Cameron and Jane Kerr took this picture of what they say is gas bubbling from water on their property. (Supplied)Suspected problems with a carbon capture project in Saskatchewan led two Alberta opposition parties to question the Stelmach government's decision to fund similar projects.

"It's pretty clear that there isn't any workable carbon capture and storage technology and why should we be the guinea pig?" Wildrose Alliance Leader Danielle Smith asked Wednesday.

"Why should Alberta taxpayers be on the hook for billions of dollars in this experiment when there are other ways to be able to achieve the same end?"

Earlier this week, Saskatchewan farmers Cameron and Jane Kerr said they've seen dead animals and witnessed blowouts on their land near Weyburn, which is close to a carbon capture project operated by Cenovus Energy.

They released a consultant's report which claims the CO2 in the soil matches the CO2 Cenovus is injecting into the ground. The company told CBC News its own studies show no leaks.

The controversial technology has long been touted by Alberta's Progressive Conservative government as a way to mitigate the effects of resource extraction.

One of the carbon capture projects will operate at TransAlta's Keephills generating plant west of Edmonton. (CBC)In 2009, the province dipped into a dedicated $2 billion fund to help launch a handful of CCS projects built by private industry.

Smith said the province should encourage a switch from coal-fired plants to natural gas, which has lower emissions.

NDP MLA Rachel Notley said the concerns expressed by the Kerrs raise serious questions about the technology.

Notley says the province is putting too much stock on in CCS technology and not looking at other options like placing caps on CO2 emissions.

"The government has essentially bet our farm on carbon capture storage as the one and only way to address concerns, international concerns, about greenhouse gas emissions," she said.

Alberta's energy department said it will keep track of what's happening in Saskatchewan but said there's no proof the problems are related to carbon capture.

Federal and provincial funding was announced in the fall 2009 for a number of projects.

Project Pioneer at TransAlta's Keephills 3 plant in Wabumun, Alta., was given $779 million in funding over 15 years and $885 million over 15 years was earmarked for the Shell Quest project, east of Edmonton.

The province and the federal government is also spending $495 million over 15 years for the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line, a 240-kilometre pipeline that companies can hook into for collecting and storing carbon dioxide.

The province is also investing $285 million in a CCS project at Swan Hills Synfuels.

With files from The Canadian Press