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12 Apr Announcing the ELC’s Upcoming Webinar Series

Posted at 20:10h in About ELC, Climate and Energy, Environmental Rights, Nature and Biodiversity, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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The Environmental Law Centre is pleased to announce a new webinar series. The webinars are based on current areas of focus at the ELC and seek to address how laws and...

22 Mar Green Regs and Ham: Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes Tickets now available

Posted at 17:10h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Pollution & Emissions by Kara Tersen 0 Comments

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Green Regs and Ham: Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE: The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) has been seeking strong and effective environmental laws since it was founded in 1982....

13 Mar University law students: Looking for a summer job?

Posted at 19:28h in Climate and Energy by Kara Tersen 0 Comments

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For Immediate Posting Notice - Summer Law Student Position Accepting Applications for May - August 2018 Placement Rate: $20.00/hour APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 13th 2018 The Environmental Law Centre invites applications from law...

09 Mar An Environmental Bill of Rights for Alberta

Posted at 01:46h in Environmental Rights, Public Participation by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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In addition to our series of educational materials concerning legal rights related to environmental quality, the Environmental Law Centre has drafted a model Environmental Bill of Rights for Alberta. This...

06 Mar ELC Staff Counsel Kyra Leuschen: Lifelong love of the outdoors

Posted at 17:00h in About ELC, Uncategorized by Kyra Leuschen 1 Comment

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ELC Staff Counsel Kyra Leuschen: Lifelong love of the outdoors Kyra Leuschen recently joined the Environmental Law Centre as staff counsel, and we want to introduce you to her and the...

01 Mar Introducing ELC Staff Counsel Rebecca Kauffman

Posted at 22:02h in About ELC, Uncategorized by Rebecca Kauffman 0 Comments

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Introducing ELC Staff Counsel Rebecca Kauffman Rebecca Kauffman recently joined the Environmental Law Centre as staff counsel, and we want to introduce you to her and the work she is undertaking. Rebecca...

16 Feb Environmental Rights Module 6: Access to Justice and the Right to be Heard

Posted at 18:01h in Environmental Rights, Public Participation by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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The Environmental Law Centre is publishing a series of educational materials concerning legal rights related to environmental quality. This work is in support of enacting laws that will foster environmental...

14 Feb Bill 69 and the Impact Assessment Act: public trust regained or more of the same

Posted at 21:00h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Bill 69 and the Impact Assessment Act: public trust regained or more of the same The Government of Canada’s promise to review the 2012 changes to various federal environmental laws has now...

08 Feb Back to what we once HADD (plus more)

Posted at 22:59h in Environmental Assessment, Fisheries, Habitat, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk, Water management by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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Back to what we once HADD: Fisheries Act Amendments are Introduced Since the 1970s, section 35 of the Fisheries Act operated to protect fish and fish habitat throughout Canada by prohibiting the...

07 Feb An Update on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop

Posted at 20:52h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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An Update on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop: Draft Legislation and a Regulatory Framework Released The need for a federal carbon pricing backstop was articulated in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth...

31 Jan Going, Going… Gone: Stopping the Loss of Agricultural Lands in Alberta

Posted at 16:21h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Sustainable Communities by Brenda Heelan Powell 3 Comments

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Going, Going… Gone Moving from Conversion to Conservation: Stopping the Loss of Agricultural Lands in Alberta Loss of Agricultural Lands In late 2017, the Alberta Land Institute issued its Economic Evaluation of Farmland Conversion...

24 Jan Our energy footprints: carbon emissions and privacy

Posted at 19:14h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Rights by Jason Unger 2 Comments

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Our energy footprints: carbon emissions and privacy We live in a data rich environment. We also leave a carbon footprint in our day to day lives. Current approaches to reducing emissions...