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Originally Posted by Goriders
I figured you must have some involvement based on your level of detail.
I’ll ask you a question then. Because this is what I’m really curious about. Do you think there is a path that industry could take that would appease both sides of the debate. I.e. address all stakeholder concerns and still allow investment to take place.
I find these debates get very polarized and neither side has a way to see the middle ground. Guess that’s the job of the regulator. More or less a mediator.
Unfortunately almost all of these debates are between the people blockading a Corb Lund concert and the people chained to a bull dozer. It’s all noise at that point.
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I'm generally pretty pro industry investment but I think part of the concern with the Eastern Slopes, or at least my concern, is the area is so limited. We're not BC where citizens have an almost unlimited supply of crown land to enjoy for recreation. And these projects aren't simply placing a pump jack, or wind turbine, in the middle of a farmers field. They're large invasive projects disturbing large pieces of a relatively limited landscape.
As an Albertan I'd like to see these landscapes protected so we can continue to enjoy them. Especially as our population continues to grow and there is even more pressure on these limited areas.