Alberta’s Orphans & RStar

Alberta's got a big mess on its hands: a quarter-trillion dollars worth of "orphan" wells. Legal experts and energy economists are slamming a controversial new program - RStar - that would use billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded royalty breaks to subsidize energy companies to fulfil their legal duty and clean up old wells.  3:35 | Researcher Regan Boychuk, energy critic with the Alberta Green Party, and Mark Dorin, director of the Polluter Pay Federation, dig into how Alberta got into this situation, and the bold moves it'll take to get out of it.  CHECK OUT "THE BIG CLEANUP": https://www.aldpcoalition.com/thebigcleanup 57:20 | Have you snagged your bottle of Real Talk Cask #2 Maple Bourbon by Broken Barrel yet? Ryan tees up tonight's exclusive tasting event for Real Talk's Patreon supporters. ORDER YOUR REAL TALK BOURBON: https://www.whiskydrop.ca/products/real-talk-cask-2-broken-barrel?_pos=1&_sid=ddbe97e3e&_ss=r SUPPORT REAL TALK ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ryanjespersen 59:22 | A whole bunch of you have been emailing us about the "Just Transition". Ryan reads emails from Mike, who works in oil and gas, and Roger, chiming in from Calgary, about jobs, the environment, and Canada's economic future. SHOOT US A NOTE: [email protected]  WEBSITE: https://ryanjespersen.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RealTalkRJ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/RealTalkRJ/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@realtalkrj THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS! https://ryanjespersen.com/sponsors The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Relay Communications Group Inc. or any affiliates.