Author: Adam Driedzic

Buying a Better Environment?

Buying a Better Environment? Market-Based Instruments Project Backgrounder Now Available   In Alberta, the Alberta Land Stewardship Act (ALSA) enables...

Fracking Fall Out

Fracking Fall Out   Controversial spin-off industries expose gaps in regulation Click Here for some media coverage about a dispute...

And justice for whom? Questions of “standing” split the audience

And justice for whom? Questions of “standing” split the audience: Standing in Environmental Matters   In late 2014 the Environmental...

The Regional ‘Plan to Plan’: South Saskatchewan Regional Plan

The Regional ‘Plan to Plan’: South Saskatchewan Regional Plan   South Saskatchewan Regional Plan Avoids the Hard Choices In September...

Does a flood mitigation “dry dam” require an environmental assessment?

Does a flood mitigation “dry dam” require an environmental assessment?   This question was raised at the Oldman Watershed Council...

Clearing the air on recreation and public land

Clearing the air on recreation and public land   I have been misrepresented by the Lethbridge Herald in the June...

“Turning Around the Supertanker”

“Turning Around the Supertanker”: Municipal panel sheds light on environmental management challenges at Green Regs & Ham   Three municipal...

Yet another denial of standing found unlawful

Yet another denial of standing found unlawful   BC court favors environmental groups, but “public interest standing” remains out of...

Quads on Lake Shores: What are the rules and the state of enforcement?

Quads on Lake Shores: What are the rules and the state of enforcement?   The Alberta Lake Management Society has...

Question: Who wants to know about oil spills?

Question: Who wants to know about oil spills?   Answer: No one who doesn’t ask. Here’s a little story from...

South Saskatchewan Regional Plan tests the Land Use Framework

South Saskatchewan Regional Plan tests the Land Use Framework   The Draft South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (Draft SSRP) is a...

Province acknowledges destructive recreation: upped enforcement or flavor of the month?

Province acknowledges destructive recreation: upped enforcement or flavor of the month?   “There’s no God-given right to mud-boggers” (Minister of...

Environmental groups denied standing on water appeals

Public interest standing: Environmental groups denied standing on water appeals   Water brokerage puts water conservation at risk. An appeal...

Environmental groups respond to federal budget changes

Environmental groups respond to federal budget changes   What exactly are the changes to environmental law proposed by the 2012...

Environmental Shock Doctrine

Environmental Shock Doctrine   The 2012 federal Budget Bill is out. Once again it will change environmental laws in ways...

Castle logging tests public lands law

Castle logging tests public lands law   Regulated access to public land in Alberta has undergone a major overhaul. As...

EPA finds fracking causes water contamination

EPA finds fracking causes water contamination   A draft report from the US Environmental Protection Agency on fracking for natural...

Will Statoil’s “creative sentence” prevent illegal water use?

Will Statoil’s “creative sentencing” prevent illegal water use?   Norwegian giant Statoil has pled guilty to breaching the terms of...

ELC launches public interest standing project

ELC launches public interest standing project   “Standing”: Basically the right to a hearing. Greatly in need of law reform....

Lower Athabasca Regional Plan: Conservation areas mean something

Lower Athabasca Regional Plan: Conservation areas mean something   A Draft Lower Athabasca Regional Plan has barely been public for...

Edmonton Food and Agriculture Policy Project

Edmonton Food and Agriculture Policy Project   On May 28th, a savvy Mayor used high noon at the Strathcona Farmers’...

Support Stronger Environmental Legislation

We provide objective information and respected advice on changing environmental legislation and regulations; we are one of the only charities in Alberta that provide this to Albertans.