11 Sep Alberta’s new wetland policy: baby steps in an adult world
Alberta’s new wetland policy: baby steps in an adult world After a very long wait a new wetland policy for the province was released yesterday. The policy is a step forward in...
Author: Jason Unger
22 Mar World Water Day: Celebrating a public resource, now about those laws…
World Water Day: Celebrating a public resource, now about those laws… When my three year old and six month old see water they vibrate with excitement and want to jump right...
28 Feb Environment or economy? The divergent perceptions of the purpose of environmental assessments
Environment or economy? The divergent perceptions of the purpose of environmental assessments This blog was triggered by a recent media report that a mining company in BC was planning to sue...
29 Jan The story of Caribou policy in action, or is that inaction
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The story of Caribou policy in action, or is that inaction A recent story of a road being built in the Little Smokey Caribou range reflects the provincial government’s narrative of...
20 Dec An environmental tune to celebrate the season
An environmental tune to celebrate the season Last year we had "Twas an Alberta night before Christmas" - this year is a much shorter environmental round up - sung to "Let...
14 Dec Creditor protection versus polluter pays: Laws leave environment cash strapped
Creditor protection versus polluter pays: Laws leave environment cash strapped The Environmental Law Centre promotes the polluter pays principle as central to effective environmental law. Inherent in the polluter pays principle...
19 Oct Navigable waters may be litigable waters if Bill C-45 passes
Navigable waters may be litigable waters if Bill C-45 passes As has been widely reported, the second omnibus budget bill has been tabled in Parliament (Bill C-45). Part of the Bill...
10 Oct Optimistic policy is not what Woodland Caribou need
Optimistic policy is not what Woodland Caribou need The federal Recovery Strategy for the Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Boreal population, in Canada was posted recently and the outlook remains bleak...
03 Oct An approval too far: Cumulative effects must be considered prior to approving activities
An approval too far: Cumulative effects must be considered prior to approving activities The Government of Alberta (GOA) has started down the road of managing cumulative effects. It won’t be easy,...
21 Aug Closed waters: Managing toxins in Alberta’s surface waters will be far from simple
Closed waters: Managing toxins in Alberta’s surface waters will be far from simple A recent study about high microcystin concentrations in lakes across the country hit the media recently. The study...
22 Jun Rio +20 = 1867? Canada’s interesting math
Rio +20 = 1867? Canada's interesting math On the verge of the end of Rio +20 and the passage of the federal budget bill (C-38), I felt it worthwhile to do...
17 Apr Environmental assessment and duplication: “Don’t we have a photocopier?”
Environmental assessment and duplication: “Don’t we have a photocopier?” There is significant rhetoric around how the federal and provincial governments have duplicative and therefore inefficient environmental assessment processes. The federal government...