01 Nov Synergy 2010 Conference follow Up
Synergy 2010 Conference Follow Up Adam Driedzic, Staff Counsel at the ELC, recently presented at the Synergy Alberta 2010 Conference in Red Deer. His session, "Access to Information in Alberta," brought...
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29 Oct Everyone DUCK!
Everyone DUCK! The notion that tailings pond duck deaths should be trivialized because of how many birds die through other means is getting under my skin. (On occasion I read comments...
21 Oct International Year of Biodiversity Closes on a depressing note
International Year of Biodiversity Closes on a depressing note The 193 UN parties to the 1993 Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) are meeting in Japan this month, including Canada. This coincides with...
15 Oct Water markets and winning the lottery
Water markets and winning the lottery As it is Blog Action Day regarding water...
08 Oct Scratching the surface of water quality guidelines: From agriculture to oilsands
Scratching the surface of water quality guidelines: From agriculture to oilsands By Jason Unger Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre In the wake of James Cameron’s visit, and with the knowledge that the next...
30 Sep Landfill intervener has genuine interest
Landfill intervener has genuine interest “Pity the fool who mess with Mr. T". No, this is not the A-Team movie or television show. This is the story of two St. Paul...
16 Sep The landowner’s dilemma: Are reasonable expectations obsolete?
The landowner's dilemma: Are reasonable expectations obsolete? University of Calgary Faculty of Law Sep 28 2010 - 12:15pm - 2:00pm The Faculty of Law invites you to a free lecture by… Professor Joseph L. Sax Berkeley Law,...
02 Sep Thinking outside the (single-use) bag: How Fort Mac’s ban came to be
Thinking outside the (single-use) bag: How Fort Mac’s ban came to be Sean Graham is the driving force behind the Single-Use Shopping Bag Bylaw that came into effect in the Regional Municipality...
13 Aug National pollutant data finally released, sort of
National pollutant data finally released, sort of In 2009 MiningWatch Canada won a federal court case launched in 2007 regarding whether or not mining companies had to report the pollution they...
06 Aug The rivers be dammed, or is that damned?
The rivers be dammed, or is that damned? By Jason Unger Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre If we are serious about aquatic ecosystem health in the South Saskatchewan River Basin (SSRB) we have...
20 Jul Accountable for what?
Accountable for what? When we talk about accountability we are, by necessity, drawn into the world of law. The word “accountable”, meaning “responsible; answerable” (Black’s Law dictionary 9th ed.), evokes the...
14 Jul Feds gut environmental assessment (again). Public in the dark (again).
Feds gut environmental assessment (again). Public in the dark (again). By Adam Driedzic Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre You don’t have to be an environmentalist to be concerned with this one. For the second...