Author: Brenda Heelan Powell

The Geothermal Resource Development Act is now in force

The Geothermal Resource Development Act, along with the Geothermal Resource Development Regulation and Geothermal Resource Tenure Regulation, is now in...

New ELC Publication: Managing Forests not Forestry

New ELC Publication: Managing Forests not Forestry We are pleased to announce the publication of our new report Managing Forests...

Managing Forests not Forestry: Join the ELC for our Forests Webinar Series in January

Managing Forests not Forestry: Join the ELC for our Forests Webinar Series in January Over the past year or so,...

Still simmering… Alberta’s geothermal resources development regulatory scheme

Still simmering… Alberta’s geothermal resources development regulatory scheme   At the end of 2020, the Geothermal Resources Development Act (GRDA)...

Policy Tools to Support Geothermal Resource Development

Policy Tools to Support Geothermal Resource Development Geothermal energy – that is, the heat energy generated and stored in the...

Managing oil and gas liability in Alberta: Changes are being made (kind of)

Managing oil and gas liability in Alberta: Changes are being made (kind of)   In July 2020, the Government of...

Action on Climate Needed Now!

Action on Climate Needed Now! The Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development releases his Fall 2021 Report   Since 1995,...

The right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment is recognized as a universal human right

The right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment is recognized as a universal human right   On October...

Changes made to Alberta’s forest laws in May 2021 but has anything really changed?

Changes made to Alberta’s forest laws in May 2021 but has anything really changed? The need to shift to managing...

Geothermal Resource Development in Alberta: The ELC’s comments on the Alberta Energy Regulator’s proposed directive

Geothermal Resource Development in Alberta: The ELC’s comments on the Alberta Energy Regulator’s proposed directive   At the end of...

Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying

“Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying”   Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change August 9, 2021 Press Release   The impacts...

Coal Policy Engagement: Submissions to the Coal Policy Committee

Coal Policy Engagement: Submissions to the Coal Policy Committee   The Environmental Law Centre made submissions to the Coal Policy...

Coal, Climate & Cutthroat Trout: Some updates on coal in Alberta

Coal, Climate & Cutthroat Trout: Some updates on coal in Alberta   Just over a year ago, the Government of...

ELC Submission on the Coal Policy

ELC’s Written Submission on the Coal Policy   The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) is Alberta’s oldest public interest environmental law...

Alberta’s Agricultural Lands: A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation

Alberta’s Agricultural Lands: A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation   Now Available:Alberta’s Agricultural Lands A Policy Toolbox...

Alberta’s Oil & Gas Liability Management Framework

Alberta’s Oil & Gas Liability Management Framework: Changes to Oil and Gas Conservation Rules, the Pipeline Rules, and Directive 067...

Bill 36: Geothermal Resource Development Act

NOTE: Photo of Strokkur geyser in Iceland, courtesy pixabay.com Bill 36: Geothermal Resource Development Act How does it compare to...

Gaining Steam: Join us for an ELC webinar

NOTE: Photo of Strokkur geyser in Iceland, courtesy pixabay.com JOIN US FOR AN ELC WEBINAR Gaining Steam: A Regulatory and...

Still can’t see the forest for the timber

Still can’t see the forest for the timber: Bill 40: Forests (Growing Alberta’s Forest Sector) Amendment Act   In late...

New ELC Publication: Gaining Steam

NOTE: Photo of Strokkur geyser in Iceland, courtesy pixabay.com New ELC PublicationGaining Steam: A Regulatory and Policy Framework for Geothermal...

FALL 2020 REPORTS OF THE CESD

FALL 2020 REPORTS OF THE CESD A FOCUS ON THE TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS IN CANADA   The Commissioner of...

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