Tune: Let It Snow
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9wiJjPZH6c
The climate outside is frightful
So it’s time to be insightful
Mining coal in an open pit?
Are we nuts? What a crock! Get a grip!
Our planet is slowly dying
And on coal, we’re still relying???
Our world is now all ablaze
So we’re DONE, dirty coal, bad old days.
When we’ve finally seen the light
That Alberta to its shame will not save
Our pristine rivers from this blight
Ridin’ that coal lobby wave!
The time is long past for pining
We say NO to coal strip-mining
But so long as the province dares
Write the Feds! Try the Feds! Join who cares!
The Ottawa Climate Minister
Has some clout for things so sinister
There’s federal tools to use
Legislate, consul-tate, have reviews!
When we’ve finally seen the light
That Alberta to its shame will not save
Our pristine rivers from this blight
Ridin’ that coal lobby wave
The sheep with big horns will thank you
So will bears; the owls will hoot too
Since the fish have no place to go
Keep the coal in the ground… Just say no!
Hear your Grans, write the feds, roar like us…
Stop the Coal, on Eastern Slopes, Make a Fuss!!
The Calgary Raging Grannies, spring 2020, after the UCP government regressively struck down an early 70s ruling by the Progressive Conservatives to stop strip mining in Alberta. An Australian company has since bought land close to Blairmore and has already started construction with the UCP government’s blessing, though the Federal Government is examining the situation.