Author: lauracbowman

Environmental professionals and public participation

Environmental professionals and public participation   An entire industry has developed in Canada that prepares environmental risk assessments and evaluations...

Grass, sky, gone.

Grass, sky, gone.   The latest ecosystem status and trends report for Canada, released last fall, indicates rapid decline of...

Can Alberta learn from Fukushima?

Can Alberta learn from Fukushima?   Most media reports in Canada addressing the wake of the Fukushima meltdown and two...

New research on public health implications of coal power

New research on public health implications of coal power   New research published in Environmental Health Perspectives this month compares...

Bill C-469, Federal Environmental Bill of Rights report of the Environment committee submitted to the House of Commons

Bill C-469, Federal Environmental Bill of Rights report of the Environment committee submitted to the House of Commons   The...

RSC Report: Science, regulation and the precautionary principle

RSC Report: Science, regulation and the precautionary principle   By Laura Bowman and Jason Unger Earlier this week the Royal...

Killer whale judgment released – Canada still has responsible government

Killer whale judgment released – Canada still has responsible government   David Suzuki Foundation et al. v. Canada (Minister of...

Update: Irrigation District allowed to sell its water

Update: Irrigation District allowed to sell its water   As of November 18, 2010, Alberta environment has approved the Eastern...

End of the line for Caribou in Jasper – Maligne Lake Road

End of the line for Caribou in Jasper – Maligne Lake Road   Despite the declines of caribou in Jasper,...

International Year of Biodiversity Closes on a depressing note

International Year of Biodiversity Closes on a depressing note   The 193 UN parties to the 1993 Convention on Biodiversity...

National pollutant data finally released, sort of

National pollutant data finally released, sort of   In 2009 MiningWatch Canada won a federal court case launched in 2007...

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