Brenda Heelan Powell, Author at Environmental Law Centre

20 Apr ELC Submission on the Coal Policy

Posted at 16:51h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Coal, Energy, Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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ELC's Written Submission on the Coal Policy The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) is Alberta’s oldest public interest environmental law organization and believes that law is a powerful tool to protect the...

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

Posted at 17:25h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Sustainable Communities by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Alberta’s Agricultural Lands: A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation Now Available:Alberta’s Agricultural Lands A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation by Brenda Heelan Powell Published January 2021 Download In anticipation of our...

21 Jan Alberta’s Oil & Gas Liability Management Framework

Posted at 21:38h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Alberta’s Oil & Gas Liability Management Framework: Changes to Oil and Gas Conservation Rules, the Pipeline Rules, and Directive 067 In July 2020, the provincial government announced its intention to develop...

09 Dec Bill 36: Geothermal Resource Development Act

Posted at 17:48h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Geothermal, Renewable energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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NOTE: Photo of Strokkur geyser in Iceland, courtesy pixabay.com Bill 36: Geothermal Resource Development Act How does it compare to our recommendations? In early November, the ELC published Gaining Steam: A Regulatory and...

23 Nov Gaining Steam: Join us for an ELC webinar

Posted at 16:01h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Geothermal, Renewable energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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NOTE: Photo of Strokkur geyser in Iceland, courtesy pixabay.com JOIN US FOR AN ELC WEBINAR Gaining Steam: A Regulatory and Policy Framework for Geothermal Energy Development in Alberta In early November, the ELC published...

18 Nov Still can’t see the forest for the timber

Posted at 17:27h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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

05 Nov New ELC Publication: Gaining Steam

Posted at 22:50h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Geothermal, Renewable energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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NOTE: Photo of Strokkur geyser in Iceland, courtesy pixabay.com New ELC Publication Gaining Steam: A Regulatory and Policy Framework for Geothermal Energy Development in Alberta The ELC is pleased to announce publication...

05 Nov FALL 2020 REPORTS OF THE CESD

Posted at 17:52h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Core Environmental Principles, Energy, Waste Management by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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FALL 2020 REPORTS OF THE CESD A FOCUS ON THE TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS IN CANADA The Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) recently released her Fall 2020 Reports. There are...

28 Sep Updates on Oil & Gas Liability and Rehabilitation in Alberta

Posted at 20:23h in Climate and Energy, Energy, Geothermal by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Updates on Oil & Gas Liability and Rehabilitation in Alberta It is no secret that Alberta has an oil and gas liability problem. There are more than 96,000 inactive wells in Alberta (see...

10 Aug Optimizing Alberta Parks?? Without Public Consultation, the Government has announced removal of 175 sites from the parks system

Posted at 17:02h in Parks & Recreation, Species at Risk, Sustainable Communities by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Optimizing Alberta Parks?? Without Public Consultation, the Government has announced removal of 175 sites from the parks system As a lawyer, I am familiar with the somewhat fluid nature of words. But hearing the...

08 Jun A bad start to Environment Week: Alberta rescinds its Coal Policy

Posted at 15:46h in Climate and Energy, Coal, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Nature and Biodiversity, Parks & Recreation by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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A bad start to Environment Week: Alberta rescinds its Coal Policy Last week we celebrated Environment Week but the Government of Alberta had an odd way of celebrating to say the least....

26 Feb Let’s Show our Love for Wetlands

Posted at 18:16h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Sustainable Communities by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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Let’s Show our Love for Wetlands While February is best known for celebrating love on Valentines’ Day, it is also the month we express our love for wetlands with World Wetlands...

Author: Brenda Heelan Powell

20 Apr ELC Submission on the Coal Policy

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

21 Jan Alberta’s Oil & Gas Liability Management Framework

09 Dec Bill 36: Geothermal Resource Development Act

23 Nov Gaining Steam: Join us for an ELC webinar

18 Nov Still can’t see the forest for the timber

05 Nov New ELC Publication: Gaining Steam

05 Nov FALL 2020 REPORTS OF THE CESD

28 Sep Updates on Oil & Gas Liability and Rehabilitation in Alberta

10 Aug Optimizing Alberta Parks?? Without Public Consultation, the Government has announced removal of 175 sites from the parks system

08 Jun A bad start to Environment Week: Alberta rescinds its Coal Policy

26 Feb Let’s Show our Love for Wetlands