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Originally Posted by Corral
Really? Because the last time I looked the AER is fully funded by industry money. Self regulation at its finest. Dismissive of public concerns about the industry...
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extremely O&G industry friendly UCP government campaigned on, and actually went through with, removing the entire AER board because they were not industry-friendly enough. Ironically, slow approval process because of public concerns is one of the major reasons that the entirety of the board is looking for work.
The AER, like most government agencies and boards, will reflect the government of the time because it's quite literally their boss. The government will set their mandates, and those who want to keep their jobs will do so. Who funds them doesn't mean anything.
It's pretty much as meaningless as the jackass who yells at a cop for pulling them over "You can't give me a ticket, I pay your salary through my taxes!"