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05 Sep SAVE THE DATE: Green Regs and Ham October 3 in Calgary: Contaminated Sites & Hockey Fights

Posted at 18:57h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Municipal Government Act by Kara Tersen 0 Comments

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 University of Calgary Downtown Campus 910 8 Ave. SW, Calgary 7:00 a.m. Registration and breakfast buffet 7:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction 7:45 a.m. Panel discussion 9:00 a.m. Wrap up, Coffee and...

22 Mar Whirling disease and the law: a call for precautionary environmental management on World Water Day

Posted at 17:18h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Nature and Biodiversity, Water, Water management, Watershed management by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Whirling disease and the law: a call for precautionary environmental management on World Water Day Invasive species are a huge challenge for our ever shrinking world. Whirling disease being found in the...

09 May The land gives us more than food, but can the law give back?

Posted at 14:17h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Land Use by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 1 Comment

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The land gives us more than food, but can the law give back? Published in LawNow, May/June 2012 By Adam Driedzic, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre Set foot on Ruzicka Sunrise Farm and...

27 Feb Castle logging tests public lands law

Posted at 14:17h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Land Use, Parks & Recreation, Public Participation by Adam Driedzic 2 Comments

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Castle logging tests public lands law Regulated access to public land in Alberta has undergone a major overhaul. As of September 2011, the Public Lands Administration Regulation is in force under...

01 Jun Edmonton Food and Agriculture Policy Project

Posted at 14:23h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Land Use, Public Participation by Adam Driedzic 0 Comments

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Edmonton Food and Agriculture Policy Project On May 28th, a savvy Mayor used high noon at the Strathcona Farmers’ Market to launch the City of Edmonton’s Food and Agriculture Policy Project. ...

22 Feb New research on public health implications of coal power

Posted at 11:41h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Energy, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation by lauracbowman 0 Comments

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New research on public health implications of coal power New research published in Environmental Health Perspectives this month compares public health gains from electricity consumption versus impacts of high electricity consumption....

18 Jan Alberta’s coal fired power debacle

Posted at 15:11h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Cumulative Effects, Pollution & Emissions by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 4 Comments

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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 Dec RSC Report: Science, regulation and the precautionary principle

Posted at 05:02h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation, Water by lauracbowman 0 Comments

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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...

29 Nov Update: Irrigation District allowed to sell its water

Posted at 13:43h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Land Use, Public Participation, Water by lauracbowman 6 Comments

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Update: Irrigation District allowed to sell its water As of November 18, 2010, Alberta environment has approved the Eastern Irrigation District's application to change the purpose of its water licence from...

26 Nov The cumulative impacts of liquor stores and oilsands

Posted at 16:32h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Land Use, Pollution & Emissions by Jason Unger 1 Comment

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The cumulative impacts of liquor stores and oilsands A recent Alberta Court of Appeal “leave to appeal” decision deals with the cumulative impacts of development…well the cumulative impact of having another...

30 Apr Syncrude ducks the issue

Posted at 15:49h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Energy, Pollution & Emissions, Water by Environmental Law Centre 1 Comment

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Syncrude ducks the issue The prosecution has delivered its closing arguments in the 'ducks in tailings pond' case of R. v. Syncrude. Syncrude’s non-suit application was dismissed, meaning that the company will...

27 Apr Alberta Auditor General looks at managing Alberta’s water supply – compliance, wetland policy under scrutiny

Posted at 13:45h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Public Participation, Water by Environmental Law Centre 3 Comments

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Alberta Auditor General looks at managing Alberta’s water supply - compliance, wetland policy under scrutiny Last week, when local media were distracted with cell phone driving proposals, the Auditor General of...