@mastersthesis {49376,
	title = {Does legislation in Alberta protect the public from the financial obligations of coal mine closure?},
	volume = {Environment and Management},
	year = {2009},
	pages = {67},
	address = {Royal Roads University },
	abstract = {Coal mining in Alberta is influenced by economic, environmental, and social factors that often arise without warning and have the potential to bring an abrupt end to a prosperous operation. Understanding the issues is imperative to addressing how the public is protected from the financial obligations associated with the closure of a coal mine. How the obligations of industry, government, and the public collide to form the basis of responsible and sustainable development is also addressed. A recent case study that drives to the heart of this question provides the foundation for informed discussion and recommendations.

With the demand for energy increasing, Alberta will continue to be a major source of energy into the future. As such, it is imperative that legislation is designed to ensure proper life-cycle management of Alberta{\textquoteright}s coal resources.},
	url = {http://search.proquest.com/docview/305160318},
	author = {Wickens, Jeffrey Alan}
}
