall, at least.
The RStar Scam: The sordid history of a suddenly famous subsidy scheme. Guest post by Regan Boychuk. bit.ly/3IUl5ss #ableg #abpoli #RStarScam @RKBtoo
"there's a giant moral hazard. If Ms. Smith subsidizes co's for doing what they’ve already promised,why'd other co's who're currently living up to their obligations cont. doing so? ...@ABDanielleSmith’s role is problematic.Before she became premier, she was an industry lobbyist"
Proposed Pilot (#RStar) details clarifications. As part of 3-person delegation for @ALDPCoalition , I met with Department of Energy, Deputy Minister level (Minister travelling). A thread 🧵 on our discussion Friday, Feb 17: 1/n
Ministry confirmed that the plan is to incentivize cleanup of the “ugliest” “contaminated” sites (or possibly areas within sites such as flarepits). Choice of terminology triggers legal questions raised and acknowledged by the Ministry (more below). 2/n
They want to build an element into the proposed pilot program whereby landowners may nominate well sites for cleanup, where well must have been drilled prior to 1980 and has been inactive for 20 years min. 3/n
Strong indications and mention of project goals being largely service sector benefits (jobs). Entry requirements would eliminate most small producers - the main benefactors without question would be big producers if pilot goes forward. @politicalham @DuaneBratt 4/n
Unlike RStar proposals previously floated by Lobbyist Smith in 2021, dollar-for-dollar royalty credits for new wells drilled seems to be the maximum (Smith proposed credits 2x cleanup spending). Did not confirm credits earned through cleanup cannot be /can be traded. 5/n
Turning to messages delivered by @ALDPCoalition heard loud & clear, noted by Ministry: 1. Cancel consideration of the proposal - tighten up / stick to polluter pay model. 2. Consult with PAYING PUBLIC as mineral owner (not on consult list)!!! 3. Point explained below. 6/n
3). Contaminated sites or portions thereof: We raised & Ministry all but confirmed there are potential legal barriers (& significant political issues) associated with targeting contamination. Significantly, Ministry confirmed this is “remediation” for legal purposes. 7/n
Remediation of the adverse effects of releases of substances of concern is governed by Part 5, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA). Section 111-113 in particular. <canlii.ca/t/55x60#sec111> 8/n
In short, releases of contaminating substances must be reported in a legislated fashion (Record of Site Condition Form), mitigated and managed without delay. They can’t be left for decades. Remedy is Environmental Protection Order (EPO) under S. 113. 9/n
From the perspective of getting the “ugliest” messes cleaned up there are two choices: 1. No more illegal delay. Regulator issues EPO and cleanup/jobs/economic benefits triggered at OPERATOR EXPENSE as per @ALDPCoalition jobs report. 10/n aldpcoalition.com/thebigcleanup
2. Offending companies are rewarded for breaking the law - first to the tune of $100 million dollars diverted from the province’s income stream from royalties on the sale of publicly-owned minerals, after Pilot who knows how much public funds (up to $70 B for well cleanup). 11/n
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The RStar Scam: The sordid history of a suddenly famous subsidy scheme. Guest post by Regan Boychuk. bit.ly/3IUl5ss #ableg #abpoli #RStarScam @RKBtoo
"The media & .@albertaNDP opposition let #abpoli down & are yet to offer anything better than merely replacing .@ABDanielleSmith. This May will provide a spectacular opportunity for #ableg to demand more than a pittance in royalties & >mere lip service to #PolluterPay" #oilandgas
"Premier .@jkenney had personally tasked .@ABDanielleSmith & Kris Kinnear w/ promoting the #RStarScam as the “answer” to .@ALDPCoalition's #PolluterPay proposal. Smith told ALDP as much in our meeting the morning of July 27 2021."
"The fact this #RStarScam continues to threaten the pocketbooks of #abpoli raises serious questions about the state of democracy in #ableg."
The RStar Scam: The sordid history of a suddenly famous subsidy scheme. Guest post by Regan Boychuk. bit.ly/3IUl5ss #ableg #abpoli #RStarScam @RKBtoo
@djclimenhaga @RKBtoo We need a royalty review in this province in the worst way. Let's begin by charging a higher rate to companies that are reluctant to clean up after themselves. As it stands, there is zero incentive to clean up wells while RStar is held out as a carrot until this Fall, at least.
The RStar Scam: The sordid history of a suddenly famous subsidy scheme. Guest post by Regan Boychuk. bit.ly/3IUl5ss #ableg #abpoli #RStarScam @RKBtoo
Proposed Pilot (#RStar) details clarifications. As part of 3-person delegation for @ALDPCoalition , I met with Department of Energy, Deputy Minister level (Minister travelling). A thread 🧵 on our discussion Friday, Feb 17: 1/n
Ministry confirmed that the plan is to incentivize cleanup of the “ugliest” “contaminated” sites (or possibly areas within sites such as flarepits). Choice of terminology triggers legal questions raised and acknowledged by the Ministry (more below). 2/n
They want to build an element into the proposed pilot program whereby landowners may nominate well sites for cleanup, where well must have been drilled prior to 1980 and has been inactive for 20 years min. 3/n
Strong indications and mention of project goals being largely service sector benefits (jobs). Entry requirements would eliminate most small producers - the main benefactors without question would be big producers if pilot goes forward. @politicalham @DuaneBratt 4/n
Unlike RStar proposals previously floated by Lobbyist Smith in 2021, dollar-for-dollar royalty credits for new wells drilled seems to be the maximum (Smith proposed credits 2x cleanup spending). Did not confirm credits earned through cleanup cannot be /can be traded. 5/n
Turning to messages delivered by @ALDPCoalition heard loud & clear, noted by Ministry: 1. Cancel consideration of the proposal - tighten up / stick to polluter pay model. 2. Consult with PAYING PUBLIC as mineral owner (not on consult list)!!! 3. Point explained below. 6/n
3). Contaminated sites or portions thereof: We raised & Ministry all but confirmed there are potential legal barriers (& significant political issues) associated with targeting contamination. Significantly, Ministry confirmed this is “remediation” for legal purposes. 7/n
Remediation of the adverse effects of releases of substances of concern is governed by Part 5, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA). Section 111-113 in particular. <canlii.ca/t/55x60#sec111> 8/n
In short, releases of contaminating substances must be reported in a legislated fashion (Record of Site Condition Form), mitigated and managed without delay. They can’t be left for decades. Remedy is Environmental Protection Order (EPO) under S. 113. 9/n
From the perspective of getting the “ugliest” messes cleaned up there are two choices: 1. No more illegal delay. Regulator issues EPO and cleanup/jobs/economic benefits triggered at OPERATOR EXPENSE as per @ALDPCoalition jobs report. 10/n aldpcoalition.com/thebigcleanup
2. Offending companies are rewarded for breaking the law - first to the tune of $100 million dollars diverted from the province’s income stream from royalties on the sale of publicly-owned minerals, after Pilot who knows how much public funds (up to $70 B for well cleanup). 11/n
Understandably the bureaucrats we met with did not comment on (1) who is pushing the potentially-illegal concept of diverting taxpayer $ to companies who operated contrary to law; or (2) the political and practical repercussions of rewarding illegality. 12/n
I submit this Pilot would send the worst type of message to the oil & gas industry, other businesses, and indeed all citizens that, not only is lawlessness acceptable in Alberta, it will be handsomely rewarded. IOW, Premier and Energy Minister: are you out of your minds? 13
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