Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making in Alberta - Part I (Webinar) How are decisions made to authorize industrial operations in Alberta? Who gets to use water and how? How can you...
Why "specified gas emitters" don't report "specified gas emissions" How much greenhouse gas does your favorite industrial facility produce? We would all love to know. On January 18, 2009, ELC staff...
Alberta’s Woodland Caribou – Can laws alone protect species at risk? In the wake of two major species at risk victories in the Federal Court of Canada in 2009 it is...
Kudos to the AUC for enhanced public participation By Cindy Chiasson This week, the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) announced it will provide an enhanced participation process for the proposed Heartland Transmission Project. ...
Land-use Framework: ALSA Q&A - Further recommendations from the ELC? By Cindy Chiasson Question Will the Environmental Law Centre prepare a brief report on the current performance of the Land-use Framework, future considerations...
ALSA Q&A - Interim Measures? By Cindy Chiasson Question Can you confirm that there are no interim measures planned or in place with respect to the implementation of the regional plans? Answer Section 9(2)(l) of...
ALSA Q&A - Differences in regional plans? By Cindy Chiasson Question Is there a sense that regional plans would be allowed some significant differences depending on the region or is the government of...
View or download materials from January 13th Alberta’s Water Allocation Review: Who’s it “FITFIR”? Webinar The Alberta Government is considering amendments to water allocation and water licence transfer systems in the...
Cindy’s List - Noteworthy environmental cases of 2009 By Cindy Chiasson It’s that list time of year…you know, top movies/songs/shows/stories/etc, etc, etc of the past year. While most of those lists seem...
Bill 50 Delivers Shocks to Transmission Approvals in Alberta - Follow-up documents Get the straight facts on Bill 50 and how it changes the role of public participation and environmental factors...
ALSA Q&A - Budget for landowner compensation? By Cindy Chiasson Question What would the expected budget allocation be for government payments to landowners resulting from easements, land value impacts, etc.? Answer There is no right...
The evolving world of water management In Alberta we generally know that when we turn on the tap we will have clean running water. But, do we know how it gets...