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The UCP protects pristine viewscapes, sort of.

How the arts are central to a functioning democracy

We’re losing so much more than a nice view.

Boosterism and anxiety are entangled at the heart of the oilsands.

A Conservationist’s Lasting Legacy

Effluent to the affluent.

Every Albertan now knows that the tar sands, the world’s largest energy project, drinks an enormous amount of water. Separating tar from sand is a messy, water-intensive business: producing just [...]

Our insufficient efforts to let the animals roam.

Government policy in Alberta is to cut funding and promote user fees. For libraries, this trend has diminished people’s access to books and information. Two “radical” projects—one [...]