Pollution pocketbook is a short blog series regarding how our laws and policies incorporate the polluter pays principle. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="270"] Imperial Refinery, Calgary,...
Our lives invariably cause a level of pollution: we drive, we use chemicals to clean our clothes and our homes, we use a seemingly never...
We are not all hydrologists or hydrogeologists and this is likely a good thing (otherwise we might all tell jokes like this: “What's the difference...
Green Regs and Ham: Alberta Energy Regulator Year in Review 6/5/2014 Last month, over 100 environmental nonprofit leaders, regulatory lawyers and industry representatives gathered together to enjoy...
While the recently issued Environmental Protection Order that mandates the reclamation of an abandoned wellsite is a good step for the site (and the landowner) it also...
Section 91 (12) of Canada’s Constitution clearly states that “Sea Coast and Inland Fisheries” are the jurisdiction of the federal government. It appears, though, that...
Reflecting on 2013 one is struck with some noteworthy developments in environmental law and policy. Here are some highlights (or in most cases low lights) Federal...
The first emergency protection order under the federal Species at Risk Act was issued last week and it applies a list of prohibitions to federal...
Case comment re Imperial Oil Limited v Calgary (City), 2013 ABQB 393 (CanLII). When a polluter contaminates the environment should we know exactly what is being done...
After a very long wait a new wetland policy for the province was released yesterday. The policy is a step forward in managing Alberta’s wetlands as...
When my three year old and six month old see water they vibrate with excitement and want to jump right in. If they had their...
This blog was triggered by a recent media report that a mining company in BC was planning to sue the BC government over the refusal...