A Simple Solution for Alberta’s Inactive Well Problem and Lack of ‘Liability Management’ By Regan Boychuk, Mark Dorin, and Vern Bretin for Polluter Pay Federation Mainstream media outlets have recently reported that there are some 100,000+ inactive wells in Alberta. Contrary to Alberta law, a federal COVID 19 job creation plan threw $1.7 Billion at… Click here to read more
The Polluter Pay Federation concept was first discussed in Warburg in June of 2019. Regan Boychuk, assisted by Mark Dorin, was the guest speaker. Mark and Regan will never forget the reception and optimism of those assembled. There was no bickering between those with competing viewpoints or talk about whether or not landowners could could… Click here to read more
Members of the Polluter Pay Steering Committee have identified unique solutions for those who hosted operations of Trident companies on their lands. This blog post is made in large part to illustrate the nature of the benefits of being a Polluter Pay Federation Member (effectively free for all surface rights owners who host energy activities… Click here to read more
By Regan BoychukOpinion May 7th 2020. This opinion piece was first published by the National Observer. It is reproduced here with some minor additions. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney plans to feed federal dollars to zombie oil and gas companies, as well as to the oil giants still capable of funding their own cleanup. Recent guidelines confirm how the… Click here to read more