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Should Canada Follow Trump’s Paris Agreement Withdrawal?: The Precautionary Principle will Guide Us

Should Canada Follow Trump’s Paris Agreement Withdrawal?: The Precautionary Principle will Guide Us   Written By: Jacob Marchel (Jacob Marchel...

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NOW HIRING – STAFF COUNSEL

NOW HIRING – STAFF COUNSEL   The Environmental Law Centre is looking to expand its team in championing for law,...

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Welcome Jason Unger as ELC’s new Executive Director

Welcome Jason Unger as ELC’s new Executive Director   Perhaps you’ve read a few of Jason’s blog posts and wondered...

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  • Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Market Based Instruments, Municipal Government Act, Parks & Recreation, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities
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Market-Based Instruments & the Alberta Land Stewardship Act

Market-Based Instruments & the Alberta Land Stewardship Act   The ELC is publishing a series of four volumes concerning Market-Based...

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ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS IN ALBERTA: Module 3: Citizen Enforcement
Substantive environmental rights are not overly common and there are no rights to environmental quality in Alberta or Canada for...
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ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS IN ALBERTA: Module 2: Third Party Oversight
Substantive environmental rights are not overly common and there are no rights to environmental quality in Alberta or Canada for...
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ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS IN ALBERTA: Module 1: Substantive Environmental Rights
Substantive environmental rights are not overly common and there are no rights to environmental quality in Alberta or Canada for...
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  • Municipal Government Act, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities
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MGA Review and Municipal Environmental Stewardship: You can still have your say

MGA Review and Municipal Environmental Stewardship: You can still have your say   On November 22, 2016, the Government of...

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Guest Post: Kyle McMillan looks at Personal Cap and Trade System

Climate Change Blog Series: Guest Blog on Personal Cap and Trade System   Thank you to Kyle McMillan, a law...

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Is a carbon tax our Lorax? Green Regs n Ham October 5 2016

Is a carbon tax our Lorax? Green Regs n Ham October 5 2016 January will see Alberta implement its Climate...

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  • Land Use, Market Based Instruments
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Buying a Better Environment? Market-based instruments and property law

Buying a Better Environment? Market-based instruments and property law   As part of our ongoing work on Market-Based Instruments, the...

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Cindy Chiasson to bid farewell to the ELC

Cindy Chiasson to bid farewell to the ELC   After 17 years of outstanding leadership, Executive Director Cindy Chiasson will...

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ELC founding member Alexander Pringle to be honoured with University of Alberta Alumni Honour Award

ELC founding member Alexander Pringle to be honoured with University of Alberta Alumni Honour Award     2013 Alumni Recognition...

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Be sure to check the ELC website

Be sure to check the ELC website   Staff Counsel members have been hard at work providing comments on proposed...

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Alberta’s declining grizzly bears, how low can we aim for species protection?
Current plans, even if implemented appear to aim to keep the species in a perpetually threatened and in a declining...
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We should take gravity more seriously

We should take gravity more seriously   No, not the apple on the head gravity, rather the gravity of potential...

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  • Land Use, Parks & Recreation, Species at Risk
ELC Comments on Proposed Alberta Parks Legislation

ELC Comments on Proposed Alberta Parks Legislation   Click here to read the ELC’s comments on proposed new parks legislation...

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  • Cumulative Effects, Public Participation, Water
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Environmental Rights: Bill C-469 moves forward

Environmental Rights: Bill C-469 moves forward   By Adam Driedzic, Staff Counsel Federal Bill C-469, the Private Members’ proposal for...

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Canadian government decides that your sewage doesn’t stink for up to 30 years from now

Canadian government decides that your sewage doesn’t stink for up to 30 years from now   Last week, the Canadian...

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Bill C-311 the Climate Change Accountability Act: action or aspiration?
Bill C-311, riding on a wave of political apathy, represents a failure to take risks on real measures. Targets are...
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  • Environmental Assessment
Cindy Chiasson on CBC’s The Current this morning speaking about Bill C-9 (Budget Bill).

Cindy Chiasson on CBC’s The Current this morning speaking about Bill C-9 (Budget Bill).   Listen to the audio recording...

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