Publish cleanup costs, funds set aside and work done. Have an outside expert check the figures.
A firm should pay to clean up the harm it leaves. A promise to pay later is not cash set aside today. We want cleanup plans and funds checked in public before the risk grows.
Publish cleanup costs, funds set aside and work done. Have an outside expert check the figures.
Credible cleanup plans and enough secure funds, with progress that people can check.
We have not yet priced this ask for the public purse. Any public aid must be priced before we seek funds for it.
Alberta’s auditor put oil-sands mine cleanup costs at $51.9 billion. The security held was $1.8 billion. Security means funds or pledges held to help cover the bill.
Limits: These are total cost estimates, not a bill paid each year. The gap is not proven debt for the public. It leaves out other wells and the total cost for pipelines.
Federal pipeline rules use trusts, credit letters or bonds to back future cleanup.
Limits: Some trust funds build up over time. Check each firm’s costs, funds, payment dates and exceptions. This rule alone does not show that all costs are covered.
Research note
Read each figure with its date, scope and limits.
Read the note ↗Keep mines, wells and pipelines in separate ledgers. Compare estimated costs, funds held, work done and who bears any gap.
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