14 Feb Fighting gravel applications in Alberta – Guest blog
Fighting gravel applications in Alberta - Guest blog January 20, 2011 was a good day for watersheds; it was the day that we stopped one of the gravel applications from going...
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08 Feb The Duck Stops Here! Do tailings ponds trump migratory bird protection? (Webinar)
The Duck Stops Here! Do tailings ponds trump migratory bird protection? (Webinar) The Syncrude ducks trial last year was among the most sensational environmental trials of the last decade, resulting in...
28 Jan AUC not GHG
AUC not GHG The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) has denied an application by Capital Power to amend greenhouse gas emission conditions for the Genesee 3 coal-fired power plant. These were voluntary...
18 Jan Alberta’s coal fired power debacle
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in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Cumulative Effects, Pollution & Emissions
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Alberta’s coal fired power debacle By Laura Bowman, Staff Counsel In all the talk about GHGs and contaminants from oilsands, it is often overlooked how significant the known impacts of Alberta’s heavy...
18 Jan Updates
Updates Here are some updates on previous blog posts compiled by Laura Bowman, Staff Counsel at the ELC: The David Suzuki v. Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (Killer Whale protection) case...
13 Jan We need an independent environmental protection and monitoring agency with teeth
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in Energy, Environmental Assessment, Pollution & Emissions, Species at Risk, Water
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We need an independent environmental protection and monitoring agency with teeth By Laura Bowman Staff Counsel Given all of the recent reports on the Oilsands released late last year, including the Royal Society...
03 Jan 2010 CLawBies – Canadian Law Blog Awards
2010 CLawBies – Canadian Law Blog Awards What a great way to start 2011! The Enviromental Law Centre's blog (yep, this one) was named runner-up for the “Non-Legal Audience Award” in...
03 Jan 2010 in review
2010 in review The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here's a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy...
21 Dec Show me the money!
Show me the money! By Jason Unger, Staff Counsel Dealing daily with policy and regulation it is easy to get bogged down in the nuances and details of policy while blissfully ignoring...
18 Dec RSC Report: Science, regulation and the precautionary principle
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in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation, Water
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RSC Report: Science, regulation and the precautionary principle By Laura Bowman and Jason Unger Earlier this week the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) released a lengthy report on the state of oilsands...
17 Dec Leah’s picks for the 2010 ClawBies
Leah's picks for the 2010 ClawBies (In case you don't know about them, you can read about the CLawBies here.) First things first. I’m not a lawyer. (I'm in communications.) But, because...
17 Dec It’s your environment, too. Help us protect it.
It’s your environment, too. Help us protect it. Recently I was at my parents’ house in small-town Alberta for a family dinner. The doorbell rang, and after a few minutes, my...