Alberta oil and gas companies are wasting so much natural gas each year that Albertans are losing out on up to $21 million a year in provincial natural gas royalties.
Oil and gas companies let an estimated $253 million worth of natural gas escape through undetected leaks and the practice of venting annually.
According to Progress Alberta, a progressive advocacy group, the lost royalties could pay for five new schools, 84 new playgrounds or 36 new nurses.