Readings

• Calgary Herald: Braid: Corb Lund says government was ‘crooked’ with anti-coal petition, as new poll backs his stance By Don Braid, Aug.5/26
• The Tyee: In Alberta, Referendums Must Serve Smith’s Aims Only By: Andrew Nikiforuk. Aug.3/26.
•  Water Not Coal Press Release: Water Not Coal Files Judicial Review Challenging Elections Alberta Decision (Press Release)July 29, 2026.
• Alberta Politics: Something’s gravely wrong with how Elections Alberta torpedoed Corb Lund’s Water Not Coal citizen initiative petition By David Climenhaga. July 12, 2026.
• Dougfirby.substack .com Guided by the fringe, Alberta heads for shoals of coal By Doug Firby . July 12/26
• The Calgary Herald: Braid: Corb Lund petition fiasco signals trouble for Oct. 19 referendum blitz. By: Don Braid, July 10, 2026.
• Crowsnest Headwaters: A wonderful interview of hope: Wendell Berry speaks from his heart and soul Robert Costa , July 10/26
• CBC News: Elections Alberta rejects Corb Lund’s ‘Water Not Coal’ petition By: Jennifer Keiller, July 3,2026
• Calgary Herald: Breakenridge: Premier Danielle Smith contradicts herself on citizen petition By: Rob Breakenridge, June 23, 2026
• Crowsnest Headwaters: Cocks urges council to express concerns with province on eastern slopes coal mining. By: Brendan Miller, June 19,2026.
•  Calgary Herald: Mine owned by Australian billionaire touts new bid for Alberta coal project, despite opposition By: Steven Wilhelm, June 22, 2026.
• CTV news: Corb Lund ‘deeply disappointed and shocked’ by Premier Smith’s answer on anti-coal petition By Timm Bruch and Michael Franklin June 18, 2026.
• Crowsnest Headwaters: Water Not Coal – Have we been duped by Danielle?  By: Corb Lund and the Water Not Coal Team. June 17, 2026.
• CTV News: Not enough time to put Water Not Coal question on referendum ballot: Smith By: Stephen Hunt. June 17, 2026.
• Crowsnst Pass Herald : This is where things change. By:  Lisa Sygutek , June 17, 2026.
• Crowsnest Headwaters: The cheatin’ side of town By: Lorne Fitch. June 16, 2026.
• CBC News: Corb Lund submits ‘Water Not Coal’ petition to Elections Alberta By: Michelle Bellefontaine, June 10, 2026.
• RNZ News: Lack of customers forces Bathurst to pause Rotowaro coal mine expansion plans. By: Kate Newton, May 28, 2026.
• Nature Alberta Magazine: Coal Confusion : Throwing Dust in the Air. By: Kennedy Halvorson, Spring 2026.
• Crowsnest Headwaters: A very insightful opinion piece in response to Carmen Linderman’s pro-coal article. By: Wendell Koning, May 27, 2026
• CTV News: Alberta coal mine operator issued regulatory order after berm collapse sullies river. By: Wallis Snowdon, May 19, 2026
• The Calgary Herald: ‘Not just an urban issue’: Corb Lund makes stop in Calgary promoting Water Not Coal petition. By:  Devika Desai, May 17,2026.
• The Calgary Herald: Opinion: Many Crowsnest Pass residents back the coal mine in their backyard BY: Carmen Linderman, May 16, 2026.
• The Calgary Herald: Opinion: Albertans becoming more wise to water risks from mining By: Blaine Moen, May 16, 2026.
• CTV News: Legacy coal mines tied to toxic selenium levels in Alberta lake, as legal pressure mounts for cleanup By: Kathy Le, April 24, 2026.
• Crowsnest Headwaters: Northback owner’s foreign investment claim against Canada is “part of a broader campaign of intimidation and influence” By: Davis Thomas, April 23, 2026.
• The Calgary Herald: Corb Lund: Facts dispute industry claims on coal mining By: Corb Lund April 17,2026.
• The Calgary Herald: Opinion: The other side of the coal debate that people don’t see By Robin Campbell. April 11, 2026
• CTV News: Piikani Nation member issues cease-and-desist letters over selenium contamination. By: Quinn Keenan. April 8, 2026.
• The Tyee: A Piikani Member Vows to Sue to Stop Selenium Pollution. By: Andrew Nikiforuk, April 7,2026
• Crowsnest Headwaters: Unambiguous legal demand for clean-up of Crowsnest selenium delivered to governments and coal mine owner. By: David Thomas. April 6,206.
• The Tyee: Australian Mining Billionaire Sues Canada for $2 Billion By: Andrew Nikiforuk, March 20, 2026.
• The Globe and Mail: Internal emails highlight Alberta Energy Regulator leadership concerns on coal files By: Emma Graney, March 13, 2026.
• CBC News: Country singer Corb Lund relaunches provincewide petition to ban new coal mining in Alberta’s eastern slopes By: Amir Said February 23, 2026.
• St. Albert Gazette: Timeline of how lobbyists with ties to UCP pushed coal policy rewrite By: Brett McKay, Jan.27,2026
• Crowsnest Headwaters: Ontario’s Algoma Steel makes the complete transition from coal/coke operations to the electric arc furnace. Original publication by AIST – Association of Iron and Steel Technology January 19, 2026.
• Crowsnest Headwaters: Further insights from Lorne Fitch on Northback By: Lorne Fitch, January 16, 2026.
• Crowsnest Headwaters: A Reasonable Request to the Government of Alberta On Coal Mining in the Eastern Slopes By: Lorne Fitch, January 11, 2026
• Crowsnest Headwaters: A Reasonable Request to the Government of Alberta On Coal Mining in the Eastern Slopes By: Lorne Fitch, January 11,2026.