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20 Apr ELC Submission on the Coal Policy

Posted at 16:51h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Coal, Energy, Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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ELC's Written Submission on the Coal Policy The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) is Alberta’s oldest public interest environmental law organization and believes that law is a...

07 Apr I Read the Carbon Tax Decision So You Don’t Have To: A Detailed Summary of the Main Issues

Posted at 17:45h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy by Allison Boutillier 0 Comments

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I Read the Carbon Tax Decision So You Don’t Have To: A Detailed Summary of the Main Issues On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of...

04 Feb Take a Stand, Make Decisions Better

Posted at 18:25h in Public Participation, Sustainable Communities by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Take a Stand, Make Decisions Better: Alberta Court of Appeal reboots standing test of the Alberta Environmental Appeals Board Normtek Radiation Services Ltd v Alberta Environmental Appeal Board, 2020 ABCA 456 (CanLII),...

03 Feb Alberta’s Agricultural Lands: A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation

Posted at 17:25h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Sustainable Communities by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Alberta’s Agricultural Lands: A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation Now Available:Alberta’s Agricultural Lands A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation by Brenda Heelan Powell Published...

26 Jan Procedural Fairness and the Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns

Posted at 21:03h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Public Participation by Allison Boutillier 0 Comments

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Procedural Fairness and the Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns We hear a lot these days about the rule of law and the government’s duty of due...

21 Jan Alberta’s Oil & Gas Liability Management Framework

Posted at 21:38h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Alberta’s Oil & Gas Liability Management Framework: Changes to Oil and Gas Conservation Rules, the Pipeline Rules, and Directive 067 In July 2020, the provincial government...

29 Dec The Carbon Tax Reference: A Primer (Part 2)

Posted at 16:57h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy by Allison Boutillier 0 Comments

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The Carbon Tax Reference: A Primer (Part 2) PART TWO: IS THE ACT CONSTITUTIONAL? This is the second in a pair of blog posts explaining the carbon...

22 Dec The Carbon Tax Reference: A Primer (Part 1)

Posted at 17:59h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy by Allison Boutillier 0 Comments

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The Carbon Tax Reference: A Primer (Part 1) INTRODUCTION The carbon tax has become one of the most controversial issues in Canadian politics of the last few...

09 Dec Bill 36: Geothermal Resource Development Act

Posted at 17:48h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Geothermal, Renewable energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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NOTE: Photo of Strokkur geyser in Iceland, courtesy pixabay.com Bill 36: Geothermal Resource Development Act How does it compare to our recommendations? In early November, the ELC published...

24 Nov Climate Litigation in Canada – An Update

Posted at 17:21h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change by Rebecca Kauffman 1 Comment

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Climate Litigation in Canada – An Update Earlier this month, we released a blog post on climate litigation in Canada and around the world which you...

23 Nov Gaining Steam: Join us for an ELC webinar

Posted at 16:01h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Geothermal, Renewable energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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NOTE: Photo of Strokkur geyser in Iceland, courtesy pixabay.com JOIN US FOR AN ELC WEBINAR Gaining Steam: A Regulatory and Policy Framework for Geothermal Energy Development in Alberta In...

18 Nov Still can’t see the forest for the timber

Posted at 17:27h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Still can’t see the forest for the timber: Bill 40: Forests (Growing Alberta’s Forest Sector) Amendment Act In late October, the Government of Alberta introduced Bill 40:...