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Country Singer Corb Lund Gets OK to Launch Anti-Coal Petition Drive in Alberta
- Corb Lund has received approval to gather signatures for a petition banning new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta.
- Lund aims to collect nearly 178,000 signatures, equal to 10 percent of votes from the last election, to push for legislative action.
- If successful, Alberta's legislature may consider a coal mining ban or put it to a provincewide vote.
- The urgency of Lund's campaign increased due to the government's new coal mining policy being developed.
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Alberta musician Corb Lund's petition to ban Eastern Slopes coal mining approved by Elections Alberta
Southern Alberta musician Corb Lund has been given the green light by Elections Alberta for his citizen initiative petition seeking to ban new coal mines in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
·Calgary, Canada
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CALGARY—Songwriter Corb Lund has been authorized to soon begin collecting signatures for a petition asking the Alberta government to pass legislation prohibiting new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Elections Alberta published the official authorization on its website on Monday. Mr. Lund, who has received numerous Juno nominations and awards and the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA), lives in southern Alberta and…
·Richelieu, Canada
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