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SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT SPEAKER SERIES
The Science and Environment Lecture Series runs from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month from October to June using the Zoom Webinar format. The on-line format allows large numbers of CALL members to participate and access to a wide range of speakers. A Q& A feature in the Webinar platform provides an opportunity for participants to post questions for the speaker. These are addressed in a curated Q & A session at the end of each presentation. Feedback on each session as well as suggestions for improvement, future topics and so on can be left for the team organizing the lecture series using the Chat feature.
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Why Alberta Oil and Gas 'Dine and Dash'? Alberta, like most other jurisdictions, requires polluters, including oil and gas operators, to pay cleanup costs once operations cease. Unfortunately, the past few decades have shown that Alberta governments have not enforced these regulations. Dr. David Swann will outline the tremendous liabilities that are falling to the public and future generations as the Orphan Well Association continues to delay essential cleanup (reclamation) of inactive sites, facilities, and pipelines, blocking land development. This also places both the environment and human health at risk. Recently, the provincial government has proposed what it calls the Mature Asset Strategy, which many, including rural municipalities, view as a continued deferral of the polluter pays principle, and continues to risk massive public funding. Bio: David Swann is the former Chief Medical Officer of Health for Alberta (1987-2002) and MLA for Calgary-Mountainview (2004-2019), and proud father and grandfather of fourteen grandchildren. In retirement, he has focused on nonprofit board volunteering, including the Coalition for Responsible Energy - C4RE, which investigates these issues. |
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Idle, rusty oil well pump jack abandoned in field in West Texas Royalty free stock photo | Active pump jack in Alberta oilfield. Picture taken and owned by Tom Jack |
| Date: | Tuesday October 7, 2025 |
| Time: | 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 PM |
| Where: | via Zoom |
| Speaker: | Dr. David Swann |
| Register: | Register |
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Past Presentations
2025 |