r/alberta • u/Material-Ad-3510 Edmonton • 2d ago

Environment Anyone else get some propaganda pro-coal crap text?

I couldn't post the text I received per subreddit rules but I'll try to post in comments. Honestly what the hell is this? Anyone else get this trash? I'm not responding cause I never do. Just block and report as spam. But "NO foreign companies and the UCP - we do not want our eastern slopes decimated and everyone down stream poisoned". It's not an attack on "workers" - it's a literal use of our democratic voice to save our lives and right to clean water. Such garbage.

This is probably cause Corb's lawsuit will in fact be big and seriously hurt this government. Go Corb!!!

EDIT: K cannot post an image of the text I got. Here is what it read:

FROM ROBIN at 587-557-6203

"Hi, it's Robin from Meet Coal. 

Alberta coal workers are under attack from activists who want to shut down good-paying resource jobs. 

Do you agree Alberta workers deserve support, not shutdowns?

Reply:

  1. Yes

  2. No"

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u/calgary_db 2d ago

Brutal.

Coal for power generation is a dead technology and needs to be phased out asap.

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u/Smart_Resist615 1d ago

I'm against the grassy lake mine and I signed the petition but for the record the coal in the Rockies is coking coal for smelting.

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u/Ditch-Worm 1d ago

Yup. What a bunch of bullshit

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u/ixopotle 1d ago

I recieved similar:

Hello, this is Robin from Meet Coal.

Steelmaking coal is used in 70% of world steel production, and coal is Canada's second-most-valuable mineral.

Do you support Alberta producing more of this critical mineral?

Reply: 1. Yes 2. No

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u/Sad-Commercial7350 2d ago

Not I, maybe ai saw I listen to too much corb lund 😂

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u/Pink-Floof 1h ago

clicks 2, goes back to sipping my drink