Alberta’s Energy Regulator Is ‘Fully Captured’ by Industry, Study Finds

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By Danielle ParadisFeb 11, 2025, 5:06 pm131 pts
The Alberta Energy Regulator says that there is a “perfect” spill recovery in 75 percent of the cases they review, but a researcher says that claim is not backed up by evidence. “It’s a fully captured regulator,” said Kevin Timoney, an ecologist who works as the principal investigator for Treeline…

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