The quandary of cumulative effects: Fitting a science peg in a law hole In March 2012, ELC Executive Director Cindy Chiasson presented a paper called "The Quandary of Cumulative Effects —...
The ELC submits Comments on the Regulations Designating Physical Activities under the new CEAA, 2012 On July 6, 2012, the new Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA, 2012) – along with the...
Failing Grade: New federal approach to environmental assessment leaves Canadians at risk and without a voice West Coast Environmental Law released a report card yesterday that "measures the final content of Bill...
ATV Roundup: Managing motorized recreation in Alberta Published in Wildlands Advocate, April 2012 By Adam Driedzic, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre The first time I went into the Ghost watershed there were 15...
The land gives us more than food, but can the law give back? Published in LawNow, May/June 2012 By Adam Driedzic, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre Set foot on Ruzicka Sunrise Farm and...
Core Environmental Principles for Environmental Laws, Policies and Legal Processes The Environmental Law Centre recognizes that the environment is a public good that must be protected. The Environmental Law Centre’s Strategic...
2011 in review The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was...
Help us get it right in 2012: A note to our friends 2012 will be a significant year for our environment. Political change is in the wind, a provincial election is coming,...
Alberta Land Stewardship Act (ALSA): Digging Deeper (Webinar) The Alberta Land Stewardship Act (ALSA), which provides the legal framework for the province’s new land use planning and management system, has been...
News Release For immediate release 24 May 2011 Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Joint Review Panel invites the public to attend information sessions CALGARY - The Joint Review Panel (Panel) conducting the review of the proposed Enbridge...
Alberta Conservation Association: Conservation travel app makes Alberta's wild outdoors accessible to everyone EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - May 12, 2011) - Alberta Conservation Association (ACA) just launched the Alberta Outdoor Adventure Guide iPhone...
A Chemical Reaction: Canada's first pesticide ban turns 20! We all understand that the choices we make have effects on human health and our air, land and water. We all want...